Kingsford-Smith Cup 2026

Australia

Eagle Farm · 30.05.26

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Kingsford-Smith Cup

1stHeadley Grange6yo by Exosphere × Hard Go Jo€370,100

2ndJimmysstar6yo by Per Incanto × Anniesstar€111,000

3rdFangirl7yo by Sebring × Little Surfer Girl€55,500

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JockeyAdam Hyeronimus

TrainerJoseph Pride

OwnerR J Manwaring, S C Foley Et Al

BreederR J Manwaring

Purse€616,800

Distance1300 metres

Winning time1m 16.61s

SurfaceTurf · Soft(5)

Conditions3-year-olds and up

Runners16

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Result

16 runners · prize money to 10th place

PosHorseJockey · TrainerMarginPrize

1stHeadley Grange5yo gelding by Exosphere × Hard Go JoAdam HyeronimusJoseph Pride€370,100

2ndJimmysstar6yo gelding by Per Incanto × AnniesstarEthan BrownCiaron Maher0.09€111,000

3rdFangirl7yo mare by Sebring × Little Surfer GirlJames McDonaldChris Waller0.41€55,500

4thAnother Wil6yo gelding by Street Boss × ArohanuiJamie MelhamCiaron Maher0.55€27,800

5thTransatlantic5yo gelding by Snitzel × Gust of WindRyan MaloneyTony Gollan1.21€15,400

6thPrivate Eye8yo gelding by Al Maher × Confidential QueenNash RawillerJoseph Pride1.23€7,400

7thRothfire8yo gelding by Rothesay × Huss On FireBrad RawillerRobert Heathcote1.46€7,400

8thDesert Lightning6yo gelding by Pride of Dubai × IsstooraLuke NolenPeter G Moody & Katherine Coleman1.78€7,400

9thSplash Back6yo mare by Le Havre × TamazirteJordan ChildsGrahame Begg2.58€7,400

10thVon Hauke6yo gelding by Savabeel × TiaraJoshua ParrCliff Brown2.62€7,400

11thLinebacker4yo gelding by Super Seth × Garden of SwansBen MelhamTom Charlton3.26

12thNapoleonic3yo colt by Wootton Bassett × Jolie BriseMark ZahraTom Charlton4.02

13thSkybird5yo mare by Exosphere × Real DesireKerrin McEvoyMichael Freedman4.67

14thSepals4yo gelding by Calyx × What's NewLachlan NeindorfCliff Brown6.69

15thKing Of Roseau4yo gelding by Capitalist × DominicaThomas SherryPeter Snowden8.76

16thYellow Brick6yo gelding by The Mission × Magical MistTommy BerryTony & Maddysen Sears8.97

Pedigree of the winner

As of race day 30.05.26

Headley Grange

ExosphereSire

Hard Go JoDamby Hard Spun

DamHard Go Jo

Headley Grange is out of Hard Go Jo (Hard Spun).

Second damGo Johemma

The second dam is Go Johemma (Johannesburg).

Third damLove And Scandal

The third dam is Love And Scandal (Marauding).

Connections

JockeyAdam Hyeronimus

TrainerJoseph Pride

OwnerR J Manwaring, S C Foley Et Al

BreederR J Manwaring

All winners since 2021

Year	Winner	Trainer / Jockey	Owner / Breeder
2025	JoliestarZoustar × Jolie Bay	Chris WallerJames McDonald	Cambridge StudC Barham
2024	I Wish I WinSavabeel × Make A Wish	Peter G Moody & Katherine ColemanLuke Nolen	M J Chittick & P G MoodyWaikato Stud
2023	Think About ItSo You Think × Tiare	Joseph PrideSam Clipperton	Proven Thoroughbreds, R Miller, Newfan P/L, A Halloran, Barraband Racing & Breeding, The Maindonald Family, Mrs L Siltala, K McCaffrey, T Heesh, J Finney, D Wilson, W Reeks, S Vaughan, M Whiteman, G Hele, P Brown, S Wilson, Dinner Till We Die, Think So Racing & M MillerGreg and Donna Kolivos' Lightning Thoroughbreds
2022	Apache ChaseBetter Than Ready × Silken Whisper	Desleigh ForsterJim Byrne	Eureka Cambooya Thoroughbreds
2021	Vega OneLope De Vega × One Funny Honey	Tony GollanJamie Kah	Grandlodge Racing Pty Ltd, Ken Bee Sports (Aust) Pty Ltd, Emirates Park & D FindlayEmirates Park Pty Ltd

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