Missile Stakes

The Group 2 Missile Stakes is a 1200m sprint held in early August at Randwick and is run for $300,000.

First run in 1978, the Missile Stakes often sees the return of top-level horses pushing for early season Group 1 success.

Run as a Group 3 until 2014, the Missile Stakes was upgraded to Group 2 status to signify it’s importance on the Australian horse racing calendar.

Previous winners of the Missile Stakes include: Eduardo (2020), Alizee (2019), Pierata (2018), Sweet Idea (2014), Dance Hero (2005), Lonhro (2002), and Razor Sharp (1982).

2024 Missile Stakes betting odds

Missile Stakes betting odds are currently unavailable. HorseBetting will update this page when the 2024 Missile Stakes odds are available.

How to bet on the Missile Stakes

All of our top horse betting sites have markets for the Missile Stakes.

Most of the Sydney Spring Carnival races have markets opened well in advance and the Group 2 Missile Stakes is no exception.

The best horse racing bookmakers are accessible via both desktop computer, telephone and even via betting app, with Australia boasting one of the most developed sport and racing jurisdictions in the world.

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Missile Stakes News

2024 Missile Stakes Final Field

HorseBetting will update this page when the 2024 Missile Stakes final field is released.

Previous Missile Stakes Fields

• 2023 Missile Stakes field

  No.	Silks	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight
  1		Golden Mile	James Cummings	James McDonald	2	59kg
  2		Ingratiating	James Cummings	Zac Lloyd	9	56.5kg
  3		Rocketing By	David Pfieffer	Jason Collett	6	56.5kg
  4		Big Parade	Joseph Pride	Joshua Parr	4	56kg
  5		Ucalledit	Kris Lees	Dylan Gibbons	10	56kg
  6		Dragonstone	Joseph Pride	Tom Sherry	11	56kg
  7		Fender	Brett Cavanough	Adam Hyeronimus	8	56kg
  8		Wewillrock	John O’Shea	Tyler Schiller	5	56kg
  9		Deepour	Adam Campton	Ryan Maloney	7	56kg
  10		Argentia	Joseph Pride	Regan Bayliss	3	54.5kg
  11		I Am Me	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Tim Clark	1	54kg

2023 Missile Stakes result

Recent runnings of the Missile Stakes:

• 2023: I Am Me destroys rivals
  The Ciaron Maher & David Eustace training combination continued their amazing winter carnival success as I Am Me returned a dominant winner in the Group 2 Missile Stakes at Rosehill. I Am Me ($2.80) and Big Parade ($4) both turned for home in contention for victory, with the former able to sprint away with the prize. This left Dragonstone ($26) chasing on a three-wide line, while Deepour ($18) and Argentia ($19) fought out the finish for third. I Am Me was sensational in the end though, cruising to victory under Tim Clark who utilised the speed of this very progressive five-year-old mare, making every post a winner in the process.
• 2022: Hard Empire causes major boilover
  Hard Empire caused an upset for the ages in the Group 2 Missile Stakes at Royal Randwick. Sent out as a $101 outsider with online bookmakers, Hard Empire wound back the clock to finish stronger than anything else, beating a quality field which included two Group 1 winners. After turning into the straight with just four behind him, Hard Empire was brought to the middle of the track under Rachel King, before letting down with a supreme turn of foot and bringing up his first win since December, 2020. Trained by the Gold Coast’s Toby & Trent Edmonds, Hard Empire was said to be going as well as ever, so his shock win wasn’t that big of a shock to the two men in charge.
• 2021: Phobetor finishes best
  Gold Coast trainer Michael Costa celebrated a significant victory at Randwick on Saturday as Phobetor, guided by Tommy Berry, surged to claim the Group 2 Missile Stakes (1200m). Despite facing more seasoned rivals, Phobetor’s previous second place in the Listed Ramornie over 1200m at Grafton demonstrated his potential. Berry expertly guided Phobetor into a strategic position behind the front-runner, Fasika (55.5kg), and made a decisive move in the straight. With a burst of speed, the lightly raced Dream Ahead gelding accelerated through a tight gap between Fasika and a fading Kolding, clinching victory with a half-length margin.
• 2020: Eduardo continues to impress in Sydney
  A Group Two winner in Melbourne, Eduardo arrived at Joe Pride’s stable prior to his 2020 spring campaign, and repaid his trainer. Renowned for his skill in rejuvenating the careers of older horses, Pride has now guided the gelding to successive wins in the July Sprint and the 2020 Group 2 Missile Stakes (1200m) at Rosehill. It was Pride’s third success in the race after wins by Rain Affair in 2011 and again two years later. In a field reduced to six by scratchings, Nash Rawiller aboard Eduardo ($2.30) took control and the horse was game to the line to claim several high-profile scalps. James Cummings just fell short of producing a two-state feature race double after winning the Aurie’s Star Stakes at Flemington with Home Of The Brave. The Godolphin head trainer saddled up Flit ($4) and was thrilled with her effort to finish 1.5 lengths away second after looming in the straight.

Previous winners of the Missile Stakes

Missile Stakes winners pre-2000