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The Colin Stephen Quality is a Group 3 event held at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse on Golden Rose Stakes Day offering the winner a ballot exemption for the Group 1 The Metropolitan.
2025 Colin Stephen Quality Results
- 1st: #8 Piggyback
- 2nd: #7 Juja Kibo
- 3rd: #5 Taramansour
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The Colin Stephen Quality is a Group 3 thoroughbred race held during the Sydney Spring Racing Carnival on Golden Rose Stakes Day in late September.
2025 Colin Stephen Quality Results
Stay tuned for the official 2025 Colin Stephen Quality results and finishing order including which horse gains The Metropolitan ballot exemption.
- 1st: #8 Piggyback ($6)
- 2nd: #7 Juja Kibo
- 3rd: #5 Taramansour
A quick back-up into the Group 1 The Metropolitan could be on the cards for Ciaron Maher’s progressive mare Piggyback ($6) after she edged out stablemate Juja Kibo on an all-Maher quinella in Saturday’s 2025 Colin Stephen Quality results thanks to a patient ride by Tim Clark.
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Colin Stephen Quailty 2025 Results
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1st
8. Piggyback (1)
J: Tim Clark 55.5kg
T: Ciaron Maher |
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2nd
7. Juja Kibo (8)
J: Andrew Adkins 55.5kg
T: Ciaron Maher |
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3rd
5. Taramansour (7)
J: Tyler Schiller 55.5kg
T: Phillip Stokes |
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4th
6. Sun 'N' Sand (4)
J: Alysha Collett 55.5kg
T: B Joseph & P & M Jones |
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5th
2. Our Anchorage (2)
J: Josh Parr 58kg
T: Bjorn Baker |
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6th
9. Trust In You (3)
J: Regan Bayliss 55.5kg
T: Bruce Wallace & Grant Cooksley |
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7th
1. Cleveland (5)
J: Ethan Brown 58kg
T: Kris Lees |
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8th
3. Tajanis (9)
J: Kerrin McEvoy 55.5kg
T: Chris Waller |
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9th
4. Good Banter (6)
J: Zac Lloyd 55.5kg
T: John O'Shea & Tom Charlton |
Conducted at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse, there are four Group status races on the program including the Group 1 $1 million Golden Rose Stakes (1400m) for three-year-olds and the Group 2 $400,000 Golden Pendant (1400m) for fillies and mares.
The Colin Stephen Quality is a staying event raced over 2400m. A quality handicap for three-year-olds and up, it offers $250,000 in stakes. There are a number of earlier races held at the carnival that Colin Stephen Quality contenders may have previously run in including the Group 3 Newcastle Gold Cup (2300m) or the Group 3 Kingston Town Stakes (2000m) run at Randwick.
The Colin Stephen Quality is the ideal lead-up race to the prestigious Group 1 The Metropolitan (2400m) held the following weekend at Royal Randwick with the winner exempt from both ballot and penalty for the event on Epsom Handicap Day.
No horse since Railings (2005) has completed the Colin Stephen Quality – The Metropolitan Handicap double.
The latest edition of the Colin Stephen Quality 2025 ran on Saturday September 27, 2025 as part of Sydney’s popular Golden Rose Day program with the Ciaron Maher trained winning mare Piggyback ($6) now exempt from The Metroplitan ballot.
| Colin Stephen Quality | |
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| Date: | Saturday September 27, 2025 |
| Track: | Rosehill Gardens Racecourse |
| Distance: | 2400m |
| Conditions: | 3YO & Up – Quality Handicap |
| Status: | Group 3 |
| Prize Money: | $250,000 |
| Inaugurated: | 1870 |
2025 Colin Stephen Quality Betting
Stay tuned for the top Colin Stephen Quality 2025 betting odds and Group 3 market links to Ladbrokes.com.au made available here at Races.com.au the week of the race.
Stayers trained by Gai Waterhouse often dominate the Colin Stephen Quality betting markets as she has claimed the race 10 times most recently with Grove Ferry in 2022.
Julienas ($2.60 in 2013) and Entente ($4.60 in 2021) are the latest favourites in Colin Stephen Quality betting to salute for the punters.
