San Domenico Stakes Day 2022 racing tips | 27/08/2022
| What | San Domenico Stakes Day 2022 |
| Where | Rosehill Gardens Racecourse – James Ruse Dr, Rosehill NSW 2142 |
| When | Saturday, August 27, 2022 |
| First Race | 11:35am AEST |
Rosehill Gardens plays host to 10 races on Saturday, and while there isn’t any Group 1 action, two vital lead-up races to the Golden Rose will be run and won. The Up & Coming Stakes (Race 8) and San Domenico Stakes (Race 9) have proven to be two of the better lead-ups to the Group 1 feature in four weeks’ time, with last year’s Golden Rose winner In The Congo reigning supreme in the San Domenico. HorseBetting’s New South Wales racing analyst presents you with his best bets in the two features, as well as his best bets for the remainder of the card and his suggested quaddie numbers. The track is rated a Soft 6, the rail is in the true position and the meeting is scheduled to get underway at 11:35am AEST.
Up & Coming Stakes Best Bet – Golden Mile
This hasn’t really been a race that Godolphin have targeted in recent years, but it looks to be pretty deliberate placement by James Cummings and his team with unbeaten colt Golden Mile. The son of Astern was stylish when winning on debut at Ballarat back in April, defeating Lalaguna and subsequent winner of The Showdown, King’s Consort. While both trials back have seen him finish more than six lengths off the winner, he has looked brilliant in his action, just gliding through his motions. Cummings has an exceptional strike rate with horses resuming in metropolitan races, striking at well over 16%, suggesting that his horses are fit and ready to fire first-up. Sam Clipperton had a terrific autumn carnival, so he will be out to continue that form in the spring, while barrier seven gives him plenty of options. There was plenty of support in early markets for this horse too, so we can’t see the $31 available with online bookmakers lasting until Saturday afternoon.
Up & Coming Stakes Best Bet
Race 8 – 
#7 Golden Mile (7)
3yo Colt | T: James Cummings | J: Sam Clipperton (54kg)
San Domenico Stakes Best Bet – Swiss Exile
Hopefully Sam Clipperton has a terrific day in the saddle and can get a clean-sweep of the feature races. In the Group 3 San Domenico Stakes, he hops aboard the Annabel Neasham-trained Swiss Exile. This horse has always shown ability, but he had no racing manners early in his career, bundling the start on a few occasions against quality opposition, only to rattle home and run third. He started a short-priced favourite with online betting sites first-up last preparation in a 2YO Maiden at the Sunshine Coast only to be beaten, but he jumped out of the ground next start on a drier track at Eagle Farm when winning his maiden in the Group 2 Champagne Classic over 1200m. He was then only gunned down late in the Group 2 BRC Sires’ Produce Stakes (1400m) by subsequent Group 1 J.J. Atkins (1600m) winner Sheeza Belter. This son of 2017 San Domenico winner Pariah, has trialled like a rocket in preparation for this first-up assignment, putting a few handy gallopers to the sword. If he comes out and bolts in, we will not be the slightest bit shocked. Dodging the wet Sydney Autumn Carnival could prove to be a blessing.
San Domenico Stakes Best Bet
Race 9 – 
#2 Swiss Exile (7)
3yo Colt | T: Annabel Neasham | J: Sam Clipperton (57.5kg)
Best Bet at Rosehill Gardens – Grace And Harmony
Chris Waller and Kerrin McEvoy combine in the fifth with a smart mare in Grace And Harmony. The lightly-raced five-year-old has won three of her 11 starts, while she is unlucky for that number to not be four after only just missing last start behind Yukon at Randwick over 1300m three weeks ago. She got a long way back that day and ran home strongly with 59kg on her back, running the fastest last 200m sectional of the entire day. On Saturday, the mare by Sebring drops to 53kg, steps out to 1400m and finds a race with a bit more speed in it. From barrier two, McEvoy can be a bit closer and have her ready to strike in the straight.
Best Bet
Race 5 – 
#10 Grace And Harmony (2)
5yo Mare | T: Chris Waller | J: Kerrin McEvoy (53kg)
Next Best at Rosehill Gardens – Hope In Your Heart
Yes, Frumos is obviously the horse to beat. We all saw what happened last start, but go back and watch the replay and convince us that Kerry Parker’s Hope In Your Heart wasn’t equally unlucky. One horse is even-money, the other is close to double figures – ridiculous! Four-year-old mare Hope In Your Heart was never really going to be suited over 1400m first-up after running in the Australian Oaks (2400m), but she was absolutely bolting and in need of a run, so the eighth of nine last start doesn’t do her run any justice. She stays at 56.5kg, keeps Tim Clark in the saddle, has drawn well, but most importantly, she gets out to 1500m which will suit her down to the ground. With Sally Pops and Mystic Mermaid the only natural leaders in the race, Clark can have this daughter of Dundeel in the box seat, while Frumos will be forced back once again from the wide barrier. She looks an outstanding each-way bet early in the day.
Next Best
Race 2 – 
#4 Hope In Your Heart (5)
4yo Mare | T: Kerry Parker | J: Tim Clark (56.6kg)
Best Value at Rosehill Gardens – Easy Single
Easy Single sure has a job on his hands if he is to lower the colours of Shades Of Rose, but he is the sort of horse who is consistent enough and brave enough. The Ciaron Maher & David Eustace-trained five-year-old has won two of his last four starts, while he hasn’t been out of the minor money in the other two runs. To the naked eye, he won one of the races he lost, only narrowly missing in a photo finish, while two starts back he was beaten by subsequent winners Conscript and Snowzone. While he is getting up in the weights now with 59kg, he won’t have to do any work early from barrier one, likely just landing on Shades Of Rose’s back. With a bit of speed in this race from Conscript, Shades Of Rose, Maotai, Dajraan, Zoushack and Tristate, Easy Single could just have the last shot at them and make it back-to-back victories at Rosehill Gardens. The 1200m will be his acid test though.
Best Value
Race 10 – 
#2 Easy Single (1)
5yo Gelding | T: Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | J: Jason Collett (59kg)
Saturday quaddie picks for San Domenico Stakes Day
Rosehill Gardens quadrella selections
Saturday, August 26, 2022
- 1-8-10-12-14
- 2-6-7-8-11
- 1-2-5-9
- 2-3-8
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