Ladbrokes Tip: The Adrian Knox Stakes serves as a last-minute lead-up into the Australian Oaks
The latest edition of the Adrian Knox Stakes ran on Saturday, April 4, 2026 as part of Day 1 of The Championships and was won by Michael Freedman’s progressive ATC Oaks bound Farnan filly Profoundly ($5).
2026 Adrian Knox Stakes Results
The complete Adrian Knox Stakes 2026 results and race finishing order will be available right here once the race is run and won on Saturday, April 4, 2026.
- #7 Profoundly
- #3 Soverato
- #12 Satono Invader
Michael Freedman’s up-and-coming Farnan filly Profoundly ($5) proved far too strong for her rivals when posting an impressive 2.24 length win in the 2026 Adrian Knox Stakes results at Randwick. Given a peach of a ride by Tommy Berry, the eventual winner sat off pace throughout before coming with a surging run down the outside with 300m left to travel. After moving up to second, she gamely chased down the front runner and drew clear inside the final 100m to salute in style and firm in betting from $21 to $4.50 to win next weekend’s Group 1 ATC Oaks.
2026 Adrian Knox Stakes Odds
Betting on the Adrian Knox Stakes 2026 and odds for the Group 3 fillies’ race will be available below the week of the race so stay tuned for markets on the eleventh-hour ATC Oaks lead-up followed by the official Adrian Knox Stakes finishing order after the event.
| 7. Profoundly (5) J: Tommy Berry 55.5kg 24×13T: Michael Freedman | ||
| 3. Soverato (8) J: James McDonald 57.5kg 1×124T: Chris Waller | ||
| 12. Satono Invader (11) J: Tyler Schiller 53kg x2119T: Kris Lees | ||
| 9. La Morra (15) J: Regan Bayliss 54kg 87123T: John P Thompson | ||
| 6. Classic Gem (12) J: Damian Lane 55.5kg 344×2T: Dominic Sutton | ||
| 8. Transcend (3) J: Jason Collett 55.5kg 2×965T: Michael Freedman | ||
| 1. Spicy Lu (9) J: Nash Rawiller 59kg 17×48T: Nick Olive | ||
| 5. Burn The Sky (6) J: Zac Purton 55.5kg 8×912T: Tom Charlton | ||
| 15. Mountain Queen (4) J: Kerrin Mcevoy 53kg 5×210T: Matthew Smith | ||
| 16. Luna Bay (16) J: Alysha Collett 53kg 20×83T: Richard & Will Freedman | ||
| 4. Feminino (13) J: Tim Clark 56.5kg 311T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | ||
| 2. Queen Of Clubs (2) J: Craig Williams 57.5kg 6×680T: Gary Portelli | ||
| 13. Listen Sweetheart (14) J: Dylan Gibbons 53kg 5×110T: John Sargent | ||
| 14. So D’oro (10) J: Zac Lloyd 53kg 6×521T: Tom Charlton | ||
| 17. Shadow Of Light (1) J: Andrew Adkins 54kg 48924T: John P Thompson | ||
| 10. Washington Lilac (7) J: Luke Nolen 54kg x3441T: Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman |
Adrian Knox Stakes Tips
Adrian Knox Stakes tips favour fillies with proven Black-Type form in Sydney and those that finished in the money in the lead-up with last start winners boasting a strong recent record.
2026 Adrian Knox Stakes Tips
Our Ladbrokes’ exclusive Adrian Knox Stakes 2026 best bets will be detailed below before the race takes place on the first Saturday of April so bookmark this page for the fillies to back and sack this autumn.
| 3. Soverato (8) J: James McDonald 57.5kg 1×124T: Chris Waller |
| 4. Feminino (13) J: Tim Clark 56.5kg 311T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott |
| 5. Burn The Sky (6) J: Zac Purton 55.5kg 8×912T: Tom Charlton |
The Adrian Knox Stakes is a Group 3 race for three-year-old fillies held on Day 1 of Sydney’s ‘The Championships’ in April.
Traditionally held on the first Saturday in April at Royal Randwick, the meeting is host to four Group 1 races including the Doncaster Mile and TJ Smith Stakes.
Run over 2000m, the Adrian Knox Stakes is a key support act on the card outside the elite level races and is a quality handicap event.
Offering $250,000 in prize money, the race serves as a final lead-up for fillies looking to run in the following Saturday’s Group 1 ATC Oaks (2400m).
Colette (2020) is the last filly to complete the Adrian Knox Stakes – Australian Oaks double. Incredibly, that year the same three fillies from the Adrian Knox Stakes trifecta finished in the same order in the Australian Oaks trifecta.
