{"id":80863,"date":"2022-03-18T18:00:29","date_gmt":"2022-03-18T08:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/betting-info\/?p=2936"},"modified":"2026-03-23T14:42:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T04:42:21","slug":"the-galaxy-winners","status":"publish","type":"betting-info","link":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/betting-info\/the-galaxy-winners\/","title":{"rendered":"The Galaxy Winners"},"content":{"rendered":"

From the race’s inauguration in 1972, all the way up to 2026, we have all The Galaxy<\/a> winners listed from past editions of the Group 1 sprint race run and won at Rosehill Gardens on Golden Slipper Day each March.<\/p>\n

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2022 The Galaxy winner Shelby Sixtysix. Photo: Steve Hart.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

View a complete list of past The Galaxy winning sprinters, plus additional details on the champions from 2000 to the present including The Galaxy winning jockeys and trainers.<\/p>\n

Playbill was the inaugural The Galaxy winner in 1972.<\/p>\n

Notable past The Galaxy winners include Bletchingly (1975), Australian 2YO Triple Crown winner Luskin Star (1978), Schillaci (1992) who won a total of eight Group 1 races over his career, super Magic Millions earner Sweet Idea (2015), Nature Strip (2019) who was subsequently crowed the 2019\/20 Australian Champion Racehorse of the Year, and the filly Marhoona (2026) a year on from her 2025 Golden Slipper win.<\/p>\n

Grey Receiver (1981, 1982) is the sole dual The Galaxy winner to date.<\/p>\n

The last The Galaxy winning mares<\/strong> are I Am Excited (2020), Mariamia (2023), and Zapateo (2024).<\/p>\n

Russian Revolution (2017), Private Harry (2025) and Marhoona (2026) are the latest three-year-old The Galaxy winners<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Marhoona (2026) was the first The Galaxy winning filly since La Baraka (1998).<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sweet Idea holds the current The Galaxy record winning<\/strong> in 2015 in a time of 1 minute 2:69 seconds.<\/p>\n

The 2022 The Galaxy winner Shelby Sixtysix scored an upset getting in as the first emergency to continue his rise through the ranks from a Highway horse to Group 1 winner.<\/p>\n

The Galaxy 2023 winner<\/strong> was that autumn’s Expressway Stakes winning mare Mariamia<\/strong> ($10) ridden to an upset victory by apprentice jockey Tyler Schiller to hand trainer Joe Pride his third win in the event.<\/p>\n

The 2024 The Galaxy winner was the James Cummings-trained Brazen Beau mare Zapateo ($26)<\/strong> who scored a notable upset at a big price on the back of her lead-up Challenge Stakes second.<\/p>\n

The 2025 The Galaxy winner was unbeaten three-year-old colt Private Harry ($3.50F)\u00a0<\/strong>who saluted for the punters in style with a 0.79 length win over last year’s third placegetter Front Page to hand trainer Nathan Doyle and jockey Ashley Morgan their first Group 1 victories.<\/p>\n

The 2026 The Galaxy winner was three-year-old Snitzel filly Marhoona at $12 <\/strong>for trainer Michael Freedman with jockey Kerrin McEvoy aboard the previous year\u2019s Golden Slipper winner from barrier 6 on 52kg to win by 0.13 lengths in a photo-thriller on a Soft (6) track in a time of 1:04.39.<\/p>\n

