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Winx Stakes News

2025 Winx Stakes Results: Via Sistina Beats Aeliana, Arapaho Third

• Group 1 Winx Stakes Odds Update, Late Mail & Tips
• 2025 Winx Stakes Day Track & Scratchings Update: Fangirl Out
• Via Sistina Resumes in Winx Stakes 2025: Field & Betting Update
• 2024 Winx Stakes Results: Via Sistina Heads Waller Trifecta
• Fangirl Heads 2024 Winx Stakes Field & Odds

The Winx Stakes – formerly the Warwick Stakes – is now a Group 1 race after being upgraded from its previous Group 2 status for the first time in 2018 and renamed in honour of the world’s best mare – Winx.

2025 Winx Stakes Results

• 1st: #9 Via Sistina ($2.80F)
• 2nd: #12 Aeliana
• 3rd: #4 Arapaho

Chris Waller’s soon-to-be-crowned Australian Racehorse of the Year, Via Sistina ($2.80F), made a brilliant return to racing handling a Heavy (10) Randwick track fresh to deny her ATC Derby winning stablemate Aeliana and the resuming Sydney Cup champ Arapaho with her successful title defence in the 2025 Winx Stakes results for her 10th Group 1 victory. 

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The Royal Randwick race is held at the very start of the esteemed Sydney Spring Racing Carnival giving Sydney bragging rights to the opening Group 1 race of the spring since the upgrade. The feature event of Winx Stakes Day, the race is run over 1400m under weight-for-age conditions, and the prize money is currently set at $1,000,000.

Runners in the Winx Stakes may have previously competed in the Group 2 Missile Stakes (1100m), another weight-for-age event at Randwick two weeks prior. So, it is always a good tip to watch for the dominant horses in these earlier weight-for-age events as an indication for your Warwick Stakes bets.

The race’s now namesake Winx won the race first-up in 2016, again in 2017 and then became a three-time champion of the event in 2018 shortly before she retired from racing.

Winx Stakes entries may progress on to the Group 2 Chelmsford Stakes (1600m) in two weeks’ time if they are looking for a middle-distance WFA event, the double completed by Winx in 2017.

The Group 1 George Main Stakes (1600m WFA) – now King Charles III Stakes – previously held in September is also an option for Winx Stakes graduates and Winx won both races three times on the trot from 2016-18. The Warwick Stakes / George Main Stakes is a popular betting double at the carnival and other horses to claim victory in both races include Lonhro (2003) and Defier (2002).

In 2023 the George Main Stakes moved to October on The Everest Day and was renamed the King Charles III Stakes.

Fangirl (2024) became the first runner to complete the Winx Stakes – King Charles III Stakes double.

Trainer Chris Waller of Winx fame has dominated the Winx Stakes results winning the event formerly known as the Warwick Stakes for a record sixth time in 2020 with his classy mare Verry Elleegant who went on to win that year’s Caulfield Cup.

Waller and Verry Elleegant narrowly missed out on another win in 2021 finishing second to Mo’unga. Verry Elleegant went on to the 2021 Melbourne Cup that spring.

The 2022 Winx Stakes form was franked with the winner Anamoe going on to win three straight Group 1 races that spring including the Ladbrokes Cox Plate. Anamoe also returned in the autumn of 2023 completing the Group 1 Chipping Norton – George Ryder Stakes double.

Waller enjoyed his record seventh Winx Stakes win in 2023 with the previous year’s runner-up Fangirl before his eighth in 2024 with Via Sistina who led an all-Waller trifecta. 

Via Sistina franked the 2024 Winx Stakes form going on to win a record number of subsequent Group 1 races that season including her historic eight-length victory in the Ladbrokes Cox Plate. 

Waller and Via Sistina returned for a successful Winx Stakes title defence in 2025 where the mighty mare handed Waller his ninth win overall when beating home stablemate Aeliana on a Heavy (10) track. 

The $1 million 2025 Winx Stakes ran at Randwick on Saturday August 23, 2025 to kick off the Group 1 races of the spring in Sydney and saw Via Sistina ($2.80F) salute first-up for the punters despite the wet track for her 10th career Group 1 and back-to-back wins in the event for her now nine-time winning trainer Chris Waller. 

2025 Winx Stakes Finishing Order

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2025 Winx Stakes Betting 

The latest Winx Stakes 2025 betting odds and market links to Ladbrokes.com.au on the race will be provided at Races.com.au once open.

