Apollo Stakes Winners
From 1977, all the way up to 2025, we have all of the Apollo Stakes winners listed from past editions of the Group 2 Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival event.

Three-time champion Winx (2016, 2017, 2019) is one of the most famous Apollo Stakes winners in history and is best known for her historic four-peat in Melbourne’s Cox Plate race.
Ha Ha (2002) was the last filly and the latest three-year-old to win the Apollo Stakes.
View additional details of the more recent Apollo Stakes winning horses from 2000 – 2023 including the age, gender, winning trainers and jockeys.
The 2023 Apollo Stakes winner was Godolphin’s $10.7 million earner and reigning Cox Plate champion Anamoe who saluted first-up as the $1.60 favourite.
Trainer Chris Waller took his number of Apollo Stakes winners to six in 2024 with class mare Fangirl ($2.10F) saluting for the punters with a powerhouse first-up performance atoning for her third in the race the year prior.
The 2025 Apollo Stakes winner is TBC and will be known when the Group 2 runs at Randwick Racecourse on Saturday the 15th of February 2025.
apollo STAKES WINNERS 2000 – the present
Year | Horse – Age/Gender | Jockey | Weight (kgs) | Trainer/s | Barrier |
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TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | |
FANGIRL (AUS) 5M | JAMES McDONALD | 57.0 | CHRIS WALLER | 7 | |
ANAMOE (AUS) 4H | JAMES McDONALD | 59.0 | JAMES CUMMINGS | 7 | |
THINK IT OVER (AUS) 6G | NASH RAWILLER | 59.0 | KERRY PARKER | 10 | |
COLETTE (AUS) 4M | RACHEL KING | 57.0 | JAMES CUMMINGS | 2 | |
ALIZEE (AUS) 5M | HUGH BOWMAN | 57.0 | JAMES CUMMINGS | 1 | |
WINX (AUS) 7M | HUGH BOWMAN | 57.0 | CHRIS WALLER | 3 | |
ENDLESS DRAMA (IRE) 6H | T ANGLAND | 59.0 | CHRIS WALLER | 3 | |
WINX (AUS) 5M | HUGH BOWMAN | 57.0 | CHRIS WALLER | 2 | |
WINX (AUS) 4M | HUGH BOWMAN | 57.0 | CHRIS WALLER | 1 | |
CONTRIBUTER (IRE) 5H | JAMES MCDONALD | 59.0 | JOHN O’SHEA | 6 | |
APPEARANCE (AUS) 5M | B SHINN | 57.0 | G H WALTER | 2 | |
ALMA’S FURY (AUS) 5G | B SHINN | 59.0 | PAUL MURRAY | 11 | |
RAIN AFFAIR (AUS) 4G | C W BROWN | 59.0 | JOSEPH PRIDE | 12 | |
MELITO (AUS) 4M | B AVDULLA | 57.0 | GERALD RYAN | 9 | |
DANLEIGH (AUS) 6G | HUGH BOWMAN | 59.0 | CHRIS WALLER | 13 | |
TUESDAY JOY (NZ) 5M | B SHINN | 57.0 | MS G WATERHOUSE | 4 | |
RACING TO WIN (AUS) 5G | HUGH BOWMAN | 59.0 | JOHN O’SHEA | 1 | |
DESERT WAR (AUS) 6G | HUGH BOWMAN | 59.0 | MS G WATERHOUSE | 8 | |
IKE’S DREAM (AUS) 5M | D BEADMAN | 55.5 | JOHN HAWKES | 1 | |
GRAND ARMEE (AUS) 6G | D BEASLEY | 58.0 | MS G WATERHOUSE | 5 | |
PRIVATE STEER (AUS) 4M | L V CASSIDY | 55.5 | JOHN O’SHEA | 8 | |
LONHRO (AUS) 4H | D BEADMAN | 58.0 | JOHN HAWKES | 7 | |
HA HA (AUS) 3F | J CASSIDY | 52.0 | MS G WATERHOUSE | 8 | |
SUNLINE (NZ) 5M | G CHILDS | 55.5 | TREVOR MCKEE | 5 | |
SUNLINE (NZ) 4M | G CHILDS | 55.5 | TREVOR MCKEE | 9 |
COMPLETE LIST OF PAST apollo STAKES WINNERS
Year | Winner |
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2025 | TBD |
2024 | Fangirl |
2023 | Anamoe |
2022 | Think It Over |
2021 | Colette |
2020 | Alizee |
2019 | Winx |
2018 | Endless Drama |
2017 | Winx |
2016 | Winx |
2015 | Contributer |
2014 | Appearance |
2013 | Alma’s Fury |
2012 | Rain Affair |
2011 | Melito |
2010 | Danleigh |
2009 | Tuesday Joy |
2008 | Racing To Win |
2007 | Desert War |
2006 | Ike’s Dream |
2005 | Grand Armee |
2004 | Private Steer |
2003 | Lonhro |
2002 | Ha Ha |
2001 | Sunline |
2000 | Sunline |
1999 | Kidman’s Cove |
1998 | Quick Flick |
1997 | Juggler |
1996 | Juggler |
1995 | Pharaoh |
1994 | Burst |
1993 | Naturalism |
1992 | Quick Score |
1991 | Triscay |
1990 | Key Dancer |
1989 | Beau Zam |
1988 | At Sea |
1987 | Diamond Shower |
1986 | Drawn |
1985 | Red Anchor |
1984 | Emancipation |
1983 | Dalmacia |
1982 | Calm Joe |
1981 | Red Nose |
1980 | Embasadora |
1979 | Scomeld |
1978 | Just Ideal |
1977 | Visit |