All-Star Mile Tips, Betting, Odds, Horses & More 2026

The All-Star Mile is a 1,600m race that always draws in a crowd. The race has been around for a handful of years now and the All-Star Mile was recently granted Group 1 status. After previously being held on a rotation of tracks, the race will now be held exclusively at Flemington Racecourse.

To get you started, check out some of the key information about the upcoming All-Star Mile here:

The All-Star Mile is coming up on Saturday the 7th of March 2026 and will be run at Flemington Racecourse, Victoria (one of the top tracks in the country). For those who are not yet familiar with the unique format of the All-Star Mile, let us explain.

The 2026 All-Star Mile will boast a truly eye-watering prize pool of $2.5 million. This pool is available to a maximum of 16 horses that line up to participate in the race. In the past, 10 positions in the race were determined by fan votes. This is now a thing of the past as Racing Victoria has established a new way of selecting the final field from 2024 onwards.

Nowadays, there are a handful of “win and you’re in” races for the All-Star Mile (which we will go into detail in our “Field” section later on this page). The other runners are selected by Racing Victoria themselves in a wild card kind of situation. 

There are rumours that the All-Star Mile was created to clash with New South Wales Racing’s Coolmore Classic, one of the key Group 1 races held at Rosehill Racecourse. This would be in response to The Everest’s inception at Randwick Racecourse which falls on the same day as some of Victoria’s biggest races: the Caulfield Cup, the Victorian Derby and The Golden Eagle.

However, these rumours are obviously unconfirmed, just chatter from other Australian horse racing fans, but the rivalry between the two states is obviously very real. Also, the All-Star now takes place a week before the Coolmore Classic.

A fun fact about the All-Star Mile: there is a race in Japan called the Arima Kinen that allows the public to vote on the majority of the competing runners. This is what the All-Star Mile was originally based on! It’s an interesting concept that has been welcomed by racing fans as it has become one of the most popular races on the calendar. 

In 2024, the All-Star Mile was officially granted Group 1 status. Group One races are some of the most prestigious races in the country. Along with the announcement that the All-Star Mile was granted Group 1 status, it was announced that the race will continue to be held exclusively at Flemington Racecourse and not rotate between Moonee Valley and Caulfield.

With all that said, scroll down to take a look at a range of information about the All-Star Mile, including the field of runners and our potential winners for the 2026 iteration of the All-Star Mile. Be sure to tune in to check back here at OnlyRacing closer to the time of the race, so you don’t miss any key updates on this interesting race.

Your quest for the best free horse racing tips ends here with us at OnlyRacing! We are always here to provide our readers with tips on all key races throughout the year, including our Flemington tips, which means more winners for you. 

At this stage, our tips for the All-Star Mile in 2026 aren’t available just yet. Our experts like to hold off until race week as this is when the final field is announced and they have a clearer picture of which runners are expected to line up and tackle the All-Star Mile. When the time is right we will provide our best bet, next best and best roughie.

While you’re here, you can check out all our 2025 All-Star Mile tips and see how our experts performed:

All-Star Mile Best Bet - Mr Brightside

We don’t get the Mr Brightside vs Pride Of Jenni battle like we did last year. Instead, it’s the Mr Brightside vs Another Wil battle (and we can throw in Tom Kitten in there for good measure). Those three runners are leading the way in the market, but I’m sticking with Mr Brightside again after I tipped him for the win in 2024.

The deeper Mr Brightside gets into his prep, the better he gets and he’ll be tackling the All-Star Mile third-up after winning the Futurity Stakes last time out. The 7YO is currently the narrow favourite with PlayUp, at $2.45. Craig Williams knows this horse like the back of his hand and the small field works in his favour. The one to beat in my eyes.

All-Star Mile Next Best - Tom Kitten

Tom Kitten also comes through the Futurity Stakes and he only needed a couple more metres and he would have had Mr Brightside. The 4YO only comes into this one with one run under his belt, while Mr Brightside has two, so I think that works more in Mr Brightside’s favour.

