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Overview
This page was last updated on February 13, 2026
The Galaxy 2026 runs on Saturday March 21 as part of Sydney's bumper Golden Slipper Day.
- Race Date: 21/03/2026
- Race Status: Group 1
- Race Conditions: Handicap - 3YOs & Upwards
- Race Venue: Rosehill, NSW
- Prize Money: $1,000,000
- Distance: 1100m
The Galaxy 2026 Odds
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1. Briasa
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2. Beadman
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3. Generosity
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4. Grafterburners
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5. Giga Kick
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6. Hedged
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7. Headwall
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8. Marhoona
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9. Bridal Waltz
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10. Flying For Fun
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11. Inkaruna
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12. Kings Secret
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13. Mazu
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14. Napoleonic
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15. Skyhook
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16. Point Barrow
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17. Charm Stone
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18. Don't Hope Do
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19. Gangsta Granny
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20. Hidden Motive
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2026 The Galaxy Results
Stay tuned for the official 2026 The Galaxy results and finishing order at Rosehill on Saturday March 21, 2026.
- 1st: TBD
- 2nd: TBD
- 3rd: TBD
Winning Margin: TBD
Winning Time: TBD
The Galaxy Tips
Stay tuned for our exclusive The Galaxy 2026 Tips and Same Race Multi Selections on the million-dollar Sydney sprint this autumn.
The Galaxy News
- TJ Smith Stakes 2025 Results: Briasa Beats Overpass
- 2025 The Galaxy Race Results: Private Harry Salutes for Punters
- The Galaxy 2025 Field & Odds Update: Private Harry Favourite in Group Race Debut
- 2024 The Galaxy Results: Zapateo Upsets Sunshine In Paris
- The Galaxy 2024 Race Field & Odds: Ozzmosis Leads Betting on Slipper Day Sprint
The Galaxy is a Group 1 sprint race held at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse on Golden Slipper Day in March during the annual Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival.
The Galaxy is the only elite level sprint during the carnival that is run over just 1100 metres and sprinters that are contesting the race normally come through races like the Group 1 Oakleigh Plate (1100m) at Caulfield in Melbourne or the Group 2 Challenge Stakes (1000m) at Royal Randwick.
Eduardo (2021) was the last sprinter to do the Challenge Stakes – The Galaxy double and the first last start winner to salute in the Group 1 since Jetball (1994).
Zapateo (2nd in 2024) was the last Challenge Stakes graduate to back-up and win The Galaxy.
Eduardo would go on to frank The Galaxy form winning a host of subsequent races during 2021 including Brisbane’s Group 1 Doomben 10,000 and the lucrative Winners Stakes that spring on the back of a third in the The Everest which is now worth $20 million!
There are five Group 1 races held on Golden Slipper Stakes Day each year with the Group 1 $4.92 million Golden Slipper Stakes (1200m), the Group 1 George Ryder Stakes (1500m), the Group 1 Ranvet Stakes (2000m), the Group 1 Rosehill Guineas (2000m), and The Galaxy that offers $1,000,000 in total prize money as of 2023.
Graduates out of The Galaxy field often continue onto other Sydney Group 1 sprint races including the Group 1 $3 million TJ Smith Stakes (1200m) in April during ‘The Championships’ at Randwick. No horse has completed The Galaxy – TJ Smith Stakes double since La Baraka (1998). The winner of The Galaxy receives ballot exempt entry into the TJ Smith Stakes field.
The 2024 The Galaxy form was franked with the runner-up, Sunshine In Paris, returning in the spring to win Flemington’s Group 1 Champions Sprint during the Melbourne Cup Carnival.
2026 The Galaxy Betting
The autumn’s latest The Galaxy 2026 betting odds will be available at Ladbrokes.com.au throughout the autumn and also published here at Races.com.au.
Russian Revolution ($2.90 in 2017), In Her Time ($4 in 2018), Nature Strip ($4.20 in 2019), and Private Harry ($3.50 in 2025) are the latest favourites in The Galaxy betting to salute for the punters.
