Looking for this year’s Missile Stakes betting guide, tips and race form? The experts at Neds have put together everything you need to know before this year’s race.

Missile Stakes Winners Eduardo (Photo: Steve Hart) | Neds.com.au

Run over 1,200 metres, the Missile Stakes is a Group 2 race traditionally taking place at either Rosehill Gardens Racecourse or Royal Randwick (2024 location). Open to three-year-olds and above the event is run at set weights plus penalties and attracts a quality line-up of spring-bound sprinters. 

A number of turf stars have won the Missile Stakes over the years including Lonhro (2002), Pierata (2018), Alizee (2019), and Eduardo (2020) who went on to win the Group 1 The Galaxy and Group 1 Doomben 10,000 in 2021.

The Missile Stakes now serves as a potential lead-up and form race into the $20 million The Everest (1200m) at Randwick in October.

Missile Stakes 2024 – Quick Information

  • Race Day: Saturday, August 10th, 2024
  • Track Location: Rosehill Gardens
  • Track Surface: Turf
  • Track Direction: Right-handed
  • Race Distance: 1,200 metres
  • Weight Conditions: Set weights plus penalties
  • Qualification: Three year olds and over
  • Type: Thoroughbred
  • Grade: Group 2
  • Operator: Australian Turf Club
  • Prize Purse: $300,000
  • Inaugural Race: 1978
  • 2024 Missile Stakes Winner: Schwarz

Missile Stakes 2024 RESULTS

The official 2024 Missile Stakes results will be available below once the race takes place on Saturday, August 10, 2024.  

  1. #3 Schwarz
  2. #9 Arctic Glamour
  3. #10 Shezanalister

The 2024 Missile Stakes winner was the John O’Shea & Tom Charlton-trained Zoustar four-year-old, Schwarz, who started the $2.50 favourite in betting and held on to narrowly to salute first-up with James McDonald aboard on 56.5kg in a time of 1 minute 09.73 seconds.

Missile Stakes Betting 2024

New Ways to Bet at neds

There are many different ways to bet on the Missile Stakes, and we have included some of the most popular options below:

Bet Type How To Place This Type Of Bet In This Year’s Missile Stakes
Win Bet Place your bet on the horse you think will take first place in this year’s Missile Stakes.
Place Bet Place your bet on the horse you think will place in the top three finishers at this year’s Missile Stakes. Pays less than a win bet, but offers safer odds.
Each-Way Bet If your runner finishes 1st in the Missile Stakes, 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 Missile Stakes, in order to win the Quinella.
Exacta Bet You must select the runners that finish 1st and 2nd in the correct order, within the Missile Stakes to win the Exacta.
Trifecta Bet You must select runners to finish 1st, 2nd and 3rd in the correct order, within the Missile Stakes to win the Trifecta.
First Four You must select runners that finish 1st, 2nd ,3rd and 4th in the correct order, within the Missile Stakes 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 Missile Stakes, in order to be eligible to place a Quaddie.

How To Bet On The Missile Stakes in 2024

  1. Login at neds.com.au
  2. Make sure to check out form guide, once it’s released
  3. Decide what kind of bet you’re going to place (Win, Place, Each-Way, Trifecta + more betting options, please read our section on Missile Stakes Betting above).
  4. Select the horse(s) for the race.

Missile Stakes 2025 Odds

Early market betting odds on the 2025 Missile Stakes 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 Missile Stakes in 2024?

The best way to pick which horse will win the Missile Stakes in 2024 is to take into account any lead-up form, assess the Missile Stakes barriers, and look at the weights. 

Additional factors to consider when selecting the Missile Stakes winner include: 

  • Local Experience – Horses that race well at Randwick and Rosehill should have the advantage.
  • Autumn Lead Up – If there are any horses that did well in the Randwick Guineas who have entered the field, they are worth taking a closer look at.
  • First-Up – Most spring sprinters are resuming in the Missile Stakes so looking for the best first-up performers is key. I Am Me (2023) and Schwarz (2024) are the latest first-up Missile Stakes winners.

Missile Stakes Favourites 2024

Alizee ($1.30 in 2019), Eduardo ($2.30 in 2020), I Am Me ($2.40 in 2023), and Schwarz ($2.50 in 2024) are the latest favourites in Missile Stakes betting to salute for the punters.

Favourites for the 2024 Missile Stakes include Group 3 Hawkesbury Guineas winner Schwarz, the Team Hawkes-trained Semillion coming off a Group 3 Bletchingly Stakes second, and Group 2 placed Frosted mare Arctic Glamour racing first-up. 

Missile Stakes 2024 Field

The official Missile Stakes 2024 field of final acceptances and barrier draw are announced by Racing NSW on the Wednesday of race week and will be published in full below. 

Missile Stakes 2024 Tips

Favourite: #3 Schwarz ($2.30 at time of publish) – BET NOW

Best Bet: #2 Semillion ($6 at time of pubish) – BET NOW

Best Roughie: #5 Ka Bling ($10 at time of publish) – BET NOW

Our insider Missile Stakes 2024 tips and exotic selections will be listed here the week of the event and a full Missile Stakes Day betting preview available on the Neds Blog.

