Elite-level racing ignites the Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival this Saturday at Eagle Farm Racecourse, that includes a Group 1 double-header headlined by the extremely anticipated Kingsford Smith Cup (1300m).
Joliestar is favorite in 2025 Kingsford Smith Cup betting at Eagle Farm on Saturday. Picture: Final Racing Photographs.
Chris Waller‘s star Newmarket Handicap-winning mare, Joliestar, holds clear favouritism within the newest betting markets for this prestigious occasion.
The $1 million Kingsford Smith Cup serves because the essential conventional lead-up to Queensland’s richest race, the Group 1 $3 million Stradbroke Handicap (1400m), set to return to Eagle Farm on June 14.
Joliestar, a four-year-old daughter of Zoustar and earner of $3.9 million, is making an attempt to attain a uncommon feat, aiming to grow to be the primary mare for the reason that legendary Black Caviar in 2011 to win the Kingsford Smith Cup towards her male counterparts.
She enters this contest off a robust lead-up efficiency, ending second to Jimmysstar in Sydney’s Group 1 All Aged Stakes (1400m).
Her preparation’s spotlight was a commanding victory within the Group 1 Newmarket Handicap (1200m) at Flemington on March 5, and with confirmed profitable type as much as a mile, the 1300m of the Kingsford Smith Cup presents no distance issues.
At present put in at $3.90 by way of Ladbrokes, Joliestar will want James McDonald to navigate efficiently from a wider attract barrier 13, as each Waller and McDonald search their maiden victories on this race.
Difficult Joliestar for prime honours at $4.80 is the previous The Everest champion, Giga Kick, for coach Clayton Douglas.
Drawn in barrier 10 with Mark Zahra sustaining the experience, the five-year-old son of Scissor Kick is keen to return to profitable type, together with his final turf triumph courting again to the 2023 Group 1 Doomben 10,000.
He resumed his marketing campaign on Might 10, working an in depth third because the crushed favorite within the Group 1 The Goodwood (1200m) in South Australia, and important enchancment is anticipated for his Brisbane outing.
Rounding out the single-figure contenders at $7 is Jason Warren‘s good mare, Benedetta, drawn favourably in barrier six with Jamie Melham booked.
This five-year-old daughter of Hellbent boasts a robust 1300m file (3:2-0-0) and carried out creditably with a 1.5-length fourth to Sunshine In Paris within the Doomben 10,000 on a Heavy (8) observe on Might 17.
As a winner of final yr’s The Goodwood, Benedetta thrives on firmer floor, which she is predicted to come across this Saturday.
Different sturdy contenders at conservative costs embrace Gary Portelli‘s Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes winner Kimochi ($10), seeking to atone for a last-place end within the All Aged; Joe Delight’s returning seven-year-old Personal Eye ($10), resuming from a spell since final December; and the Annabel & Rob Archibald-trained Blue Level colt Bosustow ($11), a six-length Group 3 Gold Coast Guineas winner contemporary, wanting to frank his Group 1 type from throughout the Tasman earlier within the yr.
The final three-year-old to win the Kingsford Smith Cup was Your Tune in 2013, including one other layer of intrigue to this yr’s subject.
The 2025 Kingsford Smith Cup is scheduled as Eagle Farm Race 7 at 3:13pm (AEST) as a part of Eagle Farm’s nine-race Saturday assembly.
2025 Kingsford Smith Cup Discipline & Boundaries
| No | Final 10 | Horse | Coach | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Possible Weight | Penalty | Hcp Ranking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1x3x5427x3 | GIGA KICK | Clayton Douglas | Mark Zahra | 10 | 59kg | 117 | ||
| 2 | 4x4665814x | PRIVATE EYE | Joseph Delight | Nash Rawiller | 7 | 59kg | 114 | ||
| 4 | 3x7843x603 | GOLDEN MILE | James Cummings | Jason Collett | 14 | 59kg | 107 | ||
| 5 | 4612x271x5 | ZARASTRO | Tony Gollan | Ms Angela Jones | 9 | 59kg | 107 | ||
| 6 | x32151x693 | PAYLINE | Chris & Corey Munce | Tyler Schiller | 12 | 59kg | 106 | ||
| 7 | 7x0203x917 | LIBERTAD | Annabel & Rob Archibald | Jamie Mott | 8 | 59kg | 106 | ||
| 8 | 122111×164 | RISE AT DAWN (NZ) | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | Blake Shinn | 1 | 59kg | 105 | ||
| 9 | 18x408300x | DEMOCRACY MANIFEST | Chris Waller | Zac Lloyd | 2 | 59kg | 105 | ||
| 10 | x1377x3192 | JOLIESTAR | Chris Waller | James McDonald | 13 | 57kg | 116 | ||
| 11 | x14471x250 | KIMOCHI | Gary Portelli | Craig Williams | 3 | 57kg | 112 | ||
| 12 | 1318×30254 | BENEDETTA | Jason Warren | Ms Jamie Melham | 6 | 57kg | 111 | ||
| 13 | x2642612x1 | BOSUSTOW | Annabel & Rob Archibald | Joshua Parr | 4 | 57kg | 106 | ||
Desk Credit score: Racing Australia.
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