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The $3 million TJ Smith Stakes is a Group 1 sprint run at Royal Randwick on Day 1 of The Championships during the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival.
The TJ Smith Stakes is a Group 1 race held towards the end of the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival on Day 1 of ‘The Championships’ at Royal Randwick. A 1200m sprint, the TJ Smith Stakes is a weight-for-age event worth a lucrative $3 million in prize money.
For the 2020 edition, the TJ Smith Stakes prizemoney was reduced to $1.25 million to help reduce the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, but was back up to $2.5 million again in 2021 before being boosted to $3 million ahead of the 2023 edition.
This race should not be confused with former The TJ Smith, a Group 1 race run in June during the Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival for two-year-olds, now called the JJ Atkins.
The TJ Smith Stakes takes place on Doncaster Mile Day alongside three other Group 1 races with the running of the $4 million Doncaster Mile (1600m), $2 million Australian Derby (2400m), and $1 million ATC Sires Produce Stakes (1400m).
The 2019/20 Australian Racehorse of the Year Nature Strip enjoyed back-to-back wins when successfully defending his title in the 2021 TJ Smith Stakes ahead of his The Everest win that spring in the world’s richest turf race.
In 2022 Nature Strip emulating Chautauqua (2015-17) becoming the second three-time TJ Smith Stakes winner with a runaway three and a half-length win.
The 2022 TJ Smith Stakes form was franked with Nature Strip heading overseas to win England’s Group 1 King’s Stand Stakes by over four lengths at Royal Ascot next start.
Nature Strip returned as favourite in the 2023 TJ Smith Stakes looking to make history, but only managed to run fourth behind Peter Moody’s last-to-first champion I Wish I Win.
I Wish I Win franked the TJ Smith Stakes 2023 form going on to enjoy a strong spring headlined by his second in the $20 million The Everest.
The 2023 TJ Smith runner-up Giga Kick meanwhile won the Group 1 All Aged Stakes (1400m) at his next start that autumn as well as the winter’s Group 1 Doomben 10,000 (1200m) in Brisbane.
The $3 million 2024 TJ Smith Stakes runs on Saturday April 6, 2024 on Day 1 of The Championships.
TJ Smith Stakes 2024 | |
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Date: | Saturday April 6, 2024 |
Track: | Randwick Racecourse |
Distance: | 1200m |
Conditions: | Weight-for-age |
Status: | Group 1 |
Prize Money: | $3,000,000 |
Inaugurated: | 1997 |
Because of the position of the TJ Smith Stakes towards the end of the autumn carnival, punters have a range of lead-up races to gauge the fitness and form of the runners before placing their TJ Smith bets.
Good preparation races include the Group 1 Newmarket Handicap (1200m) run in Melbourne the month before as well as the Group 1 The Galaxy (1100m) at Rosehill Gardens a fortnight earlier. The last horse to complete the Newmarket Handicap – TJ Smith Stakes interstate double was Lankan Rupee (2014).
The subsequent two TJ Smith Stakes winners following Lankan Rupee also came off a lead-up run in the Newmarket Handicap with back-to-back champion Chautauqua running 2nd in 2015 and 3rd in 2016. Chautauqua made TJ Smith Stakes history in 2017 when successfully defending his dual titles to become the first three-time winner of the sprint classic.
In 2023 I Wish I Win won the TJ Smith Stakes in Sydney off a lead-up third in the Newmarket Handicap results.
Horses may finish up their autumn campaign in Sydney by running in the Group 1 All Aged Stakes (1400m) held two weeks after the TJ Smith Stakes is run and won.
Recent All Aged Stakes winners to come off a TJ Smith Stakes start include Giga Kick (2nd in 2023), English (3rd in 2016), Hay List (2nd in 2011), and Hot Danish (2nd in 2010).
The latest sprinters to complete the double are Bentley Biscuit (2007) and Shamekha (2005) both trained by Gai Waterhouse, and Trapeze Artist who won the TJ Smith Stakes – All Aged Stakes double in 2018.
Early all-in 2024 TJ Smith Stakes odds provided by Ladbrokes.com.au on the hopeful sprinters heading towards the Group 1 classic sprint will be listed below as soon as available.
Nature Strip ($4.20 in 2020, $3.10 in 2021 and $2.30 in 2022) was the last favourite in TJ Smith Stakes betting to salute in his three consecutive victories.
