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The Race History of the All Aged Stakes run at Randwick on Saturday shows it has been transformed.

Jimmysstar turned into an The Everest runner. Could it again in the 2026 All Aged Stakes (1400m) at Randwick on Saturday?

2026 ALL AGED STAKES - RACE HISTORY AND BACKGROUND

The All Aged Stakes is a Group 1 race for Open Class horses conducted by the Australian Turf Club at Randwick.

The All Aged Stakes was first run in 1866 and was won by Falcon.

The All Aged Stakes is run over 1400m under Standard Weight For Age conditions. Until 2004 when the carnival had a revamp, it was over the mile.

The All Aged Stakes was also the original name of the race we now know as the Diamond Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot.

Since 2000, 10 fillies and mares have won at Randwick. The previous mare winner was Magic Time (2024) and the previous filly winner was English (2016).

The most recent 3yo Colt or Gelding to score was Giga Kick (2023).

Gai Waterhouse has won it the most times as a trainer with five ahead of Tom Lamond, Maurice McCarten and Tommy Smith with four.

For the jockeys Jim Pike has seven wins in front of Neville Sellwood with five.

After the race was reduced to 1400m in 2004, the TJ Smith Stakes run the fortnight before is the main guide with 11 of the last 20 coming through that including the 8 of the last 10. However 5 other races have provided the winner, either at WFA or at handicap.

Fiorente flashed home for third in a one run preparation in 2013 and would then win the Melbourne Cup that Spring.

Cascadian winning for James Cummings in 2022 meant it was the second time he and his father Anthony won G1s on the same program (2019 Stradbroke day). He'd come back from an Australian Cup win to place in 2023.

Giga Kick winning the 2023 edition meant both The Everest and the Golden Eagle (I Wish I Win – TJ Smith) winners both won their first G1s over the carnival.

The 2026 All Aged Stakes was worth $1,500,000.

Orr Stakes-All Aged Stakes double – Lord (1959), Tobin Bronze (1967), All Too Hard (2013), Dissident (2015).

Futurity Stakes-All Aged Stakes double – Gladsome (1905), Amounis (1930), Winooka (1933), Ajax (1938, 1939, 1940), Bernborough (1946), San Domenico (1952), Lord (1959), Sky High (1961), Always Welcome (1978), Vite Cheval (1985), All Too Hard (2013).

Doncaster Mile-All Aged Stakes double – Cremorne (1893), Specialty (1921), Valicare (1926), Sir Christopher (1931), Winooka (1933), Chatham (1934), Cuddle (1936), Unpainted (1968), Broker's Tips (1970), Tontonan (1974), Belmura Lad (1979), My Gold Hope (1982), Sunline (2002), Private Steer (2004).

TJ Smith/All Aged Stakes double (3) – Shamekha (2005), Bentley Biscuit (2007), Trapeze Artist (2018).

Multiple winners of the All Aged Stakes include Tim Whiffler (1870, 1871), Carbine (1889, 1890), Marvel (1891, 1894), Gladsome (1904, 1905), Malt King (1911,1912), Ajax (1938, 1939, 1940), Yaralla (1942, 1943), Kilshery (1962, 1963), Dalrello (1976, 1977), Rough Habit (1992, 1993) and Sunline (2000, 2002).

In the last 20 editions, barrier 6 has won an incredible 8 times.

Grahame Begg strapped the great mare Emancipation and 40 years later he trained the winner of that race with Magic Time.

Other notable winners are Briseis (1876), Wakeful (1902), Amounis (1930), Chatham (1934), Peter Pan (1935), Bernborough (1946), San Domenico (1952), Tulloch (1958), Lord (1959), Noholme (1960), Sky High (1961), Wenona Girl (1964), Tobin Bronze (1967), Triton (1972), Tontonan (1974), Emancipation (1984), Campaign King (1987), Shaftesbury Avenue (1991), Private Steer (2004), Racing To Win (2008), Hay List (2011), Atlantic Jewel (2012), All Too Hard (2013), Hana's Goal (2014), Trapeze Artist (2018), Pierata (2019), Kolding (2021), Cascadian (2022), Giga Kick (2023) and Jimmysstar (2025).

The 2025 All Aged Stakes was won by Jimmysstar from Joliestar and Sunshine In Paris.