The Golden Gift is Sydney’s premier early-season feature for two-year-olds, run over 1100 metres at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse. Carrying $1 million in prize money, the set-weights contest serves qualification pathway for the Golden Slipper, offering massive prizemoney that guarantees the winner a spot in the $5 million classic. In 2025, the feature was captured by Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott’s promising runner Revengeance, who scored under Joshua Parr.
Recent Golden Gift Winners
- 2025 – Revengeance: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott’s Hellbent colt consolidated on his early promise, tracking the speed before flattening out strongly under Joshua Parr to land the $1 million prize.
- 2024 – North England: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott’s Farnan colt showed brilliant early speed to lead all the way down the Rosehill straight under Tim Clark.
- 2023 – Shangri La Express: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott’s speedster led throughout under Regan Bayliss to maintain his unbeaten record as the $2.10 favourite.
| Year | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Barrier | Weight | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Revengeance | Joshua Parr | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 5 | 56.5 kg | $6.50 |
| 2024 | North England | Tim Clark | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 1 | 56.5 kg | $3.60 |
| 2023 | Shangri La Express | Regan Bayliss | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 12 | 56.5 kg | $2.10 |
| 2022 | Barber | Hugh Bowman | James Cummings | 8 | 56.5 kg | $5.00 |
| 2021 | Sejardan | Jason Collett | Gary Portelli | 8 | 56.5 kg | $6.00 |
| 2020 | Sneaky Five | Regan Bayliss | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | 12 | 54.5 kg | $26.00 |
| 2019 | Dame Giselle | Andrew Adkins | Peter & Paul Snowden | 8 | 54.5 kg | $3.80 |
| 2018 | Tassort | James McDonald | James Cummings | 6 | 56.5 kg | $1.75 |
| 2017 | Secret Trail | Kerrin McEvoy | Peter & Paul Snowden | 4 | 54.5 kg | $4.20 |
| 2016 | Serena Bay | Kerrin McEvoy | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 2 | 54.5 kg | $2.50 |
Full List of Golden Gift Winners
Re-launched in 2019 as a $1 million autumn-qualifying blockbuster, the Golden Gift has become a cornerstone of the Sydney Spring Carnival for juvenile sprinters.
| Year | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Revengeance | Joshua Parr | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott |
| 2024 | North England | Tim Clark | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott |
| 2023 | Shangri La Express | Regan Bayliss | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott |
| 2022 | Barber | Hugh Bowman | James Cummings |
| 2021 | Sejardan | Jason Collett | Gary Portelli |
| 2020 | Sneaky Five | Regan Bayliss | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace |
| 2019 | Dame Giselle | Andrew Adkins | Peter & Paul Snowden |
| 2018 | Tassort | James McDonald | James Cummings |
| 2017 | Secret Trail | Kerrin McEvoy | Peter & Paul Snowden |
| 2016 | Serena Bay | Kerrin McEvoy | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott |
| 2015 | Yankee Rose | Zac Purton | David Vandyke |
Golden Gift Records
Horses to win the Golden Gift more than once
Because the race is strictly restricted to two-year-old horses only, no horse can ever compete in or win the race more than once.
Most Successful Golden Gift Trainers
- Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott (4 wins): Serena Bay (2016), Shangri La Express (2023), North England (2024), Revengeance (2025).
- James Cummings (2 wins): Tassort (2018), Barber (2022).
- Peter & Paul Snowden (2 wins): Secret Trail (2017), Dame Giselle (2019).
Most Successful Golden Gift Jockeys
- Regan Bayliss (2 wins): Sneaky Five (2020), Shangri La Express (2023).
- Kerrin McEvoy (2 wins): Serena Bay (2016), Secret Trail (2017).
Golden Gift Race Winner & Odds
- Date: Saturday, November 7, 2026
- Track: Rosehill, Sydney, NSW
- Distance: 1100m
- Conditions: 2YO (Set Weights)
- Status: Listed
- Prize Money: $1 million
- First Run: 2015
- Current Champion: Revengeance
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