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The Eskimo Prince Stakes is a Group 3 event held at Randwick Racecourse during the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival.
Eskimo Prince Stakes News
The Eskimo Prince Stakes is a Group 3 race run in Sydney at Royal Randwick Racecourse (having previously been held at Warwick Farm) in early February as a lead-up to the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival.
2026 Eskimo Prince Stakes Results
Stay tuned for the official 2026 Eskimo Prince Stakes results and finishing order on Saturday February 7, 2026 and to see what three-year-olds have the Randwick Guineas in sight.
- 1st: No. 3 Tempted ($1.60F)
- 2nd: No. 2 Napoleonic
- 3rd: No. 5 Wodeton
Winning Margin: 1.27 lengths
Winning Time: 1:08.78
Three-time Group 2 winning Street Boss filly Tempted ($1.60F) kicked off her autumn campaign in perfect style at Randwick on Saturday, proving too strong late to easily salute for the punters fresh in the 2026 Eskimo Prince Stakes results with a sharp, sustained sprint that put her rivals away inside the final 150 metres. Settling just off the speed with Chad Schofield in the saddle, she peeled out at the top of the straight and let down powerfully to score a comfortable 1.27 length win, confirming she’s returned in top order and stamping herself as a major player heading toward the key three-year-old features this preparation.
Eskimo Prince Stakes 2026 Results
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1st
3. Tempted (4)
J: Chad Schofield 57.5kg
T: Ciaron Maher |
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2nd
2. Napoleonic (2)
J: Zac Lloyd 58.5kg
T: John O'shea & Tom Charlton |
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3rd
5. Wodeton (3)
J: James McDonald 56kg
T: Chris Waller |
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4th
8. Watson (6)
J: Tim Clark 56kg
T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott |
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5th
1. Rivellino (7)
J: Jason Collett 59kg
T: Kris Lees |
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6th
7. Dusty Bay (5)
J: Alysha Collett 56kg
T: Tracey Bartley |
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7th
4. Memo (1)
J: Nash Rawiller 56.5kg
T: Peter Snowden |
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8th
6. Ruination (8)
J: Tommy Berry 56kg
T: Michael Freedman |
Run over 1200m the set weights plus penalties sprint is open only to three-year-old horses and offers $250,000 in total prize money.
It is the sole Group status race on the card currently featuring on its own stand-alone meeting. The Eskimo Prince Stakes may be the campaign starting point for the up-and-comers in the field.
Also held on the card, the meeting’s feature is the $2 million Inglis Millennium (1100m) for two-year-old Inglis graduates.
A good next-up target for horses coming out of the Eskimo Prince Stakes field is the Group 2 Hobartville Stakes (1400m) at Rosehill Gardens. In 2016 Le Romain ran second in both the Eskimo Prince Stakes and Hobartville Stakes before his Group 1 Randwick Guineas (1600m) win that March.
The last horses to do the Eskimo Prince Stakes – Hobartville Stakes double meanwhile were Man From Uncle (2017) followed the next year by Kementari (2018) who also went on to win the Randwick Guineas.
In 2022 the Eskimo Prince third placegetter Converge went on to win the Randwick Guineas two starts later before a second in that season’s Group 1 Rosehill Guineas (2000m).
The 2022 Eskimo Prince Stakes form was further franked with the winner Paulele running third in that April’s Group 1 TJ Smith Stakes (1200m). He also returned in the winter to run second in both the Group 1 Doomben 10,000 (1200m) and Group 1 Kingsford-Smith Cup (1300m) in Brisbane before heading to Perth that November to win the Group 1 Winterbottom Stakes (1200m).
The 2023 Eskimo Prince Stakes also produced that year’s Randwick Guineas winner with Communist improving on his third to take out the Group 1.
The 2024 Eskimo Prince Stakes form was franked with the winner Caballus going on to place third next-up in the $1 million Inglis Sprint.
In 2025 the Eskimo Prince runner-up, Linebacker, went on to win that season’s Randwick Guineas and the Silver Eagle in the spring.
The Eskimo Prince Stakes 2026 ran on Saturday February 7, 2026 at Randwick Racecourse as a lead-up to the Group 1 Randwick Guineas and was won in an effortless first-up return by Ciaron Maher’s The Everest second-placed filly Tempted ($1.60F).Â
| 2026 Eskimo Prince Stakes | |
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| Date: | Saturday February 7, 2026 |
| Track: | Royal Randwick Racecourse |
| Distance: | 1200m |
| Race Type: | 3YO – Set Weights + Penalties |
| Status: | Group 3 |
| Prize Money: | $250,000 |
2026 Eskimo Prince Stakes Betting
The updated Eskimo Prince Stakes 2026 betting odds will be available at Ladbrokes.com.au and also updated here at Races.com.au once betting on the early autumn feature for Randwick Guineas hopes opens.
Paulele ($3.10 in 2022), Aft Cabin ($2.20 in 2023) and Tempted ($1.60 in 2026) are the last favourites in Eskimo Prince Stakes betting to win.
