The $10 million Golden Eagle race is a Special Conditions feature for four-year-old horses run at Rosehill in late October or early November.
2024 The Golden Eagle Results
- 1st: #14 Lake Forest
- 2nd: #12 Lazzat
- 3rd: #3 Tom Kitten
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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.
2023 Golden Eagle Results
- 1st: #14 Lake Forest ($19)
- 2nd: #12 Lazzat
- 3rd: #3 Tom Kitten
William Haggas’ UK raider Lake Forest ($19) was huge first-up down under off a string of 1200m runs back home to step-up to 1500m and charge home up the rails with Cieren Fallon aboard to nail the previously unbeaten Lazzat right on the line in a thrilling 2024 Golden Eagle result in Sydney.
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Golden Eagle 2024 Odds & Results
James Squire Golden Eagle
Runner Details | Win | Place |
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1st
14. Lake Forest (8)
J: Cieren Fallon 56.5kg
T: William Haggas |
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2nd
12. Lazzat (12)
J: Antonio Orani 56.5kg
T: Jerome Reynier |
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3rd
3. Tom Kitten (2)
J: Ben Melham 57.5kg
T: James Cummings |
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4th
17. Makarena (20)
J: Tyler Schiller 55.5kg
T: M, W & J Hawkes |
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5th
15. Stefi Magnetica (4)
J: Zac Lloyd 55.5kg
T: Bjorn Baker |
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6th
11. Port Lockroy (9)
J: Adam Hyeronimus 57.5kg
T: Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald |
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7th
16. Joliestar (11)
J: Kerrin McEvoy 55.5kg
T: Chris Waller |
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8th
10. War Machine (7)
J: Jay Ford 57.5kg
T: Michael Moroney & Glen Thompson |
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9th
1. Southport Tycoon (15)
J: Craig Williams 57.5kg
T: Ciaron Maher |
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10th
18. Skybird (16)
J: Beau Mertens 55.5kg
T: Mitchell Freedman |
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11th
6. Encap (1)
J: Jason Collett 57.5kg
T: Gary Portelli |
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12th
19. Ascoli Piceno (17)
J: Joao Moreira 54.5kg
T: Yoichi Kuroiwa |
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13th
4. Ostraka (13)
J: Chad Schofield 57.5kg
T: Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald |
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14th
9. Kintyre (3)
J: Reece Jones 57.5kg
T: Gary Portelli |
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15th
13. Craig (5)
J: Nash Rawiller 56.5kg
T: Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young |
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16th
5. Griff (6)
J: Dylan Gibbons 57.5kg
T: Ciaron Maher |
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17th
7. Xidaki (10)
J: Tom Sherry 57.5kg
T: Peter Snowden |
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18th
8. Chrysaor (14)
J: Regan Bayliss 57.5kg
T: Chris Waller |
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19th
2. Veight (18)
J: Harry Coffey 57.5kg
T: T & C McEvoy |
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20th
20. Corazon Beat (19)
J: Tommy Berry 54.5kg
T: Shizuya Kato |
Data retrieved: 12/02/2025 08:25:37 AM (Australia/Brisbane)
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 Russell Balding Stakes which was previously known as the Winners Stakes and renamed in honour of the previous year’s The Everest winning horses up until 2024, 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 then $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.
There was another international raider on top in the 2024 Golden Eagle results with UK visitor Lake Forest scoring an upset at $19 defeating the French visitor Lazzat.
The 2024 The Golden Eagle took place at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday, November 2, 2024 offering $10 million in stakes and saw the UK raider Lake Forest ($19) get up for a narrow upset in an exciting finish.
