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Golden Pendant

The Golden Pendant is a Group 2 event for fillies and mares held at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse in September as part of Golden Rose Stakes Day.

2024 Golden Pendant Results

  • 1st: #6 Makarena
  • 2nd: #2 Amelia's Jewel
  • 3rd: #7 Arctic Glamour



The Golden Pendant is a Group 2 middle distance sprint held at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse in Sydney. The Golden Pendant was previously known as the Research Stakes and now takes place on Golden Rose Stakes Day.

Held in late September during the Sydney Spring Racing Carnival, the Golden Pendant has rapidly grown into a major target for fillies and mares each season due to the boosted stakes on offer.

Raced over 1400m under set weights and penalties conditions, the Golden Pendant is open only to fillies and mares aged three years and older. With a lucrative $400,000 in prize money on offer, the Golden Pendant is one of the major early spring events hosted by the Australian Turf Club (ATC).

A popular lead-up event to the Golden Pendant is the Group 3 Sheraco Stakes (1200m) held a few weeks earlier at the same track. The Group 3 Tibbie Stakes (1400m) at Newcastle provides another preparatory opportunity a week out from the race. Mizzy (2019) was the last mare to do the Sheraco Stakes – Golden Pendant double.

More recently in 2023 Espiona improved on a second in the Sheraco to win the Golden Pendant by over two lengths.

Makarena (4th in 2024) was the last Golden Pendant winner to come via a lead-up run in the Sheraco Stakes. 

Following the Golden Pendant, the course taken by horses depends entirely on their success in the race and their spring campaign plans.

The Golden Pendant shares the program with a host of other Group status races including the meeting’s marquee race, the Group 1 Golden Rose Stakes (1400m) for three-year-olds. The other feature event on the card is the Group 2 Shannon Stakes (1500m) for Epsom Handicap-bound gallopers.

Any four-year-old mares out of the Golden Pendant may head towards the $10 million The Golden Eagle (1500m) in November, a race the 2019 Golden Pendant winner Mizzy ran third in the inaugural edition in to Kolding.

The form out of the 2021 Golden Pendant was franked with the winner, Vangelic, going on to run third in that year’s Golden Eagle trifecta, while the runner-up Nimalee returned in the autumn of 2022 to win the Group 1 Queen Of The Turf Stakes.

In 2022 Nimalee won the Golden Pendant before a third in that year’s The Invitation race, while the Golden Pendant runner-up Palaisipan further franked the form returning the next winter to win the Group 1 Tattersall’s Tiara race in Brisbane in 2023.

The 2023 Golden Pendant winner Espiona franked the form winning that season’s The Invitation after a credible seventh in the $20 million The Everest results. That year’s Golden Pendant runner-up Atishu meanwhile went on to win the Group 1 VRC Champions Stakes (2000m) at Flemington over the Melbourne Cup Carnival.

The 2024 Golden Pendant ran on Saturday September 28, 2024 as part of Sydney’s popular Golden Rose Stakes Day race card and was won in a gutsy effort by the Team Hawkes-trained Makarena ($4.60) who held off her challengers for a much-deserved Group 2 victory. 

Golden Pendant
Date: Saturday September 28, 2024
Track: Rosehill Gardens Racecourse
Distance: 1400m
Race Type: 3YO&UP F&M SW+P
Status: Group 2
Prize Money: $400,000

2024 Golden Pendant Results

  • 1st: #6 Makarena ($4.60)
  • 2nd: #2 Amelia’s Jewel
  • 3rd: #7 Arctic Glamour
  Finish No. Horse Trainer Jockey Margin Bar. Weight Penalty Starting Price
  1 6 MAKARENA Michael, John & Wayne Hawkes Zac Lloyd (a)   2 54kg   $4.60
  2 2 AMELIA’S JEWEL Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald Tommy Berry 1.17L 4 58kg   $2.80F
  3 7 ARCTIC GLAMOUR Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou Kerrin McEvoy 1.43L 1 54kg   $9.50
  4 3 LEKVARTE (NZ) Joseph Pride Joshua Parr 3.08L 6 55.5kg   $21
  5 4 SEMANA Ciaron Maher Dylan Gibbons 4.42L 5 55kg   $3
  6 8 SOUNDS OF HEAVEN (GB) Joseph Pride Tyler Schiller 4.75L 3 54kg   $71
  7 1 TROPICAL SQUALL Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Adam Hyeronimus 4.88L 7 59kg   $11
    5 GOOD BANTER (NZ) John O’Shea & Tom Charlton Jason Collett   0  

