Autumn Stakes
Looking for this year’s Autumn Stakes betting guide, form and odds? The tipsters at Neds have put together everything you need to know before this year’s race.
Autumn Stakes 2025 Odds
Early market betting odds on the 2025 Autumn Stakes will be displayed below once available. Odds are subject to fluctuation. For current odds on all of our live markets, please visit neds.com.au.
Run over 1,400 metres each year in February at Caulfield Racecourse on C.F. Orr Stakes Day, the Autumn Stakes is a Group 2 race with a $300,000 prize purse.
Open to three-year-olds and run at set weights plus penalties, the Autumn Stakes serves as a key lead-up to the autumn’s Group 1 mile races for this age group including Flemington’s Australian Guineas held the following month at HQ. Light Fantastic (2008) was the last to complete the Autumn Stakes – Australian Guineas double.
The 2024 Autumn Stakes also produced that year’s Australian Guineas winner with the runner-up Southport Tycoon going one better next start in the Group 1 at Flemington.
Autumn Stakes 2025 – Quick Information
- Race Day: Saturday, February 8th, 2025
- Track Location: Caulfield Racecourse
- Track Surface: Turf
- Track Direction: Left-handed
- Race Distance: 1,400 metres
- Weight Conditions: Set weights (with penalties)
- Qualification: Three-year-olds
- Type: Thoroughbred
- Grade: Group 2
- Operator: Melbourne Racing Club
- Prize Purse: $300,000
- Inaugural Race: 1968
- 2025 Autumn Stakes Winner: Angel Capital
autumn stakes 2025 RESULTS
The official 2025 Autumn Stakes results will be available below once the race takes place on Saturday February 8th, 2025.
- #2 Angel Capital
- #8 Plymouth
- #1 Evaporate
Clinton McDonald’s impressive colt Angel Capital, racing for the first time since a sixth in the spring’s Group 1 Caulfield Guineas, was too good for his rivals fresh retaining his unbeaten first-up record when coming from fifth at the top of the straight to charge down the outside and defeat the front-running Plymouth by 1.5 lengths as the $2.70 favourite in betting on the Autumn Stakes 2025 results.
He has now shot to the top of the all-in 2025 Australian Guineas odds for Flemington next month.
Autumn Stakes Betting 2025
There are many different ways to bet on the Autumn Stakes, and we have included some of the most popular options below:
Bet Type | How To Place This Type Of Bet In This Year’s Autumn Stakes |
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Win Bet | Place your bet on the horse you think will take first place in this year’s Autumn Stakes. |
Place Bet | Place your bet on the horse you think will place in the top three finishers at this year’s Autumn Stakes. Pays less than a win bet, but offers safer odds. |
Each-Way Bet | If your runner finishes 1st in the Autumn Stakes, you will collect both the Win and the Place dividend. If your horse finishes 2nd or 3rd you will collect the Place dividend. |
Quinella Bet | You must select the runners that finish 1st and 2nd in any order, within the Autumn Stakes, in order to win the Quinella. |
Exacta Bet | You must select the runners that finish 1st and 2nd in the correct order, within the Autumn Stakes to win the Exacta. |
Trifecta Bet | You must select runners to finish 1st, 2nd and 3rd in the correct order, within the Autumn Stakes to win the Trifecta. |
First Four | You must select runners that finish 1st, 2nd ,3rd and 4th in the correct order, within the Autumn Stakes to win the First 4. |
Quadrella Bet (Quaddie) | You must select the winners of four nominated races to win the Quaddie. This means you would have to select three other races apart from the Autumn Stakes, in order to be eligible to place a Quaddie. |
How To Bet On The Autumn Stakes in 2025
- Login at neds.com.au
- Make sure to check out form guide, once it’s released
- Decide what kind of bet you’re going to place (Win, Place, Each-Way, Trifecta + more betting options, please read our section on Autumn Stakes Betting above).
- Select the horse(s) for the race.
Which Horse Will Win The Autumn Stakes in 2025?
The best way to pick which horse will win the Autumn Stakes in 2025 is to take into account any lead-up form from the Autumn Racing Carnival, assess the barriers, consider the weight the horse will carry and look for those with previous winning form at the track.
Additional factors to consider when picking the Autumn Stakes winner include:
- Favourite Factor – Favourites have a strong recent record in this race.
- First-Up – The Autumn Stakes is often the autumn kick off for horses so looking for first-up runners with a strong record fresh can prove profitable. Poland (2021), Coastwatch (2022), Snow Patrol (2024), and Angel Capital (2025) are the latest first-up winners of the Autumn Stakes.
