Looking for this year’s Expressway Stakes betting markets, field and tips? The expert tipsters at Neds have put together everything you need to know before this year’s race.

Expressway Stakes 2025 Odds

Early market betting odds on the 2025 Expressway 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.

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2022 Expressway Stakes Winner Overpass
2022 Expressway Stakes winner Overpass. Photo: Steve Hart.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Now a set weights plus penalties event for horses three years and up, the Expressway Stakes is an integral part of the Australian Turf Club’s first quarter. Taking place in mid-February, the race has proudly held Group 2 status for nearly 40 years now.

Previously a weight-for-age event held earlier in the season at Rosehill Gardens, the sprint showdown is now held at Royal Randwick on Apollo Stakes Day.

It is conducted over 1200m and offers $300,000 in prize money as of 2024.

Horses often run in the Expressway Stakes before a shot at bigger autumn events including the Group 1 Canterbury Stakes (1300m). 

Savatiano (2021) was the last runner to do the Expressway Stakes – Canterbury Stakes double.

In 2022 the Expressway Stakes runner-up Forbidden Love went on to complete the Group 1 Canterbury Stakes – George Ryder Stakes double, while the third placegetter Anamoe won five subsequent Group 1 races that year including Melbourne’s famous $5 million Cox Plate.

The 2022 Expressway Stakes form was further franked with the winner Overpass racing competitively in a host of subsequent events including winning the first ever edition of the $4 million The Quokka race in WA in April of 2023 and Perth’s Group 1 Winterbottom Stakes.

The Expressway Stakes 2023 winner Mariamia franked the form with a victory in the Group 1 The Galaxy (1100m) that prep.

Expressway Stakes 2025 – Quick Information

  • Race Day: Saturday, February 15, 2025
  • Track Location: Randwick Racecourse
  • Track Surface: Turf
  • Track Direction: Right-handed
  • Race Distance: 1,200 metres
  • Weight Conditions: Set Weights Plus Penalties
  • Qualification: Three-year-olds and over
  • Type: Thoroughbred
  • Grade: Group 2
  • Operator: Australian Turf Club
  • Prize Purse: $300,000
  • Inaugural Race: 1974
  • 2025 Expressway Stakes Winner: TBD

expressway Stakes 2025 RESULTS

The official 2025 Expressway Stakes results will be available below once the race takes place on Saturday February 15, 2025.

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Expressway Stakes Betting 2025

New Ways to Bet at neds

There are many different ways to bet on the Expressway 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 Expressway Stakes
Win Bet Place your bet on the horse you think will take first place in this year’s Expressway Stakes.
Place Bet Place your bet on the horse you think will place in the top three finishers at this year’s Expressway Stakes. Pays less than a win bet, but offers safer odds.
Each-Way Bet If your runner finishes 1st in the Expressway 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 Expressway 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 Expressway Stakes to win the Exacta.
Trifecta Bet You must select runners to finish 1st, 2nd and 3rd in the correct order, within the Expressway Stakes to win the Trifecta.
First Four You must select runners that finish 1st, 2nd ,3rd and 4th in the correct order, within the Expressway 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 Expressway Stakes, in order to be eligible to place a Quaddie.

How To Bet On The Expressway Stakes in 2025

  1. Log in at neds.com.au
  2. Make sure to check out form guide, once it’s released
  3. Decide what kind of bet you’re going to place (Win, Place, Each-Way, Trifecta + more betting options, please read our section on Expressway Stakes Betting above).
  4. Select the horse(s) for the race.

Which Horse Will Win The Expressway Stakes in 2025

The best way to pick which horse will win the Expressway Stakes in 2025 is to take into account their lead-up summer/autumn racing form, assess the barriers look for the proven Group 2 runners and check their strike-rate at the course.

Additional factors to consider when picking the Expressway Stakes winner include: 

  • Favourites – Typically do well in this race running in the trifecta more often than not.
  • Local Majority – The most of entrants will be coming from the Sydney metropolitan area. You’ll want to keep your eyes peeled to Randwick and Rosehill in the week prior to the race.

Expressway Stakes Favourites 2025

Favourites in 2025 Expressway Stakes betting include Chris Waller’s resuming The Everest contender from last spring Joliestar, dual Group 1 winning mare Magic Time, and the consistent Zoustar mare Olentia also from teh Waller stable. 

Savatiano ($2.10 in 2021) became the latest Expressway Stakes favourite to win.

Expressway Stakes 2025 Field

The official 2025 Expressway Stakes field of final acceptances is announced on the Wednesday of race week and will be published in full below. 

The Expressway Stakes 2025 final field features just six acceptors led in betting by Chris Waller’s The Everest performed daughter of Zoustar, Joliestar.

Expressway Stakes 2025 Tips

Favourite: #5 Joliestar ($2.50 at time of publish) – BET NOW

Best Bet: #6 Olentia ($5 at time of publish) – BET NOW

Best Roughie: #4 Iowna Merc ($7.50 at time of publish) – BET NOW

Our insider 2025 Expressway Stakes tips will be listed above the week of the race and a full betting preview available on the Neds Blog.

CLICK HERE FOR OUR COMPLETE 2025 EXPRESSWAY STAKES DAY PREVIEW & TIPS

Expressway Stakes Race Day 2025

Expressway Stakes Day 2025 takes place on Saturday the 15th of February 2025. There are three Group status support acts on the card with the running of the: 

Expressway Stakes Barrier Draw 2025

The 2025 Expressway Stakes barrier draw will be released to the public a few days before the race and published in our above Expressway Stakes Field section. 

