Looking for this year’s Cameron Handicap betting odds, tips and field guide? The experts at Neds have put together everything you need to know before this year’s race.
Cameron Handicap 2025 Results
The official 2025 Cameron Handicap results will be available below once the race takes place on Friday, September 19, 2025.
- #3 Headley Grange
- #12 Vivy Air
- #19e Fully Lit
Headley Grange ($6) delivered a brilliant performance to top the 2025 Cameron Handicap results at Newcastle on Friday, notching his tenth career victory and smashing the track record with a time of 1:28.32.
Trained by Joseph Pride and ridden by Adam Hyeronimus, the five-year-old gelding settled mid-pack before launching a powerful run in the straight to defeat Vivy Air by a length, with Fully Lit finishing third.
This win marks Headley Grange’s second stakes success, following his Listed Civic Stakes triumph earlier in the year, and also secures him a spot in the $3 million Big Dance on Melbourne Cup Day.
Pride praised the gelding’s remarkable consistency and hinted at a possible tilt at the Group 1 $1.5 million Epsom Handicap on October 4 at Randwick before targeting the Big Dance.
| 3. Headley Grange (7) J: Adam Hyeronimus58.5kg x1161T: Joseph Pride | ||
| 12. Vivy Air (2) J: Andrew Adkins54kg 4522xT: Ciaron Maher | ||
| 19. Fully Lit (4) J: Regan Bayliss54kg 05512T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | ||
| 1. Tavi Time (5) J: Jay Ford59kg 2512xT: Kris Lees | ||
| 16. Magnatear (3) J: Zac Lloyd54kg 24x31T: Richard & Will Freedman | ||
| 9. Swiftfalcon (10) J: Tyler Schiller55kg 324x6T: M, W & J Hawkes | ||
| 4. Detonator Jack (13) J: Keagan Latham58kg x6057T: Ciaron Maher | ||
| 13. Berkshire Shadow (6) J: Ashley Morgan54kg x97x8T: Ciaron Maher | ||
| 15. Ruby Flyer (1) J: Dylan Gibbons54kg 7x091T: Brad Widdup | ||
| 5. Palmetto (9) J: Josh Parr58kg 55x47T: John Sargent | ||
| 8. Grebeni (11) J: Kerrin McEvoy55kg 320x9T: Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou | ||
| 7. Converge (12) J: Tim Clark56kg 242x0T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | ||
| 2. Al Mubhir (8) J: Braith Nock58.5kg 035x0T: Annabel & Rob Archibald |
The race has taken place since 1950 and takes place on Newcastle Gold Cup Day at Broadmeadow Racecourse.
The Cameron Handicap has been won by some nice types over the years including Australian 2YO Triple Crown champion Luskin Star (1977), Hooked (2014), and the latest two-time champion Rock (2019-2020).
Each spring the Cameron Handicap winner earns a ballot exemption into the Group 1 Epsom Handicap (1600m). Excellerator (2002) was the last horse to complete the Cameron Handicap – Epsom Handicap double.
The 2024 Cameron Handicap winner Here To Shock franked the form with a next-up win in the $1.5 million Alan Brown Stakes. He would also travel across the Tasman the following autumn to win the 2025 Group 1 BCD Group Sprint in New Zealand before a Group 1 Canterbury Stakes second back in Sydney.
The first two horses in the Cameron Handicap 2025 results also earn eligibility for the $3 million The Big Dance race held at Randwick in Sydney on the same day Flemington hosts the iconic Melbourne Cup.
Cameron Handicap 2025 – Quick Information
- Race Day: Friday, September 19, 2025
- Track Location: Newcastle Racecourse
- Track Surface: Turf
- Track Direction: Right-handed
- Race Distance: 1,500 metres
- Weight Conditions: Open handicap
- Qualification: Open
- Type: Thoroughbred
- Grade: Group 3
- Prize Purse: $250,000
- Inaugural Race: 1950
- 2025 Cameron Handicap Winner: Headley Grange
Cameron Handicap Betting 2025
There are many different ways to bet on the Cameron Handicap, and we have included some of the most popular options below:
| Bet Type | How To Place This Type Of Bet In This Year’s Cameron Handicap |
|---|---|
| Win Bet | Place your bet on the horse you think will take first place in this year’s Cameron Handicap. |
| Place Bet | Place your bet on the horse you think will place in the top three finishers at this year’s Cameron Handicap. Pays less than a win bet, but offers safer odds. |
| Each-Way Bet | If your runner finishes 1st in the Cameron Handicap, 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 Cameron Handicap, in order to win the Quinella. |
| Exacta Bet | You must select the runners that finish 1st and 2nd in the correct order, within the Cameron Handicap to win the Exacta. |
| Trifecta Bet | You must select runners to finish 1st, 2nd and 3rd in the correct order, within the Cameron Handicap to win the Trifecta. |
| First Four | You must select runners that finish 1st, 2nd ,3rd and 4th in the correct order, within the Cameron Handicap 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 Cameron Handicap, in order to be eligible to place a Quaddie. |
How To Bet On The Cameron Handicap 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 Cameron Handicap Betting above).
