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Stats for the Group action starting back this week at Rosehill
Rosehill hosts the group action with the Expressway Stakes meeting.
G2 Expressway Stakes (1200m 3yo+ WFA)
- First Running - 1974 (I'm Scarlet).
- Notable winners: Zephyr Bay (1975), Luskin Star (1978), Kingston Town (1980), Sheraco (1983), Sir Dapper (1984), Diamond Shower (1987), At Sea (1988), Groucho (1989), Joanne (1992), Soho Square (1994), Saintly (1996), Mr Innocent (2000), Tie The Knot (2001), Lonhro (2003), Court's In Session (2005/2006), Mentality (2007), Paratroopers (2008), Rangirangdoo (2010), Appearance (2014), Music Magnate (2017), Trapeze Artist (2018), Alizee (2019), Savatiano (2021).
- Appearance, Alizee and Savatiano are the only mares to win the race in the last 20 years.
- Tie The Knot, best known as a stayer, won the Expressway Stakes in 2001 first up off a Cox Plate preparation.
- Trapeze Artist scored first up in 2018 and by the end of the campaign had won Group 1s during the Championships – the TJ Smith Stakes and the All Aged Stakes.
- Alizee won the Futurity Stakes following her win in 2019 while stablemate Savatiano won the Canterbury Stakes after her win in 2021 but ultimately lost that race a year later.
- 3yos have won 5 times in 20 years but 3 of the last 5.
- Last season's Caulfield Guineas winner Anamoe was beaten first up in 2022 (Golden Mile?).
- Nominations went from 4 to 18 when they were extended. 9 accepted at the end.
| Date | Horse | Jockey | BP | Trainer | Weight | Margin | SP | SOT |
| 29/01/2022 | OVERPASS (3C) | TIM CLARK | 7 | BJORN BAKER | 55.0 | 0.5 | $9.0 | G(3) |
| 30/01/2021 | SAVATIANO (6M) | HUGH BOWMAN | 1 | JAMES CUMMINGS | 56.5 | 2 | $2.1 | S(7) |
| 1/02/2020 | STANDOUT (3C) | TOMMY BERRY | 5 | GERALD RYAN | 55.5 | 1.5 | $7.5 | G(4) |
| 2/02/2019 | ALIZEE (4M) | BLAKE SHINN | 1 | JAMES CUMMINGS | 56.5 | 2 | $3.0 | S(7) |
| 3/02/2018 | TRAPEZE ARTIST (3C) | TIM CLARK | 6 | GERALD RYAN | 55.5 | 1.3 | $3.5 | S(5) |
| 28/01/2017 | MUSIC MAGNATE (5G) | KERRIN MCEVOY | 2 | BJORN BAKER | 58.5 | 1.3 | $1.9 | G(3) |
| 30/01/2016 | OUR BOY MALACHI (7G) | TOMMY BERRY | 4 | MICHAEL & WAYNE & JOHN HAWKES | 58.5 | 3.0 | $3.3 | S(7) |
| 31/01/2015 | WEARY (5G) | TOMMY BERRY | 4 | CHRIS WALLER | 58.5 | Nose | $7.0 | S(5) |
| 8/02/2014 | APPEARANCE (5M) | BLAKE SHINN | 4 | GUY WALTER | 56.5 | 1.3 | $16.0 | G(3) |
| 9/02/2013 | HAPPY GALAXY (3C) | JAY FORD | 2 | MICHAEL & WAYNE & JOHN HAWKES | 55.5 | 0.5 | $4.3 | G(3) |
| 11/02/2012 | RAIN AFFAIR (4G) | COREY BROWN | 4 | JOSEPH PRIDE | 58.5 | 4 | $1.4 | S(7) |
| 5/02/2011 | CENTENNIAL PARK (5G) | COREY BROWN | 3 | DAVID PAYNE | 58.5 | 0.8 | $11.0 | G(3) |
| 6/02/2010 | RANGIRANGDOO (5G) | COREY BROWN | 4 | CHRIS WALLER | 58.5 | Shd | $4.5 | H(9) |
| 7/02/2009 | BURDEKIN BLUES (4G) | SHANE SCRIVEN | 3 | BARRY BALDWIN | 58.5 | 2.3 | $2.9 | G |
| 23/02/2008 | PARATROOPERS (5G) | DANNY NIKOLIC | 5 | PETER SNOWDEN | 58.5 | 2.8 | $2.8 | G |
| 3/02/2007 | MENTALITY (3G) | DARREN BEADMAN | 2 | JOHN HAWKES | 55.5 | 0.8 | $2.5 | G |
| 11/02/2006 | COURT'S IN SESSION (6G) | DANNY BEASLEY | 12 | GUY WALTER | 57.5 | Shd | $4.8 | G |
| 29/01/2005 | COURT'S IN SESSION (5G) | HUGH BOWMAN | 1 | GUY WALTER | 57.5 | Nk | $21.0 | G |
| 14/02/2004 | SPORTSMAN (4G) | CHRISTIAN REITH | 5 | GREGORY HICKMAN | 57.5 | 0.8 | $21.0 | G |
| 22/02/2003 | LONHRO (4H) | DARREN BEADMAN | 4 | JOHN HAWKES | 57.5 | 1.8 | $1.5 | D |
G3 Widden Stakes (1100m 2yo F SW&P)
- First Running - 1943 (Birthright).
