Top billing for the day obviously goes to the Group 1 Epsom Handicap, the crowning event of the Sydney Spring Racing Carnival. Please see our full 2010 Epsom Handicap preview.

The Group 1 Spring Champion Stakes is another major event on 2010 Epsom Handicap Day. It’s a 2000 metre race for three-year-olds with set weight conditions, and you can read more about it in our 2010 Spring Champion Stakes preview.

For the fillies, the Group 1 Flight Stakes will be the highlight of the Epsom Handicap Day schedule. A 1600 metre race for three-year-old fillies raced under set weight conditions, the Flight Stakes has brought attention to such top young females as More Joyous and the fantastic Sunline. Read our full 2010 Flight Stakes preview for more.

The Metropolitan is the last of the Group 1 races on Epsom Handicap Day. As a 2400 metre run under open handicap conditions, it serves as a great indicator race for the upcoming Caulfield Cup. See our 2010 The Metropolitan race preview for more.

Minor races on the Epsom Handicap Day card include the Group 2 ‘The Shorts’, the Group 2 Roman Consul Stakes, and the Group 3 Craven Plate. If you would like to read about them, please visit our 2010 The Shorts preview, 2010 Roman Consul Stakes preview, and 2010 Craven Plate preview.

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Obviously the major race on the card is the Group 1 George Main Stakes, a 1600 metre run under Weight-for-Age conditions. Check out our full George Main Stakes 2010 Betting Preview.

The other big race on the card is the Group 2 Stan Fox Stakes. A 1400 metre race for 3 year olds under set weight conditions, you can get tips for betting on this event in out Stan Fox Stakes 2010 Betting Preview.

Other Group races on George Main Stakes Day include the Group 3 Colin Stephen Quality, which will open the day’s racing, and the Group 3 Bill Ritchie Handicap as the second last event.

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Topping the odds for the race at SportsBet is More Joyous at $1.75 and starting from barrier 5 in an 8 horse field. The 4 year old mare hasn’t lost a race since her Tea Rose Stakes win last year, including a recent Group 2 Sebring Sprint win over 1400 metres. She will carry the lightest weight at 56.5kg, and has the best record by far.

The closest to More Joyous in the odds is Theseo at $3.60, who recently won the Group 2 Chelmsford Stakes – a 1600 metre run. The 7 year old gelding has been incredibly inconsistent throughout his career, but can shine in the right circumstances. A barrier 4 draw gives him just a bit of an edge over More Joyous, which could be all he needs if it’s one of his days to win.

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In the odds over at SportsBet, Masquerader is sitting pretty at $2.20 to win, starting in barrier 1. While the colt has not won a race since his Group 2 Todman Stakes win earlier in the year, his second placing in the Group 3 Run to the Rose (1300m) and run in the Group 1 Golden Rose (1400m) will have been perfect preparation.

Close behind at $3.00 to win is Decision Time in barrier 5. Also with a run in the Golden Rose, but finishing in a better place than Masquerader, Decision Time went on to pick up a win in the Listed Heritage Stakes. The gelding has a habit of only scoring places in Group races, but that previous performance over Masquerader suggests a chance to change that.

For those who like super long odds, Double Five is available at $101, starting from barrier 6. While the colt has had recent winning performances, this is the first time he will contest a Group race. It will also be the first time he runs more than 1100 metres, so if you do take him and win, you’ll certainly have earned it.

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The 2010 Epsom Handicap Day is also known as Epsom Super Saturday, and it will feature a massive card of 10 races that includes four Group 1 races, as well as several Group 2s, Group 3s and Listed races.

The jewel in the crown of the Sydney Spring Racing Carnival is the featured Group 1 Epsom Handicap. A 1,600 metre race under handicap conditions for 3 year olds and up, the Epsom Handicap tops off the Sydney Carnival in style and gets punters ready for the Melbourne Spring Racing to come.

The Metropolitan is another Group 1 race that is featured on Epsom Handicap Day 2010. The 2,400 metre handicap for 3 year olds and up serves as a preparation race for the upcoming Caulfield Cup.

