Ming Dynasty Quality

Group Three Betting Guide

Date:	Saturday, September 13, 2025
Location:	Rosehill Racecourse – Sydney, New South Wales
Prize Money:	$250,000
Distance:	1400m

The Ming Dynasty Quality is a Group 3 race held at Rosehill racecourse for horses aged three-years-old and is run under quality handicap conditions.

Since the inaugural running of the Ming Dynasty Quality in 1986, the race has been held at Randwick, Warwick Farm, Kembla Grange and Rosehill.

The Ming Dynasty was classified as a Listed race between the years of 1986-1999 and 2005-2012. In between those years and from 2013 onwards, the Ming Dynasty Quality was upgraded to Group 3 grade.

Over the years, several runners have used the Ming Dynasty Quality as a kick off point for their spring campaigns. Winners and placegetters in this race have gone on to win the Caulfield Guineas, Cox Plate and VRC Derby later in the preparation.

Notable winners of the Ming Dynasty Quality include Golden Mile (2022), Quick Thinker (2019), Ambidexter (2011), Lion Tamer (2010), Dane Shadow (2004), Lonhro (2001) and Kinjite (1991)

2025 Ming Dynasty Quality Betting Odds

Lady Shehandoah winning the 2024 Group 3 Ming Dynasty Quality. (Photo: bradleyphotos.com.au)

Odds for Ming Dynasty Quality as of September 10 – Courtesy of Neds

Autumn Boy Win $2.80 Place $1.45
Grand Prairie Win $6.00 Place $2.20
Sixties Win $6.50 Place $2.05
Flying Orchid Win $7.00 Place $2.40
Federalist Win $10.00 Place $3.10
Without Peer Win $12.00 Place $3.50
Providence Win $13.00 Place $3.70
Crown The King Win $14.00 Place $3.90
West Of Swindon Win $18.00 Place $4.60
San Giovanni Win $18.00 Place $4.60
Central Coast Win $19.00 Place $4.80
Barbarossa Win $31.00 Place $7.00
Powerhouse Win $31.00 Place $7.00
Tom Vegas Win $61.00 Place $11.00

Best Ming Dynasty Quality bookmakers

All of our top racing bookmakers have markets for the Ming Dynasty Quality.

Ming Dynasty betting sites will allow you to wager on many different bet types, with these including win/place bets, quinellas, trifectas, first fours and even same race multis.

The best Ming Dynasty bookmakers are unlikely to have futures betting, with this race not generally attracting early wagers.

Horse racing betting can be done via several different means, with this including via horse racing betting apps, via telephone betting and of course, via their websites.

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No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight
1	Autumn Boy	Chris Waller	Jason Collett	4	58kg
2	Grand Prairie	Peter Snowden	Kerrin McEvoy	10	58kg
3	Providence	Chris Waller	Nash Rawiller	8	57.5kg
4	West Of Swindon	Ciaron Maher	Chad Schofield	5	56kg
5	Federalist	Michael, John & Wayne Hawkes	Tyler Schiller	12	54.5kg
6	Without Peer	Ciaron Maher	Tyler Schiller	13	54.5kg
7	Crown The King	Bjorn Baker	Ashley Morgan	11	54.5kg
8	Flying Orchid	John Sargent	Zac Lloyd	7	54.5kg
9	Central Coast	Chris Waller	Alysha Collett	9	54.5kg
10	Barbarossa	Ciaron Maher	Tim Clark	6	54.5kg
11	San Giovanni	Michael Freedman	Andrew Adkins	14	54.5kg
12	Powerhouse	Peter Snowden	Dylan Gibbons	2	54.5kg
13	Tom Vegas	Dean Mirfin	Jay Ford	1	54.5kg
14e	Sixties	Chris Waller	Rachel King	3	54.5kg

