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A look at the record of first-up winners in the Golden Rose.

Now we are in the last week of September, most of Australia's top-line horses have been seen on the racetrack at least once this season.

One exception is dual Group 1 winner Broadsiding, but that will change this Saturday when he contests the $1 million Golden Rose at Rosehill.

It won't be the first time one of the previous season's top juveniles resumes in the 1400-metre Group 1.

But the son of Darley stallion Too Darn Hot will become the first to win it if successful.

Last year, Shinzo had his first start since winning the Golden Slipper in the Golden Rose but could manage only ninth as a $6 chance.

Yankee Rose, who ran sixth at $5 in 2016, is the only first-upper to finish closer than Shinzo with the other three to have attempted it – King Sabeel (2009), Hinchinbrook (2010) and Bachman (2014) – all finishing 12th.

Nine of the 15 Golden Rose winners since it was elevated to Group 1 status in 2009 were second-up, seven of whom resumed in the Group 2 Run To The Rose (1200m).

That's the race that Broadsiding's Godolphin barnmate Traffic Warden won on September 7, which was the Street Boss colt's first start as a three-year-old.

Anode (second), Linebacker (fourth), Emirate (fifth) and Fearless (seventh) are the others who resumed in this year's Run To The Rose who will contest the Golden Rose.

Traffic Warden provided James Cummings with his sixth Run To The Rose, with two of his winners – Hallowed Crown and Bivouac – having also won the Golden Rose.

Anamoe and In Secret both finished second in the Golden Rose and Cylinder third.

Cummings' four Run To The Rose winners for Godolphin all started favourite in the Golden Rose.

John O'Shea, who has Linebacker in Saturday's race, preceded Cummings as Godolphin head trainer in Australia and he won the Golden Rose in 2015 and 2016 with Exosphere and Astern, each of whom also started favourite after resuming with wins in the Run To The Rose.

Bivouac, who won at $2.50, is the most recent to score but none of the subsequent winners started longer than $7.50 with Trapeze Artist ($41) and Epaulette ($13) the only winners at a longer quote than that since it became a Group 1.

Broadsiding is $2.80 favourite for Saturday's race, clear of Traffic Warden ($4.20) and Storm Boy ($4.40) with Linebacker ($7.50) the other runner at a single-figure quote.