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Golden Eagle 2024: Date, start time, barrier draw, field, betting odds, prize money, tickets for horse race at Rosehill | Sporting News Australia

Golden Eagle 2024: Date, start time, barrier draw, field, betting odds, prize money, tickets for horse race at Rosehill | Sporting News Australia

Australia’s premier horse racing season continues to grow momentum with the running of the Golden Eagle.

The $10 million-dollar race – the third richest on the Australian calendar – is annually held at Rosehill Racecourse since its inception in 2019.

The Sporting News has all the details.

When is the Golden Eagle 2024? Date, start time

The Golden Eagle is scheduled for Saturday, November 2 at Rosehill Racecourse in Sydney.

The details of the main race and its time are TBA.

Where is the Golden Eagle held?

The Golden Eagle will again be run at Rosehill Racecourse, which is located next to Parramatta in Sydney’s west.

Golden Eagle 2024 confirmed field, barrier draw and betting odds

Odds courtesy of Sportsbet, correct as of October 29, 2024. 

Runner (Barrier) Jockey Trainer Odds
1. Southport Tycoon Craig Williams Ciaron Maher TBA
2. Veight Harry Coffey Tony and Calvin McEvoy TBA
3. Tom Kitten Ben Melham James Cummings TBA
4. Ostraka Chad Schofield Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald TBA
5. Griff Dylan Gibbons Ciaron Maher TBA
6. Encap Jason Collett Gary Portelli TBA
7. Xidaki Tom Sherry Peter Snowden TBA
8. Chrysaor Regan Bayliss Chris Waller TBA
9. Kintyre Reece Jones Gary Portelli TBA
10. War Machine Jay Ford Michael Moroney & Glen Thompson TBA
11. Port Lockroy Adam Hyeronimus Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald TBA
12. Lazzat Antonio Orani Jerome Reynier TBA
13. Craig Nash Rawiller Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young TBA
14. Lake Forest Cieren Fallon William Haggas TBA
15. Stefi Magnetica Zac Lloyd Bjorn Baker TBA
16. Joliestar Kerrin McEvoy Chris Waller TBA
17. Makarena Tyler Schiller Michael, John & Wayne Hawkes TBA
18. Skybird Beau Mertens Mitchell Freedman TBA
19. Ascoli Piceno Joao Moreira Yoichi Kuroiwa TBA
20. Corazon Beat Tommy Berry Shizuya Kato TBA

Golden Eagle 2024 tickets

Click here to purchase tickets to this year’s Golden Eagle.

How to watch the Golden Eagle 2024: TV channel, live stream

Channel 7 will show the race on free-to-air TV, with live coverage from Rosehill set to begin from midday. 

Fans can stream the Channel 7 broadcast via the network’s free-to-use platform 7plus.

Sky Racing will also broadcast the big race, as they have in previous years.

Golden Eagle 2024 prize money

The total prize money for the Golden Eagle stands at $10 million for 2024.

The winner will take home $5.25 million, while connections from the bottom two finishers will receive $10,000.

Place Prize money (AUD)
1st $5.25 million
2nd $2  million
3rd $1 million
4th $500,000
5th $250,000
6th $175,000
7th $120,000
8th $120,000
9th $100,000
10th $75,000
11-12 $30,000
13-16 $20,000
17-18 $10,000

What conditions is the Golden Eagle run under?

The Golden Eagle is not a Group 1 thoroughbred race and is for horses aged four years old.

It is run under set weights over a 1500 metre distance.

Golden Eagle: Past 5 winners

2023 Obamburumai
2022 I Wish I Win
2021 I’m Thunderstruck
2020 Colette
2019 Kolding