Ladbrokes Tip: The Millie Fox Stakes makes a good lead-up to the Queen Of The Turf Stakes later in the autumn
The latest edition of the Millie Fox Stakes took place on Saturday, February 21, 2026 at Sydney’s Rosehill Racecourse and was won by Michael Freedman’s in-form four-year-old Cinsault ($6) in a fighting finish.
2026 Millie Fox Stakes Results
The official Millie Fox Stakes 2026 Results & Finishing Order will be known on Saturday, February 21, 2026 and announced in full below on race day.
- #8 Cinsault
- #1 Lazzura
- #5 Dark Glitter
Michael Freedman’s classy Brazen Beau four-year-old, Cinsault ($6), made it four wins from her last five starts when posting her third victory on the trot handling a rise in grade to narrowly deny Lazzura in the 2026 Millie Fox Stakes results at Rosehill. The Godolphin-raced mare fought back strongly showing plenty of guts in a thrilling stride-for-stride battle with the short favourite the closing stages thanks to a strong ride by Chad Schofield – who enjoyed a treble on Silver Slipper Day – before getting her head out in front on the line to defeat the favourite.
2026 Millie Fox Stakes Odds
The updated Millie Fox Stakes 2026 betting odds will be open below as soon as markets are released on the Group 2 followed by the official Millie Fox Stakes results after the event so, stay tuned!
| 8. Cinsault (2) J: Chad Schofield 55kg x1411T: Michael Freedman | ||
| 1. Lazzura (7) J: James McDonald 58kg 1155xT: Chris Waller | ||
| 5. Dark Glitter (6) J: Tyler Schiller 55kg 706×4T: Mick Van Gestel | ||
| 4. Pinito (1) J: Tommy Berry 55kg 3212xT: Chris Waller | ||
| 7. Modella (3) J: Dylan Gibbons 55kg 3718xT: Lee & Cherie Curtis | ||
| 3. Cilacap (4) J: Nash Rawiller 56kg 610×7T: Grahame Begg | ||
| 11. Mareth (5) J: Zac Lloyd 54kg 46×12T: Michael Freedman | ||
| 9. Heat Missile (8) J: Tim Clark 55kg 0x681T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | ||
| 10. Super Norwest (9) J: Jason Collett 55kg 5×118T: Matthew Dale |
Millie Fox Stakes Tips
Millie Fox Stakes tips focus on the mares that ran well first-up in a similar grade event before or that were strong in Melbourne’s Group 1 Empire Rose Stakes (1600m) during the previous spring.
The race is usually contested by fillies and mares eyeing a run in the Group 1 Queen Of The Turf Stakes in April and the latest mares to take out both races in the same season were Neroli (2009) and Zougotcha (2024).
2026 Millie Fox Stakes Tips
Our insider Ladbrokes’ Millie Fox Stakes 2026 betting tips will be available below the week of the race so bookmark this page for the female autumn gallopers to back and sack this carnival.
| 1. Lazzura (7) J: James McDonald 58kg 1155xT: Chris Waller |
| 8. Cinsault (2) J: Chad Schofield 55kg x1411T: Michael Freedman |
| 4. Pinito (1) J: Tommy Berry 55kg 3212xT: Chris Waller |
The Millie Fox Stakes for fillies and mares is one of three Group 2 races run at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse on Hobartville Stakes Day in February each Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival.
Run over 1300m under set weights plus penalties conditions the race offers $300,000 in total prize money including $170,000 to the Millie Fox Stakes winner. The race is a key lead-up to some top autumn features.
Group 1 races could be on the agenda next for the fillies and mares coming out of the Millie Fox Stakes including the Group 1 Coolmore Classic (1500m) back at the track the following month and Randwick’s Group 1 Queen Of The Turf Stakes (1600m) in April during The Championships.
Daysee Doom (2018) and Zougotcha (2024) are the latest mares to complete the Millie Fox Stakes – Coolmore Classic double. Zougotcha also went on to win that year’s Queen Of The Turf Stakes.
Millie Fox Stakes Race Info
- Date: Saturday, February 21, 2026
- Track: Rosehill Gardens Racecourse
- Distance: 1300m
- Conditions: Fillies & Mares 3YO+Up – Set Weights + Penalties
- Status: Group 2
- Prize Money: $300,000
- First Run: 1996
Millie Fox Stakes Betting
The Millie Fox Stakes odds are led by fillies and mares coming off either a good run in a lead-up in similar company or that are fresh after a spring campaign.
Favourites have a solid recent record in the Millie Fox Stakes.
Savatiano ($2 in 2020) followed by Expat ($2.60 in 2022) are the last favourites in Millie Fox Stakes betting to salute for the punters.