- Select the horse(s) for the race.
Which Horse Will Win The Cameron Handicap in 2025?
The best way to pick which horse will win the Cameron Handicap in 2025 is to take into account the lead-up spring racing form, assess the barriers and consider the weight each horse will carry.
Some of the key Cameron Handicap form facts to consider include:
- Sydney Lead-Ups: Runners coming via a lead-up run in New South Wales do well in the Cameron Handicap with key lead-up races including Grafton’s Listed Ramornie Handicap (1200m) in July that offers the winner a Cameron Handicap ballot exemption and the Group 2 Tramway Stakes (1400m) a fortnight before the race. Democracy Manifest (10th in 2023) was the last Tramway Stakes graduate to win the Cameron Handicap.
- Boys’ Club: The last Cameron Handicap winning mare to beat home the boys was Raspberries (2011).
- Older Runners: The sole three-year-old Cameron Handicap winner to date was Luskin Star back in 1977.
Cameron Handicap Favourites 2025
Favourites in Cameron Handicap 2025 betting include Team Hawkes’ Randwick and Rosehill Guineas third placegetter from the autumn Swiftfalcon and Mchale who is also accepted for the Group 3 Bill Ritche at Randwick on Saturday.
Here To Shock ($3 in 2024) was the last Cameron Handicap favourite to win.
Cameron Handicap Field 2025
The official Cameron Handicap 2025 field of final acceptances is announced on the Wednesday of race week and will be published in full below.
The 2025 Cameron Handicap field features a full line-up of potential Epsom Handicap and The Big Dance bound gallopers including the resuming Tavi Time carrying the 59kg topweight and the Chris Waller trained favourite Mchale coming off a second fresh at Rosehill.
| Entrant | Last 6 | Sex | Barrier | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1. Tavi Time
J: Jay Ford
T: Kris Lees |
x2512x | G | 5 | 59kg | |
|
2. Al Mubhir
J: Braith Nock
T: Annabel & Rob Archibald |
6035x0 | G | 8 | 58.5kg | |
|
3. Headley Grange
J: Adam Hyeronimus
T: Joseph Pride |
2x1161 | G | 7 | 58.5kg | |
|
4. Detonator Jack
J: Keagan Latham
T: Ciaron Maher |
7x6057 | G | 13 | 58kg | |
|
5. Palmetto
J: Josh Parr
T: John Sargent |
155x47 | G | 9 | 58kg | |
| 6. Mchale (12) Scratched: | |||||
|
7. Converge
J: Tim Clark
T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott |
9242x0 | G | 12 | 56kg | |
|
8. Grebeni
J: Kerrin McEvoy
T: Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou |
0320x9 | G | 11 | 55kg | |
|
9. Swiftfalcon
J: Tyler Schiller
T: M, W & J Hawkes |
3324x6 | G | 10 | 55kg | |
| 10. Depth Of Character (14) Scratched: | |||||
| 11. Matusalem (20) Scratched: | |||||
|
12. Vivy Air
J: Andrew Adkins
T: Ciaron Maher |
74522x | M | 2 | 54kg | |
|
13. Berkshire Shadow
J: Ashley Morgan
T: Ciaron Maher |
0x97x8 | G | 6 | 54kg | |
| 14. Imperialist (3) Scratched: | |||||
|
15. Ruby Flyer
J: Dylan Gibbons
T: Brad Widdup |
97x091 | G | 1 | 54kg | |
|
16. Magnatear
J: Zac Lloyd
T: Richard & Will Freedman |
324x31 | G | 3 | 54kg | |
| 17. Geriatrix (17) Scratched: | |||||
| 18. Pocketing (1) Scratched: | |||||
|
19. Fully Lit
J: Regan Bayliss
T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott |
505512 | G | 4 | 54kg | |
| 20. Inquiring Minds (13) Scratched: | |||||
Cameron Handicap 2025 Tips
Favourite: #9 Swiftfalcon ($4 at time of publish) – BET NOW
Best Bet: #16 Magnatear ($5.50 at time of publish) – BET NOW
Best Roughie: #14 Imperialist ($27 at time of publish) – BET NOW
Our insider Cameron Handicap 2025 tips will be detailed above closer to the race with a full Newcastle Gold Cup Day betting preview available on the Neds Blog.