The Golden Eagle 2024 | |
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Date: | Saturday, November 2, 2024 |
Track: | Rosehill Gardens |
Distance: | 1500m |
Race Type: | Set Weights – 4YOs |
Status: | Special Condition |
Prize Money: | $10 million |
2023 Golden Eagle Finishing Order
Finish | No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Bar. | Weight | Penalty | Starting Price | |
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1 | 14 | LAKE FOREST (GB) | William Haggas | Cieren Fallon | 8 | 56.5kg | $19 | |||
2 | 12 | LAZZAT (FR) | Jerome Reynier | Antonio Orani | 0.51L | 12 | 56.5kg | $4.80 | ||
3 | 3 | TOM KITTEN | James Cummings | Ben Melham | 0.58L | 2 | 57.5kg | $13 | ||
4 | 17 | MAKARENA | Michael, John & Wayne Hawkes | Tyler Schiller | 1.3L | 20 | 55.5kg | $61 | ||
5 | 15 | STEFI MAGNETICA | Bjorn Baker | Zac Lloyd (a) | 1.96L | 4 | 55.5kg | $11 | ||
6 | 11 | PORT LOCKROY | Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald | Adam Hyeronimus | 2.11L | 9 | 57.5kg | $101 | ||
7 | 16 | JOLIESTAR | Chris Waller | Kerrin McEvoy | 2.45L | 11 | 55.5kg | $8.50 | ||
8 | 10 | WAR MACHINE (NZ) | Michael Moroney & Glen Thompson | Jay Ford | 3.06L | 7 | 57.5kg | $71 | ||
9 | 1 | SOUTHPORT TYCOON | Ciaron Maher | Craig Williams | 3.2L | 15 | 57.5kg | $15 | ||
10 | 18 | SKYBIRD | Mitchell Freedman | Beau Mertens | 3.93L | 16 | 55.5kg | $61 | ||
11 | 6 | ENCAP | Gary Portelli | Jason Collett | 3.96L | 1 | 57.5kg | $41 | ||
12 | 19 | ASCOLI PICENO (JPN) | Yoichi Kuroiwa | Joao Moreira | 4.31L | 17 | 54.5kg | $3.10F | ||
13 | 4 | OSTRAKA | Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald | Chad Schofield | 5.1L | 13 | 57.5kg | $26 | ||
14 | 9 | KINTYRE | Gary Portelli | Reece Jones | 5.74L | 3 | 57.5kg | $151 | ||
15 | 13 | CRAIG (GB) | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | Nash Rawiller | 5.83L | 5 | 56.5kg | $17 | ||
16 | 5 | GRIFF | Ciaron Maher | Dylan Gibbons | 7.89L | 6 | 57.5kg | $151 | ||
17 | 7 | XIDAKI | Peter Snowden | Tom Sherry | 8.11L | 10 | 57.5kg | $71 | ||
18 | 8 | CHRYSAOR | Chris Waller | Regan Bayliss | 10.41L | 14 | 57.5kg | $101 | ||
19 | 2 | VEIGHT | Tony & Calvin McEvoy | Harry Coffey | 18.09L | 18 | 57.5kg | $41 | ||
20 | 20 | CORAZON BEAT (JPN) | Shizuya Kato | Tommy Berry | 21.22L | 19 | 54.5kg | $81 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2024 The Golden Eagle Betting
The Golden Eagle 2024 betting odds and links to the latest prices at Ladbrokes.com.au are available at Races.com.au.
In 2021 I’m Thunderstruck ($3.50) became the first favourite in Golden Eagle betting to salute.
There was a notable upset in 2024 with Lake Forest from the UK saluting at The Golden Eagle odds of $19.
2024 Golden Eagle Form Guide
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2024 Golden Eagle Tips
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To Win: #15 Stefi Magnetica ($10 at time of publish)

Love the price on Stefi Magnetica to return to winning form in Saturday’s Golden Eagle.
Bjorn Baker’s classy daughter of All Too Hard is third-up and fit this weekend having last been seen running ninth only 2.3 lengths off Bella Nipotina in the $20 million The Everest over 1200m.
She beat that mare home in the winter’s Group 1 Stradbroke Handicap over 1400m and was also good fresh when runner-up by the barest of margins in the Group 2 The Shorts over 1100m.
