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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.

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 $7.5 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 2021 Golden Pendant ran on Saturday September 25, 2021 and was won by all-the-way champion Vangelic in her first victory since a successful debut back in January of 2020. 

Golden Pendant
Date:	Saturday September 25, 2021
Track:	Rosehill Gardens Racecourse
Distance:	1400m
Race Type:	3YO&UP F&M SW+P
Status:	Group 2
Prize Money:	$400,000

2021 Golden Pendant Results

• 1st: #10 Vangelic
• 2nd: #4 Nimalee
• 3rd: #2 Entriviere

The Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott-trained multiple Group 1 placegetter Vangelic ($7) finally broke through for her first win since January of 2020 with an all-the-way success in the 2021 Golden Pendant results ahead of a potential invite into the $2 million The Invitation race.

Click here to read more on the gutsy victory by Vangelic in the Golden Pendant 2021. 

	Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight	Penalty	Starting Price
	1	10	VANGELIC	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Tim Clark		1	54kg		$7
	2	4	NIMALEE	Matthew Smith	Ms Rachel King	0.37L	8	56kg		$8.50
	3	2	ENTRIVIERE (NZ)	Jamie Richards	James McDonald	0.79L	9	56kg		$2.90F
	4	9	ICEBATH (NZ)	Brad Widdup	Kerrin McEvoy	1.04L	6	54kg		$7.50
	5	5	FITUESE	John Thompson	Hugh Bowman	1.05L	3	55kg (cd 56kg)		$5.50
	6	3	MADAM ROUGE	Chris Waller	Jason Collett	1.79L	4	56kg		$21
	7	6	MARBOOSHA	Peter & Paul Snowden	Sam Clipperton	2.31L	2	55kg		$13
	8	1	FORBIDDEN LOVE	Richard & Michael Freedman	Nash Rawiller	2.58L	5	58kg		$10
	9	12	PIPPALI	Jason Coyle	Robbie Dolan	3.47L	7	54kg		$101
		8	ALL HALLOWS’ EVE (NZ)	John O’Shea			0
		11	RUBY TUESDAY	Gary Portelli			0
		7	ALL SAINTS’ EVE (NZ)	John O’Shea			0

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2021 Golden Pendant Betting Odds

The spring’s best Golden Pendant 2021 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.

2021 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.

The official Golden Pendant 2021 Final Field & Barriers will be released by Racing NSW on the Wednesday leading-up to the race and will be published in full below.

The 2021 Golden Pendant field features a quality line-up of potential Group 1 bound fillies and mares dominated by the Jamie Richards-trained Entriviere chasing her fifth win in six starts and second on the trot after a first-up win in the Sheraco Stakes.

• Scratched: #7 All Saints’ Eve (10); #8 All Hallows’ Eve (11); #11 Ruby Tuesday (2)

Click here to read more on the key horses in the Golden Pendant 2021 field and betting markets.

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Probable Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	1319107×47	FORBIDDEN LOVE	Richard & Michael Freedman	Nash Rawiller	6	58kg			102
2	1121112×1	ENTRIVIERE (NZ)	Jamie Richards	James McDonald	12	56kg			108
3	x260x634x8	MADAM ROUGE	Chris Waller	Jason Collett	5	56kg			105
4	235x1194x4	NIMALEE	Matthew Smith	Ms Rachel King	9	56kg			104
5	x129x55x12	FITUESE	John Thompson	Hugh Bowman	4	55kg			101
6	x32x1421x3	MARBOOSHA	Peter & Paul Snowden	Sam Clipperton	3	55kg			98
7	74x36587x6	ALL SAINTS’ EVE (NZ)	John O’Shea		10	55kg			97
8	4x213615x0	ALL HALLOWS’ EVE (NZ)	John O’Shea		11	55kg			86
9	2x33542x35	ICEBATH (NZ)	Brad Widdup	Kerrin McEvoy	7	54kg			106
10	330x8245x4	VANGELIC	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Tim Clark	1	54kg			94
11	x5315445x1	RUBY TUESDAY	Gary Portelli		2	54kg			76
12	51423×43	PIPPALI	Jason Coyle	Robbie Dolan	8	54kg			67

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2021 Golden Pendant Nominations

The 2021 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.

	Last 10	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Ballot	Weight	True Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	1121112×1	ENTRIVIERE (NZ)	M	5	Jamie Richards	1	56kg			108
2	2x33542x35	ICEBATH (NZ)	M	5	Brad Widdup	2	54kg			106
3	x260x634x8	MADAM ROUGE	M	6	Chris Waller	3	56kg			105
4	235x1194x4	NIMALEE	M	5	Matthew Smith	4	56kg			104
5	1319107×47	FORBIDDEN LOVE	M	4	Richard & Michael Freedman	5	58kg			102
6	x129x55x12	FITUESE	M	5	John Thompson	6	55kg			101
7	x32x1421x3	MARBOOSHA	M	4	Peter & Paul Snowden	7	55kg			98
8	74x36587x6	ALL SAINTS’ EVE (NZ)	M	5	John O’Shea	8	55kg			97
9	33080×1311	MADAM LEGEND	M	5	Les Bridge	9	55kg			95
10	330x8245x4	VANGELIC	M	4	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	10	54kg			94
11	4x213615x0	ALL HALLOWS’ EVE (NZ)	M	4	John O’Shea	11	55kg			86
12	x5315445x1	RUBY TUESDAY	M	5	Gary Portelli	12	54kg			76
13	51423×43	PIPPALI	M	4	Jason Coyle	13	54kg			67

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

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
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