Tancred Stakes Tips, Best Bets, Field and Odds

The Group 1 Tancred Stakes (2400m) will be held at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday, April 3 and we provide you with a comprehensive guide to the weight for age staying race.

Tancred Stakes tips, best bets, field & odds. Below is our complete Tancred 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 Tancred Stakes is the 2400m Group 1 weight-for-age at Rosehill Gardens, run on Golden Slipper Day. Worth $1.5 million, it is the final genuine staying test of the Sydney autumn before The Championships and a key form pointer for both the Sydney Cup and the Queen Elizabeth Stakes. This guide covers the Tancred 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.

 

Tancred Stakes Race Details

Detail	Value
Distance	2400m
Class	Group 1 Weight-for-Age
Age / Conditions	Three-year-olds and upwards
Venue	Rosehill Gardens, Sydney
Prize Money	$1.5 million
Run Date	Golden Slipper Day (late March)

 

Tancred Stakes History & Winners

The Tancred has been won by champions across generations, including Kingston Rule, Octagonal (twice), Tie The Knot, Grand Armee, Verry Elleegant, Think It Over, Mo’unga, Montefilia, Hinged and Celestial Legend. The 2400m WFA trip makes it an excellent staying test for middle-distance imports and domestic weight-for-age horses.

Lead-In Races

The main lead-ins are the Group 2 Neville Sellwood Stakes (2000m), the Group 3 Manion Cup (2400m), the Group 1 Ranvet Stakes (2000m, same day) and for international horses the Dubai carnival form lines. Many Tancred winners go on to run prominently in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes or Sydney Cup.

How to Watch the Tancred Stakes in Australia

The Tancred 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 autumn-feature Queen Elizabeth Stakes it leads into, or browse all our horse racing tips and guides.

Tancred Stakes Betting Markets

All major Australian bookmakers price the Tancred 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.

Best Bookmakers for the Tancred Stakes

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

Tancred Stakes FAQs

When is the Tancred Stakes?

The Tancred Stakes is run on Golden Slipper Day at Rosehill Gardens, traditionally the third or fourth Saturday in March.

What distance is the Tancred Stakes?

The Tancred Stakes is run over 2400m at Rosehill Gardens.

How much is the Tancred Stakes worth?

The Tancred Stakes carries $1.5 million in total prize money.

Is the Tancred Stakes a handicap?

No — the Tancred Stakes is run at weight-for-age conditions.

Who has won the Tancred Stakes recently?

Recent winners include Verry Elleegant, Think It Over, Mo’unga, Montefilia, Hinged and Celestial Legend. The race is a common lead-in to the Queen Elizabeth Stakes and Sydney Cup.