Up to the 1500m should suit, she’s drawn to get a dream run from barrier four, and apprentice Zac Lloyd is in outstanding form.
She couldn’t quite go with the sprinters in the world’s richest turf race but gets her chance to atone over further at a more even pace here.
The Danger: #16 Joliestar ($5.50 at time of publish)

Trainer Chris Waller won the inaugural The Golden Eagle with Kolding and now he returns six years on and looks to have a genuine winning hope in Group 1 winning mare Joliestar.
The Thousand Guineas winner is another The Everest graduate in a blanket finish last time out when seventh to Bella only 1.59 lengths off.
She is rock hard fit now fourth-up and ready to fire.
Won the Group 3 Show County fresh by a big margin and was third in the Sheraco behind Sunshine In Paris with 58kg in her other spring assignment.
Options from barrier 11 for Kerrin McEvoy, she’s back to 55.5kg here, and with Group 1 winning form up to a mile the 1500m looks spot on at this stage of her prep.
Genuine danger.
The Roughie: #4 Ostraka ($23 at time of publish)

There’s a host of runners in this bumper Golden Eagle field at big odds for an upset including Ostraka who looks overs at $23 at time of publish based on their recent form.
Chasing a fifth straight win now, this Annable Neasham & Rob Archibald-trained Pariah gelding won the Silver Eagle from wide out in gate 14 at Randwick over 1300m by a half-length last start.
Might not bring in the same strong form lines as the likes of The Everest graduates but still think that run was strong enough and the winning streak hot enough to suggest another top performance here from an underrated runner.
He won at this track first-up with 59kg, carries 57.5kg here, wider out draw but that should suit, and he’s a genuine Rosehill contender with a great track record at the course (4:2-1-1).
2024 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.
2024 Golden Eagle Field
The confirmed The Golden Eagle 2024 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 2024 Golden Eagle final field is out on Tuesday the 29th of October, 2024.
The Golden Eagle 2024 final field of 20 has been confirmed with a strong international presence as Japan’s Ascoli Piceno and Lazzat from France look to beat home the locals in the sixth edition of the $10 million feature.
Click here to read more on the key runners in the 2024 Golden Eagle field and betting markets.
The official 2024 Golden Eagle barrier draw was conducted at around 8pm (AEDT) and shown on ‘Fly Like an Eagle’ on Sky Thoroughbred Central with Ascoli Piceno suffering an early blow with barrier 17.
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No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Probable Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating |
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1 | 9x2219x513 | SOUTHPORT TYCOON | Ciaron Maher | Craig Williams | 15 | 57.5kg | 113 | ||
2 | 25x1421x09 | VEIGHT | Tony & Calvin McEvoy | Harry Coffey | 18 | 57.5kg | 110 | ||
3 | 65464×1524 | TOM KITTEN | James Cummings | Ben Melham | 2 | 57.5kg | 107 | ||
4 | 10x321x111 | OSTRAKA | Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald | Chad Schofield | 13 | 57.5kg | 105 | ||
5 | 111x7x8590 | GRIFF | Ciaron Maher | Dylan Gibbons | 6 | 57.5kg | 104 | ||
6 | x32560x714 | ENCAP | Gary Portelli | Jason Collett | 1 | 57.5kg | 102 | ||
7 | 2211x621x2 | XIDAKI | Peter Snowden | Tom Sherry | 10 | 57.5kg | 100 | ||
