Ladbrokes Tip: In-form Chris Waller trained three-year-olds have a gun record in the Arrowfield 3YO Sprint
Formerly known as the Royal Sovereign Stakes, the Arrowfield 3YO Sprint is a lucrative Group 2 feature race for three-year-old sprinters held at Royal Randwick Racecourse during the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival.
It is a key support act on the Queen Elizabeth Stakes Day meeting on the second Saturday in April, which is also Day 2 of ‘The Championships’. Four Group 1 races headline the card with the Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m), the Sydney Cup (3200m), the Australian Oaks (2400m) and the Queen Of The Turf Stakes (1600m). The Arrowfield 3YO Sprint meanwhile is contested over 1200m, offers a juicy $600,000 in total prize money and is run at set weights.
The 2020 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint race was worth a reduced $500,000 due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Australian racing.
Since the earlier increase in prize money the race has attracted the best three-year-old sprinters getting around during the carnival and many Group 1 winners have won the event including Japonisme (2016) who took out the previous year’s Coolmore Stud Stakes in Melbourne and the 2017 Blue Diamond Stakes winning filly Catchy (2018).
The latest edition of the Arrowfield 3YO Sprint ran on Saturday April 11, 2020 and was won in a photo finish by Splintex.
Arrowfield 3YO Sprint Race Info
- Date: Saturday April 11, 2020
- Track: Royal Randwick Racecourse
- Distance: 1200m
- Conditions: 3YO – Set Weights
- Status: Group 2
- Prize Money: $600,000 ($500,000 in 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic)
- First Run: 1979
2020 Arrowfield Sprint Results
The Arrowfield 3YO Sprint 2020 Results & Finishing Order will be known on Saturday April 11, 2020 and updated right here so stay tuned.
- 1st: #3 Splintex
- 2nd: #9 Flit
- 3rd: #10 Anaheed
Trainer Mark Newnham celebrated a nice Group 2 win on Day 2 of The Championships with his progressive sprinter Splintex ($9.50) fighting off the fast finishing Thousand Guineas winner Flit ($7) in a thrilling 2020 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint result.
| Place |
# |
Horse |
Trainer |
Jockey |
Margin |
Barrier |
Weight |
SP |
| 1 |
3 |
SPLINTEX |
Mark Newnham |
Robbie Dolan (a) |
– |
1 |
56.5kg |
$9.50 |
| 2 |
9 |
FLIT |
James Cummings |
Ms Rachel King |
0.1L |
8 |
54.5kg |
$7 |
| 3 |
10 |
ANAHEED |
Peter & Paul Snowden |
Tim Clark |
1.4L |
9 |
54.5kg |
$6.50 |
| 4 |
6 |
HAWKER HURRICANE |
Michael Moroney |
Opie Bosson |
2.3L |
12 |
56.5kg |
$41 |
| 5 |
2 |
ELEVEN ELEVEN |
Gregory Hickman |
Nash Rawiller |
2.6L |
11 |
56.5kg |
$15 |
| 6 |
7 |
TRUE DETECTIVE |
Chris Waller |
Glyn Schofield |
3.2L |
7 |
56.5kg |
$26 |
| 7 |
1 |
COSMIC FORCE |
Peter & Paul Snowden |
James McDonald |
3.4L |
6 |
56.5kg |
$3F |
| 8 |
4 |
DAWN PASSAGE |
Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott |
Adam Hyeronimus |
4.4L |
10 |
56.5kg |
$7.50 |
| 9 |
8 |
HUMAN NATURE |
Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes |
Sam Clipperton |
6.4L |
3 |
56.5kg |
$41 |
| 10 |
12 |
CALIFORNIA ZIMBOL |
Peter & Paul Snowden |
Brenton Avdulla |
11.3L |
4 |
54.5kg |
$7.50 |
| – |
5 |
GROUNDSWELL |
Anthony Freedman |
Kerrin McEvoy |
– |
0 |
– |
– |
| – |
11 |
VILLAMI |
Gerald Ryan |
Jay Ford |
– |
0 |
– |
– |
Arrowfield Sprint Odds
Arrowfield 3YO Sprint betting odds are dominated by in-form three-year-old sprinters with proven ability over 1200m in Sydney and Melbourne.