The Galaxy Winners 2000 – the Present<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Year<\/th>\nHorse – Age\/Gender<\/th>\nJockey<\/th>\nWeight (kgs)<\/th>\nTrainer\/s<\/th>\nBarrier<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
MARHOONA (AUS) <\/b>3F<\/td>\nKERRIN MCEVOY<\/td>\n52.0<\/td>\nMICHAEL FREEDMAN<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PRIVATE HARRY (AUS) <\/strong>3C<\/td>\nASHLEY MORGAN<\/td>\n53.0<\/td>\nNATHAN DOYLE<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ZAPATEO (AUS) <\/b>5M<\/td>\nKERRIN MCEVOY<\/td>\n53.0<\/td>\nJAMES CUMMINGS<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MARIAMIA (AUS) <\/strong>6M<\/td>\nTYLER SCHILLER (A)<\/td>\n51.0<\/td>\nJOSEPH PRIDE<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SHELBY SIXTYSIX (AUS) <\/strong>5G<\/td>\nROBBIE DOLAN<\/td>\n52.5<\/td>\nDANNY WILLIAMS<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
EDUARDO (AUS)<\/strong> 7G<\/td>\nNASH RAWILLER<\/td>\n57.0<\/td>\nJOSEPH PRIDE<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
I AM EXCITED (AUS)<\/strong> 5M<\/td>\nTIM CLARK<\/td>\n52.0<\/td>\nDAVID PFIEFFER<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NATURE STRIP (AUS)<\/strong> 4G<\/td>\nJAMES MCDONALD<\/td>\n55.0<\/td>\nCHRIS WALLER<\/td>\n9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
IN HER TIME (AUS)<\/strong> 5M<\/td>\nZAC PURTON<\/td>\n55.0<\/td>\nBENJAMIN SMITH<\/td>\n10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
RUSSIAN REVOLUTION (AUS)<\/strong> 3C<\/td>\nKERRIN MCEVOY<\/td>\n51.0<\/td>\nPETER & PAUL SNOWDEN<\/td>\n14<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
GRIANTE (AUS)<\/strong> 5M<\/td>\nCRAIG WILLIAMS<\/td>\n51.0<\/td>\nDAVID BRIDEOAKE<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SWEET IDEA (AUS)<\/strong> 4M<\/td>\nBLAKE SHINN<\/td>\n55.5<\/td>\nMS GAI WATERHOUSE<\/td>\n11<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TIGER TEES (NZ)<\/strong> 6G<\/td>\nNASH RAWILLER<\/td>\n55.0<\/td>\nJOSEPH PRIDE<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
BEL SPRINTER (AUS)<\/strong> 5G<\/td>\nKERRIN MCEVOY<\/td>\n53.5<\/td>\nJASON WARREN<\/td>\n11<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TEMPLE OF BOOM (AUS)<\/strong> 5G<\/td>\nJAMES MCDONALD<\/td>\n57.0<\/td>\nTONY GOLLAN<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ATOMIC FORCE (AUS)<\/strong> 5G<\/td>\nTIM CLARK<\/td>\n51.5<\/td>\nDARREN SMITH<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SHELLSCRAPE (AUS)<\/strong> 3C<\/td>\nDWAYNE DUNN<\/td>\n53.5<\/td>\nCHRIS WALLER<\/td>\n13<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NICCONI (AUS)<\/strong> 3C<\/td>\nCRAIG WILLIAMS<\/td>\n51.0<\/td>\nD A HAYES<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TYPHOON ZED (AUS)<\/strong> 4G<\/td>\nTIM CLARK<\/td>\n52.5<\/td>\nT R MARTIN<\/td>\n11<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MAGNUS (AUS)<\/strong> 4H<\/td>\nDAMIEN OLIVER<\/td>\n54.5<\/td>\nPETER G MOODY<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PROPRIETOR (AUS)<\/strong> 6G<\/td>\nSTEPHEN BASTER<\/td>\n55.5<\/td>\nPAUL PERRY<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CHARGE FORWARD (AUS)<\/strong> 3C<\/td>\nDARREN BEADMAN<\/td>\n52.5<\/td>\nJOHN O’SHEA<\/td>\n11<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SPARK OF LIFE (AUS)<\/strong> 3G<\/td>\nCHIS MUNCE<\/td>\n53.5<\/td>\nALLAN DENHAM<\/td>\n9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SNOWLAND (AUS)<\/strong> 3C<\/td>\nCHRIS MUNCE<\/td>\n53.5<\/td>\nMS GAI WATERHOUSE<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MISTEGIC (AUS)<\/strong> 3G<\/td>\nGLEN BOSS<\/td>\n56.5<\/td>\nL W CURTIS<\/td>\n12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PADSTOW (AUS)<\/strong> 6G<\/td>\nDARREN BEADMAN<\/td>\n51.5<\/td>\nJOHN SIZE<\/td>\n15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
BLACK BEAN (AUS)<\/strong> 4G<\/td>\nBRETT PREBBLE<\/td>\n54.0<\/td>\nMATHEW ELLERTON<\/td>\n9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Complete List of Past The Galaxy Winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Year<\/th>\nWinner<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
2026<\/td>\nMarhoona<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2025<\/td>\nPrivate Harry<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2024<\/td>\nZapateo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2023<\/td>\nMariamia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2022<\/td>\nShelby Sixtysix<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2021<\/td>\nEduardo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2020<\/td>\nI Am Excited<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2019<\/td>\nNature Strip<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2018<\/td>\nIn Her Time<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017<\/td>\nRussian Revolution<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2016<\/td>\nGriante<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2015<\/td>\nSweet Idea<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2014<\/td>\nTiger Tees<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2013<\/td>\nBel Sprinter<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2012<\/td>\nTemple Of Boom<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2011<\/td>\nAtomic Force<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2010<\/td>\n*Shellscrape<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2009<\/td>\nNicconi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2008<\/td>\nTyphoon Zed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2007<\/td>\nMagnus<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2006<\/td>\nProprietor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2005<\/td>\nCharge Forward<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2004<\/td>\nSpark Of Life<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2003<\/td>\nSnowland<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2002<\/td>\nMistegic<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2001<\/td>\nPadstow<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2000<\/td>\nBlack Bean<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1999<\/td>\nMasked Party<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1998<\/td>\nLa Baraka<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1997<\/td>\nAccomplice<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1996<\/td>\nGold Ace<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1995<\/td>\nMagic Of Money<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1994<\/td>\nJetball<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1993<\/td>\nSublimate<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1992<\/td>\nSchillaci<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1991<\/td>\nMr Tiz<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1990<\/td>\nPotrero<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1989<\/td>\nTarglish<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1988<\/td>\nSnippets<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1987<\/td>\nPrincely Heart<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1986<\/td>\nRich Fields Lad<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1985<\/td>\nManuan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1984<\/td>\nMr Illusion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1983<\/td>\nBronze Spirit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1982<\/td>\nGrey Receiver<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1981<\/td>\nGrey Receiver<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1980<\/td>\nHit It Benny<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1979<\/td>\nMistress Anne<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1978<\/td>\nLuskin Star<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1977<\/td>\nSalaam<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1976<\/td>\nWayne’s Bid<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1975<\/td>\nBletchingly<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1974<\/td>\nStarglow<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1973<\/td>\nKista<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1972<\/td>\nPlaybill<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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