The Invitation
The Invitation
Betting Guide
| Date: | Saturday, October 25, 2025 |
| Location: | Randwick Racecourse – Sydney, New South Wales |
| Prize Money: | $2,000,000 |
| Distance: | 1400m |
The Invitation is a $2 million race that is held at Randwick each year and is run under set weight conditions for fillies and mares. The next edition of the Invitation is due to be run on October 28, 2023, with betting sites now accepting wagers on this race.
All 12 runners are exclusively invited by a Racing NSW panel, where invites are given to fillies and mares from Australia and New Zealand.
After being introduced by Racing NSW in 2021, The Invitation has been promoted as a grand final race for fillies and mares that race in New South Wales during the spring.
With races like the Group 1 Empire Rose Stakes and $10 million Golden Eagle scheduled for the following week, if invited, trainers have to decide which direction they will take their mare towards the back end of the spring.
The inaugural The Invitation was run on October 23, 2021.
The Invitation odds 2025
Betting markets for The Invitation 2025 are currently unavailable.
Best The Invitation bookmakers
The Invitation is a race during the Sydney spring carnival that attracts plenty of betting interest, so online bookmakers tend to open early all-in markets. Bookmakers will have markets for The Invitation throughout the week of the race, with more and more odds becoming available as the race draws closer.
The top The Invitation bookmakers will vary dramatically outside of Australia, although with this being a feature race, it is unlikely any racing betting sites will not have odds available in the days leading up to the running.
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2025 The Invitation Final Field
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Previous The Invitation Field
No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight 1 
Zougotcha Chris Waller Joao Moreira 1 59.5kg 2 Magic Time Grahame Begg Nash Rawiller 11 59.5kg 3 Belclare Bjorn Baker Tyler Schiller 3 59.5kg 4 Royal Merchant Ciaron Maher Jason Collett 4 59kg 5 Olentia Chris Waller Tommy Berry 7 58.5kg 6 Roots Chris Waller Tim Clark 13 58.5kg 7 Makarena Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes Zac Lloyd 1 58.5kg 8 Terra Mater Jarrod Austin Joshua Parr 12 58kg 9 Roll On High Peter Moody & Katherine Coleman Luke Nolen 8 58kg 10 Coco Jamboo Peter Snowden Tom Sherry 6 58kg 11 Queues Likely Bjorn Baker Rachel King 10 58kg 12 Arctic Glamour Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou Kerrin McEvoy 14 57kg 13 Miss Hellfire (1E)Annabel Neasham & Rob ArchibaldN/A957kg14 Danny’s St Darci (2E)Matthew DaleN/A257kgNo. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight 1 Alcohol Free Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Adam Hyeronimus 13 59.5kg 2 Espiona Chris Waller Kerrin McEvoy 10 59kg 3 Royal Merchant Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Jason Collett 6 59kg 4 Ruthless Dame Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Sam Clipperton 14 59kg 5 Opal Ridge Luke Pepper Dylan Gibbons 3 59kg 6 Roots Chris Waller Tommy Berry 4 58kg 7 Magic Time Grahame Begg Tyler Schiller 11 58kg 8 Parisal James Cummings Regan Bayliss 2 58kg 9 Olentia Chris Waller Kathy O’Hara 7 58kg 10 Banana Queen Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou Joshua Parr 8 58kg 11 Ausbred Flirt Brad Widdup Rachel King 9 57kg 12 Dalchini Lee & Cherie Curtis Jay Ford 12 57kg 13 Razeta (1E)Kris LeesTBC158kg14 Russian Conquest (2E)Peter & Paul SnowdenTBC557kgNo. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight 1 Forbidden Love Michael Freedman Blake Shinn 2 59.5kg 2 Nimalee Matthew Smith Regan Bayliss 9 59kg 3 Icebath Brad Widdup Tom Sherry 3 59kg 4 Electric Girl Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes Hugh Bowman 8 59kg 5 Promise Of Success John O’Shea Kerrin McEvoy 10 58kg 6 Swats That Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Keagan Latham 11 58kg 7 Expat Mark Newnham Joshua Parr 4 58kg 8 Barb Raider Jerome Hunter Will Price 13 58kg 9 Belle Plaisir Tony & Calvin McEvoy Sam Clipperton 5 58kg 10 Espiona Chris Waller Brenton Avdulla 7 58kg 11 Never Talk Kris Lees Jason Collett 14 57kg 12 Sheeza Belter Peter & Paul Snowden William Pike 1 54kg 13 CharmmebabyBob MilliganN/A657kg14 ItaBjorn BakerN/A1257kg
2024 The Invitation result
1st – Belclare (+2500)
2nd – Magic Time (-200)
3rd – Makarena (-105.26)
Recent The Invitation results
- Connections of multiple Group One winner Belclare have savoured a bumper payday as the seven-year-old daughter of Per Incanto proved too strong in the $2 million Group 2 The Invitation (1400m) at Randwick on Saturday. Under a positive Tyler Schiller ride, Belclare had most of her rivals gasping a fair way from home, and she sailed to a comfortable 1.25 length victory as the former Kiwi saluted at her third start for Sydney trainer Bjorn Baker.
- Espiona ($3.70) claimed the $2 million The Invitation (1400m) at Randwick, with a driving effort to the wire under Kerrin McEvoy. The Chris Waller-trained mare was luckless in her latest effort behind Think About It in The Everest (1200m), already franking that as a form-line to follow in future races. She was able to go back and be ridden quietly towards the rear of the field, but gained cover throughout the 1400m, utilizing her impressive turn-of-foot when the race went on. You couldn’t say the same for Magic Time ($2.80), who unfortunately for favourite backers, was a horror watch from the outset. Tyler Schiller couldn’t slot in for cover from barrier nine, leaving the four-year-old mare out on a limp for much of the race. She showed her class to knuckle down late to only be narrowly defeated in the shadows of the post, along with Ruthless Dame ($16.00) produce a return to form after missing the frame in back-to-back starts. It was all honours to the winner, however, as Espiona is finding a level of consistency for punters to latch onto with more confidence in the future.
- Promise Of Success (+2500) has taken out the $2 million The Invitation for fillies and mares at Randwick for John O’Shea and Kerrin McEvoy. Coming from the middle of the field at the top of the straight, Promise of Success came down the outside of the leading pack, taking the lead at the 150m and going on with it to defeat Electric Girl (+1700) by a long-neck. Nimalee (+500) took third in a photo from Belle Plaisir (+1900), who finished fourth.
- The inaugural running of The Invitation was won by Brad Widdup’s mare Icebath (+500), who won by 1.4 lengths over Rocha Clock (+1800) and Forbidden Love (+2000) in Saturday’s $2 million feature at Randwick. Having finished a narrow second in both the Golden Eagle and Doncaster Mile over the past 12 months, the consistent five-year-old was far too good for her rivals over 1400m. Having drawn barrier 12 of 12, Kerrin McEvoy was forced to go back to last early, which made the mare’s win even more dominant as she looped the entire field.
The Invitation winners
| The Invitation Past Winners | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
| 2023 | Belclare | Tyler Schiller | Bjorn Baker |
| 2023 | Espiona | Kerrin McEvoy | Chris Waller |
| 2022 | Promise Of Success | Kerrin McEvoy | John O’Shea |
| 2021 | Icebath | Kerrin McEvoy | Brad Widdup |