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$2 million The Kosciuszko race is a Special Conditions feature for NSW country-trained horses only held on the lucrative The Everest Day card at Randwick in October.
The Kosciuszko News
- 2024 The Kosciuszko Results: Far Too Easy Rockets Home Ahead of Front Page
- Front Page Leads The Kosciuszko 2024 Field & Odds
- 2023 The Kosciuszko Results: Front Page Goes Back-to-Back
- Opal Ridge Tops 2023 The Kosciuszko Field & Betting Markets
- 2021 The Kosciuszko Results: Art Cadeau Defeats Handle The Truth
The Kosciuszko is one of the recent additions to the Sydney Spring Racing Calendar, the Special Conditions feature held on The Everest Day at Royal Randwick each October.
2025 The Kosciuszko Results
- 1st: No. 11 Clear Thinking ($3.70F)
- 2nd: No. 7 Gallant Star
- 3rd: No. 13 Chidiac
Progressive Dubawi mare Clear Thinking ($3.70F) proved too strong first-up for a brilliant win to salute for the punters fresh in the 2025 The Kosciuszko results. It was a peach of a ride by Tyler Schiller who come from a mile back in the field having settled towards the tail end from a wide alley before bursting through to get clear running inside the final 100m. From there the classy mare charged home to beat Gallant Star by 0.88 lengths adding to her excellent Randwick strike rate.
The Kosciuszko 2025 Results
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1st
11. Clear Thinking (13)
J: Tyler Schiller 53.5kg
T: Paul Messara & Leah Gavranich |
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2nd
7. Gallant Star (3)
J: Zac Lloyd 57.5kg
T: Brett Robb |
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3rd
13. Chidiac (9)
J: Jason Collett 53kg
T: Brett & Georgie Cavanough |
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4th
8. Lisztomania (14)
J: Kerrin McEvoy 55.5kg
T: Todd Payne |
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5th
14. So You Pence (10)
J: Ashley Morgan 53kg
T: Matthew Dale |
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6th
1. Front Page (6)
J: Tim Clark 60kg
T: Matthew Dale |
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7th
6. Boston Rocks (1)
J: Tommy Berry 57.5kg
T: Matthew Dale |
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8th
4. Melody Again (8)
J: Christian Reith 58kg
T: Scott Singleton |
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9th
5. Golden Decade (11)
J: Michael Dee 58kg
T: Matthew Dunn |
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10th
12. Without Parallel (2)
J: Craig Williams 53.5kg
T: Matthew Dunn |
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11th
9. So Magnificent (12)
J: Billy Owen 55.5kg
T: Todd Smart |
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12th
2. Bandi's Boy (7)
J: Zac Purton 60kg
T: Danny Williams |
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13th
10. Highway Strip (5)
J: Chad Schofield 55kg
T: Danny Williams |
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14th
3. Compelling Truth (4)
J: Adam Hyeronimus 59kg
T: Mack Griffith |
Contested for the first time in 2018, The Kosciuszko race is open only to NSW or ACT Country-trained horses and is the most lucrative of its kind offering $2 million in prize money.
Taking place in Sydney on the same day Melbourne hosts the Caulfield Cup in 2024, The Kosciuszko is a set weights plus penalties event that is now a hugely popular target for the provincially trained sprints from around the state.
Members of the public are able to purchase tickets in The Kosciuszko Sweep that gives them a chance to select an eligible horse to take part in the event, the field size for which increased from 12 to 14 in 2019.
Winning ticket holders from the subsequent The Kosciuszko Calcutta Draw, which harks back to the traditions of bush racing, then have the opportunity to part-own a horse in the race that is selected at random.
The 2025 The Kosciuszko took place at Randwick on Saturday, October 18, 2025 as the key support act to the $20 million The Everest and was won in a terrific late burst by the well-backed mare Clear Thinking ($3.70F) who saluted for the punters first-up.
| The Kosciuszko 2025 | |
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| Date: | Saturday, October 18, 2025 |
| Track: | Royal Randwick Racecourse |
| Distance: | 1200m |
| Race Type: | Set Weights + Penalties; NSW & ACT Country-trained horses only |
| Status: | Special Condition |
| Prize Money: | $2 million |
2025 The Kosciuszko Betting
The Kosciuszko 2025 betting odds and links to the latest prices at Ladbrokes.com.au will be available here at Races.com.au as soon as all-in markets on the event open.
