The next edition of the Taj Rossi Series Final runs on Saturday, July 4, 2026 as part of Flemington’s popular Winter Finals Day program.
2026 Taj Rossi Series Final Odds
The latest Taj Rossi Series Final 2026 betting odds will be provided below as soon as markets on the end-of-carnival event on Finals Day at HQ over the winter are announced.
The Taj Rossi Series Final, officially registered as the Gibson Carmichael Stakes, is a popular Black-Type event contested at Flemington Racecourse on ‘Finals Day’, which is traditionally held on the first Saturday in July.
Host to a range of Listed Final events, the meeting attracts plenty of winter punters and is run on the same date as Perth’s Belmont Oaks Day in Western Australia and Caloundra’s Winx Guineas Day in Queensland.
Run over 1600m, the mile showdown holds Listed status and offers $175,000 in prize money.
The quality handicap event is open only to two-year-old runners and carries a SUPER VOBIS Nominators Bonus of $10,000 for qualified horses.
Other feature races at the meeting include the Listed $175,000 Santa Ana Lane Sprint Series Final (1200m) and the Listed $200,000 VRC-CRV Winter Championship Series Final (1600m).
The event is named in honour of former champion galloper Taj Rossi, foaled in 1970, Bart Cummings’ 1973 Australian Racehorse of the Year winning a host of elite level races over his career including the 1973 Cox Plate – Victoria Derby double as a three-year-old.
Taj Rossi Series Final Race Info
- Date: Saturday, July 4, 2026
- Track: Flemington Racecourse
- Distance: 1600m
- Conditions: Quality Handicap – 2YOs
- Status: Listed
- Prize Money: $175,000
2026 Taj Rossi Series Final Results
The official Taj Rossi Series Final 2026 Results & Finishing Order will be available below once the latest edition of the Listed Flemington showdown is run and won on Saturday, July 4, 2026.
Taj Rossi Series Final Betting
The Taj Rossi Series Final betting markets are dominated by in-form two-year-old milers coming off good lead-up runs in events during the winter carnival.
Favourites and last start winners have an excellent record in the event and dominate the Taj Rossi Series Final betting markets each year.
Cherry Tortoni ($2.35 in 2020), Royalzel ($3.50 in 2021), Quang Tri ($5.50 in 2022), and Buccleuch ($1.45 in 2025) are the last favourites in Taj Rossi Series Final betting to salute for the punters.
Taj Rossi Series Final Field
The Taj Rossi Series Final race field draws a quality line-up of winter milers from both local and interstate stables.
Taj Rossi Series Final nominations close the Monday of race week with final acceptances revealing the field released on the Wednesday before the race runs on the Saturday.
2026 Taj Rossi Series Final Field
The official Taj Rossi Series Final 2026 field of final acceptors is announced by the Victoria Racing Club (VRC) on the Wednesday of race week and will be published below along with the confirmed jockeys and barriers.
2026 Taj Rossi Series Final Nominations
Early Taj Rossi Series Final 2026 Nominations close the Monday leading-up to Finals Day, which is one of the very last events of the wider Melbourne Winter Racing Carnival and will be provided in full below.
Taj Rossi Series Final Form Guide
The Taj Rossi Series Final form guide lists for punters all the crucial pre-betting information like the jockeys, trainers, barriers and lead-up runs of the two-year-old sprinters in the field.
The Taj Rossi Series Final form has gone on to stack-up in tougher races many times over the years including the 2020 winner Cherry Tortoni going on to win that spring’s Group 2 Moonee Valley Vase (2040m) before a fourth in the Group 1 Victoria Derby (2500m).
The 2022 Taj Rossi Series Final form was franked with the runner-up Kings Consort going on to place third in the Group 2 Sandown Guineas (1600m) that November.
2026 Taj Rossi Series Final Form
A link to our comprehensive Taj Rossi Series Final 2026 form guide and race betting preview will be provided for punters below the week of the event.
Taj Rossi Series Final Tips
Taj Rossi Series Final tips include looking for in-form winter two-year-olds coming off a win in a Melbourne race, graduates that finished in the money in their lead-up assignment and tipping single-figure fancies.
