Ladbrokes Tip: The Roses – Queensland Oaks is a popular winter betting double in Brisbane
The next edition of The Roses runs on Saturday, May 23, 2026 at Doomben Racecourse.
2026 The Roses Odds
The season’s best The Roses 2026 betting odds and markets will be available right here the week of the race so stay tuned for the top Brisbane Winter Racing odds and offers on the Queensland Oaks lead-up.
| 6. Fireball Miss (6) J: Declan Bates 56.5kg 51043T: Ciaron Maher | ||
| 11. Chispa (3) J: James McDonald 56.5kg 21341T: Chris Waller | ||
| 4. Grand Omaha (5) J: Mark Zahra 56.5kg x3123T: Matt Laurie | ||
| 1. Single Red (12) J: Jason Collett 56.5kg 23×12T: Andrew Forsman | ||
| 10. Parvenu (8) J: Daniel Stackhouse 56.5kg 0121T: Grahame Begg | ||
| 3. Soverato (10) J: Ryan Maloney 56.5kg 12425T: Chris Waller | ||
| 5. Probability Theory (9) J: Rachel King 56.5kg 15×11T: Nacim Dilmi | ||
| 7. Zuleika (13) J: Ben Thompson 56.5kg 12116T: Henry Dwyer | ||
| 15. Erin Jo (7) J: Tom Sherry 56.5kg 1×250T: Kris Lees | ||
| 12. Tarntanya (11) J: Eoin Walsh 56.5kg 5×12T: Chris Calthorpe | ||
| 14. Crathie Kirk (1) J: Tim Clark 56.5kg x3311T: Kris Lees | ||
| 9. Bella Wahine (4) J: Jamie Melham 56.5kg 46915T: Chris Waller | ||
| 13. Shortcut (2) J: Ben Melham 56.5kg x1957T: Matthew Dunn | ||
| 17. Our Brave Lini (14) J: Mark Du Plessis 56.5kg 24×31T: William Kropp |
The Roses Tips
The Roses betting tips include looking for the fillies that performed best in the key lead-up race, the Gold Coast Bracelet run a fortnight earlier over 200m shorter.
Other The Roses tips are to look for fillies with proven ability over at least 2000m, fillies that may have contested the spring’s Group 1 VRC Oaks (2500m) at Flemington the campaign before and those high up the futures Queensland Oaks odds.
2026 The Roses Tips
Our Ladbrokes’ insider The Roses 2026 betting tips will be detailed below the week of the race so stay tuned for the young hopefuls to back and sack in the Group 2 event.
| 11. Chispa (3) J: James McDonald 56.5kg 21341T: Chris Waller |
| 1. Single Red (12) J: Jason Collett 56.5kg 23×12T: Andrew Forsman |
| 2. Paltrow Miss (17) Scratched: | |||
The Roses, formerly known as the Doomben Roses up until 2009, is a Group 2 race for three-year-old fillies traditionally run at Doomben Racecourse on a Saturday in May during the Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival.
The COVID-19 pandemic saw a number of big changes to the 2020 Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival including The Roses running over 1800m at Eagle Farm in mid-June offering $175,000. There was also no Queensland Oaks being held in 2020.
Offering $300,000 in total prize money as of 2023, the set weights race is run over 2000m and is held on the same day as the carnival’s first elite level race – the Group 1 Doomben 10,000 (1200m).
The fillies lining up in The Roses field are traditionally heading towards a run in the Group 1 Queensland Oaks (2400m) at Eagle Farm Racecourse a fortnight later and the last filly to complete the double was Youngstar (2018).
Scarlett Lady (2011) and subsequent Caulfield and Melbourne Cup winner Ethereal (2011) are the only other fillies to take out The Roses – Queensland Oaks double since the former was inaugurated in 1996
In 2014, The Roses winner Arabian Gold went on to run second to Tinto in the Queensland Oaks, Tinto having come off a second in The Roses. Both Gondokoro (2nd in 2013) and Quintessential (4th in 2012) also went on to win the the group 1 after a good lead-up run in the Doomben Roses.