- Notable winners: Denise's Joy (1974), Shaybisc (1979), Biscarina (1982), Magic Flute (1985), Triscay (1989), Unison (1995), Miss Bussell (2000), Econsul (2004), Churchill Downs (2006), Horizons (2009), Driefontein (2012), Overreach (2013), Mossfun (2014), Away Game (2020).
- Occasionally it has been an open gender race but only for fillies in the last 16 years.
- A couple of recent Golden Slipper winners Mossfun and Overreach ran in the Widden Stakes.
| Date | Horse | Jockey | BP | Trainer | Weight | Margin | SP | SOT |
| 29/01/2022 | QUEEN OF THE BALL (2F) | RACHEL KING | 10 | RICHARD & MICHAEL FREEDMAN | 54.5 | 3.8 | $15.0 | G(4) |
| 30/01/2021 | MALLORY (2F) | JASON COLLETT | 2 | GERALD RYAN & STERLING ALEXIOU | 54.5 | 1 | $4.0 | S(7) |
| 1/02/2020 | AWAY GAME (2F) | TOM MARQUAND | 5 | CIARON MAHER & DAVID EUSTACE | 57.5 | 2.3 | $2.1 | G(4) |
| 2/02/2019 | AMERCEMENT (2F) | BRENTON AVDULLA | 1 | JAMES CUMMINGS | 54.5 | Nose | $5.0 | S(7) |
| 3/02/2018 | FIESTA (2F) | KERRIN MCEVOY | 4 | CHRIS WALLER | 54.5 | Shd | $4.0 | S(5) |
| 28/01/2017 | TEASPOON (2F) | HUGH BOWMAN | 10 | MICHAEL FREEDMAN | 56.0 | 0.5 | $7.0 | G(3) |
| 30/01/2016 | HONESTY PREVAILS (2F) | JASON COLLETT | 7 | RICK WORTHINGTON | 54.5 | 2.3 | $4.8 | S(7) |
| 31/01/2015 | FIREWORKS (2F) | BRENTON AVDULLA | 6 | GERALD RYAN | 54.5 | Shd | $4.3 | S(5) |
| 15/02/2014 | MOSSFUN (2F) | TOMMY BERRY | 1 | MICHAEL & WAYNE & JOHN HAWKES | 54.0 | 1.0 | $4.0 | SL(6) |
| 16/02/2013 | OVERREACH (2F) | TOMMY BERRY | 6 | GAI WATERHOUSE | 54.0 | 5.8 | $1.7 | D(5) |
| 18/02/2012 | DRIEFONTEIN (2F) | TOMMY BERRY | 1 | GAI WATERHOUSE | 56.5 | Shd | $1.5 | D(4) |
| 12/02/2011 | SATIN SHOES (2F) | HUGH BOWMAN | 1 | CLARRY CONNERS | 54.0 | 1 | $1.3 | G(3) |
| 13/02/2010 | GEORGETTE SILK (2F) | BLAKE SHINN | 1 | CLARRY CONNERS | 54.0 | 1.5 | $3.5 | S(7) |
| 14/02/2009 | HORIZONS (2F) | BLAKE SHINN | 5 | GAI WATERHOUSE | 54.0 | 1 | $6.5 | S(6) |
| 16/02/2008 | DELTA GIRL (2F) | JEFF LLOYD | 8 | GRAEME ROGERSON | 54.0 | Nose | $4.5 | D |
| 26/01/2007 | SUPERFLY (2F) | TIM CLARK | 2 | DAVID HAYES | 54.5 | Shd | $7.5 | G |
| 2/01/2006 | CHURCHILL DOWNS (2C) | LARRY CASSIDY | 3 | DAVID HAYES | 56.0 | 1.3 | $3.0 | G |
| 1/01/2005 | PASIKATERA (2F) | CHRIS MUNCE | 2 | GAI WATERHOUSE | 54.0 | 2.5 | $4.5 | G |
| 1/01/2004 | ECONSUL (2C) | CHRIS MUNCE | 11 | GRAEME ROGERSON | 56.0 | 0.5 | $4.0 | G |
| 7/10/2002 | SECRET LAND (2F) | CHRIS MUNCE | 10 | GAI WATERHOUSE | 55.5 | 0.8 | $6.0 | G |
G3 Canonbury Stakes (1100m 2yo C&G SW&P)
- First Running - 1930 (Lightning March).
