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The Victory Stakes is a Group 2 sprint run during the Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival as a potential lead-up to the Doomben 10,000.
Victory Stakes News
The Group 2 Victory Stakes takes place in late April or early May during the annual Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival and is traditionally run at Eagle Farm Racecourse.
2026 Victory Stakes Odds
| 13. Splash Back (5) J: Michael Rodd56.5kg 128×7T: Grahame Begg | ||
| 8. Payline (1) J: Kyle Wilson-Taylor58.5kg 432×3T: Chris & Corey Munce | ||
| 6. Warnie (6) J: Jason Collett58.5kg 2151xT: Ciaron Maher | ||
| 1. Transatlantic (7) J: Ryan Maloney58.5kg 2112xT: Tony Gollan | ||
| 10. Lady Of Camelot (4) J: Tim Clark56.5kg 2223xT: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | ||
| 3. Reserve Bank (2) J: Cejay Graham58.5kg 6111xT: Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr | ||
| 12. Abounding (8) J: Vlad Duric56.5kg 19×76T: Robert Heathcote | ||
| 4. Private Harry (3) J: Ashley Morgan58.5kg 1x55xT: Chris Waller | ||
| 11. In Flight (10) J: Jake Bayliss56.5kg 4×781T: Joseph Pride | ||
| 2. Uncommon James (9) J: Ben Thompson58.5kg 434×2T: Matthew Hoysted |
Run over the sprint distance of 1200m it is a weight-for-age event worth a $300,000 as of 2023 and was previously known as the Sir Byrne Hart Stakes.
Prize money for the 2020 Victory Stakes was down to $175,000 due to the COVID-19 pandemic with the race running as a set weights plus penalties event in May as part of a reduced Brisbane Winter Carnival.
The Victory Stakes is an excellent lead up to the Group 1 Doomben 10,000 (1200m), another 1200m weight-for-age event run at Doomben. Quality runners may then progress onto both the Group 1 Kingsford-Smith Cup (1350m) in late May and Queensland’s richest race, the Group 1 Stradbroke Handicap (1350m) in June.
The last horse to do the Victory Stakes – Stradbroke Handicap double in a single season was Srikandi (2015). In 2018 Impending won the Victory Stakes having taken on the previous year’s Stradbroke Handicap (2017).
The form of the 2021 Victory Stakes was franked with the runner-up Vega One winning the Kingsford-Smith Cup next start before a subsequent second in that winter’s Stradbroke Handicap quinella.
The 2023 Victory Stakes winner Rothfire franked the form running third in the Kingsford Smith Cup results and second in that year’s Stradbroke Handicap.
The 2024 Victory Stakes form was franked with the winner, Antino, returning in the spring to claim Melbourne’s Group 1 Toorak Handicap and run second in the Group 1 Champions Mile over the Melbourne Cup Carnival.
The 2025 Victory Stakes winner, Libertad, would go on to frank the form winning Perth’s Group 1 Winterbottom Stakes that November. The form was further boosted by the third placed Golden Mile who also finished third in the Kingsford Smith Cup trifecta at his next start.
The Victory Stakes 2026 runs on Saturday May 2, 2026 at Eagle Farm Racecourse in Brisbane as a potential Kingsford Smith Cup lead-up.
| 2026 Victory Stakes | |
|---|---|
| Date: | Saturday May 2, 2026 |
| Track: | Eagle Farm Racecourse |
| Distance: | 1200m |
| Conditions: | Weight-for-age |
| Status: | Group 2 |
| Prizemoney: | $300,000 |
| Inaugurated: | 1980 |
2026 Victory Stakes Results
Stay tuned for the official 2026 Victory Stakes results and finishing order at Eagle Farm on Saturday May 2, 2026 and to see what sprinters have the Kingsford Smith Cup in sight.
- 1st: TBD
- 2nd: TBD
- 3rd: TBD
Winning Margin: TBD
Winning Time: TBD
2026 Victory Stakes Betting
The updated Victory Stakes 2026 betting odds and market links to Ladbrokes.com.au on the potential Doomben 10,000-bound winter sprinters will be available at Races.com.au the week of the race.
