Silver Slipper Stakes

Ladbrokes Tip: The Silver Slipper Stakes is a good lead-up race to follow into the Golden Slipper Stakes

The latest edition of the Silver Slipper Stakes took place on Saturday, February 21, 2026 at Rosehill Racecourse and saw the Phillip Stokes-trained Stretan Ruler ($5.50) post his maiden win with a commanding 3.47 length victory.  

2026 Silver Slipper Stakes Results

The official Silver Slipper Stakes 2026 Results & Finishing Order will be known on Saturday, February 21, 2026 and released below.

Stretan Ruler ($5.50) stamped his ticket into the $5 million Golden Slipper on March 21 with Phillip Stokes’ Victorian visitor franking the form out of Melbourne when charging clear to dominate the 2026 Silver Slipper Stakes results in his first Sydney assignment. He has subsequently firmed from $51 to $8 in all-in Golden Slipper betting and will next run in the Todman Stakes on March 7.

2026 Silver Slipper Stakes Odds & Results

The updated Silver Slipper Stakes 2026 betting odds will be available right here the week of the race so stay tuned. The official Silver Slipper Stakes results will follow below after the event.

Silver Slipper Stakes Tips

Fillies have a good recent record against the boys in the race and make good Silver Slipper Stakes tips if their form suggests.

Recent fillies to win the Group 2 include Sunlight (2018), She Will Reign (2017) Mossfun (2014) and Sweet Idea (2013). Mossfun went on to win the Golden Slipper Stakes and came off back-to-back Sydney wins including in the Group 3 Widden Stakes (1100m) at Rosehill a fortnight earlier. Sweet Idea came off a string of top two runs including in the Gold Coast Magic Millions 2YO Classic at the Gold Coast and ran third to stablemate Overreach in that year’s Golden Slipper.

She Will Reign (2017) was the latest Silver Slipper Stakes winner to back-up and win the world’s richest race for two-year-olds before the 2020 double success by the Gai Waterhouse-trained Farnan.

2026 Silver Slipper Stakes Betting Tips

Our exclusive Ladbrokes’ Silver Slipper Stakes 2026 tips will be published below the week of the race so make sure you return to the page for who to back and who to sack in the Golden Slipper Stakes lead-up.

The Silver Slipper Stakes is a Group 2 race held at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse in February each Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival. It is the co-headline event at the meeting along with the Group 2 Hobartville Stakes (1400m) for three-year-olds heading towards the Randwick Guineas next race.

Open only to two-year-old horses, the Silver Slipper Stakes is run at set weights over 1100m and is the first open sex race for the age group of the season. The sprint offers $300,000 in total prize money including over $170,000 to the winning juvenile.

The Silver Slipper Stakes winner is exempt from ballot in the season’s richest race for two-year-olds – the Group 1 $5 million Golden Slipper Stakes (1200m) run at the track a month later. The latest two-year-olds to complete the coveted Silver Slipper Stakes – Golden Slipper Stakes double were She Will Reign (2017) and Farnan (2020).

Silver Slipper Stakes Race Info

• Date: Saturday, February 21, 2026
• Track: Rosehill Gardens Racecourse
• Distance: 1100m
• Conditions: Set Weights – 2YOs
• Status: Group 2
• Prize Money: $300,000
• First Run: 1963

Silver Slipper Stakes Betting

Silver Slipper Stakes odds favour the two-year-olds showing good early potential in either their debut runs or trials.

Proven form either on race day or in an official hit-out at Rosehill can determine favouritism in Silver Slipper Stakes betting and often the favourites in this Group 2 lead-up also feature in the year’s future Golden Slipper Stakes odds.

Looking at a Silver Slipper Stakes – Golden Slipper Stakes double or multi-bet is also a popular betting option around this autumn sprint.

Favourites only have a mediocre strike rate in the Silver Slipper with She Will Reign ($1.35 in 2017) the last to salute for the punters before the victory of Straight Charge ($2.45 in 2024). 

There was a notable upset in 2025 with Beiwacht saluting at Silver Slipper Stakes odds of $17 while Wodeton ran third as the beaten $2.20 favourite. 

Silver Slipper Stakes Field

The Silver Slipper Stakes race field attracts the season’s top short-distance two-year-olds that are heading towards a run in the lucrative Golden Slipper Stakes the following month.

