Winning the Group 1 Golden Slipper just became 8% more likely!
The world's richest race for 2YO's, the Group 1 Golden Slipper, has an esteemed honour roll of recent winners including Marhoona, Lady of Camelot, Shinzo, Fireburn, Estijaab and Capitalist. It is one of the most coveted races on the Australian racing calendar.
A total of 1925 juveniles have been nominated for the 2026 Golden Slipper, representing a decline of 8.1% from the 2094 nominations received last year. I Am Invincible is leading the way with 95 of his soon to be two-year-old crop among this year's entries, while there are 75 by his exciting Group 1-winning son Home Affairs.
“Aside from the Everest, the Golden Slipper is the next most coveted race that every new racehorse owner dreams of winning," said Straight Six Racing's Founder and Director Michael Ward
Entries for the $5 million race on 21 March 2026 closed earlier this week and the progeny of 150 sires are represented.
Leading the way in terms of nominators is Yulong with 115, while the Waterhouse and Bott stable has 107, Godolphin 95, Chris Waller 94 and Ciaron Maher 91.
The $3 million Home Affairs colt out of Shout The Bar, the sale-topper at the 2025 Inglis Easter Yearling Sale, is among the nominees, as is the most expensive colt from the Magic Millions sale, the Snitzel ex Humma Humma purchased for $2.8 million.
All in all, 35 of the 38 million-dollar yearlings sold in Australia in 2025 are in the Slipper nominations.
Missing from the nominations is Lila La La, the $3.2 million Home Affairs ex Sunlight filly who topped the Magic Millions January sale and is now residing in Japan.
Leading syndicator Straight Six Racing is excited to have two horses nominated for the Golden Slipper – a Home Affairs ex Royal Missile colt and a Pinatubo ex Glamorous Miss filly. The company’s director Michael Ward said “Aside from the Everest, the Golden Slipper is the next most coveted race that every new racehorse owner dreams of winning. March 2026 may still seem a while away, but all of the owners with a rising 2YO will be having pleasant dreams until then”.
Source: The Straight, Straight Six Racing