About the race
The Tancred Stakes, sponsored by Kia, is a Group 1 race over 2400 metres on turf at Rosehill Gardens, Sydney, run by the Australian Turf Club in late March or early April. It is a standard weight-for-age race for three-year-olds and upwards with prize money of A$1,500,000 in 2025 and 2026. The ATC’s race history, under the name H E Tancred Stakes, lists winners from 1963.
The 2025 running was programmed for 29 March, but that meeting was postponed due to adverse weather and the race was run on Tuesday 1 April. Dubai Honour (IRE) won by three-quarters of a length from Duke De Sessa (IRE), ridden by Tom Marquand for William Haggas. The IFHA rated it 116.25, joint 83rd among the world’s top 100 Group 1 races of 2025. Aeliana (NZ) won on 28 March 2026 for James McDonald and Chris Waller.
The 2025 running
| Date | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 April 2025 | Dubai Honour (IRE) | Tom Marquand | William Haggas | n/v |
From the official result.
The 2026 running
| Date | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 March 2026 | Aeliana (NZ) | James McDonald | Chris Waller | n/v |
From the official result.
Recognition and facts
- Race day (2026)
- Family Stakes Day, Rosehill Gardens
- 2026 winner
- Aeliana (NZ) (James McDonald, Chris Waller)
- Winner's prize (2026)
- A$870,000
- IFHA 2025 ranking
- Joint 83rd, rating 116.25
Questions readers ask
When is the Tancred Stakes run?
In late March or early April at Rosehill Gardens. The ATC lists 27 March 2027 for the next running.
What is the prize fund of the Tancred Stakes?
A$1,500,000 in 2026, with A$870,000 to the winner.
Who won the Tancred Stakes in 2025?
Dubai Honour (IRE), ridden by Tom Marquand and trained by William Haggas, on 1 April 2025.
Sources
The rank and rating are from the IFHA's LONGINES World's Top 100 Group/Grade 1 Races 2025, published 21 January 2026, which ranks races by the ratings of their first four finishers. Other facts are from the pages listed below.
- IFHA: LONGINES World's Top 100 Group/Grade 1 Races 2025 (published 21 January 2026)
- Australian Turf Club: H E Tancred Stakes race history
- Australian Turf Club: Stakes Day results, 1 April 2025
- Australian Turf Club: Rosehill Gardens race day, 29 March 2025 (postponed)
- Australian Turf Club: Family Stakes Day results, 28 March 2026
- Australian Turf Club: Feature races