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The Kenwney Stakes is a Group 2 race for three-year-old fillies run at Flemington Racecourse in March on Newmarket Handicap Day each autumn.
Kewney Stakes News
The Group 2 A.V. Kewney Stakes is held at Flemington Racecourse in March as a part of Newmarket Handicap Day. As the premier three-years-old fillies’ mile event of the season, the Kewney Stakes takes place on the same day as the Group 1 Newmarket Handicap (1200m) which is contested by a field of the season’s best sprinters and the recently upgraded Group 1 All-Star Mile (1600m).
2026 Kewney Stakes Results
Stay tuned for the official 2026 Kewney Stakes results and finishing order at Flemington on Saturday March 7, 2026 and to see what fillies have a Group 1 autumn target in sight.
- 1st: No. 2 Sass Appeal ($2.35F)
- 2nd: No. 5 Pillow Fight
- 3rd: No. 1 Salty Pearl
Winning Margin: 2.75 lengths
Winning Time: 1:34.43
Danny O’Brien’s flying So You Think filly Sass Appeal ($2.35F) continued her outstanding winning streak saluting for the punters to make it four wins on the trot off a terrific on pace ride by birthday boy Jordan Childs in the 2026 Kewney Stakes results. The well backed favourite was quick out the gates showing great early tactical speed to settle into a prominent position before getting past the leader, Pillow Fight, 300m out before bolting clear and extending to win by 2.75 lengths.
| 2. Sass Appeal (8) J: Jordan Childs56kg 2111T: Danny O’brien | ||
| 5. Pillow Fight (3) J: Hugh Bowman56kg x6722T: Bjorn Baker | ||
| 1. Salty Pearl (6) J: Ben Allen56kg 41×32T: Ciaron Maher | ||
| 6. Exit (2) J: Craig Williams56kg 35×25T: Ciaron Maher | ||
| 9. Naraghi (5) J: Celine Gaudray56kg 53×21T: Liam Howley | ||
| 3. After Summer (1) J: Billy Egan56kg 7133xT: Dominic Sutton | ||
| 8. Seychelles (7) J: Zac Spain56kg 324×1T: Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman | ||
| 7. Lathlain (4) J: Daniel Stackhouse56kg 197×1T: Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young |
Worth $300,000 in prize money, the set weights event is raced over a 1400m distance. The ideal lead-up races to the Kewney Stakes include the Group 3 Vanity Stakes (1200m) and the Group 2 Angus Armanasco Stakes (1400m).
Zarita (2008) and Treasurethe Moment (2025) are the latest fillies to complete the Angus Armanasco Stakes – Kewney Stakes double.
The 2022 Kewney Stakes form was franked with the winner Barb Raider going on to run second in Adelaide’s Group 1 Australasian Oaks (2000m) and Brisbane’s Group 1 Queensland Oaks (2200m) that year.
In 2024 the Kewney Stakes winner Autumn Angel went on to win Sydney’s Group 1 Australian Oaks (2400m) at Randwick that April.
The 2025 Kewney Stakes winner Treasurethe Moment went on to win her next three starts at elite level completing that autumn’s Group 1 Vinery Stud Stakes / ATC Oaks double before a first-up Memsie Stakes win to kick off a stellar spring campaign that also included a Cox Plate third.
The Kewney Stakes 2026 ran on Saturday March 7, 2026 on Newmarket Handicap Day at Flemington as a potential Australian Oaks lead-up and saw the Danny O’Brien-trained So You Think filly Sass Appeal ($2.35F) make it four wins on the bounce saluting for the punters in a runaway effort.Â
| 2026 Kewney Stakes | |
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| Date: | Saturday March 7, 2026 |
| Track: | Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne |
| Distance: | 1600m |
| Race Type: | 3YO Fillies Set Weights |
| Status: | Group 2 |
| Prizemoney: | $300,000 |
2026 Kewney Stakes Betting
The autumn’s top Kewney Stakes 2026 betting odds will be open at Ladbrokes.com.au and also made available here at Races.com.au as soon as markets are released.
Rubisaki ($3 in 2020), Treasurethe Moment ($1.50 in 2025) and Sass Appeal ($2.35 in 2026) are the latest favourites in Kewney Stakes betting to salute.
2026 Kewney Stakes Form
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2026 Kewney Stakes Tips
Stay tuned for our insider Kewney Stakes 2026 Tips on the Newmarket Handicap Day Group 2 event this autumn.
To Win: No. 1 Salty Pearl
Plenty of winning hopes in the Kewney, but SALTY PEARL (7) is on top for mine. Hailing from the stables of master horseman Ciaron Maher, this talented and still progressive Tagaloa filly presents fit third-up and ready to return to winning form. She was excellent closing out her spring with a Group 2 Fillies Classic win at The Valley, and has come back in good order entering this clash off two excellent placings. Fresh she was only a length back third behind Space Rider when taking on the boys in the Group 3 Manfred before going one better last time out to cross second to the talented Sheza Alibi in the Group 2 Angus Armanasco. That is a race I love the form out of and she’ll also benefit coming back from 58.5kg to 56kg – very well suited to the set weights conditions. She’ll eat up the mile and if she handles her first trip to HQ, her and Benny Allen could be very hard to deny.