Those youngsters that ran well in the previous November’s Group 1 Coolmore Stud Stakes (1200m) over the distance in Melbourne often feature high up the Arrowfield markets.
Most recently in 2018 the Arrowfield 3YO Sprint winner Catchy improved on her unplaced Coolmore Stud Stakes (18th) run from the spring prior. The 2017 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint winner Derryn improved on a seventh in the Coolmore Stud Stakes the year before. In 2015-16 Japonisme completed the double while stablemate Counterattack ran third in the Coolmore Stud Stakes (2015) before his second in the Arrowfield 3YO Sprint (2016).
The previous season another Chris Waller-trained three-year-old, Delectation, ran second in the 2014 Coolmore Stud Stakes before winning the 2015 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint. Group 1 performers then sit high up the Arrowfield 3YO Sprint odds as do those with winning form over the track / distance and those that come off tougher runs in Melbourne Autumn Racing Carnival.
2020 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint Betting
The updated Arrowfield 3YO Sprint 2020 odds will be available below as soon as markets on the lucrative autumn Group 2 race are open.
Arrowfield 3YO Sprint Field
The Arrowfield 3YO Sprint field attracts the autumn’s best short-distance performing three-year-olds. Many contested the biggest sprint races of the previous spring including Flemington’s Group 1 Coolmore Stud Stakes (1200m) for the same age group held down the famous straight the November before.
The Coolmore Stud Stakes – Arrowfield 3YO Sprint double was achieved by Japonisme in 2015-2016 who came off a string of Melbourne Group 1 runs in the autumn as well.
If not top-level company, three-year-olds in the Arrowfield Sprint field may come off a lead-up run in races like the Listed Darby Munro Stakes (1200m) the previous month – that double last completed by Sidestep (2014) and Derryn (2017).
The Arrowfield 3YO Sprint nominations are released two months out from the race in February when Group 1 feature nominations for ‘The Championships’ races are taken by Racing NSW. The final field and barriers are released the week of the race, which is also when all-in Arrowfield 3YO Sprint betting closes and the Fixed Win odds are out.
Japonisme won the Coolmore Stud Stakes in the spring before coming back to take out the 2016 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint the next autumn. Photo Credit: Ultimate Racing Photos.
2020 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint Field
The Arrowfield 3YO Sprint 2020 field and barrier draw are set for release on Tuesday April 7, 2020 and will be available in full below.
There are 12 three-year-olds in the 2020 Arrowfield Sprint final field this season with Cosmic Force and Flit battling for top spot in betting.
- Scratchings: #5 Groundswell (2), #11 Villami (5)
| # |
Form (Last 10) |
Horse |
Trainer |
Jockey |
Barrier |
Weight |
Hcp. Rating |
| 1 |
218x216x20 |
COSMIC FORCE |
Peter & Paul Snowden |
James McDonald |
6 |
56.5kg |
95 |
| 2 |
5111x3232x |
ELEVEN ELEVEN |
Gregory Hickman |
Nash Rawiller |
11 |
56.5kg |
86 |
| 3 |
311×33191 |
SPLINTEX |
Mark Newnham |
Robbie Dolan (a) |
1 |
56.5kg |
84 |
| 4 |
13x156x2 |
DAWN PASSAGE |
Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott |
Adam Hyeronimus |
10 |
56.5kg |
83 |
| 5 |
4x1333x67 |
GROUNDSWELL |
Anthony Freedman |
Kerrin McEvoy |
2 |
56.5kg |
80 |
| 6 |
0x38231x75 |
HAWKER HURRICANE |
Michael Moroney |
Opie Bosson |
12 |
56.5kg |
78 |
| 7 |
x22176x337 |
TRUE DETECTIVE |
Chris Waller |
Glyn Schofield |
7 |
56.5kg |
75 |
| 8 |
1x3427x312 |
HUMAN NATURE |
Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes |
Sam Clipperton |
3 |
56.5kg |
73 |
| 9 |
2x2914x160 |
FLIT |
James Cummings |
Ms Rachel King |
8 |
54.5kg |
105 |
| 10 |
x93513x100 |
ANAHEED |
Peter & Paul Snowden |
Tim Clark |
9 |
54.5kg |
102 |
| 11 |
83x4233x16 |
VILLAMI |
Gerald Ryan |
Jay Ford |
5 |
54.5kg |
90 |
| 12 |
152x113x31 |
CALIFORNIA ZIMBOL |
Peter & Paul Snowden |
Brenton Avdulla |
4 |
54.5kg |
87 |
2020 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint First Acceptances
The official Arrowfield 3YO Sprint 2020 First Acceptances will be posted below once taken a month out from the race, four weeks after the nominations close in early February.
