Futurity Stakes Winners
From the race’s first running back in 1898, all the way up to 2025, we have a complete list of past Futurity Stakes winners of the weight-for-age Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes Day event.

Punters can also view more details of the more recent Futurity Stakes winners from 2000 to 2025 including the winning jockeys, trainers and times of the horses to win the autumn event.
Resolute was the inaugural Futurity Stakes winner back in 1898.
In 1910 Comedy King completed the Futurity Stakes – Melbourne Cup double.
One of the most notable Futurity Stakes winners in history is four-time champion Manikato (1979, 1980, 1981) 1983.
There is also a three-time Futurity Stakes champion in Ajax (1938, 1939, 1940).
Other notable Futurity Stakes winners throughout history include Caulfield and Sydney Cup champ Eurythmic (1922), The Hawk (1924), Gothic (1928), Amounis (1930), the previous year’s Melbourne Cup hero Phar Lap (1931), Bernborough (1946), Lord (1959), Todman (1960), Sky High (1961), Gunsynd (1972), Vo Rogue (1988), More Joyous (2011), Black Heart Bart (2017) and Alizee (2019).
The 2022 Futurity Stakes winner Sierra Sue scored an upset win improving on a lead-up fourth in the CF Orr to win at $14 odds.
The Futurity Stakes 2023 winner was the Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott-trained Alligator Blood ($2.80F) who won the race as the first-up favourite to enjoy a fifth Group 1 success.
The 2024 Futurity Stakes winner was Lindsay Park’s odds-on favourite Mr Brightside ($1.50F) who celebrated his sixth career Group 1 with a barnstorming run to become the first since Black Heart Bart (2017) to do the CF Orr – Futurity double in a single season.
The 2025 Futurity Stakes winner is TBC and will be known when the Group 1 Caulfield Blue Diamond Day event runs on Saturday the 22nd of February 2025.
futurity STAKES WINNERS 2000 – the present
Year | Horse – Age/Sex | Jockey | Weight (kgs) | Trainer/s | Barrier |
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TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | |
MR BRIGHTSIDE (NZ) 6G | CRAIG WILLIAMS | 59.0 | BEN, WILL & JD HAYES | 5 | |
ALLIGATOR BLOOD (AUS) 6G | BLAKE SHINN | 59.0 | GAI WATERHOUSE & ADRIAN BOTT | 3 | |
SIERRA SUE (NZ) 5M | J ALLEN | 57.0 | TRENT BUSUTTIN & NATALIE YOUNG | 1 | |
PROBABEEL (NZ) 4M | DAMIAN LANE | 57.0 | JAMIE RICHARDS | 9 | |
STREETS OF AVALON (AUS) 5G | B MELHAM | 59.0 | SHANE NICHOLS | 7 | |
ALIZEE (AUS) 4M | HUGH BOWMAN | 57.0 | JAMES CUMMINGS | 11 | |
BRAVE SMASH (JPN) 5H | CRAIG WILLIAMS | 59.0 | DARREN WEIR | 9 | |
BLACK HEART BART (AUS) 6G | B RAWILLER | 59.0 | DARREN WEIR | 6 | |
TURN ME LOOSE (NZ) 4H | O P BOSSON | 59.0 | MURRAY BAKER & ANDREW FORSMAN | 9 | |
SUAVITO (NZ) 4M | DAMIEN OLIVER | 57.0 | NIGEL BLACKISTON | 4 | |
MOMENT OF CHANGE (AUS) 5G | L NOLEN | 59.0 | PETER G MOODY | 6 | |
ALL TOO HARD (AUS) 3C | D DUNN | 55.5 | MICHAEL & WAYNE & JOHN HAWKES | 4 | |
MUFHASA (NZ) 7G | N RAWILLER | 59.0 | STEPHEN MCKEE | 5 | |
MORE JOYOUS (NZ) 4M | N RAWILLER | 57.0 | MS G WATERHOUSE | 1 | |
TYPHOON TRACY (AUS) 4M | L NOLEN | 57.0 | PETER G MOODY | 6 | |
NICONERO (AUS) 7G | CRAIG WILLIAMS | 59.0 | D A HAYES | 1 | |
