Ladbrokes Tip: The now Group 1 All-Star Mile serves as a key lead-up to the Australian Cup each autumn!
The All-Star Mile 2026 ran at Flemington Racecourse on Saturday, March 7, 2026 as a Group 1 event offering $2 million in stakes on Newmarket Handicap Day and saw the Godolphin galloper Tom Kitten ($3.90) make history as the first dual champion with a successful title defence.
2026 All Star Mile Results
The official The All-Star Mile 2026 Results & Finishing Order will be available for punters right here once the special conditions feature takes place on Saturday, March 7, 2026.
- #1 Tom Kitten
- #4 Evaporate
- #8 Pride Of Jenni
Tom Kitten ($3.90) raced his way into the Australian racing history books with a successful title defence in the 2026 All-Star Mile results at Flemington. Given a peach of a ride by Craig Williams, the Anthony & Sam Freedman-trained Godolphin galloper came from third on the turn to move up and narrowly edge out Evaporate (2nd) and the front-running Pride Of Jenni (3rd) for his historical second victory in the feature. The team are now looking at either the Group 1 Australian Cup, for which he’s the all-in favourite, on March 28 back at HQ or a more likely trip to Sydney for the $4 million Doncaster Mile on April 4 paying a generous $15 for him to win.
2026 All-Star Mile Odds
The season’s top The All-Star Mile racing odds for 2026 will be made available below as soon as betting markets open on the popular autumn feature that now holds elite level status followed by the official All-Star Mile results after the event.
All-Star Mile 2026 Results
| 1. Tom Kitten (6) J: Craig Williams 59kg 453×1 T: Anthony & Sam Freedman | ||
| 4. Evaporate (7) J: Luke Currie 59kg 233×4 T: Ben, Will & Jd Hayes | ||
| 8. Pride Of Jenni (2) J: Declan Bates 57kg 1718x T: Ciaron Maher | ||
| 7. Sabaj (3) J: Beau Mertens 59kg 110×2 T: Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr | ||
| 5. Steparty (9) J: John Allen 59kg 77211 T: Paul Preusker | ||
| 11. Leica Lucy (8) J: Jye Mcneil 57kg 432×5 T: Chris Waller | ||
| 9. Stefi Magnetica (4) J: Hugh Bowman 57kg 413×5 T: Bjorn Baker | ||
| 3. Antino (1) J: Jamie Melham 59kg 428×8 T: Tony Gollan | ||
| 6. Watch Me Rock (5) J: William Pike 59kg 112×6 T: Mark Walker |
The All-Star Mile Tips
Top The All-Star Mile betting tips include looking for Group 1 performers that make the starting line-up, those with a top record over the mile and the best out of that season’s Futurity Stakes results.
2026 The All-Star Mile Tips
Our expert team of tipsters will provide the 2026 The All-Star Mile betting tips below closer to the day so stay tuned for the sprinters to back and sack this spring.
Once the final field for the latest edition of The All Star mile has been accepted and finalised we will be placing our top tips and selections for The All-Star Mile here.
| 8. Pride Of Jenni (2) J: Declan Bates 57kg 1718x T: Ciaron Maher |
| 4. Evaporate (7) J: Luke Currie 59kg 233×4 T: Ben, Will & Jd Hayes |
| 11. Leica Lucy (8) J: Jye Mcneil 57kg 432×5 T: Chris Waller |
Designed in 2018 for middle distance horses, The All-Star Mile started out as an ungraded special conditions race held during the Melbourne Autumn Racing Carnival.
In October of 2024 ahead of the 2025 edition it was officially upgraded to a Group 1 event along with the $20 million The Everest.
In 2022 the event was officially known as The Seppelt Wines All-Star Mile.
In 2023 a change of sponsorship saw the event run as The Sharp EIT All-Star Mile.
Featuring a reduced prize pool of $2.5 million as of 2025, the race rotated year-to-year across all three major Victorian tracks with the inaugural edition taking place in 2019 at Flemington Racecourse and won by that year’s Australian Guineas winning filly Mystic Journey.
