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The Expressway Stakes is a Group 2 weight-for-age event raced over 1200m, open to sprinters aged three and over. Held at Sydney’s Rosehill Racecourse, the Expressway Stakes is the city’s first weight-for-age race of the New Year and suits horses that are in good form and ready for a new season of racing.

The $250,000 Expressway Stakes is also known as a good lead-up to the Group 2 Apollo Stakes (1400m) held in two weeks time at Royal Randwick. Horses may come into the Expressway Stakes first-up in early February and continue onto tougher autumn feature races such as the Group 1 Canterbury Stakes (1300m) at Randwick the following month.

Savatiano (2021) was the last runner to complete the Expressway Stakes – Canterbury Stakes double.

The Expressway Stakes also serves as a good lead-up into the Group 1 Randwick Guineas (1600m) held in mid-March. Mentality (2007) was the last horse to do the Expressway Stakes – Randwick Guineas double. More recently, Trapeze Artist won the 2018 Expressway Stakes before a third in the Randwick Guineas. He also went on to win the Group 1 TJ Smith Stakes – All Aged Stakes double in Randwick that April as well as the following year’s Canterbury Stakes.

In 2019 class mare Alizee won the Expressway Stakes first-up before winning Caulfield’s Group 1 Futurity Stakes (1400m) in Melbourne and running third in the inaugural $5 million All-Star Mile (1600m).

Alizee returned for the 2020 Expressway Stakes and ran second to Standout.

The 2022 Expressway Stakes form was franked with the second-placed mare Forbidden Love going on to win the Group 1 Canterbury Stakes – Group 1 George Ryder Stakes double that autumn before a fourth in the Doncaster Mile results.

The form from the 2022 Expressway was further franked with the third place-getter Anamoe winning an impressive five Group 1 races later that year including most famously the iconic Cox Plate at The Valley in October.

The Expressway Stakes 2023 ran on Saturday January 28, 2023 at Rosehill Gardens and was won by classy mare Mariamia ($4.60). 

2023 Expressway Stakes
Date:	Saturday January 28, 2023
Track:	Rosehill Racecourse
Distance:	1200m
Race Type:	Weight-for-age
Status:	Group 2
Prize Money:	$250,000

2023 Expressway Results

• 1st: #5 Mariamia ($4.60)
• 2nd: #9 Golden Mile
• 3rd: #1 Nicolini Vito

Joe Pride’s classy mare Mariamia ($4.60) kept her good form going with a big 2.63 length win over returning Caulfield Guineas champ Golden Mile in an upset 2023 Expressway Stakes result at Rosehill over the weekend.

	Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight	Penalty	Starting Price
	1	5	MARIAMIA	Joseph Pride	Tim Clark		9	56.5kg		$4.60
	2	9	GOLDEN MILE	James Cummings	James McDonald	2.63L	4	55kg		$2.25F
	3	1	NICOLINI VITO	Ben & JD Hayes	Chad Schofield	4.29L	8	58.5kg		$21
	4	2	MUCH MUCH BETTER	Sara Ryan	Tyler Schiller (a)	4.46L	5	58.5kg		$41
	5	3	PIZARRO	John O’Shea	Brenton Avdulla	4.49L	3	58.5kg		$7
	6	4	FORBIDDEN LOVE	Michael Freedman	Kerrin McEvoy	5.64L	1	56.5kg		$3.80
	7	6	VAN GIZ	Bjorn Baker	Ms Rachel King	5.74L	7	56.5kg		$91
	8	7	KAHAWATY	Anthony Cummings	James Innes Jnr	7.93L	2	56.5kg		$81
	9	8	TWICE AS SPECIAL	Jason Coyle	Ms Louise Day	10.72L	6	56.5kg		$101

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2023 Expressway Stakes Odds & Betting

The Expressway Stakes 2023 odds will be published below as soon as betting on the Group 2 at Rosehill is released.

Savatiano ($2.10 in 2021) was the last favourite in Expressway Stakes betting to salute for the punters.

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

2023 Expressway Stakes Form Guide

CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL 2023 EXPRESSWAY STAKES FORM GUIDE

2023 Expressway Stakes Tips

Stay tuned for our insider Expressway Stakes 2023 Tips on the popular Group 2 Sydney sprint this January.

