The facts and figures to find the Golden Slipper winner

Here are the historical facts and figures to help you find the Golden Slipper winner on Saturday.

The Golden Slipper trophy. Photo: Jason McCawley/Getty Images.

The all-important barrier draw for the Golden Slipper has been completed so here’s a quick look at the historical facts since the race was first run in 1957.

The Golden Slipper barrier draw is arguably the most important in Australian racing so we’ve taken a look to see which horses chances have improved or been diminished.

Here is a quick look at the historical and barrier facts since the race was first run in 1957.

The most successful barrier with 11 wins – barrier 1 – Fully Lit (No. 2)

The least successful barrier with no wins – barrier 13 – Dublin Down (No. 9). If Espionage doesn’t gain a start – barrier 13 – Rue De Royale (No. 4).

Last year’s winning barrier – (barrier 1 – Shinzo) – Fully Lit (No. 2)

The longest losing sequence for a previous winning barrier – (barrier 9 – Sweet Embrace in 1967) – Straight Charge (No. 6).

The first horse drawn in the 2024 Golden Slipper barrier draw – Rue De Royale (No. 4) barrier 14. If Espionage doesn’t gain a start – barrier 13.

The last horse drawn in the 2024 Golden Slipper barrier draw – Coleman (No. 10) barrier 4.

Barriers 11, 12, 14 and 16 have produced six of the last 10 Golden Slipper winners – barrier 11 – Prost (No. 12), barrier 12 – Espionage (No. 17), barrier 14 – Rue De Royale (No. 4), barrier 16 – Hayasugi (No. 13). If Espionage doesn’t gain a start – barrier 12 – Dublin Down (No. 9), barrier 14 – Eneeza (No. 16), barrier 16 – Manaal (No. 15).

History is on the side of Fully Lit in the Golden Slipper. Photo: Jeremy Ng/Getty Images.

Winning trainers

Gai Waterhouse (7 wins) & Adrian Bott (1 win) – Storm Boy (No. 1), Fully Lit (No. 2), Shangri La Express (No. 3), Straight Charge (No. 6), Prost (No. 12), Lady Of Camelot (No. 14) and Espionage (No. 17)

Peter Snowden (3 wins) & Paul Snowden (1 win) – Bodyguard (No. 8), Holmes A Court (No. 11)

James Cummings (1 win) – Traffic Warden (No. 5)

Michael Freedman (1 win) – Manaal (No. 15)

Gai Waterhouse heads into this year’s Golden Slipper having trained the most winners of the race while her training partner Adrian Bott won the race for the first time in 2020 with Farnan. Photo: Vince Caligiuri/Getty Images.

Winning jockeys

Tommy Berry (3 wins) – Espionage (No. 17)

Ryan Moore (1 win) – Storm Boy (No. 1)

Craig Williams (1 win) – Traffic Warden (No. 5)

James McDonald (1 win) – Switzerland (No. 7)

Hugh Bowman (1 win) – Dublin Down (No. 9)

Kerrin McEvoy (1 win) – Coleman (No. 10)

Blake Shinn (1 win) – Lady Of Camelot (No. 14)

Damian Lane (1 win) – Eneeza (No. 16)

Tommy Berry has won three Golden Slippers. Photo: Jeremy Ng/Getty Images.

History of all 16 barriers

Barrier 1 – 11 winners – Last winner: Shinzo (2023)

Barrier 2 – 4 winners – Last winner: Capitalist (2016)

Barrier 3 – 6 winners – Last winner: Stay Inside (2021)

Barrier 4 – 5 winners – Last winner: Century Miss (1979)

Barrier 5 – 4 winners – Last winner: Sebring (2008)

Barrier 6 – 3 winners – Last winner: Stratum (2005)

Barrier 7 – 3 winners – Last winner: Miss Finland (2006)

Barrier 8 – 6 winners – Last winner: Sepoy (2011)

Barrier 9 – 3 winners – Last winner: Sweet Embrace (1967)

Barrier 10 – 5 winners – Last winner: Danzero (1994)

Barrier 11 – 5 winners – Last winner: She Will Reign (2017)

Barrier 12 – 3 winners – Last winner: Farnan (2020)

Barrier 13 – No winners – Last winner: N/A

Barrier 14 – 6 winners – Last winner: Kiamichi (2019)

Barrier 15 – 1 winners – Last winner: Star Watch (1988)

Barrier 16 – 2 winners – Last winner: Vancouver (2015)

Golden Slipper favourite Storm Boy will start from barrier 2. Photo: Jeremy Ng/Getty Images.

Lead-up race records

Magic Millions 2YO winners record – Storm Boy (No. 1): 23 starters for 3 wins, 3 seconds, 3 thirds, 14 unplaced.

Inglis Millennium winners record – Fully Lit (No. 2): 2 starters for No wins, No seconds, No thirds, 2 unplaced.

Blue Diamond winners record – Hayasugi (No. 13): 40 starters for 5 wins, 3 seconds, 5 thirds, 27 unplaced.

Silver Slipper winners record (since 1998) – Straight Charge (No. 6): 23 starters for 4 wins, 4 seconds, 3 thirds, 12 unplaced.

Skyline Stakes winners record– Storm Boy (No. 1): 39 starters for 5 wins, 1 second, 6 thirds, 27 unplaced.

Todman Stakes winners record– Switzerland (No. 7): 48 starters for 6 wins, 7 seconds, 3 thirds, 32 unplaced.

Pago Pago Stakes winners record – Dublin Down (No. 9): 36 starters for 4 wins, 3 seconds, 5 thirds, 24 unplaced.

Sweet Embrace Stakes winners record – Manaal (No. 15): 37 starters for 4 wins, 3 seconds, 2 thirds, 28 unplaced.

Reisling Stakes winners record – N/A in 2024: 48 starters for 7 wins, 6 seconds, 4 thirds, 31 unplaced.

Magic Night Stakes winners record – N/A in 2024: 40 starters for 6 wins, 4 seconds, 6 thirds, 24 unplaced.

Todman Stakes winner Switzerland. Photo: Jeremy Ng/Getty Images.

Winners by sex

Colts – 32 winners

Geldings – 6 winners

Fillies – 29 winners

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