Golden Slipper Stakes

Ladbrokes Tip: The Todman Stakes and Reisling Stakes have been the best guide to the Golden Slipper Stakes in the past decade

The latest edition of the $5 million Golden Slipper Stakes took place at Rosehill on Saturday, March 21, 2026 as the richest race in the world for two-year-olds and was won in an eye-catching upset by the Victorian raider Guest House ($11) for Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr.

2026 Golden Slipper Stakes Results

The 2026 Golden Slipper results and finishing order will be known on Saturday, March 21, 2026 and published below.

Guest House ($11) proved too strong for his rivals in Sydney with the progressive Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr-trained Home Affairs colt getting the gap late to fly home in the 2026 Golden Slipper results at Rosehill on Saturday. It was the first Slipper for Price, with jockey Zac Lloyd giving the Victorian raider a peach of a ride to frank the form out of Melbourne. Having run third in the Blue Diamond last start, Guest House was able to turn the tables on the Blue Diamond winning filly Streisand who finished second in the Slipper with the Black Opal winner out of Canberra, Music Time, third.

2026 Golden Slipper Stakes Odds

The updated Golden Slipper Stakes 2026 betting odds will be available throughout the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival below for you to back your favourite two-year-olds in the classic Group 1 clash at the right price with us at Ladbrokes followed by the official Golden Slipper Stakes results after the event.

Golden Slipper Tips

Each autumn Golden Slipper Stakes tips favour horses coming off a first or second in their lead-up run. From 2003 – 2016, eight of the fourteen Golden Slipper Stakes winners came off a win.

The last start winners were back on top of the Golden Slipper results again in 2018 when the filly Estijaab did the Reisling Stakes – Golden Slipper double, 2019 with the Godolphin-raced filly Kiamichi backed up from her Magic Night Stakes win the Saturday prior to take out the feature and in 2020 with Farnan completing the Todman Stakes – Golden Slipper double for seven-time winning trainer Waterhouse.

Fireburn (1st in the Sweet Embrace Stakes in 2022) and Shinzo (1st in Pago Pago Stakes in 2023) are the latest last start winners to back-up and win the Golden Slipper.

The best lead-up races are the Todman Stakes and Reisling Stakes, and the winners of these Group 2 events are usually a hot Golden Slipper Stakes tip.

Class traditionally prevails over anything else in the Golden Slipper Stakes tips and results with the season’s best two-year-olds able to overcome a wide barrier draw to win.

Two Golden Slipper Stakes winners have won from the outside barrier 16 draw in recent years with Phelan Ready (2009) and Vancouver (16). Barrier 14 meanwhile produced back-to-back Golden Slipper winning fillies in Estijaab (2018) and Kiamichi (2019), before Farnan won from 12 of 16 in 2020.

Barrier one however has produced more Golden Slipper winners in the past 30 plus years than any other gate with nine victories since 1983 – most recently Fireburn (1 of 16 in 2022) and Shinzo (1 of 15 in 2023) – so looking for the rails-drawn runner is a nice tip.

2026 Golden Slipper Stakes Tips

Our Ladbrokes’ insider Golden Slipper Stakes 2026 betting tips will be available below the week of the race so stay tuned for the two-year-olds to back and sack in Golden Slipper betting 2026.

The Golden Slipper Stakes is the richest race for two-year-olds in not only Australia but the world and highlights the early Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival action at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse each March.

Offering a lucrative $5 million in total prize money the 1200m sprint for juveniles is run at set weights. Colts and geldings in the Golden Slipper Stakes field carry 56.5kg while the fillies taking on the boys in the classic carry 54.5kg.

There is a bumper five Group 1 races held on Golden Slipper Stakes Day with the meeting’s namesake race supported by the Group 1 George Ryder Stakes (1500m), Group 1 Ranvet Stakes (2000m), Group 1 The Galaxy (1100m), and Group 1 Rosehill Guineas (2000m).

Seven earlier lead-up races offer a Golden Slipper Stakes ballot exemption to the winner: Silver Slipper Stakes, Sweet Embrace Stakes, Skyline Stakes, Reisling Stakes, Todman Stakes, Magic Night Stakes, and Pago Pago Stakes.

Of those the Group 2 Todman Stakes (1200m) at Randwick a fortnight before for colts and geldings has been one of the best guides to the Golden Slipper Stakes with recent winners of the double being Farnan (2020), Vancouver (2015), and Pierro (2012).

The Group 2 Reisling Stakes (1200m) has also produced a number of recent Golden Slipper winning fillies with Estijaab (2018) the last to do the double.