CLICK HERE FOR OUR COMPLETE 2025 NEWCASTLE GOLD CUP DAY PREVIEW & TIPS
Cameron Handicap Race Day 2025
2025 Cameron Handicap takes place on Friday the 19th of September 2025 as part of Broadmeadow’s 2025 Newcastle Gold Cup Day. The Cameron Handicap is one of three Group status events on the card that also features the:
- Group 3 $300,000 Newcastle Gold Cup (2300m), and the
- Group 3 $250,000 Tibbie Stakes (1400m).
Cameron Handicap 2025 Barrier Draw
The 2025 Cameron Handicap barrier draw will be released to the public a few days before the race and published in our above Cameron Handicap Field section.
Cameron Handicap 2025 Nominations
2025 Cameron Handicap nominations close at 11:00 AM on the Monday of race week.
| Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Hcp Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 383x6035x0 | AL MUBHIR (GB) | G | 7 | Annabel & Rob Archibald | 103 |
| 2 | 30930x97x8 | BERKSHIRE SHADOW (GB) | G | 7 | Ciaron Maher | 94 |
| 3 | 13234425×7 | CHORLTON LANE (IRE) | G | 6 | Ciaron Maher | 99 |
| 4 | 11x4x3x133 | CHRISTA | M | 6 | Todd Howlett | 65 |
| 5 | 111x4246x0 | CHURCHILL’S CHOICE | M | 4 | Nathan Doyle | 87 |
| 6 | 0x009242x0 | CONVERGE | G | 7 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 98 |
| 7 | x5253112x0 | DEPTH OF CHARACTER | G | 4 | Annabel & Rob Archibald | 95 |
| 8 | x5407x6057 | DETONATOR JACK (NZ) | G | 7 | Ciaron Maher | 102 |
| 9 | 20×4505512 | FULLY LIT | G | 4 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 86 |
| 10 | 0x02368x50 | GERIATRIX | G | 5 | Chris Waller | 87 |
| 11 | 8x320320x9 | GREBENI | G | 6 | Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou | 96 |
| 12 | 21122×1161 | HEADLEY GRANGE | G | 5 | Joseph Pride | 103 |
| 13 | x73320915x | IMPERIALIST (NZ) | G | 4 | Chris Waller | 91 |
| 14 | 85x141926x | INQUIRING MINDS (GB) | G | 6 | John O’Shea & Tom Charlton | 78 |
| 15 | 1x2380x132 | IT’S A KNOCKOUT | M | 5 | Ciaron Maher | 87 |
| 16 | 549407x59x | KINTYRE | G | 5 | Gary Portelli | 92 |
| 17 | 50x81122x3 | LORD OF BISCAY (IRE) | G | 6 | Kris Lees | 88 |
| 18 | 2116324×31 | MAGNATEAR | G | 6 | Richard & Will Freedman | 87 |
| 19 | 0x9962813x | MATUSALEM | G | 5 | Chris Waller | 95 |
| 20 | 53403x10x2 | MCHALE | G | 5 | Chris Waller | 100 |
| 21 | 9632155×47 | PALMETTO (NZ) | G | 7 | John Sargent | 102 |
| 22 | 21293118×5 | POCKETING | G | 4 | Richard & Will Freedman | 86 |
| 23 | 6610x897x0 | PORT LOCKROY | H | 5 | Annabel & Rob Archibald | 105 |
| 24 | 231x97x091 | RUBY FLYER | G | 7 | Brad Widdup | 91 |
| 25 | 26x23324x6 | SWIFTFALCON | G | 4 | Michael, John & Wayne Hawkes | 96 |
| 26 | 4331x2512x | TAVI TIME (NZ) | G | 6 | Kris Lees | 104 |
| 27 | 4169×16172 | THE GREAT HOUDINI | G | 7 | Gregory McFarlane | 78 |
| 28 | 26x974522x | VIVY AIR | M | 5 | Ciaron Maher | 97 |
| 29 | 18×0803412 | WILD CHAP | G | 9 | Samantha McGuren |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
Cameron Handicap 2025 Weights
The Cameron Handicap is a handicap race. Final 2025 Cameron Handicap weights will be announced by 4:00 PM on the Tuesday of race week with final weights to be published in our above Cameron Handicap Field section.
Here To Shock (59kg in 2024) was the last Cameron Handicap topweight to win.
2025 Cameron Handicap Topweight:
- #1 Tavi Time (59kg)
Cameron Handicap 2025 Acceptances
2025 Cameron Handicap final acceptances must be declared before 9:00 AM on the Wednesday of race week and will be published in our above Cameron Handicap Field section.
