The Galaxy

Ladbrokes Tip: Last start winners have a poor record in The Galaxy results

The latest edition of The Galaxy took place on Saturday, March 21, 2026 as part of Rosehill’s popular Golden Slipper Day card and was won in a tight upset by the previous year’s Golden Slipper winning filly Marhoona ($12) for trainer Michael Freedman. 

2026 The Galaxy Results

The official The Galaxy 2026 results and finishing order will be known on Saturday, March 21, 2026 and published below.

A year to the day she won the Golden Slipper as a two-year-old, Michael Freedman’s tenacious Snitzel filly Marhoona ($12) lifted late off a tough run one the outside of the leader with jockey Kerrin McEvoy rating his ride to perfection in The Galaxy 2026 results. Just getting her neck through on the line, Marhoona edged out Jedibeel who stormed through the middle to snare second with Mazu third.

2026 The Galaxy Odds

The updated The Galaxy 2026 betting odds will be provided below once Group 1 racing markets open for the Golden Slipper Stakes Day sprint classic followed by the official The Galaxy results after the event.

The Galaxy Tips

The Galaxy tips favour horses that didn’t win their lead-up Group start and that have winning form over the distance. Even 1200m sprinters can find the 1100m of The Galaxy a bit sharp so a good tip is to look for 1000m – 1100m specialists in the field.

Until 2017, favourites rarely got the job done in the race so laying the favourite was another top The Galaxy betting tip. However, that changed with the punters’ picks in The Galaxy tips for 2017 (Russian Revolution), 2018 (In Her Time) and 2019 (Nature Strip) all saluting as the favourites in betting to buck the trend.

From 2002 – 2026 nine three-year-olds have beaten home the older rivals – most recently Russian Revolution (2017), Private Harry (2025) and the filly Marhoona (2026) – so the young sprinters often come up trumps in The Galaxy tips as do the underrated runners drawn wide.

Of The Galaxy winners from 2008 – 2026 six saluted from double digit barriers including two from gate 11 – Bel Sprinter (2013) and Sweet Idea (2015).

2026 The Galaxy Tips

Our Ladbrokes’ exclusive Group 1 The Galaxy 2026 racing tips will be detailed below a few days out from Golden Slipper Stakes Day so bookmark this page to see the sprinters to back and sack in the short-distanced clash.

The Galaxy is one of five elite level Group 1 races running at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse on Golden Slipper Day during March each Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival.

Currently held on the third Saturday in March alongside the likes of the Golden Slipper Stakes, George Ryder Stakes and Ranvet Stakes the short-distance sprint is contested over 1100m.

Run under open handicap conditions The Galaxy has no age or gender restrictions when it comes to the sprinters in the field and attracts a star-studded line-up of gallopers coming off lead-up runs in races like Randwick’s Group 2 Challenge Stakes (1000m) or Caulfield’s Group 1 Oakleigh Plate (1100m).

Eduardo (2021) was the last horse to complete the Challenge Stakes – The Galaxy double.

Each autumn The Galaxy winner is exempt from ballot for the upcoming Group 1 TJ Smith Stakes (1200m) held at Randwick during The Championships, but the double hasn’t been completed since La Baraka (1998).

In 2026, The Galaxy was won by the three-year-old filly Marhoona a year to the day she won the Golden Slipper in 2025.

The Galaxy Race Info

• Date: Saturday, March 21, 2026
• Track: Rosehill Gardens Racecourse
• Distance: 1100m
• Conditions: Open Handicap
• Status: Group 1
• Prize Money: $1,000,000
• First Run: 1972

The Galaxy Betting

The Galaxy betting odds rarely favour last start winners with Eduardo (2021) the first horse to take out the Group 1 on the back of a victory since Jetball back in 1994.

The last start winners were successful again in 2022 however with Shelby Sixtysix backing up from his Group 3 Maurice McCarten Stakes win the Saturday prior to salute in the Group 1.

In 2025, three-year-old Private Harry coming off a victory in the Sunshine Coast’s $3 million Sunlight 3YO Plate slot race became the most recent last start winning The Galaxy champion. 

