Hyperion Stakes

Ladbrokes Tip: Hyperion Stakes form has held up in tougher Melbourne races over the spring!

The next edition of the Hyperion Stakes runs on Saturday, May 30, 2026 in WA over the winter.

2026 Hyperion Stakes Odds

The latest Hyperion Stakes 2026 betting odds will be available right here once released the week of the race so check back for the updated prices on your favourites to win this season’s Hyperion Stakes race in Perth.

Hyperion Stakes Betting Tips

The key Hyperion Stakes betting tips are to back in-form mares who have an excellent strike-rate over the past decade and backing the best performers out of the Belmont Sprint lead-up race.

2026 Hyperion Stakes Tips

The Ladbrokes’ insider Hyperion Stakes 2026 betting tips and Belmont race selections on the June showdown will be detailed right here the week of the race so stay tuned for the top runners to back for a win in the Group 3.

First contested in 1972, the Hyperion Stakes is a Group 3 ace held in late May or early June during the Perth Winter Racing Carnival. Contested at Belmont Racecourse – which is the other key Perth track outside of Ascot – the event is contested over 1600m and offers a total of $200,000 in prize money.

The weight-for-age race began as a 1000m sprint but has gradually had its distance increased to a mile and is open to horses aged two and above.

It serves as a nice next-up options for graduates out of the Group 3 Belmont Sprint (1400m) and Perfect Jewel (2020) was the last horse to do the double.

Many top Perth horses have won the Hyperion Stakes over the years including Asian Beau (1979), Luckygray (2012), Scales Of Justice (2017) and that year’s subsequent Group 1 Makybe Diva Stakes winner in Melbourne Gatting (2019).

Hyperion Stakes Race Info

• Date: Saturday, May 30, 2026
• Track: Belmont Racecourse
• Distance: 1600m
• Conditions: Weight-for-age
• Status: Group 3
• Prize Money: $200,000
• First Run: 1972

2026 Hyperion Stakes Results

The full Hyperion Stakes 2026 results and finishing order will be available below once the race takes place on Saturday, May 30, 2026.

Hyperion Stakes 2026 Race Day Schedule

There are nine races on Hyperion Stakes Day at Belmont Park, with the Group 3 Hyperion Stakes serving as the feature race on the card. 

Race Name	Number	Time	Distance
Tabtouch Punters Club on Sale Now Handicap	1	1:58 pm	1000m
Janet Amaglio Memorial Handicap	2	2:33 pm	1000m
Quayclean Plate	3	3:08 pm	1300m
Vale Lois Taylor Handicap	4	3:44 pm	1000m
Mrs Mac’s Handicap	5	4:23 pm	2100m
Hyperion Stakes	6	4:54 pm	1600m
Tabtouch Westspeed Platinum	7	5:35 pm	1200m
Happy 19th Birthday Max Wishart Handicap	8	6:10 pm	1600m
Solutions Matchmaking BM78	9	6:45 pm	1400m

Hyperion Stakes 2026 Date & Race Time

The 2026 Hyperion Stakes is run at 2:50 pm on Saturday, May 30. It’s the sixth race on the card at Belmont Park, and one of the feature races during the Perth Winter Racing Carnival..

Hyperion Stakes Prize Money Breakdown

The Hyperion Stakes 2026 runs for a total prize pool of $200,000, with $118,000 going to the winner. Places are paid down to 10th.

Position	Prize Money
1st	$118,000
2nd	$40,000
3rd	$18,000
4th	$8,000
5th	$4,000
6th-10th	$2,000

Hyperion Stakes Barrier Draw 2026

The 2026 Hyperion Stakes final field and barriers are announced on Wednesday, May 27. The barrier draw is important for the 1600m contest at Belmont, especially for runners looking to secure a position close to the speed.

The final field, draw, and odds are released between 2:00 pm and 3:00 pm on the Wednesday prior, with Neds among the first bookmakers to release markets for the race

Hyperion Stakes Info

When: Saturday, May 30, 2026

Where: Belmont Park, Perth, Western Australia

Stake: $200,000

Distance: 1600m

Hyperion Stakes Barrier Statistics

Belmont Park’s spacious layout gives runners every opportunity over the mile, but barriers still play an important role in the Hyperion Stakes. Horses drawn low to middle gates generally enjoy the best run into the first turn, allowing them to settle comfortably without covering extra ground.

Recent editions have shown that runners capable of settling on speed or just behind the leaders tend to perform well, especially when drawn inside barrier eight. Wide barriers are not impossible to overcome, but horses caught deep throughout often struggle late in the race.

Barrier one has produced several notable winners over the years, while middle draws between four and eight have consistently provided the ideal balance for jockeys looking to secure economical runs.