2025 Colin Stephen Quality Form
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2025 Colin Stephen Quality Tips
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- To Win: No. 7 Juja Kibo ($2.40 at time of publish) – BET NOW
JUJA KIBO (8) from the Ciaron Maher yard looks a hard to beat favourite in the first Group race on Golden Rose Day. It’s a small nine-horse field of spring stayers and this Irish bred Belardo gelding looks right up to the challenge of a rise in grade after saluting at this track and trip a fortnight back. With a hefty 59.5kg on his back he was enormous putting nearly two lengths on his closest rival in a BM78 off a confident on-speed performance and will be flying back to just 55.5kg this weekend. Rosehill is his pet track and he’s two-from-two here ahead of Saturday. Lightly raced, this is his 10th start and he oozes upside. Needs to prove he’s a Group horse and I expect him to do just that ahead of a tougher spring assignment in something like the Group 1 The Metropolitan.
2025 Colin Stephen Quality Field
The Colin Stephen Quality 2025 field of final acceptances and barrier draw are released by Racing NSW on the Wednesday leading up to Golden Rose Day and traditionally feature The Metroplitan-bound stayers.
The 2025 Colin Stephen Quality final field features nine spring stayers led in betting by the in-form Ciaron Maher trained Juja Kibo coming off a good win at the track and trip carrying more weight.
| No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Probable Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating |
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| 1 | 00x80x48x4 | CLEVELAND (IRE) | Kris Lees | Ethan Brown | 5 | 58kg | Â | Â | 99 |
| 2 | x111140x07 | OUR ANCHORAGE (IRE) | Bjorn Baker | Joshua Parr | 2 | 58kg | Â | Â | 99 |
| 3 | 241120×465 | TAJANIS (IRE) | Chris Waller | Kerrin McEvoy | 9 | 55.5kg | Â | Â | 91 |
| 4 | 533×476123 | GOOD BANTER (NZ) | John O’Shea & Tom Charlton | Zac Lloyd | 6 | 55.5kg | Â | Â | 88 |
| 5 | 41235×0005 | TARAMANSOUR (IRE) | Phillip Stokes | Tyler Schiller | 7 | 55.5kg | Â | Â | 88 |
| 6 | x21642x705 | SUN ’N’ SAND | Barbara Joseph, Paul & Matt Jones | Ms Alysha Collett | 4 | 55.5kg |  |  | 87 |
| 7 | 1x6x231161 | JUJA KIBO (IRE) | Ciaron Maher | Andrew Adkins (late alt) | 8 | 55.5kg |  |  | 82 |
| 8 | 56×1334341 | PIGGYBACK | Ciaron Maher | Tim Clark | 1 | 55.5kg | Â | Â | 80 |
| 9 | 4064800×77 | TRUST IN YOU (NZ) | Bruce Wallace & Grant Cooksley | Regan Bayliss | 3 | 55.5kg | Â | Â | 91 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2025 Colin Stephen Quality Nominations
Early nominations on the Colin Stephen Quality in 2025 are taken the Monday of race week.
2025 Colin Stephen Quality nominations extended until 11:00AM (AEST) – 23/09/2025
| Â | Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Hcp Rating |
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| 1 | 90x404x882 | ADELAIDE RIVER (IRE) | G | 6 | Kris Lees | Â |
| 2 | 33x742x821 | CHANGINGOFTHEGUARD (IRE) | G | 7 | Kris Lees | 106 |
| 3 | 00x80x48x4 | CLEVELAND (IRE) | G | 8 | Kris Lees | 99 |
| 4 | 533×476123 | GOOD BANTER (NZ) | M | 5 | John O’Shea & Tom Charlton | 88 |
| 5 | 1x6x231161 | JUJA KIBO (IRE) | G | 5 | Ciaron Maher | 82 |
| 6 | 56x51x171 | NKOSI | G | 4 | Bjorn Baker | 78 |
| 7 | x111140x07 | OUR ANCHORAGE (IRE) | G | 7 | Bjorn Baker | 99 |
| 8 | 56×1334341 | PIGGYBACK | M | 5 | Ciaron Maher | 80 |
| 9 | 6360405×44 | STRATHTAY (NZ) | G | 6 | Chris Waller | 87 |
| 10 | x21642x705 | SUN ’N’ SAND | M | 4 | Barbara Joseph, Paul & Matt Jones | 87 |
| 11 | 241120×465 | TAJANIS (IRE) | G | 6 | Chris Waller | 91 |
| 12 | 41235×0005 | TARAMANSOUR (IRE) | G | 9 | Phillip Stokes | 88 |
| 13 | 4064800×77 | TRUST IN YOU (NZ) | G | 7 | Bruce Wallace & Grant Cooksley | Â |
| 14 | 8220×00564 | WYCLIF (GB) | G | 9 | Ciaron Maher | 95 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
Colin Stephen Quality History
The Colin Stephen Quality is a time-honoured Sydney feature having first been run and won back in 1870 when it was inaugurated as the Spring Stakes.
