The 2025 Missile Stakes was abandoned due to track conditions and ultimately not rescheduled for the season.

The 2025 Missile Stakes is a Group 2 sprinting event raced over a distance of 1200m. The Missile Stakes is currently held at Randwick Racecourse every year around early August. The Missile Stakes is worth $300,000 and is open to horses aged three years and older.

Missile Stakes 2025 Results

Randwick R8

Abandoned Race time: 

2. Robusto (7) J: Josh Parr 57.5kg T: Bjorn Baker	4.00WIN	1.50PLACE
4. General Salute (1) J: Tim Clark 56.5kg T: Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou	2.70WIN	1.28PLACE
5. Brudenell (6) J: Dylan Gibbons 56kg T: Kris Lees	5.00WIN	1.70PLACE
6. With Your Blessing (2) J: Alysha Collett 56kg T: John P Thompson	8.50WIN	2.30PLACE
7. Romeo's Choice (8) J: Tom Sherry 56kg T: Richard Litt	8.00WIN	2.25PLACE
8. War Eternal (4) J: Ashley Morgan 56kg T: Bjorn Baker	15.00WIN	3.40PLACE
9. Ang Pow (3) J: Zac Lloyd 56kg T: Richard & Will Freedman	23.00WIN	4.50PLACE
10. Elettrica (5) J: Jason Collett 54kg T: Richard & Will Freedman	20.00WIN	4.00PLACE
1. Private Eye (2) Scratched:
3. Encap (9) Scratched:

For current odds on all of our live racing markets, please visit www.ladbrokes.com.au/racing. Data retrieved: 06/11/2025 07:30:30 PM (Australia/Brisbane)

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Contested under set weights plus penalties conditions, the Missile Stakes field usually attracts a decent selection of sprinters looking to kick their spring racing campaign off with some black-type success. Many horses run first-up in the Missile Stakes and could move towards a tougher run south during the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival.

In 2016 Rebel Dane ran second in the Missile Stakes and went on to win that October’s Group 1 Ladbrokes Manikato Stakes (1200m) at Moonee Valley. The 2016 Missile Stakes winner Tycoon Tara also went on to win a Group 1 the following year taking out Brisbane’s Tatt’s Tiara in 2017.

The Missile Stakes form was further franked in 2018 with the winner Pierata going on to win the 2019 All Aged Stakes after a number of other Group 1 placings.

The 2020 Missile Stakes champion Eduardo continued on to secure Group 1 wins in the 2021 The Galaxy and Doomben 10,000 the following year.

The event now serves as a possible early spring lead-up for horses chasing a slot in the coveted $20 million The Everest field at Randwick in October.

The 2023 Missile Stakes winner I Am Me went on to frank the form running top four in a host of subsequent Group 1 races including that year’s Manikato Stakes (2nd) and Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes (2nd) in Melbourne.

The 2024 Missile Stakes form was franked with the winner, Schwarz, going on to win the Group 1 William Reid Stakes in the autumn of 2025.

The Missile Stakes 2025 was abandoned on Saturday, August 9, 2025 at Royal Randwick and the opening Group race in Sydney for the season was ultimately cancelled without a rescheduled date set. 

Missile Stakes
Date:	Saturday, August 9, 2025
Track:	Randwick Racecourse
Distance:	1200m
Race Type:	3YO+ Set Weights plus Penalties
Status:	Group 2
Prize Money:	$300,000

2025 Missile Stakes Results (Abandoned)

2025 Missile Stakes Betting

The season’s latest Missile Stakes 2025 betting odds and market links to Ladbrokes.com.au will be available here at Races.com.au the week of the race.

Alizee ($1.30 in 2019), Eduardo ($2.30 in 2020), I Am Me ($2.40 in 2023), and Schwarz ($2.50 in 2024) are the latest favourites in Missile Stakes betting to salute for the punters.

There was a notable upset in the 2022 Missile Stakes with Hard Empire winning at 70/1!

2025 Missile Stakes Form

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2025 Missile Stakes Tips

Stay tuned for our insider Missile Stakes 2025 Tips on the popular early season sprint.

• To Win: #1 Private Eye ($2.50 at time of publish)

PRIVATE EYE (2) is the deserving favourite in this 10-horse field already a proven Group 1 winner. The evergreen Al Maher eight-year-old lines up for his 44th career start but doesn’t look like stopping anytime soon. Last time out in the winter he ran an eye catching third in Brisbane’s Stradbroke Handicap behind War Machine and after a freshen-up he looks more than capable of returning to winning form back in grade. He is a four-time winner from a dozen 1200m starts and is drawn for a dream run in gate two. Nash Rawiller knows him well and retains the ride and the two-time Everest placegetter should be able to outclass these rivals despite his age.

2025 Missile Stakes Field

The Missile Stakes field often attracts top class sprinters heading towards the Group 1 sprints of the spring. Following a run in the Missile Stakes field, gallopers may back-up in another Sydney feature including the Group 1 Winx Stakes (1400m) a fortnight later back at the track.

