Golden Eagle
| Date: | Saturday, October 29, 2022 |
| Location: | Rosehill Gardens |
| Prize Money: | $8,000,000 |
| Distance: | 1500m |
Look out, Melbourne Cup Carnival – there’s a new race in Sydney that is set to take some of the shine away from Victoria.
The Golden Eagle worth a cool $8 million, which makes it the fourth-richest turf race in the world – behind only The Everest, the Melbourne Cup and the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe.
Run at Rosehill Gardens on the same day as the VRC Derby, the race was implemented to give four-year-olds a feature as part of the ‘Golden’ series which also includes the Golden Slipper Stakes (2YO) and Golden Rose Stakes (3YO).
The 1500m event is quickly becoming a goal for many trainers and connections, purely based on the ridiculous amount of money on the line.
The inaugural Golden Eagle was run on November 2, 2019.
2022 Golden Eagle betting odds
The 2022 Golden Eagle odds as of August 9 look like this:
- Illation – $7.00
- Anamoe – $11.00
- Artorius – $11.00
- Espiona – $11.00
- Gypsy Goddess – $11.00
- Mazu – $11.00
- Kiss Sum – $13.00
- Converge – $15.00
- Fangirl – $15.00
Complete Golden Eagle odds available at Ladbrokes.
Best Golden Eagle bookmakers
The bookies get in on the act early when it came to the Golden Eagle, installing markets almost straight away. Below you can find a list of the online bookmakers you can trust, all of which have comprehensive reviews.
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Latest Golden Eagle News
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If it isn't broken, don't try to fix it. That is the approach Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr will ...
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Fresh off her win in Saturday's Group 1 Tattersall's Tiara (1400m), Rob Heathcote's filly Startantes has been offered the first ...
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Racing New South Wales have announced a number of prizemoney boosts, which will see the Golden Eagle run and won ...
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The Bjorn Baker-trained Overpass spoiled the return of Cox Plate runner-up Anamoe when taking out the Group 2 Expressway Stakes ...
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Less than two weeks after the third running of the Golden Eagle, Racing New South Wales has announced that the ...
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2022 Golden Eagle Final Field
Horsebetting.com.au will update this page when the 2022 Golden Eagle Final Field is released.
Previous Golden Eagle fields
There has been a plethora of Group 1 winners to compete in the Golden Eagle. Check out all the fields to have competed in one of the richest races in the world.
No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight 1 
Private Eye Joseph Pride Nash Rawiller 17 57.5kg 2 
I’m Thunderstruck Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr Hugh Bowman 10 57.5kg 3 
Aegon Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman Jason Collett 20 57.5kg 4 
Apache Chase Desleigh Forster Jim Byrne 6 57.5kg 5 
Aysar Ben & JD Hayes Jay Ford 15 57.5kg 6 
Aim Peter & Paul Snowden Andrew Adkins 14 57.5kg 7 
Amish Boy Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Kathy O’Hara 11 57.5kg 8 
Exoboom Peter & Paul Snowden Lee Magorrian 12 57.5kg 9 
Ellsberg Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou Joshua Parr 1 57.5kg 10 
Love Tap Richard & Michael Freedman Robbie Dolan 3 57.5kg 11 
Count De Rupee Robert & Luke Price Brock Ryan 4 57.5kg 12 
Law Of Indices Annabel Neasham Brodie Loy 7 56.5kg 13 
Maximal John O’Shea Sam Clipperton 12 56.5kg 14 
Reve De Vol Annabel Neasham Brodie Loy 7 56.5kg 15 
Forbidden Love Richard & Michael Freedman Jean Van Overmeire 16 55.5kg 16 
Vangelic Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Tim Clark 5 55.5kg 17 
Media Award Chris Calthorpe Jack Martin 9 55.5kg 18 
Atishu Chris Waller Glyn Schofield 18 55.5kg 19 
Kiku (1E)Chris WallerN/A2155.5kg20 
Our Playboy (2E)Mick Price & Michael Kent JnrN/A257.5kg21 
Wheelhouse (3E)Chris WallerN/A1357.5kg22 
BlondeauChris WallerN/A857.5kgNo. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight 1 