Hyperion Stakes Betting Guide

The Hyperion Stakes is typically a strong form race featuring proven milers and weight-for-age performers, which often leads to reliable betting outcomes.

While there have been occasional upsets, favourites and well-supported runners have an excellent record in recent years. The quality nature of the race means class usually prevails, especially for horses coming through lead-up races such as the Belmont Sprint.

Punters should pay close attention to runners with proven Belmont Park form, as experience around the circuit can provide a significant advantage. Horses racing well at weight-for-age level and those carrying strong recent form into the race are generally the best betting profiles.

Western Empire won in 2025 as the favourite, and it takes a good horse to win the Hyperion Stakes. Material Man ($1.75) and Scales of Justice ($2.45) won in consecutive years, and there haven’t been too many upset results.

Hyperion Stakes 2026 Field and Odds

Hyperion Stakes Betting

The Hyperion Stakes betting odds are usually led by the season’s top performing Perth horses, especially in-form mares as the female gallopers have a strong recent record in the event with wins by the likes of Elite Belle (2014), Fuchsia Bandana (2015), Wink And A Nod (2016) and Perfect Jewel (2020).

Proven form in the traditional Perth lead-up races is good, especially those coming off a Group 3 Belmont Sprint run over 200m shorter a fortnight prior. 

Favourites in Hyperion Stakes markets only have a fair recent strike rate so backing the longer priced chances that ran well in the lead-up is a good bet.

Material Man ($1.75 in 2018) is the latest Hyperion Stakes favourite to win. 

There was a big upset in 2023 with Startrade saluting at Hyperion Stakes odds of $21.

Another upset occurred in 2024 with Magnificent Andy winning at $14.

Hyperion Stakes Field

The Hyperion Stakes race field is made up of classy local and interstate gallopers, many gearing up for similar features over the winter in Perth including the Group 3 Strickland Stakes (2000m). In recent years, Material Man completed the Belmont Sprint – Hyperion Stakes – Strickland Stakes treble in 2018.

Horses trained outside of Perth rarely make the trip east for the race, so the Hyperion Stakes field and results have been dominated by the local stables. 

Fillies and mares have a very strong recent record in the race with four wins in the seven years from 2014-2021.

Nominations for the Hyperion Stakes are taken on the Tuesday of race week followed by final acceptances on the Wednesday at midday.

2026 Hyperion Stakes Field

The official Hyperion Stakes 2026 race field and barriers are set for release on the Wednesday of race week and will be published below showing the top middle-distance horses engaged to face off in the popular Perth Winter Racing Carnival feature. 

2026 Hyperion Stakes Nominations

The Hyperion Stakes 2026 nominations close on the Tuesday of race week, just a day prior to final acceptances. 

Hyperion Stakes Form Guide

The Hyperion Stakes race form guide revels to punters all the relevant information they need to place a successful bet on the race like the barriers, jockeys, trainers and lead-up form of all the runners in the field.

Locally trained mares have a strong record in the race, so looking at the in-form female gallopers from the WA stables on the Hyperion Stakes form is a top tip. 

The Hyperion Stakes form has stacked up in the later Perth winter Group races including the Strickland Stakes. In 2018 Material Man completed the treble winning all three races, while in 2019 the Belmont Sprint winner Galaxy Star ran a next-up second in the Hyperion before taking out the Strickland. 

Perfect Jewel (2020) was the last runner to complete the Belmont Sprint – Hyperion Stakes double. 

The Hyperion Stakes 2023 form was franked with Dom To Shoot (2nd) and Bustler (3rd) both going on to win Group 1 races over the summer claiming Ascot’s Northerly Stakes (1800m) and Railway Stakes (1600m) respectively.

Western Empire’s 2025 Hyperion Stakes victory proved a genuine springboard, with the gelding backing it up that November by finishing runner‑up in the Group 1 Railway Stakes and third in the Group 1 Northerly Stakes, firmly stamping the Hyperion form as elite for Ladbrokes punters.

Hyperion Stakes Form Facts

• The favourites have a solid strike rate in the race with Material Man ($1.75 in 2018) the last to salute for the punters.
• The mares have dominated the recent Hyperion Stakes results with four wins from 2014-2023.

2026 Hyperion Stakes Form Guide

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

Past Hyperion Stakes Race Results

The Hyperion Stakes race results have been dominated by single-figure fancies in recent years with notable winners including Scales Of Justice (2017), Material Man (2018), and Gatting (2019).

Perfect Jewel (2020) was the last Hyperion Stakes winning mare.

Devilish Dealer (2000) was the last three-year-old Hyperion Stakes winner.

