Let’s Elope Stakes

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let’s elope stakes 2025 Results

The official 2025 Let’s Elope Stakes results will be available below once the race takes place on Saturday, September 13, 2025.

1. #3 Lazzura
2. #10 Oh Too Good
3. #6 Abounding

The Chris Waller trained Snitzel four-year-old Lazzura ($2.05F) dug deep to salute for the punters in the 2025 Let’s Elope Stakes results and go back-to-back this prep after a lead-up Show County Quality win. The in-form mare is now set for a Group 1 mile target and or a shot at the $10 million Golden Eagle in Sydney on November 1.

Flemington R9

Final Race time: 

1st	3. Lazzura (6) J: James McDonald57.5kg 124x1T: Chris Waller	2.10WIN 1.22PLACE
2nd	10. Oh Too Good (8) J: Damian Lane55kg 3418xT: Kevin Daffy	6.50WIN 2.10PLACE
3rd	6. Abounding (4) J: Blake Shinn56kg 662x3T: Robert Heathcote	10.00WIN 2.80PLACE
4th	1. Leica Lucy (11) J: Jye McNeil58.5kg 1114xT: Chris Waller	31.00WIN 6.00PLACE
5th	11. Splash Back (12) J: Jordan Childs55kg x1152T: Grahame Begg	12.00WIN 3.10PLACE
6th	2. Marble Arch (10) J: Mark Zahra57.5kg 1217xT: Ben, Will & Jd Hayes	16.00WIN 3.80PLACE
7th	14. Jenni The Fox (3) J: Thomas Stockdale55kg 27x45T: Lucy Yeomans	101.00WIN 15.00PLACE
8th	9. Miss Aria (13) J: Harry Coffey55kg 529x4T: Danny O'Brien	51.00WIN 9.00PLACE
9th	12. Terrestar (9) J: Jamie Melham55kg x2292T: M, W & J Hawkes	71.00WIN 11.00PLACE
10th	7. On Display (1) J: Ben Melham56kg 241x1T: Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr	6.50WIN 2.10PLACE
11th	13. Bossy Benita (5) J: Craig Williams55kg 6x121T: Michael Mehegan	23.00WIN 5.00PLACE
12th	15. Meh Keffi (2) J: Zac Spain55kg 5x331T: Lloyd Kennewell	201.00WIN 23.00PLACE
13th	5. Wrote To Arataki (7) J: Dean Yendall57kg 132x6T: Matthew Williams	19.00WIN 4.40PLACE

For current odds on all of our live racing markets, please visit www.neds.com.au/racing. Data retrieved: 15/06/2026 06:33:04 PM (Australia/Brisbane)

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Run over 1,400 metres, the Let’s Elope Stakes is a Group 2 race taking place at Flemington Racecourse. With a $300,000 prize purse as of 2021, it attracts a quality line-up of mares each Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival and takes place on Makybe Diva Stakes Day in mid-September. 

From 1987-1993 the event ran as the Milady Stakes before being renamed in honour of Let’s Elope who won the 1991 Melbourne Cup.

The Let’s Elope Stakes has held its current Group 2 status since 2009 and serves as an excellent lead up into the Empire Rose Stakes, a Group 1 race formerly known as the Myer Classic. Rose Of Portland (1996) was the last to complete the Let’s Elope Stakes – Empire Rose Stakes double. 

The Let’s Elope Stakes form in 2020 was franked with the runner-up Arcadia Queen continuing on to win both the Group 1 Caulfield Stakes (2000m) and Group 1 Mackinnon Stakes (2000m) – now Champions Stakes – that spring.

Alsephina ran third in the 2024 Let’s Elope before claiming The Valley’s Group 2 Stocks Stakes at her next start before also placing third in that year’s Toorak Handicap trifecta.

Let’s Elope Stakes 2025 – Quick Information

• Race Day: Saturday, September 13th, 2025
• Track Location: Flemington Racecourse
• Track Surface: Turf
• Track Direction: Left-handed
• Race Distance: 1,400 metres
• Weight Conditions: Set weights (with penalties)
• Qualification: Mares four years and over (maidens ineligible)
• Type: Thoroughbred
• Grade: Group 2
• Operator: Flemington Racecourse
• Prize Purse: $300,000
• Inaugural Race: 1987
• 2025 Let’s Elope Stakes Winner: Lazzura

Let’s Elope Stakes Betting 2025

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

How To Bet On The Let’s Elope 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 Let’s Elope Stakes Betting above).
5. Select the horse(s) for the race.

Which Horse Will Win The Let’s Elope Stakes in 2025

The best way to pick which horse will win the Let’s Elope Stakes in 2025 is to take into account their lead-up spring racing form, assess the barriers, and consider the weight each horse will carry.

