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The Emancipation Stakes is a nice Queen Of The Turf Stakes lead-up for fillies and mares run at Rosehill Gardens in the autumn on Tancred Stakes Day.
Emancipation Stakes News
Named in honour of the former champion mare Emancipation, the Group 2 Emancipation Stakes is a set weights plus penalties race for fillies and mares held in late March during the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival.
Run over 1500m and offering $300,000 in prize money, the Emancipation Stakes moved to Rosehill Gardens Racecourse in 2014 and now takes place on Tancred Stakes Day.
The meeting is headlined by the Group 1 $1.5 million Tancred Stakes (2400m) and the Group 1 Vinery Stud Stakes (2000m). Along with the Emancipation Stakes, the other Group 2 support act on the card is the Tulloch Stakes (2000m) for ATC Derby types.
Runners in the Emancipation Stakes field may come via a run in a race like the Group 1 Coolmore Classic (1500m) at the same track / distance a fortnight earlier.
After the Group 2 a nice option for the best out of the Emancipation Stakes is a Royal Randwick run during ‘The Championships’ in the Group 1 Queen Of the Turf Stakes (1600m) and Amanpour (2nd in 2015) was the last Emancipation Stakes graduate to go on and win that Group 1.
The Emancipation Stakes winner is exempt from ballot for the Queen Of The Turf Stakes.
The 2022 Emancipation Stakes form was franked with the winner Promise Of Success returning in the spring to win the $2 million The Invitation race.
In 2023 the Emancipation Stakes winner Roots went on to run second that winter in Brisbane’s Group 1 Tattersall’s Tiara (1400m).
The 2023 Emancipation Stakes also produced that year’s next-up Queen Of The Turf Stakes winner with runner-up Atishu going on to claim the Group 1. Atishu also won the Group 1 Champions Stakes (2000m) at Flemington that spring.
The Emancipation Stakes 2026 runs on Saturday March 28, 2026 at Rosehill Gardens as a key lead-up to the Queen Of The Turf Stakes.Â
| 2026 Emancipation Stakes | |
|---|---|
| Date: | Saturday March 28, 2026 |
| Track: | Rosehill Racecourse, Sydney |
| Distance: | 1500m |
| Race Type: | Fillies & Mares – Set Weight & Penalties |
| Status: | Group 2 |
| Prize money: | $300,000 |
2026 Emancipation Stakes Results
Stay tuned for the official 2026 Emancipation Stakes results and finishing order at Rosehill on Saturday March 28, 2026 and to see which female runners have the Queen Of The Turf Stakes in sight.
- 1st: TBD
- 2nd: TBD
- 3rd: TBD
Winning Margin: TBD
Winning Time: TBD
2026 Emancipation Stakes Betting
The season’s updated Emancipation Stakes 2026 betting odds and links to markets at Ladbrokes.com.au will be available here at Races.com.au the week of Tancred Stakes Day.
Nimalee ($4.20 in 2021) is the latest Emancipation Stakes favourite to salute for the punters.
There was a notable upset in 2025 with Lekvarte winning at Emancipation Stakes odds of $18.
2026 Emancipation Stakes Form
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2026 Emancipation Stakes Tips
Stay tuned for our insider Emancipation Stakes 2026 Tips on the Tancred Stakes Day event this autumn.
- To Win: TBD
2026 Emancipation Stakes Field
The Emancipation Stakes field features a quality line-up of fillies and mares proven at around a mile or further and is released on the Wednesday before Tancred Stakes Day.
The 2026 Emancipation Stakes field and barriers are set to be released on the Wednesday of race week and will be published in full below.
2026 Emancipation Stakes Nominations
The official 2026 Emancipation Stakes nominations will be listed below as soon as released by Racing NSW on the Monday of race week.
Emancipation Stakes History
First held in 1985, the Emancipation Stakes was first won by Aspirations when it was a Listed race. In 1996 it became a Group 3 event until 1999 when it was elevated to Group 2 status. R.S. Dye is the only jockey to have managed six wins in the event between years 1988 to 1999.
The race is named in honour of Emancipation. Emancipation was a mare who only raced as a three and four-year-old however her racing career was outstanding. She won 19 out of 28 starts and all seven of her Group 1 wins were in Sydney.
There have been three dual winners of the race in the past decade with: Skyerush (2012-13), Catkins (2014-15), and Zanbagh (2016-17).
See below for a full list of Emancipation Stakes results going back to 2000.
In 2022 the Emancipation Stakes was moved from Rosehill on Saturday the 26th of March to Newcastle on Monday the 28th of March due to unsafe Heavy track conditions and rainfall.