Nature Strip started the $4.80 favourite in the 2023 race, but only managed to run fourth to I Wish I Win who scored an upset at TJ Smith Stakes odds of $9.
Stay tuned for our insider TJ Smith Stakes 2024 betting tips and best bets to be published below the week of the race.
*All odds quoted are provided by Ladbrokes.com.au, correct at time of print and subject to change.
The TJ Smith Stakes field attracts the autumn’s best sprinters shooting for a share in the lucrative prize money on offer in the Group 1 feature on the opening day of April’s ‘The Championships’ and is released on the Tuesday before Doncaster Mile Day.
The official 2024 TJ Smith Stakes field and barriers are set to be released by Racing NSW on Tuesday April 2, 2024 and will be published in full below.
The TJ Smith Stakes first acceptances close in mid-March just under a month out from the event further narrowing down the list of potential sprinters.
The TJ Smith Stakes 2024 first acceptances close at midday on Tuesday the 12th of March, 2024.
The 2024 TJ Smith Stakes first acceptances drew 39 sprinters led in all-in markets by nine-time Group 1 winning mare Imperatriz looking to atone for her loss in the Newmarket Handicap under the big weight.
Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Hcp Rating | |
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1 | 1x154149x3 | AFT CABIN | H | 4 | James Cummings | 106 |
2 | 5x11x3128x | AIRMAN | G | 4 | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | 103 |
3 | 6x33315x45 | BELLA NIPOTINA | M | 6 | Ciaron Maher | 114 |
4 | 8x32132x12 | BRAVE MEAD | C | 3 | Ciaron Maher | |
5 | 57x1382x49 | BUENOS NOCHES | H | 4 | Matthew Smith | 111 |
6 | 9464x370x0 | CHAIN OF LIGHTNING | M | 5 | Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman | 100 |
7 | 0x3441x254 | COAL CRUSHER | G | 6 | Joseph Pride | 109 |
8 | 7x11350x61 | CYLINDER | C | 3 | James Cummings | |
9 | 116545x13x | DASHING LEGEND | M | 4 | Joseph Pride | 90 |
10 | 7x21714x33 | ESPIONA | M | 5 | Chris Waller | 113 |
11 | 1226×11 | ESTRIELLA | F | 3 | Ciaron Maher | |
12 | 0x8826x16x | FRONT PAGE | G | 7 | Matthew Dale | |
13 | 11x10x | GRAND IMPACT (NZ) | H | 4 | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | 86 |
14 | 2113x6265x | HAWAII FIVE OH | H | 4 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 110 |
15 | 117x16122x | I AM ME | M | 5 | Ciaron Maher | |
16 | 51x231x32x | I WISH I WIN (NZ) | G | 5 | Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman | 117 |
17 | 21x1111x12 | IMPERATRIZ | M | 5 | Mark Walker | 119 |
18 | x1117x7x10 | KALLOS | G | 5 | James Cummings | |
19 | 1x233x31x8 | KING’S GAMBIT | C | 3 | Peter & Paul Snowden | |
20 | 111Lx24 | LEARNING TO FLY | F | 3 | Annabel Neasham | 95 |
21 | 11x187x0 | LIBERTAD | C | 3 | Annabel Neasham | 88 |
22 | x13x5131x6 | MAGIC TIME | M | 4 | Grahame Begg | |
23 | 363x9054x5 | MAZU | G | 5 | Joseph Pride | 110 |
24 | 0x926x2024 | MERITABLE | H | 5 | Mark Minervini | 84 |
25 | 11x131x | OZZMOSIS | C | 3 | Bjorn Baker | |
26 | 11x4x108x1 | PASSIVE AGGRESSIVE | M | 5 | Grahame Begg | 107 |
27 | 405x132x26 | PRIVATE EYE | G | 6 | Joseph Pride | 116 |
28 | 8x27415x07 | QUEEN OF THE BALL | M | 4 | Michael Freedman | 98 |
29 | 33x58126x6 | QUICK TEMPO | G | 5 | Mark Minervini | 90 |
30 | 8x147x15x4 | REMARQUE | G | 5 | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | 108 |
31 | 150x7527x8 | RUTHLESS DAME (NZ) | M | 4 | Ciaron Maher | 110 |
32 | 0412x7113x | SHE DANCES | M | 4 | Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman | |
33 | 3211x993x | SHINZO | C | 3 | Chris Waller | 105 |
34 | 8111243×56 | STRAIT ACER | G | 4 | Edward Cummings | 103 |
35 | 13121x1x | SUNSHINE IN PARIS | M | 4 | Annabel Neasham | 108 |
36 | 62725×9573 | THE ASTROLOGIST | G | 7 | Leon & Troy Corstens | |
37 | 2x11169x68 | TIZ INVINCIBLE | F | 3 | Ciaron Maher | 92 |
38 | 5x5x46555x | WILLINGA BEAST | M | 4 | Kris Lees | |
39 | 33x3506x32 | ZAPATEO | M | 5 | James Cummings | 108 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
The TJ Smith Stakes nominations are taken two months out from the race in early February and attract around 100 hopefuls heading towards the autumn classic run over 1200m at Randwick Racecourse.