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2024 Golden Pendant Betting Odds

The spring’s best Golden Pendant 2024 odds and betting market links to Ladbrokes.com.au on the Group 2 race for fillies and mares will be available below the week of the race.

Espiona ($2.35 in 2023) was the last favourite in Golden Pendant betting to win.

CLICK HERE FOR THE LATEST 2024 GOLDEN PENDANT ODDS (Final Field)

2024 Golden Pendant Form

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2024 Golden Pendant Tips

Stay tuned for our insider Golden Pendant 2024 Tips on the popular Rosehill event for female gallopers this spring.

  • To Win: #2 Amelia’s Jewel ($2.90 at time of publish) – BET NOW

The Golden Pendant features a competitive field, with Amelia’s Jewel emerging as a promising contender. Trained by Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald, this talented mare has demonstrated consistent form, highlighted by a strong performance in the Tramway Stakes first-up narrowly beaten by subsequent $1 million 7 Stakes third placed Royal Patronage. 

Facing a small field now second-up, Amelia’s Jewel’s recent form and favourable draw plus her ability to excel at the distance make her a compelling candidate for victory in the Golden Pendant. Her class and potential for improvement suggest that she has a great chance to secure a win and get back to her best ahead of the spring majors. 

2024 Golden Pendant Field

The Golden Pendant field attracts a quality line-up of fillies and mares each season, many of which come out of either the Group 3 Sheraco Stakes (1200m) at the track a fortnight earlier or from a run against the boys in the Group 2 Theo Marks Stakes (1300m) on the same lead-up program.

Espiona (2nd in 2023) and Makarena (4th in 2024) are the latest Sheraco Stakes graduates to win the Golden Pendant.

The official Golden Pendant 2024 Final Field & Barriers will be released by Racing NSW on the Wednesday leading-up to the race and will be published in full below.

No Last 10 Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight Probable Weight Penalty Hcp Rating
1 3120x146x0 TROPICAL SQUALL Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Adam Hyeronimus 8 59kg     104
2 1190x220x2 AMELIA’S JEWEL Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald Tommy Berry 5 58kg     112
3 x11151x08x LEKVARTE (NZ) Joseph Pride Joshua Parr 7 55.5kg     100
4 x21123x024 SEMANA Ciaron Maher Dylan Gibbons 6 55kg     109
5 x4x446177x GOOD BANTER (NZ) John O’Shea & Tom Charlton Jason Collett 1 55kg     76
6 11x25244x4 MAKARENA Michael, John & Wayne Hawkes Zac Lloyd (a) 3 54kg     94
7 5x70520x27 ARCTIC GLAMOUR Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou Kerrin McEvoy 2 54kg     93
8 1x136x5x0x SOUNDS OF HEAVEN (GB) Joseph Pride Tyler Schiller 4 54kg     89

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2024 Golden Pendant Nominations

The 2024 Golden Pendant nominations close on the Monday leading-up to Golden Rose Stakes Day and will be available right here once early entries are released.

Golden Pendant History

Originally known as the Research Stakes, the Golden Pendant was named after 1989 Australian Champion Racehorse of the Year, Research. As a three-year-old, she was the only filly to win the ATC Derby-ATC Oaks double (four days apart). Her 1988 season as a three-year-old saw Research take out the majority of three-year-olds only races. At four years old, Research dropped off somewhat in skill and is largely remembered for her three-year-old season.

