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

Run over 1,400 metres in late February or early March as part of Randwick’s Verry Elleegant Stakes Day (formerly Chipping Norton Stakes Day) card, the Surround Stakes is a recently upgraded Group 1 race, held during the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival. With $750,000 in stakes as of 2024, it is a popular set weights race for three-year-old fillies.
The Group 2 Light Fingers Stakes (1200m) held a fortnight earlier at the same track is the key Surround Stakes lead-up event and Nakeeta Jane (2019) was the last filly to do the double.
Surround Stakes 2025 – Quick Information
- Race Day: Saturday, March 1st, 2025
- Track Location: Randwick Racecourse
- Track Surface: Turf
- Track Direction: Right-handed
- Race Distance: 1,400 metres
- Weight Conditions: Set weights
- Qualification: Three-year-old (fillies only)
- Type: Thoroughbred
- Grade: Group 1
- Operator: Australian Turf Club
- Prize Purse: $750,000
- Inaugural Race: 1979
- 2025 Surround Stakes Winner: TBD
surround Stakes 2025 RESULTS
The official 2025 Surround Stakes results will be available below once the race takes place on Saturday March 1, 2025.
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Surround Stakes Betting 2025
There are many different ways to bet on the Surround 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 Surround Stakes |
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Win Bet | Place your bet on the horse you think will take first place in this year’s Surround Stakes. |
Place Bet | Place your bet on the horse you think will place in the top three finishers at this year’s Surround Stakes. Pays less than a win bet, but offers safer odds. |
Each-Way Bet | If your runner finishes 1st in the Surround 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 Surround 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 Surround Stakes to win the Exacta. |
Trifecta Bet | You must select runners to finish 1st, 2nd and 3rd in the correct order, within the Surround Stakes to win the Trifecta. |
First Four | You must select runners that finish 1st, 2nd ,3rd and 4th in the correct order, within the Surround 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 Surround Stakes, in order to be eligible to place a Quaddie. |
How To Bet On The Surround Stakes in 2025
- Join up at neds.com.au
- Make a deposit, using your credit card, PayPal or other safe electronic method
- Make sure to check out form guide, once it’s released
- Decide what kind of bet you’re going to place (Win, Place, Each-Way, Trifecta + more betting options, please read our section on Surround Stakes Betting above).
- Select the horse(s) for the race.
Surround Stakes 2025 Odds
Early market betting odds on the 2025 Surround 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.
Which Horse Will Win The Surround Stakes in 2025?
The best way to pick which filly will win the Surround Stakes in 2025 is to take into account their lead-up autumn racing form, assess the barriers and look for any proven Group 1 performers.
Additional factors to consider when picking the Surround Stakes winner include:
- Light Fingers Stakes – The Light Fingers Stakes has produced more Surround Stakes winners than any other lead-up. Sunshine In Paris (2nd in 2023) was the last Surround Stakes winner to come off a Light Fingers Stakes lead-up.
- Favourite Factor – Favourites have a strong recent record in the Surround Stakes results so backing the top elect to win is a solid tip.
Surround Stakes Favourites 2025
Early favourites in 2025 Surround Stakes betting include Chris Waller’s consistent The Autumn Sun filly Autumn Glow, her Group 1 Flight Stakes winning stablemate Lady Shenandoah, and yet another filly from the Waller stable Aeliana who ran second in Caulfield’s Thousand Guineas.
Nakeeta Jane ($3.60 in 2019) was the last Surround Stakes favourite to win.
Surround Stakes 2025 Field
The official 2025 Surround Stakes field of final acceptances is announced the Wednesday of race week and will be published in full below.
Surround Stakes 2025 Tips
Favourite: TBD
Best Bet: TBD
Best Roughie: TBD
Our insider 2025 Surround Stakes tips will be detailed above the week of the race and a full betting preview published on the Neds Blog.
CLICK HERE FOR OUR COMPLETE 2025 SURROUND STAKES PREVIEW & TIPS
Surround Stakes Race Day 2025
The 2025 Surround Stakes takes place on Verry Elleegant Stakes Day at Royal Randwick on Saturday the 1st of March 2025. The Group 1 $1,000,000 Chipping Norton Stakes (1600m) – run in 2025 as the Verry Elleegant Stakes – is the marquee event on the program that also features the running of the:
- Group 2 $300,000 Guy Walter Stakes (1400m),
- Group 2 $300,000 Sweet Embrace Stakes (1200m),
- Group 2 $300,000 Skyline Stakes (1200m), and the
- Group 3 $250,000 Liverpool City Cup (1300m).
Surround Stakes Barrier Draw 2025
The 2025 Surround Stakes barrier draw will be released to the public a few days before the race and published in our above Surround Stakes Field section.