There was a blowout result in 2025 with Libertad saluting at Victory Stakes odds of $71!
2026 Victory Stakes Form
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2026 Victory Stakes Tips
Stay tuned for our insider Victory Stakes 2026 Tips on the Group 2 winter sprint this Brisbane Festival of Racing.
To Win: No. 10 Lady Of Camelot
LADY OF CAMELOT (4) is winless since her 2024 Golden Slipper success as a two-year-old, but she lands herself a chance to break the drought fresh in Brisbane this weekend. The now four-year-old daughter of Written Tycoon has solid form first-up (4:1-1-1) and is down in grade after two Group 1 performances last time in. She was narrowly denied by Lady Shenandoah in last year’s Group 1 Surround Stakes (1400m) before a brave third from a wide gate under a length off that same very good filly in the Coolmore Classic in March 2025 to see out her last prep. On the sidelines for over a year, how she comes back will be key, but she looked the goods in a recent Canterbury trial win and oozes class. While she gives the fitness edge away to a few of her key rivals, she’s drawn a dream in gate for and has the flying Tim Clark back aboard. Looking poised to make a statement first-up, she’s back in Queensland now for the first time since her second to Saturday’s favourite – subsequent The Galaxy winner Private Harry – at the Sunshine Coast in January last year. Likely to settle just off pace, she’s a comeback queen I’m happy to be on the trial of.
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10. Lady Of Camelot (4)
J: Tim Clark56.5kg
2223xT: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
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2026 Victory Stakes Field
The Victory Stakes field attracts a class line-up of Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival hopes usually having their first Queensland run of the season.
Horses that contested the race the season prior often return, while a host of interstate raiders dominate the Victory Stakes final acceptances including runners out of the Group 1 TJ Smith Stakes (1200m) in Sydney earlier in the month.
The official Victory Stakes 2026 Field & Barriers are set for release by Racing Queensland on the Wednesday of race week and will be published in full below.
The 2026 Victory Stakes final field features 13 smart sprinters including the resuming Reserve Bank who completed last autumn’s Group 2 Tobin Bronze / Group 1 Goodwood double in SA, the widely drawn Joe Pride-trained In Flight coming off a Group 2 Sapphire Stakes victory in Sydney and the Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott-trained Lady Of Camelot chasing her first win since the 2024 Golden Slipper.
Click here to read more on the key runners in the Victory Stakes 2026 field and betting markets.
| No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Probable Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 519x22112x | TRANSATLANTIC | Tony Gollan | Ryan Maloney | 7 | 58.5kg | Â | Â | 110 |
| 2 | x587x434x2 | UNCOMMON JAMES | Matthew Hoysted | Ben Thompson | 10 | 58.5kg | Â | Â | 109 |
| 3 | 125x66111x | RESERVE BANK | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | Ms Cejay Graham | 2 | 58.5kg | Â | Â | 108 |
| 4 | 1111x1x55x | PRIVATE HARRY | Chris Waller | Ashley Morgan | 3 | 58.5kg | Â | Â | 107 |
| 5 | 024x1410x4 | HIDDEN WEALTH | Tony Gollan | Â | 11 | 58.5kg | Â | Â | 107 |
| 6 | 545742151x | WARNIE (IRE) | Ciaron Maher | Jason Collett | 6 | 58.5kg | Â | Â | 107 |
| 7 | x52x40x36x | ZARASTRO | Tony Gollan | Angela Jones | 9 | 58.5kg | Â | Â | 106 |
| 8 | 56645432×3 | PAYLINE | Chris & Corey Munce | Kyle Wilson-Taylor | 1 | 58.5kg | Â | Â | 103 |
| 9 | 4721x3232x | PEREILLE | Tony Gollan | Martin Harley | 13 | 58.5kg | Â | Â | 97 |
| 10 | 3743x2223x | LADY OF CAMELOT | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Tim Clark | 4 | 56.5kg | Â | Â | 109 |
| 11 | 211164×781 | IN FLIGHT | Joseph Pride | Jake Bayliss | 12 | 56.5kg | Â | Â | 107 |
| 12 | 2x33219x76 | ABOUNDING | Robert Heathcote | Vlad Duric | 8 | 56.5kg | Â | Â | 106 |
| 13 | 11525128×7 | SPLASH BACK (FR) | Grahame Begg | Michael Rodd | 5 | 56.5kg | Â | Â | 104 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2026 Victory Stakes Nominations
The Victory Stakes nominations close on the Monday of race week and traditionally feature Doomben 10,000 bound sprinters kicking off their Brisbane campaigns for the winter.
