This year The Shorts will be run for the 160th time, having first been contested in 1867, when Gunilda won the inaugural 1,100 metre sprint. Traditionally held over 1,100 metres at Royal Randwick, the race was run at Rosehill over 1,200 metres in 2011. In recent years, The Shorts has become an important lead-up to The Everest, with many past and future Group 1 winners among its winners. Redzel highlighted the connection in 2017, using The Shorts as his final lead-up before winning the inaugural Everest a month later. In 2019, the entire trifecta went on to contest The Everest. Classique Legend continued the link in 2020, winning The Shorts before claiming The Everest two years later. With winners including Redzel, Classique Legend, Nature Strip and Hot Danish, The Shorts is both a historic sprint and an important pointer to Australia’s premier sprint, The Everest. Image: Redzel claiming victory in The Shorts, 2017, Bradley Photographers THE SHORTS 160 RUNNING TH
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