The $1 million George Ryder Stakes is a Group 1 weight-for-age race held on Golden Slipper Stakes Day at Rosehill Gardens won four times from 2016-19 by super mare Winx.
2024 George Ryder Stakes Results
- 1st: #17 Veight
- 2nd: #15 Lady Laguna
- 3rd: #16 Militarize
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The George Ryder Stakes – won four times by Winx (2016-19) – is a 1500m middle distance race held at Sydney’s Rosehill Gardens Racecourse during the annual Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival. The Group 1 weight-for-age event now offers a lucrative $1 million in prize money and runs in late March as part of a bumper race card for Golden Slipper Stakes Day.
There are five Group 1 races on the Golden Slipper Stakes Day card with the George Ryder Stakes accompanied by the:
- Group 1Golden Slipper Stakes (1200m),
- Group 1 Ranvet Stakes (2000m),
- Group 1 The Galaxy (1000m), and the
- Group 1 Rosehill Guineas (2000m).
The winner of the George Ryder Stakes is exempt from ballot for the Doncaster Mile, the Group 1 classic running on Day 1 of April’s “The Championships” at Royal Randwick. Recent horses to complete the George Ryder Stakes – Doncaster Mile double include Racing To Win (2006), Haradasun (2007), Vision And Power (2009) and Winx (2016).
Key lead-up races to the George Ryder Stakes held earlier in the autumn include the Group 2 Apollo Stakes (1400m) and the Group Verry Elleegant Stakes (now Chipping Norton Stakes) in February.
Anamoe (2023) completed the Apollo Stakes – Chipping Norton Stakes – George Ryder Stakes treble. He then franked the 2023 George Ryder form with a next-up third in the Group 1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m).
The 2024 George Ryder Stakes ran on Saturday March 23, 2024 as part of the popular Slipper Day card at Rosehill and was won in impressive fashion by Tony & Calvin McEvoy’s outstanding young three-year-old Veight ($7).
| George Ryder Stakes 2024 | |
|---|---|
| Date: | Saturday March 23, 2024 |
| Track: | Rosehill Racecourse |
| Distance: | 1500m |
| Race Type: | Weight-For-Age |
| Status: | Group 1 |
| Prize Money: | $1,000,000 |
2024 George Ryder Stakes Results
- 1st: #17 Veight ($7)
- 2nd: #15 Lady Laguna
- 3rd: #16 Militarize
The Tony & Calvin McEvoy-trained Veight ($7) joined an elite list of racehorse to win the George Ryder Stakes as a three-year-old when backing-up from a second in Melbourne’s Australian Guineas to thrive over 1500m against the older horses in the Slipper Day showdown.
Click here to read more on the impressive George Ryder 2024 win by three-year-old Veight.
2024 George Ryder Stakes Results & Finishing Order
| Finish | No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Bar. | Weight | Penalty | Starting Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | VEIGHT | Tony & Calvin McEvoy | Damian Lane | 8 | 56kg | $7 | |||
| 2 | 15 | LADY LAGUNA | Annabel Neasham | Tyler Schiller | 0.11L | 12 | 57kg | $8.50 | ||
| 3 | 16 | MILITARIZE (NZ) | Chris Waller | James McDonald | 1.05L | 7 | 56kg | $5 | ||
| 4 | 5 | GOLDEN MILE | James Cummings | Tommy Berry | 1.94L | 5 | 59kg | $51 | ||
| 5 | 1 | THINK ABOUT IT | Joseph Pride | Sam Clipperton | 2.11L | 16 | 59kg | $4.80F | ||
| 6 | 18 | ENCAP | Gary Portelli | Blake Shinn | 2.83L | 2 | 56kg | $9 | ||
| 7 | 3 | PERICLES | James Cummings | Hugh Bowman | 3.52L | 14 | 59kg | $13 | ||
