Golden Slipper Winners: Every Winner Since 1957 and Records

Who has trained and ridden the most Golden Slipper winners? Here is every Golden Slipper winner since Todman in 1957, from Vain and Manikato to Pierro and 2026 champion Guest House, plus the trainer, jockey and sire records from the world’s richest race for two-year-olds.

Guest House is the newest name on the Golden Slipper honour roll. The colt won a wet Golden Slipper at Rosehill on Saturday 21 March 2026, finding a gap under Zac Lloyd and racing clear to beat Streisand by a length and a half, with Music Time third. It was the 70th Golden Slipper, and a breakthrough for Mick Price, who trains with Michael Kent Jnr. “He’s had so many close calls in this race,” Kent Jnr said of his training partner.

Guest House came from the first crop of Coolmore stallion Home Affairs, and he kept winning as a three-year-old. He broke the Rosehill track record in the Group 3 San Domenico Stakes (1100m) on 29 August, becoming the first Slipper winner to take that race since Tierce in 1991. He then started favourite in the Golden Rose (1400m) but finished sixth behind Warwoven, who had run sixth in the Slipper.

His spring ended there. Price confirmed in early October that Guest House had suffered a near-hind hamstring injury in trackwork and would be spelled for about three months, with the autumn the new target. “He’s basically done a hammy. But we’ll get him back,” Price said.

The next chapter is already being written. The 2027 Golden Slipper, the 71st running, is set for Saturday 20 March 2027 at Rosehill Gardens, and Racing NSW reported 1,914 nominations for the $5 million race, made up of 946 colts and 968 fillies. Home Affairs, the sire of Guest House, had the most nominated runners with 88.

The Golden Slipper is an Australian Turf Club Group 1 race over 1200 metres for two-year-olds, run at set weights, with colts and geldings carrying 56.5kg and fillies 54.5kg. The field is capped at 16. It was first run in 1957, became a Group 1 race in 1979 and is now the centrepiece of the Sydney autumn carnival. From 2009 to 2014 it was held on the first Saturday in April before moving back to March.

Every winner is listed further down, from the 2020s back to 1957. Times and jockeys come from the ATC honour roll, with trainers shown from 2000 using Racing Australia’s race history.

Most Golden Slipper wins by a trainer

8: Gai Waterhouse (2001, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2013 and 2015, then 2020 and 2024 with Adrian Bott)
6: Tommy Smith (1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1986 and 1988)
6: The Freedman family: Lee Freedman (1993, 1994, 1995 and 1996), Richard and Michael Freedman (2021) and Michael Freedman (2025)
4: Bart Cummings (1966, 1973, 1976 and 1979)
4: Clarry Conners (1991, 1992, 1998 and 2000)

Waterhouse moved clear as the race’s most successful trainer when Lady Of Camelot won in 2024, taking her tally to eight, two more than her father Tommy Smith. Lee Freedman’s run of four straight wins from 1993 to 1996, with Bint Marscay, Danzero, Flying Spur and Merlene, has never been matched.

Most Golden Slipper wins by a jockey

4: Shane Dye (1989, 1990, 1991 and 1992)
4: Ron Quinton (1982, 1983, 1985 and 1987)
3: Tommy Berry (2013, 2015 and 2021)
3: Mick Dittman (1981, 1986 and 1993)
3: Kevin Langby (1972, 1974 and 1975)
3: Athol Mulley (1958, 1960 and 1964)

Dye’s four wins came in a row, on Courtza, Canny Lad, Tierce and Burst. Berry is the leading active jockey on the list, while Damian Lane, Blake Shinn and Brenton Avdulla have two wins each since 2016.

The sires behind the Golden Slipper

The ATC says no other race in Australia has the same potential to shape the racing and breeding industries, and the honour roll backs that up. The first five winners, Todman, Skyline, Fine And Dandy, Sky High and Magic Night, were all by Star Kingdom, and Danehill later sired five winners: Danzero (1994), Flying Spur (1995), Merlene (1996), Catbird (1999) and Ha Ha (2001).

