The latest edition of the Memsie Stakes took place on Saturday, August 29, 2026 as the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival’s opening Group 1 race and saw Chris Waller’s 1400m specialist Beiwacht ($6) make a stunning four-year-old debut with a dominant three-length, all-the-way win.
The 2026 Memsie Stakes fires up Melbourne’s spring engine at Caulfield, and Ladbrokes punters are already sharpening their focus on the latest Memsie Stakes odds and early Memsie Stakes betting plays for this high‑class 1400m weight‑for‑age contest. As the first Group 1 of the new season, the Memsie routinely attracts headline acts, returning champions and proven WFA performers looking to strike fresh and set the tone for their spring campaigns. Market activity is always fierce in the lead‑up, with trial form, first‑up profiles, stable confidence and Caulfield suitability driving key price shifts. For punters chasing an early edge, this page delivers the sharp insights, trends and market‑moving factors that shape one of Australia’s most influential early‑spring Group 1 betting races.
2026 Memsie Stakes Results
The official Memsie Stakes 2026 results & finishing order will be published in full right here once the Group 1 race is run and won on Saturday, August 29, 2026.
- #10 Beiwacht
- #1 Mr Brightside
- #7 Cosmic Crusader
Beiwacht ($6) launched the Melbourne spring in explosive fashion, producing a powerhouse front‑running display to dominate the 2026 Memsie Stakes results at Caulfield and put three lengths on the evergreen Mr Brightside in a brilliant first‑up return. The Chris Waller‑trained Bivouac entire, already a proven 1400m star through his Golden Rose and All Aged Stakes wins, controlled the race from gate seven under Nash Rawiller and never looked vulnerable, with Cosmic Crusader rounding out the trifecta. Waller praised the four‑year‑old’s maturity and Rawiller’s perfectly judged ride, while the jockey described the performance as a “dream come true” and a clear sign the colt has gone to a new level. With Flemington off the table after his Lightning flop, Waller flagged international possibilities alongside local targets such as the Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes and the Golden Eagle, and Ladbrokes traders reacted fast — tightening Beiwacht from $15 into $7 for the Sir Rupert Clarke and keeping him safe at$11 in early Golden Eagle markets.
2026 Memsie Stakes Race Replay
2026 Memsie Stakes Odds & Finishing Order
The season’s top Memsie Stakes 2026 odds and betting market links will be available below as soon as open followed by the official finishing order after the event.
Memsie Stakes 2026 Results
| 10. Beiwacht (7) J: Nash Rawiller 58.5kg 8261x T: Chris Waller | ||
| 1. Mr Brightside (9) J: Craig Williams 59kg 2125x T: Ben, Will & Jd Hayes | ||
| 7. Cosmic Crusader (11) J: William Pike 59kg 12×11 T: Andrea Leek | ||
| 12. Treasurethe Moment (6) J: Damian Lane 57kg x313x T: Matt Laurie | ||
| 4. Buckaroo (10) J: Jye Mcneil 59kg 0x25x T: Chris Waller | ||
| 6. Birdman (4) J: Beau Mertens 59kg 1521x T: Chris Waller | ||
| 11. Planet Red (2) J: Blake Shinn 58.5kg x226x T: Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr | ||
| 9. Autumn Boy (3) J: James McDonald 58.5kg 3212x T: Chris Waller | ||
| 2. Jimmysstar (8) J: Ethan Brown 59kg 5342x T: Ciaron Maher | ||
| 5. Angel Capital (5) J: Ben Melham 59kg 326×3 T: Chris Waller | ||
| 3. Tom Kitten (1) J: Mark Zahra 59kg x117x T: Anthony & Sam Freedman | ||
| 8. Sabaj (12) J: Jamie Melham 59kg x244x T: Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr |
Memsie Stakes Tips
Memsie Stakes tips historically have the favourite predicted as the one to beat as history shows the shorter priced horses have an outstanding recent record in the weight-for-age race.
Classy miler – stayer types are also popular in the tipping as all seven winners from 2010 – 2016 had their lead-up run into the race in Group 1 company, including two that came out of an autumn run in the Doncaster Mile with Dissident (12th in 2014) and Sincero (4th in 2012).
In 2023 the Memsie Stakes was won by Mr Brightside who won both the 2022 and 2023 editions of Sydney’s Doncaster Mile.