| 8 | 19 | TIZ INVINCIBLE | Ciaron Maher | Zac Lloyd (a) | 4.32L | 6 | 54kg | $41 | ||
| 9 | 12 | AMENABLE | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | Mark Zahra | 4.63L | 4 | 59kg | $11 | ||
| 10 | 8 | BANDERSNATCH | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | Jordan Childs | 5.49L | 11 | 59kg | $151 | ||
| 11 | 4 | KOVALICA (NZ) | Chris Waller | Nash Rawiller | 5.63L | 18 | 59kg | $17 | ||
| 12 | 2 | CEPHEUS (GB) | Matthew Dunn | Adam Hyeronimus | 5.74L | 13 | 59kg | $101 | ||
| 13 | 6 | NAVAJO PEAK | David Payne | Kerrin McEvoy | 6.11L | 10 | 59kg | $101 | ||
| 14 | 11 | NEW ENERGY (IRE) | Ciaron Maher | Jason Collett | 6.25L | 15 | 59kg | $16 | ||
| 15 | 9 | LOCH EAGLE | Kris Lees | Dylan Gibbons (a) | 6.27L | 9 | 59kg | $101 | ||
| 16 | 7 | UNSPOKEN (IRE) | Peter & Paul Snowden | Tom Sherry | 6.41L | 1 | 59kg | $81 | ||
| 17 | 14 | COSMIC VEGA (IRE) | Ciaron Maher | Ms Jamie Kah | 7.23L | 17 | 59kg | $61 | ||
| 18 | 10 | MIGHTY ULYSSES (GB) | Annabel Neasham | Tom Marquand | 9.95L | 3 | 59kg | $61 | ||
| 13 | WILLIAMSBURG | Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou | Joshua Parr | 0 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2024 George Ryder Stakes Betting Odds
The updated George Ryder Stakes 2024 odds will be available the week of the race below with pricing from Ladbrokes.com.au.
Forbidden Love ($2.40 in 2022) and Anamoe ($1.80 in 2023) are the last favourites in George Ryder Stakes betting to win.
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2024 George Ryder Stakes Form Guide
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2024 George Ryder Stakes Tips
Stay tuned for our insider George Ryder Stakes 2024 Tips on the million-dollar autumn clash this season.
- To Win: #15 Lady Laguna ($9.50 at time of publish) – BET NOW
With a large field and last year’s The Everest winner Think About It as the favourite, the 2024 George Ryder presents an exciting opportunity for outsiders. One contender to consider is Lady Laguna, who enters the race in top form after a dominant Group 1 victory in the Canterbury Stakes (1300m). Trained by Annabel Neasham, the four-year-old mare boasts a consistent record, winning four of her last five starts. She boasts a strong record at Rosehill (2 wins from 4 starts) and has drawn a more favourable barrier position compared to the favourite. Carrying the same weight and jockey as her last win, the key question will be her ability to handle the extra distance (1500m). However, at a good price, Lady Laguna represents a potential value bet for punters seeking an upset.
2024 George Ryder Stakes Field
The George Ryder Stakes field often draws a capacity field of middle-distance weight-for-age performers.
The winner of the George Ryder Stakes receives ballot exempt entry into the Doncaster Mile and this is one of the reasons the race always draws such a strong field. However, the George Ryder Stakes is always a strong race in its own right and with $1 million in prizemoney is set to feature the best milers from right around Australia.
The 2024 George Ryder Stakes field is released on the Wednesday of race week and will be published in full below.
The George Ryder Stakes 2024 final field features a bumper line-up of middle-distance hopefuls led in betting by The Everest winner Think About It and his last start Canterbury Stakes conqueror Lady Laguna.
