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The Theo Marks Stakes is held each September at Rosehill Gardens on The Run To The Rose Day.
2025 Theo Marks Stakes Results
- 1st: #5 Autumn Glow
- 2nd: #8 General Salute
- 3rd: #2 Pier
Theo Marks Stakes News
The Theo Marks Stakes takes place during the Sydney Spring Racing Carnival and is a Group 2 race run in early-mid September at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse. It is held on Run To The Rose Day, which also features the Group 2 The Run To The Rose (1200m) for Golden Rose-bound three-year-olds and recently upgraded Group 2 Sheraco Stakes.
2025 Theo Marks Stakes Results
Stay tuned for the official 2025 Theo Marks Stakes results and finishing order on Saturday September 13, 2025 including which horses may have the Epsom Handicap on the radar.
- 1st: #5 Autumn Glow ($1.30F)
- 2nd: #8 General Salute
- 3rd: #2 Pier
Chris Waller’s boom mare Autumn Glow ($1.30F) retained her undefeated status with another impressive and emphatic romp home for the punters in the 2025 Theo Marks Stakes results to firm into odds-on favouritism in futures Epsom Handicap betting this spring.
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Theo Marks Stakes 2025 Results
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1st
5. Autumn Glow (2)
J: Kerrin McEvoy 54kg
T: Chris Waller |
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2nd
8. General Salute (4)
J: Tim Clark 53.5kg
T: Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou |
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3rd
2. Pier (5)
J: Ethan Brown 56kg
T: Darryn & Briar Weatherley |
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4th
7. El Castello (3)
J: Braith Nock 53.5kg
T: Joseph Pride |
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5th
14. Espionage (9)
J: Rachel King 53kg
T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott |
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6th
4. Encap (7)
J: Jason Collett 54.5kg
T: Gary Portelli |
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7th
12. Strait Acer (1)
J: Andrew Adkins 53kg
T: John O'Shea & Tom Charlton |
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8th
10. Femminile (6)
J: Alysha Collett 53kg
T: Chris Waller |
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9th
3. Democracy Manifest (8)
J: Zac Lloyd 55kg
T: Chris Waller |
A 1300m sprint, the Theo Marks Stakes is open to horses aged three-year-olds and up, is run under quality handicap conditions and is worth $300,000 in prize money as of 2023. Many runners kick-off their spring in the Theo Marks Stakes field, but a good lead-up race into the event is Randwick’s Group 3 Show County Quality (1200m) and Deploy (2017) was the last to do the double.
Horses that contend the Theo Marks Stakes will often progress onto the Sydney Spring Carnival’s premier events including the Group 1 Epsom Handicap (1600m) at Randwick in early October.
The Theo Marks Stakes / Epsom Handicap is also a popular betting double well worth a look during the carnival and the last horse to take out both races was Winx (2015).
The race also now serves as a potential lead-up to the world’s richest turf race, Randwick’s $20 million The Everest (1200m) in October, as well as the both the Silver Eagle (1300m) at Randwick in October and $10 million The Golden Eagle (1500m) for four-year-olds back at Rosehill in November.
The 2021 Theo Marks Stakes form was franked with the third place-getter Big Parade going on to win that year’s $500,000 Sydney Stakes on The Everest Day. Big Parade also finished fourth in that year’s Winners Stakes (now Russell Balding Stakes)Â before returning in the autumn of 2022 to finish second in the Group 1 The Galaxy.
In 2022 Mr Mozart ran second in both the Theo Marks Stakes and Silver Eagle.
The 2023 Theo Marks Stakes form was franked with the winner Golden Mile running third in that year’s Epsom Handicap trifecta and $10 million The Golden Eagle.
The Theo Marks Stakes winner in 2024, Encap, would run well in a host of subsequent races including the following autumn’s Doncaster Mile when third to Stefi Magnetica.
