The George Ryder Stakes is a Group 1 1500m race for three-year-old, and older horses raced at Rosehill Gardens. The race has total prize money of $1M dollars and is raced under Weight-For-Age conditions. With a rich history dating back to 1903, the inaugural race was won by Cressy.
The George Ryder Stakes 2022 will be run on Saturday 19th March as part of the Sydney Autumn Carnival.
The winner of the George Ryder Stakes gains automatic entry into the Doncaster Handicap and this leads to competitive racing. With so much at stake, all runners and trainers are doing their best to win.
George Ryder Stakes Winners
The list of George Ryder Stakes winners is a star-studded one with the incomparable Winx winning the race four times in a row between 2016-2019. Star galloper and now super sire Lonhro recorded back-to-back wins in 2003-2004 while the legendary Manikato won the race twice in 1979 and 1980.
Sydney trainer Chris Waller has dominated the race in recent years with seven wins in the last twelve years and tends to enter multiple runners annually. Of the current jockeys, Hugh Bowman with six wins is the most successful.
George Ryder Stakes Form Guide
The Group 2 Apollo Stakes and Group 1 Chipping Norton Stakes are the best guide to use when trying to find the winner of the George Ryder Stakes. Only one horse has won the race this century after finishing further back than fourth at their most recent start.
The winner of the George Ryder Stakes gains automatic entry into the Doncaster Handicap and this leads to competitive racing. With so much at stake, all runners and trainers are doing their best to win.
Put simply, quality horses in good form win the George Ryder Stakes. Keep that in mind when placing your bets! Keep an eye out for horses that are struggling to qualify for the Doncaster Handicap, they need to win to make it into the $3M race on day 1 of The Championships 2022.
George Ryder Stakes Trivia
In 2014, Irish galloper Gordon Lord Byron won the race and that was followed by Japanese visitor Real Impact saluting in 2015. This prompted fears of an overseas invasion of the race from Australian based owners and trainers. These fears appear to be unfounded with no international winners since then.
Why bet on the George Ryder Stakes?
Weight-For-Age Group 1 racing provides great betting opportunities for all bettors. The George Ryder Stakes will see the best middle-distance horses in Australia battling it out for Group 1 glory. Outside of Winx, the last three winners have been at double figure odds, providing great value if you can pick the winner.
George Ryder Stakes Tips & Previews
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