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The Golden Eagle is one of the recent additions to the Sydney Spring Racing Calendar, the Special Conditions feature held on the Saturday prior to Victoria’s Melbourne Cup at Rosehill Gardens in either late October or early November each year.

Contested for the first time in 2019, The Golden Eagle race is open only to four-year-old horses and is the most lucrative of its kind offering $10 million in prize money as of 2022.

The Golden Eagle takes place in Sydney on the same day Melbourne hosts the time-honoured Victoria Derby.

The race is a set weights event that is now a hugely popular target for the middle-distance four-year-olds from around the country.

The 1500m showdown is part of the “Golden Slam” series of races that begins with the two-year-olds in the Golden Slipper and also includes the Golden Rose for three-year-olds.

Horses may come via a range of different top-level lead-up races into The Golden Eagle including the Group 1 Epsom Handicap (1600m) run at Randwick in early October. Inaugural The Golden Eagle winner Kolding became the first horse in history to complete the Epsom – Golden Eagle double in 2019.

The following year the 2020 The Golden Eagle winner Colette also came via the same lead-up improving on her sixth in the Epsom Handicap.

For the third edition in 2021 I’m Thunderstruck won the Golden Eagle on the back of a lead-up Group 1 Toorak Handicap (1600m) win in Melbourne.

In 2022 Peter Moody’s Golden Eagle winner I Wish I Win was also a graduate out of the Toorak Handicap having run fifth in his lead-up to the $10 million race.

Looking to rival the Melbourne racing action down south on the same day, The Golden Eagle Day also features the $3 million Winners Stakes (1300m) – known in 2019 as the Redzel Stakes, 2020 as the Yes Yes Yes Stakes, 2021 as the Classique Legend Stakes, 2022 as the Nature Strip Stakes, and 2023 as the Giga Kick Stakes in honour of the respective The Everest winning horses – and the $750,000 Rosehill Gold Cup (2000m).

The traditional lead-up into The Golden Eagle field is Randwick’s $1 million Silver Eagle (1300m).

The form out of the 2021 Golden Eagle was franked with the winner, I’m Thunderstruck, going on to place second in both the $5 million The All-Star Mile in Melbourne and Sydney’s Group 1 Doncaster Mile the following autumn.

In 2022 the Golden Eagle field size was increased at the last minute to include two extra runners with a capacity line-up 20 starters.

The 2022 Golden Eagle winner I Wish I Win franked the form the following autumn running well in a host of Group 1 events including winning the 2023 TJ Smith Stakes.

In 2023 The Golden Eagle saw its first international winner with classy young Japanese raider Obamburumai denying the locals.

The 2023 The Golden Eagle took place at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday November 4th, 2023 offering $10 million in stakes and was won in a thrilling upset late by the Japanese-trained Obamburumai ($7). 

The Golden Eagle 2023
Date:	Saturday November 4th, 2023
Track:	Rosehill Gardens
Distance:	1500m
Race Type:	Set Weights – 4YOs
Status:	Special Condition
Prize Money:	$10 million

2023 Golden Eagle Results

• 1st: #12 Obamburumai ($7)
• 2nd: #3 Pericles
• 3rd: #4 Golden Mile

Jockey Josh Parr collected the biggest pay day of his riding career giving the gun Japanese visitor Obamburumai ($7) a patiently-timed ride before getting the late gap to fly through and deny the Godolphin-raced duo Pericles and Golden Mile in a thrilling Golden Eagle 2023 result.

Click here to read more on the good win by the speedy Golden Eagle 2023 winner from Japan.

