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

william reid Stakes 2025 RESULTS

The official 2025 William Reid Stakes results will be available below once the race takes place on Saturday the 22nd of March 2025. 

  1. #4 Schwarz
  2. #5 Benedetta
  3. #1 Jimmysstar

The John O’Shea & Tom Charlton trained four-year-old Schwarz ($5.50) finally started to live up to his lucrative purchase price when atoning for a last place effort in the CF Orr over 1400m leading all-the-way back down to 1200m at his pet Moonee Valley track to dominate the 2025 William Reid Stakes results.

William Reid Stakes 2025 Odds

Early market betting odds on the 2025 William Reid 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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2023 William Reid Stakes winner Imperatriz
2023 William Reid Stakes winner Imperatriz. Photo: Ultimate Racing Photos.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Run over 1,200 metres each Melbourne Autumn Racing Carnival, the Group 1 William Reid Stakes is a popular weight-for-age sprint feature. Recently run under the lights on a Friday evening at The Valley in March, in 2024 the event moves back to a Saturday time slot and takes place on the same date as Sydney’s Golden Slipper Stakes

Flemington’s Group 1 Newmarket Handicap (1200m) makes a nice lead-up into the William Reid Stakes – now worth $1 million in total prize money – and Sunlight (2019) was the last to do the double. 

Plenty of quality sprinters have won the William Reid Stakes since the race was first run in 1925 including five-time hero Manikato (1979-83) and undefeated star Black Caviar (2011 and 2013).

The 2023 William Reid Stakes winner Imperatriz went on to complete the Group 1 Moir Stakes – Manikato Stakes double back at the track that spring before a win in Flemington’s Group 1 Champions Sprint (1200m) that Melbourne Cup Carnival.

Imperatriz returned in 2024 saluting as the odds-on favourite to become the latest dual champion of the William Reid Stakes.

William Reid Stakes 2025 – Quick Information

  • Race Day: Saturday March 22nd, 2025
  • Track Location: Moonee Valley Racecourse
  • Track Surface: Turf
  • Track Direction: Left-handed
  • Race Distance: 1,200 metres
  • Weight Conditions: Weight for age
  • Qualification: Three-year-olds and over
  • Type: Thoroughbred
  • Grade: Group 1
  • Operator: Moonee Valley Racing Club
  • Prize Purse: $1,000,000
  • Inaugural Race: 1925
  • 2025 William Reid Stakes Winner: Schwarz

William Reid Stakes Betting 2025

New Ways to Bet at neds

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

How To Bet On The William Reid Stakes in 2025

  1. Join up 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 William Reid Stakes Betting above).
  5. Select the horse(s) for the race.

Which Horse Will Win The William Reid Stakes in 2025

The best way to pick which horse will win the William Reid Stakes in 2025 is to take into account their lead-up autumn racing form, assess the barriers, consider the weight the horse will carry, and those Group 1 performers proven at the tight Moonee Valley track. 

Additional factors to consider when picking the William Reid Stakes winner include: 

  • Flemington Factor – The majority of William Reid Stakes winners since 2008 have come from a lead-up run at Flemington in either the Black Caviar Lightning or Newmarket Handicap. Imperatriz (2nd in 2024) was the last Newmarket Handicap graduate to back-up and win the William Reid Stakes.
  • Inside Alleys – Barriers one and two have produced more William Reid Stakes winners than any other gates in recent history.

William Reid Stakes Favourites 2025

Early favourites in 2025 William Reid Stakes betting include first-up Oakleigh Plate champ Jimmysstar for Ciaron Maher, the second placed mare out of that same Blue Diamond Day lead-up event She’s Bulletproof, and Phillp Stokes’ class mare Stretan Angel who was runner-up in the Black Caviar Lightning and third in the Newmarket Handicap this prep. 

From 2007 – 2025 eight William Reid Stakes favourites saluted for the punters most recently Sunlight ($1.70 in 2019) and Imperatriz ($3.60 in 2023 and $1.70 in 2024).

William Reid Stakes 2025 Field

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

The William Reid Stakes 2025 final field features a small but competitive field of nine with Jimmysstar coming off an Oakleigh Plate win fresh heading the markets.

William Reid Stakes 2025 Tips

Favourite: #1 Jimmysstar ($3.10 at time of publish) – BET NOW

Best Bet: #1 Jimmysstar to salute for the punters (see above) – BET NOW

Best Roughie: #9 Arabian Summer ($12 at time of publish) – BET NOW

Our insider 2025 William Reid 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 WILLIAM REID STAKES PREVIEW & TIPS

William Reid Stakes Race day 2025

William Reid Stakes Day 2025 takes place on Saturday the 22nd of March 2025. Along with the Group 1 sprint the other key events on the card are the Group 2 $500,000 Alister Clark Stakes (2040m) and the Group 2 $300,000 Sunline Stakes (1600m) for the fillies and mares. 

William Reid Stakes Barrier Draw 2025

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

William Reid Stakes Nominations 2025

2025 William Reid Stakes nominations close at 12 PM on the Monday of race week. 

The William Reid Stakes 2025 nominations feature 16 top sprinters led in all-in betting by Ciaron Maher’s first-up Group 1 Oakleigh Plate champ on Blue Diamond Day Jimmysstar.

