Golden Slipper 2026 - Barrier Draw & Final Field

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Last updated: Tue 17 Mar 2026 01:59

Bets.com.au Staff 17 Mar 2026

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The barrier draw has been conducted for the Golden Slipper
The 2026 edition will be contested on Saturday, March 21 at Rosehill
Final field is detailed below

Chayan drawn barrier twelve in the 2026 Golden Slipper. (Getty)

Spelled following a strong victory in the Wyong Magic Millions 2YO Classic, Paradoxium (barrier 18) confirmed his Golden Slipper credentials with an all-the-way win in the Todman Stakes at Randwick on March 7.

Golden Slipper 2026 - Barriers & Final Field
Golden Slipper Winners

The Bjorn Baker-trained colt arrived there off a sharp trial win at Rosehill and still appears to have upside heading deeper into the autumn with only one start this year.

Chayan (barrier 12) also enhanced her standing among the leading contenders with victory in the Group 2 Reisling Stakes on the same Randwick program.

The filly had finished seventh-of-16 in the Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes prior to that success but showed strong improvement in Sydney, comfortably accounting for Agrarian Girl (barrier 20), a Listed winner on debut over Spicy Miss (barrier 5), the subsequent Sweet Embrace Stakes winner.

Warwoven (barrier 14) further strengthened his claims with a strong performance to win the Group 3 Pago Pago Stakes on March 14.

The colt had earlier been sensationally scratched by veterinarians from the Magic Millions 2YO Classic on the Gold Coast before returning with a solid fourth of 10 in the Group 2 Skyline Stakes on February 28 and progressing further in the Pago Pago.

In a season where no clear standout has emerged among the Sydney two-year-olds, Streisand (barrier 11) brings strong Victorian form into the race after winning her past two starts, including the Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes on February 21.

Blue Diamond runners Closer To Free (barrier 17) and Guest House (barrier 10) also enter the Golden Slipper picture after filling the placings behind Streisand in that Melbourne feature.

A Victorian youngster who has already proven competitive in Sydney is Stretan Ruler (barrier 13), who bolted in to win the Silver Slipper before finishing second behind Paradoxium in the Todman Stakes.

Pembrey (barrier 19) also pressed her claims with victory in the Group 3 Magic Night Stakes last Saturday.

The Queensland filly had earlier bolted in on debut at Eagle Farm before suffering an unlucky defeat in her Sydney debut on February 28.

Golden Slipper 2026 - Barriers & Final Field

No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight
1	Fireball	Chris Waller	James McDonald	7	56.5
2	Closer To Free	Danny O’Brien	Jamie Melham	17	56.5
3	Guest House	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)	Zac Lloyd	10	56.5
4	Warwoven	Bjorn Baker	Rachel King	14	56.5
5	Paradoxium	Bjorn Baker	Jason Collett	18	56.5
6	Stretan Ruler	Phillip Stokes	Chad Schofield	13	56.5
7	Zambales	Anthony & Sam Freedman	Nash Rawiller	6	56.5
8	Music Time	Gratz Vella	Pierre Boudvillain	8	56.5
9	Campione D’Italia	Chris Waller	Damian Lane	4	56.5
10	Hidrix	Chris Waller	Kerrin McEvoy	1	56.5
11	Incognito	Michael Freedman	Tommy Berry	16	56.5
12	Streisand	Clinton McDonald	Ben Melham	11	54.5
13	Spicy Miss	Ciaron Maher	Craig Newitt	5	54.5
14	Chayan	Annabel & Rob Archibald	Craig Williams	12	54.5
15	Shiki	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Regan Bayliss	9	54.5
16	Pembrey	Tony Gollan	TBA	19	54.5
17e	Agrarian Girl	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Tim Clark	20	54.5
18e	Medicinal	Ben, Will & JD Hayes	TBA	15	54.5
19e	Gin Twist	Ben, Will & JD Hayes	TBA	2	54.5
20e	Screen Icon	John Thompson	TBA	3	54.5

Golden Slipper Winners

The Golden Slipper stands as Australia’s premier race for two-year-olds and remains one of the most important juvenile contests in world racing.

Run over 1200m at Rosehill Gardens, the race carries $5 million in prize money and traditionally headlines one of the biggest days on the Australian racing calendar, with five Group 1 events contested on the same program.

Since its inception, the Golden Slipper has been won by many of the sport’s most talented juveniles, with a number of those champions going on to successful careers at stud or lengthy and distinguished racing campaigns.

Gai Waterhouse remains the most successful trainer in the race’s history with seven victories, including her first partnership success with Adrian Bott when Farnan won the 2020 edition.

Among jockeys, Shane Dye and Ron Quinton share the record with four Golden Slipper wins each.

Recent winners of the race include Shinzo in 2023, Lady Of Camelot in 2024 and Marhoona in 2025.