The 2025 edition of The Four Pillars ran on Saturday November 1, 2025 as part of Golden Eagle Day in Sydney at Randwick Racecourse (moved from Rosehill in 2025) and was won in a boilover by Sonofdec ($20).
2025 The Four Pillars Results
The official The Four Pillars 2025 Results & Finishing Order will be made available right here once the race is run and won on Saturday November 1, 2025.
- 1st: No. 9 Sonofdec ($20)
- 2nd: No. 1 Meridiana
- 3rd: No. 20e Philipsburg
Jay Hopkin’s in-form Newcastle based Kermadec gelding, Sonofdec ($20), was huge on the big stage at Randwick claiming a notable upset in the 2025 Four Pillars Midway results. Given a perfectly timed ride by jockey Jean Van Overmeire, Sonofdec hit the lead 250m out from the line before getting out to a big lead and holding on to deny the fast-finishing favourite Meridiana who came from a long way back to flash home into second 0.65 lengths beaten.
2025 The Four Pillars Odds
The latest The Four Pillars 2025 odds and betting market links to the Golden Eagle Day support act will be listed right here as soon as available with earlier Sydney Spring Racing Carnival results to impact the odds on offer for the $500,000 feature.
| 9. Sonofdec (1) J: Jean Van Overmeire 61kg 0x122T: Jay Hopkins | ||
| 1. Meridiana (9) J: William Stanley 62.5kg 438x1T: John Sargent | ||
| 20. Philipsburg (5) J: Winona Costin 59kg 7460xT: James Ponsonby | ||
| 14. Mogwai (13) J: Tom Marquand 60kg 49725T: Robert & Luke Price | ||
| 3. Broadway Bouncer (2) J: Zac Lloyd 62kg 8x058T: Kristen Buchanan | ||
| 5. Debello (10) J: Molly Bourke 61.5kg 95341T: Gary Portelli | ||
| 16. Monkhana (15) J: Anna Roper 59.5kg x2138T: Denim Wynen | ||
| 6. Prince Of Sorts (3) J: Olivia Chambers 61.5kg x8513T: Allan Kehoe | ||
| 7. Jack Duggan (4) J: Nash Rawiller 61kg 256x9T: Jason Deamer | ||
| 19. Agita (12) J: Chad Schofield 60kg 54316T: David Payne | ||
| 18. Dusty Bay (16) J: Jason Collett 57.5kg 43044T: Tracey Bartley | ||
| 2. Apollo Mission (7) J: Ethan Brown 62kg 08x91T: Mitchell Beer & George Carpenter | ||
| 11. Let's Fly (18) J: Alysha Collett 60.5kg 1x850T: Richard & Will Freedman | ||
| 21. Jacob's Ladder (11) J: Tyler Schiller 58.5kg x4175T: John P Thompson | ||
| 8. Jumeirah Beach (17) J: Braith Nock 61kg 150x4T: Jason Deamer | ||
| 13. Kingston Charm (14) J: Andrew Adkins 60kg 62029T: John P Thompson | ||
| 15. Piraeus (8) J: Joao Moreira 60kg 987x7T: Richard & Will Freedman | ||
| 10. Vetwelve (6) J: Mitch Stapleford 61kg 01232T: John Sargent |
The Four Pillars Tips
Top The Four Pillars tips include watching for the well-weighted runners coming off strong lead-up runs over the spring.
Horses out of the top Midway trainers’ stables, those proven at around a mile in distance and past Randwick winners all make nice The Four Pillars tips.
2025 The Four Pillars Tips
Our Ladbrokes’ exclusive The Four Pillars 2025 race betting tips and predictions will be published below the week of the event.
Each Way: No. 18 Dusty Bay
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18. Dusty Bay (16)
J: Jason Collett 57.5kg
43044T: Tracey Bartley
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The Four Pillars Midway is one of Australia’s newer races, the Special Condition event added to Sydney’s Garden’s Golden Eagle Day race card for the first time in 2021 with Kiss Sum winning.
