Emancipation Stakes

Ladbrokes Tip: Check the Emancipation Stakes results for a guide to the Queen Of The Turf Stakes

The latest edition of the Emancipation Stakes ran on Saturday, March 28, 2026 on Tancred Stakes Day at Rosehill offering the winner, Matthew Smith’s odds-on favourite Idle Flyer ($1.90F), a ballot exemption for the Queen Of The Turf Stakes. 

2026 Emancipation Stakes Results

The official Emancipation Stakes Results 2026 and race finishing order will be published below when the race is run and won on Saturday, March 28, 2026.

The price on Idle Flyer to win the Group 1 Queen of the Turf Stakes on April 11 has firmed from $13 into $7 following the impressive win by the Matthew Smith-trained mare in Saturday’s 2026 Emancipation Stakes results. Given a perfect ride by the flying Zac Lloyd, Idle Flyer surged through a gap inside the final furlong to run past her rivals and salute by three-quarters of a length in a terrific effort ahead of her elite level test over the Randwick mile next start.

2026 Emancipation Stakes Odds

The Emancipation Stakes 2026 betting odds will be available below the week of the race giving you access to the best autumn racing odds ahead of the Group 2 on Tancred Stakes Day at Rosehill followed by the official Emancipation Stakes results after the event.

Emancipation Stakes Tips

Emancipation Stakes tips include looking for proven Group-class mares with good records over a similar distance with form in Sydney against similar company.

The Coolmore Classic over the same track and distance earlier in the month has been a good Emancipation Stakes guide in recent years, and three mares have gone back-to-back in the race in the past decade with dual winners Skyerush (2012-13), Catkins (2014-15), and Zanbagh (2016-17).

2026 Emancipation Stakes Tips

Our Ladbrokes’ insider Emancipation Stakes 2026 betting tips and race selections will be detailed below the week of the race so stay tuned for the female gallopers to back and sack in the Queen Of The Turf Stakes lead-up race.

The Emancipation Stakes is a Group 2 race for fillies and mares aged three-years-old and above held at

Rosehill Gardens Racecourse on a Saturday in late March or early April each Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival.

The set weights plus penalties event runs over 1500m and is a key support act on the Tancred Stakes Day card, which is one of the big race days of the season hosting two Group 1 showdowns.

Offering $300,000 in total prize money as of 2024, the Emancipation Stakes is often used as a lead-up to the Group 1 Queen Of The Turf Stakes (1600m) at Randwick a fortnight later with the Emancipation winner exempt from Queen Of The Turf Stakes ballot.

Atishu (2nd in 2023) was the last Queen Of The Turf Stakes runner to back up and win the Queen Of The Turf Stakes at Randwick during ‘The Championships’.

Emancipation Stakes Race Info

• Date: Saturday, March 28, 2026
• Track: Rosehill Gardens Racecourse
• Distance: 1500m
• Conditions: Fillies & Mares (3YO & Upwards) – Set Weights + Penalties
• Status: Group 2
• Prize Money: $300,000
• First Run: 1985

Emancipation Stakes Betting

Early Emancipation Stakes odds are out at bookmakers after nominations are taken the Monday of race week and firm after the final field is announced two days later.

Mares with good lead-up form in earlier races of similar class for female gallopers over the autumn in Sydney usually dominate Emancipation Stakes betting including those that ran well in the Group 2 Guy Walter Stakes (1400m) in February and the Group 1 Coolmore Classic (1500m) a fortnight before.

Nimalee ($4.20 in 2021) and Idle Flyer ($1.90 in 2026) are the latest favourites in Emancipation Stakes betting to get the job done, while there was a notable upset in 2025 with Lekvarte ($18). 

Emancipation Stakes Field

The Emancipation Stakes race field attracts a class line-up of in-form fillies and mares coming off earlier Sydney runs over the autumn.

Many back up out of a tougher assignment at the track in the previous month’s Group 1 Coolmore Classic (1500m). In 2014 the Emancipation Stakes winner Catkins, who also won the 2015 edition 12 months later, came off a third in the Coolmore Classic.

More recently in 2017 the Emancipation Stakes winner Zanbagh improved on a lead-up fifth in the Coolmore Classic to salute; Prompt Response atoned for a luckless fifth in the Coolmore Classic to win the Emancipation Stakes of 2018; and the following year Invincible Gem won the Group 2 having run eighth in the Group 1 last time out.

In 2022 Promise Of Success improved on a lead-up Coolmore Classic fourth to win the rescheduled Emancipation Stakes at Newcastle.

