From the race’s inauguration in 1887, all the way up to 2024, we have every Railway Stakes winner listed from past race meets.

Inspirational Girl | Photo: Ultimate Racing Photos | Neds
2020 Railway Stakes winner Inspirational Girl (pictured in Melbourne). Photo: Ultimate Racing Photos.

View additional details on the Railway Stakes winners from 1983 to the present including winning times, ages and weights carried to victory by the Group 1 horses to win Perth’s Railway Stakes race at Ascot Racecourse.

The inaugural Railway Stakes was Nimrod in 1887.

The 1894 Railway Stakes winner Carbine famously won dual editions of the Caulfield Cup (1889, 1890) as well as the 1890 Melbourne Cup race.

More recently in 1989 Better Loosen Up won the Railway Stakes in Perth during his outstanding career that included the 1990 Japan Cup and Cox Plate.

Better Loosen up (1989) was also the first horse to complete the Railway Stakes – Kingston Town Classic double in Perth. Note the Kingston Town Classic was renamed the Northerly Stakes in 2022.

Northerly also won the Railway Stakes in 2000 before going on to win a host of Group 1 races in Australia including the Caulfield Cup (2002), Australian Cup (2001, 2003) and the Cox Plate (2001, 2002).

Railway Stakes / Kingston Town Classic double winners: Better Loosen Up (1989), Old Comrade (2001), Modem (2004), Sniper’s Bullet (2009).

Only two horses throughout history have won multiple editions of the Railway Stakes: Tudor Mak (1966, 1967) and Luckgray (2011, 2013).

The first Railway Stakes victory by the great grey Luckygray came via a successful protest against original first past the post He’s Remarkable in a controversial Railway Stakes result in 2011.

A number of times throughout history the Railway Stakes was run twice in the same year on December or January.

The 2022 Railway Stakes winner Trix Of The Trade ($5F) became the latest four-year-old and the latest favourite to salute for the punters handing his 84-year-old trainer Colin Webster a maiden Group 1 success.

The 2023 Railway Stakes winner was the Neville Parnham-trained Playing God four-year-old Bustler ($9) who came with a wide run to hit the lead with 100m to go and score a one-length upset.

The 2024 Railway Stakes winner was the Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald-trained Port Lockroy ($9) who came off a lead-up sixth in Sydney’s Golden Eagle.

railway STAKES WINNERS 1983 – the present

Year Winner Colour Sex Age Weight Time
2024 Poet Lockroy Brown Horse 4 53 kg 1:35.24
2023 Bustler Bay or Brown Gelding 4 53 kg 1:34.80
2022 Trix Of The Trade Bay Gelding 4 53 kg 1:35.82
2021 Western Empire Bay Gelding 4 53 kg 1:34.38
2020 Inspirational Girl Bay or Brown Mare 5 53 kg 1:33.79
2019 Regal Power Brown Gelding 4 53 kg 1:35.89
2018 Galaxy Star Brown Mare 6 53 kg 1:34.08
2017 Great Shot Bay Gelding 5 53.5 kg 1:35.81
2016 Scales Of Justice Bay Gelding 4 53 kg 1:36.13.
2015 Good Project Bay Horse 4 53 kg 1:34.52
2014 Elite Belle Brown Mare 6 53.5 kg 1:35.59.
2013 Luckygray Grey Gelding 6 58 kg 1:36.75.
2012 Mr. Moet Bay Gelding 5 53.5 kg 1:35.89.
2011 Luckygray Grey Gelding 4 53 kg 1:34.88.
2010 Gathering Bay Mare 4 52 kg 1:35.11.
2009 Sniper’s Bullet Bay Gelding 6 56.5 kg 1:34.25.
2008 Gilded Venom Bay Gelding 5 52 kg 1:34.50.
2007 El Presidente Bay Gelding 4 55.5 kg 1:34.72.
2006 Belle Bizarre Bay Mare 5 54 kg 1:34.44.
2005 Covertly Brown Mare 4 51 kg 1:34.86
2004 Modem Bay Gelding 6 55 kg 1:35.94.
2003 Hardrada Bay/Brown Gelding 4 54 kg 1:35.78.
2002 Old Fashion Brown Gelding 5 54.5 kg 1:35.67.
2001 Old Comrade Brown Gelding 4 53.5 kg 1:37.61.
2000 Northerly Bay Gelding 4 51 kg 1:35.88.
1999 Slavonic Brown Gelding 4 51 kg 1:34.81.
1998 Willoughby Bay Gelding 7 53.5 kg 1:34.50.
1996 Bold Extreme Chestnut Gelding 7 51 kg 1:34.80.
1995 Jacks Or Better Brown Gelding 4 53 kg 1:35.22
1994 Island Morn Brown Horse 4 51 kg 1:35.66.
1994 Zaparri Brown Gelding 7 53.5 kg 1:35.14.
1992 Welcome Knight Bay/Brown Gelding 6 53.5 kg 1:34.54
1991 M’lady’s Jewel Chestnut Gelding 6 52.5 kg 1:34.64
1990 Medicine Kid Bay/Brown Gelding 6 55 kg 1:35.41
1989 Better Loosen Up Bay Gelding 4 55.5 kg 1:34.42
1988 Marwong Bay Horse 4 52.5 kg 1:33.73
1987 Miss Muffet Bay Mare 4 48.5 kg 1:34.45
1985 Valley Of Carome Brown Horse 4 49 kg 1:36.78
1984 Eastern Temple Chestnut Mare 4 52.5 kg 1:35.96
1983 Sanatate Bay/Brown Horse 4 50.5 kg 1:37.19