Most recently Fireburn completed the Sweet Embrace Stakes – Golden Slipper double in 2022.

Fireburn also went on to win that year’s Group 1 Inglis Sires’ (1400m) and finish second in the Group 1 Champagne Stakes (1600m) that autumn.

Chris Waller’s maiden Golden Slipper winner Shinzo (2023) was the last horse to do the Pago Pago Stakes – Golden Slipper Stakes double.

The recently boosted $1 million Golden Gift (1100m) for two-year-olds held the November prior at Rosehill is now also a nice lead-up into the Golden Slipper, which the 2015 runner-up Yankee Rose won on way to the multi-million dollar event.

Trainer Gai Waterhouse posted her record extending eighth Golden Slipper win in 2024 with the filly Lady Of Camelot saluting on the back of a lead-up Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes second in Melbourne.

Golden Slipper Stakes Race Info

• Date: Saturday, March 21, 2026
• Track: Rosehill Gardens Racecourse
• Distance: 1200m
• Conditions: 2YOs – Set Weights
• Status: Group 1
• Prize Money: $5 million
• First Run: 1957

Golden Slipper Betting

Futures Golden Slipper Stakes betting markets are available months before the race with all-in prices offered for the emerging two-year-old stars of the season. With early nominations and Golden Slipper Stakes declarations out the bookmakers determine pre-post odds that change as lead-up races into the $5 million feature are run and won over the autumn.

All 17 Golden Slipper Stakes winners from 2009 – 2025 ran first or second in their lead-up run and favourites have a gun record in the race.

In 2026, Guest House became the first Golden Slipper winner since 2008 to come via a run worse than second when improving on a lead-up 3rd in the Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes in Melbourne to win the event in his first Sydney assignment. That year’s Blue Diamond winning filly Streisand meanwhile ran second in the Slipper further franking the form from down south that autumn.

No horse has finished worse than fourth in their final lead-up before taking out the Golden Slipper Stakes in over 30 years. From 2006 – 2026 five Golden Slipper Stakes favourites saluted for the punters including the Gai Waterhouse-trained trio of Farnan (2020), Vancouver (2015), and Overreach (2013).

Two-year-olds in the Golden Slipper Stakes odds trained by Waterhouse are always high up the markets as she is the leading Golden Slipper trainer in history boasting eight wins from 2001 – 2026 including her latest two with Farnan (2020) and Lady Of Camelot (2024) in partnership with Adrian Bott.

There was a notable upset in 2023 with Chris Waller winning his first with Shinzo jumping at Golden Slipper odds of $16.

Another double-figure Golden Slipper winner got the job done in 2026 with Guest House jumping at $11 for trainers Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr.

Golden Slipper Field

The Golden Slipper Stakes race field is made up of the season’s best two-year-old sprinters and is dominated by the top performers of the autumn.

A capacity of 16 runners line-up in the Golden Slipper field and since 1983 the race has run under capacity just seven times and in that time, there has never been under 13 starters.

Two-year-olds usually come into the race via the traditional Golden Slipper Stakes lead-up in races like the Reisling Stakes for fillies and the Todman Stakes for the boys two weeks before on Randwick Guineas Day.

These two races produced 12 of the 17 Golden Slipper Stakes winners from 2009 – 2026.

Very early Golden Slipper nominations of yearlings close the July of the previous year before a series of acceptance stages whittle down the line-up to the final field that is released on the Tuesday before the race attracting a fee of $30,000 for connections.

Earlier, the previous December’s Group 3 B.J. McLachlan Stakes (1200m) in Brisbane followed by late January’s Group 3 Widden Stakes (1100m) for fillies and the Group Canonbury Stakes (1100m) for colts and geldings serve as starting points for Golden Slipper hopefuls.

Two fillies have completed the Widden Stakes – Golden Slipper Stakes double with Overreach (2013) and Mossfun (2014).

Four horses have won the Canonbury Stakes – Golden Slipper double with Fine and Dandy (1958), Sebring (2007), Vancouver (2015), and Shinzo (2023).

Earlier, two-year-olds may kick-off their Golden Slipper bid in Melbourne’s Group 3 Chairman’s Stakes (1000m) at Caulfield in early February and in 2010 Crystal Lily completed the double.

In mid-March, Canberra’s Group 3 Black Opal Stakes (1200m) also serves as a traditional Golden Slipper lead-up but to date Catbird (1999) is the sole runner to complete the double. In 2026, the Black Opal winner Music Time ran a huge third in the Golden Slipper trifecta.