The Golden Pendant has only existed since 2011, when the Research Stakes first ran under the new name. Since then, the Golden Pendant has received considerable injections of prize money and is now one of the richest Group 3 races in Australia. Following much expectation, the Australian Racing Board elected to elevate the Golden Pendant to Group 2 status in 2015. The Research Stakes was inaugurated in 1996.

Prior to the 2012 edition, the Golden Pendant was raced over 1200m.

Notable Golden Pendant/Research Stakes winners include Fiddlestick (1996), Hot Danish (2009), More Joyous (2012), and Tycoon Tara (2016).

Golden Pendant results and winning times since 2000 are provided below.

Golden Pendant Results

Year Place Horse Time
 
2024
Golden Pendant
1st Makarena 1 minute 23.12 seconds
2nd Amelia’s Jewel
3rd Arctic Glamour
 
2023
Golden Pendant
1st Espiona 1 minute 22.35 seconds
2nd Atishu
3rd Banana Queen
 
2022
Golden Pendant
1st Nimalee 1 minute 23.04 seconds
2nd Palaisipan
3rd Pippali
 
2021
Golden Pendant
1st Vangelic 1 minute 22.58 seconds
2nd Nimalee
3rd Entriviere
 
2020
Golden Pendant
1st Subpoenaed 1 minute 22.59 seconds
2nd Emeralds
3rd Jen Rules
 
2019
Golden Pendant
1st Mizzy 1 minute 22.58 seconds
2nd Champagne Cuddles
3rd Dyslexic
 
2018
Golden Pendant
1st Shumookh 1 minute 23.09 seconds
2nd Champagne Cuddles
3rd Princess Posh
 
2017
Golden Pendant
1st Daysee Doom 1 minute 23.75 seconds
2nd Dixie Blossoms
3rd Omei Sword
 
2016
Golden Pendant
1st Tycoon Tara 1 minute 22.60 seconds
2nd Dixie Blossoms
3rd Pearls
 
2015
Golden Pendant
1st Peeping 1 minute 23 seconds
2nd Two Blue
3rd Berry Delicious
 
2014
Golden Pendant
1st Arabian Gold 1 minute 22.7 seconds
2nd Catkins
3rd My Sabeel
 
2013
Golden Pendant
1st Sharnee Rose 1 minute 23.1 seconds
2nd Red Tracer
3rd Bennetta
 
2012
Golden Pendant
1st More Joyous 1 minute 25.4 seconds
2nd Skyerush
3rd Forarainyday
 
2011
Golden Pendant
1st Screen 1 minute 09.9 seconds
2nd Gybe
3rd Ofcourseican
 
2010
Research Stakes
1st Trim 1 minute 09.8 seconds
=2nd Montana Flyer
=2nd Girl Hussler
 
2009
Research Stakes
1st Hot Danish 1 minute 10.6 seconds
2nd Madame Pedrille
3rd Beaucoup
 
2008
Research Stakes
1st Judged 1 minute 11.1 seconds
2nd Illuminates
3rd Nediyms Dream
 
2007
Research Stakes
1st Race Not Held
2nd
3rd
 
2006
Research Stakes
1st Coolroom Candidate 1 minute 11.1 seconds
2nd Napa Sky
3rd Kakakakatie
 
2005
Research Stakes
1st Fumble 1 minute 09.5 seconds
2nd Battle Maiden
3rd One In A Million
 
2004
Research Stakes
1st Besame Mucho 1 minute 10.6 seconds
2nd Chatelaine
3rd Covet Thee
 
2003
Research Stakes
1st Classy Dane 1 minute 10.4 seconds
2nd Forum Floozie
3rd Gold Lottey
 
2002
Research Stakes
1st Mica’s Pride 1 minute 09.2 seconds
2nd Ancient Song
3rd Rare Insight
 
2001
Research Stakes
1st La Rieuse 1 minute 10.7 seconds
2nd Winona
3rd Gentle Genius
 
2000
Research Stakes
1st Spinning Hill 1 minute 11.1 seconds
2nd Brief Kiss
3rd Perfect Halo

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