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Golden Rose 2026 Betting Odds - Guest House Heads Rosehill Market

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Last updated: Mon. 21 Sep. 2026 09:10

The 2026 Golden Rose at Rosehill on September 26 promises a competitive field of talented three-year-olds vying for the prestigious Group 1 title over 1400m. Guest House is the early favorite after a record-breaking win and tactical prep, followed by St Gotthard and Warwoven based on their recent performances. The race's reputation as a key stallion-making contest continues, with previous winners enjoying stud success. The betting market is focused on proven performers from recent lead-up races, making this edition one of the most anticipated in recent history.

Bets.com.au Staff 21 Sep. 2026
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  • Guest House is the early favorite at $2.80 after a track record win
  • St Gotthard and Warwoven lead the main challengers from key form races
  • Golden Rose remains a crucial stallion-making Group 1 for top 3YOs
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Guest House leads the 2026 Golden Rose market. (Getty)

The 2026 Golden Rose takes centre stage at Rosehill on Saturday, September 26, with a strong group of three-year-olds set to contest the Group 1 feature over 1400m.

Guest House heads betting at $2.80 with BetRight after bypassing the Run To The Rose and heading straight into the Golden Rose from his first-up San Domenico Stakes win.

The Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr-trained colt broke the Rosehill 1100m track record in that return and was subsequently given four weeks between runs, with the stable confident the step to 1400m will suit.

St Gotthard is next at $4.40 after finishing runner-up to Warwoven when resuming in the Group 2 Run To The Rose on September 12.

The Chris Waller-trained colt had won both starts during his first preparation and lost little in defeat first-up, with that run providing an important fitness base heading into his first attempt at 1400m.

Warwoven sits at $6 after taking out the Run To The Rose, improving from his fifth behind Guest House in the San Domenico Stakes to land the Group 2 lead-up at his second run of the preparation.

The Bjorn Baker-trained colt has always been expected to appreciate further than 1200m, with Baker identifying the Golden Rose as his main target before potentially stretching him to the Caulfield Guineas over 1600m.

Tron Bolt is next at $7 and brings a different form line into the race after ending his juvenile campaign with victory in the Group 1 J.J. Atkins Stakes over 1600m at Eagle Farm.

The Chris Waller-trained colt showed good versatility throughout that campaign and already has proven Group 1 form beyond the Golden Rose distance, with his ability to settle and sprint a key feature of his J.J. Atkins win.

Central Europe and Under Focus share the next line at $11 after finishing fourth and third respectively in the Run To The Rose.

Central Europe continues to build through a preparation that began with a third in the Rosebud, while Under Focus improved from his first-up run and produced another solid closing effort behind Warwoven, giving both colts a chance to progress again at 1400m.

With Guest House bringing the strongest individual performance of the spring so far and the Run To The Rose form providing much of the opposition, the Golden Rose market has begun to take clearer shape heading into Saturday.

Golden Rose 2026 Betting Odds


HorseWin
Guest House$2.80
St Gotthard$4.40
Warwoven$6.00
Tron Bolt$7.00
Central Europe$11.00
Under Focus$11.00
Campione D'Italia$26.00
Blind Raise$26.00
Revengeance$26.00
Stormy Marco$26.00
Cormier$26.00
Castillo King$34.00
Chilly Girl$51.00
Cherry Bomshell$51.00
Satono Glow$51.00
American Eagle$51.00
Big Wigs$51.00
Berzelius$51.00
Im Ya Huckleberry$51.00
Wolf Gap$51.00
Genesis Runner$51.00
Tenenbaum$51.00
Plagiarism$51.00
Chayan$51.00
Paradoxium$51.00
Fireball$51.00
Others$101.00+
Odds provided by BetRight & correct on 21/09/2026.

Golden Rose History


First run in 1978, this feature was originally known as the Peter Pan Stakes after the dual Melbourne Cup winner before being renamed the Golden Rose when its grading was dropped from Group 2 level to an unlisted race, despite prize money increasing to $1 million.

The race quickly established itself as one of the premier contests for three-year-olds in Australia, attracting many of the nation's most promising young horses each spring.

The 1400m contest was elevated to Group 1 status in 2009, and since then it has become a genuine stallion-making race. Success in the Golden Rose has often proven a springboard to a lucrative career at stud.

That is evident with recent winners such as Zoustar, Exosphere, Trapeze Artist, The Autumn Sun and Ole Kirk, all of whom have become highly sought-after stallions following their achievements on the track.

Militarize (2023), Broadsiding (2024) and Beiwacht (2025) are the last three winners of The Golden Rose.

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