Storm Boy will be the centre of attention in the Golden Slipper for millions of reasons, but there are hardened challengers ready to take the spotlight.
He’s already valued at $30 million and is the shortest-priced Golden Slipper favourite in 20 years.Unbeaten Golden Slipper favourite Storm Boy faces his biggest challenge on Saturday.For all of his dominance in Sydney, Brisbane and the Gold Coast, Storm Boy has not met a challenge like the one he will face at Rosehill. His wins, outside the Magic Millions, have been against fields of five, six and seven made up of horses that weren’t good enough to get a start in the Golden Slipper.
His style has been to win with acceleration early in the straight by not allowing rivals to get alongside him. His dominance is reflected in his price with the bookmakers, which is probably shorter than it should be due to his reputation. Hayasugi, who is at $17 in the betting, may be a once in generation filly. Her effort in winning the Blue Diamond Preview and Blue Diamond Prelude before taking out the Blue Diamond has been achieved only once before by a filly – Midnight Fever in 1987.
Waller has Sydney’s other unbeaten colt in the field, Switzerland, which took care of four Golden Slipper rivals in the Todman, leaving generous gaps as margins, usually an indication of quality.
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