Plenty of Slipper winners have gone on to sire one:

Todman (1957): sire of Eskimo Prince (1964) and Sweet Embrace (1967)
Vain (1969): sire of Sir Dapper (1983) and Inspired (1984)
Baguette (1970): sire of Dark Eclipse (1980)
Marscay (1982): sire of Bint Marscay (1993)
Flying Spur (1995): sire of Forensics (2007)

Guest House continues the pattern on his dam’s side, as his mother Flamboyant Lass is by the 2005 winner Stratum.

Golden Slipper records and facts

First winner: Todman (1957), who won by eight lengths
Most recent winner: Guest House (2026)
Fillies since 2000: 15 wins from 27 runnings, most recently Marhoona in 2025
Fastest winning time on the ATC honour roll: 1:08.60, Dance Hero (2004)
Two-year-old Triple Crown winners (Golden Slipper, Sires’ Produce and Champagne Stakes) include Baguette (1970), Luskin Star (1977) and Pierro (2012), who went through his two-year-old season unbeaten
Shock maiden winner: Sweet Embrace won as a maiden at 40/1 in 1967
Postponed: the 1963 meeting was abandoned because of a wet track, and Pago Pago won when the race was run on 27 March
Most wins by a trainer: 8, Gai Waterhouse
Most wins by a jockey: 4, Shane Dye and Ron Quinton
Apprentice winners on the ATC honour roll: W. Harris on Century Miss (1979) and Darren Beadman on Inspired (1984)

Golden Slipper winners: 2020s

2026: Guest House (trainer Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr, jockey Zac Lloyd), 1:10.53
2025: Marhoona (trainer Michael Freedman, jockey Damian Lane), 1:10.00
2024: Lady Of Camelot (trainer Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott, jockey Blake Shinn), 1:09.76
2023: Shinzo (trainer Chris Waller, jockey Ryan Moore), 1:09.65
2022: Fireburn (trainer Gary Portelli, jockey Brenton Avdulla), 1:12.79
2021: Stay Inside (trainer Richard & Michael Freedman, jockey Tommy Berry), 1:10.76
2020: Farnan (trainer Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott, jockey Hugh Bowman), 1:10.19

Golden Slipper winners: 2010s

2019: Kiamichi (trainer James Cummings, jockey Damian Lane), 1:12.82
2018: Estijaab (trainer Michael, John & Wayne Hawkes, jockey Brenton Avdulla), 1:12.01
2017: She Will Reign (trainer Gary Portelli, jockey Ben Melham), 1:15.04
2016: Capitalist (trainer Paul Snowden, jockey Blake Shinn), 1:10.59
2015: Vancouver (trainer Gai Waterhouse, jockey Tommy Berry), 1:09.74
2014: Mossfun (trainer Michael, John & Wayne Hawkes, jockey James McDonald), 1:12.17
2013: Overreach (trainer Gai Waterhouse, jockey Tommy Berry), 1:11.00
2012: Pierro (trainer Gai Waterhouse, jockey Nash Rawiller), 1:09.74
2011: Sepoy (trainer Peter Snowden, jockey Kerrin McEvoy), 1:10.05
2010: Crystal Lily (trainer Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra, jockey Brett Prebble), 1:10.78

Golden Slipper winners: 2000s

2009: Phelan Ready (trainer Bruce & Jason McLachlan, jockey Brad Rawiller), 1:11.78
2008: Sebring (trainer Gai Waterhouse, jockey Glen Boss), 1:12.88
2007: Forensics (trainer John Hawkes, jockey Damien Oliver), 1:09.33
2006: Miss Finland (trainer David Hayes, jockey Craig Williams), 1:09.52
2005: Stratum (trainer Paul Perry, jockey Lenny Beasley), 1:09.67
2004: Dance Hero (trainer Gai Waterhouse, jockey Chris Munce), 1:08.60
2003: Polar Success (trainer Graeme Rogerson, jockey Danny Beasley), 1:09.07
2002: Calaway Gal (trainer Bruce Brown, jockey Scott Seamer), 1:08.81
2001: Ha Ha (trainer Gai Waterhouse, jockey Jim Cassidy), 1:08.94
2000: Belle Du Jour (trainer Clarry Conners, jockey Lenny Beasley), 1:09.51