Last 10 Horse Sex Age Trainer Hcp Rating
1 115x1x1315 ARABIAN SUMMER F 3 Tony & Calvin McEvoy 95
2 12120022×6 ARKANSAW KID G 4 Ben, Will & JD Hayes 105
3 x441318x30 BENEDETTA M 5 Jason Warren 111
4 1135×2 DAGGERS C 3 Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young 78
5 115x4719x0 ESTRIELLA M 4 Ciaron Maher 107
6 1x11233x74 GROWING EMPIRE C 3 Ciaron Maher 109
7 52331x376x HEDGED G 4 Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) 96
8 44x1109x03 I AM ME M 6 Ciaron Maher 112
9 737x1120x1 JIMMYSSTAR (NZ) G 5 Ciaron Maher 109
10 213x312x40 MAHARBA G 4 Grahame Begg 105
11 72x3254x65 MAZU G 6 Joseph Pride 109
12 1x125x6 RESERVE BANK C 3 Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) 82
13 x32212x130 REY MAGNERIO G 5 Robbie Griffiths 105
14 610x1x7x10 SCHWARZ H 4 John O’Shea & Tom Charlton 106
15 210×212212 SHE’S BULLETPROOF M 4 Charlotte Littlefield 104
16 62x6384x23 STRETAN ANGEL M 4 Phillip Stokes 108

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

William Reid Stakes Weights 2025

Standard weight for age conditions apply to this race. Final 2025 William Reid Stakes weights are announced at 4 PM on the Monday of race week with weights on the final acceptors to be published in our above William Reid Stakes Field section. 

William Reid Stakes Acceptances 2025

2025 William Reid Stakes final acceptances must be declared before 9:00 AM on the Tuesday of race week and will be published in our above William Reid Stakes Field section. 

William Reid Stakes Jockeys 2025

The final riders’ announcement is at 12 PM on the Wednesday of race week with the official 2025 William Reid Stakes jockeys to be published in our above William Reid Stakes Field section. 

William Reid Stakes Scratchings 2025

2025 William Reid Stakes scratchings close at 7:30 AM on Saturday the 22nd of March 2025. 

William Reid Stakes Prize Money 2025

The 2025 William Reid Stakes prize purse is worth $1,000,000 in total, distributed from places first through to eighth.

Place Prize Money
1st $600,000
2nd $180,000
3rd $90,000
4th $45,000
5th $25,000
6th $20,000
7th $20,000
8th $20,000

William Reid Stakes Race Number 2025

The 2025 William Reid Stakes race number is scheduled as Moonee Valley Race 9 at 4:55pm (AEDT) on Saturday the 22nd of March 2025. There are eleven races in total that day at Moonee Valley Racecourse.

William Reid 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 William Reid Stakes Form Guide following final acceptances. 

CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL 2025 WILLIAM REID STAKES FORM GUIDE

William Reid Stakes Live 2025

You can watch or listen to the 2025 William Reid Stakes live, across the following mediums.

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

Radio: Radio Sport National

Free-to-air television: Channel 78 (metro areas)

Streaming: Racing.com

Mobile: Neds App

William Reid Stakes Winners

Winners of the William Reid Stakes going back to the year 2000 are displayed in the table below. You can find a full list of winners, going back to the race’s inauguration in 1925, on our William Reid Stakes winners’ page.

Year Winner Trainer/s Jockey Weight Time
2025 Schwarz John O’Shea & Tom Charlton Jamie Mott 58.5 kgs 1:11.83
2024 Imperatriz Mark Walker Opie Bosson 56.5 kgs 1:09.99
2023 Imperatriz Mark Walker Opie Bosson 56.5 kgs 1:10.55
2022 September Run Chris Waller Craig Williams 56.5 kgs 1:09.92
2021 Masked Crusader Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes William Pike 58.5 kgs 1:09.29
2020 Loving Gaby Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Craig Williams 54 kgs 1:09.44
2019 Sunlight Tony McEvoy Luke Currie 54 kgs 1:09.77
2018 Hellbent Darren Weir Craig Williams 58.5 kgs 1:09.36
2017 Silent Sedition Andrew Noblet Katelyn Mallyon 56.5 kgs 1:10.11
2016 Flamberge Peter Moody Brad Rawiller 58.5 kgs 1:09.85
2015 Lucky Hussler Darren Weir Glen Boss 58.5 kgs 1:10.36
2014 Spirit Of Boom Tony Gollan Michael Rodd 58.5 kgs 1:11.17
2013 Black Caviar Peter Moody Luke Nolen 56.5 kgs 1:11.08
2012 Foxwedge John O’Shea Nash Rawiller 56 kgs 1:10.27
2011 Black Caviar Peter Moody Luke Nolen 56.5 kgs 1:10.00
2010 Turffontein Anthony Cummings Glen Boss 58.5 kgs 1:11.67
2009 Apache Cat Greg Eurell Damien Oliver 58.5 kgs 1:09.64
2008 Apache Cat Greg Eurell Corey Brown 58.5 kgs 1:09.64
2007 Miss Andretti Lee Freedman Craig Newitt 56 kgs 1:10.23
2006 Virage De Fortune Bruce McLachlan Greg Childs 52 kgs 1:10.06
2005 Cape Of Good Hope David Oughton Brett Prebble 57.5 kgs 1:10.30
2004 Regimental Gal Shaun Dwyer Steven King 52.5 kgs 1:10.35
2003 Yell John Hawkes Darren Gauci 55 kgs 1:10.54
2002 Toledo Russell Cameron Steven Arnold 57.5 kgs 1:11.83
2001 Bomber Bill Russell Cameron Steven Arnold 57.5 kgs 1:11.48
2000 Miss Pennymoney Jim Conlan Brett Prebble 51.5 kgs 1:10.71