In saying that, Tom Kitten is a previous winner second-up, so if anyone can give Mr Brightside a run for his money, I would say it has to be Tom Kitten. At the moment, Tom Kitten is on the third line of betting at odds of $4.80 with PlayUp, so there’s a reasonable amount of value there. Ben Melham sticks with Tom Kitten as well.

All-Star Mile Best Roughie - Rise At Dawn

With just seven runners to choose from, the options were limited for my best roughie for the All-Star Mile. I think Rise At Dawn has been a little overlooked in the market and can run a decent race. This will be his first crack at Group 1 level, so it’s easy to see why the market has dismissed him.

However, he is coming into this one in form, winning his last four in a row and he has a great record at Flemington. He won first-up last time out at Flemington and it looked like he still had something left in the tank. If you’re interested in taking a chance, Rise At Dawn is currently going around with odds of $15 at PlayUp.

While betting on the All-Star Mile can be fun, you know what’s even more fun? Winning a bet on the All-Star Mile! But to do that, you need a proper All-Star Mile betting strategy. Here at OnlyRacing, betting on horse racing runs through our veins and we’ve developed a great methodology to get the most out of our betting.

We recommend you bet on a wide range of markets using different betting apps. Even if you are new to the world of horse racing betting, it is good to try something new to see how it all works. The All-Star Mile is a major race and you’ll find there are a lot of different markets available for you to take advantage of.

Have a look at some of the markets you can bet on when race day rolls around:

• Quaddie at Flemington Racecourse.
• Quinella/ Trifecta/ First Four in the All-Star Mile race.
• Fixed Win/ Place bets (or even Each-Way) on your favourite runners in the race as well as across all races in the meeting.
• Multi-bet across multiple races, or a same-race multi on the All-Star Mile.
  

So, those are some of the recommended markets for you to bet on come the All-Star Mile. But there is still a question looming over your head - who should you bet with? It doesn’t have to be a difficult question to answer, especially when the team at OnlyRacing has got your back!

We make the process of choosing a bookmaker easy. How? Well, we have comprehensive bookmaker reviews on all the top Australian betting sites. We go through all the different horse racing betting sites and tell you all about them! Armed with all the information you could possibly need about each bookie, making the best decision for you is as easy as pie.

You should also consider opening up multiple bookie accounts to take advantage of different betting sites’ bonuses, as well as different odds. Sometimes bookies disagree about the odds for a particular runner and you could be leaving easy money on the table without shopping around for the best odds.

There are a couple of bookies that we are really liking at the moment. Firstly, if you haven’t already, you should try Elitebet. What makes Elitebet so special is the wide range of betting promotions on offer, they have to be seen to be believed!

Secondly, bookmaker Bet365 always knows how to steal the show. They are one of the biggest and most established bookies in not only Australia but the entire world. You’ll find consistently great odds with them.

Thirdly, a relatively new player in the market, JuicyBet, is already making waves and is well on its way to becoming one of the best betting apps in Australia. Like Bet365, they are known to have very competitive odds, but this time specifically on horse racing markets!

So, there are three of our top recommended bookies. If three just isn’t enough for you, don’t you worry your pretty little head, there’s more where that came from! Check out our “Betting Sites” section above which lists all of our recommended bookies (hint: there’s a lot more than three!).

There are all sorts of different bet types available when betting on the All-Star Mile. If you’re relatively new to the world of betting, it’s recommended that you fully understand all the bet types before you place any bets.

So, why don’t you check out the range of bet types available for the All-Star Mile:

The All-Star Mile has boasted a stacked field of horses every year since its inception in 2019. This can largely be attributed to the outright ridiculous prize pool that is up for grabs for the competitors. 

Compared to the Australian Guineas, which is also a Group 1 race, the All-Star Mile offers $2.5 million as the pool, whereas the Group 1 musters $1 million which is not small in and of itself. But if there was a choice, you know where we’d be going!

The final field for the 2026 All-Star Mile hasn’t been confirmed just yet. Throughout the year, there are several “win and you’re in” races, so the field usually starts to take shape before race week. It’s a good idea to check out those races to see which runners might make an appearance here.