Autumn Stakes Favourites 2025
Favourites in 2025 Autumn Stakes betting include Clinton McDonald’s Group 3 winning colt Angel Capital, consistent Group 1 Caulfield Guineas third placegetter Evaporate, and Catoggio from the Waterhouse/Bott yard coming off a Magic Millions 3YO Guineas fourth in Queensland.
Microphone ($2.60 in 2020) and Angel Capital ($2.70 in 2025) are the latest Autumn Stakes favourites to win.
Autumn Stakes 2025 Field
The official 2025 Autumn Stakes field of final acceptances is announced on the Wednesday of race week and will be published in full below.
The Autumn Stakes 2025 field features a class line-up of potential Group 1 bound three-year-olds led in betting by the Clinton McDonald trained Angel Capital.
Autumn Stakes 2025 Tips
Favourite: #2 Angel Capital ($3.20 at time of publish) – BET NOW
Best Bet: #1 Evaporate ($3.50 at time of publish) – BET NOW
Best Roughie: #5 Statuario ($10 at time of publish) – BET NOW
Our exclusive 2025 Autumn Stakes tips will be detailed above the week of the race and a full betting preview available on the Neds Blog.
CLICK HERE FOR OUR COMPLETE 2025 CF ORR STAKES DAY PREVIEW & TIPS
Autumn Stakes Race Day 2025
The 2025 Autumn Stakes takes place on Saturday February 8, 2025, as part of the 2025 C.F. Orr Stakes Day program at Caulfield Racecourse. Racing at the meeting is headlined by the year’s opening Group 1 race, the C.F. Orr Stakes over 1400m, with the other key support races on the card being the:
- Group 2 $350,000 Blue Diamond Prelude Fillies (1100m),
- Group 3 $350,000 Blue Diamond Prelude Colts & Geldings (1100m),
- Group 2 $300,000 Rubiton Stakes (1100m),
- Group 3 $200,000 Kevin Hayes Stakes (1200m) which in 2024 is run as the Senet Peter Le Grand Stakes, and the
- Group 3 $200,000 JRA Plate (1600m).
Autumn Stakes Barrier Draw 2025
The 2025 Autumn Stakes barrier draw will be released to the public a few days before the race and published in our above Autumn Stakes Field section.
Autumn Stakes Nominations 2025
2025 Autumn Stakes nominations close at 12 PM on the Monday of race week.
Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Hcp Rating | |
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1 | 4×412736 | ACTA NON VERBA | C | 3 | Danny O’Brien | 63 |
2 | 159x116x | ANGEL CAPITAL | C | 3 | Clinton McDonald | 86 |
3 | 51x76521x4 | ANOTHER PROPHET | F | 3 | Ciaron Maher | 104 |
4 | 51314×23 | BAND OF BROTHERS | G | 3 | Dominic Sutton | 78 |
5 | 425×141354 | CATOGGIO | G | 3 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 76 |
6 | 1144x | DETROIT CITY | G | 3 | Dominic Sutton | 72 |
7 | 8x2111139x | EVAPORATE (NZ) | G | 3 | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | 94 |
8 | 114x7423x | FEROCE (NZ) | G | 3 | Dominic Sutton | 98 |
9 | 264×21 | GOODLUCKTOME | G | 3 | Ciaron Maher | 64 |
10 | 13×64 | JAZZCLUB (NZ) | G | 3 | Ciaron Maher | 62 |
11 | 7x7x1 | JENNI THE FOX | F | 3 | Alex Rae | 63 |
12 | 35×1 | NOSTRINGSATTACHED | C | 3 | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | 63 |
13 | 3156x | PLYMOUTH | G | 3 | Michael Moroney & Glen Thompson | 63 |
14 | 37×12 | QATARS CHOICE | F | 3 | Ciaron Maher | 64 |
15 | 31x0216x | RED ACES | C | 3 | Nick Ryan | 84 |
16 | 8x810x0 | SHE NAILED IT | F | 3 | Tim Hughes | 62 |
17 | 281142x | STATUARIO | G | 3 | Emma-Lee & David Browne | 71 |
18 | 1x3678x2 | TROPICUS | C | 3 | Anthony & Sam Freedman | 77 |
19 | 1x325x65 | WONDER BOY | G | 3 | Jerome Hunter | 77 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
Autumn Stakes Weights 2025
Set weights plus penalties apply to this race. Final weights are announced at 4 PM on the Monday of race week with the official 2025 Autumn Stakes weights on the final acceptances to be published in our above Autumn Stakes Field section.
Coastwatch (58.5kg in 2022) and Angel Capital (58.5kg) are the latest Autumn Stakes topweights to win.
2025 Autumn Stakes Topweights:
- #1 Evaporate (58.5kg)
- #2 Angel Capital (58.5kg)
Autumn Stakes Acceptances 2025
2025 Autumn Stakes final acceptances must be declared before 9:30 AM on the Wednesday of race week and will be published in our above Autumn Stakes Field section.
