Eurythmic Stakes 2026 Betting Odds & Race Preview

The latest edition of the Eurythmic Stakes ran on Saturday, October 17, 2026 on the same day as the Caulfield Cup in Melbourne and was won in a thrilling finish by the Dan Morton-trained favourite King Of Light ($2.30F).

The Eurythmic Stakes 2026 shapes as an intriguing betting race on the Perth spring calendar, with a quality line-up of gallopers aged three and up set to clash over 1400m at Ascot. Run under set weights plus penalties conditions for $200,000 in prize money, the Group 3 feature regularly attracts proven black-type performers alongside progressive runners looking to take the next step through the ranks. With strong form lines, competitive fields, and valuable stakes success on offer, the race is a proven source of betting opportunities for punters throughout the Western Australian season. Stay up to date with the latest Eurythmic Stakes odds 2026, market movers, runner profiles, and expert Eurythmic Stakes betting 2026 tips at Ladbrokes ahead of this exciting Ascot showdown.

2026 Eurhythmic Stakes Results

The full Eurhythmic 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.

An eye-catching edition of the2026 Group 3 Eurythmic Stakes (1400m) at Ascot saw just half a length separate the first five runners home, but it was Dan Morton’s exciting Railway Stakes prospect King Of Light ($2.30F) who proved strongest late, surging through the pack under Lucy Fiore to score his seventh win from just eight career starts. The talented four-year-old Earthlight gelding overcame a wide draw and a patient ride from near the tail before producing his trademark turn of foot to edge out Bonjoy in a thrilling blanket finish, further enhancing his reputation as one of Western Australia’s rising stars. With earnings now beyond $750,000 and five stakes victories already to his name, King Of Light has cemented his status as the leading contender for next month’s Group 1 Railway Stakes (1600m), firming from $5 into $4.50 favouritism in the all-in 2026 Railway Stakes betting markets at Ladbrokes following his impressive Ascot triumph.

2026 Eurythmic Stakes Race Replay

2026 Eurhythmic Stakes Odds & Finishing Order

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

Eurhythmic Stakes Tips

Good Eurhythmic Stakes betting tips include backing Perth-trained horses with previous winning form and those at single-figures in the markets as the favourites have a strong recent record in the event.

Six-year-olds have a dominant recent record in the event so backing this age group in your Eurhythmic Stakes bets is a good tip.

Diamond Scene (2025) was the last six-year-old Eurhythmic Stakes winner.

Another key Eurhythmic Stakes tip is to back horses drawn in barriers 1-9 with the only to salute from a double-digit barrier since 2007 being King Saul (barrier 13 in 2012), Karli’s Karma (barrier 11 in 2023) and Comfort Me (barrier 13 in 2024).

Ladbrokes Tip: The Eurythmic Stakes makes an ideal lead-up to the Group 1 Railway Stakes!

2026 Eurhythmic Stakes Predictions & Best Bets

Our Ladbrokes’ exclusive Eurhythmic Stakes 2026 betting tips and exotic Perth racing selections on the event will be detailed below the week of the race.

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Eurythmic Stakes 2026 Tips, Predictions & Best Bets

16 Oct • Darren Cole

We have Eurythmic Stakes tips and predictions for the Group 3 1400m race at Ascot on Saturday. Eurythmic Stakes odds have King of Light as the current favourite, as he looks to extend his winning record. KING OF LIGHT (10) t is our best bet for the Eurythmic Stakes after returning with an impressive victory in the Listed Idyllic Prince Stakes over 1300m at Belmont. The 4YO has won six of his seven career starts, including the WA Guineas, and looks capable of taking another step forward this preparation. His only defeat came in the Group 1 Northerly Stakes, and…

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The event was formerly known as the Northerly Stakes before being renamed ahead of the 2022 edition so as not to clash with the now Group 1 Northerly Stakes (1800m) race – previously the Kingston Town Classic – which is held later during the popular Perth Summer Racing Carnival.

The race was inaugurated in 1978 as the Anniversary Cup and currently offers $200,000 in prize money.