The 2020 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint first acceptances feature 63 hopefuls including Godolphin’s Thousand Guineas winner Flit looking to join Catchy (2018) as the latest fillies to beat home the boys in the event.
| # |
Form (Last 10) |
Horse |
Sex |
Age |
Trainer |
Hcp. Rating |
| 1 |
26x550x756 |
ACCESSION |
G |
3 |
Chris Waller |
81 |
| 2 |
x93513x100 |
ANAHEED |
F |
3 |
Peter & Paul Snowden |
102 |
| 3 |
5x2114x325 |
BANQUO |
C |
3 |
Danny O’Brien |
– |
| 4 |
22×2 |
BATTLEGROUND |
C |
3 |
Peter & Paul Snowden |
– |
| 5 |
1x20x0x |
BELLA ROSA |
F |
3 |
Ciaron Maher & David Eustace |
– |
| 6 |
21162×6136 |
BIVOUAC |
C |
3 |
James Cummings |
115 |
| 7 |
32×40 |
BORN A WARRIOR |
G |
3 |
Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes |
– |
| 8 |
1139×742 |
BOTTEGA |
C |
3 |
Gerald Ryan |
76 |
| 9 |
152x113x31 |
CALIFORNIA ZIMBOL |
F |
3 |
Peter & Paul Snowden |
87 |
| 10 |
18x614220x |
CARDIFF |
G |
3 |
Gerald Ryan |
71 |
| 11 |
221142×566 |
CONDO’S EXPRESS |
G |
3 |
Richard Laming |
– |
| 12 |
218x216x20 |
COSMIC FORCE |
C |
3 |
Peter & Paul Snowden |
95 |
| 13 |
1×5 |
DARLEB |
C |
3 |
Kris Lees |
60 |
| 14 |
13x156x2 |
DAWN PASSAGE |
C |
3 |
Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott |
83 |
| 15 |
x32441x548 |
DIRTY WORK |
C |
3 |
Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes |
69 |
| 16 |
2x2671x |
DISRUPTOR |
G |
3 |
Gary Portelli |
66 |
| 17 |
5111x3232x |
ELEVEN ELEVEN |
G |
3 |
Gregory Hickman |
86 |
| 18 |
3x1331x669 |
EXCEEDANCE |
C |
3 |
Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes |
108 |
| 19 |
81x01000x4 |
EXETER |
G |
3 |
David & B Hayes & T Dabernig |
– |
| 20 |
11x |
FELICIA |
F |
3 |
Dean Binaisse |
– |
| 21 |
03x113x1 |
FISTICUFFS |
G |
3 |
Toby & Trent Edmonds |
– |
| 22 |
2x2914x160 |
FLIT |
F |
3 |
James Cummings |
105 |
| 23 |
212×8 |
GEO |
C |
3 |
Kris Lees |
66 |
| 24 |
4x1333x67 |
GROUNDSWELL |
C |
3 |
Anthony Freedman |
80 |
| 25 |
75 |
HAVEN |
F |
3 |
John Thompson |
– |
| 26 |
0x38231x75 |
HAWKER HURRICANE |
G |
3 |
Michael Moroney |
78 |
| 27 |
11x39x20 |
HEIRBORN (NZ) |
G |
3 |
Anthony Freedman |
– |
| 28 |
2114×4 |
HEYINGTON STATION |
G |
3 |
Phillip Stokes |
– |
| 29 |
1x3427x312 |
HUMAN NATURE |
G |
3 |
Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes |
– |
| 30 |
148×1 |
INDY CAR |
G |
3 |
Anthony Cummings |
66 |
| 31 |
4x212x6 |
INSTANT ATTRACTION |
F |
3 |
John O’Shea |
65 |
| 32 |
30x05x3964 |
KIAMICHI |
F |
3 |
James Cummings |
92 |
| 33 |
2226×2 |
KILLIN |
C |
3 |
Kris Lees |
– |
| 34 |
2x4501x858 |
KUBRICK |
C |
3 |
Chris Waller |
– |
| 35 |
