Tancred Stakes

The $1.5 million Tancred Stakes is a weight-for-age Group 1 run over 2400m at Rosehill Gardens in March over the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival formerly known as The BMW.

2023 Tancred Stakes Results

  • 1st: #5 Arapaho
  • 2nd: #14 Montefilia
  • 3rd: #10 King Frankel



The HE Tancred Stakes – formerly The BMW –  is one of Australia’s richest weight-for-age events that is run as part of the esteemed Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival. Taking place the week before “The Championships” at Royal Randwick Racecourse traditionally run over the first two Saturdays in April, The BMW is one of two Group 1 races held on the day*. The other Group 1 event is the Vinery Stud Stakes (2000m) for three-year-old fillies.

*Note: The 2022 Tancred Stakes ran at Newcastle Racecourse the Monday after Rosehill’s abandoned Tancred Stakes Day meeting. 

The HE Tancred Stakes is a staying event run over a distance of 2400m and is worth $1.5 million in prize money. Runners in the race may have previously contested other Melbourne & Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival events including the Group 1 Ranvet Stakes (2000m) in March at the same track, which has been a good guide to the race formerly known as The BMW in recent years offering the winner a Tancred Stakes ballot exemption.

Horses to take out the Ranvet Stakes – Tancred Stakes double include Avilius (2019), Silent Achiever (2014), Manighar (2012), Tuesday Joy (2008), Eremein (2006) and Tie The Knot (2000). The Tancred Stakes attracts the finest competitors locally, interstate and from overseas as well with New Zealand raiders often having a strong presence in the race.

Another possible lead-up into the HE Tancred Stakes field is held at Flemington in Melbourne – the Group 1 Australian Cup (2000m). That double was recently achieved by Preferment (2016) who won the first leg on protest over Awesome Rock, while in 2017 The BMW winner Jameka backed-up from a second in the Australian Cup and Almandin improved on a fourth in the Australian Cup to win the 2018 Tancred Stakes.

In 2022 Edward Cummings’ outstanding mare Duais became the latest runner to complete the Australian Cup – Tancred Stakes double.

Quality horses who perform well in the Tancred Stakes often continue on to compete in some of the high status races held later in the year in spring both at the Sydney and Melbourne Spring Racing Carnivals.

Caulfield and Melbourne Cup runs can be on the agenda for the highest echelon stayers. Many elite gallopers have claimed victory in this race including Sir Dragonet (2021), Verry Elleegant (2020), Makybe Diva (2005), Ethereal (2002), Tie The Knot (1999 & 2000), Might And Power (1998), Octagonal (1996 & 1997) and Our Poetic Prince (1989).

The Tancred Stakes winner is exempt from ballot for the upcoming Queen Elizabeth Stakes and Sydney Cup.

In 2023 the Tancred Stakes ran on Saturday March 25th, 2023 and was won by Bjorn Baker’s last start Canberra Cup winner Arapaho ($14) at double figures. 

HE Tancred Stakes 2023
Date: Saturday March 25th, 2023
Track: Rosehill Racecourse
Distance: 2400m
Conditions: Weight-for-age
Status: Group 1
Prize Money: $1,500,000
Inaugurated: 1963

2023 Tancred Stakes Results

  • 1st: #5 Arapaho ($14)
  • 2nd: #14 Montefilia
  • 3rd: #10 King Frankel

Bjorn Baker’s in-form French import Arapaho ($14) showed true grit up in grade off a Canberra Cup win to narrowly defeat the beaten favourite Montefilia in the Tancred Stakes 2023 results at Rosehill.

