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

Ottawa Stakes, Flemington

The Ottawa Stakes is a Group 3 race for two-year-old fillies held at Flemington Racecourse on the first Thursday in November as part of the VRC Oaks Day card in Melbourne. 

Good lead-up sprints into the Ottawa Stakes each spring include the Debutant Stakes in October, the Gimcrack Stakes in September and the Inglis Banner just two weeks prior to the Ottawa Stakes. 

This race has been run under many different names, owing to frequent change of sponsor. Some of these names include “7 News Stakes”, “Emirates Airplane Plate”, “Schiavello Stakes” and the “Bumble Stakes”. 

Fillies that race well in the Ottawa Stakes during the Melbourne Cup Carnival often do well the following autumn in events including the Group 1 Neds Blue Diamond Stakes.

Ottawa Stakes 2023 – Quick Information

  • Race Day: Tuesday, November 9th, 2023
  • Track Location: Flemington Racecourse
  • Track Surface: Turf
  • Track Direction: Left-handed
  • Race Distance: 1,000 metres
  • Weight Conditions: Set weights (55.5 kg)
  • Qualification: Two year olds (fillies only)
  • Type: Thoroughbred
  • Grade: Group 3
  • Operator: Victoria Racing Club
  • Prize Purse: $200,000
  • Inaugural Race: 1978
  • 2023 Ottawa Stakes Winner: Karavas

ottawa Stakes 2023 RESULTS

The official 2023 Ottawa Stakes results will be available below once the race takes place on Thursday November 9, 2023. 

  1. #4 Karavas
  2. #7 Eneeza
  3. #3 Arabian Summer

The 2023 Ottawa Stakes winner was the Richard & Chantelle Jolly-trained Karavas ($9) who flashed down the outside for a late one-length upset off a good ride by Jake Toeroek to take her career record up to two-from-two.

Ottawa Stakes Betting 2023

New Ways to Bet at neds

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

How To Bet On The Ottawa Stakes in 2023

  1. Login 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 Ottawa Stakes Betting above. 
  5. Select the horse(s) for the race.

Ottawa Stakes 2025 Odds

Early market betting odds on the 2025 Ottawa 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 Ottawa Stakes in 2023

The best way to pick which filly will win the Ottawa Stakes in 2023 is to take into account any non-maidens with previous race experience, fillies from the leading Melbourne stables and any with a past start at Flemington. 

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

  • Debutantes – The majority of runners are on debut for look out for any trial form that could stack-up on race day. 
  • Trials – It’s a very short race, so there isn’t much chance to recover after a start from behind so look for any fillies with recent barrier trial performances. 

Ottawa Stakes 2023 Favourites

Favourites in 2023 Ottawa Stakes betting include the unraced Peter Moody & Katherine Coleman-trained Exceed And Excel filly Eneeza, the Hayes Racing-trained debutant Harpalee, and Inglis Banner runner-up from Cox Plate Day Hayasugi

Dosh ($5.50 in 2020) and Charm Stone ($4.60 in 2023) are the latest Ottawa Stakes favourites to win.

Ottawa Stakes 2023 Field

The official 2023 Ottawa Stakes field of final acceptances is released the Monday of race week (the day before the Melbourne Cup is run and won on the first Tuesday of November) and will be published in full below.

The Ottawa Stakes 2023 field features a smart line-up of two-year-old fillies led in betting by the rails-drawn Eneeza for Peter Moody & Katherine Coleman and the Team Hayes-trained Harpalee both on debut without an official trial.

Ottawa Stakes 2023 Tips

Favourite: #7 Eneeza ($3.50 at time of publish) – BET NOW

Best Bet: #3 Arabian Summer ($7.50 at time of publish) – BET NOW

Best Roughie: #5 Yes Yes Tess ($23 at time of publish) – BET NOW

Our insider 2023 Ottawa 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 2023 KENNEDY OAKS DAY PREVIEW & TIPS

Ottawa Stakes 2023 Race Day

The 2023 Ottawa Stakes takes place on Thursday, the 9th of November, 2023 at Flemington Racecourse as the third of four Melbourne Cup Carnival meetings as part of 2023 Kennedy Oaks Day headlined by the Group 1 $1 million Kennedy Oaks (2500m).

The Group 3 $300,000 Red Roses Stakes (1100m) is the other key support act on the Oaks Day card.

Ottawa Stakes 2023 Barrier Draw

The 2023 Ottawa Stakes barrier draw will be released to the public a few days before the race and will be published in our above Ottawa Stakes Field section. 

