Canonbury Stakes
Looking for this year’s Canonbury Stakes betting odds, field and tips? The experts at Neds have put together everything you need to know before this year’s race.
Run over 1,100 metres, the Canonbury Stakes is a Group 3 race taking place at Rosehill Racecourse in late January or early February. With a $250,000 prize purse as of 2024, it attracts a field of young, unproven horses looking to make a mark ahead of the bigger features of the autumn.
Starting out as Principal race, this race was made a Listed race in 1979, followed by an upgrade to Group 3 in 2015.
Open only to two-year-old colts and geldings, it is held on the same day as the Group 3 Widden Stakes (1100m) which is the fillies’ equivalent.
Horses that do well in this race may end up in the field of the Todman Stakes or the Blue Diamond Stakes. The key aim for the majority of the Canonbury Stakes runners is the Group 1 $4.95 million Golden Slipper Stakes (1200m) and Fine And Dandy (1958), Sebring (2007) and Vancouver (2015) all completed the double.
Most recently Best Of Bordeaux won the Canonbury Stakes, the Group 2 Silver Slipper Stakes and then ran second in the 2022 Golden Slipper Stakes results.
The 2023 Canonbury Stakes also provided that year’s Golden Slipper winner (Shinzo who ran third) and third placegetter (King’s Gambit who ran second).
Canonbury Stakes 2025 – Quick Information
- Race Day: Saturday, February 1, 2025
- Track Location: Rosehill Racecourse
- Track Surface: Turf
- Track Direction: Right-handed
- Race Distance: 1,100 metres
- Weight Conditions: Set weights (plus penalties)
- Qualification: Two-year-olds (colts and geldings)
- Type: Thoroughbred
- Grade: Group 3
- Prize Purse: $250,000
- Inaugural Race: 1930
- 2025 Canonbury Stakes Winner: Blitzburg
canonbury stakes 2025 RESULTS
The official 2025 Canonbury Stakes results will be available below once the race takes place on Saturday February 1, 2025.
- #1 Blitzburg
- #4 Hillier
- #6 Peleus
In a thrilling display at Rosehill on Saturday, Blitzburg ($4.80), trained by Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou and ridden by Tyler Schiller, clinched the 2025 Canonbury Stakes with a commanding all-the-way victory. The Snitzel colt broke sharply from the gates and set a blistering pace, maintaining his lead throughout the race to win by a comfortable 1.18 length margin. Key moments included Blitzburg’s impressive acceleration at the 400m mark, leaving his rivals struggling to keep up. Post-race, Ryan expressed cautious optimism about Blitzburg’s future, noting his potential but remaining undecided about a 2025 Golden Slipper bid on March 22. With this dominant performance, Blitzburg has certainly marked himself as a colt to watch in the upcoming juvenile races.
Canonbury Stakes Betting 2025
There are many different ways to bet on the Canonbury 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 Canonbury Stakes |
|---|---|
| Win Bet | Place your bet on the horse you think will take first place in this year’s Canonbury Stakes. |
| Place Bet | Place your bet on the horse you think will place in the top three finishers at this year’s Canonbury Stakes. Pays less than a win bet, but offers safer odds. |
| Each-Way Bet | If your runner finishes 1st in the Canonbury 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 Canonbury 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 Canonbury Stakes to win the Exacta. |
| Trifecta Bet | You must select runners to finish 1st, 2nd and 3rd in the correct order, within the Canonbury Stakes to win the Trifecta. |
| First Four | You must select runners that finish 1st, 2nd ,3rd and 4th in the correct order, within the Canonbury 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 Canonbury Stakes, in order to be eligible to place a Quaddie. |
How To Bet On The Canonbury Stakes in 2025
- Log in at neds.com.au
- Make a deposit, using your credit card, PayPal or other safe electronic method
- 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 Canonbury Stakes Betting above).
- Select the horse(s) for the race.
Canonbury Stakes 2025 Odds
Early market betting odds on the 2025 Canonbury 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.
Which Horse Will Win The Canonbury Stakes in 2025
The best way to pick which horse will win the Canonbury Stakes is to take into account any lead-up form from the two-year-old races, previous Rosehill performers and juveniles tested in Group company.
Additional factors to consider when picking the Canonbury Stakes winner include:
- Debutantes – Seeing as this race is for youngsters, a lot of the field is going to be made up of colts and geldings having their first big race. You may be able to find a very select few that have some experience at Sydney meets. Best Of Bordeaux (2022) was the last debutant to win the Canonbury.
- Small Field – Due to being only for male two-year-olds, this race usually draws a small field. This makes place betting easier, though of course with a smaller payoff.
Canonbury Stakes Favourites 2025
Favourites in 2025 Canonbury Stakes betting include Burma Star for Godolphin, the rails drawn Chris Waller debutant Tropic, and his stablemate and fellow Zoustar colt Fermoy.
Prost ($3.50EF) was the last Canonbury Stakes favourite / equal favourite to win.
Canonbury Stakes 2025 Field
The official 2025 Canonbury Stakes field of final acceptances is announced the Wednesday of race week and will be published in full below.
The Canonbury Stakes 2025 final field features a small line-up of young two-year-olds led in betting by the James Cummings trained Exceed And Excel colt Burma Star having his second start.
Canonbury Stakes 2025 Tips
Favourite: #3 Burma Star ($2.45 at time of publish) – BET NOW
Best Bet: #7 Tropic ($3.60 at time of publish) – BET NOW
Best Roughie: #1 Blitzburg ($5 at time of publish) – BET NOW
Our exclusive 2025 Canonbury Stakes tips will be detailed above the week of the race and a full betting preview available on the Neds Blog.