NICONERO (AUS) 6G | CRAIG WILLIAMS | 59.0 | D A HAYES | 10 | |
AQUA D’AMORE (AUS) 5M | S BASTER | 56.5 | MS G WATERHOUSE | 6 | |
FIELDS OF OMAGH (AUS) 8G | STEVEN KING | 58.0 | D A HAYES | 13 | |
REGAL ROLLER (AUS) 5G | M FLAHERTY | 58.0 | CLINTON MCDONALD | 1 | |
RESET (AUS) 3C | D NIKOLIC | 54.5 | GRAEME ROGERSON | 1 | |
YELL (AUS) 3G | D GAUCI | 55.0 | JOHN HAWKES | 9 | |
DASH FOR CASH (AUS) 3C | K MCEVOY | 55.0 | RICK HORE-LACY | 2 | |
MR. MURPHY (AUS) 3G | DAMIEN OLIVER | 54.5 | D L FREEDMAN | 2 | |
DESERT SKY (AUS) 3G | D GAUCI | 54.5 | MATHEW ELLERTON | 10 | |
TESTA ROSSA (AUS) 3C | DAMIEN OLIVER | 55.0 | DEAN LAWSON | 5 |
COMPLETE LIST OF PAST futurity STAKES WINNERS
Year | Winner |
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1898 | Resolute |
1899 | Bobadil |
1900 | Palmer |
1901 | Aurous |
1902 | Sir Foote |
1903 | Sir Leonard |
1904 | Playaway |
1905 | Gladsome |
1906 | Gladsome |
1907 | Corroboree |
1908 | Antonio |
1909 | Soultline |
1910 | Comedy King |
1911 | Blairgour |
1912 | Popinjay |
1913 | Eudorus |
1914 | Brattle |
1915 | Flash Of Steel |
1916 | Maharajah |
1917 | Balarang |
1918 | Wedge |
1919 | Lucknow |
1920 | Gold Tie |
1921 (Race Not Held) | – |
1922 | Eurythmic |
1923 | Salatis |
1924 | The Hawk |
1925 | Father’s Voice |
1926 | Top Gallant |
1927 | Waranton |
1928 | Gothic |
1929 | Mollison |
1930 | Amounis |
1931 | Phar Lap |
1932 | Ammon Ra |
1933 | Winooka |
1934 | Waltzing Lily |
1935 | Heros / Synagogue |
1936 | Regular Bachelor |
1937 | Gold Rod |
1938 | Ajax |
1939 | Ajax |
1940 | Ajax |
1941 | High Caste |
1942 | Burrabil |
1943 | Zonda |
1944 | Counsel |
1945 | Drum Net |
1946 | Bernborough |
1947 | Attley |
1948 | Royal Gem |
1949 | St. Razzle |
1950 | St. Razzle |
1951 | Iron Duke |
1952 | San Domenico |
1953 | Bob Cherry |
1954 | Sir Isfahan |
1955 | Prince Cortauld |
1956 | The Orb |
1957 | Parvo |
1958 | Zariba |
1959 | Lord |
1960 | Todman |
1961 | Sky High |
1962 | Aquanita |
1963 | Wenona Girl |
1964 | Future |
1965 | Sir Dane |
1966 | Star Affair |
1967 | Cendrillon |
1968 | Prince Romantic |
1969 | Magic Ruler |
1970 | Crewman |
1971 | Silver Spade |
1972 | Gunsynd |
1973 | Idolou |
1974 | Idolou |
1975 | Martindale |
1976 | King’s Helmet |
1977 | Bonfield |
1978 | Always Welcome |
1979 | Manikato |
1980 | Manikato |
1981 | Manikato |
1982 | Galleon |
1983 | Manikato |
1984 | Red Tempo |
1985 | Vite Cheval |
1986 | Campaign King |
1987 | Rubiton |
1988 | Vo Rogue |
1989 | Zeditave |
1990 | Ark Regal |
1991 | Redelva |
1992 | Mannerism |
1993 | Schillaci |
1994 | Primacy |
1995 | Schillaci |
1996 | Star Dancer |
1997 | Mouawad |
1998 | Encounter |
1999 | Rustic Dream |
2000 | Testa Rossa |
2001 (Dead Heat) | Desert Sky / Mr. Murphy |
2002 | Dash For Cash |
2003 | Yell |
2004 | Reset |
2005 | Regal Roller |
2006 | Fields Of Omagh |
2007 | Aqua D’Amore |
2008 | Niconero |
2009 | Niconero |
2010 | Typhoon Tracy |
2011 | More Joyous |
2012 | King Mufhasa |
2013 | All Too Hard |
2014 | Moment Of Change |
2015 | Suavito |
2016 | Turn Me Loose |
2017 | Black Heart Bart |
2018 | Brave Smash |
2019 | Alizee |
2020 | Streets Of Avalon |
2021 | Probabeel |
2022 | Sierra Sue |
2023 | Alligator Blood |
2024 | Mr Brightside |
2025 | TBD |