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1. Salty Pearl (6)
J: Ben Allen56kg
41×32T: Ciaron Maher
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2026 Kewney Stakes Field
The Kewney Stakes field attracts a nice line-up of quality Group performed three-year-old fillies coming out of earlier autumn lead-ups run under similar conditions including the Angus Armanasco Stakes on Blue Diamond Stakes Day.
Fillies may even drop down in grade off a Group 1 start in a race like the Oakleigh Plate (1100m) as they rise in distance.
The official 2026 Kewney Stakes field and barriers are released on the Wednesday of race week and will be published in full below.
The Kewney Stakes 2026 final field features a diminutive but exciting line-up of fillies including the Danny O’Brien-trained Sass Appeal chasing her fourth win on the trot and the consistent Ciaron Maher-trained Salty Pearl racing fit third-up off a Group 2 Angus Armanasco Stakes second at her latest.
| No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Probable Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 31x3341x32 | SALTY PEARL | Ciaron Maher | Ben Allen | 7 | 56kg | Â | Â | 86 |
| 2 | 2111 | SASS APPEAL | Danny O’Brien | Jordan Childs | 9 | 56kg | Â | Â | 80 |
| 3 | 47133x | AFTER SUMMER | Dominic Sutton | Billy Egan | 1 | 56kg | Â | Â | 80 |
| 4 | 76×233113 | MYSTERY ’N’ DRAMA | Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman | Luke Cartwright (a) | 2 | 56kg |  |  | 72 |
| 5 | 157×6722 | PILLOW FIGHT | Bjorn Baker | Hugh Bowman | 4 | 56kg | 56.5kg | Â | 70 |
| 6 | 9x135x25 | EXIT | Ciaron Maher | Craig Williams | 3 | 56kg | Â | Â | 66 |
| 7 | 197×1 | LATHLAIN | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | Daniel Stackhouse | 5 | 56kg | Â | Â | 68 |
| 8 | 324×1 | SEYCHELLES (NZ) | Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman | Zac Spain | 8 | 56kg | Â | Â | 63 |
| 9 | 0353×21 | NARAGHI (NZ) | Liam Howley | Ms Celine Gaudray | 6 | 56kg | Â | Â | 62 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2026 Kewney Stakes Nominations
The Kewney Stakes nominations are announced on the Monday prior to the race, giving punters plenty of time to begin their form study and develop an understanding of the way the race will be run.
The official 2026 Kewney Stakes Nominations will be published below on the Monday leading up to Newmarket Handicap Day at headquarters.
2026 Kewney Stakes nominations extended until 10:00am (AEDT) – 03/03/2026
| Â | Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Hcp Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 47133x | AFTER SUMMER | F | 3 | Dominic Sutton | 80 |
| 2 | 9x135x25 | EXIT | F | 3 | Ciaron Maher | 66 |
| 3 | 197×1 | LATHLAIN | F | 3 | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | 68 |
| 4 | 421x97x08 | MORGANA | F | 3 | Patrick F Ryan Jnr | 62 |
| 5 | 76×233113 | MYSTERY ’N’ DRAMA | F | 3 | Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman | 72 |
| 6 | 0353×21 | NARAGHI (NZ) | F | 3 | Liam Howley | 62 |
| 7 | 157×6722 | PILLOW FIGHT | F | 3 | Bjorn Baker | 70 |
| 8 | 5212 | RUSSIAN DUCHESS | F | 3 | Ciaron Maher | 62 |
| 9 | 31x3341x32 | SALTY PEARL | F | 3 | Ciaron Maher | 86 |
| 10 | 2111 | SASS APPEAL | F | 3 | Danny O’Brien | 80 |
| 11 | 324×1 | SEYCHELLES (NZ) | F | 3 | Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman | 63 |
| 12 | 2112x311x1 | SHEZA ALIBI | F | 3 | Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman | 98 |
| 13 | 17x04817x4 | SPICY LU | F | 3 | Nick Olive | 82 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
Kewney Stakes History
First won by Great Field in 1952, the A.V. Kewney Stakes has featured several superb fillies including 1999 winner Sunline from New Zealand. Sunline was the highest earning female racehorse of her time amassing over $11 million in prize money.
The Kewney Stakes was traditionally run over 2000m before being cut to a mile (1600m) from 1985 – 2009 and then the current 1400m distance from 2010 onwards. After kicking off as a Principle Race, the event gained Group 2 status in 1979 and took place at Caulfield Racecourse for one year in 2007 as Flemington underwent an upgrade.
Notable recent Kewney Stakes winners include Solicit (2014), I Am A Star (2017), subsequent Group 1 ATC Oaks winner Autumn Angel (2024), and the reigning VRC Oaks champion filly Treasurethe Moment (2025).
Treasurethe Moment (2025) was the last filly to complete the Kewney Stakes / Australian Oaks double.
See below for the Kewney Stakes winners and placegetters dating back to 2000 below.
