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The Silver Eagle is a $1 million Group 3 race for four-year-olds held at Randwick in October as a lead-up to the $10 million The Golden Eagle.
Silver Eagle News
The Silver Eagle is one of the newer races on the Australian Racing Calendar. Part of the wider The Everest Carnival, the race runs at Royal Randwick in October and now offers $1 million in prize money.
The Silver Eagle officially gained Group 3 status in 2024.
2025 Silver Eagle Results
The official 2025 Silver Eagle results will be updated here when the event runs as part of the world-famous The Everest Day lineup.
- 1st: No. 1 Linebacker ($3.10F)
- 2nd: No. 7 Lord Penman
- 3rd: No. 5 Mayfair
John O’Shea & Tom Charlton’s Super Seth four-year-old Linebacker ($3.10F) overcame a campaign setback that saw him miss a shot at the Group 1 King Charles III Stakes to win an easier assignment when blitzing his rivals in the 2025 Silver Eagle results with a powerhouse 2.36 length romp home for favourite backers. Overcoming a wide run throughout, he surged to victory in slick time to subsequently firm in from $11 to $6 through Ladbrokes.com.au to win the $10 million Golden Eagle on November 1.
Silver Eagle 2025 Results
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1st
1. Linebacker (12)
J: Zac Lloyd 58.5kg
T: John O'Shea & Tom Charlton |
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2nd
7. Lord Penman (9)
J: James McDonald 56kg
T: Chris Waller |
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3rd
5. Mayfair (2)
J: Josh Parr 56kg
T: Bjorn Baker |
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4th
3. Shangri La Spring (4)
J: Adam Hyeronimus 56.5kg
T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott |
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5th
8. Point And Shoot (6)
J: Rachel King 56kg
T: Bjorn Baker |
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6th
9. Sabaj (3)
J: Damian Lane 56kg
T: Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr |
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7th
12. Snow In May (13)
J: Dylan Gibbons 54kg
T: John O'Shea & Tom Charlton |
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8th
2. Depth Of Character (8)
J: Jason Collett 57.5kg
T: Annabel & Rob Archibald |
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9th
11. Gerringong (1)
J: Tim Clark 54kg
T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott |
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10th
10. Spicy Martini (10)
J: Craig Williams 54.5kg
T: Toby Edmonds |
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11th
13. Harlem Queen (5)
J: Tommy Berry 54kg
T: Nathan Doyle |
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12th
4. Imperial Force (7)
J: Zac Purton 56kg
T: Bjorn Baker |
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13th
6. Raikkonen (11)
J: Chad Schofield 56kg
T: Bjorn Baker |
Inaugurated in 2019 when the favourite The Inevitable saluted for the punters the Silver Eagle is run over 1300m at set weights plus penalties and is open only to four-year-old horses.
The million-dollar showdown takes place on the same day as the coveted Caulfield Cup Day card in Melbourne.
In 2024 the Silver Eagle took place on The Everest Day headlined by the now Group 1 $20 million The Everest (1200m) and the Group 1 $5 million King Charles III Stakes (1600m) which replaced the George Main Stakes in 2023.
The event serves as the key lead-up into the $10 million The Golden Eagle (1500m) held at Rosehill at the end of October with the Silver Eagle winner, second and third placegetter all gaining a ballot free ride into that race.
The 2021 Silver Eagle form was franked with the third placegetter Count De Rupee running second next-up in that year’s Golden Eagle results before his $1 million The Gong win at Kembla Grange.
In 2023 Vilana won the Silver Eagle before success in the $1 million The Hunter at Newcastle later that spring.
The 2023 Silver Eagle form was firmly franked by the third placed Pericles who ran second next-up in the Golden Eagle quinella before a host of subsequent Group 1 placings including the 2024 Futurity Stakes (2nd), 2024 Doncaster Mile (2nd), and 2024 Underwood Stakes (3rd).
The Silver Eagle 2024 form was franked with the third placed War Machine returning the following winter to win Brisbane’s Group 1 Stradbroke Handicap in 2025.
The now Group 3 $1 million 2025 Silver Eagle took place at Randwick on The Everest Day on Saturday October 18, 2025 and saw the favourite Linebacker ($3.10F) overcome a wide run throughout to blitz the field by over two and a half lengths.
| The Silver Eagle 2025 | |
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| Date: | Saturday October 18, 2025 |
| Track: | Royal Randwick Racecourse |
| Distance: | 1300m |
| Race Type: | Set Weights + Penalties – Four-Year-Olds |
| Status: | Group 3 |
| Prize Money: | $1,000,000 |
2025 Silver Eagle Betting
The Silver Eagle 2025 betting odds will be available here at Races.com.au as soon as Silver Eagle betting opens this spring.
In the race’s first year, The Inevitable ($3 in 2019) became the inaugural Silver Eagle favourite to win.
There was a notable upset in 2021 with Aim winning at Silver Eagle odds of $31 and again in 2023 with Vienna Princess winning as a $15 outsider.
Ostraka ($4.20 in 2024) and Linbacker ($3.10 in 2025) are the latest Silver Eagle favourites to salute for the punters.
2025 Silver Eagle Form
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2025 Silver Eagle Tips
Stay tuned for our insider Silver Eagle 2025 betting tips and exotic Randwick, spring racing selections on the four-year-olds’ feature.