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Canonbury Stakes Race Day 2025
The 2025 Canonbury Stakes takes place as part of Rosehill’s Southern Cross Stakes Day card on Saturday February 1, 20245. The other key events on the program are the:
- Group 3 $250,000 Southern Cross Stakes (1200m), and the
- Group 3 $250,000 Widden Stakes (1100m).
Canonbury Stakes Barrier Draw 2025
The 2025 Canonbury Stakes barrier draw will be released to the public a few days before the race and published in our above Canonbury Stakes Field section.
Canonbury Stakes Nominations 2025
2025 Canonbury Stakes nominations close at 11:00 AM on the Monday of race week.
Canonbury Stakes Weights 2025
Set weights plus penalties apply to this race. Final 2025 Canonbury Stakes weights will be announced by 4:00 PM on the Tuesday of race week with weights on the final acceptances to be published in our above Canonbury Stakes Field section.
Canonbury Stakes Acceptances 2025
Final 2025 Canonbury Stakes acceptances must be declared before 9:00 AM on the Wednesday of race week and will be published in our above Canonbury Stakes Field section.
Canonbury Stakes Jockeys 2025
The final riders announcement is at 12:00 PM on the Wednesday of race week with the official 2025 Canonbury Stakes jockeys to be published in our above Canonbury Stakes Field section.
Canonbury Stakes Scratchings 2025
2025 Canonbury Stakes scratchings close at 7:30 AM on Saturday the 1st of February 2025.
Canonbury Stakes Prize Money 2025
The 2025 Canonbury Stakes prize purse is worth $250,000 in total, distributed from places first through tenth.
| Place | Prize Money |
|---|---|
| 1st | $140,000 |
| 2nd | $46,250 |
| 3rd | $22,400 |
| 4th | $11,000 |
| 5th | $6,100 |
| 6th | $4,000 |
| 7th | $3,500 |
| 8th | $3,500 |
| 9th | $3,500 |
| 10th | $3,500 |
Canonbury Stakes Race Number 2025
The 2025 Canonbury Stakes race number is scheduled as Rosehill Race 3 at 1:40pm (AEDT) on Saturday the 1st of February 2025. There are ten races in total that day at Rosehill Racecourse.
Canonbury 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 Canonbury Stakes Form Guide following final acceptances.
CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL 2025 CANONBURY STAKES FORM GUIDE
Canonbury Stakes Live 2025
You can watch or listen to the 2025 Canonbury Stakes live, across the following mediums.
Pay television: Sky Racing 1 (channel 526 on Foxtel)
Radio: Radio Sport National
Streaming: Racing NSW
Canonbury Stakes Winners
Winners of the Canonbury Stakes going back to the year 2000 are displayed in the table below.
| Year | Winner | Trainer/s | Jockey | Weight | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Blitzburg | Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou | Tyler Schiller | 54.5 kgs | 1:04.07 |
| 2024 | Prost | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Tim Clark | 54.5 kgs | 1:03.25 |
| 2023 | Red Resistance | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Brett Prebble | 54.5 kgs | 1:03.60 |
| 2022 | Best Of Bordeaux | Kacy Fogden | Sam Clipperton | 54.5 kgs | 1:03.91 |
| 2021 | Zethus | James Cummings | Ms Rachel King | 54.5 kgs | 1:06.62 |
| 2020 | Prague | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | Tom Marquand | 54.5 kgs | 1:03.94 |
| 2019 | Mclaren | Peter & Paul Snowden | James McDonald | 54.5 kgs | 1:05.98 |
| 2018 | Performer | Chris Waller | Kerrin McEvoy | 57.5 kgs | 1:06.21 |
| 2017 | Pariah | Peter & Paul Snowden | Kerrin McEvoy | 54.5 kgs | 1:04.63 |
| 2016 | Tessera | John O’Shea | James McDonald | 56 kgs | 1:06.08 |
| 2015 | Vancouver | Gai Waterhouse | Tommy Berry | 57.5 kgs | 1:05.85 |
| 2014 | Fighting Sun | Gai Waterhouse | Tommy Berry | 54 kgs | 1:05.40 |
| 2013 | Never Can Tell | Anthony Cummings | Peter Robl | 54 kgs | 1:05.33 |
| 2012 | Raceway | Gai Waterhouse | Hugh Bowman | 54 kgs | 1:03.93 |
| 2011 | Diamond To Pegasus | Tony Sergi | Nathan Berry | 54 kgs | 1:03.41 |
| 2010 | Hinchinbrook | Gerald Ryan | Kerrin McEvoy | 54 kgs | 1:05.33 |
| 2009 | Tickets | John O’Shea | Hugh Bowman | 54 kgs | 1:04.27 |
| 2008 | Sebring | Gai Waterhouse | Blake Shinn | 54 kgs | 0:58.15 |
| 2007 | Danehill Smile | Anthony Cummings | Darren Beadman | 54 kgs | 1:05.67 |
| 2006 | Diego Garcia | Gai Waterhouse | Larry Cassidy | 56 kgs | 1:04.74 |
| 2005 | Bradbury’s Luck | Graeme Rogerson | Chris Munce | 56 kgs | 1:03.62 |
| 2004 | Not A Single Doubt | Graeme Rogerson | Larry Cassidy | 58.5 kgs | 0:58.03 |
| 2003 | Hammerbeam | John Hawkes | Darren Beadman | 55.5 kgs | 0:59.70 |
| 2002 | Snowland | Gai Waterhouse | Chris Munce | 53 kgs | 0:59.09 |
| 2001 | Excellerator | Gai Waterhouse | Chris Munce | 53 kgs | 0:57.80 |
| 2000 | Kootoomootoo | Jack Denham | Jim Cassidy | 53 kgs | 0:57.90 |
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