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Held during the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival in March, the Magic Night Stakes is a Group 3 sprint for two-year-old fillies. As a set weights race, the fillies are required to carry 55.5kg over the 1200m distance at Rosehill Racecourse. Worth $250,000 in prize money, the event is run on Coolmore Classic Day.

Magic Night Stakes 2026 Odds

Rosehill R3

Open Race time: 

1. By Choice (4) J: Tim Clark 56.5kg T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	4.80WIN	1.90PLACE
Recent form sound. Last start rolled along in front before being edged out 3rd of 8 at Randwick in the G2 Sw Embrace on February 28 over 1200m, on a slow track; 1.1 len behind Spicy Miss with 56.5kg at $6.50. The race before that raced on the pace when 3rd of 13 at Gold Coast in the LR Mm 2yo Classic on January 17 over 1200m, 1.1 len behind Unit Five carrying 55kg at $11. Fitter now and will take catching.
2. Lumbini (1) J: Adam Hyeronimus 56.5kg T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	12.00WIN	3.30PLACE
Last start second last of 8 at Randwick in the G2 Sw Embrace on February 28 over 1200m, slow going 2.75 len behind Spicy Miss carrying 56.5kg at $10. The run before that 2nd in a small field at Eagle Farm 2yo Qlty Hcp on January 3 over 1200m, slow going 3.5 len behind Warwoven carrying 57kg at $3.20. Improvement expected.
3. Pembrey (10) J: James McDonald 56.5kg T: Tony Gollan	2.80WIN	1.45PLACE
Third race start today. When well in the market at debut, favourite; won by 5.5 len at Eagle Farm 2yo Hcp February 14 over 1000m in soft going defeating Oregon Coast carrying 56.5kg at $2.35. Last start 5th of 8 at Randwick in the G2 Sw Embrace on February 28 over 1200m, on a slow track; 1.5 len behind Spicy Miss with 56.5kg at $2.45. Never got a clear crack at them last start, expected to bounce back.
4. Hardanger (9) J: Tommy Berry 56.5kg T: Michael Freedman	9.00WIN	2.70PLACE
Form hard to fault. Most recently 4th of 8 at Randwick in the G2 Sw Embrace on February 28 over 1200m, on a slow track; 1.3 len behind Spicy Miss with 56.5kg at $11. The run before that 3rd of 10 at this track in the G3 Widden on January 31 over 1100m, 2.75 len behind Chilly Girl with 54.5kg at $5. Will go back from the draw and be ridden for luck.
5. Lagunanini (8) J: Nash Rawiller 56.5kg T: Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	20.00WIN	4.60PLACE
Dual acceptor. Claiming her maiden victory on debut; favourite; won by 1.3 len at Sale Mdn-Sw March 1 over 1112m on a heavy track defeating Piperine with 56kg at $3. Meets a tougher line-up and prefer others.
6. Wave Blaster (2) J: Alysha Collett 56.5kg T: Tracey Bartley	126.00WIN	16.00PLACE
Dual acceptor. Raced two times to date. At debut, 4th of 9 at this track 2yo Hcp on January 17 over 1100m, slow going 2.75 len behind Outspan carrying 54.5kg at $20. Second-up ran last of 9 at this track in the G2 Silver Slp on February 21 over 1100m, 39 len behind Stretan Ruler carrying 54.5kg at $151. Not keen on her chances.
7. Affari (6) J: Kerrin Mcevoy 56.5kg T: Chris Waller	15.00WIN	3.80PLACE
At debut, made ground from midfield; 3rd of 11 at Canterbury 2yo Mdn on February 27 over 1100m, on a slow track; 1.75 len behind Forest King with 55kg at $13. Steps up a level for this and worth thought.
8. Zoo Dazzler (12) J: Jason Collett 56.5kg T: Anthony & Sam Freedman	13.00WIN	3.50PLACE
At debut, second last of 10 at Randwick Pierro on February 14 over 1100m, 7 len behind Ciaron’s Star carrying 54.5kg at $9.50. Won a Randwick trial over 736m on March 5. Looks tested again from the wide gate.
9. Ektifire (11) J: Craig Williams 56.5kg T: Anthony & Sam Freedman	26.00WIN	5.50PLACE
Dual acceptor. At debut, 5th of 11 at Canterbury 2yo Mdn on February 27 over 1100m, slow going 2 len behind Forest King with 55kg at $10. Will need plenty of luck from the sticky barrier.
10. Hellenic Belle (7) J: Zac Lloyd 56.5kg T: Annabel & Rob Archibald	8.50WIN	2.60PLACE
Dual acceptor. Annabel & Rob Archibald trained two-year-old filly lining up for first race start. Progressing well with a recent trial win. Looks a capable type who must be kept safe after the two good trials.
11. Ciaron’s Star (3) J: Chad Schofield 56.5kg T: Ciaron Maher	9.00WIN	2.70PLACE
Most recently 6th of 8 at Randwick in the G2 Sw Embrace on February 28 over 1200m, slow going 2 len behind Spicy Miss carrying 56.5kg at $7.50. Before that raced right near the speed and boxed on; won by 0.8 len at Randwick Pierro February 14 over 1100m defeating Better By Far with 54.5kg at $5.50. Expected to go better from the low gate.
12. Arrest Warrant (5) J: Andrew Adkins 56.5kg T: Mark Cross	151.00WIN	18.00PLACE
Dual acceptor. First starter by Capitalist out of Dimanche. Has a total of two trials prior to her debut today. Facing a stiff test on debut.