Alligator Blood David Vandyke Ryan Maloney 15 57.5kg 2 
Brandenburg John Sargent Regan Bayliss 14 57.5kg 3 
Superstorm Grant & Alana Williams Joshua Parr 19 57.5kg 4 
Dawn Passage Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Tim Clark 16 57.5kg 5 
Riodini Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Brenton Avdulla 7 57.5kg 6 
Windstorm Grant & Alana Williams Glyn Schofield 8 57.5kg 7 
Reloaded Chris Waller Robbie Dolan 11 57.5kg 8 
Just Thinkin’ Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Kathy O’Hara 21 57.5kg 9 
Bottega Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou James Innes Jnr 4 57.5kg 10 
Criaderas James Cummings Keagan Latham 10 57.5kg 11 Flit James Cummings Rachel King 17 55.5kg 12 
Funstar Chris Waller Tommy Berry 22 55.5kg 13 Colette James Cummings Koby Jennings 6 55.5kg 14 
Subpoenaed Chris Waller Jay Ford 2 55.5kg 15 
Emeralds John Sargent Jason Collett 18 55.5kg 16 
Sierra Sue Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young Nash Rawiller 1 55.5kg 17 
All Saints Eve John O’Shea Sam Clipperton 11 55.5kg 18 
Icebath Brad Widdup Tommy Sherry 5 55.5kg 19 
Stockman (1E)Joseph PrideN/A957.5kg20 
Enchanted Heart (2E)Kris LeesN/A1355.5kg21 
Fender (3E)Brett CavanoughN/A1257.5kg22 
Air To AirJason CoyleN/A2055.5kgNo. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight 1 
Brutal Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes Tommy Berry 17 57.5kg 2 
Classique Legend Les Bridge Kerrin McEvoy 1 57.5kg 3 
Kolding Chris Waller Glen Boss 4 57.5kg 4 
The Inevitable Scott Brunton Nash Rawiller 3 57.5kg 5 
Gem Song Kris Lees Brenton Avdulla 9 57.5kg 6 
ZousainChris WallerGlyn Schofield1257.5kg7 
Behemoth David Jolly Todd Pannell 8 57.5kg 8 
Military Zone Peter & Paul Snowden Andrew Adkins 13 57.5kg 9 
Jonker David Atkins Robbie Dolan 2 57.5kg 10 
Fun Fact Bjorn Baker Brandon Lerena 10 57.5kg 11 
Beat Le Bon Richard Hannon Pat Dodds 15 56.5kg 12 
Never No More Aidan O’Brien Pierre-Charles Boudot 7 56.5kg 13 
I Am Superman Michael O’Callaghan Leigh Roche 14 56.5kg 14 
Sunlight Tony & Calvin McEvoy Luke Currie 16 55.5kg 15 
Arcadia Queen Chris Waller James McDonald 5 55.5kg 16 
Mizzy Anthony Cummings Jason Collett 6 55.5kg 17 
Fasika Joseph Pride Rachel King 11 55.5kg
2021 Golden Eagle Replay & Results
1st – I’m Thunderstruck ($3.20)
2nd – Count De Rupee ($4.20)
3rd – Vangelic ($6.70)
Golden Eagle results & past winners
- The Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr-trained I’m Thunderstruck knuckled down inside the final furlong to claim the Golden Eagle by a nostril. Despite looking like he was going to struggle to win, I’m Thunderstruck exploded late on in the piece under the urgings of Hugh Bowman to claim Count De Rupee in the final stride of the 1500m event. The win in the Golden Eagle backed up his win in the Toorak Handicap and further stamped himself as one of the best middle distance horses in Australia.
- As many astute judges predicted, Godolphin mare Colette would relish the Heavy 9 conditions dished up on Golden Eagle Day, with the daughter of Hallowed Crown storming home down the centre of the track to win in a narrow photo with Icebath, giving Koby Jennings his first major race success. Jumping from barrier six, Colette settled with only five horses behind her before coming to the extreme outside in the straight. Icebath made it a thrilling finish, bursting through the centre of the field to force a tricky photo for the judges to split.
- The Chris Waller-trained Kolding went on to win the $7.5 million Golden Eagle with Glen Boss on board. It looked to have been a hard watch for Kolding backers with gelding continually finding trouble throughout the home straight. But after a patient ride from Boss, the gap appeared and he ambushed the leader, Sunlight, in the last 50m to claim the inaugural Golden Eagle.
List of Golden Eagle winners
| Golden Eagle Past Winners | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
| 2021 | I’m Thunderstruck | Hugh Bowman | Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr |
| 2020 | Colette | Koby Jennings | James Cummings |
| 2019 | Kolding | Glen Boss | Chris Waller |
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