Shannon Stakes

The Shannon Stakes is a Group 2 race for horses that are aged three-years-old and older, and is run under quality handicap conditions, boasting a prize pool of $300,000.

Since the inaugural running of the Shannon Stakes in 1978, the race has been run at Rosehill every year, except for 1991 when it was held at Canterbury.

From 1978 until 1984 the Shannon Stakes was classified as a Principal Race, before being upgraded to a Group 3 between 1985 and 2000. From 2001 onwards, the Shannon Stakes has been run as a Group 2 contest.

Winners of the Shannon Stakes are exempt from ballot for the Epsom Handicap.

Notable winners of the Shannon Stakes include Mister Sea Wolf (2019), Rock Sturdy (2014), Drumbeats (2009), Stormhill (2006), Sportsman (2003), Al Mansour (2000), Referral (1999), Juggler (1996), Soho Square (1993) and Never Quit (1987 & 1988).

2025 Shannon Stakes Odds

Odds for the Shannon Stakes as of September 24, 2025 – Courtesy of Neds

• Gringotts Win $3.10 Place $1.50
• Rise At Dawn Win $4.20 Place $1.75
• Encap Win $8.50 Place $2.60
• Shohisha Win $8.50 Place $2.60
• Waterford Win $9.50 Place $2.80
• Fawkner Park Win $14.00 Place $3.70
• Maison Louis Win $14.00 Place $3.70
• Our Gold Hope Win $14.00 Place $3.70
• Osipenko Win $19.00 Place $4.60
• Unspoken Win $26.00 Place $6.00
• Strait Acer Win $34.00 Place $7.00
• Democracy Manifest Win $61.00 Place $12.00

Best Shannon Stakes bookmakers

Being a strong betting race, any bookmaker that doesn’t offer the markets on the Shannon Stakes well in advance of the event is leaving money on the table.

The team at HorseBetting have compiled comprehensive reviews of our trusted online bookmakers which all offer odds on the Shannon Stakes.

The best Shannon Stakes betting sites are accessible across multiple platforms, with most having bookmaker apps available for Android and iOS smartphones and tablets.

Latest Shannon Stakes News

Rosehill racing tips & top value bets | Golden Rose Day 2025

Horse Racing Tips

9 months ago

The Golden Rose headlines a stacked card at Rosehill Gardens this Saturday. See our free betting tips and feature picks ...

Read More

Amor Victorious leads all the way in Shannon Stakes

Australia horse racing news

2 years ago

Bjorn Baker and Tyler Schiller have combined with Amor Victorious ($8.50) to claim victory in the Group 2 Shannon Stakes ...

Read More

Rosehill full racing preview & quaddie | Golden Rose Day 2024

Horse Racing Tips

2 years ago

A stacked 10-race meeting is scheduled for Rosehill for Golden Rose Day 2024 on September 28. Check out HorseBetting's race-by-race ...

Read More

Cepheus a class above in Shannon Stakes

Australia horse racing news

3 years ago

Following an inch-perfect steer from Nash Rawiller, the Matthew Dunn-trained Cepheus managed to claim the Group 2 Shannon Stakes (1500m) ...

Read More

2025 Shannon Stakes Final Field

No.	Silks	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight
1		Gringotts (NZ)	Ciaron Maher	Tommy Berry	7	61kg
2		Fawkner Park (IRE)	Annabel & Rob Archibald	Ethan Brown	10	60kg
3		Osipenko (NZ)	Chris Waller	Kerrin McEvoy	9	56.5kg
4		Rise At Dawn (NZ)	Ben, Will & JD Hayes	Joshua Parr	11	56.5kg
5		Unspoken (IRE)	Peter Snowden	Nash Rawiller	4	56.5kg
6		Democracy Manifest	Chris Waller	Zac Lloyd	8	55.5kg
7		Encap	Gary Portelli	Jason Collett	2	55.5kg
8		Waterford (IRE)	Chris Waller	James McDonald	6	55kg
9		Maison Louis (NZ)	John O’Shea & Tom Charlton	Dylan Gibbons	3	54.5kg
10		Our Gold Hope	Robert & Luke Price	Tyler Schiller	5	53kg
11		Strait Acer	John O’Shea & Tom Charlton	Andrew Adkins	12	53kg
12		Shohisha	David Payne	Anna Roper (a)	1	53kg

Previous Shannon Stakes Fields

Check the previous fields of the Shannon Stakes here.

• 2024 Shannon Stakes field

  No.	Silks	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight
  1		Celestial Legend	Les Bridge	Kerrin McEvoy	2	59kg
  2		Freedom Rally	Tony Gollan	Craig Williams	4	57kg
  3		New Endeavour	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Adam Hyeronimus	13	57kg
  4		Osipenko	Chris Waller	James McDonald	9	57kg
  5		Unspoken	Peter Snowden	Mark Zahra	6	57kg
  6		Bandersnatch	Michael, John & Wayne Hawkes	Joshua Parr	8	56.5kg
  7		New Energy	Ciaron Maher	Blake Shinn	11	55.5kg
  8		Bases Loaded	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Tim Clark	14	55kg
  9		Coastwatch	Richard & Will Freedman	Jason Collett	12	54.5kg
  10		Punch Lane	Anthony & Sam Freedman	Kyle Wilson-Taylor	7	54kg
  11		Molly Bloom	Chris Waller	Jay Ford	3	53.5kg
  12		Charterhouse	Ciaron Maher	Dylan Gibbons	1	53.5kg
  13		Tannhauser	Chris Waller	Zac Lloyd	10	53kg
  14		Amor Victorious	Bjorn Baker	Tyler Schiller	5	53kg