The 2025 Theo Marks Stakes ran on Saturday September 13, 2025 at Rosehill on Run To The Rose Day and was won in style by Chris Waller’s odds-on favourite and unbeaten mare Autumn Glow ($1.30F) ahead of the spring majors.Â
| 2025 Theo Marks Stakes | |
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| Date: | Saturday September 13, 2025 |
| Track: | Rosehill Gardens Racecourse |
| Distance: | 1300m |
| Conditions: | 3YO & Up – Quality Handicap |
| Status: | Group 2 |
| Prize Money: | $300,000 |
| Inaugurated: | 1946 |
2025 Theo Marks Stakes Betting
The season’s best Theo Marks Stakes 2025 betting and market links to Ladbrokes.com.au will be available at Races.com.au the week of the race.
Arcadia Queen ($1.95 in 2019) and Autumn Glow ($1.30 in 2025) are the latest favourites in Theo Marks Stakes betting to salute.
There was a notable upset in 2021 with Chat winning at Theo Marks Stakes odds of $31.
Another upset was on the cards in 2022 with the Chris Waller-trained Kiku winning at $18.
2025 Theo Marks Stakes Form
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2025 Theo Marks Stakes Tips
Stay tuned for our insider Theo Marks Stakes 2025 Tips on the spring lead-up this Run To The Rose Day.
- To Win: #5 Autumn Glow ($1.60 at time of publish) – BET NOW
There’s zero value in backing the top fancy AUTUMN GLOW (6) but Chris Waller’s undefeated daughter of The Autumn Sun is impossible to bet against. She boasts a flawless five-from-five record to date and ticks every box to keep the wins coming this weekend fit second-up and ready to salute for the punters. She’s already won a Group 2, was outstanding on a Heavy (10) track fresh to win the Group 3 Toy Show Quality and will only relish the step-up in distance on Saturday being two-from-two at 1300m. The gun four-year-old is at her pet track being a three-time Rosehill winner and is drawn ideally mid-field. The only change is with J-Mac in Melbourne, Kerrin McEvoy comes aboard, but he’s another of the country’s top hoops and shouldn’t have any worries getting the job done. Wins.
2025 Theo Marks Stakes Field
The 2025 Theo Marks Stakes field is released by Racing NSW on the Wednesday of race week, the full list of final acceptors to be published below.
The Theo Marks Stakes 2025 final field features a capacity line-up of potential Epsom Handicap bound gallopers including Chris Waller’s undefeated mare Autumn Glow drawn a treat in gate six.
Click here to read more on the key runners in the 2025 Theo Marks Stakes field and betting markets.
| No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Probable Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating |
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| 1 | 0x6617x50x | AIRMAN | Michael, John & Wayne Hawkes | Tyler Schiller | 5 | 58.5kg | 110 | ||
| 2 | 876x1x231x | PIER (NZ) | Darryn & Briar Weatherley | Ethan Brown | 10 | 56kg | 105 | ||
| 3 | 408300x05x | DEMOCRACY MANIFEST | Chris Waller | Zac Lloyd | 13 | 55kg | 103 | ||
| 4 | 4053x7437x | ENCAP | Gary Portelli | Jason Collett | 12 | 54.5kg | 102 | ||
| 5 | 111x1x1 | AUTUMN GLOW | Chris Waller | Kerrin McEvoy | 6 | 54kg | 105 | ||
| 6 | 656214800x | COASTWATCH | Richard & Will Freedman | Dylan Gibbons | 4 | 53.5kg | 100 | ||
| 7 | 328x11115x | EL CASTELLO | Joseph Pride | Braith Nock (a) | 8 | 53.5kg | 100 | ||
| 8 | 2x67x11x33 | GENERAL SALUTE | Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou | Tim Clark | 9 | 53.5kg | 100 | ||
| 9 | 12111114x | LEICA LUCY (NZ) | Chris Waller | Ashley Morgan | 3 | 53kg | 102 | ||
| 10 | 630x06710x | FEMMINILE | Chris Waller | Ms Molly Bourke (a) | 11 | 53kg | 100 | ||
| 11 | 6342x400x2 | FELIX MAJESTIC | Gary Nickson | Ms Molly Bourke (a) | 16 | 53kg | 96 | ||
| 12 | 60353x062x | STRAIT ACER | John O’Shea & Tom Charlton | Andrew Adkins | 1 | 53kg | 95 | ||
| 13e | 9x0070x727 | BANDI’S BOY | Danny Williams | Jay Ford | 7 | 53kg | 94 | ||
| 14e | 1x251x680x | ESPIONAGE | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Ms Rachel King | 14 | 53kg | 90 | ||
| 15e | 11x55x56x7 | EMIRATE | Chris Waller | 15 | 53kg | 80 | |||
| 16e | 2954x8612x | STEFI MAGNETICA | Bjorn Baker | Jason Collett | 17 | 60kg | 117 | ||
| 17e | 614431×115 | ROMEO’S CHOICE | Richard Litt | 2 | 54kg | 92 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2025 Theo Marks Stakes Nominations
The 2025 Theo Marks Stakes nominations are out the Monday leading-up to the race and the early entries will be published right here.
| Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Hcp Rating | |
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| 1 | 0x6617x50x | AIRMAN | G | 6 | Michael, John & Wayne Hawkes | 110 |
| 2 | 111x1x1 | AUTUMN GLOW | M | 4 | Chris Waller | |
| 3 | 9x0070x727 | BANDI’S BOY | G | 6 | Danny Williams | 94 |
| 4 | 7201223×69 | BOSSY NIC | M | 5 | Tony & Calvin McEvoy | 87 |
| 5 | 656214800x | COASTWATCH | G | 7 | Richard & Will Freedman | 100 |
| 6 | 408300x05x | DEMOCRACY MANIFEST | G | 7 | Chris Waller | |
| 7 | 328x11115x | EL CASTELLO | H | 4 | Joseph Pride | 100 |
| 8 | 11x55x56x7 | EMIRATE | H | 4 | Chris Waller | 80 |
| 9 | 4053x7437x | ENCAP | G | 5 | Gary Portelli | 102 |
| 10 | 1x251x680x | ESPIONAGE | H | 4 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 90 |
| 11 | 6342x400x2 | FELIX MAJESTIC | G | 6 | Gary Nickson | 96 |
| 12 | 630x06710x | FEMMINILE | M | 4 | Chris Waller | |
| 13 | 2x67x11x33 | GENERAL SALUTE | G | 5 | Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou | 100 |
| 14 | 12111114x | LEICA LUCY (NZ) | M | 4 | Chris Waller | |
| 15 | 2211191×2 | LORD PENMAN (NZ) | G | 4 | Chris Waller | 86 |
| 16 | 876x1x231x | PIER (NZ) | G | 6 | Darryn & Briar Weatherley | |
| 17 | 8131x7690x | REAL CLASS (NZ) | M | 4 | Chris Waller | 84 |
| 18 | 614431×115 | ROMEO’S CHOICE | G | 6 | Richard Litt | 92 |
| 19 | 2954x8612x | STEFI MAGNETICA | M | 5 | Bjorn Baker | 117 |
| 20 | 60353x062x | STRAIT ACER | G | 6 | John O’Shea & Tom Charlton | 95 |
| 21 | 42242220x | SWELTERING | M | 4 | Chris Waller |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
Theo Marks Stakes History
Shannon won the first Theo Marks Stakes when it was inaugurated in 1946. Beginning as a Principal race run over 7 furlongs, the race distance was converted to 1400m in 1973 with Australia’s adoption of the metric system. Following this in 1979 the race status was elevated to a Group 2 event. In 1985 the race distance was shortened to 1300m and then to 1280m in 1990. Run twice over 1280m it was increased back to 1300m in 1992.
The most notable recent Theo Marks Stakes winner was the 2015 champion Winx who would retire with a record-breaking four Cox Plate victories to her name.
The 2021 edition of the Theo Marks Stakes was run at Kembla Grange having moved from Rosehill due to COVID-19.
Autumn Glow (2025) was the last Theo Marks Stakes winning mare.
