2026 The Galaxy Results

Stay tuned for the official 2026 The Galaxy results and finishing order at Rosehill on Saturday March 21, 2026.

• 1st: No.8 Marhoona ($12)
• 2nd: No. 6 Jedibeel
• 3rd: No. 2 Mazu

Winning Margin: 0.13 lengths

Winning Time: 1:04.39

A year to the day she won the Golden Slipper as a two-year-old, Michael Freedman’s tenacious Snitzel filly Marhoona ($12) lifted late off a tough run one the outside of the leader with jockey Kerrin McEvoy rating his ride to perfection in The Galaxy 2026 results. Just getting her neck through on the line, Marhoona edged out Jedibeel who stormed through the middle to snare second with Mazu third.

The Galaxy Tips

Stay tuned for our exclusive The Galaxy 2026 Tips on the million-dollar Sydney sprint this autumn.

Each Way: No. 5 Reserve Bank

The Galaxy is always one of the most explosive sprints of the Sydney Autumn Carnival, and this year’s edition looks tailor-made for RESERVE BANK (2), who shapes as the clear danger to the favourite and a terrific bet at each-way odds. Sitting at around $7.50 (at time of publish), the Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr-trained entire has the right profile, the right draw, and the right form to strike fresh in Saturday’s Group 1. The four-year-old son of Capitalist was a revelation last spring, stringing together a hat-trick of wins before capping his campaign with a brilliant Group 1 victory in The Goodwood in Adelaide. That performance stamped him as a genuine top-tier sprinter, and he looks to have returned in similar order ahead of his autumn assault. Reserve Bank tuned up with a sharp trial at Rosehill earlier this month, finishing second behind Briasa in a hit-out that suggested he’s forward enough to fire first-up. Importantly, he boasts a strong 1100m record — three starts for two wins and a placing — which is exactly the kind of specialist profile that wins a Galaxy. Barrier two is another big tick. From that draw he maps to settle in the perfect stalking position, close enough to strike but with the option to blend into the race when the pressure goes on. With his proven turn of foot and Group 1 credentials, he’s the type who can pounce late and blow the race open. The Galaxy often rewards horses with genuine class and a touch of toughness, and Reserve Bank brings both in spades. If he gets the breaks at the right time, he’s more than capable of adding another elite-level sprint to his résumé.

The Galaxy News

Flying Lightweight Grafterburners Heads 2026 The Galaxy Field & Betting

• The Galaxy Calls for Shock 2026 Challenge Stakes Winner Generosity
• 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 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.

Another upset The Galaxy result occurred in 2026 with the previous year’s Golden Slipper winning filly Marhoona getting up in a narrow upset at $12.

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.

The 2026 The Galaxy nominations attracted 25 short-distance specialists led in all-in betting by the resuming Team Hawkes-trained Briasa out to improve on his fourth in the race last year.

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

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.

Marhoona (2nd in 2026) was the last Challenge Stakes graduate to go on to win The Galaxy.

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 2026 final field features a capacity line-up of autumn sprinters including Chris Waller’s first-up Group 2 Challenge Stakes champ Generosity and the resuming Hawkes Racing-trained grey Briasa carrying the topweight from a wide gate.

Click here to read more on the key runners in the 2026 The Galaxy field and betting markets.

The Galaxy Barrier & Speedmap

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The Black Cloud Midfield

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Hedged Off Pace

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Reserve Bank invalid settling lengths

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Ostraka Off Pace

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Bridal Waltz Leader

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Mazu Leader

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Inkaruna invalid settling lengths

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Marhoona Pace

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Grafterburners invalid settling lengths

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Hidden Motive invalid settling lengths

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Enriched Off Pace

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Infancy Backmarker

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In Flight Midfield

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Briasa Midfield

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Jedibeel Midfield

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Generosity Off Midfield

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Beadman invalid settling lengths

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Catch The Glory invalid settling lengths

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) and the filly Marhoona (2026) are the latest three-year-old The Galaxy winners.

The Galaxy Records

The Galaxy Previous Race Winners