Beiwacht posted his third Group 1 win over 1400m in the 2026 Memsie Stakes further proving that past Group 1 winners make the best tip in the Memsie.
Ladbrokes Tip: First-up runners with a good fresh record are worth backing to win the Memsie Stakes
2026 Memsie Stakes Predictions & Best Bets
Our Ladbrokes’ insider Memsie Stakes 2026 betting tips and early spring Group 1 race selections will be detailed below the week of the race so bookmark this page for the horses to back and sack in the Caulfield classic.
| 2. Jimmysstar (8) J: Ethan Brown 59kg 5342x T: Ciaron Maher |
| 7. Cosmic Crusader (11) J: William Pike 59kg 12×11 T: Andrea Leek |
| 1. Mr Brightside (9) J: Craig Williams 59kg 2125x T: Ben, Will & Jd Hayes |
The Memsie Stakes is the opening Group 1 race of the annual Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival and takes place at Caulfield Racecourse in late August or early September.
The headline race at the meeting, the weight-for-age clash is run over 1400m and gives the season’s top milers and stayers an early chance at elite level glory. Currently worth $750,000 in prize money, the Memsie Stakes is often contested by horses heading towards the season’s majors including the Caulfield Cup, Cox Plate and Melbourne Cup.
Memsie Stakes Day attracts lot of interest from the punters as the first Group 1 meeting of the spring and the other key races on the card include the Group 3 The Heath 1100 Stakes, Group 3 Cockram Stakes and Group 3 H.D.F. McNeil Stakes for potential Caulfield Guineas-bound three-year-olds.
In Sydney on the same day, Rosehill Gardens hosts the Group 3 San Domenico Stakes for Group 1-bound three-year-olds.
Elevated to a Group 1 race in 2013 it has been won by many notable horses including Atlantic Jewel (2013), So You Think (2010), Weekend Hussler (2008), Miss Finland (2007), Makybe Diva (2005), dual champ Sunline (2000 & 2001), and Dane Ripper (1998).
In 2021 Behemoth successfully defended his title in the Memsie Stakes to become the first dual winner since Sunline (2000-2001).
Memsie Stakes Race Info
- Date: Saturday, August 29, 2026
- Track: Caulfield Racecourse
- Distance: 1400m
- Conditions: Weight-for-age
- Status: Group 1
- Prize Money: $750,000
- First Run: 1899
Memsie Stakes Betting
Memsie Stakes betting is always popular as the markets usually feature some smart types returning from their winter spells.
Favourites have a gun record in the race so looking for the horses at the top of the Memsie Stakes odds is always a good bet.
From 2007 – 2026 eight favourites in Memsie Stakes betting saluted for the punters including Black Heart Bart (2016), Vega Magic (2017) and Behemoth ($3.30 in 2020). Behemoth also won at $3.20 in 2021 but was the second elect that year, Tofane ($3F) the beaten favourite in third.
Mr Brightside ($2.70 in 2023) was the last Memsie Stakes favourite to win.
Mr Brightside ran in the 2024 Memsie Stakes as the $2.50 favourite but was beaten by upset $14 winner Pinstriped.
Betting on the Memsie Stakes really heats up once the field is out, and horses drawn well usually dominate the markets as just two Memsie Stakes winners have jumped from a double-digit barrier since 2004 with King’s Rose (11 in 2011) and Mr Brightside (14 in 2023).
Memsie Stakes Field
The Memsie Stakes race field has a capacity of 16 starters but hasn’t run with its maximum number of contenders since 2000 when Sunline won the first of her two editions of the spring lead-up. The race field has attracted 11 or more starters every year since 2003 apart from in 2005 when Makybe Diva beat home only six rivals and in 2025 when the late scratching of Tom Kitten saw just nine horses take to the track.
Horses traditionally run in the Memsie Stakes field first-up and in 2015-16 the winner had their last start in Brisbane’s Group 1 Stradbroke Handicap the previous June with Boban (2015) and Black Heart Bart (2016) both improving on seconds in that winter feature.
Treasurethe Moment (2025) was a recent last first-up Memsie Stakes winner when saluting as a new season four-year-old having won the VRC Oaks, Vinery Stud Stakes and Australian Oaks the season prior as a filly.
