Gloaming Stakes

The Gloaming Stakes is a Group 3 event for three-year-old horses run over 1800m under set weights conditions.

Seen as the ideal lead up into the Group 1 Spring Champion Stakes (2000m) two weeks later, the Gloaming Stakes has produced many future Group 1 superstars.

Bart Cummings famously used the Gloaming Stakes to qualify So You Think into the 2009 Cox Plate, where he would win Australasia’s weight-for-age championship at just his fifth start.

Notable winners of the Gloaming Stakes since the turn of the century include: Sharp ‘N’ Smart (2022), Shadow Hero (2019), Ace High (2017), Vanbrugh (2015), Complacent (2013), It’s A Dundeel (2012), Retrieve (2010), So You Think (2009), Pendragon (2005), Al Maher (2004).

Run for $500,000 in 2024, the next edition of the Gloaming Stakes is set to be run on October 19, 2024.

2024 Gloaming Stakes betting odds

Odds for the Gloaming Stakes as of October 8, 2024 – Courtesy of Neds

• Henlein Win $2.50 Place $1.40
• Swiftfalcon Win $3.50 Place $1.65
• El Castello Win $5.00 Place $1.95
• Tenbury Wells Win $6.00 Place $2.20
• Duvana Win $11.00 Place $3.30
• Lugarno Win $13.00 Place $3.70
• Firm Agreement Win $15.00 Place $4.20

How to bet on the Gloaming Stakes

All of the top horse racing bookmakers have markets for the Gloaming Stakes.

These Gloaming Stakes betting sites can be accessed via several different means, including via mobile (including iOS and Android betting apps), computer and even via telephone betting in some cases.

Gloaming Stakes bookmakers will offer outright fixed odds markets on the Gloaming Stakes when the race draws closer. These Gloaming Stakes odds will also increase in volume in the week of the race, allowing punters to place exotic bets like trifectas, first fours and many others.

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Gloaming Stakes News

2024 Gloaming Stakes Final Field

No.	Silks	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight
1		Swiftfalcon	Michael, John & Wayne Hawkes	Jay Ford	9	56.5kg
2		Henlein	Anthony & Sam Freedman	Tommy Berry	11	56.5kg
3		El Castello	Anthony Cummings	Joshua Parr	5	56.5kg
4		Duvana	Chris Waller	Kerrin McEvoy	12	56.5kg
5		Tenbury Wells	Brad Widdup	Tyler Schiller	1	56.5kg
6		Cristal Clear	Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald	TBC	4	56.5kg
7		Lugarno	John Thompson	TBC	13	56.5kg
8		Firm Agreement	Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald	Tom Sherry	2	56.5kg
9		Kosuke	Gregory McFarlane	TBC	3	56.5kg
10		Due Calzini	Danielle Seib	TBC	8	56.5kg
11		Okami Star	Clarry Conners	Sam Clipperton	6	56.5kg
12		San Gabriel	Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald	Nash Rawiller	10	56.5kg
13		Rag Queen	David Payne	Chad Schofield	7	54.5kg

Previous Gloaming Stakes Fields

• 2023 Gloaming Stakes field

  No.	Silks	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight
  1		Tannhauser	Chris Waller	James McDonald	11	56.5kg
  2		Ganbare	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Adam Hyeronimus	18	56.5kg
  3		Tom Kitten	James Cummings	Nash Rawiller	3	56.5kg
  4		Pushy	Michael Freedman	Jason Collett	13	56.5kg
  5		Raf Attack	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Regan Bayliss	2	56.5kg
  6		Kintyre	Gary Portelli	Jamie Kah	12	56.5kg
  7		Ravello	John O’Shea	Tommy Berry	1	56.5kg
  8		Snowman	Chris Waller	Hugh Bowman	10	56.5kg
  9		Noisy Boy	Todd Towlett	Jay Ford	4	56.5kg
  10		Glad You Think So	John Sargent	Jean Van Overmeire	14	56.5kg
  11		Cap Ferrat	Chris Waller	Kerrin McEvoy	5	56.5kg
  12		Highborn Harry	David Payne	Tom Sherry	6	56.5kg
  13		Waverley	John Sargent	Craig Williams	15	56.5kg
  14		Long Genes (1E)	Edward Cummings	Tyler Schiller	7	56.5kg
  15		Mah Ali (2E)	Benjamin Smith	N/A	9	54.5kg
  16		Port Lockroy (3E)	Annabel Neasham	Chad Schofield	8	56.5kg
  17		Sekani (4E)	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	Zac Lloyd	16	56.5kg
  18		Koning (5E)	Richard & Will Freedman	N/A	17	56.5kg

2023 Gloaming Stakes result

Recent runnings of the Gloaming Stakes:

• 2023: Raf Attack leads throughout
  The Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott team added the Group 3 Gloaming Stakes (1800m) to the trophy cabinet after Raf Attack ($8.00) made every post a winner in the 1800m feature for three-year-olds. Jockey Regan Bayliss expertly timed his sectionals to hold off all challengers in the shadows of the post. The son of Satono Aladddin used his early speed to lob in the lead from barrier two but did have some company in the form of Kintyre ($41.00), ensuring they went at a genuine clip. Once he galloped clear of the outsider, there was only one late closer that issued a major challenge, as Tom Kitten ($2.50) made massive inroads down the centre of the course after a luckless run in transit.
• 2022: Smart Kiwi holds off rivals
  Pre-race Gloaming Stakes favourite Sharp ‘N’ Smart held off fast finishing rivals Matcha Latte and Williamsburg in a thrilling photo finish in the re-scheduled Gloaming Stakes at Warwick Farm. Traditionally run over the 1800m at Randwick, but with horrid weather and the abandonment of the card over the weekend, Racing NSW elected to run it over the shorter trip (1600m) during a mid-week card to allow trainers to prep their respective gallopers for the Group 1 Spring Champions Stakes 10 days later. It was Victorian visitor Captain Pluto injecting the speed into the race while the eventual winner, and NZ-trained galloper from the Graeme and Deborah Rogerson yard, Sharp ‘N’ Smart was able to box-seat in behind what was a truly well run affair. Williamsburg who was luckless at the start and Matcha Latte went back from the wider draws, the latter then pressed forward to be wide without cover the trip. The mid-race move from Matcha Latte made sure it was a grandstand finish at the post with Sharp ‘N’ Smart barely scraping in, while Williamsburg surged into third place with a barnstorming run.
• 2021: Head Of State surges late
  Head Of State, an up-and-coming stayer, secured his second career victory in the Gloaming Stakes, edging out Profondo in a hard-fought battle. Pulling away from the pack, the duo engaged in a thrilling duel, with Head Of State gradually asserting his dominance to clinch the win by a neck. The field trailed by nearly four lengths behind the leading pair, highlighting the intensity of the contest.
• 2020: Love Tap makes a mess of rivals
  Unbeaten 3-year-old gelding Love Tap delivered a dominant performance at Rosehill, cruising to victory in the Group 3 Gloaming Stakes (1800m). Sent off as the heavily-backed odds-on favourite, Love Tap was immediately taken to the front by top jockey Nash Rawiller. After dictating terms from the outset, Rawiller gave Love Tap a mid-race breather between the 1000m and 600m mark. The gelding then surged ahead after straightening and never looked in danger. As they approached the finish, Rawiller eased him down, yet Love Tap still extended his lead, winning comfortably.

Previous winners of the Gloaming Stakes

Gloaming Stakes winners pre-2000