The event is named in honour of former Australian Jockey Club chairman, Adrian Knox, and was first contested in 1948 as the Princess Handicap.
Gaining Group 3 status in 1986, the Adrian Knox Stakes has been won by plenty of very good fillies over the years including Light Fingers (1965) who went on to win that year’s Melbourne Cup in the spring.
The Adrian Knox Stakes has been held over its current distance of 2000m since 1973 having been previous run over 1400m and then 1600m.
Adrian Knox Stakes Race Info
- Date: Saturday, April 4, 2026
- Track: Royal Randwick Racecourse
- Distance: 2000m
- Conditions: Quality Handicap – 3YO Fillies
- Status: Group 3
- Prize Money: $250,000
- First Run: 1948
Adrian Knox Stakes Betting
Adrian Knox Stakes betting favours the autumn’s in-form staying fillies coming off lead-up runs in similar grade company either in Sydney or Melbourne.
There’s been a number of recent upsets including in 2019 when Aliferous won at Adrian Knox Stakes odds of $41 and more recently Honeycreeper winning a price of $12 in betting.
In 2023 there was another upset winner with Arts successful at $26 odds defeating fellow roughie Mountain Guest ($31) by over four lengths.
Colette ($3 in 2020) and Good Banter ($4.60 in 2024) are the latest favourites in Adrian Knox Stakes betting to salute for the punters.
Adrian Knox Stakes Field
The Adrian Knox Stakes race field attracts promising young fillies that are chasing a feature race win on one of the biggest days of the autumn carnival in Sydney as well as those with an eye on the following weekend’s Australian Oaks over the mile and a half.
The best fillies out of the Adrian Knox Stakes field will continue on to tougher races including the Australian Oaks, Queensland Oaks and Adelaide’s Group 1 Australasian Oaks (2000m).
In 2020, Toffee Tongue finished runner-up in the Adrian Knox behind subsequent Australian Oaks winner Colette before a second in that Group 1 event and a win in the Australasian Oaks at Morphettville in May.
Autumn Angel (2nd in 2024) is the latest Adrian Knox Stakes graduate to continue on and win the Australian Oaks.
Adrian Knox Stakes nominations close the Monday before the race runs on the Saturday with the final field and barriers released on the Wednesday.
2026 Adrian Knox Stakes Field
The official Adrian Knox Stakes 2026 final field and barriers are set to be released by Racing NSW on the Wednesday of race week and will be announced in full below.
The 2026 Adrian Knox Stakes field features a capacity line-up of three-year-old staying fillies including the Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott-trained Group 3 Kembla Grange Classic winner Feminino chasing a hat-trick and Burn The Sky who ran second in that same key lead-up.
| Entrant | Last 6 | Sex | Barrier | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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1. Spicy Lu
J: Nash Rawiller
T: Nick Olive |
817x48 | F | 9 | 59kg | |
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2. Queen Of Clubs
J: Craig Williams
T: Gary Portelli |
86x680 | F | 2 | 57.5kg | |
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3. Soverato
J: James McDonald
T: Chris Waller |
41x124 | F | 8 | 57.5kg | |
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4. Feminino
J: Tim Clark
T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott |
311 | F | 13 | 56.5kg | |
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5. Burn The Sky
J: Zac Purton
T: Tom Charlton |
98x912 | F | 6 | 55.5kg | |
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6. Classic Gem
J: Damian Lane
T: Dominic Sutton |
5344x2 | F | 12 | 55.5kg | |
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7. Profoundly
J: Tommy Berry
T: Michael Freedman |
324x13 | F | 5 | 55.5kg | |
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8. Transcend
J: Jason Collett
T: Michael Freedman |
12x965 | F | 3 | 55.5kg | |
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9. La Morra
J: Regan Bayliss
T: John P Thompson |
x87123 | F | 15 | 54kg | |
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10. Washington Lilac
J: Luke Nolen
T: Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman |
2x3441 | F | 7 | 54kg | |
| 11. Fireball Miss (17) Scratched: | |||||
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12. Satono Invader
J: Tyler Schiller
T: Kris Lees |
1x2119 | F | 11 | 53kg | |
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13. Listen Sweetheart
J: Dylan Gibbons
T: John Sargent |
85x110 | F | 14 | 53kg | |
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14. So D'oro
J: Zac Lloyd
T: Tom Charlton |
6x521 | F | 10 | 53kg | |
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15. Mountain Queen
J: Kerrin Mcevoy
T: Matthew Smith |
45x210 | F | 4 | 53kg | |
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16. Luna Bay
J: Alysha Collett
T: Richard & Will Freedman |
120x83 | F | 16 | 53kg | |
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17. Shadow Of Light
J: Andrew Adkins
T: John P Thompson |
x48924 | F | 1 | 54kg | |
2026 Adrian Knox Stakes Nominations
The early Adrian Knox Stakes 2026 nominations close the Monday leading-up to Doncaster Mile Day and will be available in full below once released.
| Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Hcp Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1x98x912 | BURN THE SKY | F | 3 | John O’Shea & Tom Charlton | 73 |
| 2 | 525344×2 | CLASSIC GEM | F | 3 | Dominic Sutton | |
| 3 | 40×44 | DANCE WITH DESTINY (NZ) | F | 3 | John Sargent | |
| 4 | 311 | FEMININO (NZ) | F | 3 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 75 |
| 5 | 510 | FIREBALL MISS | F | 3 | Ciaron Maher | 65 |
| 6 | 574×87123 | LA MORRA | F | 3 | John Thompson | 58 |
| 7 | 9x685x110 | LISTEN SWEETHEART | F | 3 | John Sargent | 61 |
| 8 | 2120×83 | LUNA BAY (NZ) | F | 3 | Richard & Will Freedman | 61 |
| 9 | 345×210 | MOUNTAIN QUEEN | F | 3 | Matthew Smith | 58 |
| 10 | 13x6324x13 | PROFOUNDLY | F | 3 | Michael Freedman | 73 |
| 11 | 1x3486x680 | QUEEN OF CLUBS | F | 3 | Gary Portelli | 79 |
| 12 | 21×2119 | SATONO INVADER (NZ) | F | 3 | Kris Lees | 64 |
| 13 | 37×48924 | SHADOW OF LIGHT | F | 3 | John Thompson | |
| 14 | 6×521 | SO D’ORO | F | 3 | John O’Shea & Tom Charlton | 59 |
| 15 | 41×124 | SOVERATO (NZ) | F | 3 | Chris Waller | 80 |
| 16 | 7x04817x48 | SPICY LU | F | 3 | Nick Olive | 80 |
| 17 | 317×064421 | TESSARION | F | 3 | Ron Stubbs | 58 |
| 18 | 2x112x965 | TRANSCEND | F | 3 | Michael Freedman | 73 |
| 19 | 272×3441 | WASHINGTON LILAC | F | 3 | Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman | 59 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
Adrian Knox Stakes Form Guide
The Adrian Knox Stakes form guide details all the crucial info punters need before placing a bet like saddlecloth numbers, jockeys, trainers, barriers and lead-up runs.
Looking for fillies coming off a winning lead-up in Group company is key when doing the Adrian Knox Stakes form, as well as those three-year-old with previous winning form over at least 2000m.
Belle Detelle (2025) was the last Adrian Knox Stakes winner to come off a lead-up victory.
The Adrian Knox Stakes form has gone on to stack-up in elite level company many times over the years including in 2021 when the winner Duais ran a next-up second in the Australian Oaks before winning that winter’s Group 1 Queensland Oaks (2200m) in Brisbane. The 2021 Adrian Knox runner-up Bargain further franked the form when third in the Australian Oaks trifecta.
The previous year, Colette (2020) won the ATC Oaks next-up and also went on to take out the $10 million The Golden Eagle at Rosehill that spring and the following year’s Group 1 Empire Rose Stakes.
In 2023 the Adrian Knox form was franked with the third placegetter Premise also running third in that year’s Australian Oaks trifecta next start.
The 2024 Adrian Knox Stakes form was franked with the runner-up Autumn Angel winning the ATC Oaks at her next start.
The 2025 Adrian Knox Stakes form held ground with the runner-up, Polymnia, running a next-up third in Adelaide’s Australasian Oaks trifecta while You Whang ran third in both events.
2026 Adrian Knox Stakes Form Guide
A link to our comprehensive Adrian Knox Stakes 2026 Form Guide will be provided for punters below the week of the race.
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Past Adrian Knox Stakes Results
Proven Sydney-trained fillies coming off a top three run and those just under double-figures in betting have dominated the recent Adrian Knox Stakes race results.
Recent Adrian Knox Stakes Winners
Some of the more famous Adrian Knox Stakes winners throughout history include Light Fingers (1965), Leilani (1974), Royal Descent (2013), Luvaluva (2018), and Colette (2020).
See below for a list of recent Adrian Knox Stakes winners and placegetters dating back to 1988.
| Year | Winner | Second | Third | Time |
| 2026 | Profoundly | Soverato | Satono Invader | 2:05.21 |
| 2025 | Belle Detelle | Polymnia | You Wahng | 2:05.19 |
| 2024 | Good Banter | Autumn Angel | Concello | 2:05.82 |
| 2023 | Arts | Mountain Guest | Premise | 2:12.3 |
| 2022 | Honeycreeper | Charity Spirit | Mamounia | 2:12.0 |
| 2021 | Duais | Bargain | Flexible | 2:06.3 |
| 2020 | Colette | Toffee Tongue | Quintessa | 2:07.1 |
| 2019 | Aliferous | Amangiri | Maracaibo | 2:07.7 |
| 2018 | Luvaluva | Pretty To Sea | Chilly Cha Cha | 2:03.9 |
| 2017 | Waking Moment | Perfect Rhyme | Fallacy | 2:12.3 |
| 2016 | Diamond Made | Alaskan Rose | Zasorceress | 2:08.0 |
| 2015 | Candelara | Rustic Melody | Maastricht | 2:09.0 |
| 2014 | Arabian Gold | Missvinn | Lady Cumquat | 2:11.9 |
| 2013 | Royal Descent | Express Power | Unimpeachable | 2:04.0 |
| 2012 | Full Of Spirit | Plumm | Secret Liaison | 2:03.1 |
| 2011 | Crafty Irna | Raspberries | Becerra | 2:04.6 |
| 2010 | Speedy Natalie | Status Quo | Spinnawitch | |
| 2009 | Miss Darcey | Above Perfection | Nothin’ Leica Cat | 2:04.0 |
| 2008 | Raise | Dandee Topwin | Hey Pretty Katie | 2:08.8 |
| 2007 | Rena’s Lady | Perfect Drop | Upper Echelon | 2:09.9 |
| 2006 | Operetta Lass | Anapine | Alberghetti | 2:03.9 |
| 2005 | Don’t Tell Clang | Ponte Piccolo | Clevedon | 2:07.6 |
| 2004 | Wild Iris | Revolutions | Saporito | 2:07.5 |
| 2003 | Crianca | Ain’t Seen Nothin’ | Flidais | 2:03.7 |
| 2002 | Republic Lass | Factional | Moonflute | 2:03.6 |
| 2001 | Lady Mulan | Calm Smytzer | Life is Beautiful | 2:05.8 |
| 2000 | Dottoressa | Avilde | Kirkstall Lane | 2:05.4 |
| 1999 | Starry Way | Carmelina | La Moulin | 2:05.3 |
| 1998 | Star Alight | Lahar | Novanediym | 2:08.4 |
| 1997 | Sybeel | Danceabeel | Inshallah | 2:02.9 |
| 1996 | Eureka Jewel | Usha | Ester Kelly | 2:04.7 |
| 1995 | Circles Of Gold | Staying Alive | Lament | 2:07.7 |
| 1994 | Seto Flowerian | Booked | Oaks Day | 2:09.0 |
| 1993 | Lady Agnes | Filament | Astrolarb | 2:04.5 |
| 1992 | Alma Mater | Many Hands | Kalamarco | 2:06.2 |
| 1991 | Lee’s Bid | Marinella | Holyport Lass | 2:05.9 |
| 1990 | Dual Treasures | Hysterical | Aretha | 2:08.1 |
| 1989 | Chaleyer | Bay Tree | Sober Dancer | 2:04.6 |
| 1988 | Lady Liberty | Bravery | Palace Revolt | 2:07.8 |
FAQ
Who won the 2026 Adrian Knox Stakes?
The 2026 Adrian Knox Stakes was won by three-year-old Farnan filly Profoundly at $5 for trainer Michael Freedman with jockey Tommy Berry aboard on 55.5kg from barrier 5 to win by 2.24 lengths on a Soft (7) track in a time of 2:05.21.
Who won the 2025 Adrian Knox Stakes?
The 2025 Adrian Knox Stakes was won by three-year-old Zed filly Belle Detelle at $6 for trainer Chris Waller with jockey Damian Lane aboard on 54.5kg from barrier 3 to win by 0.35 lengths in a time of 2:05.19.
When is the Adrian Knox Stakes 2026?
Saturday, April 4, 2026What is the prize money for the Adrian Knox Stakes 2026?
$250,000
Where is the Adrian Knox Stakes 2026?
Randwick Racecourse, Alison Rd, Randwick NSW 2031.
How do I bet on the 2026 Adrian Knox Stakes?
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Which horse will win the 2026 Adrian Knox Stakes?
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