Looking for his year’s Manfred Stakes betting odds, tips and field? The experts at Neds have put together everything you need to know before this year’s race.

2021 Manfred Stakes Winner Portland Sky
2021 Manfred Stakes winner Portland Sky. Photo: Ultimate Racing Photos.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Run over 1,200 metres on the Australia Day long weekend in Melbourne the Manfred Stakes takes place at Caulfield Racecourse and is open only to three-year-old horses. 

In 2023 the event ran over 1300m at Sandown, and in 2025 it will take place at Sandown Lakeside.

The Group 3 showdown is run at set weights plus penalties and offers $200,000 in prize money. 

If a horse does well in the Manfred Stakes, they are likely to enter the C S Hayes Stakes a couple of weeks later. Some horses that performed in this race and are looking to increase their distance may even find themselves entered into the Australian Guineas in the following month.

In 2020 the Manfred Stakes winner Super Seth had earlier taken out the Group 1 Caulfield Guineas (1600m) and he went on to place second in the Group 1 Futurity Stakes (1400m) next-up on Blue Diamond Stakes Day against the older horses.

The 2021 Manfred Stakes form was franked with the winner Portland Sky winning the Group 1 Oakleigh Plate (1100m) next-up in a dead-heat.

The 2023 Manfred Stakes winner Jacquinot franked the form winning the Group 1 CF Orr Stakes (1400m) at his next start.

Manfred Stakes 2025 – Quick Information

  • Race Day: Saturday January 25, 2025 
  • Track Location: Caulfield Racecourse (Sandown Lakeside in 2025)
  • Track Surface: Turf
  • Track Direction: Left-handed
  • Race Distance: 1,200 metres
  • Weight Conditions: Set weights (plus penalties)
  • Qualification: Three-year-olds
  • Type: Thoroughbred
  • Grade: Group 3
  • Operator: Melbourne Racing Club
  • Prize Purse: $200,000
  • Inaugural Race: 1968
  • 2025 Manfred Stakes Winner: Royal Insignia

manfred stakes 2025 RESULTS

The official 2025 Manfred Stakes results will be available below once the race takes place on Saturday January 25, 2025.

  1. #7 Royal Insignia
  2. #4 Tropicus
  3. #1 Band Of Brothers

Progressive Written Tycoon colt Royal Insignia ($7.50), ridden by Jamie Mott and trained by Grahame Begg, delivered a thrilling performance first-up to win the 2025 Manfred Stakes at Sandown on Saturday by a quarter-length, showcasing a blistering finish to secure his third win from five starts, with the Group 3 CS Hayes Stakes at Flemington on February 15 as his next target.

Manfred Stakes Betting 2025

New Ways to Bet at neds

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

How To Bet On The Manfred Stakes in 2025

  1. Log in at neds.com.au
  2. Make a deposit, using your credit card, PayPal or other safe electronic method
  3. Make sure to check out form guide, once it’s released
  4. Decide what kind of bet you’re going to place (Win, Place, Each-Way, Trifecta + more betting options, please read our section on Manfred Stakes Betting above).
  5. Select the horse(s) for the race.

Manfred Stakes 2025 Odds

Early market betting odds on the 2025 Manfred 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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Which Horse Will Win The Manfred Stakes in 2025

The best way to pick which horse will win the Manfred Stakes in 2025 is to take into account their lead-up autumn racing form, assess the barriers and look for past Group performers in the mix. 

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

  • Seasons Beginnings – This will be the first run of the autumn season for a lot of horses. Your pick is between horses coming out of a spell that had a strong summer season or those who have already had an early season run and shown ability. Generation (2022), Jacquinot (2023), Brave Mead (2024), and Royal Insignia (2025) are the last Manfred Stakes winners to win first-up. 
  • Group 1 Performers – Any proven Group 1 horses down in grade often do well in this race.

Manfred Stakes Favourites 2025

Favourites in 2025 Manfred Stakes betting include the resuming Ciaron Maher trained gelding Odinson, three-time winning Justify colt Ndola, and Band Of Brothers racing second-up. 

Generation ($1.85 in 2022) and Jacquinot ($2.10 in 2023) are the last Manfred Stakes favourites to win.

Manfred Stakes 2025 Field

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

The 2025 Manfred Stakes final field features a smart line-up of three-year-olds led in betting by Group 3 winner Band Of Brothers with the fitness edge second-up.

Manfred Stakes 2025 Tips

Favourite: #1 Band Of Brothers ($5.50 at time of publish) – BET NOW

Best Bet: #3 Another Prophet ($8.50 at time of publish) – BET NOW

Best Roughie: #8 Judicial ($11 at time of publish) – BET NOW

Our exclusive 2025 Manfred 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 BLUE DIAMOND PREVIEW DAY RACING PREVIEW

Manfred Stakes Race Day 2025

The 2025 Manfred Stakes takes place on Saturday the 25th of January 2025 at Sandown Lakeside. The other key events on the program include the:

