The All Aged Stakes has had a run of 24 years without a repeat winner but that run could come to an end this weekend.

At the time of this publication going to press the past two winners of the race lining up again in the 1400-metre Group 1 at Randwick this Saturday are favourite (Jimmysstar) and second favourite (Giga Kick).

Since the great Kiwi mare Sunline in 2002 replicated her 2000 success there has been eight unsuccessful attempts by winners to strike again. Three have managed to fill a minor placing.

Pierata and Tofane both finished runner-up the year after their success and Cascadian finished third. Racing To Win, Danleigh (twice), English, Kolding (twice) and Magic Time all missed a place in their repeat attempts.

Jimmysstar became the seventh winner in nine years to come off an unplaced run when he took out the All Aged last year and he is again going into the race off an unplaced run in the T. J. Smith Stakes.

Giga Kick is also looking to follow a previously-trodden path, going into this year’s race having finished second in the T. J. Smith, as he did in 2023.

There have been 11 repeat winners of the All Aged in its 161 runnings. If Giga Kick wins he’ll be only the second to do it with a three-year gap. Marvel did that way back in 1894.

Giga Kick and Trapeze Artist are the only two favourites to salute in the past 12 years with five of the winners in that period going around at double figures. Before that, favourites won six of eight.

The other Group 1 up for grabs on Saturday is the Champagne Stakes which in recent times has been more favourable to punters. Eight of the past 15 winners have started favourite. The biggest dividend in that time was $9 for The Mission (2017) and Seabrook (2018). They were both coming off unplaced runs. The past seven winners have come off a top-three finish.