On top of this, there will be other runners that are to be hand-picked by Racing Victoria. Any of these runners will see their odds shorten considerably, so it’s worth keeping an eye on things, especially if you want to find a high-value bet.

Some of the key dates you should be aware of:

As the field hasn’t been announced, you’ll see major fluctuations in the odds. Therefore, it is important to keep an eye on things and jump on when you find a price you like. For example, when a runner wins one of the “win and you’re in” races selected by Racing Victoria, their odds will likely shorten pretty quickly.

The “win and you’re in” races include:

• Elm Stakes (Listed)
• CF Orr Stakes (Group 1)
• Futurity Stakes (Group 1)
• Australian Guineas (Group 1)
• Blamey Stakes (Group 2)

At this stage, we don’t know the details of every runner that will take part in the 2026 All-Star Mile. While this information isn’t available just yet, if history is anything to go by, we will see some quality runners line up and we can expect more of the same again in 2026. 

While we wait for the 2026 final field to be confirmed, you can check out the 2025 All-Star Mile field here:

For the 2025 edition of the All-Star Mile, we saw just seven (yes, seven!) runners. There weren’t any emergencies listed either, but this didn’t matter in the end, as we didn’t see any pre-race scratchings, so all seven runners took their place in the starting barriers.

Scratchings can occur on a fairly regular basis, so you should always remember to double-check this regularly. Scratchings can happen at any time in the lead-up to the race, and you should know the good news is that if your horse is scratched, you will get your stake back.

Something else you should take a look at when studying the final field is the barrier draw. In a field with several runners, where each horse jumps from can have a major influence on the race tactics that are deployed by the jockey. It is also more likely that things can go wrong as horses jostle for position in the opening stages of the race.

As the All-Star Mile has only been running since 2019, it is pretty difficult to determine any patterns in the barrier draw. It usually takes at least a decade to see patterns form, especially when it comes to the barrier draw. 

Nonetheless, we have listed all the barriers that have seen a winner in the history of the All-Star Mile here:

As you can see from the table, no barrier has had multiple winners in the All-Star Mile’s short history. The majority of the barriers haven’t seen a winner as the race has only been running for a handful of years. We will keep filling in the data after each race, and soon we will likely see a pattern emerge.

With a race like the All-Star Mile, it is difficult to get any solid form indicators because there just isn’t enough data to work with. But we will still look back at the history of the winners and pull out some small nuggets of guidance!

Looking at the form guide is important if you are going to bet on the All-Star Mile. Even if there isn’t a lot of data to go off, it’s a great starting point. The more information you have the better your decisions will be. Remember it’s better to bet with your head, not your heart. 

Throughout the short history of the All-Star Mile, there have only been two fillies to win the race, which was Mystic Journey, in the inaugural running in 2019, as well as Pride Of Jenni in 2024. The rest of the All-Star Mile winners have been geldings. While we wouldn’t base a decision solely on this, it’s something to keep in mind.

When it comes to the age of All-Star Mile winners, we are sorry to say there is absolutely no pattern as of yet. Up until 2023, the All-Star Mile has been won by a different-aged horse. In 2024, this changed as we saw 6YO Pride Of Jenni win the race. Back in 2021, Mugatoo won the race as a 6YO. In 2024, Tom Kitten won the All-Star Mile as a 4YO.

Looking at the weight each of the winning horses carried, 59kg seems to be the most popular, with four winners carrying this weight. In terms of the odds of All-Star Mile winners, only one started in double-digits, which was Regal Power in 2020, with odds of $11. The odds of the shortest winner was Zaaki, who won in 2022 with odds of $2.40.

Thanks to the voting system (which is now a thing of the past) we have seen some unique runners take part in the All-Star Mile over the recent history of this race. Despite the unique field, the cream always rises to the top and a group of quality horses have won this race!

As there have only been a handful of editions of the All-Star Mile, we figured we would just talk about all winning horses in this section. This means you’ll get a better idea of the type of horse that is capable of winning a race as big as the All-Star Mile.