Recent Emancipation Stakes Winners
| Year | Place | Horse | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Emancipation Stakes | 1st | TBD | TBD |
| 2nd | TBD | ||
| 3rd | TBD | ||
| 2025 Emancipation Stakes | 1st | Lekvarte | 1 minute 31.49 seconds |
| 2nd | Lazzura | ||
| 3rd | Harlem Queen | ||
| 2024 Emancipation Stakes | 1st | Olentia | 1 minute 28.79 seconds |
| 2nd | Arctic Glamour | ||
| 3rd | Ruthless Dame | ||
| 2023 Emancipation Stakes | 1st | Roots | 1 minute 29.29 seconds |
| 2nd | Atishu | ||
| 3rd | Finepoint | ||
| 2022 Emancipation Stakes | 1st | Promise Of Success | 1 minute 32.07 seconds |
| 2nd | Kiku | ||
| 3rd | Vangelic | ||
| 2021 Emancipation Stakes | 1st | Nimalee | 1 minute 28.99 seconds |
| 2nd | Greysful Glamour | ||
| 3rd | Quantum Mechanic | ||
| 2020 Emancipation Stakes | 1st | Positive Peace | 1 minute 31.67 seconds |
| 2nd | Noire | ||
| 3rd | Amangiri | ||
| 2019 Emancipation Stakes | 1st | Invincible Gem | 1 minute 33.44 seconds |
| 2nd | Daysee Doom | ||
| 3rd | Noire | ||
| 2018 Emancipation Stakes | 1st | Prompt Response | 1 minute 31.11 seconds |
| 2nd | Oregon’s Day | ||
| 3rd | Dixie Blossoms | ||
| 2017 Emancipation Stakes | 1st | Zanbagh | 1 minute 34.55 seconds |
| 2nd | Daysee Doom | ||
| 3rd | Dixie Blossoms | ||
| 2016 Emancipation Stakes | 1st | Zanbagh | 1 minute 28.4 seconds |
| 2nd | Supara | ||
| 3rd | Amicus | ||
| 2015 Emancipation Stakes | 1st | Catkins | 1 minute 29.21 seconds |
| 2nd | Amanpour | ||
| 3rd | Gypsy Diamond | ||
| 2014 Emancipation Stakes | 1st | Catkins | 1 minute 31.99 seconds |
| 2nd | Sharnee Rose | ||
| 3rd | Angel Of Mercy | ||
| 2013 Emancipation Stakes | 1st | Skyerush | 1 minute 35.49 seconds |
| 2nd | Floria | ||
| 3rd | Cathay Lady | ||
| 2012 Emancipation Stakes | 1st | Skyerush | 1 minute 35.36 seconds |
| 2nd | Fibrillation | ||
| 3rd | Divorces | ||
| 2011 Emancipation Stakes | 1st | Sworn To Secrecy | 1 minute 39.4 seconds |
| 2nd | Skyerush | ||
| 3rd | Shannara | ||
| 2010 Emancipation Stakes | 1st | Sacred Choice | 1 minute 35.1 seconds |
| 2nd | Gold Water | ||
| 3rd | Strawberry Field | ||
| 2009 Emancipation Stakes | 1st | Amberino | 1 minute 38.39 seconds |
| 2nd | Bernicia | ||
| 3rd | Reggie | ||
| 2008 Emancipation Stakes | 1st | Kosi Bay | 1 minute 37.42 seconds |
| 2nd | Translate | ||
| 3rd | Camarilla | ||
| 2007 Emancipation Stakes | 1st | Hot Danish | 1 minute 37.16 seconds |
| 2nd | Kosi Bay | ||
| 3rd | More Than Lucky | ||
| 2006 Emancipation Stakes | 1st | Fantasia | 1 minute 34.52 seconds |
| 2nd | Octapussy | ||
| 3rd | Villa Bled | ||
| 2005 Emancipation Stakes | 1st | Perfect Promise | 1 minute 37.05 seconds |
| 2nd | Uprize | ||
| 3rd | Tui Song | ||
| 2004 Emancipation Stakes | 1st | Hec of a Party | 1 minute 35.98 seconds |
| 2nd | Zanna | ||
| 3rd | In a Bound | ||
| 2003 Emancipation Stakes | 1st | Faith Hill | 1 minute 38.27 seconds |
| 2nd | Moon Dragon | ||
| 3rd | Barawin | ||
| 2002 Emancipation Stakes | 1st | Miss Zoe | 1 minute 36.01 seconds |
| 2nd | Sibyl | ||
| 3rd | Call Me Lily | ||
| 2001 Emancipation Stakes | 1st | Heather | 1 minute 37.15 seconds |
| 2nd | Poppett | ||
| 3rd | More Haste | ||
| 2000 Emancipation Stakes | 1st | Beat The Fade | 1 minute 39.3 seconds |
| 2nd | Mary Machree | ||
| 3rd | Camena | ||
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