Storm Boy has been impossible to catch in four starts against Southern Hemisphere 2-year-olds in Australia since his debut in early December, winning by at least 1 1/4 lengths in each race after racing prominently. The Australian-bred Switzerland has been impossible to hold off from off the pace in three starts since his debut in late January, going unbeaten and often showing a fine display of late speed. Those colts are the leading contenders in Friday’s Group 1 Golden Slipper Stakes at six furlongs at Rosehill Gardens in Sydney, which has a purse of $3.28 million and is the world’s richest race for 2-year-olds. The Golden Slipper drew a full field of 16 and is the eighth race on a 10-race program that begins at 9:15 p.m. Eastern or 6:15 p.m. Pacific. Wagering is available through DRFBets.com. Storm Boy, by Justify, will be a strong favorite and will be ridden for the first time by the internationally famous European-based jockey Ryan Moore, who won the race last year on Shinzo. Moore is riding Storm Boy for Adrian Bott and Gai Waterhouse, who have six of the 16 runners as well as another hopeful on the also-eligible list. Waterhouse has won the Golden Slipper seven times, all since 2001. :: Get free past performances, analysis, and picks for Australian racing Storm Boy’s winning streak includes the $2 million Magic Millions Classic at six furlongs at Gold Coast Racecourse on Jan. 13, and the Group 2 Skyline Stakes at six furlongs at Royal Randwick Racecourse on March 2. In those six-furlong races, Storm Boy set the pace under James McDonald, Australia’s leading rider by earnings. McDonald is riding Switzerland for trainer Chris Waller, who trains Shinzo. Switzerland, by the Redoute’s Choice stallion Snitzel, won his group stakes debut in the Group 2 Todman Stakes at six furlongs at Randwick on March 9, closing from fifth of nine to win by slightly less than a length over Straight Charge, an outsider in the Golden Slipper field. Storm Boy will be favored over Switzerland on the strength of his brave style from the front. The Bott-Waterhouse team also start Lady of Camelot, one of four fillies in the field. Lady of Camelot is capable of racing near the front, a style she showed when second to Hayasugi in a field of 16 in the Group 1 Blue Diamond, a $1.32 million stakes at six furlongs at Caulfield Racecourse on Feb. 24. Hayasugi, who races from off the pace, is a longshot in the Golden Slipper lineup. :: Want to learn more about handicapping and wagering? Check out DRF's Handicapping 101 and Wagering 101 pages.