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The Light Fingers Stakes is a Group 2 race held at Royal Randwick Racecourse in Sydney every February worth $300,000 in total prize money as of 2024.

2026 Light Fingers Stakes Results

Stay tuned for the official 2026 Light Fingers Stakes results and finishing order at Randwick on Saturday February 14, 2026 and to see what fillies have the Surround Stakes in sight over the autumn carnival.

• 1st: No. 2 Savvy Hallie ($3.70)
• 2nd: No. 1 Apocalyptic
• 3rd: No. 8 Nepo Baby

Winning Margin: 0.79 lengths

Winning Time: 1:09.94

Brad Widdup’s progressive Hellbent filly Savvy Hallie ($3.70) was huge second-up off a well-rated Nash Rawiller ride leading from barrier to box to go all-the-way in the 2026 Light Fingers Stakes results and deny the beaten favourite Apocalyptic by three-quarters of a length. Nepo Baby added value to the trifecta in third, while the all-in 2026 Surround Stakes odds on the winner at Ladbrokes.com.au have firmed in from $21 to $15 for the February 28 Group 1.

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Run over a distance of 1200m, the Light Fingers Stakes is open to three-year-old fillies and is contested with set weights. It takes place on Apollo Stakes Day during the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival and is accompanied by three other Group status races with the Group 2 Apollo Stakes (1400m), Group 2 Expressway Stakes (1200m), and Group 3 Triscay Stakes (1200m).

The race is named in honour of New Zealand bred mare Light Fingers who won the Melbourne Cup in 1965 and was the first Cup winner for legendary trainer Bart Cummings.

Many of the fillies in the Light Fingers Stakes field are kicking off their autumn campaigns, and some may have run in the Group 1 Flight Stakes (1600m) at the track during the spring including in 2016 – 2017 when Global Glamour won both races, and in 2017-18 when Alizee repeated the same double.

Lady Shenandoah (2024-25) was the last filly to complete the Flight Stakes – Light Fingers Stakes double. 

Fillies out of the race often continue on to contest later season features including the recently upgraded Group 1 Surround Stakes (1400m) on Verry Elleegant Stakes Day and even the Group 1 Vinery Stud Stakes (2000m) in March.

Nakeeta Jane (2019) and Lady Shenandoah (2025) are the latest fillies to complete the Light Fingers – Surround Stakes double.

Fangirl (2022) was the last filly to complete the Light Fingers – Vinery Stud Stakes double.

The 2022 Light Fingers Stakes form was further franked with the Light Fingers – Vinery double winner Fangirl returning in the spring for a second in the $10 million Golden Eagle.

In 2023 the Light Fingers Stakes winner In Secret won first-up having claimed Flemington’s Group 1 Coolmore Stud Stakes (1200m) over the Melbourne Cup Carnival the spring before.

In Secret went on to frank the Light Fingers Stakes 2023 form with a third in the Surround Stakes at her next start before winning Melbourne’s Group 1 Newmarket Handicap (1200m). The Surround Stakes winner in 2023 meanwhile was Light Fingers runner-up Sunshine In Paris.

The 2024 Light Fingers Stakes form was franked with the winner Kimochi running third behind the older mares in the Coolmore Classic later that prep before a Group 1 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes victory in Melbourne in the spring.

Lady Shenandoah franked the Light Fingers Stakes form in 2025 going to complete the Group 1 Surround Stakes – Coolmore Stakes double at her next two starts.

The Light Fingers Stakes 2026 ran on Saturday February 14, 2026 at Royal Randwick as a lead-up to the Group 1 Surround Stakes and saw the talented Brad Widdup-trained Savvy Hallie ($3.70) lead all-the-way for an impressive second-up win. 

2026 Light Fingers Stakes
Date:	Saturday February 14, 2026
Track:	Royal Randwick Racecourse
Distance:	1200m
Race Type:	3YO Fillies Set Weights 56kg
Status:	Group 2
Prize Money:	$300,000

2026 Light Fingers Stakes Betting

The Light Fingers Stakes 2026 betting odds will be available at Ladbrokes.com.au and also provided here at Races.com.au the week of Apollo Stakes Day.

