Ladbrokes JJ Atkins

Ladbrokes Tip: The BRC Sires’ Produce Stakes is a key lead-up to the JJ Atkins each winter carnival

The next edition of the Ladbrokes JJ Atkins runs on Saturday, June 13, 2026 at Eagle Farm Racecourse. 

2026 Ladbrokes JJ Atkins Odds

The season’s best JJ Atkins 2026 betting odds and Group 1 Brisbane racing markets will be available below so make sure you bookmark this page for access to the top prices on your JJ Atkins betting selections.

JJ Atkins Tips

JJ Atkins race tips include looking for promising miler types from Sydney’s leading stables, watching for the Brisbane runners coming off a strong BRC Sires’ Produce performance and the runner drawn in barrier six.

Barrier six produced three past winners from 2009 – 2011 and is one of the most successful barriers in the past 30 plus years.

2026 Ladbrokes JJ Atkins Tips

Our Ladbrokes’ exclusive JJ Atkins 2026 betting tips and exotic Group 1 winter racing selections will be detailed below the week of the race so stay tuned for the juveniles to back and sack.

The JJ Atkins, formerly the TJ Smith, is a Group 1 race for two-year-olds traditionally held at Eagle Farm Racecourse on Stradbroke Handicap Day during the annual Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival.

Conducted on a Saturday in early – mid June, the classic is one of two Group 1 features at the meeting along with the lucrative $3 million Stradbroke Handicap (1400m), while the new-look $1.2 million Group 2 The Q22 (2200m) that has now replaced the race formerly known as the PJ O’Shea Stakes (defunct) is the other major race on the card.

The 2017 JJ Atkins and other Stradbroke Handicap Day races were moved from a rain-affected Eagle Farm track to Doomben Racecourse and in 2018 the JJ Atkins also took place at Doomben with continued track issues at Eagle Farm.

Run at set weights, the colts and geldings carrying 57kg in the JJ Atkins field while the fillies carry 55kg. Conducted over a mile (1600m) the JJ Atkins offers $1,000,000 in total prize money as of 2021.

For 2020 the J.J. Atkins Stakes was reduced to $350,000 with $203,000 for the winner due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the race distance from 1600m to 1400m.

Three races a ballot exemption to the winner/s into the JJ Atkins with New Zealand’s Manawatu Sires’ Produce Stakes, the BRC Champagne Classic (now run as the Spirit Of Boom Classic) and the BRC Sires’ Produce Stakes.

The last horses to complete the BRC Sires’ Produce Stakes – JJ Atkins double were Cool Archie (2025), Broadsiding (2024), Sizzling (2012) followed by the filly Sheeza Belter in 2022, while the Champagne Classic – JJ Atkins double was last achieved by Rothfire (2020).

Ladbrokes JJ Atkins Race Info

• Date: Saturday, June 13, 2026
• Track: Eagle Farm Racecourse
• Distance: 1600m
• Conditions: 2YOs – Set Weights
• Status: Group 1
• Prize Money: $1,000,000
• First Run: 1893

2026 Ladbrokes JJ Atkins Results

The official Ladbrokes JJ Atkins 2026 results & finishing order will be available below once the race is run and won on Saturday, June 13, 2026.

Ladbrokes JJ Atkins Betting

Futures JJ Atkins betting odds on the likely runners open weeks in advance of the race offering generous ante-post or pre-field prices for the punters.

The markets firm once the JJ Atkins final field is released and provides more security and betting options for the Stradbroke Handicap Day feature. Sydney raiders often dominate JJ Atkins betting as the visitors have dominant recent results including three winners each for Gai Waterhouse and Chris Waller from 2010 – 2023.

Favourites in JJ Atkins betting have a strong recent record in the race with eight winning since 2010 including Sacred Elixir ($5 2016), The Autumn Sun ($2.45 in 2018), Rothfire ($3.50 in 2020), Converge ($2.90 in 2021), and Broadsiding ($1.60 in 2024).

Horses that run well in the BRC Sires’ Produce Stakes a fortnight earlier also feature highly in markets for the Group 1 over a mile at the Eagle Farm track. Converge (2nd in 2021) followed by the double winning filly Sheeza Belter (1st in 2022), the Godolphin-raced Broadsiding (1st in 2024), and Cool Archie (1st in 2025) are the latest JJ Atkins winners to come out of the BRC Sires’.

There was a notable J.J. Atkins upset in 2023 with King Colorado winning as a $14 chance in betting off a winning Kembla Grange maiden.