9x74959x40 |
LANKAN STAR |
F |
3 |
David & B Hayes & T Dabernig |
– |
| 36 |
11x1133x49 |
LIBERTINI |
F |
3 |
Anthony Cummings |
100 |
| 37 |
12×1 |
LORD KENSINGTON |
G |
3 |
Archie Alexander |
– |
| 38 |
x1212x3210 |
LOVING GABY |
F |
3 |
Ciaron Maher & David Eustace |
116 |
| 39 |
31133x143x |
LUCICELLO |
F |
3 |
Chris Waller |
80 |
| 40 |
121x3x6132 |
MICROPHONE |
C |
3 |
James Cummings |
104 |
| 41 |
11×1 |
OPEN MINDED (NZ) |
G |
3 |
Anthony Freedman |
– |
| 42 |
21×11 |
OVERKILL |
C |
3 |
Ciaron Maher & David Eustace |
– |
| 43 |
1143×144 |
PANDEMIC |
G |
3 |
James Cummings |
82 |
| 44 |
2x1653x020 |
REGIMENTAL BAND |
F |
3 |
Kris Lees |
69 |
| 45 |
21040x |
RIVA CAPRI (NZ) |
F |
3 |
Kris Lees |
– |
| 46 |
6237x7x406 |
ROMAN WOLF |
G |
3 |
Gary Portelli |
69 |
| 47 |
2124×123 |
RUN TO PERFECTION |
C |
3 |
Danny O’Brien |
– |
| 48 |
3x123x080 |
SAAS FEE |
F |
3 |
Gerald Ryan |
69 |
| 49 |
3011×1816 |
SANGRIA |
F |
3 |
Peter & Paul Snowden |
79 |
| 50 |
2x2319x967 |
SARTORIAL SPLENDOR |
C |
3 |
John Sadler |
– |
| 51 |
114×578 |
SCREENAGER |
F |
3 |
James Cummings |
– |
| 52 |
1×44 |
SHILO LASS |
F |
3 |
Michael Moroney |
– |
| 53 |
310x |
SORRENTINA (NZ) |
F |
3 |
Kris Lees |
69 |
| 54 |
1×43194 |
SPEND |
C |
3 |
Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes |
78 |
| 55 |
311×33191 |
SPLINTEX |
C |
3 |
Mark Newnham |
84 |
| 56 |
2116×10639 |
STAR SURPRISE |
G |
3 |
Michael Moroney |
– |
| 57 |
x1651x1278 |
SUPER SETH |
C |
3 |
Anthony Freedman |
107 |
| 58 |
1x |
TAILLEUR |
F |
3 |
James Cummings |
63 |
| 59 |
0x53076x24 |
TENLEY |
F |
3 |
James Cummings |
85 |
| 60 |
167×18 |
TEXAS FOREVER |
C |
3 |
David Pfieffer |
64 |
| 61 |
x22176x337 |
TRUE DETECTIVE |
G |
3 |
Chris Waller |
75 |
| 62 |
83x4233x16 |
VILLAMI |
F |
3 |
Gerald Ryan |
90 |
| 63 |
1x11355x22 |
WAYUPINTHESKY |
F |
3 |
Peter & Paul Snowden |
85 |
Arrowfield 3YO Sprint Tips
Good Arrowfield 3YO Sprint betting tips include looking at Chris Waller-trained three-year-olds coming out of Group 1 races during the autumn in Melbourne.
Horses proven at Randwick and with a good 1200m strike-rate also make nice Arrowfield Sprint tips, as do the best performers out of the Listed Darby Munro Stakes (1200m) at Rosehill Gardens the month before.
Favourites also have a solid strike-rate so taking the top fancy in Arrowfield Sprint betting can prove lucrative.
2020 Arrowfield Sprint Tips
The week of the race the Ladbrokes’ team of tipsters will detail our insider Arrowfield 3YO Sprint 2020 betting tips so stay tuned for the three-year-olds to back and sack in the Randwick sprint showdown this autumn.
