A big part of the Golden Slipper is the wheeling and dealing surrounding the colts and the ownership they are in right now, may not be the same this time next week.
There are 10 colts engaged to run plus the gelding Music Time, so who has them?
1/ Fireball (Snitzel) – $460,000 Inglis Easter purchase for James Harron Bloodstock Colt Partnership / Tony Fung Colts
2/ Closer to Free (Street Boss (USA) – $60,000 Inglis Classic purchase and then sold privately prior to his debut to current trainer Danny O’Brien and runs for Ultra Thoroughbreds.
3/ Guest House (Home Affairs) – $270,000 Magic Millions purchase for Mick Price Racing & Breeding Pty Ltd/Roll The Dice Racing/Rogers Bloodstock and has a large group of syndicate owners.
4/ Warwoven (Sword of State) – $380,000 Magic Millions purchase for Ridgmont/Bjorn Baker Racing/S & J Gosling /Clarke Bloodstock Pty Ltd and Kia Ora , who bred and sold him, retain an interest in his ownership.
5/ Paradoxium (Extreme Choice) – $400,000 Magic Millions purchase for Bjorn Baker Racing/Clarke Bloodstock Pty Ltd /Ridgmont, so Ridgmont have involvement in two runners.
6/ Stretan Ruler (Wild Ruler) – $220,000 Inglis Easter purchase for Stokes Racing / Suman Hedge Bloodstock and has a large group of syndicate owners.
7/ Zamables (Pinatubo (IRE) – Homebred for Godolphin and is a half-brother to their superstar filly Tempted.
9/ Campione D’Italia (Snitzel) – $500,000 Magic Millions purchase for China Horse Club/Newgate Bloodstock & Partners.
10/ Hidrix (Extreme Choice) – Most expensive runner this year and was a $1.7million Inglis Easter purchase for Chris Waller Racing / Mulcaster Bloodstock / B2B Thoroughbreds and Newgate also have a share in the ownership.
11/ Incognito (Stay Inside) – $1million Magic Millions purchase for James Harron Bloodstock Colt Partnership/Tony Fung Colts.