Ladbrokes JJ Atkins Field

The JJ Atkins race field attracts a line-up of the winter’s most promising young milers. The two-year-olds come off a number of different runs, but the Group 2 BRC Sires’ Produce Stakes (1350m) held a fortnight before is the key lead-up for JJ Atkins-bound two-year-olds.

Earlier, a good winter lead-up into the JJ Atkins field is the Group 3 Ken Russell Memorial Classic (1200m) held at the Gold Coast on Hollindale Stakes Day and Sizzling (2012) was the last to do the double.

The final acceptances feature many interstate-trained visitors who have a dominant recent record in the race winning ten of the editions from 2011 – 2025, while the New Zealand raider Sacred Elixir won the race in 2016.

The largest field in recent history saw 19 runners in 2004 when Outback Prince won. The smallest field to date was just five runners in 2008, the race won by Rockdale from the outside alley.

The JJ Atkins nominations are taken in early May five weeks before the final acceptances are released along with the barrier draw on the Tuesday before the race runs on the Saturday.

2026 Ladbrokes JJ Atkins Field

The official Ladbrokes JJ Atkins Plate 2026 Final Field & Barriers will be posted here once released on the Tuesday of Stradbroke Handicap Day.

Eagle Farm R7 - Trackside NZ J.J. Atkins (G1)

Final Race time: 

	Entrant	Last 6	Sex	Barrier	Weight
	1. Berzelius J: Tommy Berry T: Michael Freedman	141	C	5	57kg
	2. Martist J: Mark Zahra T: Tony Gollan	12x23	C	11	57kg
	3. Silken Salute J: Adam Hyeronimus T: Paul Shailer	1126	G	7	57kg
	4. Tron Bolt J: James McDonald T: Chris Waller	311	C	8	57kg
	5. Stormy Marco J: Nash Rawiller T: Chris Waller	18	C	2	57kg
	6. Kickup Rocky J: Daniel Moor T: Desleigh Forster	46x214	G	6	57kg
	7. Macedon Mission J: Jaden Lloyd T: J G Symons & S Laxon	73510	G	10	57kg
	8. Cormier J: Aaron Bullock T: Paul Messara & Leah Gavranich	12	C	4	57kg
	9. Glenorchy J: Tim Clark T: Chris Waller	52	C	12	57kg
	10. Heatstroke J: Chad Schofield T: Richard & Will Freedman	33	G	3	57kg
	11. Dream Roca J: Ben Thompson T: Liam Birchley	11x330	F	1	55kg
	12. Voynichese J: Declan Bates T: Nick Olive	211	F	9	55kg
	13. Vanzadee (7)  Scratched:

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2026 JJ Atkins First Acceptances

The first acceptances for the JJ Atkins 2026 are taken on a Wednesday, 10 days out from the event and will be available in full below.

The JJ Atkins 2026 first acceptances close on Wednesday the 3rd of June 2026.

2026 JJ Atkins Nominations

The early JJ Atkins 2026 nominations close at the start of May followed by first acceptances later that month with the full entries to be announced below once released by Racing Queensland.

The official 2026 JJ Atkins nominations close on Tuesday the 5th of May 2026.

The JJ Atkins 2026 nominations attracted 132 hopeful two-year-olds led in all-in betting by the Chris Waller-trained son of Snitzel, St Gotthard, who won the Group 3 Ken Russell at the Gold Coast by a big margin and unbeaten Listed ANZAC Day Stakes winner Blind Raise from Victoria.