The Eurhythmic Stakes takes place over 1400m and is a set weights plus penalties showdown.

It is now named in honour of former champion racehorse and Australian Hall of Fame inductee Eurhythmic who won a host of important races including the Caulfield Cup (1920) and Sydney Cup (1921).

The event currently takes place on the same date as Melbourne’s Caulfield Cup race and the $20 million The Everest in Sydney in late October and gained its current Group 3 status in 2013 the year top Perth galloper Playing God won.

It was originally a staying race held over 2200m, but the distance has gradually been reduced over the years to the current 1400m so the race can serve as a lead-up to the Group 1 Perth races over the following weeks including the Group 1 Railway Stakes (1600m) held at the end of November.

Watch Me Rock (3rd in 2025) was the last Eurhythmic Stakes graduate to go on to win the Railway Stakes.

The Listed Crawford Stakes (1000m) for the sprinters is the other Black-Type event on Eurythmic Stakes Day.

Eurhythmic Stakes Race Info

• Date: Saturday, October 17, 2026
• Track: Ascot Racecourse
• Distance: 1400m
• Conditions: Set Weights + Penalties – Three-year-olds & Upwards
• Status: Group 3
• Prize Money: $200,000
• First Run: 1978

Eurhythmic Stakes Betting

Eurhythmic Stakes betting favours local Perth-trained horses coming off good lead-up runs in similar races.

There was a notable upset in 2020 with Taxagano who won at Eurhythmic Stakes of $91, and again in 2025 with Diamond Scene winning first-up at $14.

King Of Light ($2.30 in 2026) was the last favourite in Eurythmic Stakes betting to win.

Eurhythmic Stakes Field

The Eurhythmic Stakes race field attracts a quality line-up of mainly WA-trained gallopers eyeing bigger targets over the coming months in Perth over the summer.

A good next-up option for horses out of the Eurhythmic Stakes field is the Group 2 Lee Steere Stakes (1400m) run in early to mid-November.

Massimo (2nd in 2021 and 3rd in 2022) was the last Eurhythmic Stakes graduate to back-up and win the Lee Steere Stakes on back-to-back years.

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

2026 Eurhythmic Stakes Final Field

The official Eurhythmic Stakes 2026 Final Field & Barrier Draw will be published in full below the Wednesday leading-up to the event so stay tuned to see what gallopers line-up in the Group 3 feature.

The Eurythmic Stakes 2026 final field features a quality line-up of Perth’s top gallopers led in betting by Dan Morton’s ultra-consistent four-year-old King Of Light – winner of the WA Guineas last campaign – coming off a good Black-Type win fresh at Belmont.

2026 Eurhythmic Stakes Nominations

The Eurhythmic Stakes 2026 Nominations are announced by Perth Racing the Tuesday of race week and will be published below once announced.

Eurhythmic Stakes Form Guide

The Eurhythmic 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 Eurhythmic Stakes form has gone on to hold in better grade races many times over the years including in 2018 when the runner-up Galaxy Star went on to win that year’s Railway Stakes.

More recently the Eurhythmic Stakes form was franked with the 2022 winner Resortman running third in the Lee Steere next start before a fourth in that year’s Railway Stakes results. 

Comfort Me (2024) won the Eurhythmic Stakes and went on to place second in the Railway Stakes quinella two runs later.

2026 Eurhythmic Stakes Form Guide

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

Past Eurhythmic Stakes Results

The Eurhythmic Stakes race results have been dominated by locally-trained gallopers drawn in single-digit barriers.

Karli’s Karma (2023) was the last Eurhythmic Stakes winning mare.

Megatic (2008, 2009) is the only dual Eurhythmic Stakes winner to date.

Ranger holds the current Eurhythmic Stakes 1400m race record winning in 2011 in a time of 1 minute 21:45 seconds.

Other notable past Northerly Stakes / Eurythmic Stakes winners include Man Booker (2018), Black Heart Bart (2015), Playing God (2013), Prince Of Vasac (2004), and Summer Beau (1997).

Recent Northerly Stakes / Eurythmic Stakes Winners

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