Manfred Stakes Barrier Draw 2025

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

Manfred Stakes Nominations 2025

2025 Manfred Stakes nominations close at 12:00 PM on the Monday of race week.

Last 10 Horse Sex Age Trainer Hcp Rating
1 4×412736 ACTA NON VERBA C 3 Danny O’Brien 63
2 51x76521x ANOTHER PROPHET F 3 Ciaron Maher 104
3 51314×2 BAND OF BROTHERS G 3 Dominic Sutton 78
4 1×4 DANXIA (NZ) G 3 Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) 63
5 817x EXTREME DIAMOND C 3 Ciaron Maher 62
6 264×21 GOODLUCKTOME G 3 Ciaron Maher 64
7 316x1x2 HEZDARNHOTTOO (NZ) G 3 Bjorn Baker 73
8 1×31 JUDICIAL C 3 Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman 67
9 13x KIRRIBILLI F 3 Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman 70
10 213x MAGICE (NZ) C 3 Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman 62
11 12 NAUGHTY BENNIE G 3 Clinton McDonald 63
12 12171x NDOLA C 3 Ben, Will & JD Hayes 75
13 31x749x1x ODINSON G 3 Ciaron Maher 78
14 37×1 QATARS CHOICE F 3 Ciaron Maher 64
15 8x311x ROYAL INSIGNIA C 3 Grahame Begg 67
16 1x3678x TROPICUS C 3 Anthony & Sam Freedman 74
17 1x325x6 WONDER BOY G 3 Jerome Hunter 77

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

Manfred Stakes Weights 2025

Set weights plus penalties apply to this race. Final 2025 Manfred Stakes weights are announced at 4:00 PM on the Monday of race week with weights on the final acceptances to be published in our above Manfred Stakes Field section.

Jacquinot (59.5kg in 2023) was the last Manfred Stakes topweight to win.

2025 Manfred Stakes Topweight:

  • #1 Band Of Brothers (58.5kg)

Manfred Stakes Acceptances 2025

Final 2025 Manfred Stakes acceptances must be declared before 9:30 AM on the Wednesday of race week and will be published in our above Manfred Stakes Field section.

Manfred Stakes Jockeys 2025

The final riders announcement is at 1:00 PM on the Wednesday of race week with the official 2025 Manfred Stakes jockeys to be published in our above Manfred Stakes Field section.

Manfred Stakes Scratchings 2025

2025 Manfred Stakes scratchings close at 7:30 AM on Saturday the 25th of January 2025. 

Manfred Stakes Prize Money 2025

The 2025 Manfred Stakes prize purse is worth $200,000 in total, distributed from places first through to eighth.

Place Prize Money
1st $120,000
2nd $36,000
3rd $18,000
4th $9,000
5th $5,000
6th $4,000
7th $4,000
8th $4,000

Manfred Stakes Race Number 2025

The 2025 Manfred Stakes race number is scheduled as Sandown Race 9 at 4:55pm (AEDT) on Saturday the 25th of January 2025. There are ten races in total that day at Sandown Lakeside.

Manfred 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 Manfred Stakes Form Guide following final acceptances. 

CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL 2025 MANFRED STAKES FORM GUIDE

Manfred Stakes Live 2025

You can watch or listen to the 2025 Manfred 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

Manfred Stakes Winners

Winners of the Manfred Stakes going back to the year 2000 are displayed in the table below. 

Year Winner Trainer/s Jockey Weight Time
2025 Royal Insignia Grahame Begg Jamie Mott 57 kgs 1:11.06
2024 Brave Mead Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Blake Shinn 58 kgs 1:09.59
2023 Jacquinot Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr. Damian Lane 59.5 kgs 1:17.67
2022 Generation Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Jye McNeil 58.5 kgs 1:09.86
2021 Portland Sky Matt Laurie Luke Currie 58.5 kgs 1:09.50
2020 Super Seth Anthony Freedman Mark Zahra 59.5 kgs 1:12.83
2019 Tin Hat James Cummings Damian Lane 56 kgs 1:08.79
2018 Cliff’s Edge Darren Weir John Allen 58 kgs 1:08.93
2017 Legless Veuve Stuart Webb Mark Zahra 56 kgs 1:10.82
2016 Puritan Jason Warren Nicholas Hall 56 kgs 1:10.27
2015 Java Anthony Freedman Damien Oliver 56 kgs 1:18.28
2014 Bull Point Gai Waterhouse Damien Oliver 57 kgs 1:09.70
2013 Mirage Peter Moody Luke Nolen 56 kgs 1:09.54
2012 Mosheen Robert Smerdon Danny Nikolic 57 kgs 1:10.70
2011 Enjin Number Nine Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra Glen Boss 55.5 kgs 1:16.66
2010 Denman Peter Snowden Kerrin McEvoy 58.5 kgs 1:22.89
2009 Nicconi David Hayes Brad Rawiller 56 kgs 1:24.98
2008 Turffontein Anthony Cummings Larry Cassidy 56.5 kgs 1:24.41
2007 Haradasun Tony Vasil Nash Rawiller 59 kgs 1:22.69
2006 Thin And Crispy Peter Moody Luke Nolen 54.5 kgs 1:23.40
2005 Niconero Tony McEvoy Nash Rawiller 56.5 kgs 1:23.84
2004 Keep The Faith Tony McEvoy Patrick Payne 56 kgs 1:35.38
2003 Conspectus Mick Price Noel Callow 56 kgs 1:38.56
2002 Don Eduardo Lee Freedman Damien Oliver 54 kgs 1:37.14
2001 Academy Dancer David Hall Brett Prebble 54 kgs 1:35.54
2000 Freemason John Hawkes Darren Gauci 57.5 kgs 1:37.03

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