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Surround Stakes Race Guide

Everything that does not change about the Surround Stakes: how the race works, how to bet it, its history and its past winners. For this year’s field, tips and best bets, see the Surround Stakes race page.

Surround Stakes

Surround Stakes Tips

At level weights, all fillies get their chance in the Surround Stakes, and trying to find the winner really comes down to recent form.

Our experts assess all the Surround Stakes runners, their form, barrier draws, speedmap and more to help come up with our betting pointers and tips to help you back the winner.

Our form analysts provide Surround Stakes tips after the final field and barrier draw is declared.

Surround Stakes Odds

Leading bookmakers Ladbrokes, Neds, bet365 & Palmerbet have the latest Surround Stakes betting odds available. There will be plenty of movements in the Surround Stakes betting markets in the days leading up to the race. See the latest market below or click on the links to take you direct to the bookmakers.

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Surround Stakes History

The Surround Stakes (1400m) takes place at Royal Randwick Racecourse annually in late February or early March during the Sydney Autumn Carnival and is run at set weights conditions for three-year-old fillies.

Named after 1976–1977 Australian Champion Racehorse of the Year, Surround is the only three-year-old filly in history to win the Cox Plate.

First run in 1979 and won by Impede as a Group 3 race, the Surround Stakes took on Group 2 status in 1986 and will be elevated to a Group 1 for the 2018 renewal.

Other races on the day include: Group 1 Chipping Norton Stakes (1600m), Group 2 Guy Walter Stakes (1400m), Group 2 Sweet Embrace Stakes (1200m), Group 2 Skyline Stakes (1200m) and Group 3 Liverpool City Cup (1300m).

The honour roll includes top racehorses such as Skating (1993), Gold Edition (2007), More Joyous (2010), Streama (2012), Dear Demi (2013), First Seal (2015) and Shoals (2018).

The Group 2 Light Fingers Stakes (1200m) is regarded as one of the traditional lead-ups to the Surround Stakes, while competitors in the Surround are likely to push on to Group 3 Keith F Nolan Classic (1600m) at Kembla Grange two weeks later.

Surround Stakes Winners (Since 2000)

2026	Tempted
2025	Lady Shenandoah
2024	Tropical Squall
2023	Sunshine In Paris
2022	Hinged
2021	Forbidden Love
2020	Probabeel
2019	Nakeeta Jane
2018	Shoals
2017	La Bella Diosa
2016	Ghisoni
2015	First Seal
2014	Thump
2013	Dear Demi
2012	Streama
2011	Parables
2010	More Joyous
2009	Portillo
2008	Chincilla Rose
2007	Gold Edition
2006	Regal Cheer
2005	Lotteria
2004	Only Words
2003	Bollinger
2002	Hosannah
2001	On Type
2000	Ad Alta

Top 5 surround Stakes Winners

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Surround Stakes Bonus Bets

Australia’s leading bookmakers offer horse racing promotions and bonus bets every day of the week and the offers really ramp up on Saturday covering most races.

From Double Your Winnings, Cash Back offers and Bonus Bet Back for finishing 2nd, 3rd and even 4th, there are plenty of promos to sink your teeth into.

Racingbase hunts down all the daily bookmaker promos and bonus bets and displays them on one page with their T&C’s so you can see what is on offer.

Free Randwick Betting Tips

Follow the link to find our free Randwick tips for Saturday and best bets for each and every meeting. Our Randwick tipster previews each meeting and highlights a Best Bet, Next Best & Best Value.