Expressway Stakes Winners

From the race’s inauguration in 1974, all the way up to 2026, we have every Expressway Stakes winner listed from past race meets.

2022 Expressway Stakes Winner Overpass
2022 Expressway Stakes winner Overpass. Photo: Steve Hart.

Included are finishing times, weights, jockeys and more details of the winning horses in the Group 2 summer showdown in Sydney.

I’m Scarlet was the inaugural Expressway Stakes winner in 1974.

The most recent mares to win the Expressway Stakes are Appearance (2014), Alizee (2019), Savatiano (2021), Magic Time (2025) and Joliestar (2026).

Some of the more notable Expressway Stakes winners include Zephyr Bay (1975), Australian 2YO Triple Crown winner Luskin Star (1978), three-time Cox Plate hero Kingston Town (1980), Saintly (1996), champion stayer Tie The Knot (2001), Lonhro (2003), and four-time Group 1 winner Trapeze Artist (2018).

The 2024 Expressway Stakes winner was the Peter & Paul Snowden-trained King Of Sparta ($4) who flashed home late off a gun ride by James McDonald to salute in Sydney on a Saturday for the first time off his two-length Gold Coast triumph the month before in the $1 million Magic Millions Sprint.

The 2025 Expressway Stakes winner was the Grahame Begg-trained mare Magic Time ($2.90) who was impressive first-up getting the late split under a patient Jordan Childs’ ride to salute narrowly ahead of the autumn majors.

The 2026 Expressway Stakes winner was five-year-old Zoustar mare Joliestar ($2.60F) for trainer Chris Waller with jockey James McDonald aboard on 57kg from barrier 5 to win by 1.19 lengths on a Good (4) track in a time of 1:09.06.

Complete List of Past Expressway Stakes Winners

Year Winner Jockey Weight (kg) Time
2026 Joliestar J. McDonald 57 1:09.06
2025 Magic Time J. Childs 57 1:10.07
2024 King Of Sparta J. McDonald 57.5 1:09.17
2023 Mariamia T. Clark 56.5 1:08.73
2022 Overpass T. Clark 55 1:08.96
2021 Savatiano H. Bowman 56.5 1:11.22
2020 Standout T. Berry 55.5 1:09.56
2019 Alizee B. Shinn 56.5 1:11.32
2018 Trapeze Artist T. Clark 55.5 1:10.41
2017 Music Magnate K. McEvoy 58.5 1:09.48
2016 Our Boy Malachi T. Berry 58.5 1:11.65
2015 Weary T. Berry 58.5 1:10.66
2014 Appearance B. Shinn 56.5 1:09.06
2013 Happy Galaxy J. Ford 55.5 1:09.82
2012 Rain Affair C. Brown 58.5 1:10.79
2011 Centennial Park C. Brown 58.5 1:10.25
2010 Rangirangdoo C. Brown 58.5 1:12.70
2009 Burdekin Blues S. Scriven 58.5 1:09.80
2008 Paratroopers D. Nikolic 58.5 1:09.60
2007 Mentality D. Beadman 55.5 1:10.00
2006 Court’s in Session D. Beasley 57.5 1:09.10
2005 Court’s in Session H. Bowman 57.5 1:09.51
2004 Sportsman C. Reith 57.5 1:08.37
2003 Lonhro D. Beadman 57.5 1:10.66
2002 Ateates J. Cassidy 55 1:11.23
2001 Tie The Knot P. Payne 57.5 1:09.98
2000 Mr. Innocent G. Colless 57.5 1:09.25
1999 Kidman’s Cove L. Beasley 57.5 1:10.06
1998 Hockney C. Brown 53 1:15.88
1997 Cangronde B. York 57 1:04.91
1996 Saintly L. Cassidy 53.5 1:09.89
1995 Moss Rocket R. Thompson 57 1:10.88
1994 Soho Square J. Cassidy 57 1:10.20
1993 Let’s Hurry J. Cassidy 55.5 1:09.70
1992 Joanne K. Moses 55.5 1:14.10
1991 Potrero M. Johnston 57 1:11.16
1991 Potrero M. Johnston 57 1:11.16
1990
Race Not Run
 N/A N/A 0:00.00
1989 Groucho N. Tiley 57 1:09.30
1988 At Sea D. Beadman 57 1:09.10
1987 Diamond Shower L. Dittman 52 1:11.60
1986 Avon Angel (NZ) M. Johnston 55.5 1:08.90
1985 Royal Troubador B. Compton 53.5 1:11.70
1984 Sir Dapper L. Dittman 53.5 1:10.80
1983 Sheraco J. Marshall 55.5 1:10.00
1982 Trench Digger T. Duckett 57 1:11.10
1981 Goreham T. Duckett 57 1:10.80
1980 Kingston Town M. Johnston 53.5 1:09.70
1979 Joy Love W. Harris 52 1:04.10
1978 Luskin Star J. Wade 53.5 1:04.00
1977 Red Ruffian M. Johnston 51.5 1:04.30
1976 Avelino R. Quinton 51 1:03.60
1975 Zephyr Bay G. Horselman 57 1:03.10
1974 I’m Scarlet K. Langby 57 1:05.30