The TJ Smith Stakes 2024 nominations close at midday on Tuesday the 13th of February, 2024.
Sparks will fly in the 2024 TJ Smith Stakes with 62 sprinters making up the early entries. Leading the charge is the mighty Imperatriz, trained by Mark Walker. This eight-time Group 1 champion and queen of the short trip looks to add another jewel to her crown after her upcoming first-up test in the Black Caviar Lightning on February 17th. Standing in her path is the defending champion, I Wish I Win, prepared by the formidable Peter Moody & Katherine Coleman. This speedster will be hungry to retain his title. Adding another layer of excitement is Private Eye, trained by the ever-strategic Joe Pride. This two-time The Everest placegetter has unfinished business and is aiming to finally break through for a major win.
Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Hcp Rating | |
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1 | 21x154149x | AFT CABIN | H | 4 | James Cummings | |
2 | 5x11x3128x | AIRMAN | G | 4 | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | |
3 | 32x1165x | ARCTIC GLAMOUR | F | 3 | Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou | 77 |
4 | 236x33315x | BELLA NIPOTINA | M | 6 | Ciaron Maher | |
5 | 1113x1134x | BENEDETTA | M | 4 | Jason Warren | 102 |
6 | 8x32132x1x | BRAVE MEAD | C | 3 | Ciaron Maher | |
7 | 3x57x1382x | BUENOS NOCHES | H | 4 | Matthew Smith | 111 |
8 | 81395×11 | CABALLUS | C | 3 | Bjorn Baker | 90 |
9 | 99464x370x | CHAIN OF LIGHTNING | M | 5 | Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman | |
10 | 3410x3441x | COAL CRUSHER | G | 6 | Joseph Pride | 109 |
11 | 73x206924x | CROSSHAVEN | G | 6 | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | |
12 | 127x11350x | CYLINDER | C | 3 | James Cummings | |
13 | 116545x13x | DASHING LEGEND | M | 4 | Joseph Pride | 90 |
14 | 426x78330x | DON CORLEONE | C | 3 | Peter & Paul Snowden | |
15 | 117x21714x | ESPIONA | M | 5 | Chris Waller | |
16 | 1226×1 | ESTRIELLA | F | 3 | Ciaron Maher | |
17 | 2x522x120x | FACILE | F | 3 | Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou | 80 |
18 | 0x8826x16x | FRONT PAGE | G | 7 | Matthew Dale | |
19 | 11x10x | GRAND IMPACT (NZ) | H | 4 | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | |
20 | 51x65111x7 | GRIFF | C | 3 | Ciaron Maher | 106 |
21 | 2113x6265x | HAWAII FIVE OH | H | 4 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 110 |
22 | 117x16122x | I AM ME | M | 5 | Ciaron Maher | |
23 | 11x3222x | I AM UNSTOPPABLE | C | 3 | Lloyd Kennewell & Lucy Yeomans | |
24 | 51x231x32x | I WISH I WIN (NZ) | G | 5 | Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman | 117 |
25 | 1121x1111x | IMPERATRIZ | M | 5 | Mark Walker | |
26 | 9x1117x7x1 | KALLOS | G | 5 | James Cummings | |
27 | 1x233x31x | KING’S GAMBIT | C | 3 | Peter & Paul Snowden | 92 |
28 | 21x08x4x | KRISTILLI | F | 3 | Annabel Neasham | 84 |
29 | 111Lx | LEARNING TO FLY | F | 3 | Annabel Neasham | 90 |
30 | 11x187x | LIBERTAD | C | 3 | Annabel Neasham | |
31 | 1x13x5131x | MAGIC TIME | M | 4 | Grahame Begg | |
32 | 5363x9054x | MAZU | G | 5 | Joseph Pride | 110 |
