Spring Champion Stakes
Looking for this year’s Spring Champion Stakes betting odds, field and form guide? The expert tipsters at Neds have put together everything you need to know on the race.
Holding Group 1 status since 1979, the Spring Champion Stakes is a set weights race for three-year-olds conducted over 2000m at Sydney’s Royal Randwick Racecourse during the Spring Racing Carnival.
The Group 3 Gloaming Stakes (1800m) at Rosehill is an excellent lead-up into the Spring Champion Stakes with Shadow Hero (2019), Sharp ‘N’ Smart (2022), and El Castello (2024) the latest to do the double, the latter when the event ran as a midweek at Warwick Farm over 1600m after being rescheduled due to the wet weather in Sydney that spring.
This race can be a good lead in to the Victoria Derby in Melbourne during the iconic Melbourne Cup Carnival. Ace High (2017) was the last horse to complete the Spring Champion Stakes – Victoria Derby double.
Plenty of excellent champions of the turf have won the Spring Champion Stakes during their three-year-old seasons including Kingston Town (1979), Tie The Knot (1997), Savabeel (2004), and the filly Yankee Rose (2016).
In 2020 Montefilia made history as the first filly to complete the Flight Stakes – Spring Champion Stakes double. Montefilia also finished third in that year’s VRC Oaks trifecta and the following autumn’s Rosehill Guineas results.
The 2021 Flight Stakes winning filly Never Been Kissed ran second next-up to Profondo in that year’s Spring Champion Stakes results.
In 2022 the Spring Champion Stakes, now worth $2 million in stakes, was moved back a week and now runs on the same day as Melbourne’s Cox Plate.
Spring Champion Stakes 2025 – Fast Facts
- Race Day: Saturday, October 25th, 2025
- Track Location: Randwick Racecourse
- Track Surface: Turf
- Track Direction: Right-handed
- Race Distance: 2,000 metres
- Weight Class: Set weights (colts and geldings: 56.5 kg, fillies: 54.5 kg)
- Qualification: Three-year-olds
- Type: Thoroughbred
- Grade: Group 1
- Operator: Australian Turf Club
- Prize Purse: $2,000,000
- Inaugural Race: 1971
- 2025 Spring Champion Stakes Winner: TBD
spring champion Stakes 2025 RESULTS
The official 2025 Spring Champion Stakes results will be available below once the race takes place on Saturday, October 25, 2025.
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Spring Champion Stakes Betting 2025
There are many different ways to bet on the Spring Champion 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 Spring Champion Stakes |
|---|---|
| Win Bet | Place your bet on the horse you think will take first place in this year’s Spring Champion Stakes. |
| Place Bet | Place your bet on the horse you think will place in the top three finishers at this year’s Spring Champion Stakes. Pays less than a win bet, but offers safer odds. |
| Each-Way Bet | If your runner finishes 1st in Spring Champion 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 Spring Champion Stakes, in order to win the Quinella. |
| Exacta Bet | You must select the runners that finish 1st and 2nd in the correct order, within Spring Champion Stakes to win the Exacta. |
| Trifecta Bet | You must select runners to finish 1st, 2nd and 3rd in the correct order, within Spring Champion Stakes to win the Trifecta. |
| First Four | You must select runners that finish 1st, 2nd ,3rd and 4th in the correct order, within Spring Champion 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 Spring Champion Stakes, in order to be eligible to place a Quaddie. |
How To Bet On The Spring Champion Stakes In 2025
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- Make a deposit, using your credit card, PayPal or other safe electronic method
- Make sure to check out the form guide, once it’s released
- Decide what kind of bet you’re going to place (Win, Place, Each-Way, Trifecta + more betting options
- Select the horse(s) for the race.
WHICH HORSE WILL WIN THE spring champion STAKES
Which horse will win the 2025 Spring Champion Stakes comes down to a number of key form factors including the barriers, form over the 2000m distance, record the Sydney way of going and their previous Group 1 race experience.
When selecting the Spring Champion Stakes winner it is also important to consider:
- Gloaming Lead-Up: The Group 3 Gloaming Stakes has been the key recent lead-up race producing 10 Spring Champion Stakes winners from 2010-24 with El Castello (2024) the last to do the double.
- Boys’ Club: Just three fillies have beaten home the boys in the Spring Champion Stakes throughout history: Yankee Rose (2016), Maid Of Heaven (2018), and Montefilia (2020).
spring champion STAKES FAVOURITES 2025
Favourites in Spring Champion Stakes betting for 2025 will be updated here closer to the race.
