Golden Pendant
Golden Pendant
Group Two Betting Guide
| Date: | Saturday, September 27, 2025 |
| Location: | Rosehill Racecourse – Sydney, New South Wales |
| Prize Money: | $400,000 |
| Distance: | 1400m |
The Golden Pendant is a Group 2 race held at Rosehill racecourse, on Golden Rose Day, for fillies and mares aged three-years-old and older, run under set weights and penalty conditions.
Since the inaugural running in 1996, the Golden Pendant has been run exclusively at Rosehill, while the race was run over 1200m until 2011, but has been run over 1400m from 2012 onwards.
The Golden Pendant was originally classified as a Listed race, before being upgraded to Group 3 level from 2001 until 2014. From 2015 the Golden Pendant has been run as a Group 2 race.
Mares have chosen to use the Golden Pendant as a key lead up race for the Angst Stakes or Epsom Handicap over 1600m; however, in recent times they have pushed onto The Invitation over 1400m, four weeks later.
Notable winners of the Golden Pendant include Nimalee (2022), Vangelic (2021), Subpoenaed (2020), Mizzy (2019), Daysee Doom (2017), Tycoon Tara (2016), More Joyous (2012), Hot Danish (2009) and Spinning Hill (2000).
2025 Golden Pendant Betting Odds
Betting markets for the 2025 Golden Pendant are currently unavailable.
Best Golden Pendant bookmakers
All of our to Aussie bookmakers have markets for the Golden Pendant. These Australian bookmakers will have odds available well in advance of the race, although they won’t be available months in advance like other major horse races.
The best horse racing betting sites will offer outright betting on the Golden Pendant, while you will also be able to place many exotics, including trifectas, quinellas, first four bets and many others. Different bookies will also have different markets and promotions that you can take advantage of.
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2025 Golden Pendant Final Field
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Previous Golden Pendant Fields
No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight 1 
Tropical Squall Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Adam Hyeronimus 8 59kg 2 Amelia’s Jewel Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald Tommy Berry 5 58kg 3 Lekvarte Joseph Pride Joshua Parr 7 55.5kg 4 Semana Ciaron Maher Dylan Gibbons 6 55kg 5 Good BanterJohn O’Shea & Tom CharltonJason Collett155kg6 Makarena Michael, John & Wayne Hawkes Zac Lloyd 3 54kg 7 Arctic Glamour Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou Kerrin McEvoy 2 54kg 8 Sounds Of Heaven Joseph Pride Tyler Schiller 4 54kg No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight 1 Atishu Chris Waller Joao Moreira 8 58kg 2 Espiona Chris Waller Nash Rawiller 3 58kg 3 Zougotcha Chris Waller Ryan Moore 5 58kg 4 Sheeza Belter Annabel Neasham Chad Schofield 7 58kg 5 Banana Queen Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou Kerrin McEvoy 4 55kg 6 More Secrets Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes Tyler Schiller 6 54kg 7 So Dazzling John Sargent Jason Collett 2 54kg 8 Diamond Dealer Bjorn Baker Rachel King 1 54kg No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight 1 Nimalee Matthew Smith Regan Bayliss 16 58kg 2 Startantes Robert Heathcote Jason Collett 8 58kg 3 Jamaea Robert & Luke Price Tommy Berry 5 56.5kg 4 Electric Girl Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes Chad Schofield 7 56kg 5 Expat Mark Newnham Tom Sherry 2 56kg 6 Palaisipan Chris Munce Nash Rawiller 17 56kg 7 Mirra Vision Peter & Paul Snowden Sam Clipperton 10 55kg 8 Espiona Chris Waller James McDonald 15 55kg 9 Tycoon EviePeter & Paul SnowdenN/A1355kg10 My Whisper Peter & Paul Snowden William Pike 6 55kg 11 Meg Matthew Dale Tyler Schiller 14 54kg 12 Pippali Jason Coyle Kerrin McEvoy 1 54kg 13 Katalin James Cummings Tim Clark 9 54kg 14 Dynasties Peter & Paul Snowden Blake Shinn 3 54kg 15 Gin Martini John Sargent Brenton Avdulla 12 54kg 16 Riduna Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Rachel King 11 54kg 17 Dalchini Lee & Cherie Curtis Jay Ford 4 54kg
2024 Golden Pendant result
1st – Makarena (+360)
2nd – Amelia’s Jewel (-166.67)
3rd – Arctic Glamour (NTD)
Recent Golden Pendant results
- Team Hawkes and Zac Lloyd combined to claim the Group 2 Golden Pendant (1400m) at Rosehill, with Makarena ($4.60) holding off the fast-finishing Amelia’s Jewel ($2.70) to score an impressive second-up victory. The daughter of Snitzel put the writing on the wall first-up in the Group 2 Sheraco Stakes (1200m) on September 14, being forced to cart up a talented list of fillies and mares before fading to finish 2.4 lengths away. Lloyd was happy to adopt similar tactics, this time electing to sit outside the leader as Makarena and Tropical Quall ($10.00) pressed forward to go along at a steady tempo throughout the 1400m journey. Amelia’s Jewel had no excuses lobbing into the one-one, while Semana ($3.00) shocked most punters by being dragged back towards the rear of the field under Dylan Gibbons. The race turned into a sit-and-sprint as Makarena made the first move turning for home, kicking off the bend to maintain an unassailable margin as only Amelia’s Jewel and Arctic Glamour ($9.50) made any significant inroads in the concluding stages.