Millie Fox Stakes Field
The Millie Fox Stakes race field features a collection of the season’s best middle-distance performing fillies and mares.
After a run in the Millie Fox Stakes field the better performers could back-up in a race like the Group 1 Canterbury Stakes (1300m) over the same distance on Randwick Guineas Day. In 2020 the Millie Fox Stakes winner Savatiano backed up to run second in the Canterbury Stakes results that autumn.
In 2023 the Millie Fox champ Electric Girl franked the form with a third in the Canterbury Stakes later that campaign.
If not the Canterbury Stakes, the Group 3 Aspiration Quality (1600m) over the mile on the same day is another nice next-up option for Millie Fox Stakes graduates.
The Group 2 Emancipation Stakes (1500m) back at Rosehill at the end of March is also a good target for Millie Fox Stakes graduates and was won in 2023 by the Millie Fox third place-getter Roots.
Millie Fox Stakes nominations close the Monday before the race before the final field and barrier draw on the Wednesday, which is when betting markets open.
2026 Millie Fox Stakes Field
The Millie Fox Stakes 2026 final field and barriers are set for release the Wednesday before the race and will be published in full below.
The Millie Fox Stakes 2026 final field features a smart line-up of fillies and mares led in betting by Chris Waller’s resuming two-time Group 2 winning four-year-old Lazzura.
| Entrant | Last 6 | Sex | Barrier | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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1. Lazzura
J: James McDonald
T: Chris Waller |
x1155x | M | 7 | 58kg | |
| 2. Oh Diamond Lil (10) Scratched: | |||||
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3. Cilacap
J: Nash Rawiller
T: Grahame Begg |
1610x7 | M | 4 | 56kg | |
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4. Pinito
J: Tommy Berry
T: Chris Waller |
23212x | M | 1 | 55kg | |
|
5. Dark Glitter
J: Tyler Schiller
T: Mick Van Gestel |
5706x4 | M | 6 | 55kg | |
| 6. Shohisha (5) Scratched: | |||||
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7. Modella
J: Dylan Gibbons
T: Lee & Cherie Curtis |
x3718x | M | 3 | 55kg | |
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8. Cinsault
J: Chad Schofield
T: Michael Freedman |
1x1411 | M | 2 | 55kg | |
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9. Heat Missile
J: Tim Clark
T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott |
40x681 | M | 8 | 55kg | |
|
10. Super Norwest
J: Jason Collett
T: Matthew Dale |
25x118 | M | 9 | 55kg | |
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11. Mareth
J: Zac Lloyd
T: Michael Freedman |
246x12 | F | 5 | 54kg | |
2026 Millie Fox Stakes Nominations
The official Millie Fox Stakes 2026 Nominations close the Monday of race week, and the full list of early entries will be available below.
Millie Fox Stakes 2026 nominations extended until 11:00am (AEDT) – 17/02/2026
| Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Hcp Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 113x | ARRIVING HOME | M | 4 | Bjorn Baker | 80 |
| 2 | 311x1610x7 | CILACAP | M | 4 | Grahame Begg | 90 |
| 3 | x2321x1411 | CINSAULT | M | 4 | Michael Freedman | 79 |
| 4 | x5255706x4 | DARK GLITTER | M | 5 | Mike Van Gestel | 91 |
| 5 | 1x1240x681 | HEAT MISSILE | M | 4 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 72 |
| 6 | 3124x1155x | LAZZURA | M | 4 | Chris Waller | 109 |
| 7 | 246×12 | MARETH | F | 3 | Michael Freedman | 72 |
| 8 | 18x925x367 | MEMO | F | 3 | Peter Snowden | 80 |
| 9 | x255x3718x | MODELLA | M | 4 | Lee & Cherie Curtis | 80 |
| 10 | 192111094x | OH DIAMOND LIL | M | 5 | David Pfieffer | 97 |
| 11 | 21x323212x | PINITO | M | 4 | Chris Waller | 94 |
| 12 | 5x01x4177x | SHOHISHA | M | 4 | David Payne | 87 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
Millie Fox Stakes Form Guide
The Millie Fox Stakes form guide features all the essential information for punters including barriers, jockeys and trainers.
Chris Waller has dominated the race in recent years winning with Red Tracer (2012, 2013, 2014) and Catkins (2015) to give him four straight victories, before he ran the quinella in 2021 with Subpoenaed (1st) and Madam Rouge (2nd) and then won again in 2024 with Zougotcha and then 2025 with Firestorm.
Millie Fox Stakes winners have a good record in future autumn features including the Group 1 Coolmore Classic (1500m) and Queen Of The Turf Stakes.