Click here for more on the key runners in the 2024 George Ryder field and betting markets.
| No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Probable Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | x111x113x2 | THINK ABOUT IT | Joseph Pride | Sam Clipperton | 17 | 59kg | 115 | ||
| 2 | 42151120×0 | CEPHEUS (GB) | Matthew Dunn | Adam Hyeronimus | 14 | 59kg | 109 | ||
| 3 | 2x1132x625 | PERICLES | James Cummings | Hugh Bowman | 15 | 59kg | 109 | ||
| 4 | 131x9250x4 | KOVALICA (NZ) | Chris Waller | Nash Rawiller | 19 | 59kg | 108 | ||
| 5 | x901393x78 | GOLDEN MILE | James Cummings | Tommy Berry | 5 | 59kg | 107 | ||
| 6 | 22x0180x47 | NAVAJO PEAK | David Payne | Kerrin McEvoy | 10 | 59kg | 105 | ||
| 7 | 924x1111x8 | UNSPOKEN (IRE) | Peter & Paul Snowden | Tom Sherry | 1 | 59kg | 105 | ||
| 8 | 4x765824x7 | BANDERSNATCH | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | Jordan Childs | 11 | 59kg | 103 | ||
| 9 | 0x99312186 | LOCH EAGLE | Kris Lees | Dylan Gibbons (a) | 9 | 59kg | 103 | ||
| 10 | 12515x516x | MIGHTY ULYSSES (GB) | Annabel Neasham | Tom Marquand | 3 | 59kg | 103 | ||
| 11 | 87x26x43x2 | NEW ENERGY (IRE) | Ciaron Maher | Jason Collett | 16 | 59kg | 102 | ||
| 12 | 254x1564x2 | AMENABLE | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | Mark Zahra | 4 | 59kg | 99 | ||
| 13 | 3x429602x5 | WILLIAMSBURG | Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou | Joshua Parr | 13 | 59kg | 96 | ||
| 14 | x031x5357x | COSMIC VEGA (IRE) | Ciaron Maher | Ms Jamie Kah | 18 | 59kg | 95 | ||
| 15 | 123×211121 | LADY LAGUNA | Annabel Neasham | Tyler Schiller | 12 | 57kg | 110 | ||
| 16 | 11x5158x22 | MILITARIZE (NZ) | Chris Waller | James McDonald | 7 | 56kg | 110 | ||
| 17 | 4x1525x142 | VEIGHT | Tony & Calvin McEvoy | Damian Lane | 8 | 56kg | 106 | ||
| 18 | 223125×325 | ENCAP | Gary Portelli | Blake Shinn | 2 | 56kg | 95 | ||
| 19 | 2x11169x68 | TIZ INVINCIBLE | Ciaron Maher | Zac Lloyd (a) | 6 | 54kg | 92 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
George Ryder Stakes Nominations
The updated 2024 George Ryder Stakes nominations close on the Monday before Golden Slipper Day and will be published below as soon as released by Racing NSW on March 18, 2024.
The George Ryder Stakes 2024 nominations drew 23 early entries with all-in betting led by Joe Pride’s the Everest champ Think About It racing second for the autumn.
| Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Hcp Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 35720x211x | ACQUITTED (IRE) | G | 7 | Kris Lees | 100 |
| 2 | 254x1564x2 | AMENABLE | G | 4 | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | 99 |
| 3 | 4x765824x7 | BANDERSNATCH | G | 7 | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | 103 |
| 4 | 0x24133x90 | CAESARS PALACE | G | 6 | Anthony Cummings | 92 |
| 5 | 42151120×0 | CEPHEUS (GB) | G | 7 | Matthew Dunn | 109 |
| 6 | x031x5357x | COSMIC VEGA (IRE) | G | 6 | Ciaron Maher | 95 |
| 7 | 223125×325 | ENCAP | G | 3 | Gary Portelli | 95 |
| 8 | x901393x78 | GOLDEN MILE | H | 4 | James Cummings | 107 |
| 9 | 131x9250x4 | KOVALICA (NZ) | G | 4 | Chris Waller | 108 |