Since 2014 seven Spring Champion Stakes favourites have saluted for the punters: Vanbrugh (2015), Ace High (2017), Shadow Hero (2019), Montefilia (2020), Profondo (2021), Tom Kitten ($2.50 in 2023), and El Castello ($3 in 2024).
Spring Champion Stakes Field 2025
The official Spring Champion Stakes 2025 field of final acceptances is released by Racing NSW on the Wednesday of race week and will be published in full below.
Spring Champion Stakes 2025 Tips
Favourite: TBD
Best Bet: TBD
Best Roughie: TBD
Check in here the week of the race for our exclusive 2025 Spring Champion Stakes tips and betting selections, with a full tipping preview also available on the Neds Blog.
CLICK HERE FOR OUR COMPLETE 2025 SPRING CHAMPION STAKES DAY PREVIEW & TIPS
Spring Champion Stakes Race Day 2025
Race day takes place on Saturday the 25th of October 2025. Spring Champion Stakes Day 2025 is also host to the:
- Group 2 $2 million The Invitation (1400m),
- Group 2 $1 million Callander-Presnell (1600m) – formerly the Stan Fox Stakes,
- Group 3 $750,000 Craven Plate (1800m), and the
- $1 million Five Diamonds Prelude (1500m).
spring champion STAKES 2025 BARRIER DRAW
The official 2025 Spring Champion Stakes barrier draw takes place the week of the race and will be published in our above Spring Champion Stakes Field section.
Spring Champion Stakes 2025 Nominations
2025 Spring Champion Stakes nominations close at 11 AM on the Monday of race week.
Spring Champion Stakes 2025 Weights
The race is run with set weights. Colts and geldings at 56.5 kg, with fillies at at 54.5 kg. Final weights will be declared by 4 PM on the Tuesday of race week. The official Spring Champion Stakes 2025 weights on the final runners will be published in our above Spring Champion Stakes Field section.
Spring Champion Stakes 2025 Acceptances
2025 Spring Champion Stakes final acceptances will be declared before 9 AM on the Wednesday of race week and will be published in our above Spring Champion Stakes Field section.
Spring Champion Stakes jockeys 2025
Riders must be announced by 12 PM on the Wednesday of race week. The official 2025 Spring Champion Stakes jockeys will be published in our above Spring Champion Stakes Field section
Spring Champion Stakes Scratchings 2025
2025 Spring Champion Stakes scratchings close at 7:30 AM on Saturday the 25th of October 2025.
spring champion STAKES PRIZE MONEY 2025
The 2025 Spring Champion Stakes prize money is set at a total of $2,000,000 with prize money paid from first to tenth.
| Place | Prize Money |
|---|---|
| 1st | $1,160,000 |
| 2nd | $380,000 |
| 3rd | $195,000 |
| 4th | $90,000 |
| 5th | $45,000 |
| 6th | $20,000 |
| 7th | $20,000 |
| 8th | $20,000 |
| 9th | $15,000 |
| 10th | $15,000 |
Spring Champion Stakes Race Number 2025
The 2025 Spring Champion Stakes race number is TBC for Saturday the 25th of October 2025. There are ten races in total that day at Royal Randwick.
Spring Champion Stakes 2025 Form Guide
The final form guide will be available the week of the race. You can check below for a link to our full 2025 Spring Champion Stakes Form Guide following final acceptances.
CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL 2025 SPRING CHAMPION STAKES FORM GUIDE
spring champion stakes LIVE 2025
You can watch or listen to the 2025 Spring Champion Stakes live, across the following mediums.
Pay television: Sky Racing 1 (channel 526 on Foxtel)
Radio: Radio Sport National
Streaming: Racing NSW
Spring Champion Stakes Winners (Past Results)
Winners of the Spring Champion Stakes going back to 1971 are displayed in the table below. To view a complete list of past Spring Champion Stakes winners and more details on the most recent three-year-olds to claim the feature – click here.