Anamoe ($2.50 in 2022) and Via Sistina ($2.80 in 2025) are the latest favourites in Winx Stakes betting to salute for the punters.

There was a notable upset in 2024 with Via Sistina winning at Winx Stakes odds of $11 when leading an all-Waller trifecta before she retuned to win as the $2.80 favourite the following year. 

2025 Winx Stakes Form

CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL 2025 WINX STAKES FORM GUIDE

2025 Winx Stakes Tips

Stay tuned for our insider Winx Stakes Tips on the opening Group 1 race of the spring.

• Each Way: #2 Ceolwulf ($11 at time of publish) – BET NOW

Group 1 racing returns with a fascinating edition of the Winx Stakes, though the Heavy (10) track and threat of abandonment due to persistent rain make this a challenging race to assess. VIA SISTINA (1) is the standout on class and a deserving favourite, but trainer Chris Waller may opt to scratch and target the Memsie Stakes if conditions worsen. If the race proceeds, CEOLWULF (8) for Joe Pride presents genuine Each Way value first-up. The Tavistock gelding is a dual Group 1 winner with proven Heavy track form (2:1-1-0), and he arrives fit off a sharp trial behind Private Eye. Drawn well in barrier eight and reunited with Chad Schofield, he looks primed to run a bold race after a strong autumn that included a narrow George Ryder second and a gritty Neville Sellwood win on Heavy ground. His Queen Elizabeth run behind Via Sistina was better than it reads, and he’s a serious player if the mud is flying.

2025 Winx Stakes Field

The Winx Stakes field attracts a line-up of smart Sydney Spring Racing Carnival middle-distance hopefuls, many kicking off their campaigns with an eye on other upcoming Group 1 events including the King Charles III Stakes (formerly the George Main Stakes).

Formerly the Warwick Stakes field, the race is now run as a Group 1 and known as the Winx Stakes with final acceptances closing the Wednesday of race week.

The official Winx Stakes 2025 final field and barriers will be made available below once announced.

Master trainer Chris Waller dominates Saturday’s 2025 Winx Stakes field saddling-up five of the 12 final acceptors including hot favourite Via Sistina who returns to the races chasing her tenth Group 1 success. 

Click here to read more on the key runners in the 2025 Winx Stakes field and betting markets. 

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2025 Winx Stakes Nominations

The Winx Stakes 2025 Nominations close the Monday leading-up to the opening Group 1 race of the Sydney Spring Racing Carnival, the full list of early entries contesting the race formerly known as the Warwick Stakes to be published below.

The 2025 Winx Stakes nominations have attracted 18 stars led in betting by Chris Waller’s resuming Ladbrokes Cox Plate winning mare Via Sistina. 

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

Warwick Stakes / Winx Stakes History

The Winx Stakes (formerly the Warwick Stakes) has a long and rich history dating back to its inaugural race in 1923 when Sunburst won. It started out as a principal race run over seven furlongs and the distance was converted to 1400m in 1972. Not long after in 1979 the event reached Group 2 status, one year before the mighty Kingston Town won his first of an eventual three successive Warwick Stakes in 1980. For one year in 2001 the race distance was decreased to 1300m, and the event was not held in 2007 due to the equine virus.

The Winx Stakes received an upgrade to Group 1 status for the first time in 2018 and was also renamed in honour of the 2016-18 winner, champion mare Winx.

Winx Stakes history continued for Chris Waller in 2020 with the master horseman winning for the sixth time as Verry Elleegant beat home stablemate Star Of The Seas in a thrilling photo finish.

Verry Elleegant returned to run second as the beaten favourite behind Mo’unga in 2021 in a race marred by the fatal fall of Brandenburg.

Many quality horses have graced the Winx Stakes and notable winners include Via Sistina (2024), Anamoe (2022), Winx (2016-18), Racing To Win (2008), Lonhro (2003 & 2001), Sunline (1991), Super Impose (1991 & 1990), and Groucho (1989).

Via Sistina (2024-25) was the last back-to-back Winx Stakes winner and the latest Winx Stakes winning mare. 

Recent Winx Stakes / Warwick Stakes Winners

The official list of Warwick Stakes / Winx Stakes winners and placegetters dating back to 2000 can be found below.