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George Ryder Stakes

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History

VEIGHT winning the The Agency George Ryder Stakes at Rosehill in Australia.
VEIGHT winning the The Agency George Ryder Stakes at Rosehill in Australia. Picture: Steve Hart

The George Ryder Stakes is a Group 1 race for three year olds and above conducted by the Australian Turf Club at Rosehill Gardens.

The George Ryder Stakes was first run in 1903 and was won by Cressy.

The George Ryder Stakes is run over 1500m under WFA conditions and was originally called the Railway Stakes. It was a handicap until 1974 and has had various distances from 1200m to 1500m.

It was $1,000,000 in stakes in 2024.

Veight in 2024 was the first 3yo to win it since Pierro in 2013. In the last 30 years, 8 x 3yos have won including a trifecta of them in 1996 when Ravarda defeated Encores and Flying Spur.

Female winners have not been to the fore. Before Winx came along, the last one to win was Heat of the Moment in 1986. Forbidden Love added to them in 2022.

Last horse to win after running in a handicap was Think It Over in 2021.

George Ryder-Doncaster double - Dame Acre (1918), Hem (1919), Dalrello (1975), Emancipation (1983), Racing To Win (2006), Haradasun (2007), Vision And Power (2009), Winx (2016).

While Winx didn't go to the Doncaster after winning in 2019, the second and third horses (Brutal and Dreamforce) would then quinella that race anyway. Dreamforce made amends in the George Ryder a year later.

Hareeba lost the 1995 George Ryder to a positive swab.

International horses won back to back with the UK's Gordon Lord Byron (2014) and Japan's Real Impact (2015) taking it out.

Chris Waller has trained most winners with 7 and they've come in the last 15 years including the trifecta in 2016 (Winx, Kermadec & Press Statement).

In 2023, Anamoe switched back to the Ryder from the Chipping Norton in the same prep as Winx and won.

Hugh Bowman has ridden the winner 7 times which incorporates the incomparable Winx. On each occasion she has dropped back in trip to win. Her 2017 win was a remarkable thrashing of good horses.

Notable Winners of the George Ryder Stakes include Time And Tide (1964, 1967), Baguette (1971), Triton (1972), All Shot (1973), Manikato (1979, 1980), Emancipation (1983, 1984), Campaign King (1987, 1988), Schillaci (1993), Lonhro (2003, 2004), Weekend Hussler (2008), Pierro (2013), Winx (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019), Think It Over (2021) and Anamoe (2023).

The 2024 George Ryder Stakes was won by Veight from Lady Laguna and Militarize.


