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The Star Kingdom Stakes is a Group 3 sprint race run at Rosehill Gardens on Tancred Stakes Day during the annual Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival.
Star Kingdom Stakes News
The Star Kingdom Stakes – formerly known as the Sebring Stakes – is a Group 3 race for sprinters run at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse in late March on Tancred Stakes Day.
| 15. Roselyn’s Star (6) J: Regan Bayliss53kg 1×223T: John O’shea & Tom Charlton | ||
| 1. Gangsta Granny (16) J: James McDonald59kg 313×1T: M, W & J Hawkes | ||
| 16. Signor Tortoni (9) J: Kerrin Mcevoy53kg x9115T: Ron Quinton | ||
| 5. Mal Coupe (1) J: Jason Collett56kg 1×112T: Stephen O’halloran | ||
| 11. Phearson (5) J: Alysha Collett53kg 4x00xT: Sara Ryan | ||
| 14. De Bergerac (2) J: Rachel King53kg 12×09T: Grahame Begg | ||
| 8. La Fracas (15) J: Tyler Schiller54.5kg 114×6T: Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr | ||
| 6. King’s Secret (12) J: Zac Lloyd55.5kg 311×3T: Joseph Pride | ||
| 7. Zaszou (13) J: Craig Newitt54.5kg 4370xT: Ciaron Maher | ||
| 2. Media World (14) J: Tommy Berry57.5kg 156×8T: Peter Snowden | ||
| 9. Pallaton (8) J: Tom Sherry54kg 1×418T: Michael Freedman | ||
| 3. Miss Roumbini (10) J: Dylan Gibbons56.5kg 2287xT: Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr | ||
| 12. Celui (3) J: Ashley Morgan53kg 37×13T: Richard & Will Freedman | ||
| 10. Raikkonen (7) J: Tim Clark53.5kg 4x90xT: Bjorn Baker | ||
| 17. Who But Roo (4) J: Amy Mclucas54kg 32653T: Geoffrey Crothers | ||
| 13. Felix Majestic (11) J: Winona Costin53kg 0807xT: Gary Nickson |
Offering $250,000 in prize money the 1200m event is run under quality handicap conditions and takes place at the same Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival meeting as the Group 1 Tancred Stakes (2400m) and Group 1 Vinery Stud Stakes (2000m).
Horses in the Star Kingdom Stakes field may be heading towards a Group 1 run later in the autumn or in the upcoming Brisbane Winter Carnival. In 2016 the Star Kingdom Stakes winner Malaguerra won the Group 1 BTC Cup (1200m) in May and also took out the spring’s Group 1 Darley Classic (1200m) at Flemington over the Melbourne Cup Carnival.
A nice lead-up race to the Star Kingdom Stakes is the Group 3 Maurcie McCarten Stakes (1100m) held at the track a fortnight earlier.
During the autumn many Star Kingdom Stakes graduates step-up in distance for a shot at the Group 1 All Aged Stakes (1400m) at Randwick in April, a race the 2107 winner Jungle Edge ran third in next race.
The Star Kingdom Stakes form was franked in 2021 when the winner Signore Fox went on to run third in both the Group 1 Kingsford-Smith Cup (1300m) and Group 1 Stradbroke Handicap (1400m) in Brisbane that winter.
In 2023 the Star Kingdom Stakes third place-getter Coal Crusher went on to run well in a host of subsequent events including winning Newcastle’s $1 million The Hunter that November.
The Star Kingdom Stakes 2026 runs on Saturday March 28, 2026 at Rosehill Gardens as part of Tancred Stakes Day.
| 2026 Star Kingdom Stakes | |
|---|---|
| Date: | Saturday March 28, 2026 |
| Track: | Rosehill Racecourse |
| Distance: | 1200m |
| Race Type: | Quality Handicap |
| Status: | Group 3 |
| Prize Money: | $250,000 |
2026 Star Kingdom Stakes Results
Stay tuned for the official 2026 Star Kingdom Stakes results and finishing order at Rosehill on Saturday March 28, 2026.
- 1st: TBD
- 2nd: TBD
- 3rd: TBD
Winning Margin: TBD
Winning Time: TBD
2026 Star Kingdom Stakes Betting
The autumn’s best Star Kingdom Stakes 2026 betting odds and market links to Ladbrokes.com.au will be available here at Races.com.au the week of the race.