For the colts and geldings in the Silver Slipper Stakes field a race like the Group 2 Todman Stakes (1200m) at Randwick in a fortnight makes a nice follow-up.

Cylinder (2023) was the last horse to complete the Silver Slipper Stakes – Todman Stakes double.

The Group 2 Reisling Stakes (1200m) at the same Royal Randwick Guineas meeting is the fillies’ equivalent for female two-year-olds coming off a Silver Slipper Stakes run.

Silver Slipper Stakes nominations close the Monday before the race followed by the final field and barrier draw on the Wednesday when betting also opens on the Group 2 feature.

2026 Silver Slipper Stakes Field

The official Silver Slipper Stakes 2026 field and barriers will be released on the Wednesday of race week and published in full below.

The Silver Slipper Stakes 2026 final field features a promising line-up of potential Golden Slipper hopes including the well backed Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott-trained Group 3 winning Too Darn Hot filly Shiki.

Rosehill R6

Final Race time: 

	Entrant	Last 6	Sex	Barrier	Weight
	1. Incognito J: Tommy Berry T: Michael Freedman	1x5	C	5	56.5kg
	2. Hidrix J: Zac Lloyd T: Chris Waller	1	C	6	56.5kg
	3. Stretan Ruler J: Chad Schofield T: Phillip Stokes	2x4	C	4	56.5kg
	4. Confederation J: James McDonald T: Chris Waller	2	C	3	56.5kg
	5. Savage Look J: Reece Jones T: Rodney Northam	13	G	8	56.5kg
	6. Eviction Notice J: Adam Hyeronimus T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	7x3	C	9	56.5kg
	7. Euripedes (10)  Scratched:
	8. Dr Hook J: Tyler Schiller T: M, W & J Hawkes	5x	C	2	56.5kg
	9. Shiki J: Tim Clark T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	1x417	F	7	54.5kg
	10. Wave Blaster J: Alysha Collett T: Tracey Bartley	4	F	1	54.5kg

View Results

2026 Silver Slipper Stakes Nominations

The full Silver Slipper Stakes 2026 nominations are taken the Monday of Hobartville Stakes Day week with the full list of early entries to be available below.

	Last 10	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Hcp Rating
1	51	CHERRY BOMSHELL	F	2	Annabel & Rob Archibald
2	2	CONFEDERATION	C	2	Chris Waller
3	5x	DR HOOK	C	2	Michael, John & Wayne Hawkes
4	3x	EURIPEDES	C	2	Bjorn Baker
5	7×3	EVICTION NOTICE	C	2	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
6		GONE TO GOWINGS	F	2	Clarry Conners
7	1	HIDRIX	C	2	Chris Waller
8	45	HIGH ALERT	C	2	Anthony & Sam Freedman
9	1×5	INCOGNITO	C	2	Michael Freedman
10		INNER GOLD	C	2	Ciaron Maher
11		POTOMAC RIVER	F	2	David Atkins
12	13	SAVAGE LOOK	G	2	Rodney Northam
13	1×417	SHIKI	F	2	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
14	214	STAR OF JAMAICA	C	2	Chris & Corey Munce
15	2×4	STRETAN RULER	C	2	Phillip Stokes
16	4	WAVE BLASTER	F	2	Tracey Bartley

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

Silver Slipper Stakes Form Guide

The Silver Slipper Stakes form guide lists all the crucial information like barriers, jockeys and trainers. Gai Waterhouse has a good recent record in the race winning most recently with Pierro (2012), Sweet Idea (2013) and Farnan (2020).

Even though the race is only run over 1100m, barriers are important with most of the youngsters in the Silver Slipper Stakes field boasting little previous race experience.

The Silver Slipper Stakes form has gone on to hold in bigger races many times in recent history including in 2021 with the winner Home Affairs winning that spring’s Group 1 Coolmore Stud Stakes (1200m) during the Melbourne Cup Carnival at Flemington.

Home Affairs also raced exactly 12 months on from his Silver Slipper win in Melbourne to win the Group 1 $1 million Black Caviar Lightning (1000m) at Flemington in 2022 upsetting his star stablemate Nature Strip first-up that autumn.

