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The Silver Shadow Stakes 2026 took place on Saturday, August 22, 2026 at Royal Randwick Racecourse on Winx Stakes Day as the opening leg of the Princess Series and was won in an arrogant first-up display by the Tony Gollan-trained Queenslander Pembrey ($4.40). 

The 2026 Silver Shadow Stakes kicks off Sydney’s Princess Series in style, andRaces.com.au has your complete guide to the latest Silver Shadow Stakes odds, key form pointers and expert Silver Shadow Stakes betting tips. This important Group 2 sprint for three-year-old fillies regularly unveils the spring’s emerging stars, with sharp trial performers, fresh runners and proven juvenile talent all stepping out over Randwick’s 1200m. As one of the most influential early-season races for fillies, the Silver Shadow Stakes provides crucial insight into who is ready to peak first-up, and which runners are poised to progress through the Princess Series. Our expert coverage delivers the stats, history, form angles and market movers punters need to place a Silver Shadow Stakes bet this spring.

2026 Silver Shadow Stakes Results

Stay tuned for the official 2026 Silver Shadow Stakes results and finishing order when the Winx Stakes Day support act runs on Saturday, August 22, 2026.

• 1st: No. 2 Pembrey ($4.40)
• 2nd: No. 5 Bangkok Hottie
• 3rd: No. 7 Global Goal

Winning Margin: 2.44 lengths

Winning Time: 1:08.74

Pembrey ($2.40F) made a brilliant return in the2026 Silver Shadow Stakes results at Randwick, the progressive Prague filly surging clear for an authoritative 2.44 length win over Bangkok Hotti and Global Goal to kick off her Princess Series campaign in style. First-up since her Golden Slipper miss, she showed she’d come back a far stronger 3YO, travelling sweetly for James McDonald before putting the race away with sustained speed that immediately tightened her futures quotes for both the Flight Stakes (Oct. 3) and Golden Rose (Sept. 26). Trainer Tony Gollan was thrilled with the performance, noting her faultless prep and improved maturity, and confirmed she’ll press on through the Princess Series with the Furious Stakes next on the radar. Now a three-time winner from five starts, including the Magic Night Stakes at two, Pembrey’s dominant fresh victory signalled she’s ready for a serious Sydney spring — and even had McDonald suggesting she’s sharp enough to be considered for a slot in The Everest.

Full story and Silver Shadow Stakes 2026 winning jockey and trainer quotes.

2026 Silver Shadow Stakes Odds & Finishing Order

See below for the latest Silver Shadow Stakes odds followed by the official finishing order after the event this August.

2026 Silver Shadow Stakes Tips

Stay tuned for our insider Silver Shadow Stakes 2026 Tips on the Flight Stakes lead-up this season.

FULL 2026 SILVER SHADOW STAKES FIELD, TIPS & BETTING UPDATE

Held annually during August on Winx Stakes Day, the meeting also hosts the opening Group 1 event of the Sydney Spring Racing Carnival.

Hosted at the prestigious Royal Randwick Racecourse, the Silver Shadow Stakes is one of the major opening events of the carnival for young fillies heading towards a run through the Princess Series of races that culminates with the Group 1 Flight Stakes (1600m) on Epsom Day.

Run under set weights plus penalties conditions, the Silver Shadow Stakes offers $300,000 in total prize money as of 2023 and takes place over 1200m on Winx Stakes Day.

The Silver Shadow Stakes shares a program with the Group 1 Winx Stakes (1400m) – formerly the Warwick Stakes – and three Group 3 events: the Show County Quality (1200m), the Toy Show Quality (1300m) and the Premier’s Cup (2000m). The Silver Shadow Stakes is named in honour of the 1975 Warwick Stakes winner Silver Shadow.

Silver Shadow Stakes
Date:	Saturday, August 22, 2026
Track:	Royal Randwick
Distance:	1200m
Conditions:	3YO Fillies SWP
Status:	Group 2
Prize Money:	$300,000
Inaugurated:	1980

2026 Silver Shadow Stakes Betting

The top Silver Shadow Stakes 2026 betting odds and market links to Ladbrokes will be provided for punters at Races.com.au the week of the race.

Dame Giselle ($3.60 in 2020) was the last favourite in Silver Shadow Stakes betting to salute for the punters.

There was an upset in 2022 with subsequent Group 1 Flight Stakes winner Zougotcha taking out the event at Silver Shadow Stakes odds of $13. Another upset in 2023 saw Autumn Ballet win the race first-up at Silver Shadow Stakes odds of $16 from the Waterhouse/Bott stable.