Golden Slipper winners: 1990s

1999: Catbird (jockey M. de Montfort), 1:09.99
1998: Prowl (jockey Chris Munce), 1:09.54
1997: Guineas (jockey Darren Beadman), 1:08.99
1996: Merlene (jockey Greg Hall), 1:09.31
1995: Flying Spur (jockey Glen Boss), 1:10.21
1994: Danzero (jockey Greg Hall), 1:09.81
1993: Bint Marscay (jockey Mick Dittman), 1:08.88
1992: Burst (jockey Shane Dye), 1:10.20
1991: Tierce (jockey Shane Dye), 1:09.30
1990: Canny Lad (jockey Shane Dye), 1:15.41

Golden Slipper winners: 1980s

1989: Courtza (jockey Shane Dye), 1:12.80
1988: Star Watch (jockey L. Olsen), 1:13.00
1987: Marauding (jockey Ron Quinton), 1:10.60
1986: Bounding Away (jockey Mick Dittman), 1:09.90
1985: Rory’s Jester (jockey Ron Quinton), 1:10.30
1984: Inspired (jockey Darren Beadman (apprentice)), 1:11.60
1983: Sir Dapper (jockey Ron Quinton), 1:09.90
1982: Marscay (jockey Ron Quinton), 1:10.60
1981: Full On Aces (jockey Mick Dittman), 1:13.10
1980: Dark Eclipse (jockey Kevin Moses), 1:10.40

Golden Slipper winners: 1970s

1979: Century Miss (jockey W. Harris (apprentice)), 1:10.70
1978: Manikato (jockey G. Willetts), 1:10.70
1977: Luskin Star (jockey J. Wade), 1:10.00
1976: Vivarchi (jockey J. Duggan), 1:11.70
1975: Toy Show (jockey Kevin Langby), 1:12.00
1974: Hartshill (jockey Kevin Langby), 1:13.00
1973: Tontonan (jockey R. Higgins), 1:11.70
1972: John’s Hope (jockey Kevin Langby), 1:11.10
1971: Fairy Walk (jockey G. Moore), 1:12.60
1970: Baguette (jockey G. Moore), 1:12.70

Golden Slipper winners: 1960s

1969: Vain (jockey Pat Hyland), 1:12.10
1968: Royal Parma (jockey N. Campton), 1:11.90
1967: Sweet Embrace (jockey C. Clare), 1:13.20
1966: Storm Queen (jockey R. Higgins), 1:12.90
1965: Reisling (jockey L. Billett), 1:11.10
1964: Eskimo Prince (jockey Athol Mulley), 1:11.90
1963: Pago Pago (jockey W. Pyers), 1:15.50
1962: Birthday Card (jockey R. Greenwood), 1:11.40
1961: Magic Night (jockey M. Schumacher), 1:11.90
1960: Sky High (jockey Athol Mulley), 1:11.90

Golden Slipper winners: 1957 to 1959

1959: Fine And Dandy (jockey J. Thompson), 1:12.80
1958: Skyline (jockey Athol Mulley), 1:12.70
1957: Todman (jockey N. Sellwood), 1:11.40

Who will win the 2027 Golden Slipper?

The two-year-old season is under way, and the 2027 Slipper picture will take shape through the summer and the autumn lead-ups before the big day at Rosehill on Saturday 20 March 2027. For form on every runner at Rosehill and the rest of the country’s meetings, open TSB’s free Racing Form Guide, and catch up on the spring’s other big races with our Cox Plate winners list.

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