Odds are subject to fluctuation. For current odds on all of our live racing markets, please visit www.ladbrokes.com.au/racing. Data retrieved: 11/03/2026 04:57:31 PM (Australia/Brisbane)

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The meeting is headlined by the Group 1 $1,000,000 Coolmore Classic (1500m) for fillies and mares. Other support races held on the card include the Group 2 Phar Lap Stakes (1500m), the Group 2 Ajax Stakes (1500m), and the Group 3 Pago Pago Stakes (1200m) which is the colts & gelding’s equivalent to the Magic Night Stakes.

The Magic Night Stakes winner is exempt from ballot for the Group 1 $5 million Golden Slipper Stakes (1200m) that is held in one week’s time. It is a final chance for fillies to make the field for the world’s richest two-years-old race.

The last Golden Slipper winner to back-up off a Magic Night Stakes run was Kiamichi (2019) who did the double, and a number of Magic Night Stakes graduates have also placed in the Golden Slipper in recent years.

In 2017 the Magic Night Stakes winner Tulip went on to run third in the Golden Slipper trifecta, as did Sunlight in 2018. Sunlight would also continue on to win three Group 1 races over the next 12 months with victories in the Coolmore Stud Stakes (2018), Newmarket Handicap (2019) and William Reid Stakes (2019).

The 2022 Magic Night Stakes form was franked with the winning filly She’s Extreme going on to run second in that year’s Group 1 Inglis Sires’ before a win in the Group 1 Champagne Stakes (1600m) over a mile. She further franked the form returning in the spring for placings in the Group 1 Flight Stakes (2nd) and Group 1 Spring Champion Stakes (3rd) before a big win in Melbourne’s Group 1 VRC Oaks (2500m).

The Magic Night Stakes 2026 runs on Saturday March 14, 2026 as a last-minute Golden Slipper lead-up for the two-year-old fillies. 

2026 Magic Night Stakes
Date:	Saturday March 14, 2026
Track:	Rosehill Racecourse, Sydney
Distance:	1200m
Race Type:	2YO Fillies Set Weights 55.5kg
Status:	Group 3
Prize money:	$250,000

2026 Magic Night Stakes Results

Stay tuned for the official 2026 Magic Night Stakes results and finishing order at Rosehill on Saturday March 14, 2026 and to see if any fillies will back-up in the Golden Slipper field.