2026 Silver Shadow Stakes Form

The Silver Shadow Stakes form guide gives punters a detailed breakdown of every runner lining up in this key early-spring sprint for three-year-old fillies. It’s one of the most important Princess Series form references, helping you compare fresh performers, trial standouts and proven juvenile talent as they step out over Randwick’s 1200m. A strong form guide lets you assess race shape, fitness, class, and whether each filly is ready to peak first-up — crucial intel for anyone diving into Silver Shadow Stakes odds and shaping confident Silver Shadow Stakes betting tips.

What punters should look for in the Silver Shadow Stakes form guide:

• First-up records — Many fillies resume here; strong fresh stats are a major positive.
• Trial form — Look for controlled, professional trials rather than flashy wins.
• Sectional times — Late splits from their juvenile season can reveal hidden strength.
• Speed map — The 1200m at Randwick rewards tactical speed; on-pace runners often hold an edge.
• Pedigree suitability — Sprinting pedigrees are ideal; avoid fillies bred to get much further.
• Stable patterns — Leading yards often target this race as a Princess Series launchpad.
• Market movement — Early betting shifts can reveal stable confidence or key gear changes.

FULL 2026 SILVER SHADOW STAKES FORM GUIDE

2026 Silver Shadow Stakes Field

The official Silver Shadow Stakes 2026 final field and barriers are released by Racing NSW on the Wednesday leading up to Winx Stakes Day and will be published in full below.

The 2026 Silver Shadow Stakes field features a smart line-up of 11 three-year-old fillies including the resuming Annabel & Rob Archibald-trained Group 2 Percy Sykes Stakes winner Cherry Bomshell and Tassort filly Agrarian Girl from the Waterhouse/Bott yard.

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Probable Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	5111x	CHERRY BOMSHELL	Annabel & Rob Archibald	Ben Thompson	2	57kg			84
2	1510x	PEMBREY	Tony Gollan	James McDonald	10	56kg			82
3	12x	AGRARIAN GIRL	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Tim Clark	7	55kg			82
4	15333x	BY CHOICE	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Rachel King	8	55kg			78
5	511×3	BANGKOK HOTTIE	David Payne	Kerrin McEvoy	11	55kg			74
6	55×42312	KRASINA	David Payne	Ashley Morgan	1	55kg			70
7	1x	GLOBAL GOAL	John Sargent	Dylan Gibbons	5	55kg			68
8	17x	REACHIN’ OUT	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Regan Bayliss	6	55kg			66
9	10x	STRIKING ALIBI	Chris Waller	Tommy Berry	3	55kg			66
10	3×31	COCO AFFAIR	John O’Shea & Tom Charlton	Ethan Brown	4	55kg			62
11	2x726x	SCREEN ICON	John Thompson	Chad Schofield	9	55kg

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2026 Silver Shadow Stakes Nominations

The early Silver Shadow Stakes 2026 nominations are taken on the Monday leading-up to the race, the full list of potential runners to be announced below.

2026 Silver Shadow Stakes nominations extended until 11:00am (AEST) – 18/08/2026

	Last 10	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Ballot	Weight	True Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	5111x	CHERRY BOMSHELL	F	3	Annabel & Rob Archibald	1	57kg			84
2	15333x	BY CHOICE	F	3	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	2	55kg			78
3	1510x	PEMBREY	F	3	Tony Gollan	3	56kg			82
4	12x	AGRARIAN GIRL	F	3	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	4	55kg			82
5	2x726x	SCREEN ICON	F	3	John Thompson	5	55kg
6	511×3	BANGKOK HOTTIE	F	3	David Payne	6	55kg			74
7	1x	GLOBAL GOAL	F	3	John Sargent	7	55kg			68
8	55×42312	KRASINA	F	3	David Payne	8	55kg			70
9	10x	STRIKING ALIBI	F	3	Chris Waller	9	55kg			66
10	3×22	QUEEN’S GAMBLE	F	3	Matthew Smith	10	55kg

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

Silver Shadow Lead-Ups & Princess Series

Often fillies in the Silver Shadow Stakes field are resuming racing for the season. The Silver Shadow Stakes field usually attracts horses that had fairly decent two-year-old campaigns. Most entrants have a decent amount of black-type experience from their two-year-old season running in events including the Group 1 Golden Slipper Stakes (1200m) in the autumn.

Fillies that see success in the Silver Shadow Stakes results tend to push on to later races such as the Group 2 Furious Stakes (1200m) or the Group 2 Tea Rose Stakes (1400m) before stepping up to a mile in the Flight Stakes.