It’s a two-horse race according to the bookies, but at increasing value happy to take on Cosmic Force and tip the Thousand Guineas winning filly Flit. This Godolphin-raced three-year-old has strong Sydney form as well, especially at Randwick, and has an excellent 1200m strike rate (4:2-2). With 54.5kg she will be flying and the Soft track suits to a tee. Won the Group 2 Light Fingers fresh at the track and distance before a Group 1 Surround Stakes sixth only 1.6 lengths beaten. That form has more than held up this autumn and as for Flit’s latest run, forgive her second last in the $5 million The All-Star Mile from a horror gate (15 of 16) in a very tough race.
The Value: #3 SPLINTEX ($21)
Cannot believe the price on offer for Mark Newnham’s Snitzel colt whose last start at Rosehill in February produced a 3.3 length win over 1100m. Goes well fresh and is up in grade, but ran third when narrowly beaten against some nice types in the Gosford Guineas earlier. Strong to the line in a recent Randwick trial behind Nature Strip, and we all saw what he did in the Group 1 TJ Smith Stakes at this track and distance last weekend. Rails draw, well-weighted, over the odds.
Arrowfield 3YO Sprint Form Guide
The Arrowfield 3YO Sprint form guide features crucial information for punters like the saddlecloth numbers, jockeys, trainers, barriers and lead-up form of the horses in the field.
Sydney’s leading trainer Chris Waller has a strong recent record in the race so looking for in-form three-year-olds from his stable in the Arrowfield Sprint form guide is a good tip, as is looking out for youngsters coming off a top three finish in the Darby Munro Stakes the month before over the same distance.
2020 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint Form Guide
A link to our comprehensive Arrowfield 3YO Sprint 2020 Form Guide will be provided below the week of the race.
Arrowfield 3YO Sprint Results
Arrowfield 3YO Sprint results have been dominated by single-figure fancies and the favourites in recent years with no roughie shot having scored an upset in over 15 years.
Plenty of turf stars have taken out the race and some of the most notable Arrowfield 3YO Sprint and Royal Sovereign Stakes winners include Lonhro (2002), Exceed And Excel (2004), Dance Hero (2005), Shoot Out (2010), Reble Dane (2013), Japonisme (2016) and the filly Catchy (2018).
Arrowfield Sprint Winners
| Year |
Winner |
2nd |
3rd |
Time |
| 2020 |
Splintex |
Flit |
Anaheed |
1:12.3 |
| 2019 |
Classique Legend |
Jonker |
Avantage |
1:09.1 |
| 2018 |
Catchy |
Showtime |
I Am Excited |
1:10.2 |
| 2017 |
Derryn |
Global Glamour |
Impending |
1:12.6 |
| 2016 |
Japonisme |
Counterattack |
Takedown |
1:10.3 |
| 2015 |
Delectation |
Bring Me The Maid |
Rekindled Power |
1:11.7 |
| 2014 |
Sidestep |
Bounding |
In Cahoots |
1:10.2 |
| 2013 |
Rebel Dane |
Urquidez |
Taxmeifyoucan |
1:10.7 |
| 2012 |
Hot Snitzel |
Manawanui |
Moment Of Change |
1:08.9 |
| 2011 |
Master Harry |
Audacious Spirit |
Skilled |
1:10.2 |
| 2010 |
Shoot Out |
More Than Great |
Viking Legend |
1:10.7 |
| 2009 |
Youthful Jack |
Over the Wicket |
Desuetude |
1:11.3 |
| 2008 |
El Cambio |
Kingda Ka |
Solo Flyer |
1:10.3 |
| 2007 |
Mutawaajid |
Sniper’s Bullet |
Mearas |
1:09.5 |
| 2006 |
Flying Pegasus |
Racing To Win |
De Beers |
1:10.0 |
| 2005 |
Dance Hero |
Eremein |
Star Cat |
1:10.0 |
| 2004 |
Exceed and Excel |
Ambulance |
Impaler |
1:08.2 |
| 2003 |
Athelnoth |
Planchet |
Charlie Bub |
1:10.1 |
| 2002 |
Lonhro |
Viking Ruler |
Shags |
1:11.0 |
| 2001 |
Assertive Lad |
Continum |
Century Kid |
1:09.9 |
| 2000 |
Hire |
Easy Rocking |
Condotti |
1:09.9 |