	Last 10	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Ballot	Hcp Rating
1	7x	AIR OF SOLACE	C	2	Chris Waller
2		ALL OVER HARRY	C	2	Anthony & Sam Freedman
3		AMBER SMILE	C	2	Ben, Will & JD Hayes
4		AMMUNITION	G	2	Chris Waller
5		AMOURETTE (NZ)	F	2	Michael Lakey
6	8×2	ARTEMEX	C	2	Ciaron Maher
7		ATTORNEY GENERAL	C	2	Chris Waller
8	22	AURIC STAR	F	2	Matthew Dunn
9	32	AUTUMN CHARM	F	2	Nick Ryan
10	2×7	BACIAMI	G	2	Toby Edmonds
11		BAVARIA	C	2	Ciaron Maher
12	1	BERZELIUS	C	2	Michael Freedman
13		BLACKSMITH	G	2	Marcus Wilson
14	11	BLIND RAISE (NZ)	G	2	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young
15	38x	BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY	G	2	Tony & Calvin McEvoy
16		BOOM CHIKA WOW	C	2	Stuart Kendrick
17	14×121	BOOMELLI	F	2	Tony Gollan
18	1×5	BOOMTOWNS	C	2	Tony Gollan
19	0	BOUTIN	C	2	Cliff Brown
20	15	BRUMAL	G	2	Chris & Corey Munce
21	4x	CARNEVALE	C	2	Ben, Will & JD Hayes
22	5x	CELTIC SPY	C	2	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
23	8x	CHAYSE ’N’ POP	C	2	Jay Bellamy
24	5×2	COASTAL BOOM	C	2	Paul Shailer
25		CORMIER	C	2	Paul Messara & Leah Gavranich
26		CUCINA	F	2	Chris Waller
27		CYBERSECURITY	C	2	Ben, Will & JD Hayes
28		DE NIRO	C	2	Ben, Will & JD Hayes
29	9	DOMINATOR	C	2	Michael Freedman
30	224×2	DOUBLE COOL	F	2	Chris & Corey Munce
31	2x11x3	DREAM ROCA (NZ)	F	2	Liam Birchley
32	1x	DUKE OF ALBEMARLE	G	2	Kelly Schweida
33		ELEVATING	F	2	Richard Laming
34	6×2	EXCELLUNA	F	2	Richard & Will Freedman
35	2241	EXCITE	C	2	Roger James & Robert Wellwood
36	9x	EXPLOIT	C	2	Chris Waller
37		EXPLOSIVE EXPRESS (NZ)	F	2	Chris Waller
38		EXTREMELY CHIC	F	2	Chris Waller
39	44×18	FEARLESS WIN	F	2	Allan Chau
40	202	FINAL CRUSADE	C	2	Tony Gollan
41		FIRST ACT	C	2	Chris Waller
42	6×3	GIRMAY	C	2	Jack Bruce
43		GLENORCHY	C	2	Chris Waller
44	613x	GOLD CZECH	G	2	Liam Birchley
45	6	GRIDLOCK	G	2	Michael Freedman
46		HEARD OF HIM (NZ)	G	2	Richard & Will Freedman
47		HEATSTROKE	C	2	Richard & Will Freedman
48	52	HELL OR HEAVEN	G	2	Kelly Schweida
49		HOLY TERROR	G	2	Stuart Kendrick
50	3	HOME TOMURRA	C	2	Henry Dwyer
51	7x	HONEYSUCKLE	F	2	Michael Freedman
52		IMINASTATE (NZ)	C	2	Richard & Will Freedman
53		IMPERIAL CODE	C	2	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
54	7	INFLUENTIAL JEWEL	F	2	Chris Waller
55		IOMMI	C	2	Chris Waller
56		JEAN GEORGES (NZ)	C	2	Chris Waller
57		JESSENYA (NZ)	F	2	Chris Waller
58	21	KATOTO	F	2	Chris Waller
59	46×2	KICKUP ROCKY	G	2	Desleigh Forster
60		KLOCKE	C	2	Chris Waller
61	527x	KO PHANGAN	C	2	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young
62		LA BARRITA	F	2	Tony & Calvin McEvoy
63	3	LADY OF POWER	F	2	Tony & Calvin McEvoy
64	3	LE STARCELL	C	2	Stephen Lee
65	635330x	LEAVES OF LORIEN	F	2	James Moore