• 1st: TBD
• 2nd: TBD
• 3rd: TBD

Winning Margin: TBD

Winning Time: TBD

2026 Magic Night Stakes Betting

The updated Magic Night Stakes 2026 betting odds on the Golden Slipper Stakes-bound fillies will be listed here at Races.com.au with market links to Ladbrokes.com.au the week of the race.

Arcaded ($2.90 in 2021) followed by She’s Extreme ($3.50 in 2022) and Steel City ($3 in 2023) are the last favourites in Magic Night Stakes betting to salute for the punters.

2026 Magic Night Stakes Form

CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL 2026 MAGIC NIGHT STAKES FORM GUIDE

2026 Magic Night Stakes Tips

Stay tuned for our insider Magic Night Stakes 2026 Tips on the late Slipper lead-up for fillies.

• To Win: TBD

2026 Magic Night Stakes Field

The Magic Night Stakes field features a host of smart young fillies eyeing a run in the following weekend’s Golden Slipper field.

The 2026 Magic Night Stakes field and barriers will be released by Racing NSW on the Wednesday of race week and published in full below.

The Magic Night Stakes 2026 final field features a promising line-up of potential Golden Slipper bound fillies including the Tony Gollan-trained Pembrey coming off a close fifth in the Group 2 Sweet Embrace Stakes and By Choice from the Waterhouse/Bott yard who ran third in both the Magic Millions 2YO Classic at the Gold Coast and Sweet Embrace at her latest two.

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Probable Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	1533	BY CHOICE	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Tim Clark	4	56.5kg
2	127	LUMBINI	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Adam Hyeronimus	1	56.5kg
3	15	PEMBREY	Tony Gollan	James McDonald	10	56.5kg
4	334	HARDANGER	Michael Freedman	Tommy Berry	9	56.5kg
5	1	LAGUNANINI	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	Nash Rawiller	8	56.5kg
6	49	WAVE BLASTER	Tracey Bartley	Ms Alysha Collett (late alt)	2	56.5kg
7	3	AFFARI	Chris Waller	Kerrin McEvoy	6	56.5kg
8	9	ZOO DAZZLER	Anthony & Sam Freedman	Jason Collett	12	56.5kg
9	5	EKTIFIRE	Anthony & Sam Freedman	Craig Williams	11	56.5kg
10		HELLENIC BELLE	Annabel & Rob Archibald	Zac Lloyd	7	56.5kg
11	316	CIARON’S STAR	Ciaron Maher	Chad Schofield	3	56.5kg
12		ARREST WARRANT	Mark Cross	Andrew Adkins	5	56.5kg

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2026 Magic Night Stakes Nominations

The early Magic Night Stakes nominations for 2026 close the Monday ahead of the event.

2026 Magic Night Stakes nominations extended until 11:00am (AEDT) – 10/03/2026

	Last 10	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Hcp Rating
1	3	AFFARI	F	2	Chris Waller
2	1533	BY CHOICE	F	2	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
3	5	EKTIFIRE	F	2	Anthony & Sam Freedman
4	334	HARDANGER	F	2	Michael Freedman
5		HELLENIC BELLE	F	2	Annabel & Rob Archibald
6	1	LAGUNANINI	F	2	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young
7	127	LUMBINI	F	2	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
8	15	PEMBREY	F	2	Tony Gollan
9	49	WAVE BLASTER	F	2	Tracey Bartley
10	9	ZOO DAZZLER	F	2	Anthony & Sam Freedman

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

Magic Night Stakes History

First held in 1978, the Magic Night Stakes was won by Jubilee Walk under M. Johnston.

Notable recent Magic Night Stakes winners include next-up Golden Slipper winner Kiamichi (2019), subsequent three-time Group 1 winning sprinter Sunlight (2018), Tulip (2017) who went on to run third next-up in the Golden Slipper Stakes, Speak Fondly (2015), Gold Edition (2006), and Victory Vein (2002).

Trainer James Cummings won three straight editions of the Magic Night Stakes from 2019-2021 headed by his subsequent Golden Slipper champion Kiamichi (2019).

The full Magic Night Stakes results going back to 2000 are listed in the table below.