To Win: No. 11 Gerringong
GERRINGONG (1) from the Waterhouse/Bott yard looks the improver for value in this year’s Silver Eagle with the four-year-old Blue Point mare putting together a lovely record now. While this is her first trip to Randwick and she’s yet to win over further than 1100m, I think she’s drawn to get some cheap early sectionals which puts her in the frame to extend up to the 1300m. Has been the picture of consistency this prep without winning including her nice performance fresh narrowly beaten when fourth to a contender in Saturday’s The Everest, Magic Time, in the Group 3 Cockram Stakes at Caulfield. A Flemington Black-Type fourth when keeping in touch with Cafe Millenium followed and then, at her latest, she was an eye-catching Group 2 Golden Pendant runner-up. The barrier, weight and the fact Tim Clark sticks aboard are all positives. Deserves a shot at this. She may have the name of a surf town, but she’s got the stride of a serious racehorse in the making with the Golden Eagle calling if she can salute.
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9th
11. Gerringong (1)
J: Tim Clark 54kg
T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott |
2025 Silver Eagle Field
The spring’s Silver Eagle field features the best four-year-old horses from Australia heading towards a shot at the lucrative $10 million The Golden Eagle.
The Group 2 Theo Marks Stakes held at Rosehill in September serves as a nice lead-up race for four-year-olds heading into the Silver Eagle field.
The Silver Eagle 2025 race field will be confirmed on the Wednesday of race week and published below as soon as available.
The 2025 Silver Eagle final field features a top crop of $10 million Golden Eagle bound four-year-olds led in betting by the autumn’s Randwick Guineas winner Linebacker looking to return to his best form.
| No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Probable Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating |
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| 1 | x46x2618x7 | LINEBACKER (NZ) | John O’Shea & Tom Charlton | Zac Lloyd | 12 | 58.5kg | 106 | ||
| 2 | 253112×030 | DEPTH OF CHARACTER | Annabel & Rob Archibald | Jason Collett | 8 | 57.5kg | 96 | ||
| 3 | 11x34147x7 | SHANGRI LA SPRING | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Adam Hyeronimus | 4 | 56.5kg | 89 | ||
| 4 | x58x1129x8 | IMPERIAL FORCE | Bjorn Baker | Zac Purton | 7 | 56kg | 94 | ||
| 5 | 2230x75x2x | MAYFAIR | Bjorn Baker | Joshua Parr | 2 | 56kg | 94 | ||
| 6 | 2110x144x9 | RAIKKONEN | Bjorn Baker | Chad Schofield | 11 | 56kg | 88 | ||
| 7 | 211191×277 | LORD PENMAN (NZ) | Chris Waller | James McDonald | 9 | 56kg | 87 | ||
| 8 | 3123118×99 | POINT AND SHOOT | Bjorn Baker | Ms Rachel King | 6 | 56kg | 80 | ||
| 9 | 1x1122x | SABAJ | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | Damian Lane | 3 | 56kg | 76 | ||
| 10 | 116x1910x6 | SPICY MARTINI | Toby Edmonds | Craig Williams | 10 | 54.5kg | 97 | ||
| 11 | 17x223x442 | GERRINGONG | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Tim Clark | 1 | 54kg | 96 | ||
| 12 | 23x5158x34 | SNOW IN MAY | John O’Shea & Tom Charlton | Dylan Gibbons | 13 | 54kg | 90 | ||
| 13 | 11244x330x | HARLEM QUEEN | Nathan Doyle | Tommy Berry | 5 | 54kg | 92 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2025 Silver Eagle Nominations
The early Silver Eagle 2025 nominations close the Monday of race week and will be available in full below once confirmed.
2025 Silver Eagle nominations extended until 11:00am (AEDT) – 14/10/2025
| Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Hcp Rating | |
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| 1 | 253112×030 | DEPTH OF CHARACTER | G | 4 | Annabel & Rob Archibald | 96 |
| 2 | 11x | FROSTY GIRL (NZ) | M | 4 | Chris Waller | 71 |
| 3 | 17x223x442 | GERRINGONG | M | 4 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 96 |
| 4 | x58x1129x8 | IMPERIAL FORCE | G | 4 | Bjorn Baker | 94 |
| 5 | x46x2618x7 | LINEBACKER (NZ) | G | 4 | John O’Shea & Tom Charlton | 106 |
| 6 | 211191×277 | LORD PENMAN (NZ) | G | 4 | Chris Waller | 87 |
| 7 | 2230x75x2x | MAYFAIR | G | 4 | Bjorn Baker | 94 |
| 8 | 2110x144x9 | RAIKKONEN | G | 4 | Bjorn Baker | 88 |
| 9 | 11x34147x7 | SHANGRI LA SPRING | H | 4 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 89 |
| 10 | 23x5158x34 | SNOW IN MAY | M | 4 | John O’Shea & Tom Charlton | 90 |
| 11 | 116x1910x6 | SPICY MARTINI | M | 4 | Toby Edmonds | 97 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
Silver Eagle History
The Silver Eagle was first contested in 2019 as part of the extended The Everest Carnival in Sydney.
The 2022 Silver Eagle was rescheduled after its original race meeting was abandoned and took place on The Everest Day a week later.
In 2023 and 2024 the Silver Eagle retained its mid-October date on The Everest Day.
The Silver Eagle was awarded Group 3 status for the first time in 2024.
| YEAR | WINNER | 2ND | 3RD | TIME |
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| 2025 | Linebacker | Lord Penman | Mayfair | 1:15.52 |
| 2024 | Ostraka | Xidaki | War Machine | 1:16.64 |
| 2023 | Vienna Princess | Strait Acer | Pericles | 1:14.85 |
| 2022 | Vilana | Mr Mozart | Brigantine | 1:17.34 |
| 2021 | Aim | Ellsberg | Count De Rupee | 1:16.04 |
| 2020 | Flit | Alligator Blood | Dawn Passage | 1:15.39 |
| 2019 | The Inevitable | Fasika | Mizzy | 1:14.54 |
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