The Golden Gift race is a Group 3 feature for 2YOs offering $1 million in prize money and run at Rosehill on the Saturday after the Melbourne Cup.
2024 Golden Gift Results
- 1st: #2 North England
- 2nd: #5 West Of Swindon
- 3rd: #4 Extractor
Golden Gift News
The Golden Gift is a Sydney Spring Racing Carnival feature run in early to mid-November at Rosehill Gardens.
2024 Golden Gift Results
The official Golden Gift 2024 race results and finishing order will be updated below following the next running of the $1 million event in Sydney this November.
- 1st: #2 North England ($3.40F)
- 2nd: #5 West Of Swindon
- 3rd: #4 Extractor
The Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott-trained Farnhan colt North England ($3.40F) was excellent second-up off his Breeders’ Plate third on debut in October, cornering in front and giving a lovely kick at the 300m to charge home first in the 2024 Golden Gift results at Rosehill for favourite backers.
Golden Gift 2024 Odds & Results
Inglis Golden Gift (G3)
| Runner Details | Win | Place |
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1st
2. North England (3)
J: Tim Clark 56.5kg
T: G Waterhouse & A Bott |
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2nd
5. West Of Swindon (8)
J: Tyler Schiller 56.5kg
T: M, W & J Hawkes |
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3rd
4. Extractor (5)
J: Tommy Berry 56.5kg
T: Michael Freedman |
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4th
7. Icarian Dream (4)
J: Jason Collett 54.5kg
T: Ciaron Maher |
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5th
6. O' Ole (6)
J: Rachel King 54.5kg
T: Bjorn Baker |
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6th
1. Gaeilge (7)
J: Kerrin McEvoy 56.5kg
T: James Cummings |
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7th
9. Tupakara (1)
J: Tom Sherry 54.5kg
T: Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald |
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8th
3. Chicama (9)
J: Adam Hyeronimus 56.5kg
T: G Waterhouse & A Bott |
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9th
8. Lapis Lazuli (2)
J: Zac Lloyd 54.5kg
T: James Cummings |
Data retrieved: 13/12/2024 10:13:50 PM (Australia/Brisbane)
A one-million-dollar showdown, the Golden Gift race was inaugurated in 2015 and is run at set weights by a field of two-year-old hopefuls.
Contested over 1100m, the event currently takes place in Sydney on the same day Melbourne hosts Champion Stakes Day at Flemington on the Saturday after the Melbourne Cup each year.
The Golden Gift now runs on Five Diamonds Day. Racing at the meeting is headlined by the Listed $2 million The Five Diamonds (1800m) for five-year-olds with the Group 2 $500,000 Hot Danish Stakes (1400m) the other feature on the card.
The Golden Gift makes a nice spring target for juveniles eyeing a return the following autumn for a campaign aimed at the Group 1 $5 million Golden Slipper Stakes (1200m).
Fillies have dominated the Golden Gift results to date with five of the seven winners from 2015-2022 being fillies.
In 2024 the Golden Gift gained Group 3 status.
The latest edition of the now Group 3 $1 million Golden Gift ran on Saturday November 9, 2024 at Rosehill Gardens on the same day as Melbourne’s Champions Stakes Day at Flemington and was won in style by the Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott-trained favourite North England ($3.40F).
| Golden Gift 2024 | |
|---|---|
| Date: | Saturday November 9, 2024 |
| Track: | Rosehill Racecourse |
| Distance: | 1100m |
| Race Type: | Set Weights – 2YOs only |
| Status: | Group 3 |
| Prize Money: | $1 million |
2024 Golden Gift Finishing Order
| Finish | No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Bar. | Weight | Penalty | Starting Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | NORTH ENGLAND | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Tim Clark | 3 | 56.5kg | $3.40F | |||
| 2 | 5 | WEST OF SWINDON | Michael, John & Wayne Hawkes | Tyler Schiller | 0.53L | 8 | 56.5kg | $9 | ||
| 3 | 4 | EXTRACTOR | Michael Freedman | Tommy Berry | 0.53L | 5 | 56.5kg | $13 | ||
| 4 | 7 | ICARIAN DREAM | Ciaron Maher | Jason Collett | 1.03L | 4 | 54.5kg | $5 | ||
| 5 | 6 | O’ OLE | Bjorn Baker | Ms Rachel King | 2.25L | 6 | 54.5kg | $7.50 | ||
| 6 | 1 | GAEILGE | James Cummings | Kerrin McEvoy | 4.07L | 7 | 56.5kg | $18 | ||
| 7 | 9 | TUPAKARA | Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald | Tom Sherry | 4.13L | 1 | 54.5kg | $4.20 | ||
| 8 | 3 | CHICAMA | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Adam Hyeronimus | 4.84L | 9 | 56.5kg | $19 | ||
| 9 | 8 | LAPIS LAZULI | James Cummings | Zac Lloyd (a) | 7.36L | 2 | 54.5kg | $ |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2024 Golden Gift Betting
Golden Gift 2024 betting odds will be available at Ladbrokes.com.au and published here at Races.com.au once open.
Shangri La Express ($2.10 in 2023) became the first Golden Gift favourite to salute for the punters followed the next year by North England ($3.40 in 2024).