It’s Me ($2 in 2020), Art Cadeau ($4 in 2021) and Clear Thinking ($3.70 in 2025) are the latest favourites in The Kosciuszko betting to salute for the punters.
2025 The Kosciuszko Tips
Stay tuned for our insider The Kosciuszko 2025 Tips on the lucrative country-horse only showdown on The Everest Day.
To Win: No. 12 Without Parallel
A bit of early money floating around for WITHOUT PARALLEL (2) to win The Kosciuszko and I’m following the market mover. I liked her at a bigger price but can back with a bit more confidence now. Craig Williams ride’s Matthew Dunn’s talented Time Test mare from an ideal gate two draw and the bonny four-year-old is two-from-two over the 1200m distance she sees again on Saturday. She was outstanding two starts back at Rosehill putting nearly five lengths on her rivals on a bottomless Heavy (10) track in a beautiful show of what she’s capable of with conditions to suit. Backed up that with a credible fifth at the same track down to 1100m when fading late. Will appreciate a return to her pet distance, back to 53.5kg and has been kept fresh with nearly 50 days between runs. Always best with her runs spaced, last start was a blip and her sole loss to date and with to booking of Williams she gets every chance to bounce back. A quiet country achiever, this could be a career-defining moment. From Murwillumbah to the top of the mountain I say!
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10th
12. Without Parallel (2)
J: Craig Williams 53.5kg
T: Matthew Dunn |
2025 The Kosciuszko Form Guide
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2025 The Kosciuszko Field
The confirmed The Kosciuszko 2025 field of NSW and ACT country-trained horses, including those selected by the winning ticket holders from The Kosciuszko sweep, will be detailed below as soon as available.
Horses in the 14-starter The Kosciuszko field are able to be “swapped-out” for alternative runners right up until race day morning.
The 2025 The Kosciuszko final field features a capacity line-up of country trained gallopers lining-up on the big stage led in betting by two-time champ and last year’s runner-up Front Page.
Click here to read more on the key runners in The Kosciuszko 2025 field and betting markets.
| No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Probable Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating |
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| 1 | 4x22x2010x | FRONT PAGE | Matthew Dale | Tim Clark | 6 | 60kg | 114 | ||
| 2 | x0070x7279 | BANDI’S BOY | Danny Williams | Zac Purton | 7 | 60kg | 107 | ||
| 3 | x231101229 | COMPELLING TRUTH | Mack Griffith | Adam Hyeronimus | 4 | 59kg | 110 | ||
| 4 | 183330x11x | MELODY AGAIN | Scott Singleton | Christian Reith | 8 | 58kg | 108 | ||
| 5 | 431x617x16 | GOLDEN DECADE | Matthew Dunn | Michael Dee | 11 | 58kg | 107 | ||
| 6 | x23611x393 | BOSTON ROCKS | Matthew Dale | Tommy Berry | 1 | 57.5kg | 104 | ||
| 7 | x161x1424x | GALLANT STAR | Brett Robb | Zac Lloyd | 3 | 57.5kg | 101 | ||
| 8 | 3432x1224x | LISZTOMANIA | Todd Payne | Kerrin McEvoy | 14 | 55.5kg | 96 | ||
| 9 | 31x11x1 | SO MAGNIFICENT | Todd Smart | Billy Owen | 12 | 55.5kg | 76 | ||
| 10 | 2x11x22x46 | HIGHWAY STRIP | Danny Williams | Chad Schofield | 5 | 55kg | 68 | ||
| 11 | 111x125x | CLEAR THINKING (GB) | Paul Messara & Leah Gavranich | Tyler Schiller | 13 | 53.5kg | 102 | ||
| 12 | 11×115 | WITHOUT PARALLEL | Matthew Dunn | Craig Williams | 2 | 53.5kg | 80 | ||
| 13 | 1119×128 | CHIDIAC | Brett & Georgie Cavanough | Jason Collett | 9 | 53kg | 53.5kg | 79 | |
| 14 | 21x2116x2 | SO YOU PENCE | Matthew Dale | Ashley Morgan | 10 | 53kg | 75 | ||
| 15e | 4x79823x21 | MOGO MAGIC | Scott Collings | 0 | 57.5kg | 99 | |||
| 16e | 5186395784 | POKERJACK | Tash Burleigh | 0 | 58kg | 94 | |||
| 17e | 3114157×40 | TICKLEBELLY | Scott Collings | 0 | 55.5kg | 88 | |||
| 18e | 6365441117 | SAMMY CONQUERS ALL | Noel Mayfield-Smith | 0 | 56kg | 87 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2025 The Kosciuszko Nominations
Nominations for The Kosciuszko 2025 will be detailed here once confirmed.