33 | 0x926x202x | MERITABLE | H | 5 | Mark Minervini | 85 |
34 | 12260×4 | MORAVIA | C | 3 | Michael Freedman | 87 |
35 | 26x1306x | NADAL | C | 3 | Ciaron Maher | |
36 | 90x12x201x | OVERPASS | G | 5 | Bjorn Baker | |
37 | 11x131x | OZZMOSIS | C | 3 | Bjorn Baker | |
38 | 111x4x108x | PASSIVE AGGRESSIVE | M | 5 | Grahame Begg | |
39 | x1616x999x | PO KARE KARE (NZ) | M | 5 | Bryce Heys | 93 |
40 | 7x405x132x | PRIVATE EYE | G | 6 | Joseph Pride | 116 |
41 | 28x27415x0 | QUEEN OF THE BALL | M | 4 | Michael Freedman | |
42 | 833x58126x | QUICK TEMPO | G | 5 | Mark Minervini | 90 |
43 | x21623123x | RECOMMENDATION | G | 4 | Ciaron Maher | |
44 | 112x | RED RESISTANCE | C | 3 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 88 |
45 | 18x147x15x | REMARQUE | G | 5 | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | 108 |
46 | 2211x | ROLL ON HIGH | F | 3 | Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman | |
47 | 0150x7527x | RUTHLESS DAME (NZ) | M | 4 | Ciaron Maher | 110 |
48 | 141x | SCHWARZ | C | 3 | John O’Shea | |
49 | 0412x7113x | SHE DANCES | M | 4 | Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman | |
50 | 800x87077x | SHELBY SIXTYSIX | G | 7 | Danny Williams | 82 |
51 | 3211x993x | SHINZO | C | 3 | Chris Waller | |
52 | 122x21615x | SKEW WIFF (NZ) | M | 4 | Mark Walker | |
53 | x18111243x | STRAIT ACER | G | 4 | Edward Cummings | 106 |
54 | 13121x1x | SUNSHINE IN PARIS | M | 4 | Annabel Neasham | |
55 | 062725x95x | THE ASTROLOGIST | G | 7 | Leon & Troy Corstens | |
56 | 1x111x113x | THINK ABOUT IT | G | 5 | Joseph Pride | 118 |
57 | 42x11169x | TIZ INVINCIBLE | F | 3 | Ciaron Maher | 92 |
58 | 14x1525x14 | VEIGHT | C | 3 | Tony & Calvin McEvoy | |
59 | 189x05121x | WEST OF DALBY | F | 3 | Benjamin Smith | 79 |
60 | 1x11x | WHAT YOU NEED | H | 4 | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | 89 |
61 | 5x5x46555x | WILLINGA BEAST | M | 4 | Kris Lees | |
62 | 133x3506x3 | ZAPATEO | M | 5 | James Cummings |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
The TJ Smith Stakes is one of the youngest Sydney races, first run in 1997. Mahogany won the inaugural race, which was then called the Endeavour Stakes and only held listed status. The following year in 1998, the race was renamed in honour of the renowned trainer Tommy Smith and also received Group 3 status. The event worked its way up quickly, elevated to Group 2 status in 2003 and only two years later in 2005 gained Group 1 status.
A host of champion sprinters have won the TJ Smith Stakes over the years including Black Caviar (2011 and 2013), triple hero Chautauqua (2015-17), and the Chris Waller-trained star Nature Strip (2020, 2021, 2022) who emulated the ‘Grey Flash’ as the event’s second three-time winner.
A new TJ Smith Stakes record was set in 2018 by the three-year-old winner Trapeze Artist who flew home in 1 minute 8.29 seconds, surpassing the previous best time in the event from Black Caviar in 2011.
Black Caviar’s trainer Peter Moody would return over a decade later and win the 2023 edition of the TJ Smith Stakes with I Wish I Win.
See below for the full TJ Smith Stakes results dating back to 2000.