8 | x20x766x10 | CHRYSAOR | Chris Waller | Regan Bayliss | 14 | 57.5kg | 99 | ||
9 | 43113×5494 | KINTYRE | Gary Portelli | Reece Jones | 3 | 57.5kg | 95 | ||
10 | 39x111x23 | WAR MACHINE (NZ) | Michael Moroney & Glen Thompson | Jay Ford | 7 | 57.5kg | 94 | ||
11 | 5x26772x36 | PORT LOCKROY | Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald | Adam Hyeronimus | 9 | 57.5kg | 86 | ||
12 | 1111x11x | LAZZAT (FR) | Jerome Reynier | Antonio Orani | 12 | 56.5kg | 112 | ||
13 | 3×1213122 | CRAIG (GB) | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | Nash Rawiller | 5 | 56.5kg | 103 | ||
14 | 12417x22x | LAKE FOREST (GB) | William Haggas | Cieren Fallon | 8 | 56.5kg | 103 | ||
15 | 342x531x29 | STEFI MAGNETICA | Bjorn Baker | Zac Lloyd (a) | 4 | 55.5kg | 114 | ||
16 | 2221x1x137 | JOLIESTAR | Chris Waller | Kerrin McEvoy | 11 | 55.5kg | 110 | ||
17 | 25244×4103 | MAKARENA | Michael, John & Wayne Hawkes | Tyler Schiller | 20 | 55.5kg | 108 | ||
18 | 13x519x237 | SKYBIRD | Mitchell Freedman | Beau Mertens | 16 | 55.5kg | 99 | ||
19 | 1x1x1x22x1 | ASCOLI PICENO (JPN) | Yoichi Kuroiwa | Joao Moreira | 17 | 54.5kg | 112 | ||
20 | 11x13x20x0 | CORAZON BEAT (JPN) | Shizuya Kato | Tommy Berry | 19 | 54.5kg | 100 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2024 The Golden Eagle Nominations
Early The Golden Eagle 2024 nominations close on Monday the 9th of September, 2024.
The 2024 Golden Eagle nominations are now out with 192 early entries heading towards the $10 million showdown with all-in betting led by Group 1 winning Japanese mare Ascoli Piceno and Les Bridges’ Randwick Guineas – Doncaster Mile double winner from the autumn Celestial Legend.
2024 The Golden Eagle First Acceptances
Early The Golden Eagle 2024 first acceptances close on Tuesday the 1st of October, 2024.
The Golden Eagle History
The Golden Eagle was first run in 2019 and won by the classy Chris Waller-trained Kolding who came off a lead-up Epsom Handicap win. Kolding would go on to win the following year’s George Main Stakes (2020) as well as the All Aged Stakes in 2021.
In its second running, the Godolphin-raced mare Colette won The Golden Eagle in 2020 when the race took place on a Heavy (9) track.
The favourites finally saluted in the third running with I’m Thunderstruck ($3.50 in 2021) too good for his rivals late.
The 2022 The Golden Eagle prize money was boosted to $10 million and the field size boosted at the eleventh hour to accommodate 20 starters.
In 2023 the Japanese were on top with Obamburumai saluting.
The UK raider Lake Forest went back-to-back for the internationals in 2024.
Past The Golden Eagle Winners
Previous The Golden Eagle winners going back to the race’s inauguration in 2019 are detailed below.
Year | Place | Horse | Time |
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2024 The Golden Eagle |
1st | Lake Forest | 1 minute 27.98 seconds |
2nd | Lazzat | ||
3rd | Tom Kitten | ||
2023 The Golden Eagle |
1st | Obamburumai | 1 minute 29.26 seconds |
2nd | Pericles | ||
3rd | Golden Mile | ||
2022 The Golden Eagle |
1st | I Wish I Win | 1 minute 28.19 seconds |
2nd | Fangirl | ||
3rd | Gypsy Goddess | ||
2021 The Golden Eagle |
1st | I’m Thunderstruck | 1 minute 27.90 seconds |
2nd | Count De Rupee | ||
3rd | Vangelic | ||
2020 The Golden Eagle |
1st | Colette | 1 minute 32.67 seconds |
2nd | Icebath | ||
3rd | Dawn Passage | ||
2019 The Golden Eagl |
1st | Kolding | 1 minute 28.28 seconds |
2nd | Sunlight | ||
3rd | Mizzy | ||