2026 Eskimo Prince Stakes Form Guide
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2026 Eskimo Prince Stakes Tips
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To Win: No. 3 Tempted
TEMPTED (4) is back and resumes as the deserving odds-on favourite in a small but smart Eskimo Prince Stakes field. Ciaron Maher’s brilliant young filly was enormous all last prep racing out of her skin against the best in the world. She rounded out her campaign with that eye-catching second to Ka Ying Rising in The Everest when storming home late over this track and trip and stamp herself as a top-tier sprinter in the making. The bonny daughter of Street Boss was only a length off the Hong Kong hero in the world’s richest turf race and wouldn’t need to do much more than that to easily put these rivals of her own age to bed. She’s been the picture of consistency all the way including taking out the Group 2 Percy Sykes by a big margin from the outside alley as a 2YO off a Golden Slipper third under a length beaten by Marhoona last autumn. Last time she stepped out fresh she won Rosehill’s Group 2 Run to the Rose by 1.5 lengths, then over 1400m she was far from disgraced running third in the Golden Rose when stretched distance-wise. A high-class filly who has never been beaten first-up, and she looks primed to fire again. She moved well in her lone lead-up trial, cruising into fourth over 1000m, and if she brings anything like her spring form, she simply has too much talent for this field.
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1st
3. Tempted (4)
J: Chad Schofield 57.5kg
T: Ciaron Maher |
2026 Eskimo Prince Stakes Field
The Eskimo Prince Stakes field attracts a quality line-up of three-year-olds at the start of their autumn campaigns, many of which may be heading towards tougher events over more distance such as the Randwick Guineas.
The official 2026 Eskimo Prince Stakes field and barriers are set for release by Racing NSW on the Wednesday of race week and will be published in full below.
Despite having a field limit of 18 starters, the Eskimo Prince Stakes 2026 final field attracted just eight hopefuls including The Everest second placed filly Tempted making her highly anticipated return.
| No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Probable Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating |
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| 1 | 145x46682x | RIVELLINO | Kris Lees | Jason Collett | 7 | 59kg | Â | Â | 91 |
| 2 | 62x1141x | NAPOLEONIC | John O’Shea & Tom Charlton | Zac Lloyd | 2 | 58.5kg | Â | Â | 85 |
| 3 | 27131x132x | TEMPTED | Ciaron Maher | Chad Schofield | 4 | 57.5kg | Â | Â | 109 |
| 4 | 818x925x36 | MEMO | Peter Snowden | Â | 1 | 56.5kg | Â | Â | 82 |
| 5 | 3224x2420x | WODETON | Chris Waller | James McDonald | 3 | 56kg | Â | Â | 100 |
| 6 | 1126x | RUINATION | Michael Freedman | Tommy Berry | 8 | 56kg | Â | Â | 71 |
| 7 | 08x430440x | DUSTY BAY | Tracey Bartley | Ms Alysha Collett | 5 | 56kg | Â | Â | 68 |
| 8 | 436×11 | WATSON | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Tim Clark | 6 | 56kg | Â | Â | 67 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2026 Eskimo Prince Stakes Nominations
Early nominations for the Eskimo Prince Stakes in 2026 close the Monday of race week and will be made available below.
2026 Eskimo Prince Stakes nominations extended until 11:00am (AEDT) – 03/02/2026
| Â | Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Hcp Rating |
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| 1 | 08x430440x | DUSTY BAY | G | 3 | Tracey Bartley | 68 |
| 2 | 374×511 | KILBRANNAN | C | 3 | Gary Portelli | 66 |
| 3 | 818x925x36 | MEMO | F | 3 | Peter Snowden | 82 |
| 4 | 62x1141x | NAPOLEONIC | C | 3 | John O’Shea & Tom Charlton | 85 |
| 5 | 45x14x2 | NASHVILLE JACK | C | 3 | Brad Widdup | 80 |
| 6 | 145x46682x | RIVELLINO | C | 3 | Kris Lees | 91 |
| 7 | 1126x | RUINATION | C | 3 | Michael Freedman | 71 |
| 8 | 129x | SNITZEL DANCER | F | 3 | Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou | 66 |
| 9 | 27131x132x | TEMPTED | F | 3 | Ciaron Maher | 109 |
| 10 | 436×11 | WATSON | G | 3 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 67 |
| 11 | 3224x2420x | WODETON | C | 3 | Chris Waller | 100 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
Eskimo Prince Stakes History
The Eskimo Prince Stakes has been run since its inception in 1984, and the inaugural winner was Run Ashore.
Since then, a host of notable youngsters have won the race including Spark Of Life (2004), Snippetson (2005), El Roca (2014), Scissor Kick (2015), and Kementari (2018).
The race has been hosted at a number of various Sydney racecourses including Canterbury Park, Rosehill Gardens and Randwick Racecourse where the event returned in 2016 for the first time since 2012.
It now runs at Sydney’s Warwick Farm track. It started as a Listed race before gaining its current Group 3 status from 2014.
It has been run over a number of distances based on the racetrack. There was no 2020 Eskimo Prince Stakes due to a washed-out Warwick Farm meeting with the race cancelled and not rescheduled.
Tempted (2026) was the last Eskimo Prince Stakes winning filly.
