The Kosciuszko race is a recent edition to the Sydney Spring Racing Carnival and is the key support act on The Everest Day at Royal Randwick in mid-late October.
The latest edition of The Kosciuszko ran on Saturday, October 18, 2025 as part of The Everest Day in Sydney offering $2 million in stakes and was won in a tough late effort by the resuming favourite Clear Thinking ($3.70F) who overcame a wide alley to charge through the line.
2025 The Kosciuszko Results
The Kosciuszko 2025 results & finishing order will be provided below once the $2 million Restricted event is run and won on Saturday, October 18, 2025.
- 1st: No. 11 Clear Thinking
- 2nd: No. 7 Gallant Star
- 3rd: No. 13 Chidiac
Progressive Dubawi mare Clear Thinking ($3.70F) proved too strong first-up for a brilliant win to salute for the punters fresh in the 2025 The Kosciuszko results. It was a peach of a ride by Tyler Schiller who come from a mile back in the field having settled towards the tail end from a wide alley before bursting through to get clear running inside the final 100m. From there the classy mare charged home to beat Gallant Star by 0.88 lengths adding to her excellent Randwick strike rate.
2025 The Kosciuszko Odds
The latest The Kosciuszko 2025 racing odds will be provided below as soon as the markets on the world’s richest race for country-trained horses open.
| 11. Clear Thinking (13) J: Tyler Schiller 53.5kg x125xT: Paul Messara & Leah Gavranich | ||
| 7. Gallant Star (3) J: Zac Lloyd 57.5kg 1424xT: Brett Robb | ||
| 13. Chidiac (9) J: Jason Collett 53kg 9x128T: Brett & Georgie Cavanough | ||
| 8. Lisztomania (14) J: Kerrin McEvoy 55.5kg 1224xT: Todd Payne | ||
| 14. So You Pence (10) J: Ashley Morgan 53kg 116x2T: Matthew Dale | ||
| 1. Front Page (6) J: Tim Clark 60kg 2010xT: Matthew Dale | ||
| 6. Boston Rocks (1) J: Tommy Berry 57.5kg 1x393T: Matthew Dale | ||
| 4. Melody Again (8) J: Christian Reith 58kg 0x11xT: Scott Singleton | ||
| 5. Golden Decade (11) J: Michael Dee 58kg 17x16T: Matthew Dunn | ||
| 12. Without Parallel (2) J: Craig Williams 53.5kg 1x115T: Matthew Dunn | ||
| 9. So Magnificent (12) J: Billy Owen 55.5kg x11x1T: Todd Smart | ||
| 2. Bandi's Boy (7) J: Zac Purton 60kg x7279T: Danny Williams | ||
| 10. Highway Strip (5) J: Chad Schofield 55kg 22x46T: Danny Williams | ||
| 3. Compelling Truth (4) J: Adam Hyeronimus 59kg 01229T: Mack Griffith |
The Kosciuszko Tips
The Kosciuszko tips to take to the bookies in the spring include backing country-trained horses that have previous race experience at the Randwick track, looking for the class runners with Group race experience and those genuine sprinters that can run a speedy 1200m race.
2025 The Kosciuszko Tips
Our insider Ladbrokes’ The Kosciuszko 2025 racing tips for Everest Day will be available right here closer to the meeting.
To Win: No. 12 Without Parallel
WITHOUT PARALLEL (2) has attracted some early market support for The Kosciuszko, and I’m happy to follow the money. I liked her at a bigger price, but with confidence growing, she’s shaping as a genuine winning chance. Craig Williams takes the reins on Matthew Dunn’s talented Time Test mare, who draws ideally in gate two and returns to her pet trip of 1200m — where she’s unbeaten in two starts. Two runs back she was electric at Rosehill, putting nearly five lengths on her rivals on a bottomless Heavy (10) track, showing exactly what she can do when conditions suit. She backed that up with a solid fifth over 1100m, fading late but far from disgraced. She’s back to her preferred distance now, drops to 53.5kg, and has been kept fresh with nearly 50 days between runs — which is exactly how she likes it. Last start was her only defeat, but she’s a mare on the rise and with Williams booked, she gets every chance to bounce back. From Murwillumbah to Randwick, this quiet achiever could be ready to scale the summit. Career-defining moment incoming.
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12. Without Parallel (2)
J: Craig Williams 53.5kg
1×115T: Matthew Dunn
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Looking to challenge Racing Victoria’s premier spring races from late September – November, Racing NSW have recently added a host of lucrative Special Condition races across what is being dubbed The Everest Carnival with over $50 million in prize money on offer.
Australia’s richest race is the $20 million The Everest (1400m) and The Kosciuszko is held at the same track and distance on the same day offering $2 million in stakes. The Kosciuszko race is run under set weights plus penalties and is a open only to NSW and ACT country trained horses giving sprinters from the state’s provincial stables the chance to run on one of the biggest race days of the year.
First run in 2018, the inaugural The Kosciuszko winner was Grafton galloper Belflyer who took out the world’s richest race for country trained horses.
Potential lead-up races into The Kosciuszko include Grafton’s Listed Ramornie Handicap (1200m) in the winter, the Tamworth Cup (1400m) and the Country Championship series of races across NSW.
Adding to the popularity and intrigue of The Kosciuszko race, tickets are available for the public to purchase a potential part-share in a horse running in the event. The winning tickets are determined via The Kosciuszko sweep and give the winning entries the chance to select an eligible horse to race in their entry.
The Kosciuszko Calcutta Draw then provides additional winning tickets whose holders earn a cash prize equal to 50% of the bid proceeds that their horse, which is randomly selected, attracts at a public auction. A concept traditional to bush racing, The Kosciuszko auction is the country’s largest calcutta.
The Everest Day featuring The Kosciuszko currently takes place on the same date as Melbourne’s Caulfield Cup. Other key races on the program include the Group 3 $750,000 Craven Plate, Group 3 $2 million Sydney Stakes (1200m) for The Everest emergencies that failed to gain a slot in the day’s feature race, and the $1 million Five Diamonds Prelude (1500m) for five-year-olds.
The Kosciuszko Race Info
- Date: Saturday, October 18, 2025
- Track: Royal Randwick Racecourse
- Distance: 1200m
- Conditions: Set Weights + Penalties – NSW & ACT Country-Trained Horses Only
- Status: Special Conditions
- Prize Money: $2 million
- First Run: 2018
The Kosciuszko Betting
The Kosciuszko betting is led by the best-performed country NSW and ACT trained horses that have experience at the bigger city tracks.
Horses with Group race experience, stakes winning form and the current season’s Country Championships winner dominate The Kosciuszko betting odds.
It’s Me ($2 in 2020), Art Cadeau ($4 in 2021) and Clear Thinking ($3.70 in 2025) are the latest favourites in The Kosciuszko betting to win.
The Kosciuszko Field
The first The Kosciuszko field in 2018 had a capacity 12 runners. The Kosciuszko field size increased in 2019 to a maximum 14 starters.
There are no class or gender restrictions for runners in The Kosciuszko race field, but horses must be NSW or ACT country trained and aged at least three-years-old.
Horses that are the winner of a Group 1 race, The Everest or The Golden Eagle that season are ineligible for The Kosciuszko field.
2025 The Kosciuszko Field
The official The Kosciuszko 2025 field and barriers will be announced by Racing NSW with final acceptances to be published below.
The line-up of The Kosciuszko horses is known once all slot-holders confirm their runners, while the barrier draw is conducted the Wednesday of race week.
The field attracts horses from all around the country NSW racetracks including southern regions including as Goulburn and Queanbeyan, to northern regions like Tamworth and Coffs Harbour.
Although looking all but confirmed, the 14 horses in The Kosciuszko 2025 field can be swapped in and out right up until 7:30am (local time) on The Everest Day.
The The Kosciuszko 2025 Field is listed below featuring horses from all over the country tracks in NSW and the ACT.
The 2025 The Kosciuszko final field features a capacity line-up of country trained gallopers lining-up on the big stage led in betting by two-time champ and last year’s runner-up Front Page.
| Entrant | Last 6 | Sex | Barrier | Weight | |
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1. Front Page
J: Tim Clark
T: Matthew Dale |
x2010x | G | 6 | 60kg | |
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2. Bandi's Boy
J: Zac Purton
T: Danny Williams |
0x7279 | G | 7 | 60kg | |
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3. Compelling Truth
J: Adam Hyeronimus
T: Mack Griffith |
101229 | G | 4 | 59kg | |
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4. Melody Again
J: Christian Reith
T: Scott Singleton |
30x11x | M | 8 | 58kg | |
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5. Golden Decade
J: Michael Dee
T: Matthew Dunn |
617x16 | G | 11 | 58kg | |
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6. Boston Rocks
J: Tommy Berry
T: Matthew Dale |
11x393 | G | 1 | 57.5kg | |
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7. Gallant Star
J: Zac Lloyd
T: Brett Robb |
x1424x | G | 3 | 57.5kg | |
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8. Lisztomania
J: Kerrin McEvoy
T: Todd Payne |
x1224x | G | 14 | 55.5kg | |
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9. So Magnificent
J: Billy Owen
T: Todd Smart |
1x11x1 | H | 12 | 55.5kg | |
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10. Highway Strip
J: Chad Schofield
T: Danny Williams |
x22x46 | G | 5 | 55kg | |
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11. Clear Thinking
J: Tyler Schiller
T: Paul Messara & Leah Gavranich |
1x125x | M | 13 | 53.5kg | |
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12. Without Parallel
J: Craig Williams
T: Matthew Dunn |
11x115 | M | 2 | 53.5kg | |
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13. Chidiac
J: Jason Collett
T: Brett & Georgie Cavanough |
19x128 | M | 9 | 53kg | |
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14. So You Pence
J: Ashley Morgan
T: Matthew Dale |
2116x2 | M | 10 | 53kg | |
| 15. Mogo Magic (15) Scratched: | |||||
| 16. Pokerjack (16) Scratched: | |||||
| 17. Ticklebelly (17) Scratched: | |||||
| 18. Sammy Conquers All (18) Scratched: | |||||
2025 The Kosciuszko Nominations
The official The Kosciuszko 2025 nominations will be provided below once released.