Beiwacht (2026) making his four-year-old debut for a dominant three-length romp home for his third Group 1 1400m success was the last first-up Memsie Stakes winner.
The best out of the Memsie Stakes field traditionally back-up a fortnight later at Flemington in the Group 1 Makybe Diva Stakes (1600m), the double last completed by Dissident (2014) followed by Mr Brightside (2023).
The Group 1 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes (1400m) run at the same track and distance later in the spring is also a nice target for Memsie Stakes graduates and Behemoth (2020) was the last horse to do the Memsie – Sir Rupert Clarke double at Caulfield. Behemoth also won Adelaide’s Group 3 SAJC Spring Stakes (1200m) in 2020 and 2021 before his dual Memsie Stakes victories.
In more recent years, horses out of the Memsie Stakes field have headed back to Sydney for a shot at the world’s richest race on turf – The Everest. In 2017 The Everest winner Vega Magic represented one of The Everest slot-holders and finished runner-up to Redzel in the inaugural edition of the event that is now worth $20 million.
The Memsie Stakes final acceptances are released on the Wednesday before the race runs on a Saturday and the nominations close that Monday.
2026 Memsie Stakes Field
The official Memsie Stakes 2026 field and barriers will be published in full below once final acceptances are taken by Racing Victoria on the Wednesday of race week.
FULL MEMSIE STAKES 2026 FINAL FIELD, BARRIER DRAW & RUNNERS PREVIEW
The 2026 Memsie Stakes field features a cracking line-up of 12 star weight-for-age performers led in betting by the resuming Ciaron Maher-trained Jimmysstar who is three-from-four at the track and trip.
| Entrant | Last 6 | Sex | Barrier | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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1. Mr Brightside
J: Craig Williams
T: Ben, Will & Jd Hayes |
x2125x | G | 9 | 59kg | |
|
2. Jimmysstar
J: Ethan Brown
T: Ciaron Maher |
75342x | G | 8 | 59kg | |
|
3. Tom Kitten
J: Mark Zahra
T: Anthony & Sam Freedman |
3x117x | G | 1 | 59kg | |
|
4. Buckaroo
J: Jye Mcneil
T: Chris Waller |
20x25x | G | 10 | 59kg | |
|
5. Angel Capital
J: Ben Melham
T: Chris Waller |
4326x3 | H | 5 | 59kg | |
|
6. Birdman
J: Beau Mertens
T: Chris Waller |
11521x | G | 4 | 59kg | |
|
7. Cosmic Crusader
J: William Pike
T: Andrea Leek |
112x11 | G | 11 | 59kg | |
|
8. Sabaj
J: Jamie Melham
T: Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr |
0x244x | G | 12 | 59kg | |
|
9. Autumn Boy
J: James McDonald
T: Chris Waller |
x3212x | H | 3 | 58.5kg | |
|
10. Beiwacht
J: Nash Rawiller
T: Chris Waller |
x8261x | H | 7 | 58.5kg | |
|
11. Planet Red
J: Blake Shinn
T: Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr |
2x226x | G | 2 | 58.5kg | |
|
12. Treasurethe Moment
J: Damian Lane
T: Matt Laurie |
4x313x | M | 6 | 57kg |
2026 Memsie Stakes Nominations
Punters get an early indication of the horses that will line-up in the opening Group 1 race in Melbourne for the spring when the Memsie Stakes 2026 nominations are taken on the Monday leading-up to the race.
The Memsie Stakes 2026 nominations attracted 17 WFA stars including evergreen champion nine-year-old Mr Brightside who won the race back in 2023, race favourite Cosmic Crusader coming off wins in the Bletchingly Stakes and PB Lawrence, and Ciaron Maher’s resuming Caulfield track specialist Jimmysstar.
Memsie Stakes Form Guide
The Memsie Stakes form guide has all the details you need to know before placing your bets on the season’s opening Group 1 clash. Along with the saddlecloth numbers, trainers, jockeys and barriers the form guide shows the recent lead-up runs of all the runners and their starting price in the markets. Looking for horses that have previous Group 1 experience, run well fresh and are drawn well are all important things the form guide will show you.
