Show County Quality
Show County Quality
Group Three Betting Guide
| Date: | Saturday, August 23, 2025 |
| Location: | Randwick Racecourse – Sydney, New South Wales |
| Prize Money: | $250,000 |
| Distance: | 1200m |
The Group 3 Show County Quality is a 1200m sprint held annually at Royal Randwick with a prize-pool of $250,000, with it next due to be run on August 19, 2023.
Having been run at Warwick Farm and Canterbury in the past, the Show County Quality has been exclusively held at Randwick since 2014.
The Show County Quality kicked off a superb spring campaign for Might And Power in 1997, before he went on to win the Caulfield Cup and Melbourne Cup.
Another notable winner of the Show County Quality is Private Eye. The Joseph Pride-trained runner would go on to win the Epsom Handicap, over 1600m, just three runs after his success in the Show County Quality.
The Show County Quality is an event which brings some in-form sprinters during the winter, up against returning horses who are looking to get over longer distances.
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2025 Show County Quality field
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No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight 1 
Southport Tycoon Ciaron Maher Mark Zahra 12 59kg 2 Democracy Manifest Chris Waller Nash Rawiller 10 58.5kg 3 Griff Ciaron Maher Dylan Gibbons 8 58kg 4 Yellow BrickTony & Maddysen SearsTim Clark557.5kg5 Phearson Brad Widdup Joshua Parr 7 56.5kg 6 Airman Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes Tommy Berry 2 56kg 7 Old Flame Peter Snowden Winona Costin 15 56kg 8 Joliestar Chris Waller James McDonald 11 54kg 9 Bandi’s Boy Danny Williams Jay Ford 14 54kg 10 Encap Gary Portelli Jason Collett 1 54kg 11 SuparaziBen BrisbourneTBC354kg12 KinlochKris LeesTyler Schiller953.5kg13 Much Much Better Sara Ryan Reece Jones 4 53kg 14 Our Kobison Angela Davies Kerrin McEvoy 6 53kg 15 Ducasse Michael Freedman Zac Lloyd 13 53kg No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight 1 Buenos Noches Matthew Smith Dylan Gibbons 5 58.5kg 2 Ucalledit Kris Lees Hugh Bowman 9 58.5kg 3 Rocketing By David Pfieffer Jason Collett 2 58kg 4 Sky Lab Paul Perry Regan Bayliss 4 58kg 5 ZougotchaChris WallerJames McDonald756.5kg6 Argentia Joseph Pride Chad Schofield 10 54kg 7 Dragonstone Joseph Pride Tom Sherry 1 53.5kg 8 Fender Brett Cavanough Reece Jones 3 53kg 9 Kalino Chris Waller Jamie Kah 8 53kg 10 Extremely Lucky Chris Waller Kerrin McEvoy 8 53kg No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight 1 Special Reward Kris Lees Glyn Schofield 3 59kg 2 King Of Sparta Peter & Paul Snowden Nash Rawiller 7 58kg 3 EmbracerGai Waterhouse & Adrian BottRegan Bayliss1057kg4 Bandipur Kelly Purdy Rachel King 6 56.5kg 5 Electric Girl Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes William Pike 4 56kg 6 Showmanship Danny O’Brien James McDonald 1 54.5kg 7 Chat John Thompson Brenton Avdulla 5 54kg 8 Rocketing By David Pfieffer Tommy Berry 9 54kg 9 Prime Candidate Bjorn Baker Kerrin McEvoy 8 53.5kg 10 Sonnet Star Damien Lane Andrew Adkins 2 53kg
2024 Show County Quality result
1st – Joliestar (+160)
2nd – Our Kobison (-200)
3rd – Phearson (+1010)
Recent Show County Quality winners
- Joliestar may have punched her ticket into The Everest after she demolished her rivals in the Group 3 Show County Quality first-up. The Chris Waller-trained mare was well-backed in the lead-up to her fresh run, following two impressive trials, which saw her jump as the $2.50 favourite with online bookmakers. The daughter of Zoustar was given a top ride by James McDonald, as she settled midfield off the fence and was kept out of trouble before the final turn. McDonald allowed his mount to balance up at the 400m mark, but once he released the brakes and asked for a burst of acceleration, Joliestar sprinted away from her rivals. Even though she was eased up with over 50m to go, Joliestar still claimed a 2.9-length victory over Our Kobison ($4.00) and Phearson ($51.00), who filled the placings, but they were no match for the talented sprinter.