2025 The Kosciuszko nominations extended until 11:00am (AEDT) – 14/10/2025
| Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Hcp Rating | |
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| 1 | x0070x7279 | BANDI’S BOY | G | 6 | Danny Williams | |
| 2 | x23611x393 | BOSTON ROCKS | G | 5 | Matthew Dale | 83 |
| 3 | 1119×128 | CHIDIAC | M | 5 | Brett & Georgie Cavanough | 67 |
| 4 | 111x125x | CLEAR THINKING (GB) | M | 6 | Paul Messara & Leah Gavranich | 86 |
| 5 | x231101229 | COMPELLING TRUTH | G | 6 | Mack Griffith | 103 |
| 6 | 4x22x2010x | FRONT PAGE | G | 9 | Matthew Dale | |
| 7 | x161x1424x | GALLANT STAR | G | 6 | Brett Robb | 85 |
| 8 | 431x617x16 | GOLDEN DECADE | G | 5 | Matthew Dunn | |
| 9 | 2x11x22x46 | HIGHWAY STRIP | G | 4 | Danny Williams | |
| 10 | 3432x1224x | LISZTOMANIA | G | 7 | Todd Payne | |
| 11 | 183330x11x | MELODY AGAIN | M | 6 | Scott Singleton | 96 |
| 12 | 31x11x1 | SO MAGNIFICENT | H | 4 | Todd Smart | |
| 13 | 21x2116x2 | SO YOU PENCE | M | 6 | Matthew Dale | 69 |
| 14 | 11×115 | WITHOUT PARALLEL | M | 4 | Matthew Dunn | 74 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
The Kosciuszko Form Guide
The Kosciuszko form guide provides all the must know horse stats and race facts for punters to place a well-informed wager on the $2 million country NSW and ACT trained feature. The Kosciuszko form shows the runners in the event, barriers, jockeys, lead-up form and track / distance records.
It is also worth following The Kosciuszko form in the following year’s autumn and winter racing carnivals in both Sydney and Brisbane, as well as the summer’s Magic Millions Carnival at the Gold Coast for eligible horses.
2025 The Kosciuszko Form Guide
A link to our comprehensive The Kosciuszko 2025 form guide and race betting preview will be provided below the week leading up to The Everest Day.
The Kosciuszko Results
The Kosciuszko race results show the complete finishing order of all the horses in The Kosciuszko race, their starting prices, margins and dividend pay-outs.
Belflyer was the inaugural The Kosciuszko winner in 2018.
Front Page holds the current The Kosciuszko record winning in his second in 2023 in a time of 1 minute 8:04 seconds.
It’s Me (2020) and Clear Thinking (2025) are the latest The Kosciuszko winning mares.
Front Page (2022, 2023) is the sole dual The Kosciuszko winner to date. Front Page also ran second in The Kosciuszko results when attempting a three-peat having been run down late by the previous year’s third placegetter Far Too Easy.
Past The Kosciuszko Winners
Past The Kosciuszko winners and placegetters dating back to the year 2018 are detailed in the below table.
| Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | Time |
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| 2025 | Clear Thinkin | Gallant Star | Chidiac | 1:08.48 |
| 2024 | Far Too Easy | Front Page | Tanglewood | 1:08.83 |
| 2023 | Front Page | Opal Ridge | Far Too Easy | 1:08.04 |
| 2022 | Front Page | Far Too Easy | Fender | 1:10.12 |
| 2021 | Art Cadeau | Handle The Truth | Spiranac | 1:10.07 |
| 2020 | It’s Me | Redouble | Man Of Peace | 1:09.60 |
| 2019 | Handle The Truth | Victorem | Bobbing | 1:08.21 |
| 2018 | Belflyer | Suncraze | Awesome Pluck | 1:12.01 |
FAQ
Who won the 2025 The Kosciuszko?
The 2025 The Kosciuszko was won by six-year-old Dubawi mare Clear Thinking at $3.70 favouritism for Scone trainers Paul Messara and Leah Gavranich with jockey Tyler Schiller aboard from barrier 13 on 53.5kg to win by 0.88 lengths on a Good (4) track in a time of 1:08.48.
When is The Kosciuszko 2025?
Saturday, October 18, 2025What is the prize money for The Kosciuszko 2025?
$2,000,000
Where is The Kosciuszko 2025?
Randwick Racecourse, Alison Rd, Randwick NSW 2031.
How do I bet on The Kosciuszko in 2025?
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 2025 The Kosciuszko?
The best way to pick which horse will win The Kosciuszko 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.