Contested in Sydney on the same day as Melbourne’s Victoria Derby Day at Flemington Racecourse – after which RV announced the official Melbourne Cup field and barriers – in either late October or early November, Golden Eagle Race Day features around $15 million in total prize money.
The Four Pillars Midway was originally held at Rosehill Gardens but was moved to Randwick in 2025.
The $10 million The Golden Eagle for four-year-olds the marquee event. It is accompanied on the card by the $3 million Russell Balding Stakes (formerly the Winners Stakes), and the $750,000 Rosehill Gold Cup (2000m).
The Four Pillars is run over 1500m and is a BenchMark 68 Handicap. Like the $20 million The Everest and the $2 million The Kosciuszko held earlier at Royal Randwick, the event is a slot race open to 18 horses.
The major condition for The Four Pillars is that it is open only to horses in eligible Midway trainers’ stables.
The 18 Four Pillars horses are selected by the 18 punters that were successful in the second-chance draw of The Kosciuszko sweepstakes tickets.
The concept of Midway races in New South Wales has only been in place since the winter of 2021 and is already gaining momentum quickly.
The Four Pillars Race Info
- Date: Saturday November 1, 2025
- Track: Randwick Racecourse
- Distance: 1500m
- Conditions: Benchmark 68, Handicap, Midway
- Status: Special Condition
- Prize Money: $500,000
- First Run: 2021
The Four Pillars Betting
The Four Pillars betting markets are led by the spring’s in-form horses from Midway eligible stables.
Any gallopers that have previously won a Midway race and have strong form at 1400m – 1600m are kept at shorter The Four Pillars odds.
A key lead-up into the event is a 1400m Benchmark 72 Midway Handicap held over 1400m at Randwick three weeks’ earlier, and this race has a big impact on The Four Pillars betting markets.
The Four Pillars odds firm on the gallopers as they secure a slot in the field.
The inaugural The Four Pillars winner Kiss Sum scored an upset at $14 odds.
There was another upset for the second edition in 2022 with Oakfield Arrow winning at Four Pillars odds of $18.
The 2023 Four Pillars winning mare Sweet Mercy also scored at big odds of $19.
There was another upset Four Pillars Midway result in 2024 with Kingston Charm saluting at $15.
Yet another boilover Four Pillars result occurred in 2025 with Sonofdec winning at $20 defeating the favourite Meridiana ($3.60F).
The Four Pillars Field
The Four Pillars race field runs at a capacity of 18 starters plus four emergencies. The 18 punters that got a second chance out of The Kosciuszko sweepstakes ticket draw select what horses contest the race.
The race is open to horses aged three-years-old and upwards and is restricted to eligible Metropolitan & Provincial Midway trainers. Horses must also have had at least one New South Wales race start for an eligible trainer to be eligible to run in The Four Pillars race field.
Post-race, horses that ran in The Four Pillars field must remain with the trainer under which the horse contested the race, or another eligible trainer, for twelve months after the event.
2025 The Four Pillars Field
The official The Four Pillars 2025 final field and barriers will be announced by Racing NSW the week of the race with the full acceptances to be published below.
The 2025 Four Pillars Midway field features a quality line-up of middle-distance gallopers including John Sargent’s Preferment mare Meridiana, fresh off a Rosehill victory, who lines up alongside her reliable stablemate Vetwelve, while the Freedman duo, Richard and Will, saddle up the four-year-old Flying Artie mare Let’s Fly from out wide in gate 19.
