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Colin Stephen Quality Handicap, Rosehill

Run over 2,400 metres, the Colin Stephen Quality Handicap is a Group 3 race taking place at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse on Golden Rose Stakes Day in late September each Sydney Spring Racing Carnival. With a $250,000 prize purse, the event also offers a ballot free ride into the following weekend’s Group 1 The Metropolitan (2400m) at Royal Randwick. 

Railings (2005) was the last horse to complete the Colin Stephen Quality – The Metropolitan double, also continuing on to claim the Caulfield Cup that year in Melbourne.

First run in 1870 as the Spring Stakes, the Colin Stephen Quality Handicap has held Group 3 status continually since 1987 and has run at Rosehill since 2011.

Plenty of star stayers have won the Colin Stephen Quality over history including: Carbine (1890), Wakeful (1902), Poseidon (1907), triple champion Poitrel (1918-20), Phar Lap (1930-31), Peter Pan (1935), Flight (1944), Hydrogen (1953), and Gunsynd (1972).

In the race’s early years a host of Melbourne Cup winners came off a Colin Stephen Quality lead-up run, but the double has not been achieved since Dalray (1952).

In 2021 the Colin Stephen Quality winner Entente went on to place second in The Metropolitan results next start.

Gai Waterhouse trained her tenth Colin Stephen Quality winner in 2022 with Grove Ferry.

Colin Stephen Quality 2024 – Quick Info

  • Race Day: Saturday September 28th, 2024
  • Track Location: Rosehill Racecourse
  • Track Surface: Turf
  • Track Direction: Right-handed
  • Race Distance: 2,400 metres
  • Weight Conditions: Quality handicap
  • Qualification: Three years and over
  • Type: Thoroughbred
  • Grade: Group 3
  • Operator: Rosehill Racecourse
  • Prize Purse: $250,000
  • Inaugural Race: 1870
  • 2024 Colin Stephen Quality Winner: First Light

colin stephen quality 2024 RESULTS

The official 2024 Colin Stephen Quality results will be available below once the race takes place on Saturday September 28, 2024.

  1. #4 First Light
  2. #1 Changingoftheguard
  3. #2 Strathtay

The 2024 Colin Stephen Quality winner was the Chris Waller-trained First Light ($4.80) who was third-up and fit to power home by three lengths and earn a likely quick turnaround into the Group 1 The Metropolitan field.

Colin Stephen Quality Betting 2024

New Ways to Bet at neds

There are many different ways to bet on the Colin Stephen Quality Handicap, and we have included some of the most popular options below:

Bet Type How To Place This Type Of Bet In This Year’s Colin Stephen Quality
Win Bet Place your bet on the horse you think will take first place in this year’s Colin Stephen Quality Handicap.
Place Bet Place your bet on the horse you think will place in the top three finishers at this year’s Colin Stephen Quality Handicap. Pays less than a win bet, but offers safer odds.
Each-Way Bet If your runner finishes 1st in the Colin Stephen Quality Handicap, you will collect both the Win and the Place dividend. If your horse finishes 2nd or 3rd you will collect the Place dividend.
Quinella Bet You must select the runners that finish 1st and 2nd in any order, within the Colin Stephen Quality Handicap, in order to win the Quinella.
Exacta Bet You must select the runners that finish 1st and 2nd in the correct order, within the Colin Stephen Quality Handicap to win the Exacta.
Trifecta Bet You must select runners to finish 1st, 2nd and 3rd in the correct order, within the Colin Stephen Quality Handicap to win the Trifecta.
First Four You must select runners that finish 1st, 2nd ,3rd and 4th in the correct order, within the Colin Stephen Quality Handicap to win the First 4.
Quadrella Bet (Quaddie) You must select the winners of four nominated races to win the Quaddie. This means you would have to select three other races apart from the Colin Stephen Quality Handicap, in order to be eligible to place a Quaddie.

How To Bet On The Colin Stephen Quality in 2024

  1. Join up at neds.com.au
  2. Make a deposit, using your credit card, PayPal or other safe electronic method
  3. Make sure to check out form guide, once it’s released
  4. Decide what kind of bet you’re going to place (Win, Place, Each-Way, Trifecta + more betting options, please read our section on Colin Stephen Quality Handicap Betting above).
  5. Select the horse(s) for the race.

Colin Stephen Quality 2025 Odds

Early market betting odds on the 2025 Colin Stephen Quality will be displayed below once available. Odds are subject to fluctuation. For current odds on all of our live markets, please visit neds.com.au.

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Which Horse Will Win The Colin Stephen Quality in 2024

The best way to pick which horse will win the Colin Stephen Quality in 2024 is to take into account their lead-up form in similar distance races, assess the barriers and consider the weight the horse will carry under the handicap conditions of the race. 

Additional factors to consider when picking the Colin Stephen Quality winner include: 

  • Sydney Stayers – Locally-trained horses from Sydney have a solid recent record in the Colin Stephen Quality results. 
  • Waterhouse Factor – Since 1999 trainer Gai Waterhouse has enjoyed six Colin Stephen Quality wins most recently with Entente (2021). She prepared her 10th overall Colin Stephen Quality winner in 2022 with Grove Ferry.

Colin Stephen Quality Favourites 2024

Favourites in Colin Stephen Quality 2024 betting include the Chris Waller-trained five-year-old son of Preferment Strathtay, his rails-drawn stablemate Matusalem chasing a third win on the trot, and Kris Lees’ Group 2 winning topweight Changingoftheguard

Julienas ($2.60 in 2013) and Entente ($4.60 in 2021) are the latest Colin Stephen Quality favourites to win.