The Group 1 Spring Champion Stakes is also part of the Epsom Handicap Day card. As a 2,000 metre race for 3 year olds under set weight conditions, this race is great for spotting which of the young colts will go on to be tremendous stayers.

The major event for the fillies on Epsom Handicap Day is the Group 1 Flight Stakes. A 1,600 metre run for 3 year old fillies under set weights, this race often draws the talent that is not aimed at the more lucrative Thousand Guineas held later in the season.

In a card with so many Group 1 races as Epsom Handicap Day, it is easy to ignore the other big events. These include the Group 2 Roman Consul Stakes and The Shorts; the Group 3 Craven Plate; and the Listed Angst Stakes, NSW Breeders Plate and the Gimcrack Stakes.

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The feature race for the day is the Group 2 Chelmsford Stakes, a Weight-For-Age race over 1600 metres. It is often considered a good lead up race for the Group 1 George Main Stakes three weeks later, as both races are raced over 1600 metres at Randwick.

The Group 2 Furious Stakes will be another major feature of Chelmsford Stakes Day on Saturday. This is a 1400 metre race for 3 year old fillies at set weights, and is considered good preparation for the Tea Rose Stakes and Flight Stakes later in the season.

The last of the Group races on Chelmsford Stakes Day is the Group 3 Tramway Quality Handicap, which is an open handicap for 3 years olds and up, raced over 1400 metres. While this race isn’t usually a good indicator for the rest of the season, the 2009 winner Rangirangdoo did manage to win the Group 2 Crystal Mile as well.

Chelmsford Stakes Day also features the Listed Ming Dynasty Handicap, another 1400 metre race. While it may be overshadowed by the bigger races, the Ming Dynasty Handicap should still be a thrilling affair.

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This race will be one of eight on Saturday, and you can bet on them all by signing up for an account at SportsBet. One of the other big races at this meeting will be the Group 3 Missile Stakes, running before the San Domenico Stakes.

The favourite at SportsBet for the San Domenico Stakes is Solar Charged, at $2.40. With an excellent performance in a recent 900m barrier trial at Rosehill, Solar Charged looks to be a good chance despite starting out from the widest barrier.

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2010 San Domenico Stakes Final Field & Odds

There are four great Group 1 features scheduled for the day, but as well as these a range of other exciting black type races will also run including the $150,000 Group 2 Emirates Emancipation Stakes (1600m) set to jump at 1:40pm as race three.

The Gai Waterhouse-trained Gold Water will start as the hot pre-race favourite

One runner has emerged as the hot pre-race favourite out of the 16 contending fillies and mares, the Gai Waterhouse-trained Gold Water currently at $3 with IASbet.

But with the four-year-old Choisir mare drawn out wide in barrier 14, other females with claims include Sacred Choice jumping from barrier one, the Anthony Cummings-trained Prima Nova, and John O’Shea’s improving Strawberry Field.

A full preview of the 2010 Emancipation Stakes can be found by clicking on the race name.

To read the final field and previews for the Saturday’s Group 1 features including the coveted $400,000 Sydney Cup (3200m) and the $350,000 Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m), visit the news page on this site where you will find all the latest information on this weekend’s Randwick races.

Final Field & Barriers for the 2010 Emancipation Stakes:

A surprise 15-horse capacity field of eager two-year-olds has been announced as the final field for this Saturday’s $300,000 Group 1 Champagne Stakes (1600m) at Randwick.

One of four Group 1 features to light up the track at the final Sydney autumn carnival meeting, the 2010 Moet & Chandon Champagne Stakes is shaping up to be one of the most hotly contested affairs on the day and is due to jump at 2:15pm as race four.

There is any number of real chances in the juvenile showdown, including the current pre-race favourite Sasa sitting at $4.20 with IASbet.

The Tim Martin-trained Encosta De Lago filly has had just three career starts to date for one win but has received plenty of love from the punter’s backing her to soar out of barrier nine and lead all the way.

Close second favourite at $4.40 is the talented Beneteau in barrier five. Trained by Paul Messara, who is seeking just his second Group 1 win as a trainer following his success in the Coolmore Classic with stable reject Alverta, Beneteau ran an impressive fifth to Crystal Lily last start in the world’s richest race for two-year-olds, the Golden Slipper.

