The Four Pillars 2026 Betting Odds & Race Preview

The 2026 edition of The Four Pillars ran on Saturday, October 31, 2026 as part of Golden Eagle Day in Sydney at Randwick Racecourse and was won in a photo-finish thriller by the Marc Chevalier-trained Stand My Ground ($10).

The Four Pillars Midway 2026 is one of the most unique and exciting betting races on the Australian calendar, shining a spotlight on the country’s leading provincial and Midway-trained horses in a high-stakes showdown at Royal Randwick. Created to reward the success of trainers outside the major metropolitan powerhouses, the race has quickly established itself as a fan favourite, regularly producing competitive fields, emerging talents, and outstanding betting opportunities. With a lucrative purse on offer and a coveted feature-race victory up for grabs, The Four Pillars Midway betting 2026 markets often attract strong interest from punters looking to uncover value among a field of progressive performers on the rise. Whether you’re following the latest The Four Pillars Midway odds 2026, tracking market movers, or searching for the next provincial star ready to make the jump to a bigger stage, Ladbrokes has all the odds, betting updates, field information, and expert insights you need for one of the highlights of the Sydney Spring Racing Carnival.

2026 The Four Pillars Results

The official The Four Pillars 2026 Results & Finishing Order will be made available right here once the race is run and won on Saturday, October 31, 2026.

The 2026 Four Pillars Midway results at Randwick saw progressive mare Stand My Ground ($10) continue her rise through the grades with a determined first-up victory in the lucrative 1500m feature for trainer Marc Chevalier and jockey Tyler Schiller. Carrying a big weight and forced to work from a wide draw, the daughter of North Pacific showed plenty of grit to hold off Cuban Cigar by a half-head, with Magical Moments a further 2¼ lengths away in third. Chevalier revealed the race had been a long-range target throughout her 15-week preparation, while Schiller praised the four-year-old’s toughness and fighting spirit, suggesting the talented mare still has further improvement to come despite the 1500m being short of her preferred distance.

2026 The Four Pillars Race Replay

2026 The Four Pillars Odds & Finishing Order

The latest The Four Pillars 2026 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 followed by the official finishing order after the event.

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.

2026 The Four Pillars Predictions & Best Bets

Our Ladbrokes’ exclusive The Four Pillars 2026 race betting tips and predictions will be published below the week of the event.

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2026 Golden Eagle Day Preview

30 Oct • Jared Timms

The $10 million Golden Eagle takes centre stage at Royal Randwick this Saturday, with the prestigious 1500-metre contest elevated to Group 1 status for the first time and bringing together the best four-year-olds in the country, and Ladbrokes have our expert 2026 Golden Eagle Day preview and predictions right here. Sheza Alibi headlines a star-studded field after an outstanding autumn campaign featuring victories in the Randwick Guineas and Doncaster Mile, but she faces a strong challenge from the likes of Beiwacht, Skyhook and Autumn Boy in what promises to be a thrilling edition of one of Australia’s richest races. Read…

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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 Group 1 $10 million The Golden Eagle for four-year-olds the marquee event. It is accompanied on the card by the Group 2 $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, October 31, 2026
• 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), while in 2026 Stand My Ground won at a $10 starting price.

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.

2026 The Four Pillars Final Field & Barrier Draw

The official The Four Pillars 2026 final field and barriers will be announced by Racing NSW the week of the race with the full acceptances to be published below.

2026 The Four Pillars Nominations

Nominations for The Four Pillars 2026 will be detailed below and updated as slot holders for the spring race take shape.

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.

2026 The Four Pillars Form

A link to our full The Four Pillars 2026 form guide and insider betting preview will be made available right here following final acceptances on the week leading-up to Golden Eagle Day.

Past 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.

Stand My Ground (2026) holds the current The Four Pillars race record winning in 1:27.64 to become the latest Four Pillars winning mare.

Complete List of 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.