66		LONE PIPER	F	2	Chris Waller
67	73x	MACEDON MISSION	G	2	John Symons & Sheila Laxon
68	1	MARFFIANO	C	2	Ben, Will & JD Hayes
69	12x	MARTIST	C	2	Tony Gollan
70	7x	MIDWINTER	C	2	Stuart Kendrick
71	8	MISS BLACK BETTY (NZ)	F	2	Chris Waller
72	3	MOMOKA (NZ)	F	2	Stuart Kendrick
73	1	MOSCATEL	F	2	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
74	43	MOTIVATING	G	2	Chris Anderson
75	31	MURKADO	C	2	Bevan Laming
76		MYSTICISE	F	2	Peter Sinclair
77	9×32	NATIONS LEAGUE	C	2	Chris Waller
78		NO WALLET REG	G	2	Jamie Bayliss
79	6	OBAMBULATE	C	2	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young
80		OLD NIFTY	G	2	David Peoples
81	2x422x	PEARL OF DUBAI	F	2	Peter Snowden
82	41	PRIORY PARK	C	2	Annabel & Rob Archibald
83		PROFUMO	C	2	Ben, Will & JD Hayes
84		PUHARICH	C	2	Richard Laming
85	3	QUARTERBACK (NZ)	C	2	Chris Waller
86	1x54x0	REMEMBRALL	F	2	Liam Birchley
87	2	RESONANT	C	2	Ben, Will & JD Hayes
88	334	ROLLING HOME	C	2	Annabel & Rob Archibald
89		RULE THE NIGHT	G	2	Matthew Hoysted
90		SAINT VIN ROUGE	C	2	Stuart Kendrick
91		SATONO’S SHOUT (NZ)	G	2	Chris Waller
92	2x	SAY YOU WILL	F	2	Chris & Corey Munce
93	74×1	SEDUCTRA	F	2	Richard & Will Freedman
94		SHALLOW BAY	C	2	Chris Waller
95	1	SHINTONO (NZ)	F	2	Tony & Calvin McEvoy
96	11	SILKEN SALUTE (NZ)	G	2	Paul Shailer
97		SINGLE LADIES	F	2	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
98		SIUMAI KNIGHT	C	2	Chris Waller
99	451x	SLING	C	2	Stuart Kendrick
100	2330x	SNIPER BOOM	C	2	Paul Butterworth
101		SNOWY MOUNTAINS	F	2	Tony & Calvin McEvoy
102		SONDERA	F	2	Chris Waller
103		SOVEREIGN BLUE	C	2	Matt Laurie
104	5227	SPIRIT OF TORQUE	F	2	Stuart Kendrick
105	1	ST GOTTHARD	C	2	Chris Waller
106	3x	STAR OF LILY	F	2	Nick Olive
107		STAR OF MACEDON	C	2	John Symons & Sheila Laxon
108	2x	STEVENTOWN	G	2	Matt Kropp
109	1	STORMY MARCO	C	2	Chris Waller
110		SUMERIA	F	2	Ciaron Maher
111	8×586	SUPER SWAZEY	F	2	James Moore
112		SYRINX	F	2	Paul Shailer
113	143	THE AUTUMN AFFAIR	F	2	Kelly Schweida
114	2x	THE ROARING SUN	C	2	Chris Waller
115	42	THE THORNCASTER	R	2	Ciaron Maher
116		THE UNDERQUOTER	C	2	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)
117	27x	THYME TO GO	F	2	Annabel & Rob Archibald
118	3	TRON BOLT	C	2	Chris Waller
119		TRUANT	C	2	Ben, Will & JD Hayes
120		UNCERTAIN GLORY	F	2	Michael Freedman
121	2	UNHINGED	C	2	Chris Waller
122	13x	UNLOADING	G	2	Brett Dodson
123	1×1	VANTORIX	G	2	Jenny Graham
124	418x	VANZADEE (NZ)	F	2	Liam Birchley
125		VOLESTAIN	C	2	Tony & Calvin McEvoy
126		VOYNICHESE	F	2	Nick Olive
127		WEST COAST	G	2	Kurt Goldman
128	0	WHITEHALL	C	2	Chris Waller
129	4x	WOOTTON YOU KNOW	C	2	Stuart Kendrick
130	3251x	WRITTEN ACLAIM	C	2	Marcus Wilson
131	8	YOUR ATTITUDE	C	2	Chris Waller
132	3	ZYNARO	C	2	Chris Waller

