Golden Easter Egg
Australian Greyhound race
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The Golden Easter Egg is an Australian Group 1 greyhound race held annually at Sydney's Wentworth Park racetrack in Glebe. Held annually on Easter Saturday it carries Group 1 status from AGRA, the code's racing regulator. The Golden Easter Egg carnival is in fact held over three weekends, commencing with heat events (8 in total), then followed by Semi Finals week (4 in total) and the Final Event in the third week. The first and second placegetters from the four semi final events fill the places in the final.
Glebe, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- 10 qualifying heats;
- 4 semi-finals;
- 8 dogs in the final
| Class | Group 1 |
|---|---|
| Location | Wentworth Park Glebe, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Inaugurated | 1990 |
| Race type |
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| Sponsor | Ladbrokes |
| Website | www |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 520 metres (1,710 ft) |
| Record | 29.27s |
| Surface | Sand |
| Qualification | Best 80 nominated Maidens ineligible |
| Purse |
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Prize money of around $1,000,000 ($350,000 to the winner in 2024) making it one the richest greyhound carnivals in Australia.[1][2][3][4][5]
History
The first Golden Easter Egg was held at Wentworth Park, Sydney in 1990.[6]
In 2012 it was the richest greyhound race in the world at the time.[7][8]
Past winners
Golden Easter Egg Winners since inaugural 1990 race are:[9]
| Year | Winner | Trainer | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Ultra Sense | C M Coleman | 30.39 | |
| 1991 | Highly Blessed | L Ferremi | 29.98 | |
| 1992 | Jessica Casey | J Finn | 30.32 | |
| 1993 | Billy Binjang | P Seymour | 30.70 | |
| 1994 | Mancunian Girl | P S Wardle | 30.20 | |
| 1995 | Malawi Law | Graeme Bate | 30.34 | |
| 1996 | Tenthill Doll | H P Sarkis | 30.51 | |
| 1997 | Bahama Image | W McNally | 30.59 | |
| 1998 | Rapid Journey | J Carruthers | 30.17 | |
| 1999 | Faithful Hawk | P Rayner | 29.93 | |
| 2000 | Stately Bird | K Paull | 30.35 | |
| 2001 | Brett Lee | Darren McDonald | 30.04 | |
| 2002 | Carlisle Jack | R Douglas | 30.09 | |
| 2003 | Cyrus The Virus | S Swain | 30.21 | |
| 2004 | Bogie Leigh | T Brett | 30.07 | |
| 2005 | Paua to Burn | S White | 29.98 | |
| 2006 | Edie Beauchamp | M Wright | 29.80 | |
| 2007 | Slater | Darren Murray | 30.09 | |
| 2008 | Blazing Token | Max Burdekin | 30.16 | |
| 2009 | Dana Beatrice | Rod McDonald | 29.70 | |
| 2010 | Cosmic Rumble | Darren McDonald | 30.12 | |
| 2011 | Radley Bale | Graeme Bate | 29.66 | |
| 2012 | Don't Knocka Him | Jason Thompson | 29.60 | |
| 2013 | Grigorieva Bale | Andrea Dailly | 29.65 | |
| 2014 | Tonk | Brooke Ennis | 29.62 | |
| 2015 | Fernando Bale | Andrea Dailly | 29.48 | |
| 2016 | Moreira | Jason Thompson | 29.77 | |
| 2017 | Striker Light | Brett Bravo | 29.99 | |
| 2018 | Up Hill Jill | David Geall | 29.77 | |
| 2019 | Zipping Bailey | Jason Mackay | 29.92 | |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to COVID-19[10] | |||
| 2021 | Tommy Shelby[11] | Steve Withers | 29.27 | race record |
| 2022 | She's A Pearl[12] | Jodie Lord | 29.73 | |
| 2023 | Simply Limelight | Peter Rodgers | 29.48 | |
| 2024 | Mackenna | Michelle Sultana | 29.33 | |