Expressway Stakes Nominations 2025

2025 Expressway Stakes nominations close at 11 AM on the Monday of race week. 

Nominations extended until 11:00am (AEDT) – 11/02/2025

Last 10 Horse Sex Age Trainer Hcp Rating
1 x370x6617x AIRMAN G 5 Michael, John & Wayne Hawkes 110
2 14x57x5833 BRUDENELL G 5 Kris Lees 99
3 627×361114 DISNECK G 4 Bjorn Baker 90
4 34x120100x GIVEMETHEBEATBOYS (IRE) H 4 Michael Freedman 103
5 x3x172211x HEADWALL G 5 Matthew Smith 95
6 203×831142 IOWNA MERC G 5 Bjorn Baker 101
7 21x1x1377x JOLIESTAR M 4 Chris Waller 110
8 x6310x018x LINDERMANN G 5 Chris Waller 110
9 67180x422x MAGIC TIME M 5 Grahame Begg 113
10 x2417x143x OLENTIA M 5 Chris Waller 108
11 216x33971x WAY TO THE STARS G 6 Matthew Smith 100

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

Expressway Stakes Weights 2025

Set weights plus penalties conditions apply to this race. Final 2025 Expressway Stakes weights are announced at 4 PM on the Tuesday of race week with weights on the final acceptances to be published in our above Expressway Stakes Field section. 

King Of Sparta (57.5kg in 2024) was the last Expressway Stakes topweight (or equal top-weight) to win.

2025 Expressway Stakes Topweight:

  • #1 Airman (57.5kg)

Expressway Stakes Acceptances 2025

Final 2025 Expressway Stakes acceptances must be declared before 9:00 AM on the Wednesday of race week and will be published in our above Expressway Stakes Field section. 

Expressway Stakes Jockeys 2025

The final riders announcement is at 12 PM on the Wednesday of race week with the official 2025 Expressway Stakes jockeys to be published in our above Expressway Stakes Field section. 

Expressway Stakes Scratchings 2025

2025 Expressway Stakes scratchings close at 7:30 AM on Saturday the 15th of February 2025. 

Expressway Stakes Prize Money 2025

The 2025 Expressway Stakes prize purse is worth $300,000 in total, distributed from places first through to tenth.

Place Prize Money
1st $170,000
2nd $56,000
3rd $27,250
4th $13,250
5th $7,200
6th $4,000
7th $3,700
8th $3,700
9th $3,700
10th $3,700

Expressway Stakes Race Number 2025

The 2025 Expressway Stakes race number is scheduled as Randwick Race 5 at 2:50pm (AEDT) on Saturday the 15th of February 2025. There are ten races in total that day at Randwick Racecourse.

Expressway 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 Expressway Stakes Form Guide following final acceptances. 

CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL 2025 EXPRESSWAY STAKES FORM GUIDE

Expressway Stakes Live 2025

You can watch or listen to the 2025 Expressway Stakes live, across the following mediums.

Pay television: Sky Racing 1 (channel 526 on Foxtel)

Radio: Radio Sport National

Streaming: Racing NSW

Expressway Stakes Winners

Winners of the Expressway Stakes going back to the year 2000 are displayed in the table below. If you would like to see every winner, going back to the first race in 1974, check out our Expressway Stakes winners’ page.

Year Winner Trainer/s Jockey Weight Time
2025 TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD
2024 King Of Sparta Peter & Paul Snowden James McDonald 57.5kg 1:09.17
2023 Mariamia Joseph Pride Tim Clark 56.5kg 1:08.73
2022 Overpass Bjorn Baker Tim Clark 55kg 1:08.96
2021 Savatiano James Cummings Hugh Bowman 56.5kg 1:11.22
2020 Standout Gerald Ryan Tommy Berry 55.5kg 1:09.56
2019 Alizee James Cummings Blake Shinn 56.5kg 1:11.32
2018 Trapeze Artist Gerald Ryan Tim Clark 55.5kg 1:10.41
2017 Music Magnate Bjorn Baker Kerrin McEvoy 58.5kg 1:09.48
2016 Our Boy Malachi Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes Tommy Berry 58.5kg 1:11.65
2015 Weary Chris Waller Tommy Berry 58.5kg 1:10.66
2014 Appearance Guy Walter Blake Shinn 56.5kg 1:09.06
2013 Happy Galaxy Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes Jay Ford 55.5kg 1:09.82
2012 Rain Affair Joseph Pride Corey Brown 58.5kg 1:10.79
2011 Centennial Park David Payne Corey Brown 58.5kg 1:10.25
2010 Rangirangdoo Chris Waller Corey Brown 58.5kg 1:12.66
2009 Burdekin Blues Barry Baldwin Shane Scriven 58.5kg 1:09.76
2008 Paratroopers Peter Snowden Danny Nikolic 58.5kg 1:09.60
2007 Mentality John Hawkes Darren Beadman 55.5kg 1:09.96
2006 Court’s In Session Guy Walter Danny Beasley 57.5kg 1:09.15
2005 Court’s In Session Guy Walter Hugh Bowman 57.5kg 1:09.51
2004 Sportsman Gregory Hickman Christian Reith 57.5kg 1:08.37
2003 Lonhro John Hawkes Darren Beadman 57.5kg 1:10.66
2002 Ateates Gary Portelli Jim Cassidy 55kg 1:11.23
2001 Tie The Knot Guy Walter Patrick Payne 57.5kg 1:09.98
2000 Mr. Innocent Mal Gerrard Glen Colless 57.5kg 1:09.25