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The Shannon Stakes is a Group 2 thoroughbred race held during the Sydney Spring Racing Carnival on Golden Rose Stakes Day in late September.

2025 Shannon Stakes Results

Stay tuned for the official 2025 Shannon Stakes results and finishing order and to see which horse gains the Epsom Handicap ballot exemption this year. 

• 1st: #8 Waterford ($7)
• 2nd: #4 Rise At Dawn
• 3rd: #3 Osipenko

Fresh off a win with Beiwacht in the Golden Rose, trainer Chris Waller continued his success at Rosehill on Saturday with the James McDonald ridden Waterford ($7) charging to the lead 250m out from the line before flying home for an emphatic two-length win in the 2025 Shannon Stakes results ahead of a potential quick back-up into the Group 1 Epsom Handicap. 

Conducted at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse, there are four Group status races on the program including the Group 1 $1 million Golden Rose Stakes (1400m) for three-year-olds and the Group 2 $400,000 Golden Pendant (1400m) for fillies and mares.

The Shannon Stakes is a middle-distance event raced over 1500m. A quality handicap for three-year-olds and up, it offers $300,000 in stakes. There are a number of earlier races held at the carnival that Shannon Stakes contenders may have previously run in including the Group 2 Theo Marks Stakes (1300m) a fortnight before.

The Shannon Stakes is the ideal lead-up race to the prestigious Group 1 Epsom Handicap (1600m) in two weeks’ time at Randwick with the winner exempt from both ballot and penalty for the $1.5 million Randwick race run the following Saturday. Some quality runners have claimed victory in the Shannon Stakes including Al Mansour (2000), Armed For Action (1998), and Juggler (1996).

In 2019 the Shannon Stakes winner Mister Sea Wolf went on to win the inaugural edition of the $1 million The Gong at Kembla Grange that November.

The 2022 Shannon Stakes form was franked with the third place-getter Ellsberg going on to win that year’s Epsom Handicap as well as the Five Diamond Prelude – Five Diamonds double.

The 2023 Shannon Stakes winner Cepheus franked the form winning the $1.5 million Alan Brown Stakes at his next start before a second in that year’s The Big Dance on Melbourne Cup Day. Sadly, the popular galloper suffered fatal injuries during trackwork the following spring.

The latest edition of the Shannon Stakes 2025 ran on Saturday September 27, 2025 as part of Sydney’s popular Golden Rose Day with an Epsom Handicap ballot exemption going to the Chris Waller trained two-length winner Waterford ($7). 

2025 Shannon Stakes Betting 

Stay tuned for the top Shannon Stakes 2025 betting odds and Group 2 market links to Ladbrokes.com.au made available here at Races.com.au the week of the race.

I Am Superman ($4.60 in 2020) was the latest Shannon Stakes favourite to win.

There was a notable upset in 2021 with Yonkers winning at Shannon Stakes odds of $41.

2025 Shannon Stakes Form

CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL 2025 SHANNON STAKES FORM GUIDE

2025 Shannon Stakes Tips

Stay tuned for our insider Shannon Stakes 2025 Tips on the Epsom Handicap lead-up this spring.

• Each Way: No. 2 Fawkner Park ($12 / $3.50 at time of publish) – BET NOW

The money is flowing for favourite GRINGOTTS (7), but for those chasing value, FAWKNER PARK (10) appeals as a genuine each-way play fresh for the Archibald stable. Yes, he’s got 60kg to lug, but this seasoned Zoffany seven-year-old is as honest as they come and rarely runs a bad race. While his first-up record isn’t flashy, he has won fresh before, and Ethan Brown—riding in top form—knows him inside out. He’s looking to break a drought since his Rosehill Gold Cup win last November, but his last prep was full of merit, including a close third behind Cox Plate heroine Via Sistina in the Group 1 Ranvet Stakes. He’s well suited at Rosehill (7:3-1-1), and the 1500m looks a perfect launch pad. His winter campaign in Brisbane was rock-solid, placing in three straight runs including a runner-up finish in the Group 1 Doomben Cup. Most recently, he was beaten a whisker in the Group 2 The Q22 and looked sharp in a recent Randwick trial. Don’t be surprised if he runs a big race.

2025 Shannon Stakes Field

The Shannon Stakes 2025 field of final acceptances and barrier draw are released by Racing NSW on the Wednesday leading up to Golden Rose Day and traditionally feature Epsom Handicap-bound milers out of lead-up races like the Theo Marks Stakes.

The 2025 Shannon Stakes final field features a dozen quality middle-distance gallopers including Ciaron Maher’s Group 1 George Ryder Stakes winner at the track and trip in the autumn Gringotts. 

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2025 Shannon Stakes Nominations

Early nominations on the Shannon Stakes in 2025 are taken the Monday of race week.

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

Shannon Stakes History

Named in honour of the brilliant Hollywood Gold Cup victor and Hall of Fame inductee Shannon, the Shannon Stakes was first run in 1978 as a Principal race run over 1500m and For All Season was the inaugural winner.

The following year in 1979 the race status was increased to a Listed event, and the distance was decreased to 1400m. In 1985 it was installed as a Group 3 race, and the length was increased back to the original distance of 1500m. Finally in 2001 the Shannon Stakes was elevated to its current Group 2 status and for one year was run over 1400m. The next year in 2002 the distance reverted back to 1500m again.

The race was not held in 2007 due to an outbreak of the equine influenza.

Recent Shannon Stakes Winners

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