Colin Stephen Quality Field 2024

The official Colin Stephen Quality 2024 field of final acceptances is announced on the Wednesday of race week and will be published below. 

Colin Stephen Quality 2024 Tips

Favourite: #2 Strathtay ($3.40 at time of publish) – BET NOW

Best Bet: #8 Think ‘N’ Fly ($11 at time of publish) – BET NOW

Best Roughie: See Above – BET NOW

Our insider 2024 Colin Stephen Quality tips will be detailed above the week of the race and a full betting preview published on the Neds Blog.

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Colin Stephen Quality Race Day 2024

The 2024 Colin Stephen Quality takes place on Saturday the 28th of September 2024 as part of the Golden Rose Stakes Day card. The Group 1 $1 million Golden Rose Stakes (1400m) for three-year-olds is the highlight at the meeting, which also includes the:

Colin Stephen Quality Barrier Draw 2024

The 2024 Colin Stephen Quality Handicap barrier draw will be released to the public a few days before the race and published in our above Colin Stephen Quality Field section. 

Colin Stephen Quality Nominations 2024

2024 Colin Stephen Quality nominations close at 11:00 AM on Monday the 23rd of September 2024.

Colin Stephen Quality Weights 2024

Quality handicap conditions apply to this race. The lowest handicap weight is 53 kilograms and the highest 61 kilograms. Final 2043 Colin Stephen Quality weights will be announced by 4:00 PM on Tuesday the 24th of September 2024 with weights on the final acceptors to be published in our above Colin Stephen Quality Field section. 

2024 Colin Stephen Quality Topweight:

  • #1 Changingoftheguard (58kg)

Colin Stephen Quality Acceptances 2024

2024 Colin Stephen Quality final acceptances must be declared before 9:00 AM on Wednesday the 25th of September 2024 and will be published in our above Colin Stephen Quality Field section. 

Colin Stephen Quality Jockeys 2024

The final riders announcement is at 12:00 PM on Wednesday the 25th of September 2024 with the official 2024 Colin Stephen Quality jockeys to be published in our above Colin Stephen Quality Field section. 

Colin Stephen Quality Scratchings 2024

2024 Colin Stephen Quality scratchings close at 7:30 AM on Saturday the 28th of September 2024.

Colin Stephen Quality Prize Money 2024

The 2024 Colin Stephen Quality Handicap prize purse is worth $250,000 in total, distributed from places first through to eighth.

Place Prize Money
1st $140,000
2nd $46,250
3rd $22,400
4th $11,000
5th $6,100
6th $4,000
7th $3,500
8th $3,500
9th $3,500
10th $3,500

Colin Stephen Quality Race Number 2024

The 2024 Colin Stephen Quality race number is scheduled as Rosehill Race 3 at 1:05pm (AEST) on Saturday the 28th of September 2024. There are ten races in total that day at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse.

Colin Stephen Quality Form Guide 2024

The final form guide will be available the week of the race. You can check below for a link to our full 2024 Colin Stephen Quality Form Guide following final acceptances. 

CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL 2024 COLIN STEPHEN QUALITY FORM GUIDE

Colin Stephen Quality live 2024

You can watch or listen to the 2024 Colin Stephen Quality Handicap live, across the following mediums.

Pay television: Sky Racing 1 (channel 526 on Foxtel)

Radio: Radio Sport National

Streaming: Racing NSW

Colin Stephen Quality Winners

Winners of the Colin Stephen Quality Handicap going back to the year 2000 are displayed in the table below. If you would like to see results going back to the race’s inauguration in 1870, please visit our winners page for this race.

Year Winner Trainer/s Jockey Weight Time
2024 First Light Chris Waller Tommy Berry 54 kgs 2:29.22
2023 Athabascan John O’Shea Tom Sherry 55 kgs 2:29.13
2022 Grove Ferry Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Tim Clark 55 kgs 2:29.34
2021 Entente Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Tim Clark 56.5 kgs 2:27.36
2020 Attorney Matthew Smith Jason Collett 54 kgs 2:29.90
2019 Stampede Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Adam Hyeronimus 59 kgs 2:29.87
2018 Miss Admiration Mick Price Jay Ford 53 kgs 2:29.55
2017 Auvray Richard Freedman Glyn Schofield 57 kgs 2:30.35
2016 Allergic John O’Shea James McDonald 58 kgs 2:30.88
2015 Amelie’s Star Peter Moody Joshua Parr 56.5 kgs 2:30.84
2014 Deane Martin Bruce Wallace Brenton Avdulla 55 kgs 2:29.51
2013 Julienas Gai Waterhouse Nash Rawiller 59 kgs 2:30.56
2012 Kelinni Chris Waller Glyn Schofield 55.5 kgs 2:30.48
2011 Lamasery David Vandyke Brenton Avdulla 57 kgs 2:29.93
2010 No Wine No Song Kevin Moses Jim Cassidy 58 kgs 2:30.45
2009 Mr Clangtastic Marc Conners Craig Agnew 57 kgs 2:29.85
2008 Get Up Jude Diane Poidevin Laine Blake Shinn 53 kgs 2:31.15
2007 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
2006 Exinite Kris Lees Larry Cassidy 52.5 kgs 2:28.80
2005 Railings John Hawkes Darren Beadman 55.5 kgs 2:32.55
2004 Don Raphael Kerry Parker Glen Boss 56.5 kgs 2:29.83
2003 Outlaws John Hawkes Darren Beadman 53.5 kgs 2:29.17
2002 Red Trinket Gai Waterhouse Chris Munce 54 kgs 2:30.52
2001 Dress Circle Gai Waterhouse Lenny Beasley 52 kgs 2:14.92
2000 Coco Cobanna Gai Waterhouse Chris Munce 55.5 kgs 2:31.41