Magic Night Stakes Winners

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2026 Magic Night Stakes	1st	TBD	TBD
	2nd	TBD
	2nd	TBD
2025 Magic Night Stakes	1st	Memo	1 minute 10.60 seconds
	2nd	Dream Side
	2nd	Alabama Magic
2024 Magic Night Stakes	1st	Drifting	1 minute 10.76 seconds
	2nd	Fly Fly
	2nd	Chateau Miraval
2023 Magic Night Stakes	1st	Steel City	1 minute 10.08 seconds
	2nd	Blanc De Blanc
	2nd	August Bloom
2022 Magic Night Stakes	1st	She’s Extreme	1 minute 12.17 seconds
	2nd	Magic Carpet
	2nd	Swift Sweet
2021 Magic Night Stakes	1st	Arcaded	1 minute 10.29 seconds
	2nd	Jamaea
	2nd	Robodira
2020 Magic Night Stakes	1st	Thermosphere	1 minute 13.62 seconds
	2nd	Time Is Precious
	3rd	Jemss
2019 Magic Night Stakes	1st	Kiamichi	1 minute 13.24 seconds
	2nd	Crystal Falls
	3rd	Athiri
2018 Magic Night Stakes	1st	Sunlight	1 minute 10.74 seconds
	2nd	Cristobal
	3rd	Sweet Ava
2017 Magic Night Stakes	1st	Tulip	1 minute 12.01 seconds
	2nd	Alizee
	3rd	Memento
2016 Magic Night Stakes	1st	Calliope	1 minute 9.78 seconds
	2nd	Omei Sword
	3rd	Twist Tops
2015 Magic Night Stakes	1st	Speak Fondly	1 minute 11.8 seconds
	2nd	Perignon
	3rd	Italy
2014 Magic Night Stakes	1st	Bring Me The Maid	1 minute 12.7 seconds
	2nd	Peggy Jean
	3rd	Sultry Feeling
2013 Magic Night Stakes	1st	Scandiva	1 minute 11.2 seconds
	2nd	Shahad
	3rd	Major Conquest
2012 Magic Night Stakes	1st	Ichihara	1 minute 10.7 seconds
	2nd	Cavalry Rose
	3rd	Flying Schnitzel
2011 Magic Night Stakes	1st	Altar	1 minute 11.8 seconds
	2nd	Pane In The Glass
	3rd	Aerobatics
2010 Magic Night Stakes	1st	Willow Creek	1 minute 11.1 seconds
	2nd	More Strawberries
	3rd	Celts
2009 Magic Night Stakes	1st	Indian Ocean	1 minute 10.76 seconds
	2nd	Marquardt
	3rd	Shawnee Girl
2008 Magic Night Stakes	1st	Portillo	1 minute 11.91 seconds
	2nd	Sugar Babe
	3rd	Delta Girl
2007 Magic Night Stakes	1st	Downhill Racer	1 minute 10.75 seconds
	2nd	Camarilla
	3rd	Gamble Me
2006 Magic Night Stakes	1st	Gold Edition	1 minute 11.56 seconds
	2nd	Nediym’s Glow
	3rd	Catechuchu
2005 Magic Night Stakes	1st	Media	1 minute 9.38 seconds
	2nd	Carry On Cutie
	3rd	Blizzardly
2004 Magic Night Stakes	1st	Alizes	1 minute 9.46 seconds
	2nd	Tahni Girl
	3rd	Monsoon Wedding
2003 Magic Night Stakes	1st	Shamekha	1 minute 10.57 seconds
	2nd	Bella Corona
	3rd	Soak Up The Sun
2002 Magic Night Stakes	1st	Victory Vein	1 minute 9.96 seconds
	2nd	Calaway Gal
	3rd	Stratica
2001 Magic Night Stakes	1st	Hosannah	1 minute 10.28 seconds
	2nd	Hanky Panky
	3rd	Breezer
2000 Magic Night Stakes	1st	Preserve	1 minute 11.43 seconds
	2nd	Blab
	3rd	Ateates