Pride Of Jenni draws off the track for the King Charles III Stakes

Australia’s highest rated horse Pride Of Jenni has drawn the near outside barrier for her Randwick return on Saturday in the $5 million Group 1 King Charles III Stakes.

Pride Of Jenni returns to Sydney on Saturday for the King Charles III Stakes at Randwick. Photo: Brett Holburt/Getty Images.

Australia’s highest rated horse Pride Of Jenni has drawn the near outside barrier for her Randwick return on Saturday in the $5 million Group 1 King Charles III Stakes.

The Ciaron Maher-trained mare last raced at Randwick when she produced her memorable Queen Elizabeth Stakes romp in April.

This time she will face off against 11 rivals in the 1600m weight-for-age contest when she jumps from barrier 11.

Eight of the 12 runners in the King Charles III Stakes are Group 1 winners.

The field for the King Charles III Stakes is:

No. – Horse – Trainer – Jockey – Barrier – Weight

1 – PERICLES – James Cummings – Zac Lloyd (a) – 5 – 59kg

2 – MY OBERON – Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald – Nash Rawiller – 8 – 59kg

3 – LION’S ROAR – John O’Shea & Tom Charlton – Mark Zahra – 6 – 59kg

4 – MAJOR BEEL – Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott – Adam Hyeronimus – 10 – 59kg

5 – NEW ENERGY – Ciaron Maher – Jason Collett – 7 – 59kg

6 – CEOLWULF – Joseph Pride – Chad Schofield – 2 – 58.5kg

7 – CELESTIAL LEGEND – Les Bridge – Blake Shinn – 1 – 58.5kg

8 – TOM KITTEN – James Cummings – Jamie Kah – 12 – 58.5kg

9 – PRIDE OF JENNI – Ciaron Maher – Declan Bates – 11 – 57kg

10 – FANGIRL – Chris Waller – James McDonald – 4 – 57kg

11 – ZOUGOTCHA – Chris Waller – TBA – 3 – 57kg

12 – AMELIA’S JEWEL – Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald – Tommy Berry – 9 – 57kg

It's Ceolwulf right down the outside in the TAB Epsom and he sails away to take the famous G1 mile for @SchofieldChad and @PrideRacing! 🏆@aus_turf_clubpic.twitter.com/irirNeZGse

— SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) October 5, 2024

THAT WAS AWESOME! 💙💜

Pride Of Jenni runs her opposition into the ground! 🔥 @[e-mail]/i8oSg4dNbf

— Racing.com (@Racing) September 27, 2024

And that's why we are fans! Fangirl wins brilliantly at Randwick for @mcacajamez and @cwallerracing! 🤩 pic.twitter.com/TUcrjMnNF8

— SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) September 21, 2024

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The field and barrier draw for The Everest were announced on Tuesday.

Other black-type races set for decision on Saturday are the Group 3 St Leger Stakes (2600m), Group 3 Reginald Allen Stakes (1400m), Group 3 Angst Stakes (1600m), Group 3 Sydney Stakes (1200m) and the Group 3 Silver Eagle (1300m).

The $2 million The Kosciuszko (1200m) is another highlight on the card.

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The Randwick track was rated a heavy (8) at acceptance time. The rail will be in the true position on Saturday.

Saturday’s 10-race program commences at 12.30pm with the final event to be run at 6.10pm.

The Bureau Of Meteorology forecast for Sydney is.

Wednesday – Mostly cloudy. 19.

Thursday – Mostly sunny. 22.

Friday – Mostly cloudy (90% chance of 1-10mm of rain). 24.

Saturday – Mostly sunny. 25.

CLICK HERE to get the fields and free formguide for the Randwick meeting on Saturday.