Golden Eagle Field and Barrier Draw – Kiwi Domination?

Tara Madgwick - Wednesday Nov 1

The field for the $10million Golden Eagle is out with several Kiwi bred contenders looking to keep up their domination of this rich race for four year-olds run over 1500m at Rosehill..

Queensland Derby winner Kovalica is one of five runners in the Golden Eagle for Chris Waller - image Grant Courtney

Past winners are Kolding (NZ) (2019), Colette (2020), I'm Thunderstruck (NZ) (2021) and I Wish I Win (NZ) (2022) with the Kiwi bred hopes resting this year with Kovalica, Osipenko, Ruthless Dame and Legarto.

Advertisement

Here is the field and barrier draw for the 2023 Golden Eagle.

No. – Horse (Sire) – Trainer – Jockey – Barrier – Weight
1 – HAWAII FIVE OH (I Am Invincible)– Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott – Nash Rawiller – 4 – 57.5Kg
2 – ATTRITION (Churchill (IRE)– Mitchell Freedman – Beau Mertens – 19 – 57.5Kg
3 – PERICLES (Street Boss (USA)– James Cummings – Ben Melham – 1 – 57.5Kg
4 – GOLDEN MILE (Astern)– James Cummings – Zac Lloyd (a) – 18 – 57.5Kg
5 – KOVALICA (NZ) (Ocean Park)– Chris Waller – Tommy Berry – 16 – 57.5Kg
6 – REDIENER (Redoute’s Choice)– Chris Waller – Kathy O‘Hara – 3 – 57.5Kg
7 – OSIPENKO(NZ)  (Pierro)– Chris Waller – Jason Collett – 8 – 57.5Kg
8 – STRAIT ACER (Headwater) – Edward Cummings – Tyler Schiller – 7 – 57.5Kg
9 – COMMUNIST (Russian Revolution) – Michael Freedman – Koby Jennings – 12 – 57.5Kg
10 – COIN TOSS (Flying Artie)– Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott – Brett Prebble – 17 – 57.5Kg
11 – KNIGHT‘S CHOICE (Extreme Choice) – John Symons & Sheila Laxon – Jaden Lloyd – 10 – 57.5Kg
12 – OBAMBURUMAI (Jpn) (Discreet Cat)– Keiji Yoshimura – Josh Parr – 2 – 56.5kg
13 – NEW ENDEAVOUR (IRE) (New Bay)– Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott – Adam Hyeronimus – 13 – 56.5kg
14 – AGE OF KINGS (IRE) (Kingman) – Chris Waller – Craig Williams – 11 – 56.5kg
15 – GALERON (IRE) (Camacho)– Charles Hills – Regan Bayliss – 14 – 56.5kg
16 – AMELIA‘S JEWEL (Siyouni)– Simon A Miller – Damian Lane – 5 – 55.5kg
17 – RUTHLESS DAME (NZ) (Tavistock) – Ciaron Maher & David Eustace – Sam Clipperton – 20 – 55.5kg
18 – LEGARTO (NZ) (Proisir) – Ken & Bev Kelso – Michael Dee – 6 – 55.5kg
19 – VIENNA PRINCESS (Snitzel) – Chris Waller – Kerrin McEvoy – 9 – 55.5kg
20 – RAZETA (Deep Field)– Kris Lees – Dylan Gibbons (a) – 15 – 55.5kg

Advertisment
More Reading...
Debut Winners Join Road to TAB Karaka Millions 2YO
The $1m TAB Karaka Millions 2YO (1200m) dream is well and truly alive for two big groups of owners following first-start victories by two-year-old fillies at Te Rapa and Tauherenikau last weekend.
2027 Golden Slipper Entries – Sortable Sale Mail – Find Out More
The new season is nearly upon us and that means all over the country a new crop of rising two year-olds are taking baby steps in the best stables in the land with the Australian Turf Club announcing this week they had received 1881 entries for the 2027 Golden Slipper, so who is in the race?
Expensive Ready to Run Graduate Primed for G1 NZ 2000 Guineas
There is plenty of hype surrounding promising gelding Thunder In Motion ahead of Saturday’s Gr.1 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton, and trainer Mark Forbes is hoping he can deliver in the southern Classic.
Doing Time Wins $100,000 Sprinters Challenge at Riccarton
Lee Callaway shared many jockeys’ rooms with Chris Johnson throughout his riding career, so it was only fitting that the Waikouaiti trainer took out the inaugural running of the Chris Johnson Three-Year-Old Sprinters Challenge (1200m) at Riccarton on Wednesday with Doing Time.
ATO Takes Harder Line on Losses
For such a contentious topic—particularly for participants in the thoroughbred industry—the wait for updated ATO guidance on whether an activity is a “business” or a “hobby” has certainly been a long one.
Ace Stud Add Night of Thunder Stallion to Roster
The European sister farm to Yulong, Ace Stud have announced the addition of a new stallion to their Newmarket roster with Zeus Olympios to join Shaquille and Lucky Vega, who is finishing his Australian season in the Hunter Valley after switching from Victoria.
South Australian Breeders Celebrate Cup Week Racing
Often considered the pinnacle of racing in Australia, the week-long Flemington carnival draws together four days of outstanding racing with South Australian bred runners playing a strong hand in this year’s results, winning on each of the four days.
Breeding To Win - G1 CF Orr Stakes
The last Autumn running of the CF Orr Stakes in 2025 closed a long chapter when Another Wil narrowly denied Mr Brightside consecutive victories and the historic first running of the “new” race in November last year had a worthy winner in race favourite Jimmysstar, who is back to defend his title.
Mike McMahon and Jamie Hill Appointed NZB’s American Representatives
NZB are thrilled to announce the appointment of Mike McMahon and Jamie Hill as American-based Sale Representatives.
Remembering Northerly – The Greatest Caulfield Cup Winner This Century
It's Caulfield Cup week, and what better moment to revisit the life and times of one of the greatest - if not the greatest - Caulfield Cup winner of the modern era.