| Entrant | Last 6 | Sex | Barrier | Weight | |
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1. Meridiana
J: William Stanley
T: John Sargent |
1438x1 | M | 9 | 62.5kg | |
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2. Apollo Mission
J: Ethan Brown
T: Mitchell Beer & George Carpenter |
408x91 | G | 7 | 62kg | |
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3. Broadway Bouncer
J: Zac Lloyd
T: Kristen Buchanan |
38x058 | G | 2 | 62kg | |
| 4. Alabama State (2) Scratched: | |||||
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5. Debello
J: Molly Bourke
T: Gary Portelli |
x95341 | G | 10 | 61.5kg | |
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6. Prince Of Sorts
J: Olivia Chambers
T: Allan Kehoe |
8x8513 | G | 3 | 61.5kg | |
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7. Jack Duggan
J: Nash Rawiller
T: Jason Deamer |
2256x9 | G | 4 | 61kg | |
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8. Jumeirah Beach
J: Braith Nock
T: Jason Deamer |
1150x4 | G | 17 | 61kg | |
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9. Sonofdec
J: Jean Van Overmeire
T: Jay Hopkins |
60x122 | G | 1 | 61kg | |
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10. Vetwelve
J: Mitch Stapleford
T: John Sargent |
101232 | G | 6 | 61kg | |
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11. Let's Fly
J: Alysha Collett
T: Richard & Will Freedman |
41x850 | M | 18 | 60.5kg | |
| 12. All Hunky Dory (20) Scratched: | |||||
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13. Kingston Charm
J: Andrew Adkins
T: John P Thompson |
x62029 | M | 14 | 60kg | |
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14. Mogwai
J: Tom Marquand
T: Robert & Luke Price |
x49725 | G | 13 | 60kg | |
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15. Piraeus
J: Joao Moreira
T: Richard & Will Freedman |
1987x7 | G | 8 | 60kg | |
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16. Monkhana
J: Anna Roper
T: Denim Wynen |
3x2138 | M | 15 | 59.5kg | |
| 17. Hyperbolic (22) Scratched: | |||||
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18. Dusty Bay
J: Jason Collett
T: Tracey Bartley |
x43044 | G | 16 | 57.5kg | |
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19. Agita
J: Chad Schofield
T: David Payne |
954316 | G | 12 | 60kg | |
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20. Philipsburg
J: Winona Costin
T: James Ponsonby |
57460x | G | 5 | 59kg | |
2025 The Four Pillars Nominations
Nominations for The Four Pillars 2025 will be detailed below and updated as slot holders for the spring race take shape.
| Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Hcp Rating | |
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| 1 | 98×0954316 | AGITA | G | 5 | David Payne | 68 |
| 2 | 144x860x28 | ALABAMA STATE | G | 4 | Jack Pilkington | 71 |
| 3 | x2111324x1 | ALL HUNKY DORY (IRE) | G | 9 | Adam Duggan | 69 |
| 4 | 06x5408x91 | APOLLO MISSION | G | 6 | Mitchell Beer & George Carpenter | 73 |
| 5 | 523638×058 | BROADWAY BOUNCER | G | 5 | Kristen Buchanan | 72 |
| 6 | 748528×410 | CAPE BYRON | G | 5 | Marc & Mitchell Conners | 64 |
| 7 | 1519×27838 | C’MON MATE | G | 6 | Ross McConville | 65 |
| 8 | 1123×95341 | DEBELLO | G | 5 | Gary Portelli | 71 |
| 9 | 91009×0473 | DIRECT FIRE | G | 5 | Theresa Bateup | 65 |
| 10 | 22610535×2 | DJAPANA | M | 5 | Clarry Conners | 58 |
| 11 | 108×43044 | DUSTY BAY | G | 3 | Tracey Bartley | 69 |
| 12 | 645×5136 | FELIS CHAUS | G | 4 | Richard Litt | 56 |
| 13 | 351907×752 | FULL METAL JACKET | G | 4 | Gary Portelli | 60 |
| 14 | 313x2304x2 | HARDPOINT (NZ) | G | 4 | Brad Widdup | 62 |
| 15 | 8x69x08564 | HELLOVA NATURE | G | 5 | Kristen Buchanan | 61 |