Additional factors to consider when picking the Let’s Elope Stakes winner include: 

• Upsets Likely – A mixture of mares offering double and single digit odds have won this race in recent years, so don’t depend on the odds going into this one. The latest double-figure winners to score an upset were Pretty Brazen ($20 in 2020) and Grinzinger Belle ($15 in 2024). 
• Best Lead Up – Mares that went well in the Cockram Stakes are worth keeping an eye on. Because this is a four years and older race, you might want to check out if any of this year’s field did well in last year’s Let’s Elope Stakes field. Kissonallforcheeks (3rd in 2022) was the last Let’s Elope Stakes winner to come via a run in the Cockram. 

Let’s Elope Stakes Favourites 2025

Favourites for the 2025 Let’s Elope Stakes include Chris Waller’s first-up Show County Quality winner Lazzura, Fastnet Rock four-year-old On Display coming off a win fresh at Caulfield, and Rob Heathcote’s Group 1 Tatt’s Tiara runner-up from the winter Abounding. 

Kissonallforcheeks ($3.60 in 2022), Amelia’s Jewel ($1.95 in 2023) and Lazzura ($2.05 in 2025) are the latest Let’s Elope Stakes favourites to win.

Let’s Elope Stakes Field 2025

The official Let’s Elope Stakes 2025 field of final acceptances will be released by Racing Victoria the Wednesday of race week and published in full below.

The 2025 Let’s Elope Stakes final field features a bumper line-up of potential Group 1-bound mares including the resuming Chris Waller trained NZ Oaks champ Leica Lucy drawn wide in gate 12.

Flemington R9

Final Race time: 

	Entrant	Last 6	Sex	Barrier	Weight
	1. Leica Lucy J: Jye McNeil T: Chris Waller	11114x	M	11	58.5kg
	2. Marble Arch J: Mark Zahra T: Ben, Will & Jd Hayes	21217x	M	10	57.5kg
	3. Lazzura J: James McDonald T: Chris Waller	3124x1	M	6	57.5kg
	4. See You In Heaven (11)  Scratched:
	5. Wrote To Arataki J: Dean Yendall T: Matthew Williams	3132x6	M	7	57kg
	6. Abounding J: Blake Shinn T: Robert Heathcote	0662x3	M	4	56kg
	7. On Display J: Ben Melham T: Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr	5241x1	M	1	56kg
	8. Running By (13)  Scratched:
	9. Miss Aria J: Harry Coffey T: Danny O'Brien	2529x4	M	13	55kg
	10. Oh Too Good J: Damian Lane T: Kevin Daffy	x3418x	M	8	55kg
	11. Splash Back J: Jordan Childs T: Grahame Begg	8x1152	M	12	55kg
	12. Terrestar J: Jamie Melham T: M, W & J Hawkes	3x2292	M	9	55kg
	13. Bossy Benita J: Craig Williams T: Michael Mehegan	16x121	M	5	55kg
	14. Jenni The Fox J: Thomas Stockdale T: Lucy Yeomans	627x45	M	3	55kg
	15. Meh Keffi J: Zac Spain T: Lloyd Kennewell	15x331	M	2	55kg

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Let’s Elope Stakes 2025 Tips

Favourite: #3 Lazzura ($2.80 at time of publish) – BET NOW

Best Bet: #5 Wrote To Arataki ($19 at time of publish) – EACH WAY – BET NOW

Best Roughie: See Above – BET NOW

Our insider 2025 Let’s Elope Stakes tips will be detailed here the week of the race. You can also check out the Neds Blog for all the spring’s best betting tips and previews.

CLICK HERE FOR OUR COMPLETE 2025 MAKYBE DIVA STAKES DAY PREVIEW & TIPS

Let’s Elope Stakes Race Day 2025

The 2025 Let’s Elope Stakes takes place on Saturday, the 13th of September 2025 as part of Makybe Diva Stakes Day 2025 at Flemington Racecourse. The meeting is headlined by the Group 1 Makybe Diva Stakes (1600m), Group 2 Bobbie Lewis Quality (1200m), and the Group 3 Lexus Archer Stakes (2500m) offering the winner a ballot exemption into the Melbourne Cup field.

Let’s Elope Stakes 2025 Barrier Draw

The 2025 Let’s Elope Stakes barrier draw will be released to the public a few days before the race and available in our above Let’s Elope Stakes Field section. 

Let’s Elope Stakes 2025 Nominations

2025 Let’s Elope Stakes nominations close at 12:00 PM on the Monday of race week. 

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

Let’s Elope Stakes 2025 Weights

Set weights with penalties apply to this race. Final 2025 Let’s Elope Stakes weights will be announced by 4:00 PM on the Monday of race week and will be published in our above Let’s Elope Stakes Field section. 

2025 Let’s Elope Stakes Topweight:

• #1 Leica Lucy (58.5kg)

Let’s Elope Stakes 2025 Acceptances

2025 Let’s Elope Stakes final acceptances must be declared before 9:00 AM on the Wednesday of race week and will be available in our above Let’s Elope Stakes Field section

Let’s Elope Stakes 2025 Jockeys

The final riders’ announcement is at 1:00 PM on the Wednesday of race week and the official 2025 Let’s Elope Stakes jockeys will be published in our above Let’s Elope Stakes Field section. 