The 2022 Memsie Stakes second placegetter I’m Thunderstruck franked the form winning the Makybe Diva next start. He also ran in the money in a host of other elite level races including finishing runner-up to Anamoe in that spring’s Cox Plate race. Sadly, I’m Thunderstruck would go on to be euthanised in March of 2023 following arthroscopic fetlock surgery. He suffered a catastrophic knee injury whilst getting up after general aneasthetic.
Mr Brightside firmly franked the Memsie Stakes form from 2023 going on to win a host more Group 1 races including the Makybe Diva Stakes next start.
He also went on to win the 2024 Makybe Diva Stakes following a second as the beaten defending champ from that year’s Memsie Stakes results.
Mr Brightside’s returned to the race in 2025 saw him turn in a typically gutsy performance, sticking on for a clear second behind the superstar mare Treasurethe Moment, who stretched her unbeaten streak to nine with a dominant first‑up win as a four‑year‑old. The form stacked up instantly, with Mr Brightside bouncing out of the run to claim an historic third straight Makybe Diva Stakes at his next outing.
Treasurethe Moment, the 2025 Memsie Stakes heroine, only enhanced her reputation as the spring rolled on, landing a string of elite‑level placings including the Might And Power (2nd) and a podium finish in the Cox Plate (3rd). The 2025 third placegetter Buckaroo also proved that the race was a genuine form reference, producing a rock‑solid campaign highlighted by Group 1 placings in the Underwood (2nd), Might And Power (3rd) and a huge run for second in the Cox Plate.
Treasurethe Moment returned for a title defence in 2026 but only managed to run fourth in that year’s Memsie Stakes results which, incredibly, featured the 2023 champion Mr Brightside running in the event for the fourth straight year and posting his third consecutive second-placing.
Memsie Stakes Form Facts
- All seven Memsie Stakes winners from 2010 – 2016 had their final lead-up run in Group 1 company.
- The Stradbroke Handicap in Brisbane produced back-to-back winners in 2015 and 2016.
- Since 2003 just two winners have jumped form a double-digit barrier.
- Favourites saluted in the race nine times from 2008 – 2026 most recently Mr Brightside ($2.70 in 2023).
2026 Memsie Stakes Form Guide
A link to our comprehensive Memsie Stakes 2026 Form Guide will be provided for punters below the week of the race.
COMPLETE MEMSIE STAKES FORM GUIDE 2026: RUNNER-BY-RUNNER ANALYSIS
Past Memsie Stakes Results
The Memsie Stakes race results and finishing order are published when the WFA feature runs at Caulfield on the first major meeting of the spring in Melbourne. The results show the winner, successful quinella and trifecta as well as the margin and time run to see if any records are broken.
The 2020 and 2021 Memsie Stakes results saw the South Australian galloper Behemoth go back-to-back and become the latest dual Memsie Stakes winner.
Snapdancer (2022) and Treasurethe Moment (2025) are the latest Memsie Stakes winning mares.
No three-year-old has won the Memsie Stakes since Longfella (1972).
Scales Of Justice holds the current Memsie Stakes race record winning in 2019 in a time of 1 minute 22:14 seconds.
Amazingly, champion weight-for-age galloper Mr Brightside won the 2023 race before returning for three consecutive second placings in the event between 2024-26 including his latest behind three-length winner Beiwacht as a nine-year-old in 2026.
Recent Memsie Stakes Winners
Recent Memsie Stakes winners and placegetters dating back to the year 2000 are detailed in the below table.