There was a notable upset in 2022 with Gem Song winning at Star Kingdom Stakes odds of 20/1 and again in 2024 with Bandi’s Boy ($15).
General Salute ($4.40 in 2025) was the last favourite in Star Kingdom Stakes betting to win.
2026 Star Kingdom Stakes Form
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2026 Star Kingdom Stakes Tips
Stay tuned for our insider Star Kingdom Stakes 2026 Tips for the Tancred Stakes Day Group 3 event this autumn.
Each Way: No. 1 Gangsta Granny
GANGSTA GRANNY (16) has a nasty alley and the topweight to overcome but she remains a genuine Each Way play in the last on Stakes Day in Sydney this weekend for mine. The ultra-consistent Team Hawkes-trained Written Tycoon four-year-old has a lovely strike rate (10-5:1:4) she’s looking to add to here with the multiple Group 3 winner brimming with confidence after a last start victory. Fresh at Randwick on March 7 she saluted from barrier 11 of 12 in the Group 3 Weona Girl Handicap with 58.5kg putting nearly a length on the lightly weighted runner-up. Fitter for the resuming run, she’s got a great second-up record (3:2-0-1) and has proven she can win from wide out. A genuine six-furlong specialist, she’s at her pet distance again here with the master, James McDonald, continuing associations in another tick. J-Mac will let her cross and sit on pace and, if she doesn’t burn too much early energy, she could be mighty hard to stop again.
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1. Gangsta Granny (16)
J: James McDonald59kg
313×1T: M, W & J Hawkes
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2026 Star Kingdom Stakes Field
The Star Kingdom Stakes field attracts a smart field of sprinters, many of which go on to contest tougher races over the coming months during the autumn and winter racing carnivals.
The official 2026 Star Kingdom Stakes field and barriers are out on the Wednesday of race week and will be published in full below as soon as released by Racing NSW.
The Star Kingdom Stakes 2026 final field features a capacity line-up of sprinters led in betting by the Joe Pride-trained four-year-old King’s Secret racing second-up.
| No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Probable Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 113x2313x1 | GANGSTA GRANNY | Michael, John & Wayne Hawkes | James McDonald | 17 | 59kg | Â | Â | 107 |
| 2 | 112x3156x8 | MEDIA WORLD | Peter Snowden | Tommy Berry | 15 | 57.5kg | Â | Â | 100 |
| 3 | x311x2287x | MISS ROUMBINI | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | Dylan Gibbons | 10 | 56.5kg | Â | Â | 102 |
| 4 | 4421351×17 | KERGUELEN | Joseph Pride | Adam Hyeronimus | 11 | 56kg | Â | Â | 97 |
| 5 | 212111×112 | MAL COUPE | Stephen O’Halloran | Jason Collett | 1 | 56kg | Â | Â | 97 |
| 6 | 1511x311x3 | KING’S SECRET | Joseph Pride | Zac Lloyd | 13 | 55.5kg |  |  | 96 |
| 7 | 610x34370x | ZASZOU | Ciaron Maher | Craig Newitt | 14 | 54.5kg | Â | Â | 98 |
| 8 | 26x11114x6 | LA FRACAS (IRE) | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | Tyler Schiller | 16 | 54.5kg | Â | Â | 94 |
| 9 | x35621x418 | PALLATON | Michael Freedman | Tom Sherry (late alt) | 8 | 54kg |  |  | 94 |
| 10 | 10x144x90x | RAIKKONEN | Bjorn Baker | Tim Clark | 7 | 53.5kg | Â | Â | 87 |
| 11 | 850644x00x | PHEARSON | Sara Ryan | Ms Alysha Collett | 5 | 53kg | Â | Â | 91 |
| 12 | 974x137x13 | CELUI | Richard & Will Freedman | Ashley Morgan (late alt) | 3 | 53kg |  |  | 90 |
| 13 | 00x270807x | FELIX MAJESTIC | Gary Nickson | Ms Winona Costin | 12 | 53kg | Â | Â | 90 |
| 14 | 3214512×09 | DE BERGERAC | Grahame Begg | Ms Rachel King | 2 | 53kg | Â | Â | 89 |
| 15 | 2x4621x223 | ROSELYN’S STAR | John O’Shea & Tom Charlton | Regan Bayliss | 6 | 53kg |  |  | 85 |
| 16 | 21131×9115 | SIGNOR TORTONI | Ron Quinton | Kerrin McEvoy | 9 | 53kg | Â | Â | 84 |
| 17e | 1736132653 | WHO BUT ROO | Geoffrey Crothers | Ms Amy McLucas | 4 | 54kg | Â | Â | 69 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2026 Star Kingdom Stakes Nominations
The Star Kingdom Stakes 2026 nominations close on the Monday of race week.