Let’s Elope Stakes Scratchings 2025

2025 Let’s Elope Stakes scratchings close at 7:30 AM on Saturday, the 13th of September 2025.

Let’s Elope Stakes Prize Money 2025

The 2025 Let’s Elope 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

Let’s Elope Stakes Race Number 2025

The 2025 Let’s Elope Stakes race number is scheduled as Flemington Race 9 at 4:55pm (AEST) on Saturday the 13th of September 2025. There are ten races in total that day at Flemington Racecourse.

Let’s Elope 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 Let’s Elope Stakes Form Guide following final acceptances. 

CLICK HERE FOR THE 2025 LET’S ELOPE STAKES FORM GUIDE

Let’s Elope Stakes Live 2025

You can watch or listen to the 2025 Let’s Elope Stakes live, across the following mediums.

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

Radio: Radio Sport National

Free to air television: Seven Network

Streaming: 7Live; Racing.com

Online: Neds App

Let’s Elope Stakes Winners

Winners of the Let’s Elope Stakes going back to 2000 are displayed in the table below. If you would like to see results going further back in history, please visit our Let’s Elope Stakes winners’ page.

Year	Winner	Trainer/s	Jockey	Weight	Time
2025	Lazzura	Chris Waller	James McDonald	57.5 kgs	1:22.86
2024	Grinzinger Belle	Danny O’Brien	Damian Lane	57 kgs	1:25.37
2023	Amelia’s Jewel	Simon A Miller	Damian Lane	58.5 kgs	1:23.33
2022	Kissonallforcheeks	Nick Ryan	Mark Zahra	57 kgs	1:25.32
2021	Turaath	Maddie Raymond	Damian Lane	55 kgs	1:23.69
2020	Pretty Brazen	Tony & Calvin McEvoy	Luke Currie	58 kgs	1:22.84
2019	Spanish Whisper	David & Ben Hayes and Tom Dabernig	Mark Zahra	58 kgs	1:22.23
2018	I Am A Star	Shane Nichols	Ben Melham	58 kgs	1:23.11
2017	Sword Of Light	Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra	Damian Lane	56 kgs	1:23.50
2016	Don’t Doubt Mamma	Tony McEvoy	Dwayne Dunn	58 kgs	1:24.58
2015	Amicus	Chris Waller	Craig Newitt	58 kgs	1:23.07
2014	Commanding Jewel	Leon & Troy Corstens	Damien Oliver	59 kgs	1:23.61
2013	Commanding Jewel	Leon Corstens	Ben Melham	57 kgs	1:23.08
2012	Zurella	Shaune Ritchie	Craig Newitt	55 kgs	1:23.38
2011	Pinker Pinker	Greg Eurell	Glen Boss	56.5 kgs	1:23.80
2010	No Evidence Needed	John Thompson	James Winks	53.5 kgs	1:26.85
2009	Cats Whisker	Mark Kavanagh	Steven King	54.5 kgs	1:25.01
2008	Mimi Lebrock	Bart Cummings	Michael Rodd	56.5 kgs	1:23.25
2007	Devil Moon	Mark Kavanagh	Michael Rodd	55.5 kgs	1:23.45
2006	Rewaaya	David Hayes	Dwayne Dunn	53 kgs	1:24.28
2005	Dea	Kevin Corstens	Stephen Baster	57 kgs	1:23.36
2004	Beautiful Gem	Lee Freedman	Nick Ryan	55.5 kgs	1:24.44
2003	Ain’t Seen Nothin’	Barbara Joseph	Damien Oliver	57 kgs	1:24.42
2002	Purple Groove	Tony Noonan	Nash Rawiller	55.5 kgs	1:24.90
2001	Flushed	Ken Keys	Noel Callow	58.5 kgs	1:24.56
2000	Mr. Innocent	Mal Gerrard	Glen Colless	57kg	1:20.55

 

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Which horse will win the 2025 Let's Elope Stakes?

The best way to pick which horse will win the Let's Elope Stakes in 2025 is to take into account their lead-up spring racing form, assess the barriers, and consider the weight each horse will carry.

Additional factors to consider when picking the Let's Elope Stakes winner include: 

Upsets Likely - A mixture of mares offering double and single digit odds have won this race in recent years, so don’t depend on the odds going into this one. The latest double-figure winners to score an upset were Pretty Brazen ($20 in 2020) and Grinzinger Belle ($15 in 2024). 
Best Lead Up - Mares that went well in the Cockram Stakes are worth keeping an eye on. Because this is a four years and older race, you might want to check out if any of this year’s field did well in last year’s Let’s Elope Stakes field. Kissonallforcheeks (3rd in 2022) was the last Let's Elope Stakes winner to come via a run in the Cockram.