Racing and Sports

Previous George Ryder Stakes Winners

Date Horse Jockey WT Trainer BP
VEIGHT (AUS) 3C
GRUNT (NZ) - NEENA ROCK (AUS) FASTNET ROCK (AUS)
DAMIAN LANE 56.0 T & C MCEVOY 8
ANAMOE (AUS) 4H
STREET BOSS (USA) - ANAMATO (AUS) REDOUTE'S CHOICE (AUS)
JAMES MCDONALD 59.0 JAMES CUMMINGS 11
FORBIDDEN LOVE (AUS) 4M
ALL TOO HARD (AUS) - JULIET'S PRINCESS (USA) MORE THAN READY (USA)
HUGH BOWMAN 57.0 R & M FREEDMAN 2
THINK IT OVER (AUS) 5G
SO YOU THINK (NZ) - PERSONAL SERVICE (AUS) ZABEEL (NZ)
G BOSS 59.0 KERRY PARKER 8
DREAMFORCE (AUS) 7G
FASTNET ROCK (AUS) - ESKIMO QUEEN (NZ) SHINKO KING (IRE)
N RAWILLER 59.0 JOHN P THOMPSON 4
WINX (AUS) 7M
STREET CRY (IRE) - VEGAS SHOWGIRL (NZ) AL AKBAR (AUS)
HUGH BOWMAN 57.0 CHRIS WALLER 7
WINX (AUS) 6M
STREET CRY (IRE) - VEGAS SHOWGIRL (NZ) AL AKBAR (AUS)
HUGH BOWMAN 57.0 CHRIS WALLER 6
WINX (AUS) 5M
STREET CRY (IRE) - VEGAS SHOWGIRL (NZ) AL AKBAR (AUS)
HUGH BOWMAN 57.0 CHRIS WALLER 7
WINX (AUS) 4M
STREET CRY (IRE) - VEGAS SHOWGIRL (NZ) AL AKBAR (AUS)
HUGH BOWMAN 57.0 CHRIS WALLER 7
REAL IMPACT (JPN) 7H
DEEP IMPACT (JPN) - TOKIO REALITY (USA) MEADOWLAKE (USA)
JAMES MCDONALD 59.0 N HORI 12
GORDON LORD BYRON (IRE) 6G
BYRON (GB) - BOA ESTRELA (IRE) INTIKHAB (USA)
CRAIG WILLIAMS 59.0 TOM HOGAN 5
PIERRO (AUS) 3C
LONHRO (AUS) - MISS RIGHT NOTE (IRE) DAYLAMI (IRE)
N RAWILLER 56.5 MS G WATERHOUSE 7
METAL BENDER (NZ) 6G
DANASINGA (AUS) - JACQWIN (AUS) BLUEBIRD (USA)
M RODD 59.0 CHRIS WALLER 3
RANGIRANGDOO (NZ) 6G
PENTIRE (GB) - SHE WISHES (NZ) KENFAIR (NZ)
C W BROWN 59.0 CHRIS WALLER 1
DANLEIGH (AUS) 6G
MUJAHID (USA) - GRACEFUL LILY (AUS) DR. GRACE (NZ)
HUGH BOWMAN 59.0 CHRIS WALLER 6
VISION AND POWER (NZ) 6G
CARNEGIE (IRE) - ESCADA (NZ) CENTAINE (AUS)
J CASSIDY 59.0 JOSEPH PRIDE 5
WEEKEND HUSSLER (AUS) 3G
HUSSONET (USA) - WEEKEND BEAUTY (AUS) HELISSIO (FR)
B RAWILLER 56.5 R S MCDONALD 3
HARADASUN (AUS) 3C
FUSAICHI PEGASUS (USA) - CIRCLES OF GOLD (AUS) MARSCAY (AUS)
G BOSS 56.0 TONY VASIL 6
RACING TO WIN (AUS) 3G
ENCOSTA DE LAGO (AUS) - SURREALIST (AUS) KENNY'S BEST PAL (AUS)
G BOSS 55.5 JOHN O'SHEA 4
COURT'S IN SESSION (AUS) 5G
BUREAUCRACY (NZ) - MARKATIE COURT (AUS) SEVENTH HUSSAR (AUS)
HUGH BOWMAN 58.0 G H WALTER 1
LONHRO (AUS) 5H
OCTAGONAL (NZ) - SHADEA (NZ) STRAIGHT STRIKE (USA)
D BEADMAN 58.0 JOHN HAWKES 4
LONHRO (AUS) 4H
OCTAGONAL (NZ) - SHADEA (NZ) STRAIGHT STRIKE (USA)
D BEADMAN 58.0 JOHN HAWKES 6
LORD ESSEX (AUS) 5G
SCENIC (IRE) - DARLING BESS (AUS) BISCAY (AUS)
R M QUINN 58.0 JOHN HAWKES 1
LANDSIGHTING (AUS) 5G
GREIG (NZ) - POLITICAL ASYLUM (AUS) PLUSH (NZ)
C W BROWN 58.0 NOEL MAYFIELD-SMITH 7
AL MANSOUR (AUS) 5G
AT TALAQ (USA) - CLASSIC VICTORY (AUS) BLETCHINGLY (AUS)
L BEASLEY 58.0 JOHN SIZE 12

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