The latest edition of the ATC’s Winter Stakes ran on Friday, July 3, 2026 at Rosehill Racecourse in Sydney and saw General Salute ($8.50) bounce back to his best to claim a one length victory off a good Tim Clark ride.
The Winter Stakes is one of Sydney’s key off‑season features, and punters looking for form, value and smart mid‑winter plays turn to Ladbrokes for the latest markets, insights and betting opportunities. As a proven platform for rising milers and seasoned campaigners, the Winter Stakes is a must‑bet event for anyone chasing strong Winter Stakes odds, sharp form reads and reliable betting angles during the colder months. With fitness, tempo, track pattern and late‑prep improvement all in play, the race consistently delivers competitive fields and genuine value for punters ready to strike. Check the latest prices, assess the leading contenders and lock in your Winter Stakes bet with Ladbrokes — where savvy punters get on first.
2026 Winter Stakes Results
The full Winter Stakes 2026 results and finishing order will be available below once the race takes place on Friday, July 3, 2026.
- #1 General Salute
- #6 Mchale
- #4 Midnight Dynamite
Gerald Ryand & Sterling Alexiou’s smart Russian Revolution gelding General Salute ($8.50) bounced back from his flat ninth in the Civic Stakes to score an impressive one-length upset in Rosehill’s 2026 Winter Stakes results. Coming from well back in the field, jockey Tim Clark got right up on the inside late to race to the lead inside the final furlong and charge home ahead of McHale with Midnight running third.
2026 Winter Stakes Odds & Finishing Order
The latest Winter Stakes 2026 betting odds will be available right here once released the week of the race so check back for the updated prices on your favourites to win this season’s Winter Stakes race in Sydney followed by the official finishing order after the event.
Winter Stakes 2026 Results
| 1. General Salute (1) J: Tim Clark 58.5kg 32×29 T: Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou | ||
| 6. Mchale (2) J: Alysha Collett 55.5kg 856×5 T: Chris Waller | ||
| 4. Midnight Dynamite (10) J: Kerrin Mcevoy 57kg x1121 T: Bjorn Baker | ||
| 7. Whinchat (8) J: Jay Ford 55kg 61×02 T: David Pfieffer | ||
| 5. Cool Jakey (11) J: Adam Hyeronimus 56.5kg 63313 T: Joseph Pride | ||
| 8. Matusalem (12) J: Reece Jones 54.5kg 4050x T: Chris Waller | ||
| 3. Accredited (7) J: Aaron Bullock 57kg 443×7 T: Joseph Pride | ||
| 15. Glorious Moments (4) J: Tyler Schiller 53kg 1×161 T: Jim & Greg Lee | ||
| 14. Thunderlips (5) J: Winona Costin 53kg 690×0 T: Bjorn Baker | ||
| 13. Pippie Beach (3) J: Siena Grima 53kg 0x638 T: Chris Waller | ||
| 2. Amor Victorious (6) J: Tom Sherry 57.5kg 9×507 T: Bjorn Baker | ||
| 11. Mighty Ulysses (9) J: Adam Farragher 53kg x2078 T: Annabel & Rob Archibald |
Winter Stakes Betting Tips
The key Winter Stakes betting tips are to back in-form local Sydney sprinters who have a solid strike-rate at the track and any proven 1400m performers.
Backing horses aged four and five-years-old is a key Winter Stakes tip. From 2011 – 2026 only five Winter Stakes winners fell outside this age range with Scarf (3YO in 2011), Rugged Cross (6YO in 2015), Taksu (6yo in 2022), Tamerlane (6yo in 2024), and Estadio Mestalla (6yo in 2025).
The mares have a decent recent record and five-year-old mares make a good tip with three winning between 2012-2019. Eckstein (2019) was the last Winter Stakes winning mare.
2026 Winter Stakes Tips
The Ladbrokes’ insider Winter Stakes 2026 betting tips and Sydney race selections on the July showdown will be detailed right here the week of the race so stay tuned for the top runners to back for a win in the Listed event.
COMPLETE 2026 WINTER STAKES DAY TIPS, BEST BETS & PREDICTIONS
| 4. Midnight Dynamite (10) J: Kerrin Mcevoy 57kg x1121 T: Bjorn Baker |
| 5. Cool Jakey (11) J: Adam Hyeronimus 56.5kg 63313 T: Joseph Pride |
| 10. Williamsburg (15) Scratched: | |||
The Winter Stakes is a popular, middle-distance Black-Type event currently run at Rosehill Gardens in early July during the wider Winter Racing Carnival season in Sydney.
