Looking for this year’s Rising Fast Stakes betting odds, field & tips? The experts at Neds have put together everything you need to know before the race formerly known as the Chatham Stakes.

Chatham Stakes, Flemington

The Rising Fast Stakes is on open handicap race which takes place at Flemington Racecourse on the opening day of the Melbourne Cup Carnival on the Saturday prior to the Melbourne Cup race.

With a history going all the way back to 1978, the event has held Group 3 status for over thirty years and is now contested over 1200m – decreased from 1400m ahead of the 2022 edition – offering $200,000 in prize money. 

Recently held on the last day of the Cup Carnival over further, the event was moved back to Victoria Derby Day and renamed the Rising Fast Stakes in honour of Rising Fast who is the only horse to complete the ‘Spring Grand Slam’ winning the Caulfield Cup, Cox Plate and Melbourne Cup in 1954. 

The Moonga Stakes on Caulfield Cup Day serves as nice lead-up into the race, while graduates out of the Rising Fast Stakes could head into the Sandown Stakes as a final spring run. 

Rising Fast Stakes 2024 – Quick Information

  • Former Race Name: Chatham Stakes
  • Race Day: Saturday November 2, 2024
  • Track Location: Flemington Racecourse
  • Track Surface: Turf
  • Track Direction: Left-handed
  • Race Distance: 1,200 metres (down from 1,400m in 2022) 
  • Weight Conditions: Handicap
  • Qualification: Open
  • Type: Thoroughbred
  • Grade: Group 3
  • Operator: Victoria Racing Club
  • Prize Purse: $200,000
  • Inaugural Race: 1978
  • 2024 Rising Fast Stakes Winner: Maharba

Rising Fast Stakes 2024 RESULTS

The official 2024 Rising Fast Stakes results will be available below once the race takes place on Saturday November 2, 2024. 

  1. #2 Maharba
  2. #11 Rey Magnerio
  3. #12 Charm Stone

Grahame Begg’s consistent Pride Of Dubai four-year-old, Maharba ($18), may have booked his trip to Perth for the summer’s Group 1 Winterbottom Stakes after flying down the Flemington straight in the third on Derby Day to win the 2024 Rising Fast Stakes and narrowly account for Rey Magnerio.

Rising Fast Stakes Betting 2024

New Ways to Bet at neds

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

How To Bet On The Rising Fast Stakes in 2024

    1. Login 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 Rising Fast Stakes Betting (above).
    4. Select the horse(s) for the race.

rising fast stakes 2025 Odds

Early market betting odds on the 2025 rising fast 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 Rising Fast Stakes in 2024?

The best way to pick which horse will win the Rising Fast Stakes in 2024 is to take into account the form, look at any previous runs at Flemington and the better-weighted runners. 

Additional factors to consider when picking the Rising Fast Stakes winner include: 

  • Straight Six: Look for horses proven down the famous Flemington Straight over the 1200m distance is key.

Rising Fast Stakes 2024 Favourites

Favourites in 2024 Rising Fast Stakes betting include resuming Group 2 Missile Stakes champ Schwarz with James McDonald riding, the defending champion Spacewalk from the Godolphin stable, and Group 2 Caulfield Sprint runner-up Rey Magnerio racing third-up. 

Rising Fast Stakes 2024 Field

The official 2024 Rising Fast Stakes field of final acceptances is announced on the Wednesday lead-up to the race and will be published in full below. 

The Rising Fast Stakes 2024 final field features a quality line-up of second tier sprinters led in betting by the resuming Group 2 Missile Stakes winner Schwarz to be ridden by James McDonald.

Rising Fast stakes 2024 TIPS

Favourite: #6 Schwarz ($3.60 at time of publish) – BET NOW

Best Bet: #3 Spacewalk ($8 at time of publish) – BET NOW

Best Roughie: #8 Press Down ($12 at time of publish) – BET NOW

Our exclusive 2024 Rising Fast 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 2024 VICTORIA DERBY DAY PREVIEW & TIPS

Rising Fast stakes rACE DAY 2024

The 2024 Rising Fast Stakes takes place on Saturday 2nd of November 2024 as part of Victoria Derby Day, which is the first of the famous four-day Melbourne Cup Carnival. Along with the Rising Fast Stakes and the Group 1 $2 million Victoria Derby (2500m) the other key races on the Derby Day card include:

rising fast stakes NOMINATIONS 2024

2024 Rising Fast Stakes nominations close at 12PM on the Monday of race week.

rising fast stakes WEIGHTS 2024

Handicap conditions apply to this race. Final 2024 Rising Fast Stakes weights will be declared by 4 PM on the Monday of race week with weights on the final acceptances listed in our above Rising Fast Stakes Field section.