| 10 | 123×211121 | LADY LAGUNA | M | 4 | Annabel Neasham | 110 |
| 11 | 0x99312186 | LOCH EAGLE | G | 5 | Kris Lees | 103 |
| 12 | 12515x516x | MIGHTY ULYSSES (GB) | G | 5 | Annabel Neasham | 103 |
| 13 | 11x5158x22 | MILITARIZE (NZ) | C | 3 | Chris Waller | 110 |
| 14 | 22x0180x47 | NAVAJO PEAK | G | 5 | David Payne | 105 |
| 15 | 87x26x43x2 | NEW ENERGY (IRE) | G | 5 | Ciaron Maher | 102 |
| 16 | 2x1132x625 | PERICLES | G | 4 | James Cummings | 109 |
| 17 | 1129×221 | SOUTHPORT TYCOON | C | 3 | Ciaron Maher | 108 |
| 18 | x111x113x2 | THINK ABOUT IT | G | 5 | Joseph Pride | 115 |
| 19 | 2x11169x68 | TIZ INVINCIBLE | F | 3 | Ciaron Maher | 92 |
| 20 | 924x1111x8 | UNSPOKEN (IRE) | G | 5 | Peter & Paul Snowden | 105 |
| 21 | 4x1525x142 | VEIGHT | C | 3 | Tony & Calvin McEvoy | 106 |
| 22 | 3x429602x5 | WILLIAMSBURG | H | 4 | Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou | 96 |
| 23 | 5x454010x9 | ZEYREK (FR) | G | 7 | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | 106 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
George Ryder Stakes History
The George Ryder Stakes was first held in 1946, over a distance of 1400 metres, and was taken out by Bragger. The distance of the race was increased to 1450 metres in 1985 and became a 1500 metre event in 1986.
Equine superstar Manikato holds the record for the fastest winning time in George Ryder Stakes, winning the 1980 edition in a time of 1 minute and 21.6 seconds.
In 2021 the original Golden Slipper Stakes race day including the George Ryder Stakes was abandoned due to heavy rainfall and unsafe track conditions and postponed to the following Saturday.
George Ryder Stakes Winners
The George Ryder Stakes has been a Group 1 race since 1980 and has been one by some of the biggest names in Australian racing history.
Equine superstars that have tasted success in the George Ryder Stakes include Comedy Prince (1949), Manikato (1979 and 1980), Emancipation (1983 and 1984), Schillaci (1993), Lonhro (2003 and 2004), Weekend Hussler (2008), and Pierro (2013).
In the past decade Chris Waller has dominated the George Ryder Stakes results winning with Danleigh (2010), Rangirangdoo (2011), Metal Bender (2012), and Winx (2016-19). Winx is the standout George Ryder Stakes winner, the first to win the race three times on the trot with her three-peat achieved in 2018, which she then added to with a fourth in 2019 before her retirement later that year.
In 2020, Dreamforce became the first George Ryder Stakes winner in the post-Winx era improving on his third to the equine superstar the year prior. Dreamforce also returned in 2021 and was a brave runner-up to shock winner Think It Over.
After scoring an upset at 25/1 in the 2021 George Ryder Stakes, Think It Over won a host of races later that year including the $750,000 Rosehill Gold Cup (2000m).
The 2023 George Ryder Stakes was won by Godolphin’s odds-on favourite Anamoe, winner of the previous year’s Cox Plate.
The 2024 George Ryder Stakes winner Veight became the first three-year-old since Pierro in 2013 to beat home the older gallopers.
See below for the full George Ryder Stakes results going back to 2000.
