Tancred Stakes

Ladbrokes Tip: The Ranvet Stakes – Tancred Stakes is a popular Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival betting double

The latest edition of the Tancred Stakes ran on Saturday, March 28, 2026 at Rosehill Gardens as a Sydney Cup lead-up and saw the Chris Waller-trained mare Aeliana ($1.70F) narrowly salute for the punters on a short seven-day back-up. 

2026 Tancred Stakes Results

The full Tancred Stakes 2026 results and finishing order will be known on Saturday, March 28, 2026 and published below.

Chris Waller’s now three-time Group 1 winning mare Aeliana ($1.70F) showed plenty of heart late making up three lengths to run down last year’s champion, UK raider Dubai Honour, inside the final 100m to lunge late and narrowly salute for the punters in the 2026 Tancred Stakes results just seven days on from her Ranvet win. Jockey James McDonald added yet another elite level to his record CV with a patient ride on the star four-year-old who could now face a tough assignment against her undefeated stablemate Autumn Glow in the $5 million Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Randwick on April 11.

2026 Tancred Stakes Odds

The latest Tancred Stakes 2026 betting odds will be available below on the race previously run as The BMW for sponsorship purposes, so stay tuned for the best Group 1 Rosehill racing odds on the mile and a half autumn feature followed by the official Tancred Stakes results after the event.

Tancred Stakes Tips

The HE Tancred Stakes tips each carnival favour proven weight-for-age gallopers with good lead-up form in Sydney coming out the traditional Ranvet Stakes lead-up run a fortnight earlier.

Aeliana (2026) was the last runner to complete the Ranvet Stakes / Tancred Stakes double.

Horses with winning form over the distance are also a top Tancred Stakes betting tip as are those aged four-years-old or above with just the one three-year-old winning since 2004 with Fiveandahalfstar (2013).

The spread of Tancred Stakes winning barriers is diverse over the past 30 plus years but the most popular gate with seven winners since 1983 is four so looking for an in-form horse drawn near this barrier makes a top betting tip.

2026 Tancred Stakes Tips

Bookmark this page to view our Ladbrokes’ exclusive Tancred Stakes 2026 tips online the week of the race.

The HE Tancred Stakes, formerly known as The BMW, is a Group 1 race held during the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival on a Saturday in late March at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse. Offering an incredible $1.5 million in prize money the weight-for-age feature runs over 2400m and is open to horses aged three-years-old and above.

The mile and a half classic is one of two top level events on the Tancred Stakes Race Day card along with the Vinery Stud Stakes. The Tancred Stakes winner is exempt from ballot from the autumn’s richest race the Group 1 $5 million Queen Elizabeth Stakes as well as the Group 1 Sydney Cup run over two miles during The Championships in April.

Horses traditionally come into the Tancred Stakes field via an earlier Rosehill autumn run in the Group 1 Ranvet Stakes (2000m) held over 400m shorter.

The Ranvet Stakes – Tancred Stakes double was achieved in 2019 by the Godolphin galloper Avilius, while Verry Elleegant improved on a lead-up Ranvet second before her 4.3 length win in the 2020 Tancred Stakes results. She went on to run second in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes before a huge spring that included a Caulfield Cup victory.

In 2021 the Ranvet Stakes form again held in the Tancred with the fourth placed Sir Dragonet improving on the quick turnaround to win the latter.

The next year the 2022 Tancred Stakes winner Duais backed up from a win in Flemington’s Group 1 Australian Cup (2000m) becoming the first to complete the double since Preferment (2016).

In 2024 the upset 30/1 Tancred winner Kalapour franked the form with a next-up third in the Sydney Cup trifecta over the two miles.

Aeliana (2026) was the last runner to do the Ranvet / Tancred Stakes double.

Tancred Stakes Race Info

• Date: Saturday, March 28, 2026
• Formerly Known As: The BMW
• Track: Rosehill Racecourse
• Distance: 2400m
• Conditions: Weight-for-age
• Status: Group 1
• Prize Money: $1,500,000
• First Run: 1963

Tancred Stakes Betting

Tancred Stakes betting markets are traditionally led by that best Ranvet Stakes performers of the season.

Favourites won the race 10 times from 2005 – 2026 including the most recent victories by Aeliana ($1.70 in 2026), Avilius (2019) who was also odds-on, Verry Elleegant ($2.15 in 2020), Sir Dragonet ($5.50 in 2021), and that year’s Australian Cup winning mare Duais ($2.40 in 2022).

The longest priced winners in the Tancred Stakes odds during that time were Fiumicino ($31 in 2009), Cedarberg ($26 in 2011), and Kalapour ($31 in 2024).

There was also an upset in 2023 with Arapaho winning at a price of $14 in Tancred Stakes betting.

The Australian Cup in Melbourne has also provided a number of recent winners, including Preferment (1st in 2016) who did the double, Jameka (2nd in 2017), and Almandin (4th in 2018), and can provide good Tancred Stakes betting opportunities outside of the Ranvet Stakes graduates.