In 2025 Lekvarte improved on her last place finish (12th) in the Group 3 Wenona Girl Handicap (1200m) at Randwick to win the Emancipation Stakes.

Idle Flyer (4th in 2026) was the last Emancipation Stakes winner to come via the Wenona Girl Handicap. 

Emancipation Stakes nominations close the Monday before the race runs on the Saturday with the final field and barrier draw released on the Wednesday.

2026 Emancipation Stakes Field

The official Emancipation Stakes 2026 Field & Barriers will be released by Racing NSW the Wednesday before the race and published in full below so stay tuned to see who is in and out of the Tancred Stakes Day event.

The Emancipation Stakes 2026 final field features a quality line-up of fillies and mares led in betting by the Matthew Smith-trained Idle Flyer presenting fit second-up.

Rosehill R7 - Schweppes Emancipation Stakes (G2)

Final Race time: 

	Entrant	Last 6	Sex	Barrier	Weight
	1. Arctic Glamour (8)  Scratched:
	2. Verona Rose J: Jason Collett T: Gary Portelli	41x315	M	9	57kg
	3. Firestorm J: James McDonald T: Chris Waller	667x60	M	10	57kg
	4. Sunset Park J: Tyler Schiller T: Brad Widdup	24531x	M	1	57kg
	5. Tuileries J: Tim Clark T: Peter Snowden	325x51	M	3	56kg
	6. Idle Flyer J: Zac Lloyd T: Matthew Smith	1210x4	M	5	56kg
	7. Shohisha J: Kerrin Mcevoy T: David Payne	177x47	M	4	55kg
	8. Snow In May J: Tom Marquand T: John O'shea & Tom Charlton	3473x8	M	7	55kg
	9. Perfumist J: Regan Bayliss T: Bjorn Baker	4120x0	M	11	55kg
	10. Churchill's Choice J: Ashley Morgan T: Nathan Doyle	9450x2	M	6	55kg
	11. Dark Glitter J: Dylan Gibbons T: Mick Van Gestel	06x438	M	12	55kg
	12. Blindedbythelight J: Billy Egan T: Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman	11552x	M	2	55kg
	13. Modella J: Tommy Berry T: Lee & Cherie Curtis	718x51	M	8	55kg

View Results

2026 Emancipation Stakes Nominations

The early Emancipation Stakes 2026 Nominations close the Monday of race week and will be listed in full below once released.

	Last 10	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Hcp Rating
1	x148x46612	AMREEKIYAH	M	4	Peter Snowden	75
2	x00x120x32	ARCTIC GLAMOUR	M	5	Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou	105
3	72x111552x	BLINDEDBYTHELIGHT	M	4	Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman	88
4	46x09450x2	CHURCHILL’S CHOICE	M	4	Nathan Doyle	92
5	255706×438	DARK GLITTER	M	5	Mike Van Gestel	92
6	7x39667x60	FIRESTORM (NZ)	M	5	Chris Waller	98
7	15x88x1	GIRIJAALA	M	4	Michael, John & Wayne Hawkes	67
8	00x11210x4	IDLE FLYER	M	4	Matthew Smith	97
9	24x1155x21	LAZZURA	M	4	Chris Waller	112
10	53431x8x99	LILAC	M	4	Annabel & Rob Archibald	89
11	235×141254	MISS SPACEGIRL	M	4	Richard & Will Freedman	76
12	55x3718x51	MODELLA	M	4	Lee & Cherie Curtis	87
13	9x539065x9	OUR GOLD HOPE	M	5	Robert & Luke Price	91
14	5x604120x0	PERFUMIST (NZ)	M	4	Bjorn Baker	93
15	01x4177x47	SHOHISHA	M	4	David Payne	94
16	31×7635532	SLINKY	M	5	Bjorn Baker	71
17	158x3473x8	SNOW IN MAY	M	4	Tom Charlton	94
18	4x4124531x	SUNSET PARK (GB)	M	5	Brad Widdup	97
19	1021x3x41	TERILEE	M	4	Michael Kent	74
20	x481325x51	TUILERIES	M	4	Peter Snowden	104
21	x02841x315	VERONA ROSE	M	4	Gary Portelli	105
22	202×231311	WATERSPORTS (NZ)	M	4	Archie Alexander	79

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

Emancipation Stakes Form Guide

The Emancipation Stakes form guide details must know facts for punters including the trainers, jockeys, barriers and lead-up form of all the runners in the race.

