Newcastle Stakes

The Newcastle Stakes was formerly known as the Newcastle Newmarket Handicap

The latest edition of the Newcastle Stakes took place on Friday, March 6, 2026 and was won by Peter Snowden’s progressive So You Think mare Tuileries ($5.50).

2026 Newcastle Stakes Results

The full Newcastle Stakes 2026 Results & Finishing Order will be detailed right here when the race is run and won on Friday, March 6, 2026.

Peter Snowden’s consistent four-year-old So You Think mare Tuileries ($5.50) was ridden to perfection by Chad Schofield taking up the stalking position before improving from fourth on the turn for home to charge down the front-runners and claim a narrow but decisive victory in the 2026 Newcastle Stakes results.

2026 Newcastle Stakes Odds

The latest Newcastle Stakes 2026 odds on the Group 3 sprint taking place at Broadmeadow Racecourse will be provided below followed by the official Newcastle Stakes results once announced so stay tuned for the best betting markets on the popular event.

Newcastle Stakes Tips

Newcastle Stakes tips are usually led by proven Group winners with form over 1200 – 1400m in Sydney and or Melbourne.

Many gallopers may even have previous Group 1 experience and looking for those runners that have held their own against the best sprinters in the country can be key to Newcastle Stakes tipping.

Backing any local Kris Lees-trained horses is also a key Newcastle Newmarket Handicap / Newcastle Stakes betting tip. He has prepared a host of recent winners with four on the trot: Princess Posh (2019), Special Reward (2020), Gem Song (2021), and Wandabaa (2022).

Lees prepared yet another locally-trained Newcastle Stakes winner in 2024 with Rustic Steel.

2026 Newcastle Stakes Tips

Our Ladbrokes’ insider Newcastle Stakes tips 2026 will be detailed below the week of the race giving you the best bets to place on the race this autumn.

The Newcastle Stakes is a Group 3 race run at Newcastle’s Broadmeadow Racecourse in early March as a lead-up to some of the tougher grade events held during the popular Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival.

It is officially registered, and previously known as, the Newcastle Newmarket Handicap and is currently held the day before Flemington’s Group 1 Newmarket Handicap (1200m) sprint classic in Melbourne.

First conducted in 1955 the race is a 1400m event offering $250,000 in prize money and is a quality handicap.

It has held Group 2 status since 1992 and was renamed the Newcastle Stakes for the first time in 2023.

Newcastle Stakes Race Info

• Former Race Name: Newcastle Newmarket Handicap
• Date: Friday, March 6, 2026
• Track: Newcastle Racecourse
• Distance: 1400m
• Conditions: Quality Handicap
• Status: Group 3
• Prize Money: $250,000
• First Run: 1955

Newcastle Stakes Betting

Newcastle Stakes betting markets open the week of the race are led by the standout sprinters from local Sydney-based stables.

Horses that may have performed well in an earlier summer / autumn Group lead-up often head the Newcastle Stakes odds especially those from a race like the  Group 3 Southern Cross Stakes (1200m) run at Randwick the month prior. Special Reward (2020) was the last horse to complete the Southern Cross Stakes – Newcastle Newmarket Handicap double.

Special Reward ($3.40 in 2020), Wandabaa ($4.60 in 2022), Cross Talk ($2 in 2023), and Sandpaper ($3EF in 2025) are the latest Newcastle Newmarket Handicap / Newcastle Stakes favourites or equal favourites to get the job done.

There was a big upset in the 2024 Newcastle Stakes with $12 winner Rustic Steel beating home two triple figure outsiders in the markets as Sharp Shock ($201) and Imatruestar ($101) ran second and third.

Newcastle Stakes Field

The Newcastle Stakes race field attracts a line-up of in-form sprinters and middle distance types gearing up for the autumn.

The best out of the Newcastle Newmarket Handicap / Newcastle Stakes field may be eyeing a Group 1 Doncaster Mile run at Randwick and two horses have completed the double: Secret Savings (1997) and Patezza (2005).

Rustic Steel (2024) was the last first-up Newcastle Stakes winner.

