C.F. Orr Stakes Winners
From the race’s inauguration back in 1925 right through until 2025 we have a complete list of past CF Orr Stakes winners. View every previous CF Orr Stakes champion throughout history, plus extra details including the age, gender and weight carried to victory of the CF Orr Stakes winners going back to the year 2000.

The Night Patrol in 1925 was the inaugural CF Orr Stakes winner.
The following year dual Caulfield Cup champion (1922, 1925) Whittier the 1926 CF Orr Stakes.
The 1926 Cox Plate champion and subsequent star sire Heroic took out the 1927 CF Orr Stakes.
The 1946 CF Orr Stakes winning mare Flight went on to win her second Cox Plate trophy latter that year having also won the Australasian weight-for-age championship as a three-year-old filly in 1945.
Rising Fast (1956) is one of the most famous CF Orr Stakes winners from the early days, the New Zealand-bred champ taking out the Melbourne Cup – Caulfield Cup – Cox Plate treble in 1954. He also won the 1955 Caulfield Cup and finished runner-up in the 1955 Melbourne Cup.
Grand Archway (1999) was the last CF Orr Stakes winning filly.
The colt Alabama Express (2020) and winner on protest Jacquinot (2023) are the latest three-year-old CF Orr Stakes winners.
Tofane (2022) was the last mare to win the CF Orr Stakes.
There have been two three-time CF Orr Stakes champions to date with Manikato (1979-81) and Vo Rogue (1988-90) both winning the event three times on the trot.
Multiple CF Orr Stakes winners: Typhoon Tracy (2010, 2011), Vo Rogue (1988, 1989, 1990), Manikato (1979, 1980 & 1981), Lord (1959 & 1960).
Other top CF Orr Stakes winners include Gothic (1929), High Castle (1940), Tobin Bronze (1967), Surround (1977), Hyperno (1978), the previous year’s Melbourne Cup winning stayer At Talaq (1987), Let’s Elope (1992), Jeune (1995) who won the ’94 Melbourne Cup race, Saintly (1997), and undefeated super mare Black Caviar (2012) who won her only race over further than 1200m during her flawless 25-start career in the CF Orr over 1400m.
The 2023 CF Orr Stakes winner Jacquinot won on protest with the spring’s Golden Rose winning colt originally second past the post behind Gentleman Roy.
The CF Orr Stakes winner in 2024 was the odds-on favourite Mr Brightside ($1.95F) who flashed home late to post his fifth Group 1 victory and hand the Lindsay Park family their eighth win in the 100th edition of the great race.
The 2025 CF Orr Stakes winner was the Ciaron Maher trained Another Wil ($3.30) who charged home late to run down last year’s champion Mr Brightside and salute by 0.35 lengths to post his maiden Group 1 victory first-up ahead of the autumn majors.
CF ORR STAKES WINNERS 2000 – the present
Year | Horse – Age/Gender | Jockey | Weight (kgs) | Trainer/s | Barrier |
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ANOTHER WIL (5G) | JAMIE MELHAM | 59 | CIARON MAHER | 3 | |
MR BRIGHTSIDE (NZ) (6G) | CRAIG WILLIAMS | 59 | BEN, WILL & JD HAYES | 4 | |
JACQUINOT (3C) | DAMIAN LANE | 55.5 | MICK PRICE & MICHAEL KENT (JNR) | 4 | |
TOFANE (NZ) 6M | M J ZAHRA | 57.0 | MICHAEL MORONEY | 8 | |
STREETS OF AVALON (AUS) 6G | ZAC SPAIN | 59.0 | SHANE NICHOLS | 7 | |
ALABAMA EXPRESS (AUS) 3C | MICHAEL DEE | 55.5 | MICHAEL MORONEY | 10 | |