In 2022 the Silver Slipper Stakes winner Best Of Bordeaux ran second next start in the Golden Slipper and returned that spring for a Group 1 Manikato Stakes third at The Valley.

The Silver Slipper Stakes form in 2023 was franked with the winner Cylinder winning the Todman next start before a second in the Golden Slipper results. His spring that year was also strong and included a Group 2 Run To The Rose win, third in the Group 1 Golden Rose, and fifth in the $20 million The Everest (the world’s richest turf race).

In 2025, upset Silver Slipper winner Beiwacht proved the boilover was the real deal, returning in spring to claim the Group 1 Golden Rose. The form stacked up even further with third‑placed Wodeton, who went on to finish runner‑up in both the Golden Slipper and Golden Rose later that season.

2026 Silver Slipper Stakes Form Guide

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

CLICK HERE FOR OUR FULL 2026 SILVER SLIPPER STAKES FORM GUIDE

Past Silver Slipper Stakes Results

Favourites have a dominant record in the Silver Slipper Stakes race results.

Notable recent Silver Slipper Stakes winners include Home Affairs (2021), She Will Reign (2017), Mossfun (2014), Sweet Idea (2013), Pierro (2012), and Melito (2009).

Silver Slipper Stakes Winners

Past Silver Slipper Stakes winners and placegetters dating back to the year 2000 are detailed in the below table.

Year	Winner	Runner-Up	Third	Time
2026	Stretan Ruler	Eviction Notice	Hidrix	1:03.64
2025	Beiwacht	West Of Swindon	Wodeton	1:04.27
2024	Straight Charge	Espionage	Erno’s Cube	1:04.47
2023	Cylinder	Platinum Jubilee	King’s Gambit	1:03.2
2022	Best Of Bordeaux	Magic	Cythera	1:04.6
2021	Home Affairs	Rocket Tiger	Direct	1:04.9
2020	Farnan	Global Quest	North Pacific	1:04.7
2019	Time To Reign	Tassort	Born A Warrior	1:04.3
2018	Sunlight	Estijaab	Gongs	1:03.5
2017	She Will Reign	Veranillo	Showtime	1:04.7
2016	Astern	Defcon	Mount Panorama	1:04.1
2015	Headwater	Voilier	Mishani Honcho	1:04.3
2014	Mossfun	Press Report	Risen From Doubt	1:06.2
2013	Sweet Idea	Whiskey Allround	Charlie Boy	1:06.3
2012	Pierro	Hussousa	Kyria	1:06.8
2011	Satin Shoes	Elite Falls	Straight Gold	1:03.4
2010	Chance Bye	Ambers Waltz	Zutara	1:04.2
2009	Melito	Sunday Rose	Onemorenomore	1:03.8
2008	Amelia’s Dream	Hips Don’t Lie	Glowlamp	1:02.9
2007	Shaft	Husson Lightning	Murtajill	1:04.0
2006	Plagiarize	Boom Time Savings	Five Ways	1:04.0
2005	Domesday	Flying Pegasus	Dr Green	1:04.0
2004	Ballybleue	Dane Shadow	Esther	1:04.0
2003	Hasna	Polar Success	Legally Bay	1:04.0
2002	Victory Vein	Chuckle	Air Of Grace	1:05.2
2001	Excellerator	Ha Ha	Donna Natalia	1:03.1
2000	French Braids	Kootoomootoo	King Of Danes	1:03.7

FAQ

Who won the 2026 Silver Slipper Stakes?

The 2026 Silver Slipper Stakes was won by two-year-old Wild Ruler colt Stretan Ruler at $5.50 for trainer Phillip Stokes with jockey Chad Schofield aboard on 56.5kg from barrier 4 to win by 3.47 lengths on a Good (4) track in a time of 1:03.64.

Who won the 2025 Silver Slipper Stakes?

The 2025 Silver Slipper Stakes was won by Beiwacht at $17 for trainer James Cummings with jockey Adam Hyeronimus aboard on 56.5kg from barrier 7 to win by 2.15 lengths in a time of 1:04.27.

When is the Silver Slipper Stakes 2026?

Saturday, February 21, 2026

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

$300,000

Where is the Silver Slipper Stakes 2026?

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

How do I bet on the 2026 Silver Slipper Stakes?

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Which horse will win the 2026 Silver Slipper Stakes?

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