George Ryder Stakes Tips, Best Bets, Field and Odds

The Group 1 George Ryder Stakes (1500m) will be held at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday, March 27 and we provide you with a comprehensive guide to the weight for age race.

George Ryder Stakes tips, best bets, field & odds. Below is our complete George Ryder Stakes guide — race details, history and past winners, lead-in form, betting markets and FAQs. Check back race week for the final field, odds and our best bets.

The George Ryder Stakes is the 1500m Group 1 weight-for-age at Rosehill Gardens, run on Golden Slipper Day as the principal Doncaster Mile lead-in. Worth $1 million, it regularly attracts the country’s best milers and is a reliable form line for The Championships. This guide covers the George Ryder Stakes dates, distance, prize money, betting markets and our full race-day tips. For the broader autumn schedule, see our Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival guide.

 

George Ryder Stakes Race Details

Detail	Value
Distance	1500m
Class	Group 1 Weight-for-Age
Age / Conditions	Three-year-olds and upwards
Venue	Rosehill Gardens, Sydney
Prize Money	$1 million
Run Date	Golden Slipper Day (late March)

 

George Ryder Stakes History & Winners

The George Ryder was Winx’s race four times over — she won it in 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 on her way to becoming a national icon. Other notable recent winners include Arcadia Queen, Think It Over, Cascadian, Private Eye and Fangirl.

George Ryder Stakes Recent Winners

Year	Winner
2026	Autumn Glow
2025	Gringotts
2024	Veight
2023	Anamoe

 

Lead-In Races

The main lead-ins are the Group 1 Chipping Norton Stakes (1600m) and Group 1 Canterbury Stakes (1300m), both at Randwick. Three-year-olds can also come through the Hobartville Stakes and Randwick Guineas.

How to Watch the George Ryder Stakes in Australia

The George Ryder Stakes is run on Golden Slipper Day at Rosehill Gardens in late March, during the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival. Live racing from Rosehill is broadcast on Sky Racing (available through Foxtel and Kayo, and in TAB venues) and streamed on Racing.com, while most online bookmakers live-stream the race to logged-in account holders. For the wider autumn programme see our Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival hub, the same-day Golden Slipper and the Doncaster Mile it leads into, or browse all our horse racing tips and guides.

George Ryder Stakes Betting Markets

All major Australian bookmakers price the George Ryder Stakes weeks out, with a full acceptances market released after the final field is declared. The core markets are:

• Fixed-Odds Win & Place — the bread-and-butter markets, with early speculative prices followed by final acceptances pricing.
• Each-Way — typically 1/4 the odds for a place (1-2-3).
• Exotics — quinella, exacta, trifecta and First 4. See our First 4 calculator guide.
• Same Race Multis — combine multiple runners from the same race into one bet. See our Same Race Multi guide.
• Head-to-Head & Group Markets — runner-vs-runner matchups and stable/country markets.

George Ryder Stakes Betting Trends & Angles

• A WFA 1500m sharp test at Rosehill on Golden Slipper day — a key autumn weight-for-age race.
• Class milers and sprinter-milers feature; Anamoe is a recent standout winner.
• A bridge race — winners often press on to the Doncaster Mile or Queen Elizabeth at The Championships.
• Small, high-quality fields mean favourites are respected.

Best Bookmakers for the George Ryder Stakes

For a full comparison of the top Australian racing bookmakers, see our best horse racing betting sites in Australia guide.

George Ryder Stakes FAQs

When is the George Ryder Stakes?

On Golden Slipper day in March at Rosehill Gardens, over 1500m at weight-for-age.

Who won the most recent George Ryder Stakes?

Autumn Glow won in 2026, after Gringotts (2025), Veight (2024) and Anamoe (2023).

How do I bet on it from Australia?

All Australian bookmakers frame fixed-odds markets — win and SRM are the core plays in a small WFA field.