Angst Stakes 2026 Betting Odds & Race Preview

The latest edition of the Angst Stakes ran on Saturday, October 17, 2026 as part of Randwick’s The Everest Day race card and was won in a terrific late charge home by the talented Bjorn Baker-trained Unleeshing ($3.30).

The Angst Stakes 2026 shapes as a fascinating betting contest for punters looking to uncover value among some of the country’s most talented mares. Run over the testing Randwick mile, the Group 3 feature regularly attracts a deep line-up of experienced stakes performers, progressive middle-distance runners, and mares on the rise chasing valuable black-type success during the Sydney Spring Carnival. Known for producing competitive fields and strong form references for later-season targets, the race is an important piece of the spring racing puzzle for both connections and bettors. Whether you’re tracking market movers, researching the leading chances, or searching for the best wagering opportunities, Ladbrokes has the latest Angst Stakes odds 2026, expert previews, field updates, and comprehensive Angst Stakes betting 2026 predictions ahead of this exciting mares-only showdown at Royal Randwick.

2026 Angst Stakes Results

The full Angst Stakes 2026 race results and finishing order will be provided below as soon as the race is run and won on Saturday, October 17, 2026.

The 2026 Angst Stakes results at Randwick saw the in-form Unleeshing ($3.30) continue her rise through the grades, producing a powerful finishing burst to win the Group 3 mile feature for mares and give trainer Bjorn Baker a quinella. The five-year-old daughter of Dundeel with Jason Collett aboard, stormed home from back in the field to defeat stablemate Pillow Fight by three-quarters of a length, with race favourite Vivy Air another 1¼ lengths away in third. Baker admitted he thought Unleeshing was in trouble approaching the home turn before she unleashed her trademark sprint, praising both the mare and her large MyRacehorse ownership group after her fourth win of a breakthrough campaign. Collett was equally impressed, noting the tempo suited perfectly and that the mare was able to settle comfortably before producing her best late. The victory made it back-to-back Randwick wins for the progressive Baker-trained mare, who has now won five of her 14 starts and surpassed $500,000 in prize money while further establishing herself as one of Sydney’s emerging mares in stakes company.

2026 Angst Stakes Race Replay

2026 Angst Stakes Odds & Finishing Order

The season’s top Angst Stakes 2026 odds and Group 3 betting links to our The Everest Day markets will be provided below as soon as open followed by the official finishing order after the event.

Angst Stakes Tips

Good Angst Stakes betting tips include backing Sydney-trained mares with previous winning form in Group company and those at single-figures in the markets.

Ladbrokes Tip: The Angst Stakes serves as a nice lead-up into the Group 1 mares’ races later in the spring

2026 Angst Stakes Predictions & Best Bets

Our Ladbrokes’ exclusive Angst Stakes 2026 betting tips and exotic Sydney racing selections on the mares-only event will be detailed below the week of the race.

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Angst Stakes Tips & Predictions 2026: Best Bets

16 Oct • Darren Cole

We have Angst Stakes tips and predictions for the Group 3 1600m race at Randwick on Saturday. Angst Stakes odds have an even betting market, and it should be a quality mile race on The Everest Day. CHURCHILL’S CHOICE (4) gets the nod as our best bet after returning from a spell with a respectable fifth-place finish in the Group 3 Tibbie Stakes at Newcastle on September 18. She was beaten 3.5 lengths by Perfumist over 1400m, carrying 57kg, and that performance should provide a useful fitness base heading into the Angst Stakes. The Nathan Doyle-trained mare had put together an…

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The race is contested over a mile, was first held in 1994, gained Group 3 status in 2013 and currently offers $250,000 in prize money.

The Angst Stakes is named in honour of the ill-fated filly Angst who won the  Silver Shadow Stakes, Furious Stakes, Tea Rose Stakes and the Flight Stakes in 1993 before passing away during larynx surgery later that year as a three-year-old.

The Angst Stakes is held on the same day as the Group 1 $20 million The Everest slot race, which is the world’s richest race run on turf.

Other key events on the card include the Group 1 $5 million King Charles III Stakes (1600m) which was formerly known as the George Main Stakes, the $2 million The Kosciuszko (1200m) slot race for country-trained horses, four-year-old Golden Eagle hopefuls facing off in the Listed $1 million Silver Eagle (1300m), and the Group 2 $2 million Sydney Stakes for sprinters that failed to first gain a start in The Everest field.

The Angst Stakes serves as a potential lead-up into Flemington’s Group 1 Empire Rose Stakes (1600m) over the Melbourne Cup Carnival.

Angst Stakes Race Info

• Date: Saturday, October 17, 2026
• Track: Randwick Racecourse
• Distance: 1600m
• Conditions: Set Weights + Penalties – Mares 4YO & Upwards
• Status: Group 3
• Prize Money: $250,000
• First Run: 1994

Angst Stakes Betting

Angst Stakes betting favours local Sydney-trained mares coming off good lead-up runs in similar races.

Good lead-up races into the event that impact the Angst Stakes odds include Newcastle’s Group 3 Tibbie Stakes (1400m) held at Newcastle and the Group 2 Golden Pendant (1400m) at Rosehill Gardens.

Hope In Your Heart (2022) was the last mare to complete Tibbie Stakes – Angst Stakes double.

Mirra Vision ($4.40 in 2021) and Idle Flyer ($2.50 in 2025) are the latest favourites in Angst Stakes betting to win.

Angst Stakes Field

The Angst Stakes race field attracts a quality line-up of mares with Group 1 ambitions.

Angst Stakes nominations close the Monday before the race runs on the Saturday with the field and barrier draw announced on the Wednesday.

2026 Angst Stakes Field

The official Angst Stakes 2026 Final Field & Barrier Draw will be published in full below the Wednesday leading-up to The Everest Day so stay tuned to see which mares line-up in the Group 3 feature.

The Angst Stakes 2026 final field features a quality line-up of middle-distance mares led in betting by the airborne Bjorn Baker-trained Unleeshing coming off a win at the track and trip in easier company.

2026 Angst Stakes Nominations

The Angst Stakes 2026 Nominations are announced by Racing NSW the Monday of race week and will be published below once announced.

Angst Stakes Form Guide

The Angst Stakes form guide details to punters all the facts and stats from the jockeys, trainers and barriers, to the horse’s records over the track / distance and their lead-up runs.

The Angst Stakes form has gone on to stack-up in higher class events many times over the years including the 2019 winner Nettoyer who went on to win the following year’s Group 1 Doncaster Mile (1600m).

In 2022 Hope In Your Heart franked the Angst Stakes form finishing fourth at her next start in the lucrative $10 million Golden Eagle as a four-year-old. She also finished runner-up $1 million The Gong that spring before returning for a big 2023 autumn campaign that included a fourth in the Doncaster Mile results and Queen Of The Turf Stakes second in Group 1 company.

The 2025 Angst Stakes winner, Idle Flyer, franked the form the following autumn winning the 2026 Queen Of The Turf.

2026 Angst Stakes Form Guide

A link to our detailed Angst Stakes 2026 Form Guide will be provided for punters below the week of the race.

Past Angst Stakes Results

The Angst Stakes race results date back to the inaugural running in 1994 when Sky Watch became the first Angst Stakes winner in history.

Dixie Blossoms (2016-17) is the only dual Angst Stakes winner to date.

Nettoyer holds the current 1600m Angst Stakes race record winning in 2019 in a time of 1 minute 33:15 seconds.

Recent Angst Stakes Winners

Recent Angst Stakes winners and placegetters dating back to the race’s inauguration in 1994 are detailed in the below table.