Pago Pago Stakes Winners
From the race’s inauguration 1978, all the way up to 2024, we have a comprehensive list of Pago Pago Stakes winners from past race meets. Included are finishing times, as well as jockey and weights carried to victory by the winners of the Pago Pago Stakes lead-up race into the Golden Slipper.

Pago Pago Stakes winner from 2005 Stratum holds the current record winning in a time of 1 minute 09:23 seconds.
Four horses have completed the Pago Pago Stakes / Golden Slipper double with Shinzo (2023), Stratum (2005), Rory’s Jester (1985), and Inspired (1984) all going on to win the Group 1.
The 2022 Pago Pago Stakes winner Rise Of The Masses lead all-the-way to win for Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott.
The Pago Pago Stakes 2023 winner was the Chris Waller-trained Snitzel colt Shinzo ($4.40) who broke his maiden status third-up with an impressive late run before making history with his Golden Slipper win next start.
The 2024 Pago Pago Stakes winner was the progressive Tony & Calvin McEvoy-trained Dublin Down ($20) who got to the front by the first turn and never relinquished the lead for an impressive improvement on his lead-up 12th in the Blue Diamond Stakes.
complete list of past pago pago stakes winners
Year | Winner | Jockey | Weight | Time |
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2024 | Dublin Down | T. Clark | 55.5 kg | 1:10.55 |
2023 | Shinzo | J. McDonald | 55.5 kg | 1:10.56 |
2022 | Rise Of The Masses | T. Clark | 55.5 kg | 1:13.16 |
2021 | Shaquero | K. McEvoy | 55.5 kg | 1:09.97 |
2020 | Prague | T. Marquand | 55.5 kg | 1:13.01 |
2019 | Cosmic Force | J. B McDonald | 55.5 kg | 1:12.93 |
2018 | Written By | J. Childs | 55.5 kg | 1:10.22 |
2017 | Single Bullet | T. Angland | 55.5 kg | 1:12.46 |
2016 | Souchez | J. B McDonald | 55.5 kg | 1:10.43 |
2015 | Tarquin | W. Buick | 55.5 kg | 1:11.54 |
2014 | Time For War | D. Thornton | 55.5 kg | 1:12.76 |
2013 | Sidestep | K. McEvoy | 55.5 kg | 1:10.49 |
2012 | All Too Hard | D. Dunn | 55.5 kg | 1:11.28 |
2011 | Salade | C. Brown | 55.5 kg | 1:11.58 |
2010 | Brightexpectations | N. Rawiller | 55.5 kg | 1:10.89 |
2009 | Tickets | H. Bowman | 55.5 kg | 1:11.29 |
2008 | Sidereus | L. Cassidy | 55.5 kg | 1:11.87 |
2007 | Deferential | D. Beadman | 55.5 kg | 1:10.50 |
2006 | Tarleton | R. M Quinn | 55.5 kg | 1:10.58 |
2005 | Stratum | D. Beadman | 55.5 kg | 1:09.23 |
2004 | Genius And Evil | D. Oliver | 55.5 kg | 1:10.12 |
2003 | Danbird | G.J. Childs | 55.5 kg | 1:10.21 |
2002 | Planchet | D. Beadman | 55.5 kg | 1:09.89 |
2001 | Red Hannigan | D. Beasley | 55.5 kg | 1:09.86 |
2000 | De France | R.S. Dye | 55.5 kg | 1:11.51 |
1999 | Shogun Lodge | J. Marshall | 55.5 kg | 1:10.32 |
1998 | Paris Dream | G. Cooksley | 55.5 kg | 1:10.19 |
1997 | Encounter | R.S. Dye | 55.5 kg | 1:09.78 |
1996 | Babu’s Boy | D. Beadman | 55.5 kg | 1:09.46 |
1995 | Strategic | D. Beadman | 55.5 kg | 1:09.72 |
1994 | Lord Jim | W.F. Harris | 55.5 kg | 1:11.27 |
1993 | Jetball | L. Dittman | 55.5 kg | 1:09.96 |
1992 | Yachtie | J. Cassidy | 55.5 kg | 1:11.48 |
1991 | Big Dreams | J. Cassidy | 55.5 kg | 1:09.93 |
1990 | Pagan Jest | A. Townsend | 55.5 kg | 1:15.01 |
1989 | Straussbrook | N. Campton | 55.5 kg | 1:12.70 |
1988 | Zeditave | J. Cassidy | 55.5 kg | 1:11.80 |
1987 | Christmas Tree | L. Dittman | 55.5 kg | 1:10.60 |
1986 | Imperial Baron | J. Cassidy | 55.5 kg | 1:09.70 |
1985 | Rory’s Jester | D. Gauci | 55.5 kg | 1:10.00 |
1984 | Inspired | D. Beadman | 55 kg | 1:09.90 |
1983 | Te Puninga | B. Compton | 55 kg | 1:10.80 |
1982 | Grosvenor | P. Cook | 57.5 kg | 1:13.80 |
1981 | Lead Role | P. Hyland | 52 kg | 1:14.10 |
1980 | John’s Hero | R. Quinton | 53.5 kg | 1:10.30 |
1979 | Dawn Command | B. Thomson | 56 kg | 1:10.30 |
1978 | Cheval De Volee | C. Buckley | 53 kg | 1:12.20 |