2023 Golden Eagle Results & Finishing Order

	Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight	Penalty	Starting Price
	1	12	OBAMBURUMAI (JPN)	Keiji Yoshimura	Joshua Parr		2	56.5kg		$7
	2	3	PERICLES	James Cummings	Ben Melham	0.19L	1	57.5kg		$12
	3	4	GOLDEN MILE	James Cummings	Zac Lloyd (a)	0.8L	16	57.5kg		$41
	4	8	STRAIT ACER	Edward Cummings	Tyler Schiller	1.34L	6	57.5kg		$51
	5	1	HAWAII FIVE OH	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Nash Rawiller	1.61L	3	57.5kg		$4.20
	6	19	VIENNA PRINCESS	Chris Waller	Kerrin McEvoy	2.02L	7	55.5kg		$26
	7	17	RUTHLESS DAME (NZ)	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Sam Clipperton	2.37L	17	55.5kg		$31
	8	9	COMMUNIST	Michael Freedman	Koby Jennings	2.83L	10	57.5kg		$201
	9	13	NEW ENDEAVOUR (IRE)	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Adam Hyeronimus	3.05L	11	56.5kg		$101
	10	18	LEGARTO (NZ)	Ken & Bev Kelso	Michael Dee	3.28L	5	55.5kg		$5.50
	11	16	AMELIA’S JEWEL	Simon A Miller	Damian Lane	3.32L	4	55.5kg		$3.70F
	12	10	COIN TOSS	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Brett Prebble	3.5L	15	57.5kg		$101
	13	11	KNIGHT’S CHOICE	John Symons & Sheila Laxon	Jaden Lloyd	4.54L	8	57.5kg		$201
	14	14	AGE OF KINGS (IRE)	Chris Waller	Craig Williams	8.06L	9	56.5kg		$81
	15	20	RAZETA	Kris Lees	Dylan Gibbons (a)	8.36L	13	55.5kg		$201
	16	15	GALERON (IRE)	Charles Hills	Regan Bayliss	9.66L	12	56.5kg		$201
	17	5	KOVALICA (NZ)	Chris Waller	Tommy Berry	10.57L	14	57.5kg		$10
		7	OSIPENKO (NZ)	Chris Waller	Jason Collett		0
		2	ATTRITION	Mitchell Freedman	Beau Mertens		0
		6	REDIENER	Chris Waller	Ms Kathy O’Hara		0

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2023 The Golden Eagle Betting Odds

The Golden Eagle 2023 betting odds and links to the latest prices at Ladbrokes.com.au will be available below as soon as all-in markets on the event open.

In 2021 I’m Thunderstruck ($3.50) became the first favourite in Golden Eagle betting to salute.

CLICK HERE FOR THE LATEST 2023 GOLDEN EAGLE ODDS (Final Field)

2023 Golden Eagle Form Guide

CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL 2023 GOLDEN EAGLE FORM GUIDE

2023 Golden Eagle Tips

Stay tuned for our insider Golden Eagle 2023 Tips and best bets on the $10 million showdown this spring.

CLICK HEE FOR OUR COMPLETE 2023 GOLDEN EAGLE TIPS & BEST BETS

To Win: #18 Legarto ($8 at time of publish) – BET NOW

Going for a touch of value in the Golden Eagle this year and have the visiting New Zealand-trained Group 1 winning mare Legarto on top at a nice price. She was last seen carrying 58.5kg to a Black-Type win over the mile at home and is one of the proven horses at the distance here. She is back down under and will relish a drop in weight to 55.5kg. Michael Dee comes aboard from a favourable barrier six draw. She was in Australia for the autumn and beat home the boys as a three-year-old at Flemington in the Group 1 Australian Guineas (1600m) so has class. It is a big field, there are plenty of form lines to consider, and this is her first Sydney start but think the price is too good to go past.

The Danger: #16 Amelia’s Jewel ($3.80) – BET NOW

Amelia’s Jewel is back into favouritism after easing out earlier in the week after coming up trumps with barrier five. She was drawn wide in the Toorak when ninth and is after atonement here. Before that Simon Miller’s WA star won back-to-back Group 2s in Melbourne to get her first interstate campaign underway in style. She beat a class field of older horses home in the Group 1 Northerly Stakes (1800m) at home last summer so has the ability to run a strong 1500m here. Right gate, Damian Lane knows her well, rock hard fit now and she can bounce back.