2025 The Kosciuszko nominations extended until 11:00am (AEDT) – 14/10/2025
| Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Hcp Rating | |
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| 1 | x0070x7279 | BANDI’S BOY | G | 6 | Danny Williams | |
| 2 | x23611x393 | BOSTON ROCKS | G | 5 | Matthew Dale | 83 |
| 3 | 1119×128 | CHIDIAC | M | 5 | Brett & Georgie Cavanough | 67 |
| 4 | 111x125x | CLEAR THINKING (GB) | M | 6 | Paul Messara & Leah Gavranich | 86 |
| 5 | x231101229 | COMPELLING TRUTH | G | 6 | Mack Griffith | 103 |
| 6 | 4x22x2010x | FRONT PAGE | G | 9 | Matthew Dale | |
| 7 | x161x1424x | GALLANT STAR | G | 6 | Brett Robb | 85 |
| 8 | 431x617x16 | GOLDEN DECADE | G | 5 | Matthew Dunn | |
| 9 | 2x11x22x46 | HIGHWAY STRIP | G | 4 | Danny Williams | |
| 10 | 3432x1224x | LISZTOMANIA | G | 7 | Todd Payne | |
| 11 | 183330x11x | MELODY AGAIN | M | 6 | Scott Singleton | 96 |
| 12 | 31x11x1 | SO MAGNIFICENT | H | 4 | Todd Smart | |
| 13 | 21x2116x2 | SO YOU PENCE | M | 6 | Matthew Dale | 69 |
| 14 | 11×115 | WITHOUT PARALLEL | M | 4 | Matthew Dunn | 74 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
The Kosciuszko History
The Kosciuszko was first run in 2018 and won by Belflyer who failed in his attempt at back-to-back wins, in the way super sprinter Redzel (2017, 2018) won the opening two editions of The Everest, finishing dead last (14th) in his title defense behind Handle The Truth in 2019.
In 2020 It’s Me saluted for the punters as the $2 favourite in The Kosciuszko results, as did the well-backed Art Cadeau ($4) in 2021.
The Kosciuszko prize money was increased to $2 million ahead of the 2022 edition.
In 2022 and 2023 Front Page went back-to-back to become the first dual The Kosciuszko winner.
Front Page returned aiming for a three-peat in 2024 only to get run down late by the 2023 third placed Far Too Easy.
Clear Thinking (2025) is the last mare to win The Kosciuszko after saluting for the punters as the first-up favourite for her Scone based trainers Paul Messara and Leah Gavranich.
Past The Kosciuszko Winners
Previous The Kosciuszko winners going back to the race’s inauguration in 2018 are detailed below.
| Year | Place | Horse | Time |
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| 2025 The Kosciuszko | 1st | Clear Thinking | 1 minute 8.48 seconds |
| 2nd | Gallant Star | ||
| 3rd | Chidiac | ||
| 2024 The Kosciuszko | 1st | Far Too Easy | 1 minute 8.83 seconds |
| 2nd | Front Page | ||
| 3rd | Tanglewood | ||
| 2023 The Kosciuszko | 1st | Front Page | 1 minute 8.04 seconds |
| 2nd | Opal Ridge | ||
| 3rd | Far Too Easy | ||
| 2022 The Kosciuszko | 1st | Front Page | 1 minute 10.12 seconds |
| 2nd | Far Too Easy | ||
| 3rd | Fender | ||
| 2021 The Kosciuszko | 1st | Art Cadeau | 1 minute 10.07 seconds |
| 2nd | Handle The Truth | ||
| 3rd | Spiranac | ||
| 2020 The Kosciuszko | 1st | It’s Me | 1 minute 9.60 seconds |
| 2nd | Redouble | ||
| 3rd | Man Of Peace | ||
| 2019 The Kosciuszko | 1st | Handle The Truth | 1 minute 8.21 seconds |
| 2nd | Victorem | ||
| 3rd | Bobbing | ||
| 2018 The Kosciuszko | 1st | Belflyer | 1 minute 12.01 seconds |
| 2nd | Suncraze | ||
| 3rd | Awesome Pluck | ||
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