With five career starts to his name, including an unlucky third in the Blue Diamond Stakes, Beneteau has strong claims on Saturday.

Other exciting prospects in the 2010 Champagne Stakes include last start Group 1 AJC Sires Produce Stakes victor Yosei drawn ideally in barrier one, the Bart Cummings-trained Fernhill Handicap winner Kudakulari also drawn well in three, and consistent Show A Heart colt and Magic Millions winner Toorak Toff out wide in barrier 10.

Top trainers with multiple Champagne Stakes runners this year include Peter Snowden with Skilled (barrier 11) and Divorces (barrier 13); and Rosehill-based trainer David Payne represented by Praecido (barrier seven), long-priced filly Bombay (barrier 15) and Iron Lace (barrier eight) gaining a start following the scratching of Peter Moodys’ Another Sunday.

The feature race at Randwick on Saturday will be the $400,000 Group 1 Sydney Cup (3200m), while other highlights will include the coveted $350,000 Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m) and the $300,000 All Aged Stakes (1400m).

The News page on this site has detailed previews and the final fields for all of these great Randwick races running on Saturday.

To read more about the 2010 Champagne Stakes click on the race name, or visit Races.com.au for all of Australian racing’s up-to-date news, previews and results.

*UPDATE: Leading trainer Anthony Cummings now has two runners starting in tomorrow’s Champagne Stakes after his emergency Shadows In The Sun gained a start following the scratching of the David Payne-trained Bombay.

2010 Champagne Stakes Final Field & Barriers

Sydney’s Randwick Racecourse will be home to a premier line-up of Group races on Saturday as of the autumn carnival’s final race meeting gets underway.

As part of the action on Sydney Cup Day, nine great gallopers will take to the track at 2:55pm when race five, the $350,000 Group 1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m), runs.

The 2010 Queen Elizabeth Stakes is set to be a scintillating showdown between the two horses that ran the quinella in last Saturday’s Group 1 Doncaster Mile, the Chris Waller-trained Rangirangdoo and Anthony Cummings’ Road To Rock.

Following his win Rangirangdoo will start as the hot favourite currently at $2.35 for a win with IASbet.

The ever improving five-year-old Pentire gelding will jump out wide from barrier eight on Saturday with in-form hoop Nash Rawiller aboard, which if the track is soft will suit him well as he attempts back-to-back Group 1 glory.

Road To Rock, on the other hand, has drawn on the inside in barrier two. Due to be ridden by Damien Oliver, he has drifted out to $7 in the betting markets with many expecting the 2000m distance to be too testing for the son of Encosta De Lago.

The last run Road To Rock had over 2000m was in the Ranvet Stakes where he placed a well-beaten ninth behind Theseo.

But Road To Rock was beaten by just a half-neck in the Doncaster and Oliver, who has been freed for Saturday’s ride before starting his related suspension, weighed in 1kg over Road To Rock’s allocated Doncaster weight, which many said cost him the win.

Second favourite for the 2010 Queen Elizabeth Stakes currently paying $4.60 with IASbet is Monaco Consul, also drawn wide in barrier nine, who along with the Lee Freedman-trained Doctor Fremantle is one of only two runners not backing up a run in last weekend’s Doncaster Mile.

The three-year-old High Chaparral colt has had just one start in Australia this year when he placed an eye-catching third to Shoot Out in the Group 1 AJC Derby (2400m).

On Saturday, the Kiwi runner will be ridden by Jay Ford, who has not been aboard Monaco Consol since their upset win in the Spring Champion Stakes last year.

Other runners to watch include Villers Stakes winner Palacio De Cristal in barrier four and Rangirangdoo’s stablemate Triple Honour in barrier five with big race jockey Hugh Bowman aboard.

For more information and the latest news on the 2010 Queen Elizabeth Stakes follow the link or visit Australia’s premier racing site Races.com.au.

There are three other excellent Group 1 races taking place at Randwick on Saturday, with previews for all of them including the $400,000 Group 1 Sydney Cup (3200m) available on the News page on this site.

2010 Queen Elizabeth Stakes Final Field & Barriers