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Weight (kg) | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 2024 | El Castello | J. Parr | 56.5 | 2:03.05 |
| 2023 | Tom Kitten | A. Hyeronimus | 56.5 | 2:01.28 |
| 2022 | Sharp ‘N’ Smart | H. Bowman | 56.5 | 2:07.56 |
| 2021 | Profondo | R. Dolan | 56.5 | 2:01.75 |
| 2020 | Montefilia | J. Colette | 54.5 | 2:01.47 |
| 2019 | Shadow Hero | J. Parr | 56.5 | 2:00.79 |
| 2018 | Maid Of Heaven | R. King | 54.5 | 2:05.59 |
| 2017 | Ace High | T. Angland | 56.5 | 2:03.94 |
| 2016 | Yankee Rose | D. Yendall | 54.5 | 2:02.43 |
| 2015 | Vanbrugh | G. Schofield | 56.5 | 2:02.85 |
| 2014 | Hampton Court | J. Parr | 56.5 | 2:00.19 |
| 2013 | Complacent | C. Reith | 56.5 | 2:03.34 |
| 2012 | It’s A Dundeel | J. B McDonald | 56.5 | 2:02.63 |
| 2011 | Doctor Doom | R. Quinn | 56.5 | 2:05.88 |
| 2010 | Erewhon | H. Bowman | 56.5 | 2:02.95 |
| 2009 | Monaco Consul | J. Ford | 56.5 | 2:09.93 |
| 2008 | Sousa | C. Brown | 56.5 | 2:06.28 |
| 2007 | Race Not Run | – | – | – |
| 2006 | Teranaba | L. Cassidy | 56.5 | 2:04.49 |
| 2005 | Hotel Grand | J. Ford | 56.5 | 2:04.84 |
| 2004 | Savabeel | C. Munce | 56.5 | 2:07.20 |
| 2003 | Niello | C. Brown | 56.5 | 2:03.38 |
| 2002 | Platinum Scissors | J. Cassidy | 56.5 | 2:04.28 |
| 2001 | Viking Ruler | L. Beasley | 55.5 | 1:49.50 |
| 2000 | Universal Prince | J. Sheehan | 55.5 | 2:05.10 |
| 1999 | Fairway | B. York | 55.5 | 2:02.25 |
| 1998 | Dignity Dancer | C. Munce | 55.5 | 2:00.43 |
| 1997 | Tie The Knot | D. Beadman | 55.5 | 2:05.40 |
| 1996 | Magic Of Sydney | R.S. Dye | 55.5 | 2:03.97 |
| 1995 | Nothin’ Leica Dane | R.S. Dye | 55.5 | 2:03.17 |
| 1994 | Danewin | C.J. Tse | 55.5 | 2:04.26 |
| 1993 | Fraternity | B. York | 55.5 | 2:05.10 |
| 1992 | Coronation Day | J. Cassidy | 55.5 | 2:02.50 |
| 1991 | Kinjite | A. Cowie | 55.5 | 2:02.50 |
| 1990 | St. Jude | B. York | 55.5 | 2:04.70 |
| 1989 | Sylish Century | C. Carmody | 55.5 | 2:02.40 |
| 1988 | Sakana | K. Russell | 55.5 | 2:03.90 |
| 1987 | Beau Zam | J. Marshall | 55.5 | 2:02.40 |
| 1986 | Imprimatur | M. Johnston | 55.5 | 2:05.60 |
| 1985 | Easter | R. Quinton | 55.5 | 2:05.50 |
| 1984 | Luck’s A Lottery | N. Barker | 55.5 | 2:05.40 |
| 1983 | Sir Dapper | R. Quinton | 55.5 | 2:13.10 |
| 1982 | Veloso | R. Quinton | 55.5 | 2:04.00 |
| 1981 | Best Western | L. Olsen | 55.5 | 2:02.80 |
| 1980 | Prince Majestic | D. Peake | 55.5 | 2:03.70 |
| 1979 | Kingston Town | M. Johnston | 55.5 | 2:03.40 |
| 1978 | Lefroy | B. Andrews | 54 | 2:07.40 |
| 1978 | Just A Steal | R. Thompson | 55.5 | 2:08.80 |
| 1977 | Sir Silver Lad | D. Wyatt | 54 | 2:03.50 |
| 1976 | Cheyne Walk | J. Letts | 54 | 2:02.70 |
| 1975 | Taras Bulba | P. Cook | 54 | 2:04.50 |
| 1974 | Asgard | P. Cook | 54 | 2:07.90 |
| 1973 | Gold Brick | R. Quinton | 54 | 2:02.90 |
| 1972 | Latin Knight | R. Selkrig | 8 7 | 2:03.60 |
| 1971 | Gay Icarus | R. Mallyon | 8 7 | 2:04.00 |