• 2023 Shannon Stakes field

  No.	Silks	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight
  1		Kirwan’s Lane	John O’Shea	Tom Sherry	4	59kg
  2		New Mandate	Chris Waller	Joao Moreira	1	58kg
  3		Cepheus	Matthew Dunn	Nash Rawiller	2	57.5kg
  4		Magical Lagoon	Chris Waller	Kerrin McEvoy	5	56kg
  5		Cross Talk	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Rachel King	6	56kg
  6		Lion’s Roar	John O’Shea	Damian Lane	9	55.5kg
  7		Waterford	Chris Waller	Tyler Schiller	8	54.5kg
  8		Commando Hunt	Cameron Crockett	Reece Jones	11	53.5kg
  9		Flying Crazy	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	Zac Lloyd	3	53kg
  10		Williamsburg	Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou	Dylan Gibbons	7	53kg
  11		Byron Belle	John Sargent	Kathy O’Hara	10	53kg

• 2022 Shannon Stakes field

  No.	Silks	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight
  1		Mount Popa	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	William Pike	13	59kg
  2		Ellsberg	Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou	Tim Clark	1	58.5kg
  3		Kirwan’s Lane	John O’Shea	Nash Rawiller	4	56kg
  4		Pinarello	Roger James & Robert Wellwood	Sam Clipperton	8	56kg
  5		Dr Drill	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Jason Collett	11	55.5kg
  6		Bigboyroy	Chris Waller	James McDonald	3	55kg
  7		Rustic Steel	Kris Lees	Kerrin McEvoy	2	55kg
  8		Atishu	Chris Waller	Jay Ford	10	54kg
  9		Pinstriped	Enver Jusufovic	N/A	9	54kg
  10		Surf Dancer	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Regan Bayliss	5	53.5kg
  11		Old Flame	Peter & Paul Snowden	Tommy Berry	7	53.5kg
  12		Fourhometwo	Annabel Neasham	Rachel King	12	53kg
  13		War Eternal	Bjorn Baker	N/A	6	53kg

2024 Shannon Stakes result

Recent Shannon Stakes winners

• 2024: Amor Victorious lives up to his name
  Bjorn Baker and Tyler Schiller combined with Amor Victorious ($8.50) to claim victory in the Group 2 Shannon Stakes (1500m) at Rosehill, stamping his authority for a possible tilt towards the Five Diamonds (1800m). It was a front-running masterclass by Schiller taking all luck out of the equation, sliding forward to lead throughout from barrier five. No one wanted to take on the son of Caravaggio for the early lead, allowing Schiller to dictate terms in the middle stages, and although there was some pressure by the Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott-trained Bases Loaded ($4.40), the five-year-old responded well under the urgings of Schiller. Punch Lane ($15.00), New Endeavour ($26.00) and Osipenko were finishing off well, while the short-priced favourite Celestial Legend ($3.80) was a shade disappointing after missing the start.
• 2023: Nash special hands Cepheus Group 2 triumph
  Following an inch-perfect steer from Nash Rawiller, the Matthew Dunn-trained Cepheus managed to claim the Group 2 Shannon Stakes (1500m) at Rosehill. The six-year-old gelding bought up a second win from his last six starts after saluting in the South Grafton Cup on July 9 when securing a spot in The Big Dance (1600m) on Melbourne Cup Day. The son of Sea The Stars was having his 11th start of his campaign, but showed no signs of slowing down when hitting the line strongly under Rawiller. After Cross Talk ($7.50) made it a genuinely run 1500m affair, Rawiller stalked the speed perfectly from barrier two and when asked to quicken, Cepheus ($4.20) managed to sprint the best and hold a decent margin on Williamsburg ($9.50) and Waterford ($3.40) in behind him.
• 2022: Surf Dancer returns a winner in Shannon Stakes
  Surf Dancer (+400) made a winning return to the racetrack by claiming the 2022 Group 2 Shannon Stakes at Rosehill. Online bookmakers marked the Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott-trained galloper as the third favourite, behind Ellsberg (+220) and Old Flame (+270). As the race panned out, the three favourites settled in the top four and gave nothing else a chance, as Surf Dancer recorded a dominant win over Old Flame and Ellsberg, who finished in second and third, respectively.
• 2021: Yonkers causes massive boil over
  Under the urgings of veteran jockey Glyn Schofield, Yonkers (+4000) has claimed the Group 2 Shannon Stakes, after being sent around as the roughest runner in the 10-horse field. Discharged (+850) tried to lead all of the way in the 1500m contest, but was nailed right on the post by the winner. Running on from the back of the field, Reloaded (+1600) was made to duck and weave on the inside and finished in third place – only a neck off the top two.
• 2020: I Am Superman proves way too strong
  The money came for I Am Superman (+360) and he duly saluted for his followers, running away to claim an easy 1.3 length victory in the Group 2 Shannon Stakes. After settling outside the leader Quackerjack (+1200), the Peter & Paul Snowden-trained gelding kicked clear at the 300m mark and built a winning margin. Riodini (+380) and Looks Like Elvis (+380) finished in second and third, respectively, after bumping a few times in the home straight.
• 2019: Mister Sea Wolf claims Shannon Stakes
  The lethal combination of Chris Waller and James McDonald struck again in the Group 2 Shannon Stakes, with Mister Sea Wolf (+850) getting the better of Gem Song (+140) and Tom Melbourne (+1100). After leading for most of the race, Tom Melbourne attempted to kick clear at the top of the home straight, but Mister Sea Wolf got a clear run along the rail and ran straight past the perennial placegetter. Meanwhile, the race favourite Gem Song couldn’t go with the winner and he battled away to finish in second place – beaten by 1.3 lengths.

Shannon Stakes winners

Shannon Stakes Past Winners Pre 2000

Comments are closed.