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

Ladbrokes JJ Atkins Form Guide

The JJ Atkins form guide provides all the key information such as jockeys, trainers, barriers and the lead-up runs of the two-year-olds in the field.

Sydney trainers have dominated the JJ Atkins results in recent years so check the form guide for Chris Waller and Gai Waterhouse-trained juveniles in good form.

The BRC Sires’ Produce Stakes form has stacked up in the JJ Atkins more than any other lead-up over history, but interestingly all three winners from 2013 – 15 didn’t come off a black-type run. Again in 2018 the hot favourite in JJ Atkins betting who went on to salute for the punters was The Autumn Sun whose lead-up run was a Randwick win in a 2YOs SWP event.

The JJ Atkins form has stacked up in bigger races later on over the years including in 2015 when Press Statement won the Caulfield Guineas in the spring. One of the best recent examples of the J.J. Atkins form holding up in future Group 1 events was the 2018 champion The Autumn Sun who took out that spring’s Golden Rose – Caulfield Guineas interstate double and also the following autumn’s Randwick Guineas – Rosehill Guineas Group 1 double in Sydney.

The 2021 JJ Atkins form held the following autumn with the winner Converge taking out the 2022 Randwick Guineas before a Rosehill Guineas second.

In 2022 the JJ Atkins winning filly Sheeza Belta returned in the spring to win Sydney’s Group 2 $500,000 Hot Danish Stakes (1400m).

The 2024 JJ Atkins form was firmly franked with the winner, Broadsiding, going on to win that year’s Golden Rose Stakes before a Cox Plate third to Via Sistina. He also returned in the autumn of 2025 and took at the Rosehill Guineas.

JJ Atkins Form Facts

• The BRC Sires’ Produce Stakes a fortnight before has proved the key JJ Atkins form line to follow into the Group 1 with Sheeza Belter (2022), Broadsiding (2024) and Cool Archie (2025) the latest to do the double.
• Favourites have a strong record saluting for the punters.
• Before Sheeza Belter (2022) the last filly to beat home the boys in the JJ Atkins was Linky Dink (2009).
• Sydney-trained raiders have an outstanding record in the race in recent years.

2026 Ladbrokes JJ Atkins Form Guide

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

Past JJ Atkins Results

Overall single-figure hopes have dominated the recent JJ Atkins race results.

The longest-priced winner in recent years was Linky Dink ($26 in 2009), who was also the last filly to beat home the boys in the JJ Atkins until the 2022 victory by Sheeza Belter ($4.20).

Recent JJ Atkins winners of note include Broadsiding (2024), The Autumn Sun (2018), Press Statement (2015), Sizzling (2012), Pressday (2010), and Reigning To Win (2006).

Recent JJ Atkins Winners

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

Year	Winner	2nd	3rd	Time
2026	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
2025	Cool Archie	Hidden Achievement	Call Da Vinci	1:34.93
2024	Broadsiding	Bittercreek	Bosustow	1:34.89
2023	King Colorado	Miracle Of Love	Tannhauser	1:36.42
2022	Sheeza Belter	Political Debate	Brosnan	1:36.01
2021	Converge	Giannis	Tiger Of Malay	1:35.86
2020	Rothfire	Gotta Kiss	The Drinks Cart	1:21.0 (Over 1400m)
2019	Prince Fawaz	Kubrick	Reloaded	1:35.6
2018	The Autumn Sun	Zousain	Fundamentalist	1:38.8
2017	Capital Gain	Aloisia	Taking Aim	1:36.2
2016	Sacred Elixir	Charnley River	Heart Skipt A Beat	1:37.8
2015	Press Statement	Sagaronne	Look To The Stars	1:35.4
2014	Almalad	Brazen Beau	Looks Like The Cat	1:35.3
2013	Romantic Touch	Zoustar	Paximadia	1:36.5
2012	Sizzling	Kabayan	Academus	1:37.0
2011	Benfica	Hot Snitzel	Playtime	1:36.0
2010	Pressday	Ringa Ringa Rosie	American Crew	1:35.0
2009	Linky Dink	Spot On Target	Southport	1:39.9
2008	Rockdale	Baci Amore	Fravashi	1:40.3
2007	Apercu	Tripitz	Masked Assassin	1:37.9
2006	Reigning To Win	Danleigh	Carry To Glory	1:37.4
2005	Darci Brahma	Ready As	Daemons	1:34.9
2004	Outback Prince	Star Shiraz	Lords A Leaping	1:34.1
2003	Picaday	Promoted	Ambulance	1:35.8
2002	Lovely Jubly	Top Echelon	Big Breakfast	1:35.3
2001	Juanmo	Barawin	Evander	1:35.1
2000	Show A Heart	Lady Mulan	Rapid Man	1:36.8

FAQ

Who won the 2025 J.J. Atkins?

The 2025 J.J. Atkins was won by two-year-old Cool Aza Beel colt Cool Archie at $4.80 for trainers Chris & Corey Munce with jockey Martin Harley aboard on 57kg from barrier 9 to win by 1.25 lengths in a time of 1:34.93.

When is the J.J. Atkins 2026?

Saturday, June 13, 2026

What is the prize money for the J.J. Atkins 2026?

$1,000,000

Where is the J.J. Atkins 2026?

Eagle Farm Racecourse, 230 Lancaster Road, Ascot, QLD 4007.

How do I bet on the 2026 JJ Atkins?

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Which horse will win the 2026 JJ Atkins?

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