Finish No. Horse Trainer Jockey Margin Bar. Weight Penalty Starting Price
1 5 ARAPAHO (FR) Bjorn Baker Ms Rachel King 3 59kg $14
2 14 MONTEFILIA David Payne Dylan Gibbons (a) 0.32L 8 57kg $4F
3 10 KING FRANKEL (IRE) Mark Newnham Tyler Schiller (a) 1.02L 7 59kg $16
4 3 VOW AND DECLARE Danny O’Brien Nash Rawiller 1.1L 13 59kg $7
5 9 CLEVELAND (IRE) Joseph O’Brien Kerrin McEvoy 2.09L 10 59kg $8
6 2 KNIGHTS ORDER (IRE) Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Tim Clark 2.53L 5 59kg $8.50
7 1 GOLD TRIP (FR) Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Mark Zahra 3.27L 11 59kg $5
8 4 STOCKMAN (NZ) Joseph Pride Sam Clipperton 5.84L 6 59kg $21
9 8 SIR LUCAN (IRE) Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Regan Bayliss 6.08L 9 59kg $17
10 6 EXPLOSIVE JACK (NZ) Ciaron Maher & David Eustace John Allen 8.3L 12 59kg $18
11 7 SELINO (GB) Chris Waller Tom Marquand 16.07L 4 59kg $101
12 11 SARACEN KNIGHT (IRE) Danny O’Brien Chad Schofield 20.08L 1 59kg $91
13 15e TAPPY’S LAD (NZ) Kerry Taplin Joshua Parr 29.31L 2 59kg $101
12 ALEGRON James Cummings Brenton Avdulla 0
13 BENAUD John O’Shea Brett Prebble 0

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2023 Tancred Stakes Odds

The latest 2023 Tancred Stakes betting odds complete with market links to Ladbrokes.com.au will be provided below.

There was a notable upset in 2023 with Arapaho winning at Tancred Stakes odds of $14.

CLICK HERE FOR THE LATEST 2023 TANCRED STAKES ODDS (Final Field)

2023 Tancred Stakes Tips

The Races.com.au team’s insider Tancred Stakes betting tips will be available below the week of the race.

  • To Win: #14 Montefilia ($5.50 at time of publish) 

Happy to stick with the narrow David Payne-trained favourite Montefilia to return to winning form third-up off her eye-catching second behind tearaway winner Dubai Honour in the Group 1 Ranvet Stakes (2000m) here last weekend. She presents fit third-up on the quick back-up getting out over the mile and a half now for the first time since her excellent fourth when only a length beaten in the Caulfield Cup last October. She was found out over the two miles in the Melbourne Cup, but this is easier and her Rosehill strike-rate is good (5:2-1-1). It’s been a while between drinks with the now five-year-old daughter of Kermadec chasing her first win since last year’s Ranvet Stakes. She is going in the right direction however and looks to be hitting peak form for this.

2023 Tancred Stakes Form Guide

A comprehensive Tancred Stakes Form Guide Analysis & Betting Preview will be available the week of the race – check it out by following the link!

CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL 2023 TANCRED STAKES FORM GUIDE

2023 Tancred Stakes Betting

The Tancred Stakes is one of the most popular betting races during the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival because favourites have an excellent record in the Group 1 event.

The race previously run and won as the Tancred Stakes generally draws some of the best horses Australia and the honour roll for the Group 1 event includes equine superstars Hyperno (1978), Kingston Town (1980), Bonecrusher (1986), Octagonal (1996 and 1997), Might And Power (1998), Tie The Knot (1999 and 2000), Makybe Diva (2005) and Tuesday Joy (2008) – all of whom won the race at short odds in an excellent result for punters.

The latest favourites to salute for the punters in Tancred Stakes betting are the Chris Waller-trained mare Verry Elleegant ($2.15 in 2020), Cox Plate hero Sir Dragonet ($5.50 in 2021) and that year’s Australian Cup winning mare Duais ($2.40 in 2022).

2023 Tancred Stakes Field

The 2023 Tancred Stakes field is released Racing NSW on the Wednesday before the race and generally attracts weight-for-age horses out of either Melbourne’s Australian Cup or Sydney’s Ranvet Stakes.

The Tancred Stakes 2023 final field features a quality line-up of staying types including Montefilia coming off a Ranvet Stakes second at the track last weekend and the Ciaron Maher & David Eustace-trained Melbourne Cup hero from the spring Gold Trip who ran fifth in the same lead-up.

Click here to read more on the key runners in the 2023 Tancred Stakes field and betting markets.

Scratchings Update: #12 Alegron (12) has been scratched in favour of an easier run in the Listed Roy Higgins (2600m) over further at Flemington on the same day. #13 Benaud (4) has been withdrawn and instead runs earlier on the card in the Group 3 Neville Sellwood Stakes (2000m).

