Run To The Rose
Run To The Rose
Group Two Betting Guide
| Date: | Saturday, September 13, 2025 |
| Location: | Rosehill Racecourse – Sydney, New South Wales |
| Prize Money: | $250,000 |
| Distance: | 1200m |
The Run To The Rose is a Group 2 race run under set weights and penalty conditions for three-year-olds and is held at Rosehill Gardens, boasting a prize pool of $250,000.
The Run To The Rose will next be run on September 13, 2025.
Since its inception in 2003, The Run To The Rose has been run at Rosehill every year, bar 2021 when it was run at Kembla Grange.
The Run To The Rose was run as a Listed race from 2003 to 2006, before it was upgraded to a Group 3 from 2007 to 2014. Since 2015 the race has been classified as a Group 2.
Incredibly, of the 21 editions of The Run To The Rose, the Crown Lodge/Darley/Godolphin operation has trained the winner of the race 12 times.
The Run To The Rose is used as a traditional lead up for the Group 1 Golden Rose two weeks later, with Paratroopers (2005), Denman (2009), Hallowed Crown (2014), Exosphere (2015), Astern (2016) and Bivouac (2019) the horses to have completed the double.
2025 Run To The Rose Betting Odds
Odds for The Run To The Rose as of September 10 – Courtesy of Neds
- Raging Force Win $3.10 Place $1.30
- Wodeton Win $5.00 Place $1.95
- Tempted Win $5.50 Place $2.10
- Skyhook Win $9.50 Place $3.00
- Nepotism Win $10.00 Place $3.10
- Beiwacht Win $13.00 Place $3.70
- Rivellino Win $17.00 Place $4.50
- North England Win $18.00 Place $4.60
- Devil Night Win $20.00 Place $5.00
- Autumn Boy Win $20.00 Place $4.80
- Prestar Win $41.00 Place $8.50
- Hidden Achievement Win $46.00 Place $9.50
- State Visit Win $51.00 Place $10.00
- King Of Pop Win $61.00 Place $11.00
- Nashville Jack Win $151 Place $23.00
- Navy Pilot Win $151 Place $23.00
- Sixties Win $151 Place $23.00
Best The Run To The Rose bookmakers
All of our recommended bookmakers have markets for The Run To The Rose. The top horse racing bookmakers will have markets at least a week in advance of the Run To The Rose, meaning they should be accessible in early September.
The best horse betting sites will have odds like outright betting, while when race day, or the Run To The Rose field is released, there will be wagers like trifectas, first fours and quinellas available on the race.
The best Run To the Rose bookmakers are accessible via several different means, including horse betting apps, via telephone betting and of course, via their betting websites.
Latest Run To The Rose News
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2025 Run To The Rose Final Field
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Previous Run To The Rose Field
No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight 1 
Traffic Warden James Cummings Zac Lloyd 7 57.5kg 2 Storm Boy Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Adam Hyeronimus 6 57.5kg 3 Switzerland Chris Waller Jason Collett 3 57.5kg 4 Bustling Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) Chad Schofield 2 57.5kg 5 Linebacker John O’Shea & Tom Charlton Kerrin McEvoy 10 57kg 6 Fearless Peter Snowden Tommy Berry 1 55kg 7 Anode Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Tim Clark 5 55kg 8 MayfairGai Waterhouse & Adrian BottN/A455kg9 Tropicus Anthony & Sam Freedman Regan Bayliss 9 55kg 10 Emirate Chris Waller Tyler Schiller 8 55kg No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight 1 Militarize Chris Waller Zac Lloyd 7 58.5kg 2 Cylinder James Cummings Nash Rawiller 4 57.5kg 3 Libertad Annabel Neasham Chad Schofield 3 57kg 4 Don Corleone Peter & Paul Snowden Joshua Parr 8 55kg 5 Chrysaor Chris Waller Dylan Gibbons 1 55kg 6 CongregationChris WallerTBC1255kg7 Butch Cassidy Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Brett Prebble 5 55kg 8 Moravia Michael Freedman Tyler Schiller 11 55kg 9 General Salute Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou Kerrin McEvoy 10 55kg 10 Nadal Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Jason Collett 2 55kg 11 Missile DefenceAnthony CummingsSam Clipperton655kg12 Kadinsky AbstractChris WallerTBC955kgNo. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight 1 Best Of Bordeaux Kacy Fogden James McDonald 5 57.5kg 2 Sejardan Gary Portelli Jason Collett 10 57.5kg 3 Swiss Exile Annabel Neasham Sam Clipperton 8 57.5kg 4 Promitto David Atkins Kerrin McEvoy 2 57.5kg 5 Nettuno Tony Gollan Hugh Bowman 1 57kg 6 Sweet Ride Annabel Neasham Chad Schofield 6 57kg 7 Fireburn Gary Portelli Brenton Avdulla 7 56.5kg 8 Political Debate Chris Waller William Pike 4 56kg 9 SpacewalkJames CummingsN/A1155kg10 Buenos NochesMatthew SmithRegan Bayliss955kg11 In Secret James Cummings Tommy Berry 3 54kg
2024 Run To The Rose result
1st – Traffic Warden (+700)
2nd – Anode (+250)
3rd – Storm Boy (-500)
Recent Run To The Rose results
- Godolphin continued their excellent record in the Group 2 Run To The Rose (1200m) at Rosehill, with Traffic Warden ($9.00) making it a hat-trick of wins across the last three editions of the three-year-old feature. Following in the footsteps of Cylinder (2023) and In Secret (2022), Traffic Warden was wound up and ready to go on the back of an impressive piece of work at Hawkesbury on August 26, and although the son of Street Boss was first-up, his class was able to offset the lengthy layoff. Zac Lloyd elected to be patient aboard the progressive three-year-old, taking a sit slightly worse than mid-field throughout the journey. It turned out to be the ideal scenario, with typical speedster and heavily-backed favourite Storm Boy ($1.90), missing the start and being forced to be roused along by Adam Hyeronimus in the middle stages. It meant a strong tempo throughout, with fellow Coolmore galloper Switzerland ($10.00) pushed out towards an early lead, while Anode ($17.00) was ridden more conservatively than in the past. When the whips were cracking with 400m left to travel, there was only one horse you wanted to be on, however, with Traffic Warden building the revs under Zac Lloyd, proving too classy despite being first-up with bigger fish to fry this time in.
- The James Cummings-trained In Secret ($3.20) became the first filly to win the Group 2 The Run To The Rose, after she defeated Best Of Bordeaux ($4.80) and Sweet Ride ($17). Her trainer James Cummings and jockey Tommy Berry knew that history was against them; however, the filly re-wrote the history books with a devastating turn of foot that saw her glide on by the leading duo to claim victory. After being heavily backed before the race, In Secret jumped as the race favourite and she didn’t disappoint her followers, as she recorded a 1.7 length win over a tiring Best Of Bordeaux.
- Despite suffering a late drift with online bookmakers, the James Cummings-trained Cylinder ($2.40) proved too good in the Group 2 Run To The Rose. His return in the Group 3 Vain Stakes on August 19 may have left a bit to be desired; however, the Godolphin colt didn’t disappoint edging clear with the prize despite a checkered under Nash Rawiller. He almost didn’t get clear when the race went on in the straight, crowded for room at a crucial stage. It was a no-panic ride from the star hoop in the end though, as the gap came with 200m to go, allowing Cylinder enough time to build into the race, going on to score by a head on the line. Moravia ($14.00) was left to take up the running and showed plenty of cheek holding second position, while Nadal ($10.00) and Butch Cassidy ($8.50) were there to challenge in the closing stages.