Previous Ming Dynasty Quality Field

2024 Ming Dynasty Quality field

No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight
1	Mayfair	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Tim Clark	8	59kg
2	Clear Proof	John Thompson	Chad Schofield	6	57kg
3	Just Party	Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou	Joshua Parr	1	56.5kg
4	Snack Bar	James Cummings	Kerrin McEvoy	14	56.5kg
5	Rag Queen	David Payne	Reece Jones	13	55.5kg
6	Iron Hawk	Gary Portelli	Jason Collett	11	55kg
7	Imperial Force	Chris Waller	Tyler Schiller	2	54.5kg
8	Last Command	Michael Freedman	Regan Bayliss	10	54kg
9	Media World	Peter Snowden	Zac Lloyd	7	54kg
10	Henlein	Anthony & Sam Freedman	Tommy Berry	4	54kg
11	Lady Shenandoah	Chris Waller	Jay Ford	3	53kg
12	Monte Veebee	Robert & Luke Price	Dylan Gibbons	9	53kg
13	~~Mr Artemsia~~	~~Chris Waller~~	~~Rachel King~~	5	~~53kg~~
14	China Sea	John Sargent	Tom Sherry	12	53kg

2023 Ming Dynasty Quality field

No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight
1	Tannhauser	Chris Waller	Zac Lloyd	9	58kg
2	Townsend	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Adam Hyeronimus	12	57kg
3	Tom Kitten	James Cummings	Nash Rawiller	12	56.5kg
4	Infatuation	Bjorn Baker	Jason Collett	8	54kg
5	Encap	Gary Portelli	Brett Prebble	1	54kg
6	Ceolwulf	Joseph Pride	Sam Clipperton	6	54kg
7	~~Griff~~	~~Ciaron Maher & David Eustace~~	~~Jason Collett~~	14	~~54kg~~
8	~~Extreme Spirit~~	~~Gary Portelli~~	~~N/A~~	10	~~54kg~~
9	Vomo Island	Peter & Paul Snowden	Reece Jones	5	54kg
10	Steel Blaze	Brett Lazzarini	Brock Ryan	2	54kg
11	~~Zardozi~~	~~James Cummings~~	~~Zac Lloyd~~	16	~~53kg~~
12	Congregation	Chris Waller	Kerrin McEvoy	11	53kg
13	Kintyre	Gary Portelli	Dylan Gibbons	18	53kg
14	Cafe Millenium	John O’Shea	Tom Sherry	17	53kg
15	Ducasse	Michael Freedman	Tyler Schiller	19	53kg
16	Cap Ferrat	Chris Waller	Kathy O’Hara	3	53kg
17	Raf Attack	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Rachel King	13	53kg
18	Ashfall	Chris Waller	Jay Ford	4	53kg
19	Missile Defence (1E)	Anthony Cummings	Chad Schofield	7	54kg

2022 Ming Dynasty Quality field

No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight
1	Williamsburg	Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou	Kerrin McEvoy	16	59kg
2	Rise Of The Masses	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Rachel King	5	56.5kg
3	Brosnan	Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou	Brenton Avdulla	4	56kg
4	Basquiat	Chris Waller	James McDonald	10	54kg
5	Golden Mile	James Cummings	Sam Clipperton	2	54kg
6	~~Ringmaster~~	~~Michael Freedman~~	~~N/A~~	11	~~54kg~~
7	~~Grace’s Secret~~	~~Chris Waller~~	~~Regan Bayliss~~	17	~~54kg~~
8	Magic	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	Chad Schofield	6	54kg
9	Flag Of Honour	Kris Lees	Jason Collett	7	54kg
10	~~Osipenko~~	~~Chris Waller~~	~~Jay Ford~~	8	~~53kg~~
11	Zou Tiger	John O’Shea	Tommy Berry	13	53kg
12	Noble Conqueror	Chris Waller	William Pike	3	53kg
13	~~Northern Beaches~~	~~Chris Waller~~	~~N/A~~	9	~~53kg~~
14	Matcha Latte	Mark Newnham	Tom Sherry	1	53kg
15	~~My Truth (1E)~~	~~Anthony Cummings~~	~~Tyler Schiller~~	14	~~53kg~~
16	Manzoice (2E)	Chris Waller	Kathy O’Hara	12	53kg
17	~~Miss Thatcher (3E)~~	~~Tim Martin~~	~~N/A~~	15	~~54kg~~