The 2020 The All-Star Mile moved from Flemington to Caulfield Racecourse and saw the Perth-trained stablemates Regal Power (1st) and Superstorm (2nd) run the quinella.
For 2021 the third edition of The All-Star Mile was conducted at The Valley and won by New South Wales’ visitor Mugatoo, winner of the previous spring’s Group 3 Newcastle Gold Cup.
The All-Star Mile race returned to Flemington in 2022 and ran at the track with the favourite Zaaki saluting for the punters.
In 2023 The All-Star Mile took place at Moonee Valley for the second time and saw the 2022 fourth placed Mr Brightside win.
Caulfield hosted its second The All-Star Mile race in 2024 and was won in an emphatic two-length romp home by Pride Of Jenni.
In 2025 the first Group 1 running of the race took place at Flemington with Tom Kitten enjoying an upset win.
The All-Star Mile was the only Australian race where members of the public help to choose the final field of horses. Aussie and Kiwi punters originally got to vote on their favourite eligible milers, selecting 10 of the 15 runners in The All-Star Mile field.
For the 2024 All-Star Mile however a revamped structure saw eight ‘Win and You’re In’ races taking place offering the winners a guaranteed start in the 16-horse field, before it became an official Group 1 event for 2025.
The other positions in the weight-for-age were filled by Wildcard horses chosen by a panel of Racing Victoria (RV) and Melbourne Racing Club (MRC) experts.
In 2026, the All-Star Mile offered $2 million in stakes and saw Tom Kitten go back-to-back to become history’s first dual champion.
All Star Mile Info
- Date: Saturday, March 7, 2026
- Track: Flemington
- Distance: 1600m
- Conditions: Weight-For-Age
- Status: Group 1 (as of 2025)
- Prize Money: $2 million (as of 2026)
- First Run: 2019
All-Star Mile Betting
Betting on The All-Star Mile was hugely popular for the first edition of the race in 2019 with the public getting to not only vote for their favourite horses to run but also back them to salute!
The All-Star Mile betting on the confirmed runners is led by proven milers with good lead-up form in earlier autumn features including any three-year-olds out of the Group 1 Australian Guineas (1600m) held at Flemington a fortnight prior.
In 2019 the filly Mystic Journey became the first The All-Star Mile winner and completed the Australian Guineas – The All Star Mile double.
Another top lead-up race in the autumn that impacts The All-Star Mile betting is the Group 1 Futurity Stakes (1400m) held at Caulfield Racecourse in late February, which the mare Alizee won in 2018 before her third in The All-Star Mile results.
In 2023 Mr Brightside improved on a lead-up second in the Futurity Stakes – run that year at Sandown – the win the race.
Mr Brightside won the CF Orr – Futurity Stakes double in 2024 but failed to defend his All-Star Mile title when runner-up to star mare Pride Of Jenni as the beaten favourite.
Pride Of Jenni meanwhile improved on a second in the CF Orr Stakes in 2024 before her two-length victory in the All-Star Mile race at Caulfield that autumn.
In 2022 Zaaki ($2.40) became the first and to date only The All-Star Mile favourite to salute for the punters.
In 2026, the defending All-Star Mile champion Tom Kitten ($3.90) came off a lead-up Group 3 Kevin Heffernan Stakes win to claim the Group 1 second-up and become the first back-to-back winner.
All-Star Mile Field
As of 2024 the All-Star Mile field features an expanded 16 runners.
The All-Star Mile race field was previously in part selected by the Australian public with racing fans getting the opportunity to help pick 10 of the starters in the final field.
2026 All-Star Mile Field
The final announcement for the official 2026 The All Star Mile field and barrier draw will be made the week of the race and updated in full below once confirmed.
The official 2026 The All-Star Mile Final Field & Barriers are announced on Wednesday the 4th of March 2026 and will be listed below.
The All-Star Mile 2026 field features a quality line-up of middle-distance stars including the defending champion Tom Kitten and Ciaron Maher’s resuming mare Pride Of Jenni who won the race back in 2024.
| Entrant | Last 6 | Sex | Barrier | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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1. Tom Kitten
J: Craig Williams
T: Anthony & Sam Freedman |
5453x1 | G | 6 | 59kg | |
| 2. Buckaroo (6) Scratched: | |||||
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3. Antino
J: Jamie Melham
T: Tony Gollan |
5428x8 | G | 1 | 59kg | |
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4. Evaporate
J: Luke Currie
T: Ben, Will & Jd Hayes |
1233x4 | G | 7 | 59kg | |
|
5. Steparty
J: John Allen
T: Paul Preusker |
977211 | G | 9 | 59kg | |
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6. Watch Me Rock
J: William Pike
T: Mark Walker |
3112x6 | G | 5 | 59kg | |
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7. Sabaj
J: Beau Mertens
T: Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr |
6110x2 | G | 3 | 59kg | |
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8. Pride Of Jenni
J: Declan Bates
T: Ciaron Maher |
x1718x | M | 2 | 57kg | |
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9. Stefi Magnetica
J: Hugh Bowman
T: Bjorn Baker |
x413x5 | M | 4 | 57kg | |
| 10. Treasurethe Moment (9) Scratched: | |||||
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11. Leica Lucy
J: Jye Mcneil
T: Chris Waller |
x432x5 | M | 8 | 57kg | |
2026 All-Star Mile Nominations
Early All-Star Mile 2026 nominations close on the Monday of race week giving connections the chance to enter their potential runners.
The 2026 All-Star Mile nominations attracted 15 middle-distance hopefuls led in all-in betting by Ciaron Maher’s resuming star mare Pride Of Jenni, Treasurethe Moment looking to atone for her third fresh as the beaten favourite in the Futurity Stakes and the defending champion Tom Kitten.
The All-Star Mile Form Guide
The All-Star Mile form guide provides race fans with all the key information on the 16 horses that make the official field for the multi-million dollar mile event.
The confirmed The All-Star Mile jockeys, barrier draw, runner statistics and track information can all be found in the form guide along with an early betting preview.
One form fact that did emerge from the inaugural race was that the Futurity Stakes makes for an excellent form line to follow into The All-Star Mile with both Hartnell (2nd) and Alizee (3rd) finishing in the money behind Mystic Journey after lead-up runs in the Futurity Stakes trifecta.
The 2023 All-Star Mile winner meanwhile ran a lead-up second in the Futurity Stakes with the winner, Alligator Blood, running fourth as the beaten favourite.
The 2022 All-Star Mile winner Zaaki franked the form finishing top three in a host of Group 1 races including the Doomben Cup (3rd), Underwood Stakes (3rd) and Caulfield Stakes (3rd). Zaaki was fourth in that year’s Cox Plate and then went back-to-back during the Melbourne Cup Carnival winning the Group1 1 VRC Champions Stakes (2000m) for the second time at Flemington.
I’m Thunderstruck was runner-up in the 2022 All-Star Mile and further franked the form finishing second next-up in Sydney’s Group 1 Doncaster Mile. I’m Thunderstruck returned that spring and won the Group 1 Makybe Diva Stakes, also over the mile, and was runner-up in the Caulfield Stakes and Cox Plate results.
The 2023 All-Star Mile form was firmly franked by Mr Brightside, who improved on his fourth in the race the year before, who went on to salute in his next four starts including victories in the Group 1 Doncaster Mile, Group 1 Memsie Stakes and Group 1 Makybe Diva Stakes. Following the Makybe Diva win Mr Brightside then placed second in the Group 1 King Charles III Stakes, Group 1 Cox Plate, and Group 1 Champions Mile that spring in a huge campaign.
Pride Of Jenni won the 2024 All-Star before an Australian Cup second and then historic 6.5 length Group 1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes win that autumn in Sydney.
The 2025 All-Star Mile also produced that year’s Australian Cup champion with Light Infantry Man improving on his lead-up third to win the Flemington, 2000m showdown.
2026 The All-Star Mile Form Guide
A link to our comprehensive All-Star Mile 2026 Form Guide and betting preview will be provided for punters below the week of the race.
CLICK HERE FOR OUR FULL 2026 ALL-STAR MILE FORM GUIDE
The All-Star Mile Bet Types
Win – The most basic type of bet. Put your money straight up on the runner that you think will win The All-Star Mile.
Place – Pick the horse that you think will finish in the top three positions but at lower odds.
Each-Way – Put equal amounts on a horse for the win and a place, the equivalent of two bets and you get paid out for both if it wins.
Quinella – Bet on the horses you think will finish first and second in either order. You can also pick for example one horse to finish 1st and then a combination The fewer horses you pick the greater the dividend.
Exacta – An exacta also involves choosing horses that you think will finish first and second but it differs from a quinella in that it has to be the exact order you specify in the bet.
Trifecta – Very similar to an Exacta, but for the first, second and third placings in the correct finishing order. You can also Box Trifecta to finish in any of the first 3 combinations.
First Four – A First Four bet works the same as an Exacta and Trifecta but for the first four runners in finishing order.
Past The All-Star Mile Winners
Mystic Journey (2019) was the inaugural All-Star Mile winner and the only three-year-old so far to win.
Zaaki (2022) is the oldest All-Star Mile winner to date saluting as a seven-year-old.
There have been eight editions with seven winners, Mr Brightside failing to defend his 2023 title when second to Pride Of Jenni in 2024. Mr Brightside ran in his fourth straight All-Star Mile field in 2025 but finished runner-up again to Tom Kitten.
Tom Kitten (2025-26) is the only two-time All-Star Mile champion to date.
Pride Of Jenni (2024) is the last All-Star Mile winning mare.
Winners of The All-Star Mile race going back to the event’s inaugural running in 2019 are detailed in the below table.
| Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Tom Kitten | Evaporate | Pride Of Jenni | 1:33.73 |
| 2025 | Tom Kitten | Mr Brightside | Light Infantry Man | 1:35.94 |
| 2024 | Pride Of Jenni | Mr Brightside | Cascadian | 1:35.22 |
| 2023 | Mr Brightside | Cascadian | The Inevitable | 1:34.4 |
| 2022 | Zaaki | I’m Thunderstruck | Streets Of Avalon | 1:36.5 |
| 2021 | Mugatoo | Russian Camelot | Behemoth | 1:39.8 |
| 2020 | Regal Power | Superstorm | Melody Belle | 1:36.5 |
| 2019 | Mystic Journey | Hartnell | Alizee | 1:35.7 |
FAQ
Who won the 2026 the All-Star Mile?
The 2026 All-Star Mile was won for the second time by Godolphin’s five-year-old Harry Angel gelding Tom Kitten at $3.90 who became history’s first dual champion with a successful title defence. He was prepared by Anthony & Sam Freedman with jockey Craig Williams aboard on 59kg from barrier 6 to win by 0.35 lengths on a Good (3) track in a time of 1:33.73.
Who won the 2025 the All-Star Mile?
The 2025 The All-Star Mile was won by Tom Kitten at $4.60 for trainer James Cummings with jockey Ben Melham aboard on 59kg from barrier 4 to win by 0.06 lengths in a time of 1:35.94.
When is the All-Star Mile 2026?
Saturday, March 7, 2026What is the prize money for the All-Star Mile 2026?
$2,500,000
Where is the All-Star Mile 2026?
Flemington Racecourse, 448 Epsom Rd, Flemington VIC 3031.
How do I bet on the 2026 The All-Star Mile?
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Which horse will win the 2026 The All-Star Mile?
The best way to pick which horse will win The All-Star Mile 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.