The Challenge Stakes is a traditional lead-up into The Galaxy and Eduardo (2021) was the last horse to do the double. Before him, Tiger Tees (9th in 2014) was the last The Galaxy winner to come out of the Challenge Stakes improving on his ninth to win the Rosehill feature in 2014.

In 2022, Shelby Sixtysix ran a shock second in the Challenge Stakes and won The Galaxy two starts later.

Zapateo (2nd in 2024) and Marhoona (2nd in 2026) are the latest Challenge Stakes runners to win The Galaxy race next start.

Proven short distance performers head The Galaxy odds each year, but favourites had a poor record in the race over the past two decades until the three straight victories by Russian Revolution ($2.90 in 2017), In Her Time ($4 in 2018) and Nature Strip ($4.20 in 2019).

Before 2017, the last The Galaxy favourite to salute for the punters was the Gai Waterhouse-trained Snowland ($3) back in 2003. Many roughies in the The Galaxy betting markets have saluted including Shellscrape ($21 in 2010), I Am Excited ($26 in 2020), and Mariamia ($10 in 2023).

Zapateo caused a big upset in The Galaxy 2024 results saluting at $26 odds.

Private Harry ($3.50 in 2025) was the last The Galaxy favourite to win. 

There was a notable upset in 2026 by Marhoona ($12).

The Galaxy Field

The Galaxy race field traditionally attracts between 13 – 15 sprinters but was last run at its capacity when Gold Ace was successful back in 1996.

Horses come into The Galaxy via a number of different lead-up races including the Group 2 Challenge Stakes (1000m) on Randwick Guineas Day a fortnight earlier.

The short-distance specialists in The Galaxy field are often tracking towards a run in the prestigious TJ Smith Stakes held at Royal Randwick in April.

The Galaxy nominations close the Monday before the race before final acceptances and the barrier draw are announced on the Wednesday.

2026 The Galaxy Race Field

The official The Galaxy 2026 field of final acceptances and barriers are announced the Wednesday of race week with the full list of hopeful sprinters to be made available below.

The Galaxy 2026 final field features a capacity line-up of autumn sprinters including Chris Waller’s first-up Group 2 Challenge Stakes champ Generosity and the resuming Hawkes Racing-trained grey Briasa carrying the topweight from a wide gate.

Rosehill R9 - Kia Ora Galaxy (G1)

Final Race time: 

	Entrant	Last 6	Sex	Barrier	Weight
	1. Briasa J: Tyler Schiller T: M, W & J Hawkes	x2189x	G	10	58.5kg
	2. Mazu J: Rachel King T: Joseph Pride	4393x3	G	5	56.5kg
	3. Generosity J: James McDonald T: Chris Waller	x937x1	M	12	55kg
	4. Hedged J: Tim Clark T: Gavin Bedggood	710132	G	2	55kg
	5. Reserve Bank (2)  Scratched:
	6. Jedibeel J: Tommy Berry T: Brad Widdup	8409x4	G	11	53kg
	7. In Flight J: Jay Ford T: Joseph Pride	1164x7	M	9	52.5kg
	8. Marhoona J: Kerrin Mcevoy T: Michael Freedman	x13x62	F	6	52kg
	9. Ostraka J: Ben Thompson T: Annabel & Rob Archibald	x3680x	G	3	52kg
	10. Bridal Waltz J: Luke Cartwright T: Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman	1x23x1	M	4	51.5kg
	11. The Black Cloud J: Andrew Adkins T: Joseph Pride	0x2128	M	1	51kg
	12. Enriched J: Craig Williams T: Michael Freedman	121x72	H	7	51kg
	13. Infancy J: Alysha Collett T: Kris Lees	6x868x	M	8	51kg
	14. Grafterburners (6)  Scratched:
	15. Catch The Glory (18)  Scratched:
	16. Beadman (15)  Scratched:
	17. Inkaruna (5)  Scratched:
	18. Hidden Motive (6)  Scratched:

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2026 The Galaxy Nominations

Racing NSW takes the official The Galaxy 2026 nominations on the Monday of race week and the full list of early entries will be made available below once released.

