The Arrowfield 3YO Sprint – formerly known as the Royal Sovereign Stakes – is a Group 2 sprint race for three-year-old short-distance specialists. Currently held at Sydney’s Royal Randwick Racecourse, having previously had a stint at Warwick Farm Racecourse, in April each year the 1200m race is run under set weights conditions.

2025 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint Results

• 1st: #3 Enriched ($4.60)
• 2nd: #5 Imperial Force
• 3rd: #2 Public Attention

Michael Freedman’s in-form I Am Invincible colt Enriched ($4.60) capitalised on the scratching of Autumn Glow to post a narrow victory in the 2025 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint results. Tommy Berry had the improving youngster settled in a lovely on speed position before cruising up on the outside of the front running Imperial Force 300m out before hitting the lead, despite laying in slightly, to win by a neck on the line.

Worth $1 million in prize money the Arrowfield 3YO Sprint is a key feature for this age of runners each Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival.

The race takes place on the second Saturday of April on Day 2 of Sydney’s ‘The Championships. The meeting is headlined by four Group 1 races: the $5 million Queen Elizabeth Stakes, the Australian Oaks, the Queen Of The Turf Stakes, and the coveted Sydney Cup run over the same two-mile distance as the Melbourne Cup.

The 2022 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint form was franked with the winner Mazu going on to take out the Group 1 Doomben 10,000 in Brisbane that winter before returning in the spring to run third in the then $15 million The Everest results and finish second in the $3 million Winners Stakes.

The Arrowfield Sprint third placegetter from 2022, In The Congo, further franked the form with seconds in the Doomben 10,000 and Kingsford-Smith Cup that winter and a victory in Perth’s Group 1 Winterbottom Stakes (1200m) later in the year.

The 2023 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint form was franked with the third placed filly Lady Laguna going on to perform strongly in a host of subsequent events including her $1 million Magic Millions Fillies & Mares win at the Gold Coast in January of 2024.

The $1 million Arrowfield 3YO Sprint 2025 ran on Saturday April 12, 2025 at Royal Randwick on Day 2 of The Championships and was won in a narrow upset by the Michael Freedman trained colt Enriched ($4.60). 

2025 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint Finishing Order

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2025 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint Betting

The updated Arrowfield 3YO Sprint 2025 betting odds across the autumn leading up to The Championships in April will be available at Ladbrokes.com.au and also provided here at Races.com.au for punters.

Aft Cabin ($2.50 in 2023) was the last Arrowfield 3YO Sprint favourite to win.

2025 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint Form

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2025 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint Tips

Stay tuned for our exclusive Arrowfield 3YO Sprint 2025 Tips on the million-dollar autumn showdown this April.

• To Win: #6 Big Swinger ($4.20 at time of publish) – BET NOW

With Autumn Glow scratched, the value in the Arrowfield opens up and Big Swinger is a strong contender up in grade. The market mover is getting support now to go back-to-back following the Charlotte Littlefield trained Trapeze Artist gelding’s lead-up victory fresh at Pakenham in a Benchmark 64 by a runaway three lengths with 61.5kg. That was a huge margin and massive weight, and he’ll appreciate the drop back to 56.5kg here in a small field. Obviously a notable class rise, but he is undefeated with three wins at 1200m and is on the improve. Deserves a shot at this and can dominate proving his potential.

2025 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint Field

The Royal Sovereign Stakes – now known as the 2025 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint field will be published below on the Tuesday of race week as soon as released by Racing NSW.

The Arrowfield 3YO Sprint 2025 final field features just eight hopefuls including Chris Waller’s Caulfield Guineas winner from the spring Private Life.

• Update: #8 Autumn Glow (5) has been scratched due to a minor temperature. 

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2025 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint First Acceptances

The official Arrowfield 3YO Sprint 2025 First Acceptances close on a Tuesday in mid-March along with all the other first acceptances for The Championships races and will be available below once announced by Racing NSW.

2025 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint Nominations

The official 2025 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint nominations – formerly the Royal Sovereign Stakes nominations – will be published below as soon as released in early February around two months out from the race date and will be followed by the first acceptances in early March.

The Arrowfield 3YO Sprint 2025 nominations attracted 130 three-year-olds including first-up Group 2 Autumn Stakes winner Angel Capital, Chris Waller’s Autumn Glow, his Flight Stakes champ Lady Shenandoah, and Golden Slipper winner Lady Of Camelot.

Royal Sovereign Stakes / Arrowfield Sprint History

First won by Acamar in 1979, the Royal Sovereign Stakes quickly changed to Group 3 status in 1981. In 1996 the Royal Sovereign Stakes was elevated to be a Group 2 event.

Since its inauguration in 1979, the fastest winning time for the Royal Sovereign Stakes was recorded by Guineas in 1998 with 1 minute 3.66 seconds. The slowest winning time was recorded in 1981 by Trench Digger with 1 minute 15.8 seconds.

The race has been run at Royal Randwick, Warwick Farm Racecourse and for one year it took place at Rosehill Gardens (2013) when Rebel Dane won. Up until 2006 the event was restricted to colts and geldings, but fillies are now also eligible to line-up in the Arrowfield 3YO Sprint field. It was known as the Royal Sovereign Stakes from 1979 – 2013 before changing names to the Arrowfield 3YO Sprint in 2014.

The form of the 2021 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint was franked with the winner Wild Ruler going on to win that spring’s Group 1 Moir Stakes in Melbourne.

In 2022 the Arrowfield 3YO Sprint field ran with just four horses after seven were scratched due to the Heavy (10) Randwick track.

Recent Royal Sovereign Stakes / Arrowfield 3YO Sprint Winners