Contested over 1400m, the race offers $200,000 in prize money, holds Listed status and up until 2021 was held at sister track Rosehill.
The Australian Turf Club’s Winter Stakes Day is currently held on the same date as Queensland’s Group 3 Winx Guineas Day card at the Sunshine Coast and attracts plenty of winter punters each season.
A quality handicap event, the Winter Stakes is open to horses aged three-years-old and above and is traditionally dominated by local Sydney-trained gallopers.
It has recently been run at Royal Randwick but moved to Rosehill in 2025.
Winter Stakes Race Info
- Date: Friday, July 3, 2026
- Track: Rosehill Racecourse
- Distance: 1400m
- Conditions: Quality Handicap – 3YOs & Above
- Status: Listed
- Prize Money: $200,000
Winter Stakes Betting
The Winter Stakes betting odds are usually led by the season’s top performing local sprint types with form over at least 1200m.
Proven form in the traditional Sydney lead-up races is good, especially any previous track winners.
Single-figure fancies in Winter Stakes betting, but not the favourites, have a strong record in the event.
Dreamforce at Winter Stakes odds of $3.20 in 2018 was the last favourite to salute for the punters.
There was a notable upset in 2024 with Tamerlane saluting at Winter Stakes odds of $21, and a huge blowout in the 2025 Winter Stakes results with Estadio Mestalla winning at $61.
Winter Stakes Field
The Winter Stakes race field is made up of mainly locally trained gallopers from the key Sydney stables including Team Hawkes, the Snowdens and Chris Waller.
Rosehill’s Listed Civic Stakes (1400m) held a fortnight earlier is a key lead-up into the Winter Stakes field and Bandersnatch (2021) and Ucalledit (2023) are the latest horses to complete the double.
Upset Winter Stakes winners Tamerlane (8th in 2024), Estadio Mestalla (13th in 2025) and General Salute (9th in 2026) are the latest to come via the Civic Stakes.
Following a run in the Winter Stakes field, many horses will continue onto the Listed Winter Challenge (1500m) at Rosehill.
Nominations for the Winter Stakes are taken on the Monday of race week followed by final acceptances on the Wednesday.
2026 Winter Stakes Field
The official Winter Stakes 2026 race field and barriers are set for release on the Wednesday of race week and will be published below showing the top runners engaged to face off in the popular Sydney Winter Racing Carnival feature.
The 2026 Winter Stakes final field features a strong line-up of smart sprinters including the flying Bjorn Baker-trained last start Civic Stakes winner Midnight Dynamite and the consistent Pierro six-year-old Cool Jakey from the stables of Joe Pride.
| Entrant | Last 6 | Sex | Barrier | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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1. General Salute
J: Tim Clark
T: Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou |
232x29 | G | 1 | 58.5kg | |
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2. Amor Victorious
J: Tom Sherry
T: Bjorn Baker |
19x507 | G | 6 | 57.5kg | |
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3. Accredited
J: Aaron Bullock
T: Joseph Pride |
2443x7 | G | 7 | 57kg | |
|
4. Midnight Dynamite
J: Kerrin Mcevoy
T: Bjorn Baker |
1x1121 | G | 10 | 57kg | |
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5. Cool Jakey
J: Adam Hyeronimus
T: Joseph Pride |
563313 | G | 11 | 56.5kg | |
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6. Mchale
J: Alysha Collett
T: Chris Waller |
0856x5 | G | 2 | 55.5kg | |
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7. Whinchat
J: Jay Ford
T: David Pfieffer |
x61x02 | G | 8 | 55kg | |
|
8. Matusalem
J: Reece Jones
T: Chris Waller |
x4050x | G | 12 | 54.5kg | |
| 9. Xidaki (10) Scratched: | |||||
| 10. Williamsburg (15) Scratched: | |||||
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11. Mighty Ulysses
J: Adam Farragher
T: Annabel & Rob Archibald |
7x2078 | G | 9 | 53kg | |
| 12. Poison Chalice (13) Scratched: | |||||
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13. Pippie Beach
J: Siena Grima
T: Chris Waller |
10x638 | M | 3 | 53kg | |
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14. Thunderlips
J: Winona Costin
T: Bjorn Baker |
2690x0 | G | 5 | 53kg | |
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15. Glorious Moments
J: Tyler Schiller
T: Jim & Greg Lee |
11x161 | G | 4 | 53kg | |
2026 Winter Stakes Nominations
The Winter Stakes 2026 nominations close on the Monday of race week and will be published below.