2024 Golden Gift Form Guide
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2024 Golden Gift Tips
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- To Win: #2 North England ($3.60 at time of publish) – BET NOW
Big prize money but a small field in the Golden Gift and of the youngsters think the favourite North England remains at a good price to break his maiden status at his second start. The Farnan colt from the Waterhouse/Bott yard produced a solid debut when third by a narrow margin in the Group 3 Breeders’ Plate behind King Kirk back in October. Comes on from that, has had a winning lead-up trial since, faces just eight rivals from a good gate three draw. Can salute.
2024 Golden Gift Field
The confirmed Golden Gift 2024 field of two-year-old contenders is announced on the Wednesday of race week and will published in full below.
A potential lead-up race into the Golden Gift field is the Group 3 Breeders Plate (1000m) run at Randwick in October. Sejardan (2021) was the last two-year-old to complete the Breeders Plate – Golden Gift double.
The 2024 Golden Gift final field features a small but promising line-up of juveniles led in betting by the Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott-trained Breeder’s Plate placegetter North England.
| No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Probable Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating |
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| 1 | 2 | GAEILGE | James Cummings | Kerrin McEvoy | 7 | 56.5kg | |||
| 2 | 3 | NORTH ENGLAND | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Tim Clark | 3 | 56.5kg | |||
| 3 | CHICAMA | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Adam Hyeronimus | 9 | 56.5kg | ||||
| 4 | EXTRACTOR | Michael Freedman | Tommy Berry | 5 | 56.5kg | ||||
| 5 | WEST OF SWINDON | Michael, John & Wayne Hawkes | Tyler Schiller | 8 | 56.5kg | ||||
| 6 | 2 | O’ OLE | Bjorn Baker | Ms Rachel King | 6 | 54.5kg | |||
| 7 | 1 | ICARIAN DREAM | Ciaron Maher | Jason Collett | 4 | 54.5kg | |||
| 8 | 3 | LAPIS LAZULI | James Cummings | Zac Lloyd (a) | 2 | 54.5kg | |||
| 9 | 4 | TUPAKARA | Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald | Tom Sherry | 1 | 54.5kg |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2024 Golden Gift Nominations
Early Golden Gift 2024 nominations close the Monday of race week and will be published in full below.
2024 Golden Gift nominations extended until 05/11/2024 at 11:00am (AEDT).
| Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Ballot | Weight | True Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating | |
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| 1 | 2 | O’ OLE | F | 2 | Bjorn Baker | 1 | 54.5kg | |||
| 2 | 2 | GAEILGE | C | 2 | James Cummings | 2 | 56.5kg | |||
| 3 | 1 | ICARIAN DREAM | F | 2 | Ciaron Maher | 3 | 54.5kg | |||
| 4 | 3 | NORTH ENGLAND | C | 2 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 4 | 56.5kg | |||
| 5 | 3 | LAPIS LAZULI | F | 2 | James Cummings | 5 | 54.5kg | |||
| 6 | 4 | TUPAKARA | F | 2 | Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald | 6 | 54.5kg | |||
| 7 | CHICAMA | C | 2 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 7= | 56.5kg | ||||
| 8 | EXTRACTOR | C | 2 | Michael Freedman | 7= | 56.5kg | ||||
| 9 | HAYEK | C | 2 | Bjorn Baker | 7= | 56.5kg | ||||
| 10 | SPACE RIDER | C | 2 | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | 7= | 56.5kg | ||||
| 11 | WEST OF SWINDON | C | 2 | Michael, John & Wayne Hawkes | 7= | 56.5kg | ||||
| 12 | A BAR IN PARIS | F | 2 | Bjorn Baker | 7= | 54.5kg | ||||
| 13 | WITHIN THE LAW | F | 2 | Bjorn Baker | 7= | 54.5kg |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
Golden Gift History
The Golden Gift was first run in 2015 and won by the filly Yankee Rose who went on to run second in the next year’s Golden Slipper results before a win in the 2016 Group 1 ATC Sires’ Produce Stakes (1400m).
Since the race was first run in 2015, five of the 10 editions of the Golden Gift up until 2025 have been won by fillies.
Golden Gift Winners
The Golden Gift winners going back to the race’s inauguration in 2015 are detailed in the table below.
| YEAR | WINNER | 2ND | 3RD | TIME |
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| 2024 | North England | West Of Swindon | Extractor | 1:04.10 |
| 2023 | Shangri La Express | Rue De Royale | Volatile | 1:03.95 |
| 2022 | Barber | Infatuation | Summer Loving | 1:04.14 |
| 2021 | Sejardan | Shalatin | Ojai | 1:04.06 |
| 2020 | Sneaky Five | Cerda | Mura Mura | 1:06.05 |
| 2019 | Dame Giselle | See You Soon | Blaze A Trail | 1:03.7 |
| 2018 | Tassort | Spaceboy | Jonah | 1:03.88 |
| 2017 | Secret Lady | Plague Stone | Orcein | 1:04.41 |
| 2016 | Serena Bay | Reflectivity | Ipso Facto | 1:05.12 |
| 2015 | Yankee Rose | Good Standing | Julius Caesar | 1:04.23 |
