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A sires’ breeding success is the pivotal evaluation for his genotype domination. Come 2026 Golden Slipper the showcase for Australia Group 1 racing for two year old progeny running over 1200 metre turf.
The Golden Slipper was created in 1957 by the Sydney Turf Club (STC) – ready to add a new and prestigious race to their autumn carnival. One of the foundation directors, George Ryder, proposed that the Club hold a race restricted to two-year-olds with set weights.
Track: Right-handed
Weight: Set Weights; colts and geldings – 56+1⁄2 kg; fillies 54+1⁄2 kg
- Total Nominations: 1,937 yearlings
- 953 colts/geldings
- 984 fillies
🧬 The Leading Stallions by Number of Entries
| Stallion | Entries |
|---|---|
| I Am Invincible | 90 |
| Snitzel | 72 |
| Zoustar | 61 |
| Home Affairs | 75 (1st crop) |
| Stay Inside | 66 (1st crop) |
| Wootton Bassett | 57 |
| Too Darn Hot | 56 |
| Written Tycoon | 51 |
| Farnan | 45 |
| Ole Kirk | 40 (1st season sire) |
(ref) https://www.racenet.com.au/news/1937-2yos-entered-for-the-2026-golden-slipper-20250708
📊 Sprint vs. Stamina Distribution (Top 10 Sires)
- Sprint-Oriented Sires: 7 (I Am Invincible, Snitzel, Zoustar, Home Affairs, Stay Inside, Written Tycoon, Farnan)
- Miler/Stamina-Influenced Sires: 3 (Too Darn Hot, Wootton Bassett, Ole Kirk)
➡️ ~75% of the top 10 sires are sprint-focused, reflecting the 1200m nature of the Golden Slipper and the commercial premium on early speed.
Phenological traits encompasses the impressive Farnan, a Champion two-year-old claiming the 2020 Golden Slipper, where he expresses forward acceleration: stride length and frequency to quicken—hallmark of elite juveniles.
Farnan colt Farnicle from New Zealand’s G1 performing mare Jennifer Eccles (Rip Van Winkle) displays his sires determination.
The Miler Stamina type sire will balance through sprinter mares and close 2nd place getter 2 year old Regulated Affair (Wootton Bassett) takes class in female breeding 2x Easy Date.
race clip➡️➡️https://www.instagram.com/reel/DHpZq3khOGQ/?hl=en
The Dark Horse new sire Stay Inside, 2021 Golden slipper winner has the European sprinter profile in broodmare sire Anabaa. The Home Affairs distaff with 2x Loika dam of Djebel & 1/2 brother Hierocles are Hall-mark carriers of 2 yr old champions. (n.b. 1/2 brother Phidias, Argentina 7x leading sire @ genetic gold). The female family given to Loika (f.f. 5-j) is additional to the 5-j profile through Valognes, a legendary breeding influence to Australia’s very own Leica Lover & Rain Lover. (family line of note >> 2024 G1 winner @The Goodwood – Benedetta by (Hellbent)
🧬 Additional Sires with Notable Representation
| Stallion | Entries |
|---|---|
| Wild Ruler | 38 |
| Pinatubo | 35 |
| Spirit Of Boom | 34 |
| Capitalist | 33 |
| Zousain | 32 |
| Exceed And Excel | 31 |
| Maurice | 31 |
| Extreme Choice | 30 |
| Hellbent | 30 |
| St Mark’s Basilica | 28 |
| Dundeel | 27 |
| Street Boss | 27 |
| Bivouac | 26 |
| Lucky Vega | 26 |
| Toronado | 26 |
| Frankel | 25 |
| Russian Revolution | 25 |
| Tassort | 25 |
European & French bred into the sprint-heavy Slipper field make for their testing presence. Pinatubo benefiting the Australian bred mare through breeding lines Eljazzi (IRE) & Invincible Spirit + Danzig + Street Cry. As a performer he was in a class of his own and as sire, will he produce the Australian version of himself?
Winning on debut, Maurice has sired the ‘white’ 2yo filly Marga b/m sire King Kamehameha (1/2 sister Sodashi). Her action is interesting! 4×3 Sunday Silence.
Real tough for Golden Slipper predictions where anything is possible yet amazing to entertain a few Snapshots towards the new racing season ahead.
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