- The James Cummings-trained In Secret ($3.20) became the first filly to win the Group 2 The Run To The Rose, after she defeated Best Of Bordeaux ($4.80) and Sweet Ride ($17). Her trainer James Cummings and jockey Tommy Berry knew that history was against them; however, the filly re-wrote the history books with a devastating turn of foot that saw her glide on by the leading duo to claim victory. After being heavily backed before the race, In Secret jumped as the race favourite and she didn’t disappoint her followers, as she recorded a 1.7 length win over a tiring Best Of Bordeaux.
- Star colt Anamoe ($3.50) resumed as a winner, defeating In The Congo by half a length to take out the Run to the Rose at Kembla Grange. The James Cummings-trained galloper opened as a short favourite for the 1200m Group 2 but drifted significantly prior to the jump, yet he was still too good for his rivals. James McDonald once again partnered the son of Street Boss, and after getting a fair way back in the run off a hot tempo, the star jockey fought his way into the clear at the top of the straight and allowed his mount to quicken stride perfectly to arrive in time. Anamoe only got the upper hand in the final strides, defeating In The Congo ($10) by a long neck and Remarque ($3) by just over a length and a half.
- Rothfire ($5) confirmed his status as Robert Heathcote’s latest sprinting superstar with an impressive victory in the $200,000 Group 2 The Run to the Rose at Rosehill. After Farnan ($2.30) went extremely quick out in front, it was left up to the Heathcote runner to pull the rest of the field up to him. Once the field rounded the home turn, the son of Rothesay exploded and ran straight past the tiring leader, with Ole Kirk ($31) and North Pacific ($4) running on from the back to finish second and third, respectively.
- Bivouac ($4) turned the tables on Exceedance ($2.40) to win the Group 2 The Run To The Rose, after he was beaten by the race favourite in the San Domenico the start prior. Bivouac camped behind the leader Hightail ($12), who weakened in the final stages as Yes Yes Yes ($7) and Exceedance made their runs. However, Bivouac had too much on them, holding Yes Yes Yes by two lengths with a long head to Exceedance in third. The win gave James Cummings his first sole winner of the race after he shared the win of Hallowed Crown in 2014 with his grandfather, Bart Cummings.
The Run To The Rose winners
| The Run To The Rose Past Winners | |||
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| Year | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
| 2024 | Traffic Warden | Zac Lloyd | James Cummings |
| 2023 | Cylinder | Nash Rawiller | James Cummings |
| 2022 | In Secret | Tommy Berry | James Cummings |
| 2021 | Anamoe | James McDonald | James Cummings |
| 2020 | Rothfire | Jim Byrne | Robert Heathcote |
| 2019 | Bivouac | Joshua Parr | James Cummings |
| 2018 | Lean Mean Machine | Tye Angland | Chris Waller |
| 2017 | Menari | Joshua Parr | Gerald Ryan |
| 2016 | Astern | James McDonald | John O’Shea |
| 2015 | Exosphere | Sam Clipperton | John O’Shea |
| 2014 | Hallowed Crown | Joshua Parr | Bart & James Cummings |
| 2013 | Va Pensiero | Nathan Berry | Jason Coyle |
| 2012 | Pierro | Nash Rawiller | Gai Waterhouse |
| 2011 | Smart Missile | Glen Boss | Anthony Cummings |
| 2010 | Squamosa | Blake Spriggs | Gai Waterhouse |
| 2009 | Denman | Kerrin McEvoy | Peter Snowden |
| 2008 | Desuetude | Kerrin McEvoy | Peter Snowden |
| 2007 | El Cambio | Darren Beadman | John Hawkes |
| 2006 | Mentality | Darren Beadman | John Hawkes |
| 2005 | Paratroopers | Darren Beadman | John Hawkes |
| 2004 | Eremein | Glen Boss | Allan Denham |
| 2003 | Gilded Youth | Robbie Brewer | Frank Cleary |
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