MANUEL (AUS) 5G | L CURRIE | 59.0 | TONY MCEVOY | 3 | |
HARTNELL (GB) 7G | CRAIG WILLIAMS | 59.0 | JAMES CUMMINGS | 11 | |
BLACK HEART BART (AUS) 6G | B RAWILLER | 59.0 | DARREN WEIR | 11 | |
SUAVITO (NZ) 5M | L CURRIE | 57.0 | NIGEL BLACKISTON | 1 | |
DISSIDENT (AUS) 4H | B MELHAM | 59.0 | PETER G MOODY | 7 | |
MOMENT OF CHANGE (AUS) 5G | L NOLEN | 59.0 | PETER G MOODY | 5 | |
ALL TOO HARD (AUS) 3C | D DUNN | 55.5 | MICHAEL & WAYNE & JOHN HAWKES | 9 | |
BLACK CAVIAR (AUS) 5M | L NOLEN | 57.0 | PETER G MOODY | 5 | |
TYPHOON TRACY (AUS) 5M | L NOLEN | 57.0 | PETER G MOODY | 11 | |
TYPHOON TRACY (AUS) 4M | L NOLEN | 57.0 | PETER G MOODY | 1 | |
MALDIVIAN (NZ) 6G | M RODD | 59.0 | MARK KAVANAGH | 2 | |
SHINZIG (AUS) 6H | S BASTER | 59.0 | MICK PRICE | 12 | |
EL SEGUNDO (NZ) 5G | DAMIEN OLIVER | 59.0 | COLIN LITTLE | 4 | |
PERFECT PROMISE (SAF) 6M | C NEWITT | 55.5 | D L FREEDMAN | 7 | |
ELVSTROEM (AUS) 4H | N RAWILLER | 58.0 | TONY VASIL | 15 | |
LONHRO (AUS) 5H | D BEADMAN | 58.0 | JOHN HAWKES | 6 | |
YELL (AUS) 3G | D GAUCI | 54.5 | JOHN HAWKES | 6 | |
BARKADA (AUS) 3G | S SEAMER | 54.5 | D L FREEDMAN | 1 | |
DESERT SKY (AUS) 3G | D GAUCI | 54.5 | MATHEW ELLERTON | 1 | |
REDOUTE’S CHOICE (AUS) 3C | D BEADMAN | 54.5 | RICK HORE-LACY | 5 |
COMPLETE LIST OF PAST cf orr STAKES WINNERS
Year | Winner |
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2025 | Another Wil |
2024 | Mr Brightside |
2023 | Jacquinot |
2022 | Tofane |
2021 | Streets of Avalon |
2020 | Alabama Express |
2019 | Manuel |
2018 | Hartnell |
2017 | Black Heart Bart |
2016 | Suavito |
2015 | Dissident |
2014 | Moment Of Change |
2013 | All Too Hard |
2012 | Black Caviar |
2011 | Typhoon Tracy |
2010 | Typhoon Tracy |
2009 | Maldivian |
2008 | Shinzig |
2007 | El Segundo |
2006 | Perfect Promise |
2005 | Elvstroem |
2004 | Lonhro |
2003 | Yell |
2002 | Barkada |
2001 | Desert Sky |
2000 | Redoute’s Choice |
1999 | Grand Archway |
1998 | Special Dane |
1997 | Saintly |
1996 | Racer’s Edge |
1995 | Jeune |
1994 | Primacy |
1993 | Durbridge |
1992 | Let’s Elope |
1991 | Planet Ruler |
1990 | Vo Rogue |
1989 | Vo Rogue |
1988 | Vo Rogue |
1987 | At Talaq |
1986 | Delightful Belle |
1985 | Fine Offer |
1984 | Qubeau |
1983 | Torbek |
1982 | Lawman |
1981 | Manikato |
1980 | Manikato |
1979 | Manikato |
1978 | Hyperno |
1977 | Surround |
1976 | Plush |
1975 | Leilani |
1974 | All Shot |
1973 | Longfella |
1972 | Abdul |
1971 | Black Onyx |
1970 | Crewman |
1969 | Fileur |
1968 | Winfreux |
1967 | Tobin Bronze |
1966 | Rio |
1965 | Future |
1964 | Havelock |
1963 | Aquanita |
1962 | Wenona Girl |
1961 | Anonyme |
1960 | Lord |
1959 | Lord |
1958 | Highfire |
1957 | Golden Doubles |
1956 | Rising Fast |
1955 | Prince Cortauld |
1954 | Flying Halo |
1953 | Ellerslie |
1952 | Grey Boots |
1951 | Comic Court |
1950 | St. Razzle |
1949 | Ungar |
1948 | St. Fairy |
1947 | Attley |
1946 | Flight |
1945 | Drum Net |
1944 | Lawrence |
1943 | Primavera |
1942 | Burrabil |
1941 | Mildura |
1940 | High Caste |
1939 | Manolive |
1938 | Hua |
1937 | Iva |
1936 | Cardinal |
1935 | Break Up |
1934 | Gaine Carrington |
1933 | Liberal |
1932 | Greenline |
1931 | Byron |
1930 | Gallopade |
1929 | Gothic |
1928 | Sailing Home |
1927 | Heroic |
1926 | Whittier |
1925 | The Night Patrol |