Recently, backing the fillies has been a key Taj Rossi Series Final betting tip. The girls went a decade between wins with Affable (2012) the last filly to beat home the boys in the event before the three straight victories by Quang Tri (2022), Dolphin Skin (2023), and Jenni’s Meadow (2024).
Higher rated and weighted runners also make a top bet in the Taj Rossi Series Final. From 2016-2025 only three of the nine winners carried under 59kg to victory with Fabulanski (55.5kg in 2019), Quang Tri (56kg in 2022), Dolphin Skin (54kg in 2023), and Jenni’s Meadow (55kg in 2024).
2026 Taj Rossi Series Final Tips
Our Ladbrokes’ exclusive Taj Rossi Series Final 2026 betting tips on the Listed race at the end of the winter racing season will be detailed below the week of the race so, stay tuned for those to back and sack this season.
Past Taj Rossi Series Final Results
Notable young gallopers to head the recent Taj Rossi Series Final race results include Cherry Tortoni (2020), Royal Symphony (2017), Apache Cat (2005), and Ambulance (2003).
Jenni’s Meadow (2024) was the last Taj Rossi Series Final winning filly.
Recent Taj Rossi Series Final Winners
Recent Taj Rossi Series Final winners and placegetters dating back to the year 2000 are detailed in the below table.
| Year | Winner | Second | Third |
| 2026 | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 2025 | Buccleuch | Bermondsey | Arcora |
| 2024 | Jenni’s Meadow | Sneaky Sunrise | Stay Silent |
| 2023 | Dolphin Skin | Line ‘Em Up Loui | Sunscource |
| 2022 | Quang Tri | Kings Consort | Magnaspin |
| 2021 | Royalzel | Whatafox | Celtic Glory |
| 2020 | Cherry Tortoni | Alcyone | Johnny Get Angry |
| 2019 | Fabulanski | Rubisaki | Pancho |
| 2018 | Good ‘N’ Fast | Scottish Rogue | Goldifox |
| 2017 | Royal Symphony | Anchor Bid | Evil Cry |
| 2016 | Trenchant | Futura | All Out Of Love |
| 2015 | Automatic Choice | El Greco | Flying Light |
| 2014 | Triple Gold | Zebulon | Allergic |
| 2013 | Honey Steel’s Gold | The Bowler | Resistant |
| 2012 | Affable | Donna Cattiva | Subiaso |
| 2011 | Euryale | Torah | Isopach |
| 2010 | Precious Lorraine | Mr Chard | Very Cherry |
| 2009 | Run For Naara | Extra Zero | Stoneblack |
| 2008 | Kert | Mio Roiale | Darrange |
| 2007 | Masked Assassin | Barrachetta | Down Under Boy |
| 2006 | Discorsi | Macau Causeway | Chivana |
| 2005 | Apache Cat | Bullmore | Isanami |
| 2004 | Lady Of The Desert | Kaliningrad | Nasty Jester |
| 2003 | Ambulance | Our Spur | Close Encounter |
| 2002 | Fuji Dancer | Sanguinity | Work Of Heart |
| 2001 | Portsmouth | Hot Beat | Hit |
| 2000 | Homewrecker | Mr Magistrate | White Hart Lane |
FAQ
Who won the 2025 Taj Rossi Series Final?
The 2025 Taj Rossi Series Final was won by two-year-old Peltzer gelding Buccleuch at $1.45 favouritism for trainers Patrick & Michelle Payne with jockey Billy Egan aboard on 59kg from barrier 7 to win by 3.25 lengths in a time of 1:38.48.
When is the Taj Rossi Series Final 2026?
Saturday, July 4, 2026What is the prize money for the Taj Rossi Series Final 2026?
$175,000
Where is the Taj Rossi Series Final 2026?
Flemington Racecourse, 448 Epsom Road, Flemington, VIC.
How do I bet on the 2026 Taj Rossi Series Final?
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Which horse will win the 2026 Taj Rossi Series Final?
The best way to pick which horse will win the Taj Rossi Series Final 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.