| Â | Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Hcp Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 974x137x13 | CELUI | G | 5 | Richard & Will Freedman | 90 |
| 2 | 69x17145x0 | CLOUDLAND (NZ) | G | 7 | Kris Lees | 90 |
| 3 | 0x0x360x26 | CORNICHE | G | 5 | Shawn Mathrick | 94 |
| 4 | 323586×420 | COSMONOVA | M | 5 | Joseph Pride | 86 |
| 5 | 3214512×09 | DE BERGERAC | G | 5 | Grahame Begg | 89 |
| 6 | 00x270807x | FELIX MAJESTIC | G | 6 | Gary Nickson | 90 |
| 7 | 113x2313x1 | GANGSTA GRANNY | M | 4 | Michael, John & Wayne Hawkes | 107 |
| 8 | 4421351×17 | KERGUELEN | G | 5 | Joseph Pride | 97 |
| 9 | 1511x311x3 | KING’S SECRET | G | 4 | Joseph Pride | 96 |
| 10 | 26x11114x6 | LA FRACAS (IRE) | G | 5 | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | 94 |
| 11 | 116519×504 | LADY EXTREME | M | 6 | Blake Ryan | 88 |
| 12 | 212111×112 | MAL COUPE | G | 4 | Stephen O’Halloran | 98 |
| 13 | 112x3156x8 | MEDIA WORLD | H | 4 | Peter Snowden | 100 |
| 14 | x311x2287x | MISS ROUMBINI | M | 5 | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | 102 |
| 15 | 1x13x16x1 | OUR QUEEN (IRE) | M | 5 | Bjorn Baker | 78 |
| 16 | x35621x418 | PALLATON | C | 3 | Michael Freedman | 94 |
| 17 | 850644x00x | PHEARSON | G | 8 | Sara Ryan | 91 |
| 18 | 10x144x90x | RAIKKONEN | G | 4 | Bjorn Baker | 87 |
| 19 | 2x4621x223 | ROSELYN’S STAR | G | 4 | Tom Charlton | 85 |
| 20 | 6210x76Lx5 | SHE’S GOT PIZZAZZ | M | 4 | Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman | 86 |
| 21 | 21131×9115 | SIGNOR TORTONI | G | 4 | Ron Quinton | 84 |
| 22 | 1736132653 | WHO BUT ROO | G | 8 | Geoffrey Crothers | 69 |
| 23 | 610x34370x | ZASZOU | M | 5 | Ciaron Maher | 98 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
Star Kingdom Stakes History
The Star Kingdom Stakes has been run and won since 1979, and the inaugural winner was The Judge. Since then, quality sprinters including Mustard (2006), Swift Alliance (2010-11), Flamberge (2014), and Malaguerra (2016) have added their names to the list of Star Kingdom Stakes winners.
Also known in recent years as the Sebring Stakes (2010-2014), the event is named in honour of five-time Leading Australian sire Star Kingdom whose progeny won the first five editions of the Golden Slipper Stakes. The race has been contested over both 1100m and 1200m.
In 2022 the Star Kingdom Stakes was moved from Rosehill on Saturday the 26th of March to Newcastle on Monday the 28th of March due to unsafe Heavy track conditions and rainfall.
Recent Star Kingdom Stakes Winners
See below for a complete list of the recent Star Kingdom Stakes winners and results going back to the year 2000.
