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The Australian Cup is often a pointer to the Ranvet Stakes at Rosehill on Saturday.
Gailo Chop used that formula to win this race. Every chance the 2019 Ranvet Stakes (2000m) at Rosehill on Saturday will be the same.
2019 Ranvet Stakes: Nominations
2019 RANVET STAKES - RACE HISTORY AND BACKGROUND
The Ranvet Stakes is a Group 1 race for three year olds and up conducted by the Australian Turf Club at Rosehill Gardens.
The Ranvet Stakes was first run in 1902 and was won by Lady Grafton.
The Ranvet Stakes is run over 2000m under WFA conditions and was known as the Rawson Stakes after the Governor of NSW Sir Harry Rawson.
It has been run over varying distances and even went to Canterbury in 2008.
Silent Achiever the most recent filly or mare winner in 2014 with Tuesday Joy (2008) the previous one to that. Previous Filly winner was Wenona Girl (1961). Most recent 3yo winner was Gold Guru in 1998.
TJ Smith won the Ranvet Stakes an amazing 12 times and Gai Waterhouse has won 7 times.
Last horse to win coming off a non-stakes race was Arkady who had won the Queanbeyan Cup the run before in 1997.
In 1939 Ajax was beaten by Spear Chief when starting at the odds of 40-1 on while chasing his 19th straight win.
Darazari won the 1999 Ranvet Stakes on protest with Tie The Knot first over the line but the great stayer would get redemption winning the next two years.
Gailo Chop’s win was Darren Weir’s first major in Sydney despite his amazing success elsewhere.
Victorian trained horses have won the last three editions.
It is worth $700,000 in 2019.
Notable Winners of Ranvet Stakes include Poseidon (1908), Nightmarch (1930), Peter Pan (1935), Lough Neagh (1936, 1937), Bernborough (1946), Redcraze (1957), Tulloch (1958), Wenona Girl (1961, 1964), Sky High (1962, 1963), Gunsynd (1971, 1973), Beau Zam (1988, 1989), Better Loosen Up (1990), Super Impose (1991), Veandercross (1993), Tie The Knot (2000, 2001), Theseo (2009, 2010), Manighar (2012) and Gailo Chop (2018).
The 2018 Ranvet Stakes was won by Gailo Chop from Single Gaze and Prized Icon.