{"id":80904,"date":"2022-04-02T16:33:28","date_gmt":"2022-04-02T06:33:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/betting-info\/?p=1073"},"modified":"2026-04-07T11:11:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T01:11:28","slug":"tj-smith-stakes-winners","status":"publish","type":"betting-info","link":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/betting-info\/tj-smith-stakes-winners\/","title":{"rendered":"TJ Smith Stakes Winners"},"content":{"rendered":"

From the race’s inauguration in 1997, all the way up to 2026, we have a comprehensive list of TJ Smith Stakes<\/a> winners from past race meets. Included are finishing times, jockey and weights carried to victory by the winners of the TJ Smith Stakes<\/strong> during Sydney’s ‘The Championships’.<\/p>\n

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Nature Strip won his record equally third TJ Smith Stakes in 2022. Photo: Steve Hart.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Victorian Derby – Australian Derby double champion Mahogany was the inaugural TJ Smith Stakes winner in 1997 when the event first ran as the Endeavour Stakes.<\/p>\n

Melito (2010) was the last TJ Smith Stakes winning filly.<\/p>\n

Recently the Chris Waller-trained Nature Strip became one of the most famous TJ Smith Stakes winners in recent history going scoring three straight victories from 2020-22. The super sprinter also won the 2021 edition of Sydney’s The Everest race<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Chautauqua (2015-17) is the other three-time TJ Smith Stakes winner<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Peter Moody’s undefeated mare Black Caviar (2011, 2013) is the other multiple TJ Smith Stakes winner<\/strong> having won the sprint twice over her illustrious 25-from-25 career.<\/p>\n

Other notable TJ Smith Stakes winners include Apache Cat (2008), international star Takeover Target (2009) and Trapeze Artist (2018) who was the last three-year-old champion.<\/p>\n

The 2023 TJ Smith Stakes winner was the Peter Moody-trained Golden Eagle hero from the spring, I Wish I Win,<\/strong> who scored a last-to-first upset third-up on a Heavy track at $9 defeating the reigning The Everest champion Giga Kick. Three-time defending champion Nature Strip jumped favourite, but could only manage to run fourth in the TJ Smith Stakes 2023 results.<\/p>\n

The TJ Smith Stakes 2024 winner was the Peter Moody & Katherine Coleman-trained mare Chain Of Lightning ($21)<\/strong> who posted a thrilling upset to hand co-trainer Moody his fourth win in the classic. She beat home Bella Nipotina narrowly on the line, while Moody’s reining champ I Wish I Win ran a brave third off a luckless run out wide.<\/p>\n

The 2025 TJ Smith Stakes winner was four-year-old Smart Missile gelding Briasa ($6.50)<\/strong> for trainers Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes with jockey Tyler Schiller aboard on 58.5kg from barrier 3 to win by 0.14 lengths in a time of 1:08.57.<\/p>\n

The 2026 TJ Smith Stakes winner was five-year-old Zoustar mare Joliestar at $3.90 favouritism <\/strong>for trainer Chris Waller with jockey James McDonald aboard for her fifth Group 1 success on 56.5kg from barrier 5 winning by 0.6 lengths on a Soft (7) track in a time of 1:09.58.<\/p>\n