Check out the winning horses from every previous edition of the All-Star Mile here:

Mystic Journey - 2019

The Adam Trinder-trained mare, Mystic Journey, won the first-ever edition of the All-Star Mile. Overall, Mystic Journey competed in eight Group 1 races, winning one of them, the Australian Guineas, which was the race before her win in the All-Star Mile. This helped her amass a total of $4,182,100 in prize money, with her overall career record of 28:12-5-1.

Regal Power - 2020

Regal Power won the 2020 All-Star Mile, and the gelding has so far pocketed a total of $4,804,345 in prize money. Before he ran in the All-Star Mile, he finished a very close second (by 0.5L) in the Group 1 Australian Cup. Currently, he has a win percentage of 24% with a place percentage of 44%. When it comes to Group 1 racing, he has a fairly solid record, currently sitting at 7:2-1-0.

Mugatoo - 2021

Thanks to a brilliant ride from Hugh Bowman, Mugatoo won the 2021 edition of the All-Star Mile. The Kris Lees-trained gelding finished his career with a record of 22:9-2-1, which helped lift his total prize money collection to $3,382,975. The win at the All-Star Mile came a bit out of nowhere, but he did finish fourth in the 2020 Cox Plate.

Zaaki - 2022

Zaaki is a very successful racehorse and so far has amassed over $10,000,000! The gelding has a current record of 48:15-9-10, with an 18:4-3-5 record in Group 1 races. Some of the key races he has won (other than the All-Star Mile) include; the Champions Stakes, the Mackinnon Stakes, the Underwood Stakes and the Doomben Cup.

Mr Brightside - 2023

Mr Brightside has certainly earned himself cult status with his record of 29:14-5-2, and he has been on fire for a long time now! Winning the 2023 All-Star Mile is just the tip of the iceberg for Mr Bridghtside, who has also won races like the Makybe Diva Stakes, the Memsie Stakes and the Doncaster Mile (twice!). All these wins mean the gelding has gained a total of over $11,000,000.

Pride Of Jenni - 2024

Multiple Group 1 winning mare Pride Of Jenni took out the 2024 All-Star Mile. So far in her career she has amassed over $5 million in prize money and has a record of 27:6-6-3. She has won races like the Empire Rose Stakes and the Champions Mile so far in her career. She has a 22% win strike rate, which isn’t too shabby if you ask us.

Tom Kitten - 2025

Another multiple Group 1 winning horse took out the All-Star Mile, with Tom Kitten claiming a 0.1L victory over the pre-race favourite, Mr Brightside. At the time of writing, Tom Kitten has a career record of 22: 6-3-3 and has pocketed almost $5 million in prize money. Along with the All-Star Mile, the gelding has also won the Spring Champion Stakes.

The All-Star Mile odds are an important aspect to look at. You may have found a runner you like, but if the odds are too short, there’s not going to be a lot of value there. Each year, before the field is announced, all the best horse racing betting apps will kindly open betting markets for the race.

While it may seem weird to have horse racing markets open so far out from the event, this is a great time to bet because you could be getting value. For example, you may be able to pin down the eventual favourite for the All-Star Mile for double-digit odds! Our top bookie, PlayUp, is yet to release their odds for the 2026 race.

Fluctuations are very commonplace in odds markets, this is why if you think you’re getting value in the odds, you should jump on it as soon as you can. If the market for the All-Star Mile is “Before Noms” then you have extra insurance if your horse doesn’t make the final field, as you’ll get your stake back.

There are lots of things that can influence which races a horse is going to target. However, with the All-Star Mile’s unique setup, with the “win and you’re in” approach, it is easier to see which horses will be running in the race. Runners that win one of the “win and you’re in” races are highly likely to run in the All-Star Mile due to the mammoth amount of prize money on offer!

While we wait for the 2026 All-Star Mile odds to be released, you can check out the odds of each runner for the 2025 edition here:

*Odds correct as of 06/03/2025.