| 16 | x38400x315 | HORIZONS | M | 4 | Richard & Will Freedman | 64 |
| 17 | 711x42313x | HYPERBOLIC (NZ) | M | 4 | Brad Widdup | 68 |
| 18 | 13612256×9 | JACK DUGGAN (USA) | G | 8 | Jason Deamer | 70 |
| 19 | 3317×4175 | JACOB’S LADDER | G | 4 | John Thompson | 65 |
| 20 | 02371150×4 | JUMEIRAH BEACH | G | 7 | Jason Deamer | 70 |
| 21 | 1655×62029 | KINGSTON CHARM | M | 6 | John Thompson | 72 |
| 22 | x71541x850 | LET’S FLY | M | 4 | Richard & Will Freedman | 73 |
| 23 | 76621×9543 | MASTER RILEY | G | 5 | Theresa Bateup | 64 |
| 24 | 1438×1 | MERIDIANA (NZ) | M | 4 | John Sargent | 77 |
| 25 | 1360×49725 | MOGWAI | G | 5 | Robert & Luke Price | 68 |
| 26 | 94143×2138 | MONKHANA (NZ) | M | 5 | Denim Wynen | 71 |
| 27 | x245142152 | ORTHIE’S BOYS | G | 5 | Gregory McFarlane | 64 |
| 28 | 695857460x | PHILIPSBURG (NZ) | G | 8 | James Ponsonby | 66 |
| 29 | 48251987×7 | PIRAEUS | G | 6 | Richard & Will Freedman | 68 |
| 30 | 425x3346x8 | PRETTY TAVI (NZ) | M | 6 | Jack Pilkington | 60 |
| 31 | 01348×8513 | PRINCE OF SORTS | G | 4 | Allan Kehoe | 71 |
| 32 | 53320×1514 | REBEL RHAPSODY | G | 4 | Nacim Dilmi | 61 |
| 33 | x30260x122 | SONOFDEC | G | 5 | Jay Hopkins | 70 |
| 34 | 521228×224 | STRAWBERRY IMPACT | G | 4 | Blake Ryan | 63 |
| 35 | 570×31 | SWIFT LEGEND | C | 3 | Les Bridge | 64 |
| 36 | x48377x266 | TRAFALGAR SQUARE | M | 4 | David Payne | 61 |
| 37 | x343101232 | VETWELVE | G | 4 | John Sargent | 70 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
The Four Pillars Form Guide
Details available on The Four Pillars form guide include the field of horses, jockeys, trainers, lead-up form, track / distance stats and early betting predictions.
2025 The Four Pillars Form
A link to our full The Four Pillars 2025 form guide and insider betting preview will be made available right here following final acceptances on the week leading-up to Golden Eagle Day.
The Four Pillars Results
The Four Pillars race results list the winner and placegetters plus the full The Four Pillars finishing order.
The winning race time, margins, starting prices and where the favourite fared in The Four Pillars results are also worth looking for post-race ahead of similar events.
The inaugural The Four Pillars winner from 2021 was Kiss Sum followed by Oakfield Arrow in 2022.
Kiss Sum holds the current The Four Pillars race record winning the opening edition in 2021 in a time of 1 minute 29.02 seconds.
Past The Four Pillars Winners
A complete list of past The Four Pillars winners and placegetters dating back to the race’s inauguration in 2021 can be found below.
| Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | Time |
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| 2025 | Sonofdec | Meridiana | Philipsburg | 1:31.53 |
| 2024 | Kingston Charm | Piraeus | Rolling Magic | 1:29.12 |
| 2023 | Sweet Mercy | Oakfield Waratah | Burning Need | 1:29.75 |
| 2022 | Oakfield Arrow | Awesome Lad | Lemaire | 1:29.71 |
| 2021 | Kiss Sum | Dufresne | Divine Breath | 1:29.02 |
FAQ
Who won the 2025 Four Pillars Midway?
The 2025 Four Pillars Midway was won by five-year-old Kermadec gelding Sonofdec in a boilover at odds of $20 for Newcastle trainer Jay Hopkins with jockey Jean Van Overmeire aboard on 61kg from barrier 1 to win by 0.65 lengths on a Soft (7) track in a time of 1:31.53.
Who won the 2024 The Four Pillars Midway?
The 2024 The Four Pillars Midway was won by the John Thompson-trained Kingston Charm at $15 with Zac Lloyd aboard.
When is The Four Pillars Midway 2025?
Saturday November 1, 2025What is the prize money for The Four Pillars Midway 2025?
$500,000
Where is The Four Pillars Midway 2025?
Royal Randwick Racecourse, Alison Road, Randwick, NSW 2031.