- After giving his rivals weight first-up, Buenos Noches ($5.50) gave his rivals wind burn as he glided on by to claim victory in the Group 3 Show County Quality at Randwick. The son of Supido entered the Show County Quality as the clear class horse in the race, after running well in both Group 1’s at Flemington, the Newmarket Handicap and Lightning Stakes during the autumn as a three-year-old colt. Dylan Gibbons settled Buenos Noches back in the field and let him go through his gears before finding clear air to chase down the leading duo of Argentia ($7) and Dragonstone ($6.50). Although he wanted to lay in and do a little bit wrong, the Matthew Smith-trained galloper straightened with 100m to go and booted clear to record a dominant victory.
- Brilliant Perth sprinter Showmanship showed all of his class when saluting in the 2022 Group 3 Show County Quality. Despite giving away a decent head start on the field, Showmanship, under a masterful ride from James McDonald, produced a stunning final 200m to gun down Prime Candidate. Despite being five-lengths off the eventual runner-up, Showmanship went to another level as he would go on to register an eighth win from just 10 starts. He flew home in the final 600m including a sensational split between the 400m and 200m when he broke 11 seconds as he stormed into the race.
- Coming off a profitable Queensland Carnival campaign, Joe Pride’s Private Eye announced himself as a genuine spring contender with a commanding win in the Group 3 Show County Quality. An unwanted betting proposition, Private Eye bought up a seventh win from 10 starts when unleashing his customary turn of foot. Jay Ford picked up the ride as a late replacement for Brenton Avdulla, and was blown away by Private Eye’s acceleration as he ran home in 32.75 seconds for his last 600m. With such a strong finish Embracer, a vulnerable leader was always in trouble late over 1200m, with Icebath finishing a length back in third.
- The James Cummings-trained Roheryn had always been touted as a sprinter with plenty of ability, but it took him until his five-year-old season to reach a career peak with victory in the Group 3 Show County Quality. Despite coming up against genuine Group 1 stars in Probabeel and Funstar, Roheryn had race fitness on his side, compared to the two mares resuming first-up from a spell. That fitness advantage showed late on with Jason Collett getting every last ounce of energy out of Roheryn to hold off the fast-finishing Probabeel and Special Reward in a ding-dong battle where less than a length separated the first four across the line.
- Despite the judge taking several minutes to rule his eye over the photo finish, Godolophin’s Deprive rewarded favourite punters by the barest possible margin. In one of the tightest finishes in the history of the Group 3 Show County Quality, Deprive overcame a sluggish start to hug the rails under Rachel King to get the better of Trope in dramatic scenes. The win handed Deprive his fifth straight win, having picked up where he left off in the autumn with this first-up win.
Show County Quality winners
| Show County Quality Past Winners | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
| 2024 | Joliestar | James McDonald | Chris Waller |
| 2023 | Buenos Noches | Dylan Gibbons | Matthew Smith |
| 2022 | Showmanship | James McDonald | Danny O’Brien |
| 2021 | Private Eye | Jay Ford | Joseph Pride |
| 2020 | Roheryn | Jason Collett | James Cummings |
| 2019 | Deprive | Rachel King | James Cummings |
| 2018 | Le Romain | James McDonald | Kris Lees |
| 2017 | Deploy | Brenton Avdulla | Gerald Ryan |
| 2016 | Tycoon Tara | Kerrin McEvoy | Peter & Paul Snowden |
| 2015 | Decision Time | Christian Reith | Clarry Conners |
| 2014 | Terravista | Hugh Bowman | Joseph Pride |
| 2013 | Rebel Dane | Glen Boss | Gary Portelli |
| 2012 | Moment Of Change | Peter Robl | Peter Moody |
| 2011 | Skytrain | Kerrin McEvoy | Peter Snowden |
| 2010 | Kenny’s World | Tye Angland | Graeme Murray |
| 2009 | Swift Alliance | Blake Shinn | Gai Waterhouse |
| 2008 | Bank Robber | Corey Brown | Gai Waterhouse |
| 2007 | Race Not Held | ||
| 2006 | Primus | Hugh Bowman | John O’Shea |
| 2005 | Lotteria | Lenny Beasley | Gai Waterhouse |
| 2004 | Athelnoth | James Innes | Tiger Holland |
| 2003 | Sportsman | Zac Purton | Gregory Hickman |
| 2002 | Presently | James Innes | Bruce McLachlan |
| 2001 | Kingsgate | Glen Boss | Gai Waterhouse |
| 2000 | Stanzaic | Glen Boss | John Size |
Show County Quality Past Winners Pre 2000
| Show County Quality Past Winners Pre 2000 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Horse | ||
| 1999 | Upright | ||
| 1998 | Siddinghausen | ||
| 1997 | Might And Power | ||
| 1996 | Winning Hand | ||
| 1995 | Identikit | ||
| 1994 | Remouche | ||
| 1993 | Big Dreams | ||
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