COMPLETE LIST OF PAST railway STAKES WINNERS

Year Winner
2024 Port Lockroy
2023 Bustler
2022 Trix Of The Trade
2021 Western Empire
2020 Inspirational Girl
2019 Regal Power
2018 Galaxy Star
2017 Great Shot
2016 Scales Of Justice
2015 Good Project
2014 Elite Belle
2013 Luckygray
2012 Mr Moet
2011 Luckygray
2010 Gathering
2009 Sniper’s Bullet
2008 Gilded Venom
2007 El Presedente
2006 Belle Bizare
2005 Covertly
2004 Modem
2003 Hardrada
2002 Old Fashion
2001 Old Comrade
2000 Northerly
1999 Slavonic
1998 (Dec) Machine Gun Tom
1998 (Jan) Willoughby
1996 Bold Extreme
1995 Jacks Or Better
1994 (Dec) Zaparri
1994 (Jan) Island Morn
1992 Welcome Knight
1991 M’Lady’s Jewel
1990 Medicine Kid
1989 Better Loosen Up
1988 Marwong
1987 (Dec) Jungle Dawn
1987 (Jan) Miss Muffet
1985 Valley Of Carome
1984 Eastern Temple
1983 (Dec) Getting Closer
1983 (Jan) Sanatate
1981 Iko
1980 Golden Heights
1979 Asian Beau
1978 Sarsha’s Choice
1977 (Dec) Marjoleo
1977 (Jan) Alpine Wind
1975 Detonator
1974 Cambana Lad
1973 Starglow
1972 Millefleurs
1971 Royal Spring
1970 Kilrickle
1969 Gold Casket
1968 La Trice
1967 Tudor Mak
1966 Tudor Mak
1965 Blue Spring
1964 Sweet Saga
1963 Yenton
1962 Royal Thrust
1961 Big Bob
1960 Westmaster
1959 Aquanita
1958 On Guard
1957 Young Filipino
1956 El Boom
1955 Cunderdin
1954 Maniana
1953 Earl James
1952 Aptofine
1951 Beau Temps
1950 Chieftain Warrior
1949 Tania
1948 Gold Patois
1947 Sorcery
1946 Thorium
1945 Falsetto
1944 Bobby Breen
1943 Beaufine
1942 Flame Lady
1941 Hinda
1940 Pretoria
1939 Winbyie
1938 Tetreen
1937 Temple Coyn
1936 Gay Gipsy
1935 Desert Hero
1934 Aclis
1933 Earl Cunje
1932 Jolly Fair
1931 Comprador
1930 Coette
1929 Hint
1928 Columban
1927 Jolly Odd
1926 Cunningman
1925 Eupator
1924 Borgia
1923 Jolly Handsome
1922 Sweet Doris
1921 Fair Intervener
1920 (Dec) Bobaris
1920 (Jan) Andronicus
1919 Acclivity
1917 Quiara
1916 (Dec) Minever
1916 (Jan) Simple Maid
1914 (Dec) Lilyveil
1914 (Jan) Werenda
1912 Saturate
1911 Apple Charlotte
1910 (Dec) Artesian
1910 (Jan) Thigen Thu
1908 Lady Agnes
1907 (Dec) Betsy Burke
1907 (Jan) Man O’ War
1905 Scorher
1904 Possum
1903 (Dec) Display
1903 (Jan) Meteorite
1901 (Dec) Limber
1901 (Jan) Australian
1900 First Mate
1899 Yatheroo
1898 Onslow
1897 Primrose
1896 Dryden
1895 Florrie
1894 Carbine
1893 Lockeville
1892 Lord Byron
1891 Will O’ The Wisp
1890 Wandering Willie
1889 Hermit
1887 Nimrod

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