In 2022 Duais became the last runner to complete the Australian Cup – Tancred Stakes interstate autumn racing double.

In 2023 the Australian Cup date was changed with the event running on the same day as the Tancred Stakes.

Tancred Stakes Field

The Tancred Stakes race field features a selection of the season’s best weight-for-age stayers.

The Ranvet Stakes winner earlier in the autumn is exempt from Tancred Stakes ballot and the two races often attract similar line-ups.

Of the The BMW / Tancred Stakes winners from 2006 – 2026, 11 came via the Ranvet Stakes including six to complete the double most recently achieved by Silent Achiever (2014), Avilius (2019) and Aeliana (2026).

Earlier, Rosehill’s Group 3 Sky High Stakes (2000m) serves as a good lead-up into the Tancred Stakes field and Hartnell (2015) was the last to do the double.

Kalapour improved on a lead-up second in the Sky High Stakes before his upset victory in the 2024 Tancred Stakes.

In 2023 upset Tancred Stakes winner Arapaho came off a lead-up win in the Listed Canberra Cup (2000m).

HE Tancred Stakes nominations close the Monday before the race before the final field and barrier draw is conducted on the Wednesday.

2026 Tancred Stakes Field & Barriers

The official HE Tancred Stakes 2026 field and barrier draw is released by Racing NSW on the Wednesday of race week so stay tuned to see what weight-for-age autumn horses make the starting line-up.

The Tancred Stakes 2026 final field features a small but class line-up of WFA stars led by last weekend’s Ranvet Stakes winning mare Aeliana.

Rosehill R8 - Kia Tancred Stakes (G1)

Final Race time: 

	Entrant	Last 6	Sex	Barrier	Weight
	1. Dubai Honour J: Tom Marquand T: William Haggas	x2212x	G	8	59kg
	2. Vauban J: Tim Clark T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	6506x1	G	3	59kg
	3. Soul Of Spain J: Tommy Berry T: Chris Waller	23x942	G	5	59kg
	4. Wootton Verni (3)  Scratched:
	5. Valiant King J: Kerrin Mcevoy T: Chris Waller	130x86	G	4	59kg
	6. Zarir J: Sam Clipperton T: Chris Waller	x97x07	G	1	59kg
	7. River Of Stars J: Jason Collett T: Chris Waller	024x04	M	2	57kg
	8. Piggyback J: Zac Lloyd T: Ciaron Maher	18x514	M	6	57kg
	9. Aeliana J: James McDonald T: Chris Waller	56x221	M	7	56.5kg

View Results

2026 Tancred Stakes Nominations

The official HE Tancred Stakes 2026 Nominations are open until 11am (AEDT) on the Monday of race week and the full list of early entries for the race formerly known as The BMW will be provided below once released.

The Tancred Stakes 2026 nominations attracted 16 stayers led in all-in betting by Chris Waller’s Ranvet Stakes winner from last weekend, Aeliana, who is being kept safe for a potential quick seven-day back-up.

	Last 10	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Hcp Rating
1	1x2256x221	AELIANA (NZ)	M	4	Chris Waller	117
2	310052×921	ARCORA	C	3	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	98
3	x7311x311x	BARNAVARA (IRE)	M	4	Chris Waller	110
4	x821069x69	CHANGINGOFTHEGUARD (IRE)	G	7	Kris Lees	103
5	x124x2212x	DUBAI HONOUR (IRE)	G	8	William Haggas	122
6	x069552x14	LIGHT INFANTRY MAN (FR)	G	7	Ciaron Maher	112
7	111x780x55	NEWLOOK (FR)	G	5	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	92
8	434118×514	PIGGYBACK	M	5	Ciaron Maher	103
9	3x78024x04	RIVER OF STARS (IRE)	M	7	Chris Waller	109
10	8x1x211x33	SIR DELIUS (GB)	H	5	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	117
11	x11123x942	SOUL OF SPAIN (IRE)	G	5	Chris Waller	107
12	2x12412x74	TRINITY COLLEGE (IRE)	H	4	Chris Waller	103
13	93x0130x86	VALIANT KING (GB)	G	6	Chris Waller	102
14	30x36506x1	VAUBAN (FR)	G	8	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	112
15	x85411x755	WOOTTON VERNI (FR)	G	5	Chris Waller	104
16	35x2x97x07	ZARIR (IRE)	G	6	Chris Waller	102

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

Tancred Stakes Form Guide

The HE Tancred Stakes form guide displays essential field and race information including the trainers, jockeys and barriers of each runner.

Using the form as a guide to Tancred Stakes betting usually means looking for horses coming out of the Ranvet Stakes in Sydney or the Australian Cup in Melbourne, finding the gallopers with proven form at the track and distance and keeping an eye out for the older weight-for-age performers.

In 2025 the Tancred Stakes winner Dubai Honour went on to run a next-up second to Via Sistina in the $5 million Queen Elizabeth Stakes.