The All-Star Mile, one of Australia's most interesting horse races, is held annually in March. It's a 1,600-metre race that has only been running since 2019. The race has a unique way of gaining runners and has become a fan-favourite! While there may not be a lot of stats or fun facts about the All-Star Mile, due to its short history, we have done our best to provide as much as we can.

Here are some interesting facts and stats about the All-Star Mile:

• The race was brought in to compete with Sydney’s Autumn Racing Carnival and is run two weeks before the Golden Slipper.
• The fastest race time for the All-Star Mile was in 2023 when Mr Brightside won the race with a time of 1:34.47.
• For the first five editions of the All-Star Mile, fans were able to vote for horses they wanted to see in the field, along with a handful of wild card spots that were handed out at the discretion of Racing Victoria.
• From 2024 onwards, fans will no longer be able to vote on horses for the race, this is to ensure a high quality of runners. Instead, there are several “win and you’re in” type races and Racing Victoria still has the power to give a handful of runners a wild card entry.
• So far, there has only been one winner that has started with double-digit odds, which was Regal Power in 2020.
• Previously, the All-Star Mile rotated between three different tracks; Flemington, Caulfield and Moonee Valley. However, in 2024, it was announced that Flemington Racecourse would be the permanent home of the All-Star Mile.
• In 2024, the All-Star Mile was given Group 1 status, cementing its place as one of the biggest races on the Australian calendar.

We will keep adding to the interesting facts and stats about the All-Star Mile each year! So, make sure you keep checking about after the race as there are bound to be more interesting stats popping up.

There is certainly a very short history for the All-Star Mile, especially when you compare it to some of the other races on the calendar, which have been running for over 100 years. In comparison, the All-Star Mile is just a baby, but in its short history, it has gained a healthy following and is now an accepted part of the Autumn Racing Carnival, one of the biggest horse racing carnivals of the year.

With a total of $2,500,000 on offer, the runners of the All-Star Mile could be in for a major payday. In the past, the race alternated between three different racecourses in Victoria, however, this changed after the 2024 race, as Flemington Racecourse has now become the permanent home of the All-Star Mile.

The race previously alternated between Flemington, Caulfield and Moonee Valley. These are three of the best tracks in the country and each year they all hold several meets, which include many Group 1 races. With the amount of love that is around for the All-Star Mile and the unique method of horses gaining entry to the race, we expect it to have a long history!

The All-Star Mile is just one of many races on the calendar. So, if you want to learn more about other races, make sure you check out our Group One races list. We go into detail on all the key races on the calendar.

Forgot the finishing order of the All-Star Mile? Well, you’ve come to the right place! We’ve listed the full finishing order of all the runners in the 2025 race in this section, as well as a race replay so you can relive all the action.

In the 2025 All-Star Mile, we saw the pre-race favourite, Mr Brightside go down by just 0.1L, finishing second to Tom Kitten. Tom Kitten jumped from barrier four and had an excellent steer from Ben Melham to claim the gelding second Group 1 victory.

Filling in the final minor placing was Light Infantry Man (however, no third dividends were paid out due to the field holding less than eight runners), who finished 1.3L off the leader. In the end, the All-Star Mile was run in a time of 1:35.94 and there was 9.4L that split the entire field.

Check out the full 2025 All-Star Mile results here:

You’ve read the table, now watch the race replay! Check out everything that went down in the 2025 All-Star Mile in the race replay here:

The All-Star Mile has only been run since 2019, so we’ve listed every single winner of the race in the table. There have been some high-quality winners of the race and we expect to be adding some more each year. Check out the winner's table here:

One of the things that makes the All-Star Mile so popular is the amount of prize money on offer. With a capacity field of 16 runners, everyone will take home something, but the share of prize money is heavily weighted towards the winner.

How much does the winner of the All-Star Mile take home in prize money? Check out the table with the breakdown:

Here you are, at the last section of the All-Star Mile. You made it! But, before you go, if you’ve still got some questions about the race, hopefully we’ve answered them here. Check out all the All-Star Mile FAQs here: