Ladbrokes Tip: In-form Chris Waller trained three-year-olds have a gun record in the Arrowfield 3YO Sprint
The latest edition of the $1 million Arrowfield 3YO Sprint ran on Saturday, April 11, 2026 as part of ‘The Championships’ Day 2 in Sydney and was put away in effortless fashion by Ciaron Maher’s in‑form filly Tempted ($1.60F), fresh off her dominant Surround Stakes victory.
2026 Arrowfield Sprint Results
The Arrowfield 3YO Sprint 2026 Results & Finishing Order will be known on Saturday, April 11, 2026 and updated right here so stay tuned.
- #9 Tempted
- #2 Devil Night
- #3 Grafterburners
The wins kept coming for Ciaron Maher’s outstanding filly Tempted ($1.60F) who made it three on the trot with an all-too-easy victory over her fellow 3YOs in the 2026 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint results. Adding to her excellent Randwick strike-rate, last year’s The Everest runner-up put her hand up for a second shot at the world’s richest handicap when coming off a Group 1 Surround Stakes victory to beat home last year’s Blue Diamond winner Devil Night by over a length on Day 2 of The Championships off a lovely off-pace ride by Chad Schofield.
2026 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint Odds
The updated Arrowfield 3YO Sprint 2026 odds will be available below as soon as markets on the lucrative autumn Group 2 race are open followed by the official Arrowfield 3YO Sprint finishing order.
| 9. Tempted (7) J: Chad Schofield 54.5kg 32×11T: Ciaron Maher | ||
| 2. Devil Night (1) J: Ben Melham 56.5kg 64×23T: M, W & J Hawkes | ||
| 3. Grafterburners (4) J: Damian Lane 56.5kg 1111xT: Kelly Schweida | ||
| 8. Marhoona (9) J: Zac Lloyd 54.5kg 3×621T: Michael Freedman | ||
| 10. Caffe Florian (5) J: Jason Collett 54.5kg 11×43T: Richard Litt | ||
| 4. Skyhook (2) J: Tim Clark 56.5kg 345×4T: Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou | ||
| 5. Pallaton (3) J: Craig Williams 56.5kg x4180T: Michael Freedman | ||
| 6. Beadman (8) J: James McDonald 56.5kg 20×16T: Peter Snowden | ||
| 7. Nashville Jack (6) J: Tommy Berry 56.5kg 4×220T: Brad Widdup |
Arrowfield 3YO Sprint Tips
Good Arrowfield 3YO Sprint betting tips include looking at Chris Waller-trained three-year-olds coming out of Group 1 races during the autumn in Melbourne.
Horses proven at Randwick and with a good 1200m strike-rate also make nice Arrowfield Sprint tips, as do the best performers out of the Listed Darby Munro Stakes (1200m) at Rosehill Gardens the month before.
Mazu (2022) was the last horse to complete the Darby Munro Stakes – Arrowfield Sprint double.
Enriched (2nd in 2025) was the last Darby Munro Stakes graduate to continue on and win the Arrowfield.
Favourites also have a solid strike-rate so taking the top fancy in Arrowfield Sprint betting can prove lucrative.
Tempted ($1.60 in 2026) was the last Arrowfield 3YO Sprint favourite to win.
2026 Arrowfield Sprint Tips
The week of the race the Ladbrokes’ team of tipsters will detail our insider Arrowfield 3YO Sprint 2026 betting tips so stay tuned for the three-year-olds to back and sack in the Randwick sprint showdown this autumn.
| 9. Tempted (7) J: Chad Schofield 54.5kg 32×11T: Ciaron Maher |
| 3. Grafterburners (4) J: Damian Lane 56.5kg 1111xT: Kelly Schweida |
| 8. Marhoona (9) J: Zac Lloyd 54.5kg 3×621T: Michael Freedman |
Formerly known as the Royal Sovereign Stakes, the Arrowfield 3YO Sprint is a lucrative Group 2 feature race for three-year-old sprinters held at Royal Randwick Racecourse during the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival.
It is a key support act on the Queen Elizabeth Stakes Day meeting on the second Saturday in April, which is also Day 2 of ‘The Championships’. Four Group 1 races headline the card with the Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m), the Sydney Cup (3200m), the Australian Oaks (2400m), and the Queen Of The Turf Stakes (1600m).
The Arrowfield 3YO Sprint meanwhile is contested over 1200m, offers a juicy $1 million in total prize money and is run at set weights.
Since the earlier increase in prize money the race has attracted the best three-year-old sprinters getting around during the carnival and many Group 1 winners have won the event including Japonisme (2016) who took out the previous year’s Coolmore Stud Stakes in Melbourne and the 2017 Blue Diamond Stakes winning filly Catchy (2018).
Arrowfield 3YO Sprint Race Info
- Date: Saturday, April 11, 2026
- Track: Royal Randwick Racecourse
- Distance: 1200m
- Conditions: 3YO – Set Weights
- Status: Group 2
- Prize Money: $1,000,000
- First Run: 1979
Arrowfield Sprint Betting
Arrowfield 3YO Sprint betting odds are dominated by in-form three-year-old sprinters with proven ability over 1200m in Sydney and Melbourne.
Those youngsters that ran well in the previous November’s Group 1 Coolmore Stud Stakes (1200m) over the distance in Melbourne often feature high up the Arrowfield markets.
Recently the 2021 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint winner Wild Ruler had run third in the previous spring’s Coolmore Stud Stakes, while in 2018 the Arrowfield 3YO Sprint winner Catchy improved on her unplaced Coolmore Stud Stakes (18th) run from the spring prior. The 2017 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint winner Derryn improved on a seventh in the Coolmore Stud Stakes the year before. In 2015-16 Japonisme completed the double while stablemate Counterattack ran third in the Coolmore Stud Stakes (2015) before his second in the Arrowfield 3YO Sprint (2016).
The previous season another Chris Waller-trained three-year-old, Delectation, ran second in the 2014 Coolmore Stud Stakes before winning the 2015 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint. Group 1 performers then sit high up the Arrowfield 3YO Sprint odds as do those with winning form over the track / distance and those that come off tougher runs in Melbourne Autumn Racing Carnival.
In 2025 Enriched (13th in the 2024 Coolmore Stud Stakes) improved to become the latest Arrowfield 3YO Sprint winner to have run in the previous spring’s Group 1.
Waller took out the 2024 Arrowfield Sprint with his filly Joliestar who claimed the race fresh in her first run since winning the Group 1 Thousand Guineas (1600m) in Melbourne the November prior.
Arrowfield 3YO Sprint Field
The Arrowfield 3YO Sprint race field attracts the autumn’s best short-distance performing three-year-olds. Many contested the biggest sprint races of the previous spring including Flemington’s Group 1 Coolmore Stud Stakes (1200m) for the same age group held down the famous straight the November before.
The Coolmore Stud Stakes – Arrowfield 3YO Sprint double was achieved by Japonisme in 2015-2016 who came off a string of Melbourne Group 1 runs in the autumn as well.
If not top-level company, three-year-olds in the Arrowfield Sprint field may come off a lead-up run in races like the Listed Darby Munro Stakes (1200m) the previous month – that double last completed by Sidestep (2014), Derryn (2017) and Mazu (2022).
The fillies lining-up in the Arrowfield 3YO Sprint field may be on the quick back-up off a run in the previous Saturday’s Group 3 PJ Bell Stakes (1200m) held at the same track / distance on Day 1 of ‘The Championships’.
In 2026, Tempted completed the Group 1 Surround Stakes / Arrowfield Sprint double.
The Arrowfield 3YO Sprint nominations are released two months out from the race in February when Group 1 feature nominations for ‘The Championships’ races are taken by Racing NSW. The final field and barriers are released the week of the race, which is also when all-in Arrowfield 3YO Sprint betting closes and the Fixed Win odds are out.
2026 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint Field
The Arrowfield 3YO Sprint 2026 field and barrier draw are set for release on the Tuesday of race week and will be available in full below.
The Arrowfield 3YO Sprint 2026 final field features 10 young sprinters including the Kelly Schweida-trained Queensland raider Grafterburners chasing a fifth win on the trot, Team Hawkes’ 2025 Blue Diamond champ Devil Night coming off a Group 1 William Reid third against the older horses in Melbourne and Ciaron Maher’s talented Surround Stakes winning filly Tempted.
| Entrant | Last 6 | Sex | Barrier | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Beiwacht (3) Scratched: | |||||
|
2. Devil Night
J: Ben Melham
T: M, W & J Hawkes |
564x23 | C | 1 | 56.5kg | |
|
3. Grafterburners
J: Damian Lane
T: Kelly Schweida |
x1111x | C | 4 | 56.5kg | |
|
4. Skyhook
J: Tim Clark
T: Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou |
1345x4 | C | 2 | 56.5kg | |
|
5. Pallaton
J: Craig Williams
T: Michael Freedman |
1x4180 | C | 3 | 56.5kg | |
|
6. Beadman
J: James McDonald
T: Peter Snowden |
320x16 | C | 8 | 56.5kg | |
|
7. Nashville Jack
J: Tommy Berry
T: Brad Widdup |
14x220 | C | 6 | 56.5kg | |
|
8. Marhoona
J: Zac Lloyd
T: Michael Freedman |
13x621 | F | 9 | 54.5kg | |
|
9. Tempted
J: Chad Schofield
T: Ciaron Maher |
132x11 | F | 7 | 54.5kg | |
|
10. Caffe Florian
J: Jason Collett
T: Richard Litt |
111x43 | F | 5 | 54.5kg | |
2026 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint Nominations
The 2026 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint nominations close in early February and will be updated below once confirmed by Racing NSW.
The Arrowfield 3YO Sprint 2026 nominations attracted 135 three-year-olds led in all-in betting at time of publish by Ciaron Maher’s brilliant sprint filly, Tempted, who recently won the Group 1 Surround Stakes.
2026 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint First Acceptances
The official Arrowfield 3YO Sprint 2026 First Acceptances will be posted below once taken a month out from the race, four weeks after the nominations close in early February.
Arrowfield 3YO Sprint Form Guide
The Arrowfield 3YO Sprint form guide features crucial information for punters like the saddlecloth numbers, jockeys, trainers, barriers and lead-up form of the horses in the field.
Sydney’s leading trainer Chris Waller has a strong recent record in the race so looking for in-form three-year-olds from his stable in the Arrowfield Sprint form guide is a good tip, as is looking out for youngsters coming off a top three finish in the Darby Munro Stakes the month before over the same distance.
Joliestar (2024) was the last Waller-trained Arrowfield Sprint winner.
The Arrowfield 3YO Sprint form in 2021 stacked up that spring with the winner Wild Ruler claiming the Group 1 Moir Stakes at The Valley.
In 2022 the winner Mazu went on to salute in Brisbane’s Group 1 Doomben 10,000, run third in the spring’s $15 million The Everest (now worth $20 million) and place second in the $3 million Winners Stakes that year. In The Congo also franked the Arrowfield 3YO Sprint form that year with seconds in the Doomben 10,000 and Kingsford-Smith Cup in Brisbane that winter before a Perth Group 1 Winterbottom Stakes victory in the spring.
2026 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint Form Guide
A link to our comprehensive Arrowfield 3YO Sprint 2026 Form Guide will be provided below the week of the race.
CLICK HERE FOR OUR FULL 2026 ARROWFIELD SPRINT FORM GUIDE
Past Arrowfield 3YO Sprint Results
Arrowfield 3YO Sprint race results have been dominated by single-figure fancies and the favourites in recent years with no roughie shot having scored an upset in over 15 years.
Plenty of turf stars have taken out the race and some of the most notable Arrowfield 3YO Sprint and Royal Sovereign Stakes winners include Lonhro (2002), Exceed And Excel (2004), Dance Hero (2005), Shoot Out (2010), Rebel Dane (2013), Japonisme (2016), class filly Catchy (2018), Classique Legend (2019), Wild Ruler (2021), and Mazu (2022).
Catchy (2018), Joliestar (2024) and Tempted (2026) are the latest Arrowfield 3YO Sprint winning fillies.
Recent Royal Sovereign Stakes / Arrowfield Sprint Winners
Past Arrowfield 3YO Sprint winners and placegetters dating back to the year 2000 are detailed in the below table.
| Year | Winner | Runner-Up | Third | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Tempted | Devil Night | Grafterburners | 1:08.00 |
| 2025 | Enriched | Imperial Force | Public Attention | 1:09.52 |
| 2024 | Joliestar | Hedged | Libertad | 1:09.02 |
| 2023 | Aft Cabin | Wee Nessy | Lady Laguna | 1:11.2 |
| 2022 | Mazu | In The Congo | Paulele | 1:14.4 |
| 2021 | Wild Ruler | Isotope | Prague | 1:10.2 |
| 2020 | Splintex | Flit | Anaheed | 1:12.3 |
| 2019 | Classique Legend | Jonker | Avantage | 1:09.1 |
| 2018 | Catchy | Showtime | I Am Excited | 1:10.2 |
| 2017 | Derryn | Global Glamour | Impending | 1:12.6 |
| 2016 | Japonisme | Counterattack | Takedown | 1:10.3 |
| 2015 | Delectation | Bring Me The Maid | Rekindled Power | 1:11.7 |
| 2014 | Sidestep | Bounding | In Cahoots | 1:10.2 |
| 2013 | Rebel Dane | Urquidez | Taxmeifyoucan | 1:10.7 |
| 2012 | Hot Snitzel | Manawanui | Moment Of Change | 1:08.9 |
| 2011 | Master Harry | Audacious Spirit | Skilled | 1:10.2 |
| 2010 | Shoot Out | More Than Great | Viking Legend | 1:10.7 |
| 2009 | Youthful Jack | Over the Wicket | Desuetude | 1:11.3 |
| 2008 | El Cambio | Kingda Ka | Solo Flyer | 1:10.3 |
| 2007 | Mutawaajid | Sniper’s Bullet | Mearas | 1:09.5 |
| 2006 | Flying Pegasus | Racing To Win | De Beers | 1:10.0 |
| 2005 | Dance Hero | Eremein | Star Cat | 1:10.0 |
| 2004 | Exceed and Excel | Ambulance | Impaler | 1:08.2 |
| 2003 | Athelnoth | Planchet | Charlie Bub | 1:10.1 |
| 2002 | Lonhro | Viking Ruler | Shags | 1:11.0 |
| 2001 | Assertive Lad | Continum | Century Kid | 1:09.9 |
| 2000 | Hire | Easy Rocking | Condotti | 1:09.9 |
FAQ
Who won the 2026 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint?
The 2026 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint was won by three-year-old Street Boss filly Tempted who came off a lead up win in the Group 1 Surround Stakes and started at $1.60 favouritism for trainer Ciaron Maher with jockey Chad Schofield aboard on 54.5kg from barrier 8 to win by 1.17 lengths on a Good (4) track in a time of 1:08.00.
Who won the 2025 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint?
The 2025 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint was won by three-year-old I Am Invincible colt Enriched at $4.60 for trainer Michael Freedman with jockey Tommy Berry aboard on 56.5kg from barrier 5 to win by 0.33 lengths in a time of 1:09.52.
When is the Arrowfield 3YO Sprint 2026?
Saturday, April 11, 2026What is the prize money for the Arrowfield 3YO Sprint 2026?
$1,000,000
Where is the Arrowfield 3YO Sprint 2026?
Randwick Racecourse, Alison Rd, Randwick NSW 2031.
How do I bet on the 2026 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint?
Bet online or via the latest iOS/Android apps with Ladbrokes.
The first step is to create an account at ladbrokes.com.au. The process is quick and easy!
Once you've created your account you can make a deposit via credit card, or any other of our secure payment methods.
Next up, head to the racing page and find the race and runner that's right for you.
Which horse will win the 2026 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint?
The best way to pick which horse will win the Arrowfield 3YO Sprint is to take into account the form, assess the barriers, and consider the weight the horse will carry (among other factors). Check out ladbrokes.com.au in the lead up to the race for full form information.