Recent George Ryder Stakes Winners
| Year | Place | Horse | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 George Ryder Stakes |
1st | Veight | 1 minute 28.09 seconds |
| 2nd | Lady Laguna | ||
| 3rd | Militarize | ||
| 2023 George Ryder Stakes |
1st | Anamoe | 1 minute 29.45 seconds |
| 2nd | Fangirl | ||
| 3rd | Converge | ||
| 2022 George Ryder Stakes |
1st | Forbidden Love | 1 minute 32.90 seconds |
| 2nd | Colette | ||
| 3rd | Laws Of Indices | ||
| 2021 George Ryder Stakes |
1st | Think It Over | 1 minute 30.71 seconds |
| 2nd | Dreamforce | ||
| 3rd | Avilius | ||
| 2020 George Ryder Stakes |
1st | Dreamforce | 1 minute 30.15 seconds |
| 2nd | The Bostonian | ||
| 3rd | Te Akau Shark | ||
| 2019 George Ryder Stakes |
1st | Winx | 1 minute 32.20 seconds |
| 2nd | Brutal | ||
| 3rd | Dreamforce | ||
| 2018 George Ryder Stakes |
1st | Winx | 1 minute 31.48 seconds |
| 2nd | Happy Clapper | ||
| 3rd | Kementari | ||
| 2017 George Ryder Stakes |
1st | Winx | 1 minute 34.84 seconds |
| 2nd | Le Romain | ||
| 3rd | Chautauqua | ||
| 2016 George Ryder Stakes |
1st | Winx | 1 minute 28.7 seconds |
| 2nd | Kermadec | ||
| 3rd | Press Statement | ||
| 2015 George Ryder Stakes |
1st | Real Impact | 1 minute 28.29 seconds |
| 2nd | Criterion | ||
| 3rd | Kermadec | ||
| 2014 George Ryder Stakes |
1st | Gordon Lord Byron | 1 minute 30.95 seconds |
| 2nd | Speediness | ||
| 3rd | El Roca | ||
| 2013 George Ryder Stakes |
1st | Pierro | 1 minute 31.08 seconds |
| 2nd | Mufhasa | ||
| 3rd | Shoot Out | ||
| 2012 George Ryder Stakes |
1st | Metal Bender | 1 minute 28.8 seconds |
| 2nd | Rekindled Interest | ||
| 3rd | Secret Admirer | ||
| 2011 George Ryder Stakes |
1st | Rangirangdoo | 1 minute 29.4 seconds |
| 2nd | Love Conquers All | ||
| 3rd | Triple Elegance | ||
| 2010 George Ryder Stakes |
1st | Danleigh | 1 minute 30.27 seconds |
| 2nd | Dao Dao | ||
| 3rd | King Mufhasa | ||
| 2009 George Ryder Stakes |
1st | Vision And Power | 1 minute 31.57 seconds |
| 2nd | Black Piranha | ||
| 3rd | King Mufhasa | ||
| 2008 George Ryder Stakes |
1st | Weekend Hussler | 1 minute 31.72 seconds |
| 2nd | Racing To Win | ||
| 3rd | Casino Prince | ||
| 2007 George Ryder Stakes |
1st | Haradasun< | 1 minute 29.22 seconds |
| 2nd | Mentality | ||
| 3rd | Apache Cat | ||
| 2006 George Ryder Stakes |
1st | Racing To Win | 1 minute 27.89 seconds |
| 2nd | Paratroopers | ||
| 3rd | Lad Of The Manor | ||
| 2005 George Ryder Stakes |
1st | Court’s In Session | 1 minute 28.65 seconds |
| 2nd | Patezza | ||
| 3rd | Sky Cuddle | ||
| 2004 George Ryder Stakes |
1st | Lonhro | 1 minute 27.24 seconds |
| 2nd | Grand Armee | ||
| 3rd | Private Steer | ||
| 2003 George Ryder Stakes |
1st | Lonhro | 1 minute 30.71 seconds |
| 2nd | Dash For Cash | ||
| 3rd | Defier | ||
| 2002 George Ryder Stakes |
1st | Lord Essex | 1 minute 29.51 seconds |
| 2nd | Shogun Lodge | ||
| 3rd | Crawl | ||
| 2001 George Ryder Stakes |
1st | Landsighting | 1 minute 27.67 seconds |
| 2nd | Shogun Lodge | ||
| 3rd | Crawl | ||
| 2000 George Ryder Stakes |
1st | Al Mansour | 1 minute 30.53 seconds |
| 2nd | Bonanova | ||
| 3rd | Hire | ||
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