Winter Stakes Form Guide
The Winter Stakes race form guide revels to punters all the relevant information they need to place a successful bet on the race like the barriers, jockeys, trainers and lead-up form of all the runners in the field.
The Winter Stakes form has gone on to stack-up in tougher events many times over the years including with the 2019 winner Dreamforce running top three in a host of subsequent Group 1 events including winning the 2020 George Ryder Stakes, a race he also finished runner-up in when defending his title the following year.
2026 Winter Stakes Form Guide
A link to our comprehensive Winter Stakes 2026 Form Guide will be provided for punters below the week of the race.
FULL 2026 WINTER STAKES FORM GUIDE & RACING COMMENTARY
Past Winter Stakes Race Results
Notable runners to head the recent Winter Stakes race results include Noble Boy (2020), Dreamforce (2018) and Mr. Bureaucrat (2001).
Eckstein (2019) was the last Winter Stakes winning mare.
Ucalledit holds the current 1400m Winter Stakes race record winning in 2023 in a time of 1 minute 22.07 seconds.
Recent Winter Stakes Winners
Recent Winter Stakes winners and placegetters dating back to the year 2000 are detailed in the below table.
| Year | Winner | Second | Third |
| 2026 | General Salute | McHale | Midnight Dynamite |
| 2025 | Estadio Mestalla | Robusto | Accredited |
| 2024 | Tamerlane | Iknowastar | King Of The Castle |
| 2023 | Ucalledit | Acquitted | Art Cadeau |
| 2022 | Taksu | Jojo Was A Man | Chief Altony |
| 2021 | Bandersnatch | True Detective | Order Again |
| 2020 | Noble Boy | Taikomochi | Order Again |
| 2019 | Eckstein | Gaulois | Nicci’s Gold |
| 2018 | Dreamforce | Invinzabeel | Special Missile |
| 2017 | Slightly Sweet | Man Of His Word | Elle Lou |
| 2016 | Oxford Poet | Zin Zan Eddie | Ninth Legion |
| 2015 | Rugged Cross | Two Blue | Wouldnt It Be Nice |
| 2014 | Generalife | Romantic Moon | Scream Machine |
| 2013 | Under The Sun | Mic Mac | Coup Ay Tee |
| 2012 | Irish Dream | See The World | Startsmeup |
| 2011 | Scarf | Devils Arcade | Madibagold |
| 2010 | Mr Unforgettable | Ghostmilk | Adnocon |
| 2009 | Strat’s Flyer | Bay Window | Mr Unforgettable |
| 2008 | Innings | Cocoruru | Something Anything |
| 2007 | ** Race not held ** | ||
| 2006 | With A Chance | Mr Ubiquitous | Hit The Road |
| 2005 | Carael Boy | Wild Queen | Turaga |
| 2004 | Dial Tones | Red Oog | Dane Fever |
| 2003 | Perfect Partner | Turaga | Britt’s Best |
| 2002 | Bulletproof Billy | Oakfield Duke | Halls Of Assembly |
| 2001 | Mr. Bureaucrat | Race The Ace | Space Age |
| 2000 | Zoregal | Fashion News | Mithrandir |
FAQs
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Which horse will win the 2026 Winter Stakes?
The best way to pick which horse will win the Winter 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.
When is the Winter Stakes 2026?
The 2026 Winter Stakes is set to run on Saturday the 4th of July.
What is the prize money for the Winter Stakes 2026?
The 2026 Winter Stakes prize money is set at $200,000 which is paid from 1st to 10th place including $109,000 going to the Winter Stakes winner.
Where is the Winter Stakes 2026?
The 2026 Winter Stakes runs in Sydney at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse, which is located at James Ruse Drive, Rosehill, NSW 2142.
Who won the 2026 Winter Stakes?
The 2026 Winter Stakes was won by five-year-old Russian Revolution gelding General Salute at $8.50 for trainers Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou with jockey Tim Clark aboard on 58.5kg from barrier 1 to win by 1 length on a Soft (6) track in a time of 1:23.51.
Who won the 2025 Winter Stakes?
The 2025 Winter Stakes was won by six-year-old Galileo Gold gelding Estadio Mestalla at $61 odds for trainer Joseph Pride with jockey Dylan Gibbons aboard on 54.5kg from barrier 10 to win by 1.49 lengths in a time of 1:25.20.