- Chris Waller has managed to train the quinella of the Group 2 Golden Pendant (1400m) at Rosehill as Espiona saluted as a $2.30 favourite. Having chased home the Annabel Neasham-trained Sunshine In Paris in the Group 2 Sheraco Stakes (1200m) when finishing second beaten under a length, the Extreme Choice mare went one better in the $400,000 Group 2 event at Rosehill. Saturday’s win was Espiona’s second win at Rosehill, having claimed the Group 1 Coolmore Classic (1500m) during the autumn. Diamond Dealer ($21.00) had a majority of her rivals chasing a long way out, but Espiona was clearly travelling the best on the home turn as Nash Rawiller peeled the mare off heels to put up an impressive margin on her fast-finishing stablemate Atishu ($5.00) in second and last start Tibbie Stakes (1400m) winner Banana Queen ($6.50) in third. It was all honours the winner though, as Espiona took her record to six wins from 15 starts, and three minor placings.
- In a thrilling finish to the 2022 edition of the Golden Pendant, the Matthew Smith-trained Nimalee ($8.50) has held off the challenge of Palaisipan ($10) to claim the Group 2 contest. After the speedy Expat ($17) led the field up, Nimalee took over with 300m to go and seemed to have the race within her keeping. However, within a few strides Palaisipan levelled up with her and they battled it out down the remainder of straight. One of the roughest runners in the race, Pippali ($81) boxed on well to finish third behind the leading duo.
- Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott have claimed their second Golden Pendant victory in four years, after Vangelic ($7) lead all the way at Rosehill. Tim Clark made sure that he used barrier one to his advantage and he pushed his four-year-old mare out of the gates to hold out Nimalee ($8.50). As the field rounded the home turn, the winner appeared destined to come from the top two, as they kicked clear to fight out the finish. The race favourite Entriviere ($2.90) was the best off the swoopers and she finished third – half a length off Nimalee in second.
- Chris Waller has claimed his first ever Golden Pendant success with Subpoenaed ($5), who was given a great ride by Tommy Berry to take out the Group 2 contest. The race favourite, Haut Brion Her ($2.25) set up a hot tempo which suited the swoopers like Subpoenaed. There was never any real challenger to the winner, as Emeralds ($15) and Jen Rules ($21) nabbed second and third from a wall of four or five runners.
- After being challenged for the lead early, Mizzy ($5.50) and Tommy Berry eventually found the lead and never looked back, on their way to claiming the 2019 Group 2 Golden Pendant at Rosehill. Fundamentalist ($17) – who challenged Mizzy for the lead – couldn’t go with the winner at the top of the home straight. Champagne Cuddles ($4.20) and Dyslexic ($7) chased hard, but they never got close to the winner – finishing over a length off Mizzy.
Golden Pendant winners
| Golden Pendant Past Winners | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
| 2024 | Makarena | Zac Lloyd | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes |
| 2023 | Espiona | Nash Rawiller | Chris Waller |
| 2022 | Nimalee | Regan Bayliss | Matthew Smith |
| 2021 | Vangelic | Tim Clark | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott |
| 2020 | Subpoenaed | Tommy Berry | Chris Waller |
| 2019 | Mizzy | Tommy Berry | Anthony Cummings |
| 2018 | Shumookh | Tim Clark | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott |
| 2017 | Daysee Doom | Andrew Adkins | Ron Quinton |
| 2016 | Tycoon Tara | Joshua Parr | Peter & Paul Snowden |
| 2015 | Peeping | Sam Clipperton | Ron Quinton |
| 2014 | Arabian Gold | Blake Shinn | David Vandyke |
| 2013 | Sharnee Rose | Brenton Avdulla | Kris Lees |
| 2012 | More Joyous | Nash Rawiller | Gai Waterhouse |
| 2011 | Screen | Christian Reith | Peter Snowden |
| 2010 | Trim | Blake Shinn | Peter Snowden |
| 2009 | Hot Danish | Tim Clark | Les Bridge |
| 2008 | Judged | Corey Brown | Joseph Pride |
| 2007 | Race Not Held | ||
| 2006 | Coolroom Candidate | Zac Purton | Keith Dryden |
| 2005 | Fumble | Larry Cassidy | Gai Waterhouse |
| 2004 | Besame Mucho | Darren Beadman | Bart Cummings |
| 2003 | Classy Dane | Glen Boss | Peter Dombkins |
| 2002 | Mica’s Pride | Robert Thompson | Les Bridge |
| 2001 | La Rieuse | Mitch Newman | Ron Quinton |
| 2000 | Spinning Hill | Darren Beadman | Guy Walter |
Golden Pendant winners pre-2000
| Golden Pendant Past Winners Pre 2000 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Horse | ||
| 1999 | Brief Kiss | ||
| 1998 | Dantelah | ||
| 1997 | Unison | ||
| 1996 | Fiddlestick | ||
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