2024 Rising Fast Stakes Topweight:

  • #1 Star Patrol (58kg)

rising fast stakes ACCEPTANCES 2024

2024 Rising Fast Stakes final acceptances must be declared before 9:30 AM on the Wednesday of race week and published in our above Rising Fast Stakes Field section.

rising Fast stakes JOCKEYS 2024

Riders must be declared by 1 PM on the Wednesday of race week and the official 2024 Rising Fast Stakes jockeys will be published in our above Rising Fast Stakes Field section.

rising fast stakes SCRATCHINGS 2024

2024 Rising Fast Stakes scratchings close at 7:30 AM on Saturday the 2nd of November 2024.

  • #7 Rocketing By (12)

rising fast stakes PRIZE MONEY 2024

The 2024 Rising Fast 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

 

rising fast stakes RACE NUMBER 2024

The 2024 Rising Fast Stakes race number is scheduled as Flemington Race 3 at 1:40pm (AEDT) on Saturday the 2nd of November 2024. There are nine races in total that day at Flemington Racecourse.

rising fast stakes FORM GUIDE 2024

The final form guide will be available the week of the race. You can check below for a link to our full 2024 Rising Fast Stakes Form Guide following final acceptances.

CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL 2024 RISING FAST STAKES FORM GUIDE

Rising fast stakes LIVE 2024

You can watch or listen to the 2024 Rising Fast Stakes live, across the following mediums.

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

Radio: Radio Sport National

Free to air television: 7 Network; Cannels 78 (and 68 in regional areas)

StreamingRacing.com

MobileNeds App

chatham stakes / rising fast WINNERS

Winners of the Chatham Stakes / Rising Fast Stakes going back to 1988 are displayed in the table below.

Year Winner 2nd 3rd Time
2024 Maharba Rey Magnerio Charm Stone 1:08.74
2023 Spacewalk Crosshaven Najem Suhail 1:10.34
2022 Argentia Triple Missile The Astrologist  

1:10.99

(Run over 1200m)

2021 Age Of Chivalry Crosshaven Justacanta 1:23.1
2020 Sansom Morvada Bold Star 1:22.8
2019 Reykjavik Admiral’s Joker Noble Boy 1:23.2
2018 Dreamforce Widgee Turf Perast 1:22.1
2017 Hellova Street Supply And Demand Fox Hall 1:22.4
2016 Rageese Arod Federal 1:21.5
2015 Disposition San Diego Hosting 1:23.6
2014 Huckleback Alma’s Fury Generalife 1:23.2
2013 Smokin’ Joey Galah Strike The Stars 1:23.4
2012 Fawkner Free Wheeling Wall Street 1:20.9
2011 Woorim Thankgodyou’rehere Toorak Toff 1:23.5
2010 Poor Judge Demerit Centennial Park 1:25.7
2009 Centennial Park McClintock Royal Ida/Snipers Bu 1:22.2
2008 All Silent Sniper’s Bullet Stickpin 1:22.4
2007 Count To Zero Spielmeister Royal Ida 1:23.7
2006 Malcolm Mr Ubiquitous Live In Vain 1:22.9
2005 Rockford Bay Zankel Valedictum 1:22.2
2004 Great Is Great Amtrak Regent Street 1:22.7
2003 Scenic Park Lord Volksraad Shogun Lodge 1:24.0
2002 To Be Fair Palladium Star Tarcoola Midnight 1:22.3
2001 Scenic Park Desert Eagle Super Impressive 1:21.3
2000 Matter Of Honour Typhoon Barney Aka Bilk 1:23.8
1999 Black Bean Bonotto Northern Song 1:22.5
1998 Bezeal Bay Pleasure Giver Rancho Spark 1:20.8
1997 Confiscate Crows Before Dawn Jugulator 1:24.7
1996 Headstrong Monopolize Hero Wind 1:21.6
1995 Final Temp Regal Half Sir Boom 1:26.4
1994 New Smyrna Money Spider Natural Elegance 1:24.0
1993 Cocky Beau My Wanderin’ Star Ghost Story 1:24.5
1992 Let’s Hurry Prince Of Praise Sir Bituate 1:24.6
1991 Blue Boss Overpitch Pontormo 1:22.0
1990 Power Of Destiny Procol Harum Looks Great 1:23.0
1989 Swiftsynd Royal Creation Prince Anton 1:21.4
1988 Bowie Jet Fighter Prismatic Star 1:21.9