In Secret ($1.95 in 2023) and Lady Shenandoah ($2.40 in 2025) are the latest favourites in Light Fingers Stakes betting to salute for the punters.

2026 Light Fingers Stakes Form Guide

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2026 Light Fingers Stakes Tips

Stay tuned for our insider Light Fingers Stakes 2026 Tips on the Apollo Stakes Day event this summer – autumn racing season.

2026 Light Fingers Stakes Field

The Light Fingers Stakes field attracts a quality line-up of the autumn’s best three-year-old fillies, many of which are first-up off spring races including the Thousand Guineas in Melbourne.

The official Light Fingers Stakes 2026 field and barriers will be announced on the Wednesday of race week and published in full below.

The 2026 Light Fingers Stakes final field features a quality line-up of three-year-old fillies including Michael Freedman’s rails-drawn Group 1 Flight Stakes winner Apocalyptic.

Click here to read more on the key runners in the Light Fingers Stakes 2026 field and betting markets.

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Probable Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	2x1112x	APOCALYPTIC	Michael Freedman	Tommy Berry	1	56kg			105
2	2522x113x4	SAVVY HALLIE	Brad Widdup	Nash Rawiller	4	56kg			95
3	4355x2126x	ARTISTIC VENTURE	John O’Shea & Tom Charlton	Dylan Gibbons	10	56kg			86
4	178x56530x	KARINSKA	Chris Waller	James McDonald	3	56kg			86
5	11x211x2x6	SUNRAYS	Kelly Schweida	Zac Lloyd	5	56kg			84
6	7x51x3486x	QUEEN OF CLUBS	Gary Portelli	Ashley Morgan	2	56kg			82
7	150x787x	NEXT JEN	Annabel & Rob Archibald	Tim Clark	7	56kg			70
8	11×3	NEPO BABY	Annabel & Rob Archibald	Tom Sherry	6	56kg			66
9	010x70x	WOOTTON LASS	Annabel & Rob Archibald	Sam Clipperton	9	56kg			66
10	2×271118	SHENANDOAH RIVER	Brett & Georgie Cavanough	Jason Collett	8	56kg			65
11	89×11	ROMANTICISM	Scott Collings	Pierre Boudvillain	11	56kg			60

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2026 Light Fingers Stakes Nominations

The 2026 Light Fingers Stakes nominations will be published here once released by Racing NSW on the Monday of race week.

2026 Light Fingers Stakes nominations extended until 11:00am (AEDT) – 10/02/2026

	Last 10	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Hcp Rating
1	2x1112x	APOCALYPTIC	F	3	Michael Freedman	105
2	4355x2126x	ARTISTIC VENTURE	F	3	John O’Shea & Tom Charlton
3	178x56530x	KARINSKA	F	3	Chris Waller	86
4	11×3	NEPO BABY	F	3	Annabel & Rob Archibald	66
5	150x787x	NEXT JEN	F	3	Annabel & Rob Archibald	70
6	7x51x3486x	QUEEN OF CLUBS	F	3	Gary Portelli
7	89×11	ROMANTICISM	F	3	Scott Collings	60
8	2522x113x4	SAVVY HALLIE	F	3	Brad Widdup	95
9	11x211x2x6	SUNRAYS	F	3	Kelly Schweida
10	010x70x	WOOTTON LASS	F	3	Annabel & Rob Archibald	66

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

Light Fingers Stakes History

The Light Fingers Stakes was classified as a Listed race from 1983 until 1985 before it was granted Group 2 status in 1986. However, in 1987 the race status was changed to Group 3. In 1991 the Light Fingers Stakes regained its Group 2 status and has held it ever since.

Notable recent Light Fingers Stakes winners include Lady Shenandoah (2025), fellow subsequent Surround Stakes champ Nakeeta Jane (2018), Alizee (2018), Global Glamour (2017) who won the previous spring’s Flight Stakes – Thousand Guineas double, Sweet Idea (2014), Sea Siren (2012), and More Joyous (2010).

In 2020 the Light Fingers Stakes trifecta featured all Godolphin-raced Group 1 fillies with Flit (Thousand Guineas) defeating Lyre (Blue Diamond Stakes) and Kiamichi (Golden Slipper).