• To Win: #9 Golden Mile ($2.10 at time of publish) – BET NOW

Hard to bet against Golden Mile who was a dual nominee but only accepted for this first-up Sydney assignment. He’s a three-year-old better weighted in a small field of just nine. Looks a hugely winnable edition of the Expressway for the spring’s Caulfield Guineas champ. The Godolphin-raced Astern colt is drawn ideally in gate four with J. Mac in the saddle. He’s got a good record fresh, and he was last seen winning Sydney’s $1 million Callander-Presnell over the Randwick mile in October. Won at this track/distance by over three lengths to take out the Group 3 Ming Dynasty last prep before being far from disgraced when fourth under two lengths beaten in the Golden Rose. He’s a champion in for another big campaign. This is the perfect kick-off, and he’ll take the power of beating.

2023 Expressway Stakes Field

The Expressway Stakes field attracts a top class line-up of early autumn sprint types, many eyeing Group 1 autumn races later in the season.

The 2023 Expressway Stakes field is set for release on the Wednesday leading-up to the race and will be made available in full below.

The Expressway Stakes 2023 final field has drawn a small but quality line-up of just nine acceptors led in betting by returning Caulfield Guineas winner Golden Mile.

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

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Probable Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	1462442164	NICOLINI VITO	Ben & JD Hayes	Chad Schofield	8	58.5kg			93
2	46x1626x06	MUCH MUCH BETTER	Sara Ryan	Tyler Schiller (a)	5	58.5kg			83
3	21x22131x3	PIZARRO	John O’Shea	Brenton Avdulla	3	58.5kg			81
4	1148x6806x	FORBIDDEN LOVE	Michael Freedman	Kerrin McEvoy	1	56.5kg			111
5	63631443×1	MARIAMIA	Joseph Pride	Tim Clark	9	56.5kg			97
6	5x788x8240	VAN GIZ	Bjorn Baker	Ms Rachel King	7	56.5kg			75
7	55×4411414	KAHAWATY	Anthony Cummings	James Innes Jnr	2	56.5kg			70
8	20714×6634	TWICE AS SPECIAL	Jason Coyle	Ms Louise Day	6	56.5kg			65
9	1x21411x	GOLDEN MILE	James Cummings	James McDonald	4	55kg			102

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2023 Expressway Stakes Nominations

The Expressway Stakes nominations are usually announced on the Monday prior to the race. Because of it’s a major lead up race to later feature events, the Expressway Stakes nominations usually include a high number of horses who are intent on an extended Autumn Racing Carnival campaign in both Sydney and Melbourne.

	Last 10	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Ballot	Weight	True Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	1148x6806x	FORBIDDEN LOVE	M	5	Michael Freedman	1	56.5kg			111
2	1x21411x	GOLDEN MILE	C	3	James Cummings	2	55kg			102
3	1219531x7x	TAKISSACOD	M	6	Joseph Ible	3	56.5kg			75
4	63631443×1	MARIAMIA	M	6	Joseph Pride	4	56.5kg			97
5	x52317x9x0	STAMPE	G	6	Chris Munce	5=	58.5kg			95
6	x3x8447x58	FELICIA	M	6	Peter & Paul Snowden	5=	56.5kg			95
7	1462442164	NICOLINI VITO	G	5	Ben & JD Hayes	7=	58.5kg			93
8	319x77610x	SEJARDAN	C	3	Gary Portelli	7=	55kg			93
9	1038×34251	ON THE LEAD	G	5	Richard & Will Freedman	9	58.5kg			87
10	46x1626x06	MUCH MUCH BETTER	G	5	Sara Ryan	10	58.5kg			83
11	4x81431x	PERFECT THOUGHT	C	3	John Sargent	11	55kg			82
12	21x22131x3	PIZARRO	G	4	John O’Shea	12	58.5kg			81
13	5x788x8240	VAN GIZ	M	6	Bjorn Baker	13	56.5kg			75
14	6x10x21312	QURAYSHA	M	4	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	14	56.5kg			73
15	55×4411414	KAHAWATY	M	4	Anthony Cummings	15	56.5kg			70
16	20714×6634	TWICE AS SPECIAL	M	6	Jason Coyle	16=	56.5kg			65
17	1	CAPITOL QUEEN	F	3	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	16=	53kg			65
18	4146×45033	COMPASSIONATE	M	4	Tracey Bartley	18	56.5kg			63

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

Expressway Stakes History

First held in 1974 as a principal race, the Expressway Stakes was won by I’m Scarlet and remained that status until 1979 when it became a Group 2 race.

