The Metropolitan
The Metropolitan is a Group 1 handicap event held annually in early October at Randwick racecourse during the Sydney spring racing carnival. The race is run over a distance of 2400 metres and worth $750,000 in prize money. The 2020 The Metropolitan was won by Mirage Dancer from Mugatoo with Angel Of Truth third.
Held on Epsom Handicap Day on Randwick's biggest race day of the soring, The Metropolitan takes place alongside the Group 1 Epsom Handicap and Group 1 Flight Stakes.
The Metropolitan info
| Date: | Saturday 2nd October 2021 |
| Track: | Randwick racecourse, Sydney |
| Distance: | 2400 metres |
| Race Type: | 3yo&up Handicap |
| Status: | Group 1 |
| Prize Money: | $750,000 |
| 2020 Winner: | Mirage Dancer |
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The Metropolitan is the premier staying event of the ATC spring racing carnival at Randwick and is run run under much the same conditions as the Group 1 Caulfield Cup in Melbourne later in the spring.
The race is more often than not won by a solid handicapper rather than a top galloper and the list of winners in this race has been quite diverse. In recent years, Tawqueet (2006) and Railings (2005) both travelled to Melbourne and won the first leg of the major spring double in Melbourne, the Caulfield Cup over 2400m, while Kelinni (2nd in 2012) managed to clam the Gr3 Hotham Handicap at Flemington dorung the Melbourne spring racing carnival.
The Gr3 Kingston Town Stakes, held the previous month, is a handy lead in to this race, but the Gr3 Colin Stephen Quality held one week earlier at the same course and distance has been the best guide of late.
Railings (2005), Dress Circle (2001), Coco Cobana (2000), Vita Man (1999), In Joyment (1998), Heart Ruler (1997), and Hula Flight (1996) all won the Colin Stephen Quality then went on to win The Metropolitan.
County Tyrone (2004) ran 3rd in the Newcastle Gold Cup over a similar distance of 2300m before winning this race, while Lodge The Deeds (2nd in 2009) ran second in both races in the spring of 2009.
Come Playe With Me (2019) ran sixth in the Kingston Town Stakes over 2000m at Randwick before storming home to win this event on impressive style for the Chris Waller stable.
Recent The Metropolitan winners include Patrick Erin (2018) and Foundry (2017).
2020 The Metropolitan result
1. $10.00 Mirage Dancer 55.5 Nash Rawiller
2. $3.00 Mugatoo 57.0 Kerrin McEvoy
3. $19.00 Angel Of Truth 52.5 Tommy Berry
then followed
4. $5.50 Hush Writer 53.0 Tim Clark
5. $18.00 Paths Of Glory 50.5 Ms Kathy O'Hara
6. $7.00 Zebrowski 50.0 James Innes Jnr
7. $31.00 Girl Tuesday 52.0 Glen Boss
8. $14.00 Brimham Rocks 53.5 Brenton Avdulla
9. $61.00 Mustajeer 58.0 Hugh Bowman
10. $21.00 Rondinella 51.5 Ms Rachel King
11. $31.00 Carif 52.5 Robbie Dolan
12. $51.00 Wu Gok 55.0 Sam Clipperton
13. $51.00 Etah James 53.5 Regan Bayliss
14. $301.00 Azuro 51.5 Ms Louise Day
15. $101.00 Sir Charles Road 51.0 Brock Ryan
16. $101.00 Norway 50.5 Ms Alysha Collett
17. $301.00 Miss Sentimental 50.0 Ms Jess Taylor
18. $31.00 Attention Run 50.0 Andrew Gibbons
Margins: 0,2 len, 0.2 len
Time: 2:27.52
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The Metropolitan winners & placegetters
| Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | Time |
| 2020 | Mirage Dancer | Mugatoo | Angel Of Truth | 2:27.5 |
| 2019 | Come Play With Me | Gallic Chieftain | Sir Charles Road | 2:30.6 |
| 2018 | Patrick Erin | Brimham Rocks | Sikandarabad | 2:29.6 |
| 2017 | Foundry | Big Duke | Chocante | 2:27.7 |
| 2016 | Sir John Hawkwood | Antonio Giuseppe | Allergic | 2:30.4 |
| 2015 | Magic Hurricane | Beaten Up | Havana Cooler | 2:28.5 |
| 2014 | Junoob | Opinion | Araldo | 2:26.5 |
| 2013 | Seville | Julienas | Sneak A Peek | 2:32.0 |
| 2012 | Glencadam Gold | Kelinni | Reuben Percival | 2:29.7 |
| 2011 | The Verminator | Hawk Island | Lamasery | 2:33.4 |
| 2010 | Herculian Prince | Mourayan | No Wine No Song | 2:29.9 |
| 2009 | Speed Gifted | Lodge The Deeds | Fiumicino | 2:35.1 |
| 2008 | Newport | Bianca | Get Up Jude | 2:33.0 |
| 2007 | Race Not Run | |||
| 2006 | Tawqeet | Activation | Vanquished | 2:31.1 |
| 2005 | Railings | Run Rita Run | Men At Work | 2:28.5 |
| 2004 | County Tyrone | Itemise | Don Raphael | 2:33.6 |
| 2003 | Bedouin | Daneborogh | Bodie | 2:34.4 |
| 2002 | Victory Smile | Piachay | Dress Circle | 2:31.3 |
| 2001 | Dress Circle | Danyon | Homewrecker | 2:29.4 |
| 2000 | Coco Cobanna | Pasta Express | Citra's Prince | 2:44.3 |
| 1999 | Vita Man | Able Master | Ask The Waiter | 2:48.4 |
| 1998 | In Joyment | Doriemus | Joss Sticks | 2:45.7 |
| 1997 | Heart Ruler | Linesman | Court Of Honour | 2:41.6 |
| 1996 | Hula Flight | Nothin' Leica Dane | Saintly | 2:44.4 |
| 1995 | Electronic | The Phantom Chance | Stony Bay | 2:42.5 |
| 1994 | Glastonbury | Oompala | Irish Rort | 2:41.6 |
| 1993 | Zamination | Azzaam (USA) | Salcantay | 2:49.0 |
| 1992 | Te Akau Nick | Sir Winston | Beachside | 2:44.1 |
| 1991 | Lord Revenir | Maharajah | Magnolia Hall | 2:41.1 |
| 1990 | Donegal Mist | I'm In Heaven | Princeville | 2:44.0 |
| 1989 | Hunter | Sea Legend | Coshking | 2:42.8 |
| 1988 | Natski | Zamakima | Copatonic | 2:41.8 |
| 1987 | Balciano | Kensei | The Brotherhood | 2:40.8 |
| 1986 | Born To Be Queen | Indian Raj | Rising Fear | 2:42.2 |
| 1985 | Spritely Native | Foxseal | Mr. Mako | 2:44.2 |
| 1984 | Hayai | Our Compromise | Foxseal | 2:43.0 |
| 1983 | Hayai | Chiamare | Noble Heights | 2:27.8 |
| 1982 | Nicholas John | Lancelotto | Wellington Road | 2:42.5 |
| 1981 | Belmura Lad | Peninsula | El Laurena | 2:42.3 |
| 1980 | Brindisi | Sovita | Sutimie | 2:42.0 |
| 1979 | Earthquake McGoon | Red Nose | Salamander | 2:42.0 |
| 1978 | Ming Dynasty | Arwon | Popular Demand | 2:45.2 |
| 1977 | Sir Serene | Grey Affair | Clear Day | 2:41.1 |
| 1976 | Battle Heights | Participator | Gold And Black | 2:46.9 |
| 1975 | Bon Teint | Calypso | Leica Lover | 2:43.7 |
| 1974 | Passetreul | Frozen Section | High Sail | 2:43.3 |
| 1973 | Analie | Campanello | Gold Skin | 2:42.7 |
| 1972 | Altai Khan | Mixed Grill | Passetreul | 2:46.3 |
| 1971 | Oncidon | Tails | Lincoln's Inn | 2:43.1 |
| 1970 | Tails | Charlemagne | Gallicus | 2:45.0 |
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