The Roses Race Info
- Date: Saturday, May 23, 2026
- Track: Doomben Racecourse
- Distance: 2000m
- Conditions: 3YO Fillies – Set Weights
- Status: Group 2
- Prize Money: $300,000
- First Run: 1996
2026 The Roses Results
The full The Roses 2026 race results & finishing order will be available below once the race is run and won on Saturday, May 23, 2026.
- #6 Fireball Miss
- #11 Chispa
- #4 Grand Omaha
The Roses Betting
The Roses betting markets are led by in-form fillies coming off good lead-up runs from the autumn – early winter season. The fillies that finished in the money in the Gold Coast Bracelet, sometimes called simply The Bracelet and run in Brisbane, usually head The Roses odds as do those dropping back in grade from a Group 1 Australasian Oaks (2000m) run over the same distance in Adelaide.
Only Words (3rd in 2021) was the last Gold Coast Bracelet graduate to back-up and win The Roses, while in 2022 Barb Raider won The Roses on the back of a second in Adelaide’s Australasian Oaks.
The last The Roses favourites to salute for the punters were Kenedna ($3 in 2017) who came off a second in the Australasian Oaks, the Chris Waller-trained Youngstar ($4 in 2018), the local Toby & Trent Edmonds-trained Vanna Girl ($2.10 in 2020), the Jerome Hunter-trained Australasian Oaks runner-up Barb Raider ($3.10 in 2022), and Chris Waller’s latest The Roses winner Scarlet Oak ($3.60 in 2024).
The Roses betting markets are dominated by fillies proven over at least 1800m and The Bracelet graduates, and favourites have a fair recent record in the Group 2.
The Roses Field
The Roses race field attracts the winter’s most promising staying-type fillies targeting a Queensland Oaks run over the mile and a half a fortnight later at Brisbane’s premier track, Eagle Farm. The traditional lead-up into The Roses field for three-year-old fillies is the Listed Gold Coast Bracelet (1800m) on Hollindale Stakes Day in early May.
In 2016 Kebede ran third in the Gold Coast Bracelet before her The Roses win, while the Bracelet winner Imposing Lass finished third in The Roses.
The previous year, Bohemian Lily won the Gold Coast Bracelet – The Roses double, while Col ‘N’ Lil ran second in both races. Doomben Roses nominations close the Monday before the race before the final field of acceptances and barrier draw is out on the Wednesday.
More recently, Waller’s 2021 The Roses winner Only Words improved on a lead-up third in the Gold Coast Bracelet to win the Group 2 in Brisbane.
In 2023 the previous year’s Golden Slipper winning filly Fireburn improved on her lead-up fourth in Sydney’s Group 1 ATC Oaks (2400m) to return to winning form in The Roses results.
2026 The Roses Field
The official The Roses 2026 field & barriers are set for release on the Wednesday of race week.
The Roses 2026 final field features a capacity line-up of three-year-old fillies many with Queensland Oaks ambitions including visiting NZ Oaks third placed Single Red drawn wide and Chris Waller’s last start Kensington winner Chispa to be ridden by the master James McDonald.
| Entrant | Last 6 | Sex | Barrier | Weight | |
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1. Single Red
J: Jason Collett
T: Andrew Forsman |
123x12 | F | 12 | 56.5kg | |
| 2. Paltrow Miss (17) Scratched: | |||||
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3. Soverato
J: Ryan Maloney
T: Chris Waller |
x12425 | F | 10 | 56.5kg | |
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4. Grand Omaha
J: Mark Zahra
T: Matt Laurie |
0x3123 | F | 5 | 56.5kg | |
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5. Probability Theory
J: Rachel King
T: Nacim Dilmi |
115x11 | F | 9 | 56.5kg | |
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6. Fireball Miss
J: Declan Bates
T: Ciaron Maher |
51043 | F | 6 | 56.5kg | |
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7. Zuleika
J: Ben Thompson
T: Henry Dwyer |
512116 | F | 13 | 56.5kg | |
| 8. Boomeroo (3) Scratched: | |||||
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9. Bella Wahine
J: Jamie Melham
T: Chris Waller |
x46915 | F | 4 | 56.5kg | |
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10. Parvenu
J: Daniel Stackhouse
T: Grahame Begg |
0121 | F | 8 | 56.5kg | |
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11. Chispa
J: James McDonald
T: Chris Waller |
21341 | F | 3 | 56.5kg | |
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12. Tarntanya
J: Eoin Walsh
T: Chris Calthorpe |
5x12 | F | 11 | 56.5kg | |
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13. Shortcut
J: Ben Melham
T: Matthew Dunn |
3x1957 | F | 2 | 56.5kg | |
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14. Crathie Kirk
J: Tim Clark
T: Kris Lees |
1x3311 | F | 1 | 56.5kg | |
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15. Erin Jo
J: Tom Sherry
T: Kris Lees |
71x250 | F | 7 | 56.5kg | |
| 16. Sunsprite (15) Scratched: | |||||
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17. Our Brave Lini
J: Mark Du Plessis
T: William Kropp |
324x31 | F | 14 | 56.5kg | |
| 18. Gypsy Wish (5) Scratched: | |||||
2026 The Roses Nominations
The Roses 2026 nominations will be provided below on the Monday of race week so stay tuned to see what early Queensland Oaks hopes are targeting the traditional lead-up.
| Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Ballot | Hcp Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20×3351193 | ANGEL CITY | F | 3 | Matthew Smith | ||
| 2 | x690x46915 | BELLA WAHINE | F | 3 | Chris Waller | ||
| 3 | 1x428x5581 | BIRD WHISTLE | F | 3 | Brett & Georgie Cavanough | ||
| 4 | 44×3102 | BOOMEROO | F | 3 | Anthony & Sam Freedman | ||
| 5 | 21341 | CHISPA (NZ) | F | 3 | Chris Waller | ||
| 6 | 431×3311 | CRATHIE KIRK | F | 3 | Kris Lees | ||
| 7 | 371×250 | ERIN JO (NZ) | F | 3 | Kris Lees | ||
| 8 | 51043 | FIREBALL MISS | F | 3 | Ciaron Maher | ||
| 9 | 210×3123 | GRAND OMAHA | F | 3 | Matt Laurie | ||
| 10 | 0x4992169 | GYPSY WISH | F | 3 | Nicole Luke | ||
| 11 | x2214x4x71 | HIGHGROVE ROSE | F | 3 | Jack Bruce | ||
| 12 | 121x000x20 | KICKUPHIGH | F | 3 | Desleigh Forster | ||
| 13 | 2174×63211 | MILES OF GLORY | F | 3 | Michael Freedman | ||
| 14 | 55324×31 | OUR BRAVE LINI | F | 3 | William Kropp | ||
| 15 | 1×123 | PALTROW MISS (NZ) | F | 3 | Ciaron Maher | ||
| 16 | x4211x6571 | PANOVA | F | 3 | Chris Waller | ||
| 17 | 0121 | PARVENU (NZ) | F | 3 | Grahame Begg | ||
| 18 | 9115×11 | PROBABILITY THEORY | F | 3 | Nacim Dilmi | ||
| 19 | x3153x1957 | SHORTCUT | F | 3 | Matthew Dunn | ||
| 20 | 41123×12 | SINGLE RED (NZ) | F | 3 | Andrew Forsman | ||
| 21 | 41×12425 | SOVERATO (NZ) | F | 3 | Chris Waller | ||
| 22 | 51×31 | SUNSPRITE | F | 3 | Annabel & Rob Archibald | ||
| 23 | 5×12 | TARNTANYA | F | 3 | Chris Calthorpe | ||
| 24 | 65x846L | VERRY STELLA (NZ) | F | 3 | Chris Waller | ||
| 25 | 8×512116 | ZULEIKA | F | 3 | Henry Dwyer |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
The Roses Form Guide
The Roses form guide features information like the jockeys, trainers, barriers and lead-up form of all the fillies in the field. Looking for fillies coming off a Black-Type win, those that ran well in the Gold Coast Bracelet last time out, three-year-olds proven at the Doomben track (or Eagle Farm in 2020) and Queensland Oaks hopes are all important when doing The Roses form.
The Roses form has also stacked up in the Group 1 Queensland Derby (2400m) on Stradbroke Handicap Day in recent years with Dariana (3rd in 2010) going on to win the Queensland Derby over the boys off a The Roses placing.
Note, in 2020 The Roses ran the weekend after the Stradbroke Handicap and there was no Queensland Derby or Oaks being held due to COVID-19.
