Rogerson trained Polar Success to win the Slipper in 2003 but that was from his then base in Sydney.
No New Zealand-trained runner has ever won the world's richest two-year-old race, run at Rosehill in April.
Rogerson has entered 17 rising two-year-olds for the Slipper, headed by the
Fastnet Rock colt out of Katie Lee which topped the Karaka Premier Yearling
Sale at $800,000 in January. "It's still a bit early to get a real handle on them but they're all coming along really well," Rogerson said.
"I'd love to win a Golden Slipper out of New Zealand. It's never been done before but we'll be giving it a really good shot."
Rogerson isn't the only Kiwi with Golden Slipper dreams, with several other New Zealand-based youngsters nominated for the "dash for cash".
New Plymouth owner-trainer Warren Bolton bought a Beneteau-Hasty Bird filly for $A50,000 in Sydney and he has paid the entry fee for her.
"She's broken in and doing enough to indicate she's worth giving it a go," said Bolton, who was a part-owner of 1980s galloping great (Our) Poetic Prince.
"We'll probably try and qualify her for the race in Sydney. It's a race I'd dearly love to win."
Cambridge trainer Murray Baker has entered three for the race - a Pins-Kellys Ocean Jewel colt, a Domesday-Cashcade filly and a Shocking-Utmost Caution filly.
Fellow Cambridge trainer Stephen Marsh has entered a Magic Albert-Sydney's Quest colt, while Auckland owner Brendan Lindsay has entered a Fastnet Rock-Madame Pedrille filly, fellow Auckland owner Leighton Howl has a Captain Rio-Cackles colt nominated and Bonecrusher's former owner Peter Mitchell has a Nicconi-Mosscedes colt entered.
There were 1855 entries for the Slipper, with 73 of them sourced from Karaka. - NZ Racing Desk
