Belmont Sprint
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History
The Belmont Sprint is a Group 3 weight-for-age race conducted at Belmont racecourse in Perth by Perth Racing.
The Belmont Sprint was introduced in 1963 and traditionally marks the start of the winter racing season at Belmont. The distance varied between 1200m and 1300m from 1963 until 1981. It has been run over 1400m since 1982.
The Belmont Sprint was run under handicap conditions from its inception in 1963 but became a weight-for-age event in 2015. It has held Group 3 status since 1980.
The 2024 Belmont Sprint was run over 1400m at Belmont for prizemoney of $200,000.
Burgess Queen won the Belmont Sprint as a 2YO in 1977 carrying 51.5kg.
In 2018, coming off a Perth Cup win, Material Man won the Belmont Sprint/Hyperion Stakes/Strickland Stakes treble.
In recent years Rock Magic (2017), Elite Belle (2014), Luckygray (2012), Grand Nirvana (2011), Modem (2004) and Tribula (2003) have all won the Roma Cup/Belmont Sprint double.
Bustler won in 2023 and would go on to win the Railway in the Spring.
Notable winners of the Belmont Sprint include dual winners National Boy (1978/79) and Grand Nirvana (2010/11), All Legal, Burgess Queen, Casshoney, Another Omen, Tribula, Modem, Let Go Thommo, Marasco, Universal Ruler, Luckygray, Elite Belle, Shining Knight, Rock Magic, Material Man, Galaxy Star, Bustler and Western Empire.
The 2024 Belmont Sprint was won by Western Empire from Searchin' Rocs and Magnificent Andy.
Previous Belmont Sprint Winners
| Date | Horse | Jockey | WT | Trainer | BP |
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WESTERN EMPIRE
(NZ)
6G IFFRAAJ (GB) - WESTERN JEWEL (AUS) JEUNE (GB) |
WILLIAM PIKE | 59.0 | G & A WILLIAMS | 12 |
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BUSTLER
(AUS)
3G PLAYING GOD (AUS) - COSMAH DOMINATION (AUS) ORATORIO (AUS) |
S PARNHAM | 57.0 | NEVILLE PARNHAM | 8 |
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GOD HAS CHOSEN
(AUS)
4G PLAYING GOD (AUS) - CELTIC FEVA (AUS) DR JOHNSON (USA) |
CLINT JOHNSTON-PORTER | 59.0 | LINDSEY SMITH | 7 |
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THE VELVET KING
(AUS)
5G UNIVERSAL RULER (AUS) - DOUBLEBLACK VELVET (AUS) SHOW A HEART (AUS) |
M W PATEMAN | 59.0 | DARREN MCAULIFFE | 6 |
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PERFECT JEWEL
(AUS)
5M REDOUTE'S CHOICE (AUS) - STAR ENCOUNTER (AUS) JEUNE (GB) |
P CARBERY | 57.0 | ADAM DURRANT | 2 |
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GALAXY STAR
(AUS)
6M REDOUTE'S CHOICE (AUS) - GALAXY QUEEN (AUS) JEUNE (GB) |
WILLIAM PIKE | 57.0 | G & A WILLIAMS | 5 |
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MATERIAL MAN
(AUS)
6G VITAL EQUINE (IRE) - DEL LIRIO (AUS) HUSSONET (USA) |
LUCY FIORE | 59.0 | JUSTIN WARWICK | 6 |
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ROCK MAGIC
(AUS)
7G REDOUTE'S CHOICE (AUS) - ROCKABUBBLE (AUS) BUBBLE GUM FELLOW (JPN) |
JARRAD NOSKE | 59.0 | CHRIS GANGEMI | 1 |
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WINK AND A NOD
(AUS)
6M MCFLIRT (NZ) - THE WESTERLY WIN (AUS) DANEWIN (AUS) |
LUCY FIORE | 57.0 | JUSTIN WARWICK | 1 |
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SHINING KNIGHT
(AUS)
6G BLACKFRIARS (AUS) - COOL BUSINESS (AUS) KEY BUSINESS (AUS) |
P HALL | 59.0 | GRANT WILLIAMS | 7 |
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ELITE BELLE
(AUS)
5M CANNY LAD (AUS) - MISSISSIPPI BELLE (AUS) MAROONED (GB) |
WILLIAM PIKE | 54.0 | GRANT WILLIAMS | 1 |
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KERRIFIC
(AUS)
6G BLACKFRIARS (AUS) - STRIKING ZOE (AUS) TRIBU (AUS) |
D J STAECK | 55.5 | BRUCE WATKINS & GARY HITCHCOCK | 16 |
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LUCKYGRAY
(AUS)
4G BRADBURY'S LUCK (AUS) - DAMAH LADY (AUS) MUKADDAMAH (USA) |
S O'DONNELL | 61.0 | G P POLETTI | 13 |
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GRAND NIRVANA
(AUS)
5G SCENIC (IRE) - PARADISE PARK (AUS) BLETCHLEY PARK (IRE) |
D J STAECK | 60.0 | FRED KERSLEY | 6 |
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GRAND NIRVANA
(AUS)
4G SCENIC (IRE) - PARADISE PARK (AUS) BLETCHLEY PARK (IRE) |
D J STAECK | 57.0 | FRED KERSLEY | 1 |
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UNIVERSAL RULER
(AUS)
4H SCENIC (IRE) - RULINGS (AUS) HURRICANE SKY (AUS) |
P J HARVEY | 55.0 | DARREN MCAULIFFE | 13 |
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MARASCO
(AUS)
5G SCENIC (IRE) - BLUEGRASS BELLE (AUS) IS IT TRUE (USA) |
P J HARVEY | 60.0 | FRED KERSLEY | 2 |
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BEAT THE STORM
(AUS)
4G SCENIC (IRE) - STORMY BUSINESS (AUS) METAL STORM (FR) |
P CARBERY | 54.0 | ROSS PRICE | 5 |
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LET GO THOMMO
(AUS)
5G LARANTO (AUS) - MEMORY TRUE (AUS) IS IT TRUE (USA) |
L A ROBERTSON | 53.5 | STEVEN RYAN | 11 |
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WHO DID IT
(AUS)
5G MUKADDAMAH (USA) - MISS CLEMENTINE (AUS) PRE EMPTIVE ST (AUS) |
P CARBERY | 53.5 | G V FERRIER | 5 |
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MODEM
(AUS)
5G BLETCHLEY PARK (IRE) - REFURBISH (AUS) JOINDRE (AUS) |
P J HARVEY | 55.0 | T M ANDREWS | 6 |
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TRIBULA
(AUS)
5M TRIBU (AUS) - TABULA (AUS) DYNAMO (NZ) |
S J MILLER | 58.0 | A H MORTIMER | 10 |
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DARK 'N' DANGEROUS
(AUS)
4G METAL STORM (FR) - CHARMED LUCK (AUS) I'M IN LUCK (AUS) |
T TURNER | 52.0 | K W SHANKS | 5 |
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CORPORATE BRUCE
(AUS)
5G CORPORATE RAIDER (AUS) - CASH CONVERSION (AUS) KUIKATAMA (NZ) |
C L STAPLES | 55.5 | HECTOR MCLAREN | 3 |
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NEWS REVIEW
(AUS)
6G OLD SPICE (AUS) - PENNY LANE (AUS) BEAU SOVEREIGN (NZ) |
P A DYSON | 53.5 | LINDSEY SMITH | 1 |
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