In 2021 The Roses form was franked with Charms Star running third in both it and the Queensland Oaks trifecta, while in 2022 The Roses winner Barb Raider finished a next-up second in that year’s Queensland Oaks results.
In 2024 Miss Joelene ran third in both The Roses and the QLD Oaks trifectas.
2026 The Roses Form Guide
A link to our comprehensive The Roses 2026 Form Guide will be provided for punters below the week of the race.
CLICK HERE FOR OUR FULL 2026 THE ROSES FORM GUIDE
Past The Roses Results
The Roses race results in Brisbane have been dominated by classy fillies in recent years, many of which went on to perform well in Eagle Farm’s Queensland Oaks over 400m further.
Notable The Roses winners from the past decade include the previous year’s Golden Slipper winner Fireburn (2023), Kenedna (2017), Bohemian Lily (2015), Arabian Gold (2014), Dear Demi (2013), and Scarlet Lady (2011).
Recent Winners of The Roses
Recent The Roses winners and placegetters dating back to the year 2000 are detailed in the below table.
| Year | Winner | Runner-Up | Third | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 2025 | Philia | Jenni’s Meadow | Movin Out | 2:02.74 |
| 2024 | Scarlet Oak | Mare Of Mt Buller | Miss Joelene | 2:03.92 |
| 2023 | Fireburn | Renaissance Woman | Sakura Girl | 2:03.33 |
| 2022(Held at Eagle Farm Racecourse) | Barb Raider | Belle Savoir | Smirk | 2:11.40 (over 2100m) |
| 2021 | Only Words | Bargain | Charms Star | 2:03.43 |
| 2020 | Vanna Girl | Cellarmaid | Celestial Falls | 1:48.2 (over 1800m) |
| 2019 | Etana | Aliferous | Welsh Legend | 2:03.3 |
| 2018 | Youngstar | Another Dollar | Highway | 2:04.7 |
| 2017 | Kenedna | Oklahoma Girl | Perilous Love | 2:08.0 |
| 2016 | Kebede | Sebring Sally | Imposing Lass | 2:02.5 |
| 2015 | Bohemian Lily | Col ‘n’ Lil | Whatalovelyday | 2:04.0 |
| 2014 | Arabian Gold | Tinto | Tornado Miss | 2:03.0 |
| 2013 | Dear Demi | Gondokoro | Vaquera | 2:05.3 |
| 2012 | Invest | Miss Artistic | Scorpio Queen | 2:04.1 |
| 2011 | Scarlett Lady | Savannah’s Choice | Divorces | 2:04.0 |
| 2010 | Marheta | Femina Fashion | Dariana | 2:03.5 |
| 2009 | Awesome Planet | Ekstreme | Purple | 2:04.3 |
| 2008 | Heavenly Glow | Pentacity | Miss Maren | 2:05.5 |
| 2007 | Lasoron | My Ladys Chamber | Eskimo Queen | 2:03.0 |
| 2006 | Gaze | Upstaged | Zenarta | 2:03.5 |
| 2005 | Cinque Cento | Ponte Piccolo | Fiery Sunset | 2:04.0 |
| 2004 | Natural Woman | Charmview | Imana | 2:04.3 |
| 2003 | The Jewel | Crianca | Domielle | 2:04.9 |
| 2002 | Palidamah | Faiza | Quays | 2:01.9 |
| 2001 | Ethereal | Life Is Beautiful | Dandify | 2:04.3 |
| 2000 | Avilde | Miss Zoe | Citirecruit | 2:05.4 |
FAQ
Who won the 2025 The Roses?
The 2025 The Roses was won by three-year-old All Too Hard filly Philia at $3.70 for trainer David Vandyke with jockey Kerrin McEvoy aboard on 56.5kg from barrier 7 to win by 0.6 lengths in a time of 2:02.74.
When is The Roses 2026?
Saturday, May 23, 2026What is the prize money for The Roses 2026?
$300,000
Where is The Roses 2026?
Doomben Racecourse, 75 Hampden Street, ASCOT, QLD 4007.
How do I bet on The Roses 2026?
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Which horse will win The Roses 2026?
The best way to pick which horse will win The Roses 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.