Sunday's Black Opal Stakes winner Criterion was the major mover up the Order Of Entry for next month's Group 1 Golden Slipper while a handful of juveniles will look to solidify their positions on Saturday.
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Criterion all but confirmed his place in the Golden Slipper at Rosehill on April 6 when taking out the $250,000 Listed Black Opal Stakes at Canberra's Thorougbred Park on Sunday.
The $150,000 winner's cheque has seen the colt rocket to third in the updated Order Of Entry for the Group 1 Golden Slipper released late yesterday.
A day earlier, Whittington solidified a likely start in the Golden Slipper when winning the $100,000 Lonhro Plate (1100m) at Warwick Farm.
The Star Thoroughbreds-raced gelding is now tenth in the Order Of Entry after edging out Va Pensiero who sits 21st in the ballot.
Whittington is part of a Gai Waterhouse-trained trio expected to contest the Golden Slipper which also consists of Overreach [16th] and Sweet Idea who is exempt from ballot after winning the Silver Slipper (1100m).
Racing at Warwick Farm this Saturday will be pivotal in terms of two-year-old racing with both the Sweet Embrace Stakes and the Skyline Stakes each conducted.
Those nominated for the Skyline Stakes who are prominent in the ballot order include Regimental Pride [13th], All The Talk [15th], Good Job Bro [20th] and Dothraki [27th].
Boom filly Assail resumes in the Sweet Embrace.
Assail sits equal 27th in the Order Of Entry.
ENTRY PRIZEMONEY BALLOT NOMINATED HORSE SEX TRAINER
1: $217,600 ** SWEET IDEA F Gai Waterhouse2: $730,100 ** MIRACLES OF LIFE F Daniel Clarken
3: $208,750 CRITERION C David Payne4: $198,150 KUROSHIO C Peter Snowden
5: $194,550 FAST 'N' ROCKING C David Hayes6: $159,500 GUELPH F Peter Snowden
7: $152,000 ** WHISKEY ALLROUND G Tony Gollan8: $146,000 VILLA VERDE F Shaun Dwyer
9: $140,500 METASTASIO F Peter Snowden10: $140,000 WHITTINGTON C Gai Waterhouse
11: $134,173 ** RUUD AWAKENING (NZ) F S B Marsh12: $108,750 NEVER CAN TELL C Anthony Cummings
13: $106,500 REGIMENTAL PRIDE C David Payne14: $88,900 SHAMUS AWARD C Danny O'Brien
15: $83,850 ALL THE TALK C Gary Portelli16: $81,600 OVERREACH F Gai Waterhouse
17: $76,628 BOUNDING F Ken Kelso18: $76,500 CASQUETS F Mark Kavanagh
19: $75,000 GREGERS F David Hayes20: $69,750 GOOD JOB BRO C John Sargent
21: $68,750 CHARLIE BOY C Gerald Ryan21: $68,750 VA PENSIERO C Jason Coyle
23: $60,800 SIDESTEP C Peter Snowden24: $57,000 CLEVADUDE C Rick Hore-Lacy
25: $54,000 ROCKFORD C Gai Waterhouse26: $53,400 RESISTANT C Mick Price
27: $48,750 ASSAIL F Clarry Conners27: $48,750 DOTHRAKI C Gerald Ryan
29: $48,000 SAFEGUARD C Peter Snowden30: $33,000 MISHANI GLADIATOR C Les Ross
