The Showdown

The Showdown (1200m) is open only to two-year-old progeny of Victorian-based stallions nominated for the VOBIS Sires Race Series and is held at Caulfield in mid to late April each year.

The inaugural running of The Showdown was held in 2019, with the Matt Laurie-trained Prince Of Sussex claiming victory prior to the horse being sold and raced in Hong Kong.

With $950,000 worth of prize money on offer, it makes the race Victoria’s second most prestigious race for two-year-olds with only the Blue Diamond Stakes offering a higher prize pool, with that race also run over the Caulfield 1200m.

Despite the race only being fresh on the Victorian racing scene, there is no doubt The Showdown will be a race trainers target for late-season two-year-olds moving forward.

Below we will highlight The Showdown betting, form, field, past winners, jockey and trainer statistics.

2022 The Showdown betting odds

The 2022 The Showdown as of April 19 look like this:

• Crosswinds – $4.60
• Bello Beau – $5.00
• Sir Bailey – $7.00
• Hollerlujah – $8.00
• Capital Express -$12.00
• Don’t Change – $12.00
• Over Shady – $12.00
• Freaky Friday – $15.00
• King’s Consort – $15.00

Complete The Showdown odds available at Bet365.

Best The Showdown bookmakers

The Showdown is a race that is going to get a lot more attention.

Online bookmakers will have markets up and available the week of the race and will gain more and more attention as the race builds history.

The Showdown betting is open well in advance of the race, with bookmakers traditionally opening markets when nominations begin to trickle in. You can bet on these markets via both computer, telephone and even via online betting apps, which are the most common way Aussies bet in 2022.

The Showdown odds can vary dramatically from bookmaker to bookmaker, so it certainly pays to do your homework before placing your bets, with it possible to secure 10 or 20 per cent better odds with select betting sites.

These bookmakers offer markets on The Showdown horse race:

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2022 The Showdown Final Field

Horsebetting.com.au will update this page when the 2022 The Showdown field is released.

Previous The Showdown Fields

The Showdown is only in its infancy in terms of history, but there has been some good horses compete in The Showdown. Here is what the 2021 The Showdown field looked like.

• 2021 The Showdown field

  No.	Silks	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight
  1		Finance Tycoon	Ben Hayes & Tom Dabernig	Luke Nolen	13	58kg
  2		Starry Legend	John Sadler	Michael Dee	8	58kg
  3		Gulf Of Suez	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	John Allen	3	58kg
  4		Scissor Step	Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra	Damian Lane	4	58kg
  5		Rusheen	Tony Noonan	Jake Noonan	7	58kg
  6		King’s Ransom	John Salanitri	Daniel Moor	11	58kg
  7		Tramontana	Ben Hayes & Tom Dabernig	Daniel Stackhouse	9	58kg
  8		Matao Ma	Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr	Craig Newitt	5	58kg
  9		Rotokura	Robbie Griffiths & Mathew de Kock	Ben Allen	6	58kg
  10		Arcaded	James Cummings	Jamie Kah	12	56kg
  11		Sliders	James Cummings	William Pike	1	56kg
  12		Irish Mint	Nick Ryan	Luke Currie	2	56kg
  13		Literary Magnate	Matthew Williams	Dean Yendall	10	56kg
  14		Serious Sarah	Greg Eurell	Jamie Mott	14	56kg

2021 The Showdown result

Recent The Showdown winners

• 2021: Finance Tycoon Smashes Rivals in The Showdown
  Having finished fourth in the Blue Diamond Stakes behind Artorius, Finance Tycoon simply needed to be somewhere near that form to take out The Showdown in 2021. He did that and then some, with the Ben Hayes & Tom Dabernig-trained colt putting the best part of five-lengths on his closest rival. Finance Tycoon overcame a throat condition to win The Showdown, with connections opting to rest him following his Blue Diamond effort, instead of pushing on towards the Golden Slipper. Connections of Finance Tycoon opted to save him for the $500,000 on offer for first place in The Showdown. Having settled outside race leader Starry Legend, Luke Nolen had the colt in the lead by the 300m mark and simply never looked like getting run down in what was a truly dominant display.
• 2020: Khoekhoe prevails in exciting finish
  Despite being five-lengths off race favourite River Night at the 200m mark, the Matt Cumani-trained Khoekhoe absolutely stormed home to claim the 2020 edition of The Showdown in dramatic fashion. Having only been purchased for $50,000 at the Melbourne yearling sale 12 months prior, the win handed trainer Matt Cumani and Fred Kersley arguably the biggest wins of their careers, considering the prizemoney that was on offer.
• 2019: Prince Of Sussex claims inaugural running of The Showdown
  Michael Dee had the choice of rides between the two favourites in the 2019 Showdown and was confident he had made the right choice sticking with Prince Of Sussex over Sartorial Splendor. Thankfully for the hoop he made the right choice, with the Matt Laurie-trained Prince Of Sussex smashing his rivals in The Showdown and etching his name into the history books. Prince Of Sussex settled just worse than midfield and coming into the home straight Dee was forced to angle back towards the inside when he was not going to be able to get the $3.60 second favourite with the top horse betting sites into the clear on the outside. When clear, Prince Of Sussex burst through the pack and simply never looked like getting beaten once luck was on his side.

The Showdown past winners