Autumn Stakes Jockeys 2025
The final riders announcement is at 1 PM on the Wednesday of race week with the official 2025 Autumn Stakes jockeys to be published in our above Autumn Stakes Field section.
Autumn Stakes Scratchings 2025
2025 Autumn Stakes scratchings close at 7:30 AM on Saturday the 8th of February 2025.
- #7 Goodlucktome (9)
Autumn Stakes Prize Money 2025
The 2025 Autumn Stakes prize purse is set at $300,000 in total, distributed from places first through to eighth. There is a $10,000 SUPER VOBIS bonus for qualified horses.
Place | Prize Money |
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1st | $180,000 |
2nd | $54,000 |
3rd | $27,000 |
4th | $13,500 |
5th | $7,500 |
6th | $6,000 |
7th | $6,000 |
8th | $6,000 |
Autumn Stakes Race Number 2025
The 2025 Autumn Stakes race number is scheduled as Caulfield Race 7 at 3:40pm (AEDT) on Saturday, February 8, 2025. There are ten races in total that day at Caulfield Racecourse.
Autumn Stakes Form Guide 2025
The final form guide will be available the week of the race. You can check below for a link to our full 2025 Autumn Stakes Form Guide following final acceptances.
CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL 2025 AUTUMN STAKES FORM GUIDE
Autumn Stakes Live 2025
You can watch or listen to the 2025 Autumn Stakes live, across the following mediums.
Pay television: Sky Racing 1 (channel 526 on Foxtel)
Free to air television: Channels 78 (and 68 in regional areas)
Radio: Radio Sport National
Streaming: Racing.com
Mobile: Neds App
Autumn Stakes Winners
Winners of the Autumn Stakes going back to the year 2000 are displayed in the table below.
Year | Winner | Trainer/s | Jockey | Weight | Time |
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2025 | Angel Capital | Clinton McDonald | Ben Melham | 58.5 kgs | 1:24.66 |
2024 | Snow Patrol | Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr. | Mark Zahra | 57 kgs | 1:23.54 |
2023 | Glint Of Silver | David Pfieffer | Blake Shinn | 57 kgs | 1:24.42 |
2022 | Coastwatch | Chris Waller | Craig Williams | 58 kgs | 1:24.28 |
2021 | Poland | Michael Moroney | Jordan Childs | 57 kgs | 1:23.00 |
2020 | Microphone | James Cummings | Damian Lane | 59.5 kgs | 1:22.88 |
2019 | Hawkshot | David Hayes | Mark Zahra | 56 kgs | 1:23.47 |
2018 | Holy Snow | Mick Price | Michael Dee | 56 kgs | 1:24.89 |
2017 | Oak Door | Robert Smerdon | Damian Lane | 56 kgs | 1:23.54 |
2016 | Mahuta | Darren Weir | Brad Rawiller | 59 kgs | 1:23.49 |
2015 | San Nicasio | Peter Moody | Ben Melham | 56 kgs | 1:23.66 |
2014 | Thunder Fantasy | Anthony Cummings | Mark Zahra | 56 kgs | 1:23.82 |
2013 | Mulaazem | Peter Moody | Luke Nolen | 56 kgs | 1:23.66 |
2012 | Pied A Terre | Peter Snowden | Mark Zahra | 56 kgs | 1:24.70 |
2011 | Dusty Star | Peter Morgan | Craig Williams | 55.5 kgs | 1:22.50 |
2010 | Denman | Peter Snowden | Kerrin McEvoy | 57.5 kgs | 1:23.38 |
2009 | Fravashi | Peter Snowden | Kerrin McEvoy | 57.5 kgs | 1:22.83 |
2008 | Light Fantastic | Mick Price | Steven King | 57 kgs | 1:23.26 |
2007 | Catechuchu | David Hayes | Craig Williams | 55.5 kgs | 1:24.78 |
2006 | Apache Cat | Greg Eurell | Glen Boss | 57.5 kgs | 1:24.72 |
2005 | Shinzig | Chris Waller | Steven King | 54 kgs | 1:23.40 |
2004 | Special Harmony | Lee Freedman | Damien Oliver | 55.5 kgs | 1:23.57 |
2003 | Titanic Jack | Tom Hughes | Patrick Payne | 56.5 kgs | 1:25.16 |
2002 | Dash For Cash | Rick Hore-Lacy | Greg Childs | 54.5 kgs | 1:24.11 |
2001 | Desert Sky | Mathew Ellerton | Greg Childs | 55.5 kgs | 1:25.17 |
2000 | Sudurka | Brian Mayfield-Smith | Patrick Payne | 58 kgs | 1:24.06 |