Cameron Handicap 2025 Jockeys
The final riders’ announcement is at 12:00 PM on the Wednesday of race week and the official 2025 Cameron Handicap jockeys will be published in our above Cameron Handicap Field section.
Cameron Handicap Scratchings 2025
2025 Cameron Handicap scratchings close at 7:30 AM on Friday, the 19th of September 2025.
Cameron Handicap Prize Money 2025
The 2025 Cameron Handicap prize purse is worth $250,000 in total, distributed from places first through tenth.
| Place | Prize Money |
|---|---|
| 1st | $140,000 |
| 2nd | $46,250 |
| 3rd | $22,400 |
| 4th | $11,000 |
| 5th | $6,100 |
| 6th | $4,000 |
| 7th | $3,500 |
| 8th | $3,500 |
| 9th | $3,500 |
| 10th | $3,500 |
Cameron Handicap Race Number 2025
The 2025 Cameron Handicap race number is scheduled as Newcastle Race 7 at 4:40pm (AEST) on Friday, the 19th of September 2025. There are eight races in total that day at Newcastle Racecourse.
Cameron Handicap 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 Cameron Handicap Form Guide following final acceptances.
CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL 2025 CAMERON HANDICAP FORM GUIDE
Cameron Handicap Live 2025
You can watch or listen to the 2025 Cameron Handicap live, across the following mediums.
Pay television: Sky Racing 1 (channel 526 on Foxtel)
Radio: Radio Sport National
Streaming: Racing NSW
Cameron Handicap Winners
Winners of the Cameron Handicap going back to 2000 are displayed in the table below.
The 2025 Cameron Handicap winner Headley Grange set a new track record winning in 1 minute 28.32 seconds.
| Year | Winner | Second | Third |
| 2025 | Headley Grange | Vivy Air | Fully Lit |
| 2024 | Here To Shock | Matcha Latte | Berkshire Shadow |
| 2023 | Democracy Manifest | Palmetto | Spangler |
| 2022 | Wild Chap | Luncies | Character |
| 2021 | Ashman | Sky Lab | Duais |
| 2020 | Rock | Just Thinkin’ | Chief Ironside |
| 2019 | Rock | Articus | Nettoyer |
| 2018 | New Tipperary | Red Excitement | Best Of Days |
| 2017 | Got Unders | Sound Proposition | Spectroscope |
| 2016 | Chetwood | Le Romain | Famous Seamus |
| 2015 | Forget | Malice | Wouldnt It Be Nice |
| 2014 | Hooked | Rugged Cross | Mighty Lucky |
| 2013 | Toydini | High Esteem | Scream Machine |
| 2012 | Rolling Pin | Lightinthenite | Offenders |
| 2011 | Raspberries | Light Brigade | Kaunda |
| 2010 | Kenny’s World | Prince Braeman | Chasm |
| 2009 | Absolutelyfabulous | Black Piranha | McClintock |
| 2008 | Raheeb | Ashikaga | Falaise |
| 2007 Race Not Held Due to Equine Influenza |
– | – | – |
| 2006 | Court’s In Session | Malcolm | Mac’s Tune |
| 2005 | Collate | Mr Celebrity | Cincinatti Gal |
| 2004 | Osca Warrior | Shamekha | Tsuimai |
| 2003 | Archave | Britt’s Best | Stoway |
| 2002 | Excellerator | Hey Pronto | Mowerman |
| 2001 | Kingsgate | Lord Essex | Maitland Gold |
| 2000 | Mulan Princess | Kenconcarne | Spying |
How do I bet on the 2025 Cameron Handicap?
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 Cameron Handicap Betting).
Select the horse(s) for the race.
Which horse will win the 2025 Cameron Handicap?
The best way to pick which horse will win the Cameron Handicap in 2025 is to take into account the lead-up spring racing form, assess the barriers and consider the weight each horse will carry.
Some of the key Cameron Handicap form facts to consider include:
Sydney Lead-Ups: Runners coming via a lead-up run in New South Wales do well in the Cameron Handicap with key lead-up races including Grafton's Listed Ramornie Handicap (1200m) in July that offers the winner a Cameron Handicap ballot exemption and the Group 2 Tramway Stakes (1400m) a fortnight before the race. Democracy Manifest (10th in 2023) was the last Tramway Stakes graduate to win the Cameron Handicap.
Boys' Club: The last Cameron Handicap winning mare to beat home the boys was Raspberries (2011).
Older Runners: The sole three-year-old Cameron Handicap winner to date was Luskin Star back in 1977.