Sires Produce Stakes

This Saturday at Sydney’s Royal Randwick Racecourse, the Group 1 AJC Sires Produce Stakes (1400m) will be one of the hotly contested events forming part of the illustrious Australian Derby Day.

Due to jump at 3pm as the sixth race of the day, the 2010 AJC Sires Produce Stakes will see 12 two-year-olds compete for the $300,000 prize purse.

Stuart Webb-trained Yosei and Caulfield-based Toorak Toff have drawn barrier one and the outside barrier respectively for Saturday’s race.

The Golden Slipper Stakes  is providing two starters  in More Strawberries and Hinchinbrook, who finished third and fourth respectively and will both be strong contenders.

Last week’s Group 1 Golden Slipper Stakes (1200m) is providing two starters for the 2010 AJC Sires Produce Stakes in More Strawberries and Hinchinbrook, who finished third and fourth respectively and will both be strong contenders.

Skilled, trained by Peter Snowden is progressing from a Group 3 run last weekend to the Group 1 race this Saturday after winning The Schweppervescence (1400m) over the 1,400 metre distance, and will need to prove himself against this classier field.

Snowden also has runner up of the Group 2 Pago Pago Stakes (1200m) Blackball along with Divorces starting, from barriers 7 and 11 respectively.

Also taking place on Saturday will be the headline event – the Group 1 Australian Derby (2400m), the Group 1 T J Smith Stakes (1200m) and the Group 2 Sapphire Stakes (1200m).

2010 AJC Sires Produce Stakes Final Field