Best Roughie: #8 Strait Acer ($46 at time of publish) – BET NOW

There are a host of double-figure runners in this year’s Golden Eagle that could add value to the upset but one of the real outside chances that looks overs is the ultra-consistent Strait Acer with good lead-up form around some shorter-priced rivals. This Edward Cummings-trained son of Headwater won three on the trot in easier company before a close second at a similar price behind Vienna Princess in the $1 million Silver Eagle (1300m). Pericles was third in that race and think the form out of it can hold in the grand final. Has won at this distance, presents fit, drawn for a run in gate seven and can surprise.

2023 Golden Eagle Ballot Exemptions

The horses that run first, second and third in the Epsom Handicap and Silver Eagle are exempt from ballot, as are the winner/s of the previous running of the Golden Rose, Randwick Guineas and Arrowfield Sprint.

2023 Golden Eagle Field

The confirmed The Golden Eagle 2023 field of four-year-olds will be detailed below as soon as available.

The Golden Eagle field size was increased to 20 starters in 2022.

The 2023 Golden Eagle final field is out on Tuesday the 31st of October, 2023.

The Golden Eagle 2023 field of 20 final acceptances is now out with the Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott-trained The Everest graduate Hawaii Five Oh and Group 1 winning WA-trained mare Amelia’s Jewel leading the markets.

The official 2023 Golden Eagle barrier draw took place on Tuesday evening with Amelia’s Jewel drawing ideally with gate five.

Click here to read more on the key runners in The Golden Eagle 2023 field and betting markets.

• 2023 Golden Eagle Scratching: #2 Attrition has been withdrawn due to lameness. Click here for the full story. 
• #6 Rediener (3) has also been scratched from The Golden Eagle field with Chris Waller’s Epsom winner suffering swelling to the near hindleg with associated lameness.

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Probable Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	x22113x626	HAWAII FIVE OH	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Nash Rawiller	4	57.5kg			111
2	x1152x5201	ATTRITION	Mitchell Freedman	Beau Mertens	19	57.5kg			109
3	x41292x113	PERICLES	James Cummings	Ben Melham	1	57.5kg			109
4	2400×90139	GOLDEN MILE	James Cummings	Zac Lloyd (a)	18	57.5kg			108
5	1x3131x925	KOVALICA (NZ)	Chris Waller	Tommy Berry	16	57.5kg			108
6	641211×110	REDIENER	Chris Waller	Ms Kathy O’Hara	3	57.5kg			107
7	51761×5730	OSIPENKO (NZ)	Chris Waller	Jason Collett	8	57.5kg			106
8	557×181112	STRAIT ACER	Edward Cummings	Tyler Schiller	7	57.5kg			103
9	x37160x000	COMMUNIST	Michael Freedman	Koby Jennings	12	57.5kg			102
10	734x1211x9	COIN TOSS	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Brett Prebble	17	57.5kg			88
11	9421111×05	KNIGHT’S CHOICE	John Symons & Sheila Laxon	Jaden Lloyd	10	57.5kg			88
12	117x13x	OBAMBURUMAI (JPN)	Keiji Yoshimura		2	56.5kg			102
13	215×512320	NEW ENDEAVOUR (IRE)	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Adam Hyeronimus	13	56.5kg			99
14	21743x01x	AGE OF KINGS (IRE)	Chris Waller	Craig Williams	11	56.5kg			96
15	41x345937x	GALERON (IRE)	Charles Hills	Regan Bayliss	14	56.5kg			93
16	211x12x119	AMELIA’S JEWEL	Simon A Miller	Damian Lane	5	55.5kg			111
17	320150×752	RUTHLESS DAME (NZ)	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Sam Clipperton	20	55.5kg			110
18	x111141x31	LEGARTO (NZ)	Ken & Bev Kelso	Michael Dee	6	55.5kg			109
19	90x2162x11	VIENNA PRINCESS	Chris Waller	Kerrin McEvoy	9	55.5kg			105
20	909139×408	RAZETA	Kris Lees	Dylan Gibbons (a)	15	55.5kg			83