2026 Golden Slipper Field

The official Golden Slipper 2026 final field and barrier draw will be announced on Tuesday March 17, 2026, and published in full below.

The 2026 Golden Slipper Stakes final field features a capacity line-up two-year-olds led in betting by Annabel & Rob Archibald’s Group 2 Reisling Stakes winning filly Chayan.

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	Entrant	Last 6	Sex	Barrier	Weight
	1. Fireball J: James McDonald T: Chris Waller	1x16	C	5	56.5kg
	2. Closer To Free J: Jamie Melham T: Danny O'brien	12	C	14	56.5kg
	3. Guest House J: Zac Lloyd T: Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr	123	C	8	56.5kg
	4. Warwoven J: Rachel King T: Bjorn Baker	1141	C	12	56.5kg
	5. Paradoxium J: Jason Collett T: Bjorn Baker	4x1x1	C	15	56.5kg
	6. Stretan Ruler J: Chad Schofield T: Phillip Stokes	2x412	C	11	56.5kg
	7. Zambales J: Nash Rawiller T: Anthony & Sam Freedman	2242	C	4	56.5kg
	8. Music Time J: Pierre Boudvillain T: Gratz Vella	2111	G	6	56.5kg
	9. Campione D'italia J: Damian Lane T: Chris Waller	01	C	2	56.5kg
	10. Hidrix J: Kerrin Mcevoy T: Chris Waller	135	C	1	56.5kg
	11. Incognito J: Tommy Berry T: Michael Freedman	1x544	C	13	56.5kg
	12. Streisand J: Ben Melham T: Clinton McDonald	22x511	F	9	54.5kg
	13. Spicy Miss J: Craig Newitt T: Ciaron Maher	2x21	F	3	54.5kg
	14. Chayan J: Craig Williams T: Annabel & Rob Archibald	271	F	10	54.5kg
	15. Shiki J: Regan Bayliss T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	1x4175	F	7	54.5kg
	16. Pembrey J: Tim Clark T: Tony Gollan	151	F	16	54.5kg
	17. Agrarian Girl (20)  Scratched:
	18. Medicinal (15)  Scratched:
	19. Gin Twist (2)  Scratched:
	20. Screen Icon (3)  Scratched:

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2026 Golden Slipper Nominations

The early 2026 Golden Slipper Stakes nominations close to yearlings the winter prior to the race and typically attract over 2000 entries.

2026 Golden Slipper First Acceptances

Following early nominations for the world’s richest race for two-year-olds, the official 2026 Golden Slipper first acceptances close in October of 2025.

Click here for the full list of official 2026 Golden Slipper first acceptances.

2026 Golden Slipper Second Acceptances

Second acceptances for the 2026 Golden Slipper Stakes close on Tuesday the 13th of January 2026 and will be updated here once confirmed.

Late Golden Slipper entries remain open until the Monday prior to the race at a cost or $150,000 to connections, with final acceptances close the following day to reveal the starting line-up in the world’s richest juveniles’ race.

Golden Slipper Form Guide

The Golden Slipper Stakes form guide displays all of the race’s crucial information including the full field, barriers, jockeys, trainers and the lead-up form of the horses. Looking for two-year-olds that ran first or second in Group company in their final Golden Slipper lead-up is a top form guide tip, especially those coming out of the Todman Stakes and Reisling Stakes a fortnight earlier.

Also keep an eye out for in-form Gai Waterhouse-trained Golden Slipper Stakes runners in the form guide as she has won the race eight times since 2001.

Fillies are also worth doing the Golden Slipper Stakes form on as nine have beaten home the boys since 2010 with Crystal Lily (2010), Overreach (2013), Mossfun (2014), She Will Reign (2017), Estijaab (2018), Kiamichi (2019), Fireburn (2022), Lady Of Camelot (2024), and Marhoona (2025). 

Only one youngster has won the Golden Slipper Stakes first-up in over three decades when Sebring (2008) taking out the classic off a six-week break between runs.

The 2025 Golden Slipper form stacked up superbly, with runner‑up Wodeton returning in spring to also finish second in the Golden Rose. Third‑placed filly Tempted franked the race even further, taking out the Group 2 Percy Sykes Stakes at her next start before launching into a huge spring prep that saw her win the Run to the Rose, finish third in the Golden Rose, and chase home Hong Kong star Ka Ying Rising when runner‑up in the $20 million The Everest.

