Ladbrokes Tip: The Coast race serves as a potential lead-up to Brisbane’s Group 1 Doomben Cup
The next edition of The Coast runs on Saturday, May 9, 2026 as part of Gosford Gold Cup Day.
2026 The Coast Odds
The season’s top The Coast 2026 odds will be available here once markets on the Gosford Gold Cup Day race are out so stay tuned.
The Coast is one of the recently created Special Condition races conducted in New South Wales offering $500,000 in prize money and first conducted in 2021 in a further boost to provincial racing in the state.
Not a Group status event, the race runs at Gosford* in early May as a key support act on Gosford Gold Cup Day and draws horses looking to press on following Randwick’s ‘The Championships’ across the first two Saturdays in April.
*Note, in 2024 the Gosford Gold Cup Day card including The Coast race moved to Newcastle due to the bottomless track conditions and inclement weather at Gosford.
A quality handicap race, The Coast is open only to three-year-old and four-year-old horses and is run and won over 1600m. There are no class restrictions and along with the half-a-million in stakes there’s a BOBS Silver Bonus available up to $38,500 on offer to eligible runners.
The Coast race serves as a nice potential lead-up into the Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival including the Group 1 $1 million Doomben Cup (2000m) a fortnight later.
In 2022 The Coast runs on the same date as the Group 1 Robert Sangster Stakes in Adelaide as well as the Gold Coast’s A.D. Hollindale Stakes Day card in Queensland, while the Listed $300,000 Gosford Gold Cup (2100m) is the feature race at the Gosford meeting.
It follows on from the introduction of other feature provincial races including The Gong (1600m) held at Kembla Grange and Newcastle’s The Hunter (1300m) both held in November for the first time in 2019.
The Coast Race Info
- Date: Saturday, May 9, 2026
- Track: Gosford Racecourse
- Distance: 1600m
- Conditions: Quality Handicap – 3YOs & 4YOs
- Status: Special Condition
- Prize Money: $500,000
- First Run: 2021
2026 The Coast Results
The complete The Coast 2026 race results and full finishing order will be available right here once the race is run and won on Saturday, May 9, 2026.
The Coast Betting
The Coast betting markets are led by in-form milers with a proven record over 1600m and those coming off good lead-up form over the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival.
Any horses with past form at the Gosford track, those down in grade off a Group 1 or 2 performance and the better-weighted gallopers are usually found at shorter The Coast odds.
The inaugural favourite in The Coast betting was Wheelhouse ($4.40) who ran ninth in 2021.
In 2022 the favourite Our Playboy ($6) ran fourth.
The 2023 The Coast favourite Kayobi ($5.50) also finished fourth leaving the top elects without a win in the event to date.
There was a notable upset in the 2024 The Coast results with Magnaspin saluting at Newcastle in the wet as a $18 shot in betting.
In 2025 Know Thyself ($2.70) became the latest The Coast favourite to salute for the punters.
The Coast Field
The Coast race field is made up each season by in-form three and four-year-old gallopers coming via a number of different lead-up races.
The Coast has a capacity field limit of 16 starters plus four emergencies.
The inaugural The Coast field in 2021 ran with 12 starters, while 13 lined-up in 2022. There were also 13 starters in the 2023 The Coast final field, while just 10 faced off at Newcastle in the 2024 The Coast field in the wet. The 2025 The Coast field ran with just 10 runners after a number of scratchings.
Following a run in The Coast field horses may back-up in the Listed Scone Cup (1600m) later in May. Rustic Steel (2022) is the latest horse to complete The Coast – Scone Cup double.
The Coast nominations close the Monday of race week with the final field released on the Wednesday.
2026 The Coast Field
The official The Coast 2026 final field and barriers are released the Wednesday before the race and will be announced in full below.
2026 The Coast Nominations
The early The Coast 2026 nominations are released on the Monday ahead of the event and will be published below once announced.
The Coast Form Guide
The Coast form guide provides all the crucial field information like the jockeys, trainers, barriers and lead-up runs of the hopefuls.
With Gosford a noted tight-turning track, looking for horses on The Coast form guide with form on similar circuits can be key.
The Coast form from the opening edition in 2021 was franked with the winner Brandenburg going on to run third to Zaaki in the Doomben Cup results next race and fourth behind the same horse in that winter’s Group 2 $1.2 million The Q22 (2200m).
The 2022 The Coast winner Rustic Steel went on to frank the form that spring winning the inaugural running of the multi-million-dollar The Big Dance race at Randwick on Melbourne Cup Day.
2026 The Coast Form Guide
A link to our comprehensive The Coast 2026 Form Guide will be provided for punters below the week of the race.
The Coast Tips
The Coast tips favour local Sydney-trained gallopers, Group 1 performers and the strong mile types down in the weights.
2026 The Coast Tips
Our Ladbrokes’ insider The Coast 2026 betting tips on the middle-distance horses to back and sack in the lucrative Gosford mile race will be detailed below the week of the race so bookmark this page.
Past The Coast Results
The inaugural The Coast race results in 2021 saw Brandenburg win at odds of $8.50 from barrier 12 of 12 carrying 58.5kg to victory.
The following year the Kris Lees-trained subsequent The Big Dance champion Rustic Steel won at $7.50 from gate 6 of 13 carrying just 52kg.
The Coast 2023 results saw the John Sargent-trained Palmetto salute at $6 from barrier 10 of 13 with 53.5kg.
The 2024 The Coast winner was the Leon & Troy Corstens-trained Victorian visitor Magnaspin ($18) who won in an upset from barrier 7 of 10 at Newcastle on a Heavy (9) with 54kg and Tom Sherry in the saddle.
The 2025 The Coast winner was the in-form favourite Know Thyself ($2.70F) trained by Paul Messara and Leah Gavranich out Scone who won from gate 6 of 10 on a Soft (7) track with jockey Ashley Morgan aboard.
Recent The Coast Winners
A complete list of past The Coast race winners and placegetters dating back to the event’s inauguration in 2021 are detailed in the below table.
| Year | Winner | Second | Third | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 2025 | Know Thyself | Depth Of Character | Mare Of Mt Buller | 1:38.68 |
| 2024 | Magnaspin | Williamsburg | Iknowastar | 1:38.42 |
| 2023 | Palmetto | Welwal | Military Expert | 1:36.49 |
| 2022 | Rustic Steel | O’President | Old Flame | 1:39.31 |
| 2021 | Brandenburg | Nudge | Brutality | 1:37.93 |
FAQ
Who won the 2025 The Coast?
The 2025 The Coast was won by four-year-old The Autumn Sun gelding Know Thyself at $2.70 favouritism for trainers Paul Messara & Leah Gavranich with jockey Ashley Morgan aboard on 53kg from barrier 10 to salute by 0.97 lengths in a time of 1:38.68.
When is The Coast 2026?
Saturday, May 9, 2026What is the prize money for The Coast 2026?
$500,000
Where is The Coast 2026?
Gosford Racecourse, 4 Racecourse Road, West Gosford, NSW 2250.
How do I bet on The Coast 2026?
Bet online or via the latest iOS/Android apps with Ladbrokes.
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Next up, head to the racing page and find the race and runner that's right for you.
Which horse will win The Coast 2026?
The best way to pick which horse will win The Coast 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.