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Arrowfield 3YO Sprint

The $1 million Arrowfield 3YO Sprint is a Group 2 race run at Randwick on Day 2 of Sydney's The Championships and is also known as the Royal Sovereign Stakes.

2025 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint Results

  • 1st: #3 Enriched
  • 2nd: #5 Imperial Force
  • 3rd: #2 Public Attention


Arrowfield 3YO Sprint News



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.

Arrowfield 3YO Sprint 2025 Odds & Results

Randwick R5
Arrowfield 3Yo Sprint (G2)
Final Race time:  1744430784
Runner DetailsWinPlace
1st
3. Enriched (5) J: Tommy Berry 56.5kg
T: Michael Freedman
2nd
5. Imperial Force (2) J: Josh Parr 56.5kg
T: Bjorn Baker
3rd
2. Public Attention (1) J: Chad Schofield 56.5kg
T: Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr
4th
1. Private Life (6) J: Damian Lane 56.5kg
T: Chris Waller
5th
6. Big Swinger (3) J: Craig Williams 56.5kg
T: Charlotte Littlefield
6th
4. Gatsby's (7) J: Nash Rawiller 56.5kg
T: Chris Waller
7th
7. Agenda Setter (4) J: Tyler Schiller 56.5kg
T: M, W & J Hawkes
Odds are subject to fluctuation. For current odds on all of our live racing markets, please visit www.ladbrokes.com.au/racing.
Data retrieved: 03/05/2025 12:49:57 AM (Australia/Brisbane)

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
Date: Saturday April 12, 2025
Track: Royal Randwick
Distance: 1200m
Race Type: 3YO – Set Weights
Status: Group 2
Prize Money: $1,000,000

2025 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint Finishing Order

Finish No. Horse Trainer Jockey Margin Bar. Weight Penalty Starting Price
1 3 ENRICHED Michael Freedman Tommy Berry 5 56.5kg $4.60
2 5 IMPERIAL FORCE Bjorn Baker Joshua Parr 0.33L 2 56.5kg $5.50
3 2 PUBLIC ATTENTION (NZ) Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) Chad Schofield 1.01L 1 56.5kg $5.50
4 1 PRIVATE LIFE Chris Waller Damian Lane 1.12L 6 56.5kg $6.50
5 6 BIG SWINGER Charlotte Littlefield Craig Williams 1.29L 3 56.5kg $3.20F
6 4 GATSBY’S Chris Waller Nash Rawiller 4.42L 7 56.5kg $12
7 7 AGENDA SETTER Michael, John & Wayne Hawkes Tyler Schiller 6.1L 4 56.5kg $91
8 AUTUMN GLOW Chris Waller James McDonald 0

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. 
No Last 10 Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight Probable Weight Penalty Hcp Rating
1 41x1415x40 PRIVATE LIFE Chris Waller Damian Lane 7 56.5kg 108
2 1525×148 PUBLIC ATTENTION (NZ) Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) Chad Schofield 1 56.5kg 94
3 7x1630x312 ENRICHED Michael Freedman Tommy Berry 6 56.5kg 89
4 x14255x308 GATSBY’S Chris Waller Nash Rawiller 8 56.5kg 84
5 216x58x11 IMPERIAL FORCE Bjorn Baker Joshua Parr 2 56.5kg 78
6 115×1 BIG SWINGER Charlotte Littlefield Craig Williams 3 56.5kg 73
7 x00x12x425 AGENDA SETTER Michael, John & Wayne Hawkes Tyler Schiller 4 56.5kg 63
8 111×1 AUTUMN GLOW Chris Waller James McDonald 5 54.5kg 97

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

Year Place Horse Time
2025
Arrowfield 3YO Sprint
1st Enriched 1 minute 09.52 seconds
2nd Imperial Force
3rd Public Attention
2024
Arrowfield 3YO Sprint
1st Joliestar 1 minute 09.02 seconds
2nd Hedged
3rd Libertad
2023
Arrowfield 3YO Sprint
1st Aft Cabin 1 minute 11.27 seconds
2nd Wee Nessy
3rd Lady Laguna
2022
Arrowfield 3YO Sprint
1st Mazu 1 minute 14.49 seconds
2nd In The Congo
3rd Paulele
2021
Arrowfield 3YO Sprint
1st Wild Ruler 1 minute 10.12 seconds
2nd Isotope
3rd Prague
2020
Arrowfield 3YO Sprint
1st Splintex 1 minute 12.37 seconds
2nd Flit
3rd Anaheed
2019
Arrowfield 3YO Sprint
1st Classique Legend 1 minute 09.18 seconds
2nd Jonker
3rd Avantage
2018
Arrowfield 3YO Sprint
1st Catchy 1 minute 10.22 seconds
2nd Showtime
3rd I Am Excted
2017
Arrowfield 3YO Sprint
1st Derryn 1 minute 12.6 seconds
2nd Global Glamour
3rd Impending
2016
Arrowfield 3YO Sprint
1st Japonisme 1 minute 10.3 seconds
2nd Counterattack
3rd Takedown
2015
Arrowfield 3YO Sprint
1st Delectation 1 minute 11.7 seconds
2nd Bring Me The Maid
3rd Rekindled Power
2014
Arrowfield 3YO Sprint
1st Sidestep 1 minute 10.2 seconds
2nd Bounding
3rd In Cahoots
2013
Royal Sovereign Stakes
1st Rebel Dane 1 minute 10.8 seconds
2nd Urquidez
3rd Taxmeifyoucan
2012
Royal Sovereign Stakes
1st Hot Schnitzel 1 minute 08.9 seconds
2nd Manawanui
3rd Moment of Change
2011
Royal Sovereign Stakes
1st Master Harry 1 minute 10.2 seconds
2nd Audacious Spirit
3rd Skilled
2010
Royal Sovereign Stakes
1st Shoot Out 1 minute 10.74 seconds
2nd More Than Great
3rd Viking Legend
2009
Royal Sovereign Stakes
1st Youthful Jack 1 minute 11.32 seconds
2nd Over The Wicket
3rd Desuetude
2008
Royal Sovereign Stakes
1st El Cambio 1 minute 10.33 seconds
2nd Kingda Ka
3rd Solo Flyer
2007
Royal Sovereign Stakes
1st Mutawaajid 1 minute 9.58 seconds
2nd Sniper’s Bullet
3rd Mearas
2006
Royal Sovereign Stakes
1st Flying Pegasus 1 minute 10.01 seconds
2nd Racing To Win
3rd De Beers
2005
Royal Sovereign Stakes
1st Dance Hero 1 minute 10.05 seconds
2nd Eremein
3rd Star Cat
2004
Royal Sovereign Stakes
1st Exceed And Excel 1 minute 8.27 seconds
2nd Ambulance
3rd Impaler
2003
Royal Sovereign Stakes
1st Athelnoth 1 minute 10.18 seconds
2nd Planchet
3rd Charlie Bub
2002
Royal Sovereign Stakes
1st Lonhro 1 minute 11.06 seconds
2nd Viking Ruler
3rd Shags
2001
Royal Sovereign Stakes
1st Assertive Lad 1 minute 9.91 seconds
2nd Continum
3rd Century Kid
2000
Royal Sovereign Stakes
1st Hire 1 minute 9.92 seconds
2nd Easy Rocking
3rd Condotti

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