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.
2025 George Ryder Stakes Results
- 1st: #5 Gringotts
- 2nd: #10 Fangirl
- 3rd: #1 Ceolwulf
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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.
2025 George Ryder Stakes Results
- 1st: #5 Gringotts ($6)
- 2nd: #10 Fangirl
- 3rd: #1 Ceolwulf
The Ciaron Maher trained Gringotts is now the all-in favourite for April 5th’s $4 Doncaster Mile after holding on in an epic thriller to beat Fangirl home at $6 in the George Ryder Stakes 2025 results on Slipper Day celebrating his maiden Group 1 victory.
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George Ryder Stakes 2025 Odds & Results
The Agency George Ryder Stakes (G1)
| Runner Details | Win | Place |
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1st
5. Gringotts (4) J: Tommy Berry 59kg
T: Ciaron Maher |
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2nd
10. Fangirl (9) J: James McDonald 57kg
T: Chris Waller |
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3rd
1. Ceolwulf (2) J: Chad Schofield 59kg
T: Joseph Pride |
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4th
3. Royal Patronage (3) J: Tim Clark 59kg
T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott |
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5th
2. Tom Kitten (11) J: Ben Melham 59kg
T: James Cummings |
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6th
11. Stefi Magnetica (5) J: Jason Collett 57kg
T: Bjorn Baker |
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7th
8. Kovalica (8) J: Nash Rawiller 59kg
T: Chris Waller |
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8th
9. Port Lockroy (7) J: Mark Zahra 59kg
T: Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald |
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9th
4. Buckaroo (1) J: Damian Lane 59kg
T: Chris Waller |
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10th
6. Militarize (10) J: Zac Lloyd 59kg
T: Chris Waller |
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11th
7. Celestial Legend (6) J: Hugh Bowman 59kg
T: Les Bridge |
Data retrieved: 16/05/2025 10:15:20 AM (Australia/Brisbane)
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 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 2025 George Ryder Stakes ran on Saturday March 22, 2025 as part of the popular Slipper Day card at Rosehill and was won in an exciting photo-thriller by Ciaron Maher’s now Doncaster favourite Gringotts ($6).
| George Ryder Stakes 2025 | |
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| Date: | Saturday March 22, 2025 |
| Track: | Rosehill Racecourse |
| Distance: | 1500m |
| Race Type: | Weight-For-Age |
| Status: | Group 1 |
| Prize Money: | $1,000,000 |
2025 George Ryder Stakes Finishing Order
| Finish | No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Bar. | Weight | Penalty | Starting Price | |
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| 1 | 5 | GRINGOTTS (NZ) | Ciaron Maher | Tommy Berry | 4 | 59kg | $6 | |||
| 2 | 10 | FANGIRL | Chris Waller | James McDonald | 0.02L | 9 | 57kg | $5 | ||
| 3 | 1 | CEOLWULF (NZ) | Joseph Pride | Chad Schofield | 0.15L | 2 | 59kg | $3.90EF | ||
| 4 | 3 | ROYAL PATRONAGE (FR) | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Tim Clark | 0.67L | 3 | 59kg | $3.90EF | ||
| 5 | 2 | TOM KITTEN | James Cummings | Ben Melham | 1.45L | 11 | 59kg | $8 | ||
| 6 | 11 | STEFI MAGNETICA | Bjorn Baker | Jason Collett | 1.7L | 5 | 57kg | $16 | ||
| 7 | 8 | KOVALICA (NZ) | Chris Waller | Nash Rawiller | 2.36L | 8 | 59kg | $101 | ||
| 8 | 9 | PORT LOCKROY | Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald | Mark Zahra | 2.37L | 7 | 59kg | $101 | ||
| 9 | 4 | BUCKAROO (GB) | Chris Waller | Damian Lane | 2.39L | 1 | 59kg | $17 | ||
| 10 | 6 | MILITARIZE (NZ) | Chris Waller | Zac Lloyd | 4.34L | 10 | 59kg | $71 | ||
| 11 | 7 | CELESTIAL LEGEND | Les Bridge | Hugh Bowman | 6.6L | 6 | 59kg | $61 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2025 George Ryder Stakes Betting
The updated George Ryder Stakes 2025 betting odds will be available the week of the race here at Races.com.au 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.
2025 George Ryder Stakes Form Guide
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2025 George Ryder Stakes Tips
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- To Win: #10 Fangirl ($3 at time of publish) – BET NOW
Chris Waller’s multiple Group 1 winning mare Fangirl looks very well placed in a great edition of the George Ryder Stakes on Saturday. While she’s yet to win at Rosehill, she’s a two-time runner-up at the track from three starts and is back slightly in distance to 1500m after a brave second to her star stablemate Via Sistina over the Randwick mile in the Group 1 Verry Elleegant last time out. Prior to that she was the upset Apollo Stakes winner fresh beating Via home. Two years ago, she ran an eye-catching second narrowly beaten in this race in 2023 by Anamoe. Her form this time in is as strong as ever and with James McDonald back in the saddle she looks pretty hard to beat.