No Last 10 Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight Probable Weight Penalty Hcp Rating
1 x335291x25 GOLD TRIP (FR) Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Mark Zahra 13 59kg 117
2 1x13439x86 KNIGHTS ORDER (IRE) Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Tim Clark 6 59kg 110
3 x535601x22 VOW AND DECLARE Danny O’Brien Nash Rawiller 15 59kg 108
4 644188×005 STOCKMAN (NZ) Joseph Pride Sam Clipperton 7 59kg 107
5 123820×771 ARAPAHO (FR) Bjorn Baker Ms Rachel King 3 59kg 106
6 3x9500x772 EXPLOSIVE JACK (NZ) Ciaron Maher & David Eustace John Allen 14 59kg 103
7 1x08408x00 SELINO (GB) Chris Waller Tom Marquand 5 59kg 102
8 81x2480x13 SIR LUCAN (IRE) Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Regan Bayliss 10 59kg 102
9 551x51226x CLEVELAND (IRE) Joseph O’Brien Kerrin McEvoy 11 59kg 100
10 06x1311x14 KING FRANKEL (IRE) Mark Newnham Tyler Schiller (a) 8 59kg 100
11 41932311×6 SARACEN KNIGHT (IRE) Danny O’Brien Chad Schofield 1 59kg 100
12 314x7106x7 ALEGRON James Cummings Brenton Avdulla 12 58.5kg 104
13 2x64260x99 BENAUD John O’Shea Brett Prebble 4 58.5kg 100
14 18x4340x52 MONTEFILIA David Payne Dylan Gibbons (a) 9 57kg 114
15e 7125304511 TAPPY’S LAD (NZ) Kerry Taplin Joshua Parr 2 59kg 80

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2023 Tancred Stakes Nominations

The 2023 Tancred Stakes nominations are announced on the Monday before the race and can feature around 20 or more early weight-for-age hopefuls.

The 2023 Tancred Stakes nominations will be available below as soon as released on March 20, 2023.

The Tancred Stakes 2023 nominations attracted 24 autumn stayers led in all-in betting by Montefilia and Gold Trip who ran second and fifth respectively in last weekend’s Group 1 Ranvet Stakes (2000m).

Last 10 Horse Sex Age Trainer Hcp Rating
1 314x7106x7 ALEGRON G 4 James Cummings 104
2 123820×771 ARAPAHO (FR) G 6 Bjorn Baker 106
3 x36x403x2x BARON SAMEDI (GB) G 6 Joseph O’Brien 108
4 2x64260x99 BENAUD G 4 John O’Shea 100
5 551x51226x CLEVELAND (IRE) H 5 Joseph O’Brien 100
6 7233x3x907 EL BODEGON (IRE) H 4 Chris Waller 111
7 3x9500x772 EXPLOSIVE JACK (NZ) G 5 Ciaron Maher & David Eustace 103
8 54x451214x GEAR UP (IRE) H 5 Annabel Neasham 104
9 x335291x25 GOLD TRIP (FR) H 6 Ciaron Maher & David Eustace 117
10 06x1311x14 KING FRANKEL (IRE) G 5 Mark Newnham 100
11 1x13439x86 KNIGHTS ORDER (IRE) G 8 Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott 110
12 7x2115x0x0 MAGICAL LAGOON (IRE) M 4 Chris Waller 104
13 18x4340x52 MONTEFILIA M 5 David Payne 114
14 211x2250x4 NUMERIAN (IRE) G 7 Annabel Neasham 110
15 54x41102x1 PROTAGONIST (FR) G 6 William Haggas 105
16 5x81x1215x RAISE YOU (IRE) G 7 Joseph O’Brien 106
17 41932311×6 SARACEN KNIGHT (IRE) G 8 Danny O’Brien 100
18 1x08408x00 SELINO (GB) G 7 Chris Waller 102
19 81x2480x13 SIR LUCAN (IRE) G 5 Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott 102
20 51141x1x68 SOULCOMBE (GB) G 4 Chris Waller 101
21 644188×005 STOCKMAN (NZ) G 6 Joseph Pride 107
22 7125304511 TAPPY’S LAD (NZ) G 5 Kerry Taplin 80
23 46x31x47x TEMPLE OF ARTEMIS (IRE) H 4 Joseph O’Brien 74
24 x535601x22 VOW AND DECLARE G 7 Danny O’Brien 108

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

HE Tancred Stakes History

First run in 1963, the inaugural HE Tancred Stakes race was won by Maidenhead. The event was originally a principal race run over 12 furlongs. For one year in 1964 the race was held over 10 furlongs, before reverting back to 12 furlongs the following year. In 1973 the distance was converted to 2400m and then in 1980 the BMW Stakes reached Group 1 status. This event has been known under a number of different names.