The race has held its current Group 3 status since 1987.
A host of turf greats have claimed Colin Stephen Quality victory throughout history including Carbine (1890), Wakeful (1902), Poseidon (1907), triple champion Poitrel (1918-20), Phar Lap (1930-31), Peter Pan (1935), Flight (1944), Hydrogen (1953), and Gunsynd (1972).
Recent Colin Stephen Quality Winners
| Year | Winner | Trainer/s | Jockey | Weight | Time |
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| 2025 | Piggyback | Ciaron Maher | Tim Clark | 55.5 kgs | 2:28.98 |
| 2024 | First Light | Chris Waller | Tommy Berry | 54 kgs | 2:29.22 |
| 2023 | Athabascan | John O’Shea | Tom Sherry | 55 kgs | 2:29.13 |
| 2022 | Grove Ferry | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Tim Clark | 55 kgs | 2:29.34 |
| 2021 | Entente | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Tim Clark | 56.5 kgs | 2:27.36 |
| 2020 | Attorney | Matthew Smith | Jason Collett | 54 kgs | 2:29.90 |
| 2019 | Stampede | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Adam Hyeronimus | 59 kgs | 2:29.87 |
| 2018 | Miss Admiration | Mick Price | Jay Ford | 53 kgs | 2:29.55 |
| 2017 | Auvray | Richard Freedman | Glyn Schofield | 57 kgs | 2:30.35 |
| 2016 | Allergic | John O’Shea | James McDonald | 58 kgs | 2:30.88 |
| 2015 | Amelie’s Star | Peter Moody | Joshua Parr | 56.5 kgs | 2:30.84 |
| 2014 | Deane Martin | Bruce Wallace | Brenton Avdulla | 55 kgs | 2:29.51 |
| 2013 | Julienas | Gai Waterhouse | Nash Rawiller | 59 kgs | 2:30.56 |
| 2012 | Kelinni | Chris Waller | Glyn Schofield | 55.5 kgs | 2:30.48 |
| 2011 | Lamasery | David Vandyke | Brenton Avdulla | 57 kgs | 2:29.93 |
| 2010 | No Wine No Song | Kevin Moses | Jim Cassidy | 58 kgs | 2:30.45 |
| 2009 | Mr Clangtastic | Marc Conners | Craig Agnew | 57 kgs | 2:29.85 |
| 2008 | Get Up Jude | Diane Poidevin Laine | Blake Shinn | 53 kgs | 2:31.15 |
| 2007 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2006 | Exinite | Kris Lees | Larry Cassidy | 52.5 kgs | 2:28.80 |
| 2005 | Railings | John Hawkes | Darren Beadman | 55.5 kgs | 2:32.55 |
| 2004 | Don Raphael | Kerry Parker | Glen Boss | 56.5 kgs | 2:29.83 |
| 2003 | Outlaws | John Hawkes | Darren Beadman | 53.5 kgs | 2:29.17 |
| 2002 | Red Trinket | Gai Waterhouse | Chris Munce | 54 kgs | 2:30.52 |
| 2001 | Dress Circle | Gai Waterhouse | Lenny Beasley | 52 kgs | 2:14.92 |
| 2000 | Coco Cobanna | Gai Waterhouse | Chris Munce | 55.5 kgs | 2:31.41 |
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