There was a notable upset in 2024 with Zapateo saluting at The Galaxy odds of $26 for Godolphin when defeating the beaten favourite Sunshine In Paris.
The Galaxy Field
2026 The Galaxy Form Guide
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2026 The Galaxy Nominations
The Galaxy 2026 nominations are due to close on the Monday of race week and will be released below as soon as available.
2026 The Galaxy Field
The Galaxy field attracts the season’s best short-distance specialists, many coming off the Group 2 Challenge Stakes (1000m) at Randwick earlier in the autumn and is released on the Wednesday before Golden Slipper Day.
In 2022 shock Challenge Stakes runner-up Shelby Sixtysix went on to win The Galaxy with a Group 3 Maurice McCarten Stakes victory in between.
The official 2026 The Galaxy field is set for release by Racing NSW on the Wednesday of race week and will be published in full below.
The Galaxy History
The Galaxy has always drawn a competitive field of leading sprinters and has been won by a number of talented gallopers. Bletchingly (1975), Luskin Star (1978), Schllaci (1992), Spark Of Life (2004), Magnus (2007), and Bel Sprinter (2013) are just some of the top sprinters who have their names on The Galaxy honour roll.
The Galaxy was first run in 1972 over a distance of 1200 metres and the race distance was converted to 1100m the following year. The race was upgraded to a Group 2 event in 1980 and received its status as a Group 1 race before the 1984 edition of the race that was won by Mr Illusion.
The Galaxy has proven a very difficult race to win in back-to-back years and Grey Receiver remains the only horse to have won the race on multiple occasions after taking out the race in 1981 and 1982.
Notable recent The Galaxy winners include Eduardo (2021), Sweet Idea (2015), Tiger Tees (2014), and Temple Of Boom (2012).
In 2021 the original Golden Slipper Stakes race day including The Galaxy was abandoned due to heavy rainfall and unsafe track conditions and postponed to the following Saturday.
Private Harry (2025) was the last three-year-old The Galaxy winner.
The Galaxy Records
| The Galaxy Records | |
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| Time Record: | 1:02.38 set by Accomplice in 1997 |
| Most Successful Jockey: | P. Cook won three times with Kista (1973), Salaam (1977) and Snippets (1988) |
| Lightest Weight Carried to Victory: | 49.0kg carried by Salaam in 1977 |
| Heaviest Weight Carried to Victory: | 58.5kg carried by Mr. Tiz in 1991 |
The Galaxy Previous Race Winners
| Year | Place | Horse | Time |
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| 2026 The Galaxy |
1st | TBD | TBD |
| 2nd | TBD | ||
| 3rd | TBD | ||
| 2025 The Galaxy |
1st | Private Harry | 1 minute 2.67 seconds |
| 2nd | Front Page | ||
| 3rd | Uncommon James | ||
| 2024 The Galaxy |
1st | Zapateo | 1 minute 2.95 seconds |
| 2nd | Sunshine In Paris | ||
| 3rd | Front Page | ||
| 2023 The Galaxy |
1st | Mariamia | 1 minute 3.02 seconds |
| 2nd | Uncommon James | ||
| 3rd | Cannonball | ||
| 2022 The Galaxy |
1st | Shelby Sixtysix | 1 minute 6.15 seconds |
| 2nd | Big Parade | ||
| 3rd | In The Congo | ||
| 2021 The Galaxy |
1st | Eduardo | 1 minute 3.45 seconds |
| 2nd | Order Of Command | ||
| 3rd | Jonker | ||
| 2020 The Galaxy |
1st | I Am Excited | 1 minute 3.17 seconds |
| 2nd | Miss Leonidas | ||
| 3rd | Tofane | ||
| 2026 The Galaxy | |
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| Date: | Saturday March 21, 2026 |
| Track: | Rosehill Gardens Racecourse |
| Distance: | 1100m |
| Conditions: | Open Handicap |
| Status: | Group 1 |
| Prize Money: | $1,000,000 |
| Inaugurated: | 1972 |
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