TJ Smith Stakes Records | |
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Race Record: | 1:8.29 seconds – set by Trapeze Artist (2018) |
Most Successful Jockey: | Tommy Berry – 3 wins on Chautauqua (2015-17) |
Year | Place | Horse | Time |
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2024 TJ Smith Stakes |
1st | TBD | TBD |
2nd | TBD | ||
3rd | TBD | ||
2023 TJ Smith Stakes |
1st | I Wish I Win | 1 minute 11.79 seconds |
2nd | Giga Kick | ||
3rd | Mazu | ||
2022 TJ Smith Stakes |
1st | Nature Strip | 1 minute 12.33 seconds |
2nd | Eduardo | ||
3rd | Paulele | ||
2021 TJ Smith Stakes |
1st | Nature Strip | 1 minute 10.09 seconds |
2nd | Masked Crusader | ||
3rd | Eduardo | ||
2020 TJ Smith Stakes |
1st | Nature Strip | 1 minute 11.18 seconds |
2nd | Santa Ana Lane | ||
3rd | Redzel | ||
2019 TJ Smith Stakes |
1st | Santa Ana Lane | 1 minute 10.65 seconds |
2nd | Osborne Bulls | ||
3rd | Sunlight | ||
2018 TJ Smith Stakes |
1st | Trapeze Artist | 1 minute 8.29 seconds |
2nd | Redzel | ||
3rd | In Her Time | ||
2017 TJ Smith Stakes |
1st | Chautauqua | 1 minute 12.44 seconds |
2nd | English | ||
3rd | Fell Swoop | ||
2016 TJ Smith Stakes |
1st | Chautauqua | 1 minute 10.1 seconds |
2nd | Fell Swoop | ||
3rd | Chautauqua | ||
2015 TJ Smith Stakes |
1st | Chautauqua | 1 minute 11.04 seconds |
2nd | Lord Of The Sky | ||
3rd | Terravista | ||
2014 TJ Smith Stakes |
1st | Lankan Rupee | 1 minute 12.1 seconds |
2nd | Rebel Dane | ||
3rd | Buffering | ||
2013 TJ Smith Stakes |
1st | Black Caviar | 1 minute 9.7 seconds |
2nd | Epaulette | ||
3rd | Bel Sprinter | ||
2012 TJ Smith Stakes |
1st | Master of Design | 1 minute 8.8 seconds |
2nd | Rain Affair | ||
3rd | Hallowell Belle | ||
2011 TJ Smith Stakes |
1st | Black Caviar | 1 minute 8.7 seconds |
2nd | Hay List | ||
3rd | Triple Honour | ||
2010 TJ Smith Stakes |
1st | Melito | 1 minute 9.2 seconds |
2nd | Hot Danish | ||
3rd | Mic Mac | ||
2009 TJ Smith Stakes |
1st | Takeover Target | 1 minute 9 seconds |
2nd | Northern Meteor | ||
3rd | Apache Cat | ||
2008 TJ Smith Stakes |
1st | Apache Cat | 1 minute 11.8 seconds |
2nd | Reigning To Win | ||
3rd | Takeover Target | ||
2007 TJ Smith Stakes |
1st | Bentley Biscuit | 1 minute 10.6 seconds |
2nd | Black Ink | ||
3rd | Virage De Fortune | ||
2006 TJ Smith Stakes |
1st | Red Oog | 1 minute 9.8 seconds |
2nd | Glamour Puss | ||
3rd | Snitzel | ||
2005 TJ Smith Stakes |
1st | Shamekha | 1 minute 12.1 seconds |
2nd | Fastnet Rock | ||
3rd | Only Words | ||
2004 TJ Smith Stakes |
1st | Dilly Dally | 1 minute 9.9 seconds |
2nd | Legally Bay | ||
3rd | Mistegic | ||
2003 TJ Smith Stakes |
1st | Spinning Hill | 1 minute 10.7 seconds |
2nd | Yell | ||
3rd | Bel Esprit | ||
2002 TJ Smith Stakes |
1st | Phoenix Park | 1 minute 10.3 seconds |
2nd | Fair Embrace | ||
3rd | Spinning Hill | ||
2001 TJ Smith Stakes |
1st | Century Kid | 1 minute 9.8 seconds |
2nd | Spinning Hill | ||
3rd | Flavelon | ||
2000 TJ Smith Stakes |
1st | Shy Hero | 1 minute 39.3 seconds |
2nd | Easy Rocking | ||
3rd | High Rolling |
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