In 2023 Roots improved on a Millie Fox third to win the Emancipation Stakes later that prep and further franked the form in the winter heading to Brisbane for a second in the Group 1 Tattersall’s Tiara (1400m).
The 2025 Millie Fox Stakes stacked up nicely, with winner Firestorm franking the form at her very next run when she charged into second in the Coolmore Classic.
2026 Millie Fox Stakes Form Guide
A link to our comprehensive Millie Fox Stakes 2026 Form Guide will be provided for punters below the week of the race.
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Past Millie Fox Stakes Results
Favourites have led the Millie Fox Stakes race results more often than not in recent years. The results list the exact Millie Fox Stakes finishing order, winning margins and starting prices of all the runners in the field.
Notable recent Millie Fox Stakes winners include multiple champion Red Tracer (2012-14), fellow two-time winner Montana Flyer (2010-11), In Her Time (2017), Savatiano (2020), and Zougotcha (2024).
Recent Millie Fox Stakes Winners
Past Millie Fox Stakes winners and placegetters dating back to the year 2000 are detailed in the below table.
| Year | Winner | Runner-Up | Third | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Cinsault | Lazzura | Dark Glitter | 1:16.41 |
| 2025 | Firestorm | Dark Glitter | Scarlet Oak | 1:17.19 |
| 2024 | Zougotcha | Lady Laguna | Madame Pommery | 1:17.76 |
| 2023 | Electric Girl | Expat | Roots | 1:15.19 |
| 2022 | Expat | Belluci Babe | Le Lude | 1:17.28 |
| 2021 | Subpoenaed | Madam Rouge | She’s Ideel | 1:17.04 |
| 2020 | Savatiano | White Moss | Invincible Gem | 1:17.93 |
| 2019 | White Moss | I Am Serious | Savatiano | 1:17.48 |
| 2018 | Daysee Doom | Girl Sunday | Foxplay | 1:16.84 |
| 2017 | In Her Time | Euro Angel | Daysee Doom | 1:17.63 |
| 2016 | First Seal | Telepathic | I’ve Got The Looks | 1:22.5 |
| 2015 | Catkins | Plucky Belle | Avoid Lightning | 1:16.4 |
| 2014 | Red Tracer | A Time For Julia | Lucky Lago | 1:19.2 |
| 2013 | Red Tracer | Risk Aversion | Ladys Angel | 1:19.6 |
| 2012 | Red Tracer | Crafty Irna | Older Than Time | 1:20.5 |
| 2011 | Montana Flyer | Graceful Anna | Jersey Lily | 1:16.3 |
| 2010 | Montana Flyer | Chakvetadze | Subtle Cove | 1:16.8 |
| 2009 | Neroli | Pravana | Belong To Many | 1:16.3 |
| 2008 | November Flight | Absolutelyfabulous | Swissac | 1:16.4 |
| 2007 | A Country Girl | Pasikatera | Spinner’s Magic | 1:16.6 |
| 2006 | Wild Queen | Steflara | Regal Cheer | 1:17.2 |
| 2005 | Tivoli Dancer | Lil Elsa | Johan’s Toy | 1:10.0 |
| 2004 | Seances | In A Bound | Recurring | 1:09.7 |
| 2003 | Gentle Genius | Snow Hero | Ancient Song | 1:09.8 |
| 2002 | Triko | Vita | Pirouettes | 1:11.2 |
| 2001 | Nanny Maroon | Stella Maree | Poppett | 1:08.9 |
| 2000 | Verdict Declared | Sorrento | Zastov | 1:10.1 |
FAQ
Who won the 2026 Millie Fox Stakes?
The 2026 Millie Fox Stakes was won by four-year-old Brazen Beau mare Cinsault at $6 for trainer Michael Freedman with jockey Chas Schofield aboard on 55kg from barrier 2 to win by 0.19 lengths on a Good (4) track in a time of 1:16.41.
Who won the 2025 Millie Fox Stakes?
The 2025 Millie Fox Stakes was won by Firestorm at $7.50 for trainer Chris Waller with jockey Jason Collett aboard from barrier 4 on 54kg to win by 0.18 lengths in a time of 1:17.19.
When is the Millie Fox Stakes 2026?
Saturday, February 21, 2026What is the prize money for the Millie Fox Stakes 2026?
$300,000
Where is the Millie Fox Stakes 2026?
Rosehill Gardens Racecourse, James Ruse Dr, Rosehill NSW 2142.
How do I bet on the 2026 Millie Fox Stakes?
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Which horse will win the 2026 Millie Fox Stakes?
The best way to pick which horse will win the Millie Fox 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.