2025 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 2025 George Ryder Stakes field is released on the Wednesday of race week and will be published in full below.
The George Ryder Stakes 2025 final field features 11 classy gallopers with markets led by Fangirl looking to return to Group 1 winning form after a close second in the Group 1 Verry Elleegant Stakes last time out.
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| No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Probable Weight | Penalty | H Rating |
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| 1 | 8x61211x45 | CEOLWULF (NZ) | Joseph Pride | Chad Schofield | 2 | 59kg | 115 | ||
| 2 | 4x15243x21 | TOM KITTEN | James Cummings | Ben Melham | 11 | 59kg | 115 | ||
| 3 | 54x13337x1 | ROYAL PATRONAGE (FR) | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Tim Clark | 3 | 59kg | 114 | ||
| 4 | 56x811229x | BUCKAROO (GB) | Chris Waller | Damian Lane | 1 | 59kg | 113 | ||
| 5 | 11x22110x3 | GRINGOTTS (NZ) | Ciaron Maher | Tommy Berry | 4 | 59kg | 112 | ||
| 6 | 158x2233x0 | MILITARIZE (NZ) | Chris Waller | Zac Lloyd | 10 | 59kg | 110 | ||
| 7 | 5111x867x9 | CELESTIAL LEGEND | Les Bridge | Hugh Bowman | 6 | 59kg | 108 | ||
| 8 | 365x34260x | KOVALICA (NZ) | Chris Waller | Nash Rawiller | 8 | 59kg | 107 | ||
| 9 | 772x36610x | PORT LOCKROY | Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald | Mark Zahra | 7 | 59kg | 107 | ||
| 10 | 12x3163x12 | FANGIRL | Chris Waller | James McDonald | 9 | 57kg | 118 | ||
| 11 | 531x2954x8 | STEFI MAGNETICA | Bjorn Baker | Jason Collett | 5 | 57kg | 113 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
George Ryder Stakes Nominations
The updated 2025 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 the Monday of race week.
The George Ryder Stakes 2025 nominations feature a smart line-up of WFA stars led in all-in betting by Chris Waller’s three-time Group 1 winning mare Fangirl.
Nominations extended until 11:00am (AEDT) – 18/03/2025
| Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | H Rating | |
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| 1 | 56x811229x | BUCKAROO (GB) | G | 6 | Chris Waller | 113 |
| 2 | 5111x867x9 | CELESTIAL LEGEND | H | 4 | Les Bridge | 108 |
| 3 | 8x61211x45 | CEOLWULF (NZ) | G | 4 | Joseph Pride | 115 |
| 4 | 15x0125x6x | DARNATION (IRE) | M | 4 | Ciaron Maher | 104 |
| 5 | 0x714053x7 | ENCAP | G | 4 | Gary Portelli | 102 |
| 6 | 12x3163x12 | FANGIRL | M | 6 | Chris Waller | 118 |
| 7 | 1416x4117x | FULL COUNT FELICIA (USA) | M | 6 | Chris Waller | 110 |
| 8 | 11x22110x3 | GRINGOTTS (NZ) | G | 5 | Ciaron Maher | 112 |
| 9 | 365x34260x | KOVALICA (NZ) | G | 5 | Chris Waller | 107 |
| 10 | 4x41034x46 | MAKARENA | M | 4 | Michael, John & Wayne Hawkes | 106 |
| 11 | 158x2233x0 | MILITARIZE (NZ) | G | 4 | Chris Waller | 110 |
| 12 | 2133x2121x | MOIRA (CAN) | M | 6 | Chris Waller | 112 |
| 13 | 772x36610x | PORT LOCKROY | H | 4 | Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald | 107 |
| 14 | 54x13337x1 | ROYAL PATRONAGE (FR) | H | 6 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 114 |
| 15 | 531x2954x8 | STEFI MAGNETICA | M | 4 | Bjorn Baker | 113 |
| 16 | 4x15243x21 | TOM KITTEN | G | 4 | James Cummings | 115 |
| 17 | 2x15111x31 | VIA SISTINA (IRE) | M | 7 | Chris Waller | 124 |
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.
Waller was narrowly denied another George Ryder Stakes trophy in 2025 with his mare Fangirl running a nose second to Gringotts.
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 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 |
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| 2025 George Ryder Stakes |
1st | Gringotts | 1 minute 29.30 seconds |
| 2nd | Fangirl | ||
| 3rd | Ceolwulf | ||
| 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 irer | ||
| 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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