The 2026 The Galaxy nominations attracted 25 short-distance specialists led in all-in betting by the resuming Team Hawkes-trained Briasa out to improve on his fourth in the race last year.

	Last 10	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Hcp Rating
1	211x320x1	BEADMAN	C	3	Peter Snowden	90
2	x414x2189x	BRIASA	G	5	Michael, John & Wayne Hawkes
3	13311x23x1	BRIDAL WALTZ	M	4	Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman
4	7x82312x1x	CATCH THE GLORY	M	4	Jason Coyle	97
5	974x137x13	CELUI	G	5	Richard & Will Freedman	90
6	30x3121x72	ENRICHED	H	4	Michael Freedman	99
7	1335x937x1	GENEROSITY	M	5	Chris Waller
8	x366x1111x	GRAFTERBURNERS	C	3	Kelly Schweida
9	x262710132	HEDGED	G	5	Gavin Bedggood
10	311x3510x3	HIDDEN MOTIVE	C	3	Nathan Doyle	88
11	x2211164x7	IN FLIGHT	M	5	Joseph Pride	107
12	x1556x868x	INFANCY	M	5	Kris Lees	98
13	135x3721x2	INKARUNA	F	3	Anthony & Sam Freedman	90
14	028x8409x4	JEDIBEEL (NZ)	G	6	Brad Widdup	104
15	212111×112	MAL COUPE	G	4	Stephen O’Halloran	98
16	121x13x62	MARHOONA	F	3	Michael Freedman
17	16x54393x3	MAZU	G	7	Joseph Pride
18	20x11120x6	MONTE SUPREME	M	5	Bjorn Baker	96
19	3664x3680x	OSTRAKA	G	5	Annabel & Rob Archibald	102
20	125x66111x	RESERVE BANK	H	4	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)
21	3074x1331x	REY MAGNERIO	G	6	Robbie Griffiths
22	231×136157	SPYWIRE	G	4	Ciaron Maher	99
23	7x220x2128	THE BLACK CLOUD	M	5	Joseph Pride	100
24	89x441777x	TIGER SHARK	M	5	Clayton Douglas	98
25	21x7x126x1	TROPICUS	H	4	Anthony & Sam Freedman

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

The Galaxy Form Guide

The Galaxy form guide reveals all the information needed to place a wager including the saddlecloth numbers, starting barriers, jockeys, trainers and lead-up runs of the horses in the field.

Last start winners and favourites have a very poor record so looking for these in The Galaxy form guide and avoiding them in betting is historically a smart move for punters.

The Galaxy form guide also displays the handicap weight allocated to each runner and only one horse has carried more than 56.5kg to victory since 2002 when Temple Of Boom won with 57kg in 2012.

Looking out for three-year-olds carrying 55kg or less in the form guide is also a good tip in The Galaxy historically.

The 2024 The Galaxy form was franked with the runner-up, Sunshine In Paris, returning in the spring to win Flemington’s Group 1 Champions Sprint during the Melbourne Cup Carnival.

The Galaxy Form Facts

• Private Harry (2025), Russian Revolution (2017), In Her Time (2018) and Nature Strip (2019) were the first favourites in The Galaxy betting markets to win since Snowland (2003).
• Eduardo (2021) followed by Shelby Sixtysix (2022) and Private Harry (2025) were the first last start winners to take out The Galaxy since the success of Jetball (1994).
• Seven of the The Galaxy winners from 2010 – 2026 came off a Group 1 run.
• Sweet Idea (2015) and Griante (2016) became the first The Galaxy winning mares since La Baraka (1998). The mares were successful again in 2018 (In Her Time), 2020 (I Am Excited), Mariamia (2023), and Zapateo (2024).

2026 The Galaxy Form Guide

A link to our comprehensive The Galaxy 2026 race Form Guide will be provided for punters below the week of the race.

CLICK HERE FOR OUR FULL 2026 THE GALAXY FORM GUIDE

Past The Galaxy Results

Upset The Galaxy race results are very common with double-figure roughies winning more often than not and only two favourites saluting since 1996.