Recent Hyperion Stakes Winners

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

Year	Winner	Trainer/s	Jockey	Weight	Time
2026	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
2025 (Run at Pinjarra)	Western Empire	Grant & Alana Williams	William Pike	59 kgs	1:36.35
2024	Magnificent Andy	Stephen Miller	Brad Parnham	59 kgs	1:38.03
2023	Startrade	Daniel Morton	Michael Poy	59 kgs	1:36.82
2022	Kaptain Kaos	Michael Grantham	Chris Parnham	59 kgs	1:38.02
2021	Valour Road	Simon Miller	Brad Rawiller	59 kgs	1:38.56
2020	Perfect Jewel	Adam Durant	Patrick Carbery	57 kgs	1:38.60
2019	Gatting	Darren McAuliffe	Lee Newman	59 kgs	1:38.21
2018	Material Man	Justin Warwick	Lucy Warwick	59 kgs	1:36.55
2017	Scales Of Justice	Lindsey Smith	Daniel Staeck	59 kgs	1:37.53
2016	Wink And A Nod	Justin Warwick	Lucy Warwick	57 kgs	1:38.16
2015	Fuchsia Bandana	Darren Mcauliffe	Jarrad Noske	57 kgs	1:38.52
2014	Elite Belle	Grant Williams	William Pike	57 kgs	1:39.77
2013	Black Tycoon	Justin Warwick	Troy Turner	59 kgs	1:38.14
2012	Luckygray	Gino Poletti	Shaun O’Donnell	59 kgs	1:38.35
2011	King Kool Kat	Ian Glading	Duncan Miller	59 kgs	1:36.71
2010	Marasco	Fred Kersley	Daniel Staeck	59 kgs	1:23.30
2009	Tarzi	Neville Parnham	Steven Parnham	59 kgs	1:22.15
2008	Marasco	Fred Kersley	Paul Harvey	59 kgs	1:22.60
2007	No Questions	Trevor Andrews	Jason Brown	56.5 kgs	1:23.26
2006	Local Legend	John Price	Paul Harvey	58 kgs	1:22.53
2005	Ambers Halo +Lakeside Rhythm	Alan Mathews +Paula Wagg	Jason Whiting +Shaun O’Donnell	55.5 kgs58 kgs	1:25.34
2004	Dedicated Miss	Geoff Durrant	Jason Miller	55.5 kgs	1:24.42
2003	Tribula	Arthur Mortimer	Jason Brown	55.5 kgs	1:23.31
2002	Old Fashion	Vernon Brockman	Stephen Miller	58 kgs	1:24.11
2001	Country Blazer	Jim Taylor	Jason Brown	58 kgs	1:24.91
2000	Devilish Dealer	Paul Jordan	Mark Sestich	56 kgs	1:23.80

FAQs about the Hyperion Stakes

When is the Hyperion Stakes 2026?

The Hyperion Stakes is run on May 30, 2026, at 2:50 pm. It’s the sixth race on the card.

Where is the Hyperion Stakes 2026?

Belmont Park hosts the Hyperion Stakes 2026. It’s one of Western Australia’s premier racecourses and home to the Perth winter carnival. 

What is the prize money for the Hyperion Stakes 2026?

The Hyperion Stakes prize money is $200,000, with the winner receiving $118,000.

What distance is the Hyperion Stakes run over?

The Hyperion Stakes is run over 1600m.

How many horses run in the Hyperion Stakes?

The Hyperion Stakes is limited to 16 runners and four emergencies.

Who won the 2025 Hyperion Stakes?

Western Empire won the 2025 Hyperion Stakes after a strong performance over the Belmont mile. 

How can I bet on the Hyperion Stakes?

Bet on the Hyperion Stakes with Ladbrokes. It has everything you need to place your Hyperion Stakes bets, including win, place, exotics, futures, and more.

What is Hyperion Stakes futures betting?

Hyperion Stakes futures betting is when punters bet on the race before the final field is released.

How do I watch the Hyperion Stakes live?

You can watch the Hyperion Stakes live on Ladbrokes. Other options are available, including SkyRacing.

How do I buy Hyperion Stakes tickets?

Tickets for the Hyperion Stakes are available at Perth Racing.

What is the Hyperion Stakes dress code?

The Hyperion Stakes has a smart dress code.

How do I bet on the 2026 Hyperion Stakes?

Bet online or via the latest iOS/Android apps with Ladbrokes. The first step is to create an account at ladbrokes.com.au. The process is quick and easy!
Once you've created your account you can make a deposit via credit card, or any other of our secure payment methods. Next up, head to the racing page and find the race and runner that's right for you.

Which horse will win the 2026 Hyperion Stakes?

The best way to pick which horse will win the Hyperion 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.