Ottawa Stakes 2023 Nominations

2023 Ottawa Stakes nominations close 12 PM, Friday the 3rd of November, 2023. 

Last 10 Horse Sex Age Trainer Ballot Weight True Weight Penalty Hcp Rating
1 2 HAYASUGI F 2 Clinton McDonald 1 56kg
2 3 CHOSEN LEGEND F 2 Lloyd Kennewell & Lucy Yeomans 2 56kg
3 2 ARABIAN SUMMER F 2 Tony & Calvin McEvoy 3 56kg
4 2 MISS JUDAS F 2 Richard & Will Freedman 4 56kg
5 1 KARAVAS F 2 Richard & Chantelle Jolly 5 56kg
6 2 YES YES TESS F 2 Chris Bieg 6 56kg
7 POWER OF THREE F 2 Tony & Calvin McEvoy 7 56kg
8 DREAM SMART F 2 Liam Birchley 8= 56kg
9 ENEEZA F 2 Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman 8= 56kg
10 HARPALEE F 2 Ben, Will & JD Hayes 8= 56kg
11 TESSA’S CHOICE F 2 Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) 8= 56kg
12 6 IMMORTAL STAR F 2 Danny O’Brien 12 56kg

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

Ottawa Stakes Weights 2023

Set weights of 55.5 kilograms apply to this race. 2023 Ottawa Stakes weights will be declared by 4PM on Friday November 3, 2023 with weights on the final acceptances to be published in our above Ottawa Stakes Field section. 

Ottawa Stakes 2023 Acceptances

2023 Ottawa Stakes final acceptances must be declared before 9:00 AM on Monday November 6th, 2023 and will be published in our above Ottawa Stakes Field section.

Ottawa Stakes 2023 Jockeys 

Riders must be declared by 12:30PM on Monday November 6, 2023 and the official 2023 Ottawa Stakes jockeys will be published in our above Ottawa Stakes Field section.

Ottawa Stakes Scratchings 2023

2023 Ottawa Stakes scratchings close at 7:30 AM on Thursday November 9, 2023. 

Ottawa Stakes Prize Money 2023

The 2023 Ottawa Stakes prize purse is worth $200,000 in total, distributed from places first through to eighth. There is also a Super VOBIS nominators bonus of $10,000.

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

Ottawa Stakes Race Number 2023

The 2023 Ottawa Stakes race number is scheduled as Flemington Race 1 at 12:40pm (AEDT) on Thursday November 9, 2023.  There are nine races in total that day at Flemington Racecourse.

Ottawa Stakes 2023 Form Guide

The final form guide will be available the week of the race. You can check below for a link to our full 2023 Ottawa Stakes Form Guide following final acceptances. 

CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL 2023 OTTAWA STAKES FORM GUIDE

Ottawa Stakes Live 2023

You can watch or listen to the 2023 Ottawa Stakes live, across the following mediums.

Telecast: Network 10

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

Radio: Radio Sport National

Streaming: Racing.com

MobileNeds App

Ottawa Stakes Winners

Winners of the Ottawa Stakes going back to 1999 are displayed in the table below. If you would like to view the full list of Ottawa Stakes winners, going all the way back to 1978, please visit our Ottawa Stakes Winners page.

Year Winner Trainer/s Jockey Weight Time
2023 Karavas Richard & Chantelle Jolly Jake Toeroek 56kg 0:58.91
2022 Charm Stone Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) Damian Lane 56kg 0:57.93
2021 See You In Heaven Richard & Chantelle Jolly Craig Williams 56kg 0:59.15
2020 Dosh Grahame Begg Jordan Childs 56kg 0:58.98
2019 Aryaaf David Hayes Luke Nolen  56kg 0:58.53
2018 Bella Rosa Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Mark Zahra 56kg 0:59.61
2017 Setsuna Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Stephen Baster 56kg 0:58.24
2016 Invincible Star Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Joao Moreira 55.5kg 0:58.37
2015 Concealer Tony McEvoy Zac Purton 55.5kg 0:57.33
2014 Antelucan John O’Shea Chad Schofield 55.5kg 0:57.81
2013 Oakleigh Girl Danny Bougoure Craig Newitt 55.5kg 0:57.51
2012 Villa Verde Shaun Dwyer Michael Rodd 55.5kg 0:56.73
2011 Applegate Peter Snowden Kerrin McEvoy 55.5kg 0:58.55
2010 Spectrolite Robbie Laing Craig Williams 55.5kg 0:59.30
2009 She’s Got Gears Robbie Laing Craig Williams 55.5kg 0:58.62
2008 Rostova Steve Richards Steven King 55.5kg 0:58.76
2007 Hips Don’t Lie(Nz) David Hayes Craig Williams 55.5kg 0:58.33
2006 Royal Asscher(Nz) Lee Freedman Kerrin McEvoy 55.5kg 0:57.65
2005 Follow The Till Robert Smerdon Luke Currie 55.5kg 0:57.93
2004 Red Hot Mama Rick Hore-Lacy Chris Munce 55.5kg 0:58.29
2003 Flying Firebird(Nz) Graeme Rogerson Jim Cassidy 54.5kg 0:58.59
2002 Rinky Dink Rick Hore-Lacy John Didham 56.5kg 0:57.63
2001 Flashed Robert Smerdon Patrick Payne 56kg 0:57.54
2000 True Jewels Michael Moroney Stephen Baster 56.5kg 0:58.01
1999 Tennessee Midnight David Hall Brett Prebble 55.5kg 0:57.58