Complete List of Past TJ Smith Stakes 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
Year<\/th>\nWinner<\/th>\nJockey<\/th>\nWeight<\/th>\nTime<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
2026<\/td>\nJoliestar<\/td>\nJ. McDonald<\/td>\n56.5 kg<\/td>\n1:09.58<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2025<\/td>\nBriasa<\/td>\nT. Schiller<\/td>\n58.5 kg<\/td>\n1:08.57<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2024<\/td>\nChain Of Lightning<\/td>\nD. Lane<\/td>\n56.5 kg<\/td>\n1:10.40<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2023<\/td>\nI Wish I Win<\/td>\nL. Nolen<\/td>\n58.5 kg<\/td>\n1:11.79<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2022<\/td>\nNature Strip<\/td>\nJ. McDonald<\/td>\n58.5 kg<\/td>\n1:12.33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2021<\/td>\nNature Strip<\/td>\nJ. McDonald<\/td>\n58.5 kg<\/td>\n1:10.09<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2020<\/td>\nNature Strip<\/td>\nJ. McDonald<\/td>\n58.5 kg<\/td>\n1:11.18<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2019<\/td>\nSanta Ana Lane<\/td>\nM. Zahra<\/td>\n58.5 kg<\/td>\n1:10.65<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2018<\/td>\nTrapeze Artist<\/td>\nT. Angland<\/td>\n56.5 kg<\/td>\n1:08.29<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017<\/td>\nChautauqua<\/td>\nT. Berry<\/td>\n58.5 kg<\/td>\n1:12.44<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2016<\/td>\nChautauqua<\/td>\nT. Berry<\/td>\n58.5 kg<\/td>\n1:10.10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2015<\/td>\nChautauqua<\/td>\nT. Berry<\/td>\n58.5 kg<\/td>\n1:11.04<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2014<\/td>\nLankan Rupee<\/td>\nC. Newitt<\/td>\n58.5 kg<\/td>\n1:12.14<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2013<\/td>\nBlack Caviar<\/td>\nL. Nolen<\/td>\n56.5 kg<\/td>\n1:09.65<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2012<\/td>\nMaster Of Design<\/td>\nC. Williams<\/td>\n58.5 kg<\/td>\n1:08.83<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2011<\/td>\nBlack Caviar<\/td>\nL. Nolen<\/td>\n56.5 kg<\/td>\n1:08.71<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2010<\/td>\nMelito<\/td>\nB. Shinn<\/td>\n54.5 kg<\/td>\n1:09.21<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2009<\/td>\nTakeover Target<\/td>\nN. Rawiller<\/td>\n58.5 kg<\/td>\n1:09.09<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2008<\/td>\nApache Cat<\/td>\nC. Brown<\/td>\n58.5 kg<\/td>\n1:11.80<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2007<\/td>\nBentley Biscuit<\/td>\nN. Rawiller<\/td>\n58.5 kg<\/td>\n1:10.62<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2006<\/td>\nRed Oog<\/td>\nH. Bowman<\/td>\n57.5 kg<\/td>\n1:09.72<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2005<\/td>\nShamekha<\/td>\nD. Beadman<\/td>\n55 kg<\/td>\n1:12.15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2004<\/td>\nDilly Dally<\/td>\nK. McEvoy<\/td>\n53 kg<\/td>\n1:09.95<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2003<\/td>\nSpinning Hill<\/td>\nD. Beasley<\/td>\n55 kg<\/td>\n1:10.76<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2002<\/td>\nPhoenix Park<\/td>\nB. York<\/td>\n57.5 kg<\/td>\n1:10.39<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2001<\/td>\nCentury Kid<\/td>\nL. Beasley<\/td>\n55.5 kg<\/td>\n1:09.82<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2000<\/td>\nShy Hero<\/td>\nJ. Morris<\/td>\n56 kg<\/td>\n1:11.20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1999<\/td>\nAb Initio<\/td>\nL. Cassidy<\/td>\n57.5 kg<\/td>\n1:10.75<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1998<\/td>\nLa Baraka<\/td>\nK. Moses<\/td>\n54 kg<\/td>\n1:11.67<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1997<\/td>\nMahogony<\/td>\nG. Hall<\/td>\n57 kg<\/td>\n1:09.16<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":376,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"categories":[10163,2],"hub_post_cat":[],"class_list":["post-80904","betting-info","type-betting-info","status-publish","hentry","category-group-1-races","category-horse-racing"],"acf":{"md_tip_date":"","md_tip_date_end":"","md_market_url":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/betting-info\/80904","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/betting-info"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/betting-info"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/betting-info\/80904\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=80904"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=80904"},{"taxonomy":"hub_post_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hub_post_cat?post=80904"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}