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Golden Slipper winners Todman, Baguette, Vain, Marscay and Marauding have also gone on to sire winners of this race. The 90s have seen the dominance of the shuttle stallion,
Danehill, who has sired four winners in that decade. The most successful trainer was the late T J Smith with six winners followed by J B (Bart) Cummings, Clarry Conners and Lee Freedman with four winners each.
The most successful jockeys have been Ron Quinton and Shane Dye with 4 wins each, followed by Mick Dittman, Kevin Langby and Athol Mulley with three each. Two apprentices have won the Slipper - Wayne Harris and
Darren Beadman. The inaugural Golden Slipper was worth 20,000 pounds compared to the Slipper of 2000 which carried prize money of $2,500,000 with the winner receiving $1,500,000 and trophies. |