Looking at the form on mares coming out of a lead-up like the Coolmore Classic and checking the records of the Emancipation Stakes hopefuls at the track / distance is important and can help make a successful wager on the event.

The Emancipation Stakes form was franked in 2022 with the winner Promise Of Success back that spring to win the lucrative $2 million The Invitation (1400m) at Randwick in October.

In 2023 the Emancipation Stakes winner Roots franked the form in the winter heading to Brisbane for a Group 1 Tatt’s Tiara (1400m) second, while her stablemate Atishu improved on a second in the Emancipation to win both the Queen Of The Turf Stakes and the spring’s Group 1 Champions Stakes (2000m) that year.

2026 Emancipation Stakes Form Guide

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

CLICK HERE FOR OUR FULL 2026 EMANCIPATION STAKES FORM GUIDE

Past Emancipation Stakes Results

The Emancipation Stakes race results have been dominated by classy mares in recent years, a number of which went on to run well in Randwick’s Group 1 Queen Of The Turf Stakes (1600m) over the mile.

Notable recent Emancipation Stakes winners include Roots (2023), Promise Of Success (2022), Zanbagh (2016-17), Catkins (2014-15), Sykerush (2012-13), Sacred Choice (2010), and Hot Danish (2007).

Recent Emancipation Stakes Winners

Recent Emancipation Stakes winners and placegetters dating back to the year 2000 are detailed in the below table.

Year	Winner	Runner-Up	Third	Time
2026	Idle Flyer	Blindedbythelight	Firestorm	1:30.44
2025	Lekvarte	Lazzura	Harlem Queen	1:31.49
2024	Olentia	Arctic Glamour	Ruthless Dame	1:28.79
2023	Roots	Atishu	Finepoint	1:29.2
2022	Promise Of Success	Kiku	Vangelic	1:32.0
2021	Nimalee	Greysful Glamour	Quantum Mechanic	1:28.9
2020	Positive Peace	Noire	Amangiri	1:31.6
2019	Invincible Gem	Daysee Doom	Noire	1:33.4
2018	Prompt Response	Oregon’s Day	Dixie Blossoms	1:31.1
2017	Zanbagh	Daysee Doom	Dixie Blossoms	1:34.5
2016	Zanbagh	Supara	Amicus	1:28.4
2015	Catkins	Amanpour	Gypsy Diamond	1:29.2
2014	Catkins	Sharnee Rose	Angel Of Mercy	1:31.9
2013	Skyerush	Floria	Cathay Lady	1:35.4
2012	Skyerush	Fibrillation	Divorces	1:35.3
2011	Sworn To Secrecy	Skyerush	Shannara	1:39.4
2010	Sacred Choice	Gold Water	Strawberry Field	1:35.1
2009	Amberino	Bernicia	Reggie	1:38.3
2008	Kosi Bay	Translate	Camarilla	1:37.4
2007	Hot Danish	Kosi Bay	More Than Lucky	1:37.1
2006	Fantasia	Octapussy	Villa Bled	1:34.5
2005	Perfect Promise	Uprize	Tui Song	1:37.0
2004	Hec of a Party	Zanna	In a Bound	1:35.9
2003	Faith Hill	Moon Dragon	Barawin	1:38.2
2002	Miss Zoe	Sibyl	Call Me Lily	1:36.0
2001	Heather	Poppett	More Haste	1:37.1
2000	Beat The Fade	Mary Machree	Camena	1:39.3

FAQ

Who won the 2026 Emancipation Stakes?

The 2026 Emancipation Stakes was won by four-year-old Dundeel mare Idle Flyer at $1.90 odds-on favouritism for trainer Matthew Smith with jockey Zac Lloyd aboard on 56kg from barrier 5 to win by 0.73 lengths on a Soft (7) track in a time of 1:30.44.

Who won the 2025 Emancipation Stakes?

The 2025 Emancipation Stakes was won by six-year-old Reliable Man mare Lekvarte at $18 for trainer Joseph Pride with jockey Joshua Parr aboard on 56kg (a half kilo over the mare’s 55.5kg allocation) from barrier 4 to win by 0.11 lengths in at time of 1:31.49.

When is the Emancipation Stakes 2026?

Saturday, March 28, 2026

What is the prize money for the Emancipation Stakes 2026?

$300,000

Where is the Emancipation Stakes 2026?

Rosehill Gardens Racecourse, James Ruse Dr, Rosehill NSW 2142. 

How do I bet on the 2026 Emancipation Stakes?

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Which horse will win the 2026 Emancipation Stakes?

The best way to pick which horse will win the Emancipation Stakes 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.