2026 Victory Stakes nominations extended until 10:00am (AEST) – 28/04/2026
| Â | Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Hcp Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2x33219x76 | ABOUNDING | M | 5 | Robert Heathcote | Â |
| 2 | 187x80619x | AMOR VICTORIOUS | G | 6 | Bjorn Baker | Â |
| 3 | 024x1410x4 | HIDDEN WEALTH | G | 6 | Tony Gollan | Â |
| 4 | 211164×781 | IN FLIGHT | M | 5 | Joseph Pride | Â |
| 5 | 100x62000x | IOWNA MERC | G | 6 | Bjorn Baker | Â |
| 6 | 3743x2223x | LADY OF CAMELOT | M | 4 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Â |
| 7 | 56645432×3 | PAYLINE | G | 5 | Chris & Corey Munce | Â |
| 8 | 4721x3232x | PEREILLE | G | 6 | Tony Gollan | Â |
| 9 | 1111x1x55x | PRIVATE HARRY | H | 4 | Chris Waller | Â |
| 10 | 125x66111x | RESERVE BANK | H | 4 | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | Â |
| 11 | 519x22112x | TRANSATLANTIC | G | 5 | Tony Gollan | Â |
| 12 | x587x434x2 | UNCOMMON JAMES | G | 7 | Matthew Hoysted | Â |
| 13 | 545742151x | WARNIE (IRE) | G | 5 | Ciaron Maher | Â |
| 14 | x52x40x36x | ZARASTRO | G | 7 | Tony Gollan | Â |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
Victory Stakes History
The first horse to win the race then called the Sir Byrne Hart Stakes was Golden Rhapsody in 1980 when the race was inaugurated.
Beginning as a Listed race the following year in 1981 it reached Group 3 status before being installed as a Group 2 event in 1992. First run over 1810m, the Sir Byrne Hart Stakes has gone through a number of distance changes throughout its history but is now a 1200m sprint at the Eagle Farm Racecourse for gallopers heading towards the Group 1 Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival features.
In recent years the Victory Stakes has been run at Doomben Racecourse (2016 & 2018) due to ongoing track issues at Eagle Farm.
In 2020 the Victory Stakes took place in May as a set weights plus penalties event due to COVID-19 and was the key Stradbroke lead-up that year.
