The Invitation

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 2023

The Invitation odds are currently unavailable at the top horse betting sites. Horsebetting.com.au will update this page when online bookmakers release The Invitation betting odds.

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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2023 The Invitation Final Field

Horsebetting.com.au will update this page when the 2023 The Invitation field is released.

Previous The Invitation Field

• 2022 The Invitation field

  No.	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		Charmmebaby	Bob Milligan	N/A	6	57kg
  14		Ita	Bjorn Baker	N/A	12	57kg

2022 The Invitation result

Recent The Invitation results

• 2022: Promise Of Success causes boilover in The Invitation
  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.
• 2021: Icebath claims inaugural running of The Invitation
  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