2026 Newcastle Stakes Field

The official Newcastle Stakes 2026 Field & Barriers will be provided below once final acceptances have been released by the Newcastle Jockey Club (NJC) on the Wednesday of race week.

The 2026 Newcastle Stakes final field features a bumper line-up of quality middle-distance gallopers led in betting by Joe Pride’s 60.5kg topweight Coal Crusher presenting fit third-up.

Newcastle R7 - Horsepower Newcastle Stakes (G3)

Final Race time: 

	Entrant	Last 6	Sex	Barrier	Weight
	1. Coal Crusher J: Adam Hyeronimus T: Joseph Pride	412x59	G	1	60.5kg
	2. Welwal (1)  Scratched:
	3. Melody Again J: Winona Costin T: Scott Singleton	x8438x	M	10	54kg
	4. Just Feelin' Lucky J: Rachel King T: Michael Freedman	8100x6	M	2	54kg
	5. Magnatear (15)  Scratched:
	6. West Of Africa J: Tom Sherry T: Annabel & Rob Archibald	0x8668	G	7	54kg
	7. Green Fly (9)  Scratched:
	8. War Eternal (2)  Scratched:
	9. Tuileries J: Chad Schofield T: Peter Snowden	1325x5	M	9	54kg
	10. Hellsing (13)  Scratched:
	11. Getafix J: Zac Lloyd T: John O'shea & Tom Charlton	001509	G	5	54kg
	12. Imposant J: Tyler Schiller T: Kris Lees	6021x4	M	8	54kg
	13. Churchill's Choice J: Ashley Morgan T: Nathan Doyle	09450x	M	6	54kg
	14. Berkshire Shadow J: Alysha Collett T: Kim Waugh	8778x0	G	3	54kg
	15. Show 'Em Howl J: Anna Roper T: Robert Agnew	212x01	G	4	54kg

View Results

2026 Newcastle Stakes Nominations

The early Newcastle Stakes 2026 Nominations will be updated here once confirmed by the Newcastle Jockey Club (NJC) on the Monday leading-up to the race.

	Last 10	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Hcp Rating
1	517×1102	ATHENA’S TREASURE	M	4	Todd Howlett	63
2	97x88778x0	BERKSHIRE SHADOW (GB)	G	7	Kim Waugh	83
3	246x09450x	CHURCHILL’S CHOICE	M	4	Nathan Doyle	84
4	0x56412x59	COAL CRUSHER	G	8	Joseph Pride	110
5	711×001509	GETAFIX	G	4	John O’Shea & Tom Charlton	90
6	279x498x94	GLINT OF SILVER	G	6	David Pfieffer	83
7	13x0x2421x	GLOBE (NZ)	G	7	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)	110
8	1545468×41	GREEN FLY (GB)	G	7	Anthony & Sam Freedman	94
9	8x217x7446	HANAU	G	5	Mark Minervini	73
10	5140×07223	HELLSING (IRE)	G	6	Annabel & Rob Archibald	91
11	135x6021x4	IMPOSANT	M	5	Kris Lees	86
12	211x8100x6	JUST FEELIN’ LUCKY	M	4	Michael Freedman	95
13	x31561x443	MAGNATEAR	G	6	Richard & Will Freedman	95
14	0x11x8438x	MELODY AGAIN	M	6	Scott Singleton	100
15	x452212x01	SHOW ’EM HOWL	G	4	Robert Agnew
16	1147×04269	THUNDERLIPS	G	5	Bjorn Baker	90
17	7x481325x5	TUILERIES	M	4	Peter Snowden	92
18	880537×324	UZZIAH	G	7	Scott Aspery	79
19	x82169x904	WAR ETERNAL (NZ)	G	7	Bjorn Baker	93
20	10x86276x3	WELWAL (GB)	G	7	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)	103
21	63330×8668	WEST OF AFRICA	G	6	Annabel & Rob Archibald	95

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

Newcastle Stakes Form Guide

The Newcastle Stakes form guide lists all of the essential information punters need including barriers, jockeys, trainers and lead-up form.

The Newcastle Newmarket Handicap / Newcastle Stakes form has gone on to stack-up in tougher grade Sydney races many times over the years including in 2021 when Cascadian (3rd in the Newcastle Newmarket Handicap) won that season’s Group 1 Doncaster Mile (1600m) at Randwick.