| Year | Place | Horse | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Star Kingdom Stakes | 1st | TBD | TBD |
| 2nd | TBD | ||
| 3rd | TBD | ||
| 2025 Star Kingdom Stakes | 1st | General Salute | 1 minute 12.02 seconds |
| 2nd | Dragonstone | ||
| 3rd | Ostraka | ||
| 2024 Star Kingdom Stakes | 1st | Bandi’s Boy | 1 minute 09.07 seconds |
| 2nd | Malkovich | ||
| 3rd | Roots | ||
| 2023 Star Kingdom Stakes | 1st | Bacchanalia | 1 minute 10.24 seconds |
| 2nd | Clemenceau | ||
| 3rd | Coal Crusher | ||
| 2022 Star Kingdom Stakes | 1st | Gem Song | 1 minute 11.72 seconds |
| 2nd | Exoboom | ||
| 3rd | Art Cadeau | ||
| 2021 Star Kingdom Stakes | 1st | Signore Fox | 1 minute 9.99 seconds |
| 2nd | Wisdom Of Water | ||
| 3rd | Roheryn | ||
| 2020 Star Kingdom Stakes | 1st | Vegadaze | 1 minute 11.00 seconds |
| 2nd | Manicure | ||
| 3rd | Kementari | ||
| 2019 Star Kingdom Stakes | 1st | Siren’s Fury | 1 minute 13.86 seconds |
| 2nd | Manuel | ||
| 3rd | Ardrossan | ||
| 2018 Star Kingdom Stakes | 1st | Spright | 1 minute 10.85 seconds |
| 2nd | Dothraki | ||
| 3rd | Bolero King | ||
| 2017 Star Kingdom Stakes | 1st | Jungle Edge | 1 minute 13.19 seconds |
| 2nd | Dal Cielo | ||
| 3rd | Impending | ||
| 2016 Star Kingdom Stakes | 1st | Malaguerra | 1 minute 9.4 seconds |
| 2nd | Target In Sight | ||
| 3rd | Dances On Stars | ||
| 2015 Star Kingdom Stakes | 1st | Generalife | 1 minute 9.6 seconds |
| 2nd | Target In Sight | ||
| 3rd | Hot Snitzel | ||
| 2014 Star Kingdom Stakes | 1st | Flamberge | 1 minute 11.7 seconds |
| 2nd | Hot Snitzel | ||
| 3rd | Bennetta | ||
| 2013 Star Kingdom Stakes | 1st | Hot Snitzel | 1 minute 10.7 seconds |
| 2nd | Smokin’ Joey | ||
| 3rd | See The World | ||
| 2012 Star Kingdom Stakes | 1st | Zaratone | 1 minute 3.0 seconds |
| 2nd | Winter King | ||
| 3rd | Master Of Design | ||
| 2011 Star Kingdom Stakes | 1st | Swift Alliance | 1 minute 3.4 seconds |
| 2nd | News Alert | ||
| 3rd | Cardinal Virtue | ||
| 2010 Star Kingdom Stakes | 1st | Swift Alliance | 1 minute 4.2 seconds |
| 2nd | Welkom Gold | ||
| 3rd | Typhoon Zed | ||
| 2009 Star Kingdom Stakes | 1st | The Jackal | 1 minute 3.8 seconds |
| 2nd | Black Prince | ||
| 3rd | Kiloton | ||
| 2008 Star Kingdom Stakes | 1st | Hoystar | 1 minute 9.0 seconds |
| 2nd | Strong Choice | ||
| 3rd | Master Magic | ||
| 2007 Star Kingdom Stakes | 1st | Posadas | 1 minute 5.0 seconds |
| 2nd | Century Serb | ||
| 3rd | New Edge | ||
| 2006 Star Kingdom Stakes | 1st | Mustard | 1 minute 4.4 seconds |
| 2nd | Shannon Bank | ||
| 3rd | Denmarket | ||
| 2005 Star Kingdom Stakes | 1st | Red Oog | 1 minute 4.2 seconds |
| 2nd | Presently | ||
| 3rd | Damigos | ||
| 2004 Star Kingdom Stakes | 1st | Taikun | 1 minute 3.0 seconds |
| 2nd | Bradshaw | ||
| 3rd | Naden | ||
| 2003 Star Kingdom Stakes | 1st | Bradshaw | 1 minute 2.8 seconds |
| 2nd | Into The Night | ||
| 3rd | Pompeii | ||
| 2002 Star Kingdom Stakes | 1st | Bradshaw | 1 minute 3.9 seconds |
| 2nd | Canny Fly | ||
| 3rd | Pembleton | ||
| 2001 Star Kingdom Stakes | 1st | Camena | 1 minute 2.7 seconds |
| 2nd | Steel City | ||
| 3rd | Cosset | ||
| 2000 Star Kingdom Stakes | 1st | King Of Acapulco | 1 minute 4.0 seconds |
| 2nd | Bradshaw | ||
| 3rd | Stanzaic | ||
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