Group 1 Tancred Stakes and Vinery Stud Stakes fields and barrier draws

A field of 14 has been declared for Australia’s only Group 1 weight-for-age contest at a distance further than 2040m.

Eleven runners were bred in the Northern Hemisphere and three in New Zealand leaving the field without an Australian-bred runner.

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William Haggas is back with his proven veteran Dubai Honour, the winner of his two Australian starts in 2023 during the Sydney autumn carnival.

Vauban will line up after winning his first start under the care of Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott in the Group 3 Sky High Stakes while Chris Waller will produce two imports having their first Australian starts, Zarir and River Of Stars.

Waller’s other runners are Land Legend, Asterix, Zechariah and Kinesiology.

Ciaron Maher runs two Group 1 winning stayers, Caulfield Cup winner Duke De Sessa and last year’s Sydney Cup winner Circle Of Fire while Bjorn Baker has the 2023 Tancred winner Arapaho.

The other Group 1 winners in the race are last year’s Queensland Derby winner Warmonger and Kiwi mare La Crique.

The field and barrier draw for the Tancred Stakes is:

No. – Horse – Trainer – Jockey – Barrier – Weight

1 – DUBAI HONOUR – William Haggas – Tom Marquand – 4 – 59kg

2 – VAUBAN – Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott – Tim Clark – 3 – 59kg

3 – ARAPAHO – Bjorn Baker – Rachel King – 6 – 59kg

4 – DUKE DE SESSA – Ciaron Maher – Harry Coffey – 2 – 59kg

5 – ZARIR – Chris Waller – TBA – 8 – 59kg

6 – CIRCLE OF FIRE – Ciaron Maher – Jason Collett – 10 – 59kg

7 – LAND LEGEND – Chris Waller – TBA – 11 – 59kg

8 – ASTERIX – Chris Waller – TBA – 14 – 59kg

9 – ZECHARIAH – Chris Waller – TBA – 7 – 59kg

10 – WALTHAM – Matthew Smith – TBA – 12 – 59kg

11 – WARMONGER – Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) – Chad Schofield – 9 – 58.5kg

12 – KINESIOLOGY – Chris Waller – TBA – 1 – 58.5kg

13 – LA CRIQUE – Simon & Katrina Alexander – Nash Rawiller – 5 – 57kg

14 – RIVER OF STARS – Chris Waller – TBA – 13 – 57kg

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The Group 1 Vinery Stud Stakes (2000m) will showcase the Sydney debut of star Victorian filly Treasurethe Moment.

The Matt Laurie-trained daughter of Alabama Express will clash with eight opponents including former Kiwi Group 1 placegetter Movin Out, VRC Oaks placegetter Powers Of Opal, Group 2 winner Real Class and Kembla Grange Classic winner Verona Rose.

The field and barrier draw for the Vinery Stud Stakes is:

No. – Horse – Trainer – Jockey – Barrier – Weight

1 – TREASURETHE MOMENT – Matt Laurie – Damian Lane – 5 – 56kg

2 – MOVIN OUT – Chris Waller – TBA – 7 – 56kg

3 – POWERS OF OPAL – John Sargent – Tom Marquand – 8 – 56kg

4 – REAL CLASS – Chris Waller – TBA – 4 – 56kg

5 – DECLICHY BOULEVARD – Chris Waller – TBA – 9 – 56kg

6 – BENAGIL – Glen Thompson – Tim Clark – 2 – 56kg

7 – VERONA ROSE – Gary Portelli – Kerrin McEvoy – 6 – 56kg

8 – CANNY QUEEN – Brad Widdup – Tyler Schiller – 1 – 56kg

9 – ELLA HAZEL – Richard Litt – Joshua Parr – 3 – 56kg

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Saturday’s card also includes three Group 2s – the Tulloch Stakes (2000m), Neville Sellwood Stakes (2000m) and Emancipation Stakes (1500m) as well as three Group 3 races – the TL Baillieu Handicap (1400m), Star Kingdom Stakes (1200m) and the Doncaster Prelude (1500m).

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The Rosehill track was rated a soft (5) at acceptance time. The rail will be in the 6-metre position on Saturday.

Saturday’s 10-race program commences at 12.30pm with the final event to be run at 5.55pm.

The Bureau Of Meteorology forecast for western Sydney is.

Wednesday – Partly cloudy. 28.

Thursday – Partly cloudy. 27.

Friday – Mostly cloudy (90% chance of 1-15mm of rain). 25.

Saturday – Mostly cloudy (90% chance of 10-60mm of rain). 24.

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Originally published as Group 1 Tancred Stakes and Vinery Stud Stakes fields and barrier draws