{"id":80646,"date":"2021-09-25T14:50:45","date_gmt":"2021-09-25T04:50:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/betting-info\/?p=1302"},"modified":"2026-09-21T13:37:17","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T03:37:17","slug":"colin-stephen-quality","status":"publish","type":"betting-info","link":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/betting-info\/colin-stephen-quality\/","title":{"rendered":"Colin Stephen Quality 2026 Odds, Betting & Race Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Looking for this year’s Colin Stephen Quality betting odds, field & tips<\/strong>? The experts at Neds have put together everything you need to know before the race.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2026 Colin Stephen Quality Odds<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Colin Stephen Quality odds 2026 <\/a><\/strong>at Neds are already taking shape as punters assess the key stayers lining up for the 2400m Rosehill feature, with early Colin Stephen Quality betting 2026 markets<\/strong> highlighting proven long\u2011distance performers, fit spring improvers and horses using the race as a crucial stepping\u2011stone toward The Metropolitan. Prices tend to tighten quickly once form from the Kingston Town Stakes, Premier\u2019s Cup and other staying lead\u2011ups settles, and punters typically gravitate toward runners showing strong late strength at 2000m, reliable Rosehill form and the right fitness profile to peak at the trip. As the staying ranks begin to sort themselves out, the Colin Stephen Quality odds 2026 give a clear early read on which contenders are ready to run out a genuine 2400m and which may present value as the Sydney spring unfolds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The latest Colin Stephen Quality odds followed by the official race finishing order after the event will be available below.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

Colin Stephen Quality 2026 Odds<\/span><\/h2>
Colin Stephen Quality 2400m (All In)<\/span> <\/div>
Open<\/span> Race time: <\/span> <\/span> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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1. Piggyback<\/span>
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<\/span> T: <\/span> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/td>
2.80<\/span>WIN<\/span><\/div> <\/a> <\/div>
1.30<\/span>PLACE<\/span><\/div> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <\/td> <\/tr>
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2. So You Are<\/span>
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<\/span> T: <\/span> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/td>
2.80<\/span>WIN<\/span><\/div> <\/a> <\/div>
1.30<\/span>PLACE<\/span><\/div> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <\/td> <\/tr>
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3. Bella Montagna<\/span>
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5.00<\/span>WIN<\/span><\/div> <\/a> <\/div>
1.68<\/span>PLACE<\/span><\/div> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <\/td> <\/tr>
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4. Fernao<\/span>
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8.00<\/span>WIN<\/span><\/div> <\/a> <\/div>
2.15<\/span>PLACE<\/span><\/div> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <\/td> <\/tr>
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5. Amplify<\/span>
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11.00<\/span>WIN<\/span><\/div> <\/a> <\/div>
2.70<\/span>PLACE<\/span><\/div> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <\/td> <\/tr>
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6. Royal Supremacy<\/span>
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11.00<\/span>WIN<\/span><\/div> <\/a> <\/div>
2.70<\/span>PLACE<\/span><\/div> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <\/td> <\/tr>
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7. Leonchroi<\/span>
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15.00<\/span>WIN<\/span><\/div> <\/a> <\/div>
3.30<\/span>PLACE<\/span><\/div> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <\/td> <\/tr>
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8. Sam Hawkens<\/span>
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<\/span> T: <\/span> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/td>
15.00<\/span>WIN<\/span><\/div> <\/a> <\/div>
3.30<\/span>PLACE<\/span><\/div> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <\/td> <\/tr>
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9. Chief Little Rock<\/span>
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51.00<\/span>WIN<\/span><\/div> <\/a> <\/div>
9.25<\/span>PLACE<\/span><\/div> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <\/td> <\/tr> <\/tbody> <\/table> <\/div>
Odds are subject to fluctuation. For current odds on all of our live racing markets, please visit www.neds.com.au\/racing<\/span><\/a>. Data retrieved: 22\/09\/2026 09:51:27 AM (Australia\/Brisbane) <\/div>
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Colin Stephen Quality 2026 Tips<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Our insider 2026<\/strong> Colin Stephen Quality tips<\/strong> will be detailed here the week of the race and a full betting preview published on the Neds Blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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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<\/a> (2400m) at Royal Randwick. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

In 2021 the Colin Stephen Quality winner Entente went on to place second in The Metropolitan results next start.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gai Waterhouse trained her tenth Colin Stephen Quality winner in 2022 with Grove Ferry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Colin Stephen Quality 2026 – Quick Info<\/h2>\n\n\n\n