Golden Slipper Stakes Form Facts

• From 2010 – 2026 nine fillies beat home the boys in the official Golden Slipper results.
• All 17 Golden Slipper Stakes winners from 2009 – 2025 ran either first or second in their lead-up run.
• Guest House (Blue Diamond 3rd in 2026) was the last Slipper winner to run worse than second in his lead-up.
• From 2008 – 2026 five favourites in Golden Slipper betting markets saluted for the punters.
• No Golden Slipper Stakes winner had come off a non-Sydney lead-up since Catbird (1999) until Lady Of Camelot (Blue Diamond 2nd in 2024) and Guest House (Blue Diamond 3rd in 2026).

2026 Golden Slipper Form Guide

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

CLICK HERE FOR OUR FULL 2026 GOLDEN SLIPPER STAKES FORM GUIDE

Past Golden Slipper Results

Favourites have a dominant recent record when it comes to the Golden Slipper Stakes race results.

That being said, upsets are not uncommon and recent double-figure Golden Slipper Stakes winners include Guest House ($11 in 2026), Shinzo ($16 in 2023), Fireburn ($12 in 2022), Kiamichi ($26 in 2019), Phelan Ready ($26 in 2009), and Forensics ($13 in 2007).

The Golden Slipper Stakes results each year display the full finishing order of the field, the winning jockey and trainer as well as the winning time and margins.

Marhoona (2025) is the latest filly to win the Golden Slipper Stakes. 

Past Golden Slipper Winners

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

Year	Winner	Runner-Up	Third	Time
2026	Guest House	Streisand	Music Time	1:10.53
2025	Marhoona	Wodeton	Tempted	1:10.00
2024	Lady Of Camelot	Coleman	Storm Boy	1:09.76
2023	Shinzo	Cylinder	King’s Gambit	1:09.65
2022	Fireburn	Best Of Bordeaux	Coolangatta	1:12.79
2021	Stay Inside	Anamoe	Ingratiating	1:10.76
2020	Farnan	Away Game	Mamaragan	1:10.19
2019	Kiamichi	Microphone	Lyre	1:12.8
2018	Estijaab	Oohood	Sunlight	1:12.01
2017	She Will Reign	Frolic	Tulip	1:15.04
2016	Capitalist	Yankee Rose	Flying Artie	1:10.5
2015	Vancouver	English	Lake Geneva	1:09.7
2014	Mossfun	Earthquake	Bring Me The Maid	1:12.1
2013	Overreach	Sidestep	Sweet Idea	1:11.0
2012	Pierro	Snitzerland	Samaready	1:09.7
2011	Sepoy	Mosheen	Elite Falls	1:10.0
2010	Crystal Lily	Decision Time	More Strawberries	1:10.7
2009	Phelan Ready	Headway	Manhattan Rain	1:11.7
2008	Sebring	Von Costa De Hero	Portillo	1:12.9
2007	Forensics	Zizou	Meurice	1:09.3
2006	Miss Finland	Pure Energy	Churchill Downs	1:09.5
2005	Stratum	Fashions Afield	Media	1:09.6
2004	Dance Hero	Charge Forward	Alinghi	1:08.6
2003	Polar Success	How Funny	Hasna	1:09.0
2002	Calaway Gal	Victory Vein	Choisir	1:08.8
2001	Ha Ha	Excellerator	Red Hannigan	1:08.9
2000	Belle Du Jour	Crowned Glory	Assertive Lad	1:09.5

FAQ

Who won the 2026 Golden Slipper Stakes?

The 2026 Golden Slipper Stakes was won by two-year-old Home Affairs colt Guest House at $11 for trainers Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr with jockey Zac Lloyd aboard the last start Blue Diamond third placegetter for his first Sydney run from barrier 8 on 56.5kg to win by 1.37 lengths on a Soft (5) track in a time of 1:10.53.

Who won the 2025 Golden Slipper Stakes?

The 2025 Golden Slipper Stakes was won by two-year-old Snitzel filly Marhoona at $8 for trainer Michael Freedman with jockey Damian Lane aboard on 54.5kg from barrier 6 to win by 0.14 lengths in a time of 1:10.00.

When is the Golden Slipper Stakes 2026?

Saturday, March 21, 2026

What is the prize money for the Golden Slipper Stakes 2026?

$5 million

Where is the Golden Slipper Stakes 2026?

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

How do I bet on the 2026 Golden Slipper Stakes?

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Which horse will win the 2026 Golden Slipper Stakes?

The best way to pick which horse will win the Golden Slipper 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.