See below for the full list of Eskimo Prince Stakes winners and results going back to the year 2000.
Recent Eskimo Prince Stakes Winners
| Year | Place | Horse | Time |
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| 2026 Eskimo Prince Stakes | 1st | Tempted | 1 minute 8.78 seconds |
| 2nd | Napoleonic | ||
| 3rd | Wodeton | ||
| 2025 Eskimo Prince Stakes | 1st | Public Attention | 1 minute 9.60 seconds |
| 2nd | Linebacker | ||
| 3rd | Gatsby’s | ||
| 2024 Eskimo Prince Stakes | 1st | Caballus | 1 minute 9.64 seconds |
| 2nd | Makarena | ||
| 3rd | Encap | ||
| 2023 Eskimo Prince Stakes | 1st | Aft Cabin | 1 minute 8.85 seconds |
| 2nd | Zou Tiger | ||
| 3rd | Communist | ||
| 2022 Eskimo Prince Stakes | 1st | Paulele | 1 minute 10.46 seconds |
| 2nd | Ranch Hand | ||
| 3rd | Converge | ||
| 2021 Eskimo Prince Stakes | 1st | Peltzer | 1 minute 11.21 seconds |
| 2nd | The Face | ||
| 3rd | Prague | ||
| 2020 Eskimo Prince Stakes (Abandoned) | 1st | – | – |
| 2nd | – | ||
| 3rd | – | ||
| 2019 Eskimo Prince Stakes | 1st | Gem Song | 1 minute 12.42 seconds |
| 2nd | Purple Sector | ||
| 3rd | Charge | ||
| 2018 Eskimo Prince Stakes | 1st | Kementari | 1 minute 09.69 seconds |
| 2nd | Siege Of Quebec | ||
| 3rd | Brave Song | ||
| 2017 Eskimo Prince Stakes | 1st | Man From Uncle | 1 minute 11.20 seconds |
| 2nd | Guard Of Honour | ||
| 3rd | Generalissimo | ||
| 2016 Eskimo Prince Stakes | 1st | Spill The Beans | 1 minute 10.6 seconds |
| 2nd | Le Romain | ||
| 3rd | Counterattack | ||
| 2015 Eskimo Prince Stakes | 1st | Scissor Kick | 1 minute 9.9 seconds |
| 2nd | Delectation | ||
| 3rd | Harrier Jet | ||
| 2014 Eskimo Prince Stakes | 1st | El Roca | 1 minute 11.3 seconds |
| 2nd | Dissident | ||
| 3rd | Romantic Touch | ||
| 2013 Eskimo Prince Stakes | 1st | Ichihara | 1 minute 9.1 seconds |
| 2nd | Heart Testa | ||
| 3rd | Limes | ||
| 2012 Eskimo Prince Stakes | 1st | Nobby Snip | 1 minute 10.8 seconds |
| 2nd | Niagara | ||
| 3rd | Aerobatics | ||
| 2011 Eskimo Prince Stakes | 1st | Agister | 1 minute 8.6 seconds |
| 2nd | Celts | ||
| 3rd | Halekulani | ||
| 2010 Eskimo Prince Stakes | 1st | The Mikado | 1 minute 9.2 seconds |
| 2nd | Zingaling | ||
| 3rd | Familists | ||
| 2009 Eskimo Prince Stakes | 1st | Bhutane Dane | 1 minute 19.5 seconds |
| 2nd | Ahdashim | ||
| 3rd | Fully Fledged | ||
| 2008 Eskimo Prince Stakes | 1st | Tenant’s Tiara | 1 minute 10.7 seconds |
| 2nd | Espurante | ||
| 3rd | Murtajill | ||
| 2007 Eskimo Prince Stakes | 1st | Absolutelyfabulous | 1 minute 3.0 seconds |
| 2nd | Hot ‘n’ Ready | ||
| 3rd | Eight Moons | ||
| 2006 Eskimo Prince Stakes | 1st | Strada | 1 minute 4.25 seconds |
| 2nd | Media | ||
| 3rd | Albaicin | ||
| 2005 Eskimo Prince Stakes | 1st | Snippetson | 1 minute 3.7 seconds |
| 2nd | Conrod Straight | ||
| 3rd | Picket Fence | ||
| 2004 Eskimo Prince Stakes | 1st | Spark Of Life | 1 minute 4.2 seconds |
| 2nd | Sharp | ||
| 3rd | Dance With Deb | ||
| 2003 Eskimo Prince Stakes | 1st | Dehero | 1 minute 3.0 seconds |
| 2nd | Star Of Florida | ||
| 3rd | Sir Craiglee | ||
| 2002 Eskimo Prince Stakes | 1st | Red Hannigan | 1 minute 4.5 seconds |
| 2nd | Magic Hatter | ||
| 3rd | Academe | ||
| 2001 Eskimo Prince Stakes | 1st | National Saint | 1 minute 4.8 seconds |
| 2nd | Mowerman | ||
| 3rd | Bushra Gem | ||
| 2000 Eskimo Prince Stakes | 1st | Major | 1 minute 4.4 seconds |
| 2nd | Majestic Fiesta | ||
| 3rd | Dyslexia | ||
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