The Big Dance
The Big Dance
Betting Guide
| Date: | Tuesday, November 4, 2025 |
| Location: | Randwick Racecourse – Sydney, New South Wales |
| Prize Money: | $3,000,000 |
| Distance: | 1600m |
The Big Dance is a new race created by Racing NSW, set to be run over 1600m at Randwick Racecourse on the first Tuesday in November each year.
The Big Dance is set to be Racing NSW’s answer to the Melbourne Cup on the first Tuesday in November, with the race restricted to eligible Country Cup horses.
The field for The Big Dance will be drawn from the winners and second-placed horses of 25 Country Cup races from across NSW.
A Big Dance Wild Card race will also be run at Royal Randwick in early October each year, with the winner and second-placed horse from the Wild Card becoming eligible for The Big Dance and exempt from the ballot.
Benchmark rating at the time of final acceptances will then be used to determine the final field from the pool of eligible horses, with the winners of eligible Country Cups receiving preference over any second placegetters.
Below we will highlight The Big Dance betting, Big Dance odds, form, field, past winners, jockey and trainer statistics.
2025 The Big Dance betting odds
Betting odds for The Big Dance 2025 are currently unavailable.
Best bookmakers for The Big Dance
Considering The Big Dance is going to be run and won on Melbourne Cup Day, a majority of online bookmakers will have markets out for the race a couple of months out from that first Tuesday in November.
The Big Dance betting is open well in advance of the Randwick racecourse, with bookmakers traditionally opening markets when nominations begin to trickle in. You can bet on these markets via both computer, telephone and even via online betting apps, which are the most common way Aussies bet in 2026.
The top online bookmakers for Big Dance odds will also have horse betting apps for the main Australian smartphones, which are Android and iOS. HorseBetting recommends taking advantage of these free downloads to maximise your ability to accept free bets and promotions.
These bookmakers offer markets on The Big Dance horse race:
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The Big Dance Qualifying Races
The field for The Big Dance will be drawn from the winners and second placed horses of 25 Country Cup races from across NSW.
A Big Dance Wild Card race will also be run at Royal Randwick in October, with the winner and second placed horse from the Wild Card becoming eligible for The Big Dance and exempt from the ballot.
Benchmark rating at the time of final acceptances will then be used to determine the final field from the pool of eligible horses, with the winners of eligible Country Cups receiving preference over any second placegetters.
2025 The Big Dance Final Field
HorseBetting will update this page when The Big Dance 2025 final field is released.
Previous fields for The Big Dance
No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight 1 
Here To Shock Ben, Will & JD Hayes Nash Rawiller 1 62kg 2 Detonator Jack Ciaron Maher Jason Collett 21 59.5kg 3 Lion’s Roar John O’Shea & Tom Charlton Joshua Parr 18 59kg 4 Gringotts Ciaron Mahher Tommy Berry 23 58.5kg 5 Sky Lab Paul Perry Ashley Morgan 8 58.5kg 6 Hezashocka Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) Dylan Gibbons 3 58kg 7 Redstone Well Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald Tom Sherry 13 55.5kg 8 Suparazi Ben Brisbourne Tim Clark 10 54kg 9 Time Quest Matthew Smith Christian Reith 14 54kg 10 Floating Matthew Smith Zac Wadick 16 53kg 11 Ducasse Michael Freedman Regan Bayliss 19 53kg 12 Tavi Time Kris Lees Chad Schofield 9 53kg 13 Overriding Nathan Doyle Jay Ford 20 53kg 14 Cranky Harry Matthew Dunn Jake Bayliss 12 53kg 15 Sneak Preview Peter Nestor Matthew Cahill 6 53kg 16 Green Shadows Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou Alysha Collett 24 53kg 17 Vivy Air Ciaron Maher Andrew Adkins 7 53kg 18 Prince Of Helena Craig Weeding Jake Duffy 5 53kg 19 Zouatica Barbara Joseph, Paul & Matt Jones Molly Bourke 22 53kg 20 Money From The Sky Sara Ryan Reece Jones 17 53kg 21 Sharp Shock (1E)Rodney NorthamN/A454kg22 Lockdown Gamble (2E)David SmithCoriah Keatings1553kg23 Mayfair Spirit (3E)Kris LeesN/A253kg24 Winning Point (4E)Paul MurrayN/A1154kgNo. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight 1 Cepheus Matthew Dunn Nash Rawiller 1 62kg 2 Banju Lyle Chandler Jean Van Overmeire 15 58kg 3 Attractable Sara Ryan Regan Bayliss 7 56.5kg 4 Wicklow Chris Waller Tommy Berry 2 55.5kg 5 Superium Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes Adam Hyeronimus 10 55kg 6 Commando Hunt Cameron Crockett Reece Jones 21 54.5kg 7 Akasawa Paul Messara & Leah Gavranich Chad Schofield 20 54kg 8 Iknowastar Bjorn Baker Tyler Schiller 3 53kg 9 Camaguey Kim Waugh Tom Sherry 22 53kg 10 Hollywood Hero Bjorn Baker Jason Collett 19 53kg 11 Full Press Brett Dodson Adin Thompson 17 53kg 12 King Of The Castle Joseph Pride Kathy O’Hara 16 52kg 13 Wategos Bjorn Baker Jay Ford 8 52kg 14 Super Helpful Barbara Joseph, Paul & Matt Jones Andrew Adkins 11 52kg 15 Prince Of Helena Craig Weeding Jake Duffy 6 52kg 16 Highlights Bjorn Baker Brock Ryan 5 52kg 17 High Court Rodney Northam Grant Buckley 12 52kg 18 Unamerican Richard & Will Freedman Ana Roper 18 52kg 19 Crackalacka Theresa Bateup Molly Bourke 4 52kg 20 Manderboss Barbara Joseph, Paul & Matt Jones Quayde Krogh 9 52kg 21 Pepper’s Ghost (1E)Brett CavanoughTBC2452kg22 Knife’s Edge (2E)Garry LunnTBC1454kg23 Just A Brother (3E)Terry CroftTBC1354kg24 Lion’s Roar (4E)John O’SheaTBC2356.5kgNo. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight 1 Bandersnatch Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes Brenton Avdulla 22 61kg 2 Surf Dancer Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Regan Bayliss 5 61kg 3 Rustic Steel Kris Lees Nash Rawiller 7 59kg 4 Charmmebaby Bob Milligan Kyle Wilson-Taylor 13 57kg 5 Hosier Kris Lees Frankie Dettori 20 57kg 6 Aleas Chris Waller James Orman 4 56.5kg 7 Sibaaq Annabel Neasham Chad Schofield 2 56.5kg 8 Quality Time Chris Waller William Pike 9 54kg 9 Cognac Richard & Will Freedman Keagan Latham 15 54kg 10 Ready To Humble Nick Olive Jeff Penza 1 54kg 11 Kedah Kris Lees Dylan Gibbons 23 53kg 12 Cisco Bay Gerlad Ryan & Sterling Alexiou Tyler Schiller 12 52.5kg 13 Wicklow Chris Waller Jay Ford 24 52kg 14 Casino Kid Jan Bowen Grant Buckley 6 52kg 15 Impasse Matthew Dunn Kathy O’Hara 18 52kg 16 Regal Stage Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Alysha Collett 10 52kg 17 Al Mah Haha Tash Burleigh Ellen Hennessy 17 52kg 18 Caesars Palace Anthony Cummings Reece Jones 14 52kg 19 One Aye Barbara Joseph, Paul & Matt Jones Quayde Krogh 3 52kg 20 Spanish Point Kris Lees Andrew Adkins 8 52kg 21 Shameonus (1E)Bjorn BakerZac Lloyd1152kg22 Beckford (2E)Troy O’NeileSerg Lisnyy2152kg23 Not Negotiating (3E)Peter StanleyAshleigh Stanley1952kg24 She’s All In (4E)Barbara Joseph, Paul & Matt JonesEllen Hennessy1652kg
2024 The Big Dance result
1st – Gringotts (+400)
2nd – Vivy Air (+450)
3rd – Suparazi (+250)
Recent The Big Dance winners
- The Ciaron Maher-trained Gringotts ($5) has come with a withering burst to claim the Big Dance (1600m) at Randwick on Tuesday, courtesy of an expert steer from star hoop Tommy Berry. The son of Per Incanto lobbed into the perfect stalking position throughout the 1600m journey, with Berry electing to take all luck out of the equation from gate 19. He sent the five-year-old gelding forward from the outset, getting on the back of Zouatica drawn to his inside ($101.00), as Molly Bourke crossed to the lead aboard the rank outsider. It gave Gringotts the perfect cart into the race as they turned for home, with the likes of race favourite Tavi Time ($3.60) giving chase in the final 400m. Vivy Air ($26.00) and Superazi ($14.00) were putting in the big strides late at massive odds with horse racing bookmakers, but it was to no avail, as Gringotts surged away from his rivals to claim the $3 million feature.
- In a thrilling display of stamina and determination, Attractable, trained by Sara Ryan, emerged victorious at Royal Randwick, clinching the second edition of the prestigious $3 million The Big Dance over the mile. The Coffs Harbour Cup winner showcased remarkable resilience under the perfectly-timed ride by Regan Bayliss. Facing a formidable field of Twenty Country Cups winners on Melbourne Cup Day, the five-year-old I Am Invincible gelding demonstrated his prowess with a notable performance. This triumph came as Attractable’s second outing, following a commendable close fourth in Rosehill’s $1.5 million Alan Brown Stakes (1400m), where he finished just 1.16 lengths behind the winner as a 50/1 outsider. Maintaining a state of freshness, Attractable displayed unwavering strength, securing victory by a length in The Big Dance.
- Rustic Steel turned his recent form around to take out the inaugural running of the $2 million Big Dance (1600m) at Royal Randwick on Melbourne Cup Day for Newcastle’s premier trainer, Kris Lees. Rustic Steel finished off his autumn campaign with a win in The Coast (1600m) at Gosford (1600m) before heading to Scone on May 13 to take out the Listed Darley Scone Cup (1600m), which qualified him for The Big Dance, but has failed to feature in his three starts this preparation. Lees admitted himself during the week that Rustic Steel was his ‘No.1 seed’ of his four runners in the Big Dance, but his form had tapered in recent runs. Claiming the lead at the 150m from the tiring Surf Dancer, Rustic Steel who jumped at $12 odds, had the Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou-trained Cisco Bay ($9.50) breathing down his neck in the closing stages, but the five-year-old Deep Field gelding continued to find, holding off the recent winner of the Big Dance Wild Card for the half-head victory.
Past The Big Dance winners list
| The Big Dance Past Winners | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
| 2024 | Gringotts | Tommy Berry | Ciaran Maher |
| 2023 | Attractable | Regan Bayliss | Sara Ryan |
| 2022 | Rustic Steel | Nash Rawiller | Kris Lees |
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