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The $2 million Inglis Millennium for two-year-olds holds centre stage at Royal Randwick on Saturday – continuing Australian Turf Club’s long partnership with premier Thoroughbred auctioneer Inglis.

A capacity field of 16 runners and six emergencies have accepted in the feature with a percentage of prizemoney – equal to winning a Sydney Listed race – added to the winning horse’s qualifying prizemoney for the $5 million Group 1-TAB Golden Slipper.

The eighth running of the $2m Inglis Millennium continues a series of pathway races towards the ultimate prize for two-year-olds – the TAB Golden Slipper at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday 21 March.

Fireball (Tommy Berry) wins on debut at Rosehill Gardens. Image by Bradley Photographers

Saturday’s 10-race card with 153 entries also included the $200,000 Listed-Darley Lonhro Plate – another lead in to the TAB Golden Slipper – and the $250,000 Gr 3-Kia Ora Eskimo Prince Stakes.

Australian Turf Club's Interim CEO, Steve McMahon said Saturday’s card starts several months of Group racing in Sydney.

“We are delighted to continue to our relationship with Inglis who is one of the racing’s industry most respected organisations," Mr McMahon said.

“The Inglis Millennium continues to grow as a significant race heading towards the TAB Golden Slipper.

“Saturday’s program starts a long run of Group racing at Royal Randwick and Rosehill Gardens as we head towards the official start of the Sydney Autumn Carnival."

Inglis Bloodstock CEO, Sebastian Hutch said: “The Inglis Millennium has quickly developed into one of the most critical 2YO races in Sydney thanks to winners such as Castelvecchio, Profiteer and Learning To Fly from just seven editions of the race.

“The race also has a strong synergy with the Classic Yearling Sale – which begins at our Warwick Farm precinct Riverside Stables from 10am on Sunday – with five of the seven Millennium winners being graduates of the Classic Sale.

“Saturday’s field is as strong as we have ever had and to have form lines from Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and New Zealand – as well as many provincial regions – all coming together and I’m confident that several genuine Golden Slipper contenders will emerge from the race this year.

“The Inglis Pink Bonus Series is another exciting element of the Millennium and this year the connections of Lassified ($34), Oh Yes She Did ($61) and Profitabelle ($10) will also be racing for up to $400,000 in Pink Bonus additional prizemoney.”

The $5.50 TAB equal favourites in the $2m Inglis Millennium are Plagiarism for jockey Tim Clark and trainers Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott, and Fireball for champion trainer Chris Waller and jockey James McDonald.

Boom filly Tempted trained by Ciaron Maher and ridden by Chad Schofield opens a $1.70 TAB favourite in the $250,000 Gr 3-Kia Ora Eskimo Prince Stakes. She returns after a last start second to the world’s best sprinter Ka Ying Rising in the TAB Everest.

The $200,000 Listed-Darley Lonhro Plate has a field of 12 runners with another Ciaron Maher runner in Spicy Miss the $2.90 TAB favourite with top jockey Zac Lloyd aboard.

Full fields for Saturday’s 10-race card are available HERE and TAB Fixed Odds markets for all races are HERE. For all racing, ticketing and general information visit theraces.com.au