See below for the Light Fingers Stakes results dating back to 2000.

Recent Light Fingers Stakes Winners

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2026 Light Fingers Stakes	1st	Savvy Hallie	1 minute 9.94 seconds
	2nd	Apocalyptic
	3rd	Nepo Baby
2025 Light Fingers Stakes	1st	Lady Shenandoah	1 minute 8.81 seconds
	2nd	Lady Of Camelot
	3rd	Lilac
2024 Light Fingers Stakes	1st	Kimochi	1 minute 9.35 seconds
	2nd	Learning To Fly
	3rd	Kristilli
2023 Light Fingers Stakes	1st	In Secret	1 minute 10.20 seconds
	2nd	Sunshine In Paris
	3rd	Cinderella Days
2022 Light Fingers Stakes	1st	Fangirl	1 minute 9.88 seconds
	2nd	Espiona
	3rd	Jamaea
2021 Light Fingers Stakes	1st	Every Rose	1 minute 10.75 seconds
	2nd	Never Talk
	3rd	Away Game
2020 Light Fingers Stakes	1st	Flit	1 minute 10.17 seconds
	2nd	Lyre
	3rd	Kiamichi
2019 Light Fingers Stakes	1st	Nakeeta Jane	1 minute 9.12 seconds
	2nd	Madam Rouge
	3rd	Pohutukawa
2018 Light Fingers Stakes	1st	Alizee	1 minute 10.06 seconds
	2nd	Shumookh
	3rd	Torvill
2017 Light Fingers Stakes	1st	Global Glamour	1 minute 09.70 seconds
	2nd	Foxplay
	3rd	Spright
2016 Light Fingers Stakes	1st	Perignon	1 minute 9.9 seconds
	2nd	Kangarilla
	3rd	Tempt Me Not
2015 Light Fingers Stakes	1st	Adrift	1 minute 9.4 seconds
	2nd	First Seal
	3rd	Slightly Sweet
2014 Light Fingers Stakes	1st	Sweet Idea	1 minute 9.09 seconds
	2nd	Gypsy Diamond
	3rd	Champagne Cath
2013 Light Fingers Stakes	1st	Bennetta	1 minute 10.16 seconds
	2nd	Ichihara
	3rd	Dear Demi
2012 Light Fingers Stakes	1st	Sea Siren	1 minute 16.3 seconds
	2nd	Streama
	3rd	Hallowell Belle
2011 Light Fingers Stakes	1st	Obsequious	1 minute 09.5 seconds
	2nd	Red Tracer
	3rd	Parables
2010 Light Fingers Stakes	1st	More Joyous	1 minute 9.80 seconds
	2nd	Trim
	3rd	Sweepstaking
2009 Light Fingers Stakes	1st	Rock Me Baby	1 minute 11.39 seconds
	2nd	Samantha Miss
	3rd	Glowlamp
2008 Light Fingers Stakes	1st	Forensics	1 minute 10.56 seconds
	2nd	Sliding Cube
	3rd	Seething Duck
2007 Light Fingers Stakes	1st	Gold Edition	1 minute 9.07 seconds
	2nd	Montana Sunset
	3rd	Montmelo
2006 Light Fingers Stakes	1st	Street Smart	1 minute 9.9 seconds
	2nd	Regal Cheer
	3rd	Paulini
2005 Light Fingers Stakes	1st	Trezevant	1 minute 10 seconds
	2nd	One In A Million
	3rd	But I’m Serious
2004 Light Fingers Stakes	1st	Sharp	1 minute 8.72 seconds
	2nd	Generosa
	3rd	Hinting
2003 Light Fingers Stakes	1st	Only Glory	1 minute 11.22 seconds
	2nd	Chuckle
	3rd	Bumptious
2002 Light Fingers Stakes	1st	Ancient Song	1 minute 10.98 seconds
	2nd	Hosannah
	3rd	Shouq
2001 Light Fingers Stakes	1st	Lady Mulan	1 minute 9.61 seconds
	2nd	Maitland Gold
	3rd	Belle Du Jour
2000 Light Fingers Stakes	1st	Camena	1 minute 9.6 seconds
	2nd	Miss Zoe
	3rd	Hut