A lively afternoon of racing will unfold at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday, August 29, when the Australian Turf Club stages its 10-race ClubsNSW West Metro San Domenico Stakes Day programme. Racing will begin at 11.45am and conclude at 5.05pm, with the card covering distances from 1100 metres to 2000 metres and prize money ranging from $120,000 to $250,000. The two Group 3 features, The Up and Coming Stakes and The San Domenico Stakes, will form the principal races of the afternoon.
Opening the day’s proceedings, The Midway Handicap will be held at 11.45am over 1800m, carrying $120,000 in prize money. The race will provide a staying test for three-year-olds and older horses. The Buy Your Kosciuszko Tickets at TAB Highway Handicap will be staged at 12.20pm over 1400m, with $120,000 in prize money. The contest will offer a middle-distance assignment for the field.
At 12.55pm, The Merrylands RSL Handicap will be contested over 2000m, carrying $160,000 in prize money. The race will be open to three-year-olds and older horses and will provide the longest-distance test of the afternoon. The Mounties Group Handicap will take place at 1.30pm over 1500m, with $160,000 in prize money. The race will provide a middle-distance test for three-year-olds and older horses.
At 2.05pm, The Bankstown Sports Handicap will be run over 1500m, carrying $160,000 in prize money. The contest will offer a 1500-metre test for three-year-olds and older horses. The Campbelltown Catholic Club Handicap will be staged at 2.40pm over 1100m, with $160,000 in prize money. The race will provide a sprinting test over the 1100-metre distance.
At 3.15pm, The Canterbury-Hurlstone Park RSL Up and Coming Stakes will be contested over 1300m, carrying $250,000 in prize money. The Group 3 feature will be restricted to three-year-olds and will provide a significant stakes-level test. The Smithfield RSL San Domenico Stakes will be staged at 3.50pm over 1100m, with $250,000 in prize money. The Group 3 contest will be restricted to three-year-olds and will provide a sprinting test over 1100 metres.
At 4.30pm, The Wests Group Macarthur Handicap will be contested over 1500m, carrying $160,000 in prize money. The race will provide a middle-distance assignment for the field. The ClubsNSW Handicap will bring the programme to a close at 5.05pm over 1200m, with $160,000 in prize money. The final contest will provide a 1200-metre sprinting test.
The Rosehill Gardens meeting will feature eight handicap contests alongside the two Group 3 events. Races will be staged over 1100m, 1200m, 1300m, 1400m, 1500m, 1800m and 2000m, offering a varied programme across the afternoon.
The two Group 3 features will carry $250,000 each. The Canterbury-Hurlstone Park RSL Up and Coming Stakes will be run over 1300m at 3.15pm, while The Smithfield RSL San Domenico Stakes will take place over 1100m at 3.50pm. Both contests will be restricted to three-year-olds.
For followers of the Rosehill Racecards 29 August, the programme will provide 10 races across a broad range of distances, with the Group 3 Up and Coming Stakes and San Domenico Stakes forming the key feature events of the meeting.
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