The 2018 Silver Shadow Stakes winner Fiesta ran second in Furious, Tea Rose and Flight Stakes, while the year before Formality completed the Silver Shadow – Furious Stakes double. The following year, Libertini also completed the Silver Shadow – Furious Stakes double before a third in the Tea Rose Stakes. She also went on to run third to the boys in Flemington’s Group 1 Coolmore Stud Stakes that Melbourne Cup Carnival.

In 2020 Dame Giselle completed the Silver Shadow – Furious – Tea Rose Stakes treble before running fourth in that year’s Flight Stakes results.

Zougotcha (2022) was the last filly to complete the Silver Shadow Stakes – Tea Rose Stakes double.

Zougotcha further franked the Silver Shadow Stakes form also going on to win that year’s Flight Stakes.

Manaal (3rd in 2024) was the last Silver Shadow Stakes graduate to go on and win the Furious Stakes.

The Silver Shadow Stakes 2022 form also produced In Her Secret (2nd) who went on to win the Run To The Rose, finish second in the Group 1 Golden Rose Stakes and then salute in Melbourne’s Group 1 Coolmore Stud Stakes (1200m) at Flemington that spring. She would also return to headquarters in the autumn of 2023 and take out the Group 1 Newmarket Handicap (1200m).

In 2023 the Silver Shadow form was franked with the runner-up Estriella going on to win a host of races including the $1 million Inglis Sprint at Flemington the following autumn. The Silver Shadow third place-getter Kimochi meanwhile continued on to place in the Furious Stakes (2nd), Tea Rose Stakes (2nd), and Flight Stakes (2nd) that prep. She also returned that November and was second in the Group 1 Thousand Guineas results down south.

The 2024 Silver Shadow winner Ameena went on to frank the form with a Group 1 Robert Sangster Stakes second placing in Adelaide in 2025.

In 2025 the Silver Shadow Stakes winner Savvy Hallie ran third next-up in the Furious Stakes but came into her own the following autumn winning the Group 2 Light Fingers and placing second in the Group 1 Surround Stakes in 2026.

Silver Shadow Stakes History

The Silver Shadow Stakes was inaugurated in 1980, with Moabite seizing the very first victory. Initially a Group 3 race, the Silver Shadow Stakes was upgraded to Group 2 in 1993. After enjoying more than a decade at the improved status, the race was reduced to Group 3 in 2005. For the 2013 edition, the Silver Shadow Stakes was again upgraded to Group 2, where it has remained since.

With the exception of 1989, the Silver Shadow Stakes has always been raced over 1200m. In 1989 the race distance was reduced to 1160m for one year. The Silver Shadow Stakes has a reputation for changing locations, and has been held variously at Warwick Farm Racecourse, Canterbury Park Racecourse and its current location Royal Randwick Racecourse over the years.

Silver Shadow Stakes Location

Period	Location
1980-92	Warwick Farm
1993	Royal Randwick
1994-99	Warwick Farm
2000	Canterbury Park
2001-04	Warwick Farm
2005-06	Royal Randwick
2008	Warwick Farm
2009	Royal Randwick
2010-13	Warwick Farm
2014 – onwards	Royal Randwick

Horses that see success in the Silver Shadow Stakes have usually experienced it elsewhere. A solid two -year-old campaign is almost a prerequisite for entry to the Silver Shadow Stakes field, particularly since the grade and prize upgrade in 2014.

Notable winners of the Silver Shadow Stakes include Startling Lass (1988), Angst (1993), Ha Ha (2001), Gold Edition (2006), Samantha Miss (2008), Formality (2017), Fiesta (2018), Dame Giselle (2020), and the latest Silver Shadow – Flight Stakes double winner Zougotcha (2022).

Silver Shadow Stakes results since 2000 are below.