The next year Nimalee (2nd in the Newcastle Newmarket Handicap) franked the form with her victory in the Group 1 Queen Of The Turf Stakes (1600m) over Randwick’s ‘The Championships’.

2026 Newcastle Stakes Form Guide

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

CLICK HERE FOR OUR FULL 2026 NEWCASTLE STAKES FORM GUIDE

Past Newcastle Newmarket Handicap / Newcastle Stakes Results

The Newcastle Newmarket Handicap / Newcastle Stakes race results have been dominated by the favourites in recent years.

Notable recent Newcastle Newmarket Handicap / Newcastle Stakes winners include Platinum Scissors (2004), He’s Remarkable (2012), Happy Clapper (2017), and Special Reward (2020).

Tuileries (2026) was the last Newcastle Newcastle Stakes winning mare.

The filly Yir Tiz (1981) was the latest three-year-old Newcastle Newmarket Handicap / Newcastle Stakes winner.

Multiple Newmarket Handicap / Newcastle Stakes winners: Manuan (1983 & 1984), Brandy Lad (1964 & 1965).

Recent Newcastle Newmarket Handicap / Newcastle Stakes Winners

Past Newcastle Newmarket Handicap / Newcastle Stakes winners and placegetters dating back to the year 2000 are detailed in the below table.

Year	Winner	Second	Third
2026	Tuileries	Churchill’s Choice	Melody Again
2025	Sandpaper	Amenable	Grebeni
2024	Rustic Steel	Sharp Shock	Imatruestar
2023	Cross Talk	Gem Song	Cuban Royale
2022	Wandabaa	Nimalee	Through The Cracks
2021	Gem Song	Bottega	Cascadian
2020	Special Reward	Delectation Girl	Condor
2019	Princess Posh	Savatiano	Invincible Gem
2018	Lanciato	Mister Sea Wolf	Shiraz
2017	Happy Clapper	Got Unders	Kellyville Flyer
2016	Artistry	Nancy	Amovatio
2015	Laser Hawk	Scorpio Queen	Mighty Lucky
2014	Mecir	Strawberry Boy	Slow Pace
2013	Bello	Laser Hawk	Famous Seamus
2012	He’s Remarkable	Dao Dao	Star Of Octagonal
2011	Keepin The Dream	Purrpurrlena	So Anyway
2010	Walking Or Dancing	Brilliant Light	Emperor Bonaparte
2009	Soho Flyer	Chasm	Walking Or Dancing
2008	Falaise	German Chocolate	Friday Creek
2007	Danzippo	Diamond Sun	High Cee
2006	Tall Timbers	Bentley Biscuit	Gorgonite
2005	Patezza	Cool Front	Gabfest
2004	Platinum Scissors	Mantario	Carael Boy
2003	Zabarra	Carael Boy	Grand Armee
2002	Hey Pronto	Lord Essex	Lets Compromise
2001	Crawl	Indominate	Phoenix Park
2000	Spying	Corporate Bruce	Beauchamp

FAQ

Who won the 2026 Newcastle Stakes?

The 2026 Newcastle Stakes was won by four-year-old So You Think mare Tuileries at $5.50 for trainer Peter Snowden with jockey Chad Schofield aboard on 55kg (1kg over allocation) from barrier 9 to win by 0.41 lengths on a Good (4) track in a time of 1:22.77.

Who won the 2025 Newcastle Stakes?

The 2025 Newcastle Stakes was won by Sandpaper at $3 equal favouritism for trainer Bjorn Baker with jockey Tim Clark in the saddle on 54kg from barrier 2 to win by 0.2 lengths in a time of 1:24.50.

When is the Newcastle Stakes 2026?

Friday, March 6, 2026

What is the prize money for the Newcastle Stakes 2026?

$250,000

Where is the Newcastle Stakes 2026?

Newcastle Racecourse, Darling St, Broadmeadow, NSW 2292

How do I bet on the 2026 Newcastle Stakes?

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Which horse will win the 2026 Newcastle Stakes?

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