2024 Ming Dynasty Quality result

1st – Lady Shenandoah (+400)
2nd – Mayfair (+110)
3rd – Snack Bar (+210)

Recent Ming Dynasty Quality results

2024: Lady Shenandoah breaks maiden in style
First-up after a 112-day spell and a trip to Queensland, the Chris Waller-trained Lady Shenandoah ($5.00) stormed over the top to break her maiden status in stylish fashion, claiming the Group 3 Ming Dynasty Quality (1400m) at Rosehill on Saturday afternoon. It turned out to be a masterstroke by Sydney’s leading trainer, with the three-year-old filly only needing one barrier trial leading into Saturday, proving far too classy for her rivals despite giving fitness to the well-supported favourite Mayfair ($4.80). The Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott-trained colt was happy to stride out and lead under Tim Clark, and the son of Fastnet Rock was brave throughout the 1400m journey, giving a bold kick in the home straight. Godolphin’s Snack Bar ($12.00) loomed large in the final 400m and appeared to be travelling best of those in behind, however, it was Jay Ford aboard Lady Shenandoah closing best, with 53kg on her back proving a vital difference in the concluding stages.
2023: Encap gives rivals galloping lesson
Encap ($4.40) secured victory in the Group 3 Ming Dynasty Quality repaying the faith for followers after a luckless effort in the Group 3 Up And Coming Stakes last time out. The Gary Portelli-trained three-year-old put the writing on the wall last start and jockey Brett Prebble rectified the situation, giving Encap a lovely steer from barrier one, gaining leaders-back throughout the 1400m feature. Raf Attack ($9.00) set a hot tempo for the eventual winner to tag the back of, while market leader Tom Kitten ($3.80) was far from disgraced, closing into a third-place finish. The lightly raced Ceolwulf ($17.00) was strong through the line for the Joesph Pride barn, whilst Cafe Millennium ($34.00) and Tannhauser ($17.00) both look promising horses to follow heading towards a Group 1 Spring Champion Stakes later in the preparation. It was all honours to the winner, however, as Encap broke his maiden status in style on Saturday.
2022: Golden Mile cruises to victory in Ming Dynasty Quality
Golden Mile ($3.40) has given both James Cummings and Sam Clipperton their maiden Ming Dynasty success at Rosehill. Clipperton settled the son of Astern much closer to the speed than previous outings, as he settled in fifth just two lengths off the leaders. As the field rounded the home turn, Basquiat ($10) took the lead, but Golden Mile tanked up behind him and when Clipperton released the brakes he went straight on by. Matcha Latte ($21) was the best of the swoopers, running over the top of the slowing Basquiat to finish second.
2021: Coastwatch proves too classy in Ming Dynasty
Chris Waller and James McDonald have combined with Coastwatch ($3.80) to take out the 2021 edition of the Group 3 Ming Dynasty at Kembla Grange. After settling just behind the speed, which was set by Military Expert ($5.50) and Subterranean ($6), McDonald pressed the button on his gelding to burst through a gap and challenge the leader. Military Expert and Coastwatch battled it out down the home straight, but the class of the eventual winner got him through, winning by just under a length on the line.
2020: Holyfield leads all the way
After giving his nearest rival 3kg in the weights, Holyfield ($10) has led all the way to take out the 2020 Group 3 Ming Dynasty at Rosehill. Tim Clark took the son of I Am Invincible to the lead, and after getting away with a mid-race breather, Holyfield was able to fill up his lungs and kick clear at the top of the home straight to record a dominant win. The race favourite Overlord ($2.60) had no answer, as he and Bazooka ($9.50) made up some ground from the back, but never worried the eventual winner.
2019: Quick Thinker wins in style
Nine years after combining to win the Ming Dynasty Quality with Lion Tamer, Hugh Bowman and Murray Baker were at it again with Quick Thinker ($11). The son of So You Think showed his quality, digging deep to round up Aspect Ratio ($19) and run away with two length victory, with Reformist ($14) sticking on for third a further 1-1/2 lengths behind the runner-up.