- Notable winners: Tulloch (1956), Fine And Dandy (1958), Time And Tide (1962), Jetball (1992), Shogun Lodge (1998), Excellerator (2000), Snowland (2001), Not A Single Doubt (2003), Bradbury's Luck (2004), Sebring (2008), Tickets (2009), Hinchinbrook (2010), Vancouver (2015).
- The race used to be run at the start of the two year old season but was moved closer to the Golden Slipper.
- Vancouver used it in his Golden Slipper preparation. Sebring did same in the EI affected season.
| Date | Horse | Jockey | BP | Trainer | Weight | Margin | SP | SOT |
| 29/01/2022 | BEST OF BORDEAUX (2C) | SAM CLIPPERTON | 2 | KACY FOGDEN | 54.5 | 4.8 | $6.5 | G(4) |
| 30/01/2021 | ZETHUS (2C) | RACHEL KING | 8 | JAMES CUMMINGS | 54.5 | Nose | $6.0 | S(7) |
| 1/02/2020 | PRAGUE (2C) | TOM MARQUAND | 5 | CIARON MAHER & DAVID EUSTACE | 54.5 | 1.8 | $4.5 | G(4) |
| 2/02/2019 | MCLAREN (2C) | JAMES MCDONALD | 6 | PETER & PAUL SNOWDEN | 54.5 | 0.8 | $1.5 | S(7) |
| 3/02/2018 | PERFORMER (2C) | KERRIN MCEVOY | 3 | CHRIS WALLER | 57.5 | Nose | $1.7 | S(5) |
| 28/01/2017 | PARIAH (2C) | KERRIN MCEVOY | 4 | PETER & PAUL SNOWDEN | 54.5 | 1.0 | $5.5 | G(4) |
| 30/01/2016 | TESSERA (2G) | JAMES MCDONALD | 1 | JOHN O'SHEA | 56.0 | 1.5 | $4.0 | H(8) |
| 31/01/2015 | VANCOUVER (2C) | TOMMY BERRY | 4 | GAI WATERHOUSE | 57.5 | 0.8 | $5.0 | S(6) |
| 15/02/2014 | FIGHTING SUN (2C) | TOMMY BERRY | 3 | GAI WATERHOUSE | 54.0 | 3.0 | $1.6 | SL(6) |
| 16/02/2013 | NEVER CAN TELL (2G) | PETER ROBL | 10 | ANTHONY CUMMINGS | 54.0 | 0.5 | $8.5 | D(5) |
| 18/02/2012 | RACEWAY (2G) | HUGH BOWMAN | 3 | GAI WATERHOUSE | 54.0 | Shd | $1.3 | G(3) |
| 12/02/2011 | DIAMOND TO PEGASUS (2G) | NATHAN BERRY | 5 | TONY SERGI | 54.0 | Nose | $26.0 | G(3) |
| 13/02/2010 | HINCHINBROOK (2C) | KERRIN MCEVOY | 6 | GERALD RYAN | 54.0 | 0.8 | $2.4 | S(7) |
| 14/02/2009 | TICKETS (2C) | HUGH BOWMAN | 8 | JOHN O'SHEA | 54.0 | 0.5 | $10.0 | S(7) |
| 16/02/2008 | SEBRING (2C) | BLAKE SHINN | 6 | GAI WATERHOUSE | 54.0 | 4.5 | $1.4 | D |
| 23/12/2006 | DANEHILL SMILE (2F) | DARREN BEADMAN | 1 | ANTHONY CUMMINGS | 54.0 | 1.3 | $1.5 | G |
| 17/12/2005 | DIEGO GARCIA (2G) | LARRY CASSIDY | 6 | GAI WATERHOUSE | 56.0 | Shd | $1.4 | G |
| 18/12/2004 | BRADBURY'S LUCK (2C) | CHRIS MUNCE | 8 | GRAEME ROGERSON | 56.0 | Nk | $6.0 | G |
| 20/12/2003 | NOT A SINGLE DOUBT (2C) | LARRY CASSIDY | 3 | GRAEME ROGERSON | 58.5 | 2.3 | $1.4 | G |
| 5/10/2002 | HAMMERBEAM (2G) | DARREN BEADMAN | 8 | JOHN HAWKES | 55.5 | Nose | $11.0 | G |