| Year | Winner | Runner-Up | Third | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Beiwacht | Mr Brightside | Cosmic Crusader | 1:23.81 |
| 2025 | Treasurethe Moment | Mr Brightside | Buckaroo | 1:22.93 |
| 2024 | Pinstriped | Mr Brightside | Gentleman Roy | 1:22.66 |
| 2023 | Mr Brightside | Princess Grace | I Wish I Win | 1:23.22 |
| 2022 | Snapdancer | I’m Thunderstruck | Cascadian | 1:24.38 |
| 2021 | Behemoth | Beau Rossa | Tofane | 1:23.59 |
| 2020 | Behemoth | Quick Thinker | Glenfiddich | 1:22.7 |
| 2019 | Scales Of Justice | So Si Bon | Alizee | 1:22.14 |
| 2018 | Humidor | Kementari | Kings Will Dream | 1:23.2 |
| 2018 | Vega Magic | Black Heart Bart | Tosen STardom | 1:23.3 |
| 2016 | Black Heart Bart | Rising Romance | Mahuta | 1:23.9 |
| 2015 | Boban | Entirely Platinum | Stratum Star | 1:24.6 |
| 2014 | Dissident | Sweet Idea | Puissance De Lune | 1:22.7 |
| 2013 | Atlantic Jewel | Ferlax | Super Cool | 1:24.4 |
| 2012 | Sincero | Happy Trails | Second Effort | 1:23.2 |
| 2011 | King’s Rose | Heart Of Dreams | Red Colossus | 1:23.4 |
| 2010 | So You Think | Whobegotyou | Shoot Out | 1:26.6 |
| 2009 | Mic Mac | Whobegotyou | Zarita | 1:24.4 |
| 2008 | Weekend Hussler | Maldivian | Pompeii Ruler | 1:23.2 |
| 2007 | Miss Finland | Haradasun | Tipungwuti | 1:24.2 |
| 2006 | El Segundo | Casual Pass | Apache Cat | 1:23.2 |
| 2005 | Makybe Diva | Barely A Moment | Regal Roller | 1:26.7 |
| 2004 | Regal Roller | Pacific Dancer | Delzao | 1:23.0 |
| 2003 | Le Zagaletta | Super Elegant | Out Of Options | 1:25.2 |
| 2002 | Magical Miss | Fields Of Omagh | Dash For Cash | 1:24.0 |
| 2001 | Sunline | Piavonic | Rum | 1:25.5 |
| 2000 | Sunline | Umrum | Oliver Twist | 1:25.4 |
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Which horse will win the Memsie Stakes 2026?
The best way to pick which horse will win the Memsie Stakes is to take into account the form, assess the barriers, and consider the weight the horse will carry (among other factors). Check out Ladbrokes in the lead up to the race for full form information.
When is the Memsie Stakes 2026?
The 2026 Memsie Stakes is set to run on Saturday the 29th of August as the opening Group 1 race of the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival. It is scheduled as Caulfield Race 8 at 4:10pm (AEST).
What is the prize money for the Memsie Stakes 2026?
The 2026 Memsie Stakes prize money is set at $750,000 which is paid from 1st to 8th place including $450,000 going to the Memsie Stakes winner.
Where is the Memsie Stakes 2026?
The 2026 Memsie Stakes is set to run at Melbourne's Caulfield Racecourse, home to many iconic races including the Caulfield Cup each October, which is located at Gate 2, Station St, Caulfield East VIC 3145.
What distance is the Memsie Stakes run over?
The Memsie Stakes is run over 1400 metres, a genuine early‑spring weight‑for‑age test that consistently rewards class, tactical speed and strong first‑up form. Caulfield’s 1400m trip is a key factor Ladbrokes punters assess when breaking down the latest Memsie Stakes odds and shaping confident Memsie Stakes betting plays for Melbourne’s first Group 1 of the season.
How many horses run in the Memsie Stakes?
Field sizes for the Memsie Stakes typically range from 12–16 runners, delivering a strong and genuinely competitive early‑spring weight‑for‑age lineup. With proven Group 1 performers resuming, sharp triallers stepping out fresh, and fitness‑forward types looking to strike early, the Memsie consistently assembles a deep field that shapes both Memsie Stakes odds and confident Memsie Stakes betting plays for Ladbrokes punters.
Who won the 2026 Memsie Stakes?
The 2026 Memsie Stakes was won in a dominant first-up performance by four-year-old Bivouac entire Beiwacht at $6 who led all-the-way to claim his third Group 1 success over 1400m for trainer Chris Waller with jockey Nash Rawiller aboard on 58.5kg from barrier 7 to beat the 2023 champion and now three-time Memsie Stakes runner-up, nine-year-old Mr Brightside, by 3 lengths in a time of 1:23.81 on a Soft (6) track.
Who won the 2025 Memsie Stakes?
The 2025 Memsie Stakes was won by four-year-old Alabama Express mare Treasurethe Moment first-up at $6 odds for trainer Matt Laurie with jockey Damian Lane aboard on 56.5kg from barrier 1 to win by 2.5 lengths on a Soft (5) track in a time of 1:22.93.