| Victory Stakes Distance: | |
|---|---|
| 1980 – 1983: | 1810m |
| 1984 – 1986: | 2100m |
| 1987: | 2125m |
| 1988: | 1810m |
| 1989: | 2125m |
| 1990 – 2005: | 1400m |
| 2006 onwards: | 1200m |
Victory Stakes Winners
| Year | Place | Horse | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Victory Stakes | 1st | TBD | TBD |
| 2nd | TBD | ||
| 3rd | TBD | ||
| 2025 Victory Stakes | 1st | Libertad | 1 minute 09.60 seconds |
| 2nd | Jedibeel | ||
| 3rd | Golden Mile | ||
| 2024 Victory Stakes | 1st | Antino | 1 minute 09.32 seconds |
| 2nd | Wee Nessy | ||
| 3rd | Golden Mile | ||
| 2023 Victory Stakes | 1st | Rothfire | 1 minute 10.32 seconds |
| 2nd | King Of Sparta | ||
| 3rd | Prince Of Boom | ||
| 2022 Victory Stakes | 1st | Count De Rupee | 1 minute 09.61 seconds |
| 2nd | Scallopini | ||
| 3rd | Jamaea | ||
| 2021 Victory Stakes | 1st | Niccanova | 1 minute 11.90 seconds |
| 2nd | Vega One | ||
| 3rd | Pennino | ||
| 2020 Victory Stakes | 1st | Victorem | 1 minute 10.60 seconds |
| 2nd | Niccanova | ||
| 3rd | Deep Image | ||
| 2019 Victory Stakes | 1st | I Am Excited | 1 minute 9.64 seconds |
| 2nd | Redzel | ||
| 3rd | Jonker | ||
| 2018 Victory Stakes | 1st | Impending | 1 minute 10.06 seconds |
| 2nd | Most Important | ||
| 3rd | I Am Excited | ||
| 2017 Victory Stakes | 1st | Music Magnate | 1 minute 13.27 seconds |
| 2nd | Hopfgarten | ||
| 3rd | Miss Cover Girl | ||
| 2016 Victory Stakes | 1st | Fell Swoop | 1 minute 9.02 seconds |
| 2nd | Didntcostalot | ||
| 3rd | Artlee | ||
| 2015 Victory Stakes | 1st | Srikandi | 1 minute 9.63 seconds |
| 2nd | Ball Of Muscle | ||
| 3rd | Dances On Stars | ||
| 2014 Victory Stakes | 1st | Temple Of Boom | 1 minute 9.0 seconds |
| 2nd | Spirit Of Boom | ||
| 3rd | Snitzerland | ||
| 2013 Victory Stakes | 1st | Buffering | 1 minute 8.54 seconds |
| 2nd | Spirit Of Boom | ||
| 3rd | Albrecht | ||
| 2012 Victory Stakes | 1st | Meeting Abandoned | – |
| 2nd | – | ||
| 3rd | – | ||
| 2011 Victory Stakes | 1st | Buffering | 1 minute 13.0 seconds |
| 2nd | Atomic Force | ||
| 3rd | Azzaland | ||
| 2010 Victory Stakes | 1st | Ghetto Blaster | 1 minute 09.6 seconds |
| 2nd | The Jackal | ||
| 3rd | Albert The Fat | ||
| 2009 Sir Byrne Hart Stakes | 1st | Swiss Ace | 1 minute 9.7 seconds |
| 2nd | Sniper?s Bullet | ||
| 3rd | Red Element | ||
| 2008 Sir Byrne Hart Stakes | 1st | Swiss Ace | 1 minute 9.8 seconds |
| 2nd | Atapi | ||
| 3rd | Dance The Waves | ||
| 2007 Sir Byrne Hart Stakes | 1st | Mitanni | 1 minute 9.7 seconds |
| 2nd | Anwaar | ||
| 3rd | Tellem | ||
| 2006 Sir Byrne Hart Stakes | 1st | All Bar One | 1 minute 8.5 seconds |
| 2nd | Falaise | ||
| 3rd | Impaler | ||
| 2005 Sir Byrne Hart Stakes | 1st | Wager | 1 minute 21.9 seconds |
| 2nd | Deuxieme | ||
| 3rd | Dezigna | ||
| 2004 Sir Byrne Hart Stakes | 1st | Only Words | 1 minute 25.8 seconds |
| 2nd | Our Egyptian Raine | ||
| 3rd | Defier | ||
| 2003 Sir Byrne Hart Stakes | 1st | Tit For Taat | 1 minute 21.5 seconds |
| 2nd | Scenic Peak | ||
| 3rd | Mr Bureaucrat | ||
| 2002 Sir Byrne Hart Stakes | 1st | Mr Bureaucrat | 1 minute 23.3 seconds |
| 2nd | Salgado | ||
| 3rd | Faiza | ||
| 2001 Sir Byrne Hart Stakes | 1st | Make Mine Magic | 1 minute 20.8 seconds |
| 2nd | Play Station | ||
| 3rd | Camarena | ||
| 2000 Sir Byrne Hart Stakes | 1st | Cheiron | 1 minute 22.8 seconds |
| 2nd | Narwong | ||
| 3rd | City Fair | ||
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