It is officially registered as the H E Tancred Stakes, In honour of the Sydney Turf Club’s former Chairman Henry Eugene Tancred, but was best known as The BMW from 2002 – 2017 due to sponsorship.

In 2022 the Tancred 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.

The BMW Records
Time Record: 2:25.78 set by Grand Zulu in 2004
Most Successful Jockey: R.S. Dye won five times with Dr. Grace (1991), Stony Bay (1995), Octagonal (1997) and Tie The Knot (1999 & 2000).
Multiple Winners: Tie The Knot (1999 & 2000), Octagonal (1996 & 1997).

Recent Tancred Stakes / The BMW Winners

The BMW Stakes winners and The BMW results dating back to 2000 are listed in the table below on the race now known as the HE Tancred Stakes.

Year Place Horse Time
2023
Tancred Stakes
1st Arapaho 2 minutes 29.86 seconds
2nd Montefilia
3rd King Frankel
2022
Tancred Stakes
1st Duais 2 minutes 35.05 seconds
2nd Stockman
3rd The Chosen One
2021
Tancred Stakes
1st Sir Dragonet 2 minutes 28.78 seconds
2nd She’s Ideel
3rd Miami Bound
2020
Tancred Stakes
1st Verry Elleegant 2 minutes 31.25 seconds
2nd Mustajeer
3rd Avilius
2019
Tancred Stakes
1st Avilius 2 minutes 37.14 seconds
2nd Big Duke
3rd Rondinella
2018
Tancred Stakes
1st Almandin 2 minutes 30.11 seconds
2nd Ambitious
3rd Who Shot Thebarman
2017
BMW Stakes
1st Jameka 2 minutes 35.65 seconds
2nd Humidor
3rd Exospheric
2016
BMW Stakes
1st Preferment 2 minutes 28.6 seconds
2nd WhoShotTheBarman
3rd Grand Marshal
2015
BMW Stakes
1st Hartnell 2 minutes 29.5 seconds
2nd To The World
3rd Beaten Up
2014
BMW Stakes
1st Silent Achiever 2 minutes 34.29 seconds
2nd It’s A Dundeel
3rd Fiorente
2013
BMW Stakes
1st Fiveandahalfstar 2 minutes 33.79 seconds
2nd Silent Achiever
3rd Sangster
2012
BMW Stakes
1st Manighar 2 minutes 28.3 seconds
2nd Americain
3rd Drunken Sailor
2011
BMW Stakes
1st Cedarberg 2 minutes 29.7 seconds
2nd Mourayan
3rd Linton
2010
BMW Stakes
1st Littorio 2 minutes 29.38 seconds
2nd Zavite
3rd No Wine No Song
2009
BMW Stakes
1st Fiumicino 2 minutes 34.2 seconds
2nd Thesio
3rd Viewed
2008
BMW Stakes
1st Tuesday Joy 2 minutes 35.8 seconds
2nd Princess Coup
3rd Sirmoine
2007
BMW Stakes
1st Blutigeroo 2 minutes 26.5 seconds
2nd Railings
3rd Gorky Park
2006
BMW Stakes
1st Eremein 2 minutes 27 seconds
2nd Railings
3rd Our Smoking Joe
2005
BMW Stakes
1st Makybe Diva 2 minutes 26.9 seconds
2nd Grand Armee
3rd Vouvray
2004
BMW Stakes
1st Grand Zulu 2 minutes 25.7 seconds
2nd Mummify
3rd Makybe Diva
2003
BMW Stakes
1st Freemason 2 minutes 26.8 seconds
2nd Northerly
3rd Republic Lass
2002
BMW Stakes
1st Ethereal 2 minutes 29.3 seconds
2nd Universal Prince
3rd Rain Gauge
2001
BMW Stakes
1st Curata Storm 2 minutes 27.7 seconds
2nd Kaapstad Way
3rd Giovana
2000
BMW Stakes
1st Tie The Knot 2 minutes 30.8 seconds
2nd Arena
3rd Showella

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