CLICK HERE FOR OUR COMPLETE 2024 MISSILE STAKES DAY PREVIEW & TIPS

Missile Stakes Race Day 2024

Missile Stakes Day 2024 takes place on Saturday, the 10th of August 2024 at Royal Randwick Racecourse

Missile Stakes Barrier Draw 2024

The 2024 Missile Stakes barrier draw will be released to the public a few days before the race and published in our above Missile Stakes Field section. 

Missile Stakes Nominations 2024

2024 Missile Stakes nominations close by 11:00 AM on Monday, the 5th of August, 2024. 

Missile Stakes Weights 2024

Set weights plus penalties conditions apply to this race. Final 2024 Missile Stakes weights will be announced by 4:00 PM on Tuesday, the 6th of August, 2024 and will be published in our above Missile Stakes Field section. 

2024 Missile Stakes Top-Weight:

  • #1 Loch Eagle (57.5kg)

Missile Stakes Acceptances 2024

2024 Missile Stakes final acceptances must be declared before 9:00 AM on Wednesday, the 7th of August, 2024 and will be published in our above Missile Stakes Field section. 

Missile Stakes Jockeys 2024

The final riders announcement is at 12:00 PM on Wednesday, the 7th of August, 2024 with the official 2024 Missile Stakes jockeys to be published in our above Missile Stakes Field section. 

Missile Stakes Scratchings 2024

2024 Missile Stakes scratchings close at 7:30 AM on Saturday, the 10th of August, 2024.

  • #11 Junqueira (10)

Missile Stakes Prize Money 2024

The 2024 Missile Stakes prize purse is worth $300,000 in total, distributed from places first through tenth.

Place Prize Money
1st $170,00
2nd $56,000
3rd $27,250
4th $13,250
5th $7,250
6th $3,750
7th $3,750
8th $3,750
9th $3,750
10th $3,750

Missile Stakes Race Number 2024

The 2024 Missile Stakes race number is scheduled as Randwick Race 8 at 3:35pm (AEST) on Saturday the 10th of August, 2024. There are ten races in total that day at Rosehill Racecourse.

Missile Stakes 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 Missile Stakes Form Guide following final acceptances. 

CLICK HERE FOR OUR FULL 2024 MISSILE STAKES FORM GUIDE

Missile Stakes Live 2024

You can watch or listen to the 2024 Missile Stakes live, across the following mediums.

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

Radio: Radio Sport National

Streaming: Racing NSW

Missile Stakes Winners

Winners of the Missile Stakes going back to 2000 are displayed in the table below. 

Year Winner Trainer/s Jockey Weight Time
2024 Schwarz John O’Shea & Tom Charlton James McDonald 56.5 kgs 1:09.73
2023 I Am Me Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Tim Clark 54 kgs 1:09.67
2022 Hard Empire Toby & Trent Edmonds Rachel King 56 kgs 1:10.70
2021 Phobetor Michael Costa Tommy Berry 56 kgs 1:08.54
2020 Eduardo Joe Pride Nash Rawiller 56 kgs 1:12.01
2019 Alizee James Cummings Hugh Bowman 56.5 kgs 1:11.25
2018 Pierata Gregory Hickman James McDonald 58.5 kgs 1:08.41
2017 Invincible Gem Kris Lees Corey Brown 56.5 kgs 1:11.82
2016 Tycoon Tara Peter & Paul Snowden Blake Shinn 56.5 kgs 1:15.64
2015 Burbero Bjorn Baker Rory Hutchings 58.5 kgs 1:09.13
2014 Sweet Idea Gai Waterhouse Tommy Berry 56.5 kgs 1:09.44
2013 Rain Affair Joseph Pride Nash Rawiller 58.5 kgs 1:10.83
2012 Pinwheel Peter Snowden Kerrin McEvoy 58.5 kgs 1:09.74
2011 Rain Affair Joseph Pride Corey Brown 58.5 kgs 1:10.71
2010 Love Conquers All Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes Jim Cassidy 58.5 kgs 1:12.48
2009 Teasing Tim Martin Chris Munce 56.5 kgs 1:04.42
2008 Captain Bax Kris Lees Tim Clark 58.5 kgs 1:05.44
2007 German Chocolate Paul Cave Zac Purton 58.5 kgs 1:04.61
2006 Imprisoned John O’Shea Michael Rodd 57.5 kgs 1:06.27
2005 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
2004 Dance Hero Gai Waterhouse Lenny Beasley 57 kgs 1:02.80
2003 Spark Of Life Allan Denham Chris Munce 57 kgs 1:02.82
2002 Lonhro John Hawkes Darren Beadman 57.5 kgs 1:03.53
2001 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
2000 Sportsbrat Gary Portelli Hugh Bowman 57.5 kgs 1:06.69
1999 Padstow John Size Lenny Beasley 57.5 kgs 1:03.76