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.

2025 Show County Quality Odds

Joliestar was a class above in the 2024 Group 3 Show County Quality. (Photo: Bradleyphotos.com.au)

Odds for the Show County Quality as of August 20 – Courtesy of Neds

Autumn Glow Win $2.40 Place $1.30
General Salute Win $5.50 Place $1.95
Lazzura Win $10.00 Place $2.90
Yellow Brick Win $11.00 Place $3.10
Corniche Win $12.00 Place $3.30
Romeo’s Choice Win $13.00 Place $3.50
Just Feelin’ Lucky Win $16.00 Place $4.20
Bandi’s Boy Win $17.00 Place $4.20
With Your Blessing Win $18.00 Place $4.50
Encap Win $23.00 Place $5.50
Espionage Win $23.00 Place $5.50
Territory Express Win $46.00 Place $9.00

Best Show County Quality bookmakers

Any bookmaker that doesn’t offer the markets on the Show County Quality well in advance of the event is leaving money on the table.

The team at HorseBetting has compiled comprehensive reviews of our trusted online bookmakers which all offer odds on the Show County Quality.

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No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight
1	Yellow Brick	Tony & Maddysen Sears	Andrew Mallyon	4	60kg
2	Territory Express	Paul Niceforo	Jean Van Overmeire	8	58kg
3	Encap	Gary Portelli	Nash Rawiller	12	56.5kg
4	Lazzura	Chris Waller	James McDonald	11	56kg
5	General Salute	Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou	Jason Collett	9	55.5kg
6	Corniche	Ciaron Maher	Zac Lloyd	6	54kg
7	With Your Blessing	John Thompson	Ms Alysha Collett	5	54kg
8	Romeo’s Choice	Richard Litt	Tom Sherry	2	53.5kg
9	Autumn Glow	Chris Waller	Kerrin McEvoy	10	53kg
10	Bandi’s Boy	Danny Williams	Jay Ford	3	53kg
11	Espionage	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Tim Clark	1	53kg
12	Just Feelin’ Lucky	Michael Freedman	Dylan Gibbons	7	53kg

Previous Show County Quality fields

Check the previous Show County Quality fields here.

2024 Show County Quality field

No.	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 Brick~~	~~Tony & Maddysen Sears~~	~~Tim Clark~~	5	~~57.5kg~~
5	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	~~Suparazi~~	~~Ben Brisbourne~~	~~TBC~~	3	~~54kg~~
12	~~Kinloch~~	~~Kris Lees~~	~~Tyler Schiller~~	9	~~53.5kg~~
13	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

2023 Show County Quality field

No.	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	~~Zougotcha~~	~~Chris Waller~~	~~James McDonald~~	7	~~56.5kg~~
6	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

2022 Show County Quality field

No.	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	~~Embracer~~	~~Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott~~	~~Regan Bayliss~~	10	~~57kg~~
4	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

2024: Joliestar produces jaw-dropping performance
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.
2023: Buenos Noches signals sprint intent
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.
2022: Jmac gets the best out of Showmanship
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.
2021: Private Eye shows Group 1 potential
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.
2020: Roheryn reaches new career high
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.
2019: Deprive wins by a nostril
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.