Dubai Honour returned to Australian shores to defend his title in the 2026 Tancred Stakes but was nudged out late by the favourite Aeliana.

Tancred Stakes Form Facts

• Four-year-olds have dominated the Tancred / The BMW results over the past 30 years including nine wins from 2006 – 2026 most recently Duais (2022) and Aeliana (2026).
• The key lead-up race into Tancred Stakes is the Ranvet Stakes with the double recently achieved by Aeliana (2026), Avilius (2019), Silent Achiever (2014) and Manighar (2012).
• Last start winners are the ones to back in Tancred Stakes betting.

2026 Tancred Stakes Form Guide

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

CLICK HERE FOR OUR FULL 2026 TANCRED STAKES FORM GUIDE

Past Tancred Stakes / The BMW Results

There have been a number of upset Tancred Stakes race results in recent years with the longest priced winner of the past 30 years being Curata Storm for John Hawkes who jumped at 100/1 in 2001.

John Hawkes dominated The BMW results during that time preparing a total of five winners including Fiumicino in partnership with his sons Wayne and Michael in 2009.

Other notable recent Tancred Stakes winners include the classy Chris Waller-trained mare Aeliana (2026), Duais (2022), Sir Dragonet (2021), Verry Elleegant (2020) who won the following year’s Melbourne Cup horse race, Jameka (2017), Manighar (2012), Tuesday Joy (2008), Makybe Diva (2005), Ethereal (2002), and dual champion Tie The Knot (1999 – 2000).

Duais (2022) and Aeliana (2026) are the latest Tancred Stakes winning mares.

Fiveandahalfstar (2013) was the last three-year-old Tancred Stakes winner.

Dubai Honour (2025) was the last internationally trained Tancred Stakes winner from the UK. 

Grand Zulu holds the current 2400m Tancred Stakes race record winning in 2004 in a time of 2 minutes 25:78 seconds.

Recent Tancred Stakes Winners

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

Year	Winner	Runner-Up	Third	Time
2026	Aeliana	Dubai Honour	Vauban	2:29.90
2025	Dubai Honour	Duke De Sessa	Vauban	2:31.20
2024	Kalapour	More Felons	Ashrun	2:28.91
2023	Arapaho	Montefilia	King Frankel	2:29.8
2022	Duais	Stockman	The Chosen One	2:35.0
2021	Sir Dragonet	She’s Ideel	Miami Bound	2:28.7
2020	Verry Elleegant	Mustajeer	Avilius	2:31.2
2019	Avilius	Big Duke	Rondinella	2:37.1
2018	Almandin	Ambitious	Who Shot Thebarman	2:30.1
2017	Jameka	Humidor	Exospheric	2:35.6
2016	Preferment	Who Shot Thebarman	Grand Marshal	2:28.6
2015	Hartnell	To The World	Beaten Up	2:29.5
2014	Silent Achiever	It’s A Dundeel	Fiorente	2:34.2
2013	Fiveandahalfstar	Silent Achiever	Sangster	2:33.7
2012	Manighar	Americain	Drunken Sailor	2:28.3
2011	Cedarberg	Mourayan	Linton	2:29.7
2010	Littorio	Zavite	No Wine No Song	2:29.3
2009	Fiumicino	Thesio	Viewed	2:34.2
2008	Tuesday Joy	Princess Coup	Sirmoine	2:35.8
2007	Blutigeroo	Railings	Gorky Park	2:26.5
2006	Eremein	Railings	Our Smoking Joe	2:27.0
2005	Makybe Diva	Grand Armee	Vouvray	2:26.9
2004	Grand Zulu	Mummify	Makybe Diva	2:25.7
2003	Freemason	Northerly	Republic Lass	2:26.8
2002	Ethereal	Universal Prince	Rain Gauge	2:29.3
2001	Curata Storm	Kaapstad Way	Giovana	2:27.7
2000	Tie The Knot	Arena	Showella	2:30.8

FAQ

Who won the 2026 Tancred Stakes?

The 2026 Tancred Stakes was won by four-year-old Castelvecchio mare Aeliana at $1.70 odds-on favouritism on the quick back-up off her Ranvet Stakes win the Saturday prior for trainer Chris Waller with jockey James McDonald aboard on 56.5kg from barrier 7 to win by 0.3 lengths on a Soft (7) track in a time of 2:29.90.

Who won the 2025 Tancred Stakes?

The 2025 Tancred Stakes was won by seven-year-old Pride Of Dubai gelding Dubai Honour from the UK at $3.20 for trainer William Haggas with jockey Tom Marquand aboard on 59kg from barrier 3 to win by 0.87 lengths in a time of 2:31.20.

When is the Tancred Stakes 2026?

Saturday, March 28, 2026

What is the prize money for the Tancred Stakes 2026?

$1,500,00

Where is the Tancred Stakes 2026?

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

How do I bet on the 2026 Tancred Stakes?

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Which horse will win the 2026 Tancred Stakes?

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