2022 Golden Rose Stakes preview & betting strategy | September 24

The Group 1 Golden Rose Stakes (1400m) is the feature event on Saturday afternoon at Rosehill, where a field of 17 three-year-olds will battle it out for the $1 million on offer.

Having smashed her rivals in the traditional lead-up to the Golden Rose, the Run To The Rose, Godolphin’s In Secret is a dominant $3 favourite with online bookmakers to claim Group 1 honours. Godolphin head into the race with a strong hand, as last-start Ming Dynasty Quality winner Golden Mile ($5.50) sits on the second line of betting, with last-start McNeil Stakes winner Jacquinot ($7) the only other runner in a single-figure quote.

Their look to be two obvious leaders with Best Of Bordeaux and Zou Tiger to set the speed, while market fancy Jacquinot and Golden Slipper winner Fireburn are expected to be at the rear of the field upon settling.

Continue reading for HorseBetting’s top selections and $100 betting strategy for the 2022 Golden Rose Stakes.

Having smashed subsequent Caulfield Guineas Prelude winner Aft Cabin, Jacquinot looks the one to beat in the 2022 Golden Rose Stakes. The three-year-old colt from the Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr yard unleashed a devastating turn of foot at Caulfield when appreciating a strong tempo, and considering he is set to get a similar speed in this event, we expect to see him finish right over the top of his rivals. His sole Sydney run was on a Heavy 9 in a race that was seemingly never going to suit him. Judging on his first-up win in the McNeil Stakes, he has come back better than ever – so despite a predicted Heavy track, we are happy to side with him at the price. His turn of foot is elite, and from barrier five, Damian Lane should be able to lob him just worse than midfield and have him in clear air approaching the home turn.

There is little doubt that In Secret will win a Group 1 sooner rather than later, and that may come on Saturday. The three-year-old filly produced the race best last 600m in her Run To The Rose victory when gaining a perfect run in transit and sprinting clear over 1200m. This will be her first go at 1400m, but she certainly showed no signs of slowing down at her last-start victory. James McDonald jumps back on board, which will give favourite punters plenty of confidence, but from barrier three in a big field, she is sure to need luck at a certain point. If she gets that, she might just put a space on her rivals. She has two wins and a second on rain-affected ground, including a win on a Heavy 8 at Scone during the autumn. If she is anywhere near her best, she is going to take a power of beating.

Stablemate to the favourite Golden Mile is a deserving market fancy based on his last-start win at the track and trip, but he has not seen a Heavy. Fireburn is already a two-time Group 1 winner and has three wins to her name on Heavy ground, while She’s Extreme cannot be ignored. The chances do not end there!

2022 Golden Rose Stakes selections & best bets

• 3

  JACQUINOT

• 16

  IN SECRET

• 14

  FIREBURN

• 7

  GOLDEN MILE

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