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

Rubiton Stakes 2025 Odds

Early market betting odds on the 2025 Rubiton 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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Rubiton Stakes, Caulfield Racecourse

Run over 1,100 metres each year in early February at Caulfield Racecourse, the Rubiton Stakes is a Group 2 race. Held during the Melbourne Autumn Racing Carnival the short distance sprint is one of the support acts on C.F. Orr Stakes Day, the meeting kicking off elite level racing down under for the new calendar year. 

Contested at set weights plus penalties, the Rubiton Stakes offers $300,000 in prize money and makes a nice lead-up into the Group 1 Oakleigh Plate (1100m) held back at the track and distance a fortnight later on Blue Diamond Stakes Day.  Lankan Rupee (2014) was the last horse to do the Rubiton Stakes – Oakleigh Plate double in the same year.

In 2023 the Rubiton Stakes also produced the Oakleigh Plate winner with runner-up Uncommon James winning the Group 1 while the Rubiton champ Lofty Strike finished runner-up.

Another potential follow-up race for Rubiton Stakes graduates is Sydney’s Group 1 The Galaxy (1100m) run at Rosehill Gardens in March and in 2019 Nature Strip won both events.

The Rubiton Stakes 2024 form was franked with the runner-up, Asfoora, returning in the spring to win the Group 1 King Charles III Stakes in Sydney before two big runs overseas.

The Rubiton Stakes also produced the 2024 The Galaxy winner with third placegetter Zapateo improving to win the Group 1 sprint at Rosehill two starts later.

Rubiton Stakes 2025 – Quick Information

  • Race Day: Saturday, February 8th, 2025
  • Track Location: Caulfield Racecourse
  • Track Surface: Turf
  • Track Direction: Left-handed
  • Race Distance: 1,100 metres
  • Weight Conditions: Set weights (with penalties)
  • Qualification: Three-year-olds and over
  • Type: Thoroughbred
  • Grade: Group 2
  • Operator: Melbourne Racing Club
  • Prize Purse: $300,000
  • Inaugural Race: 1989
  • 2025 Rubiton Stakes Winner: Rey Magnerio

rubiton stakes 2025 RESULTS

The official 2025 Rubiton Stakes results will be available below once the race takes place on Saturday February 8th, 2025. 

  1. #4 Ray Magnerio
  2. #3 Insurrection
  3. #8 Prairie Flower

The 2025 Rubiton Stakes winner Rey Magnerio ($3.70EF) was given a perfectly timed ride by jockey Jye McNeil to wear down the equal favourite Insurrection in the closing stages to post a narrow victory ahead of an Oakleigh Plate bid on Blue Diamond Stakes Day (February 22). 

Rubiton Stakes Betting 2025

New Ways to Bet at neds

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

How To Bet On The RubiTon 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 Rubiton Stakes Betting above).
  5. Select the horse(s) for the race.

Which Horse Will Win The Rubiton Stakes in 2025?

The best way to pick which horse will win the Rubiton Stakes in 2025 is to take into account their lead-up autumn sprint form, assess the barriers, look for the proven Group runners and those with a good strike-rate over the short distance. 

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

  • Small Field – Recent editions of the race have drawn under 10 runners so barriers matter little in the event. 
  • Local Sprinters – If they run around Melbourne and do well between 1000 and 1200 metres, then they’re perfectly suited to this race.
  • First-Up Advantage – The Rubiton is usually the spring kick-off for Group 1 bound sprinters so watching for resuming runners with a good record fresh is key. Kallos (2024) and Rey Magnerio (2025) are the latest Rubiton Stakes winners to salute first-up. 

Rubiton Stakes Favourites 2025

Favourites in 2025 Rubiton Stakes betting include Group 1 Winterbottom Stakes runner-up Maharba resuming, Michael Freedman’s Russian Revolution five-year-old Insurrection, and ultra-consistent sprinter Rey Magnerio

Nature Strip ($1.75 in 2019), Anaheed ($2.90 in 2020), Marine One ($3.10 in 2022), and Rey Magnerio ($3.70EF) who beat home the equal favourite Insurrection in 2025 are the last Rubiton Stakes favourites to win.

In 2024 however the odds-on favourite Asfoora was beaten by 15/1 shot Kallos.

Rubiton Stakes 2025 FielD

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

The Rubiton Stakes 2025 final field features a small but competitive line-up of autumn sprinters led in betting by Pride Of Dubai four-year-old Maharba whose latest run produced a Group 1 Winterbottom second in Perth over the summer.

Rubiton Stakes 2025 Tips

Favourite: #2 Maharba ($3.80 at time of publish) – BET NOW

Best Bet: #4 Rey Magnerio ($4.60 at time of publish) – BET NOW

Best Roughie: #10 Miss Aria ($18 at time of publish) – BET NOW

Our insider 2025 Rubiton Stakes betting 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 CF ORR STAKES DAY PREVIEW & TIPS

Rubiton Stakes Race Day 2025

The 2025 Rubiton Stakes takes place on Saturday, February 8, 2025, as part of the 2025 C.F. Orr Stakes Day program at Caulfield Racecourse. Racing at the meeting is headlined by the year’s opening Group 1 race, the C.F. Orr Stakes over 1400m, with the other key support races on the card being the: 