The longest priced The Galaxy winners in that time include Padstow ($51 in 2001), Proprietor ($41 in 2006), Shellscrape ($21 in 2010), I Am Excited ($26 in 2020), and Zapateo ($26 in 2024).

Notable Galaxy winners in the past 20 years include the previous year’s Golden Slipper winning filly Marhoona (2026), Nature Strip (2019), Bel Sprinter (2013), Magnus (2007) Charge Forward (2005), and Snowland (2003).

Mariamia (2023) and Zapateo (2024) are the latest The Galaxy winning mares.

Russian Revolution (2017), Private Harry (2025) and the filly Marhoona (2026) are the latest three-year-old The Galaxy winners.

Sweet Idea holds the current 1100m The Galaxy race record winning in 2015 in a time of 1 minute 02:69 seconds.

Recent The Galaxy Winners

Past The Galaxy winners and placegetters going back to 2000 are detailed in the below table.

Year	Winner	Runner-Up	Third	Time
2026	Marhoona	Jedibeel	Mazu	1:04.39
2025	Private Harry	Front Page	Uncommon James	1:02.67
2024	Zapateo	Sunshine In Paris	Front Page	1:02.95
2023	Mariamia	Uncommon James	Cannonball	1:03.02
2022	Shelby Sixtysix	Big Parade	In The Congo	1:06.1
2021	Eduardo	Order Of Command	Jonker	1:03.4
2020	I Am Excited	Miss Leonidas	Tofane	1:03.1
2019	Nature Strip	Pierata	Easy Eddie	1:05.5
2018	In Her Time	English	Viridine	1:04.3
2017	Russian Revolution	Redzel	Jungle Edge	1:07.6
2016	Griante	Shiraz	Dothraki	1:03.7
2015	Sweet Idea	Kuro	Miracles Of Life	1:02.6
2014	Tiger Tees	Anatina	Villa Verde	1:12.2
2013	Bel Sprinter	Snitzerland	Decision Time	1:02.8
2012	Temple Of Boom	Nobby Snip	Ladys Angel	1:03.4
2011	Atomic Force	Thankgodyou’rehere	Cardinal Virtue	1:05.3
2010	Shellscrape	Swift Alliance	Stryker	1:03.2
2009	Nicconi	Danleigh	Gold Trail	1:03.5
2008	Typhoon Zed	Keen Commander	Fritzs Princess	1:04.1
2007	Magnus	Fast n Famous	Macs Tune	1:03.2
2006	Proprietor	Media	Black Ink	1:03.1
2005	Charge Forward	Spark Of Life	Red Oog	1:04.7
2004	Spark Of Life	Taikun	Blessum	1:03.7
2003	Snowland	Star Of Florida	Bradshaw	1:04.5
2002	Mistegic	Century Kid	Excellerator	1:02.7
2001	Padstow	Camena	Catatonic	1:04.0
2000	Black Bean	Commands	Padstow	1:02.9

FAQ

Who won the 2026 The Galaxy?

The 2026 The Galaxy was won by three-year-old Snitzel filly Marhoona at $12 for trainer Michael Freedman with jockey Kerrin McEvoy aboard the previous year’s Golden Slipper winner from barrier 6 on 52kg to win by 0.13 lengths in a photo-thriller on a Soft (6) track in a time of 1:04.39.

Who won the 2025 The Galaxy?

The 2025 The Galaxy was won by three-year-old Harry Angel colt Private Harry at $3.50 favouritism for trainer Nathan Doyle with jockey Ashley Morgan aboard on 53kg from barrier 6 to win by 0.79 lengths in a time of 1:02.67.

When is The Galaxy 2026?

Saturday, March 21, 2026

What is the prize money for The Galaxy 2026?

$1,000,000

Where is The Galaxy 2026?

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

How do I bet on the 2026 The Galaxy?

Bet online or via the latest iOS/Android apps with Ladbrokes.
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Once you've created your account you can make a deposit via credit card, or any other of our secure payment methods. Next up, head to the racing page and find the race and runner that's right for you.

Which horse will win the 2026 The Galaxy?

The best way to pick which horse will win The Galaxy 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.