Surround Stakes Nominations 2025
2025 Surround Stakes nominations close at 12:00 PM on Tuesday the 11th of February 2025.
Surround Stakes Weights 2025
Standard set weight conditions apply to this race. The weight is set at 56 kilograms for the three-year-old fillies. Final 2025 Surround Stakes weights are announced at 4 PM on the Tuesday of race week with weights on the final acceptances to be published in our above Surround Stakes Field section.
Surround Stakes Acceptances 2025
Final 2025 Surround Stakes acceptances must be declared before 9 AM on the Wednesday of race week and will be published in our above Surround Stakes Field section.
Surround Stakes Jockeys 2025
The final riders announcement is at 12 PM on the Wednesday of race week with the official 2025 Surround Stakes jockeys to be published in our above Surround Stakes Field section.
Surround Stakes Scratchings 2025
2025 Surround Stakes scratchings close at 7:30 AM on Saturday the 1st of March 2025.
Surround Stakes Prize Money 2025
The 2025 Surround Stakes prize purse is worth $750,000 in total, distributed from places first through to tenth.
Place | Prize Money |
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1st | $430,000 |
2nd | $141,000 |
3rd | $71,500 |
4th | $33,250 |
5th | $18,000 |
6th | $7,500 |
7th | $7,500 |
8th | $7,500 |
9th | $7,500 |
10th | $7,500 |
Surround Stakes Race Number 2025
The 2025 Surround Stakes race number is TBC for Saturday the 1st of March 2025. There are ten races in total that day at Randwick Racecourse.
Surround 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 Surround Stakes Form Guide following final acceptances.
CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL 2025 SURROUND STAKES FORM GUIDE
Surround Stakes Live 2025
You can watch or listen to the 2025 Surround Stakes live, across the following mediums.
Pay television: Sky Racing 1 (channel 526 on Foxtel)
Radio: Radio Sport National
Streaming: Racing NSW
Surround Stakes Winners
Winners of the Surround Stakes going back to the year 2000 are displayed in the table below. If you would like to see results going back to 1979, please check our winners’ page.
Year | Winner | Trainer/s | Jockey | Weight | Time |
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2025 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
2024 | Tropical Squall | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Adam Hyeronimus | 56 kgs | 1:22.63 |
2023 | Sunshine In Paris | Annabel Neasham | Ryan Maloney | 56 kgs | 1:22.84 |
2022 | Hinged | Chris Waller | Brenton Avdulla | 56 kgs | 1:26.09 |
2021 | Forbidden Love | Richard & Michael Freedman | Nash Rawiller | 56 kgs | 1:22.30 |
2020 | Probabeel | Jamie Richards | Opie Bosson | 56 kgs | 1:21.36 |
2019 | Nakeeta Jane | Mark Newnham | Joshua Parr | 56 kgs | 1:21.82 |
2018 | Shoals | Anthony Freedman | Joshua Parr | 56 kgs | 1:23.46 |
2017 | La Bella Diosa | Mandy & Matt Brown | Jason Collett | 56 kgs | 1:25.62 |
2016 | Ghisoni | John O’Shea | James McDonald | 56 kgs | 1:21.35 |
2015 | First Seal | John Thompson | Blake Shinn | 56 kgs | 1:22.93 |
2014 | Thump | Kris Lees | Jim Cassidy | 56 kgs | 1:23.57 |
2013 | Dear Demi | Clarry Conners | Jim Cassidy | 56 kgs | 1:22.26 |
2012 | Streama | Guy Walter | Hugh Bowman | 56 kgs | 1:24.70 |
2011 | Parables | Peter Snowden | Rod Quinn | 56 kgs | 1:22.35 |
2010 | More Joyous | Gai Waterhouse | Nash Rawiller | 56 kgs | 1:23.64 |
2009 | Portillo | Peter Snowden | Corey Brown | 56 kgs | 1:21.83 |
2008 | Chinchilla Rose | Steele Ryan | Stephen Baster | 56 kgs | 1:24.23 |
2007 | Gold Edition | Ron Maund | Jim Cassidy | 56 kgs | 1:22.38 |
2006 | Regal Cheer | Joseph Pride | Glen Boss | 55.5 kgs | 1:22.87 |
2005 | Lotteria | Gai Waterhouse | Chris Munce | 55.5 kgs | 1:22.85 |
2004 | Only Words | John Hawkes | Rod Quinn | 55.5 kgs | 1:25.95 |
2003 | Bollinger | Gai Waterhouse | Damien Oliver | 55.5 kgs | 1:23.17 |
2002 | Hosannah | John Hawkes | Darren Beadman | 54 kgs | 1:22.85 |
2001 | On Type | Gai Waterhouse | Brian York | 54 kgs | 1:22.77 |
2000 | Ad Alta | Tony Gillies | Darren Beadman | 54 kgs | 1:24.04 |