Rubiton Stakes Barrier Draw 2025

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

Rubiton Stakes Nominations 2025

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

Last 10 Horse Sex Age Trainer Hcp Rating
1 x370x6617x AIRMAN G 5 Michael, John & Wayne Hawkes 110
2 51314×23 BAND OF BROTHERS G 3 Dominic Sutton 78
3 5×1082112 CASTELLAR C 3 Robbie Laing 72
4 7x2125654x EXTRATWO M 5 Ciaron Maher 91
5 60x10354x2 EXTREMELY LUCKY G 6 Will Clarken & Niki O’Shea 93
6 1x4121x75x INSURRECTION G 5 Michael Freedman 103
7 2737x1120x JIMMYSSTAR (NZ) G 5 Ciaron Maher 103
8 151x LOFTY ARCH C 3 Alex Rae 78
9 x4213x312x MAHARBA G 4 Grahame Begg 107
10 127134279x MARBLE NINE G 4 Leon & Troy Corstens & Will Larkin 83
11 211421236x MISS ARIA M 4 Danny O’Brien 95
12 53x511173x MORNINGTON GLORY G 6 Gavin Bedggood 110
13 31x749x1x ODINSON G 3 Ciaron Maher 78
14 4204308×13 PERILOUS FIGHTER G 4 Clayton Douglas 77
15 51308×2511 PRAIRIE FLOWER M 5 Will Clarken & Niki O’Shea 90
16 934x32212x REY MAGNERIO G 5 Robbie Griffiths 99
17 210700×118 TITLE FIGHTER G 4 Clayton Douglas 80
18 65x23x479x UNFLINCHING G 6 Shawn Mathrick 84

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

Rubiton Stakes Weights 2025

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

2025 Rubiton Stakes Topweight:

  • #1 Airman (59kg)

Rubiton Stakes Acceptances 2025

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

Rubiton Stakes Jockeys 2025

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

Rubiton Stakes Scratchings 2025

2025 Rubiton Stakes scratchings close at 7:30 AM on Saturday the 8th of February 2025. 

Rubiton Stakes Prize Money 2025

The 2025 Rubiton Stakes prize purse is worth $300,000 in total, distributed from places first through eighth.

Place Prize Money
1st $180,000
2nd $54,000
3rd $27,000
4th $13,500
5th $7,500
6th $6,000
7th $6,000
8th $6,000

Rubiton Stakes Race Number 2025

The 2025 Rubiton Stakes race number is scheduled as Caulfield Race 6 at 3:05pm (AEDT) on Saturday February 8, 2025. There are ten races in total that day at Caulfield Racecourse.

Rubiton 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 Rubiton Stakes Form Guide following final acceptances. 

CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL 2025 RUBITON STAKES FORM GUIDE

Rubiton Stakes Live 2025

You can watch or listen to the 2025 Rubiton 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

StreamingRacing.com

MobileNeds App

Rubiton Stakes Winners

Winners of the Rubiton Stakes going back to the year 2000 displayed in the table below. If you would like to see results going back to 1989, please check our Rubion Stakes winners’ page.

Year Winner Trainer/s Jockey Weight Time
2025 Rey Magnerio Robbie Griffiths Jye McNeil 58kg 1:04.08
2024 Kallos James Cummings Blake Shinn 58.5kg 1:02.90
2023 Lofty Strike Julius Sandhu Craig Newitt 55.5kg 1:02.82 (R)
2022 Marine One Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Ms Jamie Kah 54kg 1:03.28
2021 Prophet’s Thumb Anthony & Sam Freedman Ms Jamie Kah 55kg 1:03.08
2020 Anaheed Peter & Paul Snowden Tim Clark 54kg 1:02.12
2019 Nature Strip Chris Waller Damian Lane 57.5kg 1:03.18
2018 Super Cash Andrew Noblet Craig Williams 56.5kg 1:04.54
2017 Super Cash Andrew Noblet Katelyn Mallyon 54kg 1:02.57
2016 Heatherly Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra Katelyn Mallyon 51kg 1:02.21
2015 Chautauqua Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes Dwayne Dunn 57.5kg 1:02.39
2014 Lankan Rupee Mick Price Craig Newitt 57kg 1:02.50
2013 Adebisi Desleigh Forster Craig Williams 57kg 1:03.38
2012 Eagle Falls David Hayes Dwayne Dunn 58.5kg 1:03.88
2011 Catapulted Mark Kavanagh Michael Rodd 58kg 1:02.23
2010 Here De Angels Mark Kavanagh Michael Rodd 56.5kg 1:01.73
2009 Mind Your Head John Ledger Mark Pegus 58.5kg 1:03.44
2008 Here De Angels Lee Freedman Corey Brown 58.5kg 1:03.68
2007 Dance The Waves Gillian Heinrich Brad Stewart 58.5kg 1:02.96
2006 Bomber Bill Maureen Harry Vlad Duric 57.5kg 0:56.66
2005 Super Elegant Tony Vasil Kelvin Sanderson 57.5kg 1:03.46
2004 Super Elegant Tony Vasil Patrick Payne 57.5kg 1:02.33
2003 Super Elegant Tony Vasil Vincent Hall 57.5kg 1:02.96
2002 Intelligent Star Mick Price Stephen Baster 57.5kg 1:01.86
2001* Cullen

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Graeme Rogerson

John Hawkes

Patrick Payne

Darren Beadman

57.5kg

57.5kg

1:02.47
2000 Miss Pennymoney Jim Conlan Brett Prebble 51.5kg 1:02.47

*Dead Heat