Kewney Stakes Winners
| Year | Place | Horse | Time |
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| 2026 Kewney Stakes |
1st | Sass Appeal | 1 minute 34.43 seconds |
| 2nd | Pillow Fight | ||
| 3rd | Salty Pearl | ||
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| 2025 Kewney Stakes |
1st | Treasurethe Moment | 1 minute 34.75 seconds |
| 2nd | Too Darn Lizzie | ||
| 3rd | Sneaky Sunrise | ||
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| 2024 Kewney Stakes |
1st | Autumn Angel | 1 minute 37.08 seconds |
| 2nd | Basilinna | ||
| 3rd | Mollynickers | ||
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| 2023 Kewney Stakes |
1st | Revolutionary Miss | 1 minute 37.29 seconds |
| 2nd | Papillon Club | ||
| 3rd | Nunthorpe | ||
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| 2022 Kewney Stakes |
1st | Barb Raider | 1 minute 37.32 seconds |
| 2nd | Argentia | ||
| 3rd | Mokulua | ||
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| 2021 Kewney Stakes |
1st | Starelle | 1 minute 35.04 seconds |
| 2nd | Chica Fuerte | ||
| 3rd | Personal | ||
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| 2020 Kewney Stakes |
1st | Rubisaki | 1 minute 22.91 seconds |
| 2nd | Pretty Brazen | ||
| 3rd | Fascino | ||
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| 2019 Kewney Stakes |
1st | Spanish Whisper | 1 minute 22.04 seconds |
| 2nd | Victory Kingdom | ||
| 3rd | Angelic Ruler | ||
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| 2018 Kewney Stakes |
1st | Bella Martini | 1 minute 22.37 seconds |
| 2nd | Shokora | ||
| 3rd | Palazzo Vecchio | ||
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| 2017 Kewney Stakes |
1st | I Am A Star | 1 minute 22.48 seconds |
| 2nd | Ellicazoom | ||
| 3rd | Kenedna | ||
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| 2016 Kewney Stakes |
1st | Badawiya | 1 minute 22.9 seconds |
| 2nd | Don’t Doubt Mamma | ||
| 3rd | Egypt | ||
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| 2015 Kewney Stakes |
1st | Wawail | 1 minute 23.2 seconds |
| 2nd | Sabatini | ||
| 3rd | Vezalay | ||
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| 2014 Kewney Stakes |
1st | Solicit | 1 minute 22.6 seconds |
| 2nd | Marianne | ||
| 3rd | Suavito | ||
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| 2013 Kewney Stakes |
1st | Flying Snitzel | 1 minute 22.9 seconds |
| 2nd | Norzita | ||
| 3rd | Red Fez | ||
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| 2012 Kewney Stakes |
1st | Empress Rock | 1 minute 22.5 seconds |
| 2nd | Assertive Eagle | ||
| 3rd | Bliss Street | ||
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| 2011 Kewney Stakes |
1st | Do Ra Mi | 1 minute 22.2 seconds |
| 2nd | Brazilian Pulse | ||
| 3rd | Divorces | ||
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| 2010 Kewney Stakes |
1st | Faint Perfume | 1 minute 23.3 seconds |
| 2nd | Response | ||
| 3rd | No Evidence Needed | ||
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| 2009 Kewney Stakes |
1st | Gallica | 1 minute 36.3 seconds |
| 2nd | Gold Water | ||
| 3rd | Lamarr | ||
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| 2008 Kewney Stakes |
1st | Zarita | 1 minute 36.7 seconds |
| 2nd | Absolut Glam | ||
| 3rd | Bashful Girl | ||
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| 2007 Kewney Stakes |
1st | Anamato | 1 minute 35.2 seconds |
| 2nd | Catechuchu | ||
| 3rd | Flame Of Sydney | ||
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| 2006 Kewney Stakes |
1st | Doubting | 1 minute 37.8 seconds |
| 2nd | Serenade Rose | ||
| 3rd | Empress Lily | ||
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| 2005 Kewney Stakes |
1st | Ballet Society | 1 minute 35.1 seconds |
| 2nd | Kylikwong | ||
| 3rd | Astrodame | ||
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| 2004 Kewney Stakes |
1st | Special Harmony | 1 minute 35.5 seconds |
| 2nd | Country Lodge | ||
| 3rd | Sky Cuddle | ||
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| 2003 Kewney Stakes |
1st | Lashed | 1 minute 36.2 seconds |
| 2nd | Umaris | ||
| 3rd | Tarcoola Diamond | ||
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| 2002 Kewney Stakes |
1st | Elegant Fashion | 1 minute 34.9 seconds |
| 2nd | Bridal Hill | ||
| 3rd | Gold Lottey | ||
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| 2001 Kewney Stakes |
1st | Ponton Flyer | 1 minute 35.2 seconds |
| 2nd | St Therese | ||
| 3rd | Flying Spice | ||
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| 2000 Kewney Stakes |
1st | Umaline | 1 minute 34.1 seconds |
| 2nd | Grand Echezeaux | ||
| 3rd | Brulant | ||
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