Between 1975 and 1980, the Expressway Stakes was run over a distance of 1100m before being moved out to 1200m. Plenty of top class gallopers have taken out the race and notable Expressway Stakes winners include Saintly (1996), Tie The Knot (2001), Lonhro (2003) and more recently Rangirangdoo (2010) and Appearance (2014).

The Expressway Stakes winners and results going back to 2000 are listed below.

Recent Expressway Stakes Winners

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2023 Expressway Stakes	1st	Mariamia	1 minute 8.73 seconds
	2nd	Golden Mile
	3rd	Nicolini Vito
2022 Expressway Stakes	1st	Overpass	1 minute 8.96 seconds
	2nd	Forbidden Love
	3rd	Anamoe
2021 Expressway Stakes	1st	Savatiano	1 minute 11.22 seconds
	2nd	Kolding
	3rd	Emeralds
2020 Expressway Stakes(Run at Randwick)	1st	Standout	1 minute 9.56 seconds
	2nd	Alizee
	3rd	White Moss
2019 Expressway Stakes	1st	Alizee	1 minute 11.32 seconds
	2nd	Le Romain
	3rd	Dothraki
2018 Expressway Stakes	1st	Trapeze Artist	1 minute 10.41 seconds
	2nd	Showtime
	3rd	Addictive Nature
2017 Expressway Stakes	1st	Music Magnate	1 minute 9.48 seconds
	2nd	Kuro
	3rd	Ball Of Muscle
2016 Expressway Stakes	1st	Our Boy Malachi	1 minute 11.65 seconds
	2nd	Solicit
	3rd	Big Money
2015 Expressway Stakes	1st	Weary	1 minute 10.66 seconds
	2nd	Driefontein
	3rd	Territory
2014 Expressway Stakes	1st	Appearance	1 minute 9.06 seconds
	2nd	River Lad
	3rd	Sizzling
2013 Expressway Stakes	1st	Happy Galaxy	1 minute 9.82 seconds
	2nd	Skytrain
	3rd	Centennial Park
2012 Expressway Stakes	1st	Rain Affair	1 minute 10.7 seconds
	2nd	Centennial Park
	3rd	Shoot Out
2011 Expressway Stakes	1st	Centennial Park	1 minute 10.2 seconds
	2nd	Love Conquers All
	3rd	Hot Danish
2010 Expressway Stakes	1st	Rangirangdoo	1 minute 12.66 seconds
	2nd	Dao Dao
	3rd	McClintock
2009 Expressway Stakes	1st	Burdekin Blues	1 minute 9.76 seconds
	2nd	Gold Trail
	3rd	Hurried Choice
2008 Expressway Stakes	1st	Paratroopers	1 minute 9.6 seconds
	2nd	He’s Canny
	3rd	Sniper’s Bullet
2007 Expressway Stakes	1st	Mentality	1 minute 9.96 seconds
	2nd	Fashions Afield
	3rd	More Than Lucky
2006 Expressway Stakes	1st	Court’s In Session	1 minute 9.15 seconds
	2nd	Shania Dane
	3rd	Primus
2005 Expressway Stakes	1st	Court’s In Session	1 minute 9.51 seconds
	2nd	Our Egyptian Raine
	3rd	Grand Armee
2004 Expressway Stakes	1st	Sportsman	1 minute 8.37 seconds
	2nd	Thorn Park
	3rd	Excellerator
2003 Expressway Stakes	1st	Lonhro	1 minute 10.66 seconds
	2nd	Belle Du Jour
	3rd	Carael Boy
2002 Expressway Stakes	1st	Ateates	1 minute 11.23 seconds
	2nd	Viscount
	3rd	Caissa
2001 Expressway Stakes	1st	Tie The Knot	1 minute 9.98 seconds
	2nd	Referral
	3rd	Landsighting
2000 Expressway Stakes	1st	Mr. Innocent	1 minute 9.25 seconds
	2nd	Adam
	3rd	Commands