Recent Theo Marks Stakes Winners
| Year | Place | Horse | Time |
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| 2025 Theo Marks Stakes |
1st | Autumn Glow | 1 minute 16.12 seconds |
| 2nd | General Salute | ||
| 3rd | Pier | ||
| 2024 Theo Marks Stakes |
1st | Encap | 1 minute 16.67 seconds |
| 2nd | Bases Loaded | ||
| 3rd | Boom Torque | ||
| 2023 Theo Marks Stakes |
1st | Golden Mile | 1 minute 16.35 seconds |
| 2nd | The Inevitable | ||
| 3rd | Waterford | ||
| 2022 Theo Marks Stakes |
1st | Kiku | 1 minute 16.62 seconds |
| 2nd | Mr Mozart | ||
| 3rd | Prime Candidate | ||
| 2021 Theo Marks Stakes(Run at Kembla Grange) |
1st | Chat | 1 minute 17.35 seconds |
| 2nd | Embracer | ||
| 3rd | Big Parade | ||
| 2020 Theo Marks Stakes |
1st | Wild Planet | 1 minute 15.73 seconds |
| 2nd | Funstar | ||
| 3rd | Ranier | ||
| 2019 Theo Marks Stakes |
1st | Arcadia Queen | 1 minute 14.96 seconds |
| 2nd | Trope | ||
| 3rd | Gem Song | ||
| 2018 Theo Marks Stakes |
1st | Home Of The Brave | 1 minute 19.34 seconds |
| 2nd | D’Argento | ||
| 3rd | Trapeze Artist | ||
| 2017 Theo Marks Stakes |
1st | Deploy | 1 minute 14.92 seconds |
| 2nd | Egg Tart | ||
| 3rd | Euro Angel | ||
| 2016 Theo Marks Stakes |
1st | Mackintosh | 1 minute 17.11 seconds |
| 2nd | Counterattack | ||
| 3rd | Southern Legend | ||
| 2015 Theo Marks Stakes |
1st | Winx | 1 minute 15.77 seconds |
| 2nd | Sons of John | ||
| 3rd | Ninth Legion | ||
| 2014 Theo Marks Stakes |
1st | Cluster | 1 minute 23.34 seconds |
| 2nd | Bull Point | ||
| 3rd | Ninth Legion | ||
| 2013 Theo Marks Stakes |
1st | Riva De Lago | 1 minute 21.67 seconds |
| 2nd | Solzhenitsyn | ||
| 3rd | Your Honour | ||
| 2012 Theo Marks Stakes |
1st | Ambidexter | 1 minute 22.29 seconds |
| 2nd | Fat Al | ||
| 3rd | Dystopia | ||
| 2011 Theo Marks Stakes |
1st | Master Of Design | 1 minute 16.79 seconds |
| 2nd | Torio’s Quest | ||
| 3rd | Fast Clip | ||
| 2010 Theo Marks Stakes |
1st | More Joyous | 1 minute 22.16 seconds |
| 2nd | Rothesay | ||
| 3rd | Drumbeats | ||
| 2009 Theo Marks Stakes |
1st | Racing To Win | 1 minute 22.1 seconds |
| 2nd | Rock Kingdom | ||
| 3rd | Triple Honour | ||
| 2008 Theo Marks Stakes |
1st | Hurried Choice | 1 minute 17.1 seconds |
| 2nd | Forensics | ||
| 3rd | Ice Chariot | ||
| 2007 Theo Marks Stakes |
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| 2006 Theo Marks Stakes |
1st | Racing To Win | 1 minute 16.5 seconds |
| 2nd | New Edge | ||
| 3rd | Regal Cheer | ||
| 2005 Theo Marks Stakes |
1st | Paratroopers | 1 minute 16.8 seconds |
| 2nd | Perfect Promise | ||
| 3rd | Outback Prince | ||
| 2004 Theo Marks Stakes |
1st | Falkirk | 1 minute 17.7 seconds |
| 2nd | Grand Armee | ||
| 3rd | Private Steer | ||
| 2003 Theo Marks Stakes |
1st | Fiery Venture | 1 minute 16.3 seconds |
| 2nd | Grand Armee | ||
| 3rd | Osca Warrior | ||
| 2002 Theo Marks Stakes |
1st | Defier | 1 minute 15.7 seconds |
| 2nd | Phoenix Park | ||
| 3rd | Carael Boy | ||
| 2001 Theo Marks Stakes |
1st | Shogun Lodge | 1 minute 16.8 seconds |
| 2nd | Fouardee | ||
| 3rd | Belle Du Jour | ||
| 2000 Theo Marks Stakes |
1st | Hire | 1 minute 17.1 seconds |
| 2nd | Landsighting | ||
| 3rd | Shogun Lodge | ||
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