Silver Shadow Stakes Results

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2026 Silver Shadow Stakes	1st	Pembrey	1 minute 8.74 seconds
	2nd	Bangkok Hottie
	3rd	Global Goal
2025 Silver Shadow Stakes	1st	Savvy Hallie	1 minute 12.82 seconds
	2nd	Within The Law
	3rd	Queen Of Clubs
2024 Silver Shadow Stakes	1st	Ameena	1 minute 10.67 seconds
	2nd	Silmarillion
	3rd	Manaal
2023 Silver Shadow Stakes	1st	Autumn Ballet	1 minute 10.89 seconds
	2nd	Estriella
	3rd	Kimochi
2022 Silver Shadow Stakes	1st	Zougotcha	1 minute 11.11 seconds
	2nd	In Secret
	3rd	North Star Lass
2021 Silver Shadow Stakes	1st	Swift Witness	1 minute 10.07 seconds
	2nd	Latino Blend
	3rd	Four Moves Ahead
2020 Silver Shadow Stakes	1st	Dame Giselle	1 minute 11.22 seconds
	2nd	Thermosphere
	3rd	Miss Canada
2019 Silver Shadow Stakes	1st	Libertini	1 minute 7.93 seconds
	2nd	Flit
	3rd	Let It Pour
2018 Silver Shadow Stakes	1st	Fiesta	1 minute 9.1 seconds
	2nd	Outback Barbie
	3rd	Futooh
2017 Silver Shadow Stakes	1st	Formality	1 minute 8.8 seconds
	2nd	Alizee
	3rd	Champagne Cuddles
2016 Silver Shadow Stakes	1st	Omei Sword	1 minute 09.6 seconds
	2nd	Bacarella
	3rd	Quick Feet
2015 Silver Shadow Stakes	1st	Speak Fondly	1 minute 09.4 seconds
	2nd	Kimberley Star
	3rd	Lake Geneva
2014 Silver Shadow Stakes	1st	Bring Me The Maid	1 minute 12.4 seconds
	2nd	Memorial
	3rd	Clover Lane
2013 Silver Shadow Stakes	1st	Thump	1 minute 09.7 seconds
	2nd	Sweet Idea
	3rd	Montsegur
2012 Silver Shadow Stakes	1st	Nechita	1 minute 09.7 seconds
	2nd	Meidung
	3rd	Ichihara
2011 Silver Shadow Stakes	1st	Pane In The Glass	1 minute 13.4 seconds
	2nd	Florentina
	3rd	Streama
2010 Silver Shadow Stakes	1st	Parables	1 minute 09.9 seconds
	2nd	Solar Charged
	3rd	Chance Bye
2009 Silver Shadow Stakes	1st	Deer Valley	1 minute 10.3 seconds
	2nd	Melito
	3rd	Hurtle Myrtle
2008 Silver Shadow Stakes	1st	Samantha Miss	1 minute 12.4 seconds
	2nd	Glowlamp
	3rd	Love And Kisses
2007 Silver Shadow Stakes	1st	Race Not Held	–
	2nd	–
	3rd	–
2006 Silver Shadow Stakes	1st	Gold Edition	1 minute 10.6 seconds
	2nd	Montmelo
	3rd	Heat Of The Fire
2005 Silver Shadow Stakes	1st	Mnemosyne	1 minute 09.6 seconds
	2nd	Fashions Afield
	3rd	Paulini
2004 Silver Shadow Stakes	1st	Our Sweet Moss	1 minute 10.7 seconds
	2nd	Wager
	3rd	Trezevant
2003 Silver Shadow Stakes	1st	Regimental Gal	1 minute 12.0 seconds
	2nd	Legally Bay
	3rd	Dorky
2002 Silver Shadow Stakes	1st	Victory Vein	1 minute 09.9 seconds
	2nd	Chantelaine
	3rd	Calaway Gal
2001 Silver Shadow Stakes	1st	Ha Ha	1 minute 11.3 seconds
	2nd	Hosannah
	3rd	Oomph
2000 Silver Shadow Stakes	1st	Ateates	1 minute 09.9 seconds
	2nd	Dynamic Love
	3rd	Unworldly

Silver Shadow Stakes FAQ

What distance is the Silver Shadow Stakes run over?
The Silver Shadow Stakes is run over 1200 metres, a key early-spring sprint for three-year-old fillies that often sets the tone for the Princess Series. This sharp 1200m trip regularly highlights raceday freshness, tactical speed and emerging class — all crucial factors for punters exploring Silver Shadow Stakes odds and shaping confident Silver Shadow Stakes betting plays.

When is the Silver Shadow Stakes held?
The Silver Shadow Stakes is traditionally run in mid to late August at Royal Randwick, kicking off Sydney’s Princess Series and giving punters an early look at the fillies likely to progress deeper into the spring.

What age and sex of horses can run in the Silver Shadow Stakes?
The race is restricted to three-year-old fillies, making it an important early-season benchmark for assessing emerging talent and identifying future Group performers.

How many horses run in the Silver Shadow Stakes?
Field sizes typically sit around 10-14 runners, delivering a competitive lineup of fresh fillies, standout triallers and rising spring prospects — a key element shaping Silver Shadow Stakes odds each year.

What type of race is the Silver Shadow Stakes?
It is a Group 2 sprint run under set weights conditions, ensuring class generally rises to the top and giving punters a reliable early-spring form reference.

What races does the Silver Shadow Stakes lead into?
The Silver Shadow Stakes is the first leg of the Princess Series, with many runners progressing to the Furious Stakes, Tea Rose Stakes, and Flight Stakes. Strong performers here often remain key players throughout the series.