In 2014 Sweet Idea won the Missile Stakes before finishing second next-up in the Memsie Stakes in Melbourne. She also placed fourth in that year’s Group 1 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes (1400m), won the Group 2 Tristarc Stakes (1400m) and ran second in the Group 1 Myer Classic (1600m) at Flemington during the Melbourne Cup Carnival.

The official Missile Stakes 2025 Final Field & Barriers will be released and published in full below on the Wednesday of race week.

The 2025 Missile Stakes field features a small but class field of potential Group 1 bound spring hopefuls led in betting by Joe Pride’s elite level champ Private Eye in gate two.

Click here to read more on the key Missile Stakes 2025 contenders.

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Probable Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	x4665814x3	PRIVATE EYE	Joseph Pride	Nash Rawiller	2	57.5kg			114
2	762122×021	ROBUSTO	Bjorn Baker	Joshua Parr	8	57.5kg			109
3	4053x7437x	ENCAP	Gary Portelli	Tommy Berry	9	57.5kg			102
4	02x67x11x3	GENERAL SALUTE	Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou	Tim Clark	1	56.5kg			100
5	583310232x	BRUDENELL	Kris Lees	Dylan Gibbons	7	56kg			104
6	989x1412x5	WITH YOUR BLESSING (NZ)	John Thompson	Ms Alysha Collett	3	56kg			97
7	4614431×11	ROMEO’S CHOICE	Richard Litt	Tom Sherry	10	56kg			92
8	x841315x82	WAR ETERNAL (NZ)	Bjorn Baker	Ashley Morgan	5	56kg			90
9	133x7215x6	ANG POW	Richard & Will Freedman	Zac Lloyd	4	56kg			88
10	8x5142610x	ELETTRICA (NZ)	Richard & Will Freedman	Jason Collett	6	54kg			92

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2025 Missile Stakes Nominations

The early Missile Stakes 2025 Nominations are announced by Racing NSW on the Monday leading-up to the race and will be available below as soon as released.

2025 Missile Stakes nominations extended until 11:00am (AEST) – 05/08/2025

	Last 10	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Hcp Rating
1	133x7215x6	ANG POW	G	7	Richard & Will Freedman	88
2	583310232x	BRUDENELL	G	6	Kris Lees	104
3	x23410x0x3	CORNICHE	G	5	Ciaron Maher	97
4	x3611148x6	DISNECK	G	5	Bjorn Baker	89
5	8x5142610x	ELETTRICA (NZ)	M	7	Richard & Will Freedman	92
6	4053x7437x	ENCAP	G	5	Gary Portelli	102
7	02x67x11x3	GENERAL SALUTE	G	5	Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou	100
8	34024x279x	GLINT OF SILVER	G	6	David Pfieffer	85
9	345x43124x	LAZZURA	M	4	Chris Waller	105
10	242111125x	PERFUMIST (NZ)	M	4	Bjorn Baker	88
11	x4665814x3	PRIVATE EYE	G	8	Joseph Pride	114
12	762122×021	ROBUSTO	G	6	Bjorn Baker	109
13	4614431×11	ROMEO’S CHOICE	G	6	Richard Litt	92
14	x841315x82	WAR ETERNAL (NZ)	G	7	Bjorn Baker	90
15	989x1412x5	WITH YOUR BLESSING (NZ)	G	7	John Thompson	97
16	9257462132	ZOUPERB	M	6	Adam Campton	87

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

Missile Stakes History

The Missile Stakes was inaugurated in 1978 as a Principal Race, prior to being reclassified as a Group 3 event in 1980. For the 2014 edition, the race was upgraded to Group 2.

The Missile Stakes has been held at a few different venues over time, with Rosehill playing host until 2011, then Warwick Farm stepping in for 2012, before Randwick from 2013 – 2018.

The 2019 edition of the Missile Stakes saw the event move back to Rosehill Gardens Racecourse, while in 2021 the event took place at Randwick due to COVID-19.

In 2023 the Missile Stakes race day moved back to Rosehill Gardens Racecourse before returning to Randwick in 2024.

The Missile Stakes was initially raced over 1100m. In 2010, the race began to be raced over 1200m and has remained at that distance since. The Missile Stakes forms a popular double with the Premiere Stakes at Rosehill, which German Chocolate (2007) and Spark of Life (2004) have both managed to achieve.

Notable Missile Stakes winners include Commands (1999), Lonhro (2002) and Pompeii (2003).

The 2025 Missile Stakes race was abandoned and ultimately not rescheduled.

Missile Stakes results since 2000 are listed below.

Missile Stakes Results

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2025 Missile Stakes (Abandoned)	1st	TBD	TBD
	2nd	TBD
	3rd	TBD
2024 Missile Stakes	1st	Schwarz	1 minute 09.73 seconds
	2nd	Arctic Glamour
	3rd	Sheqzanalister
2023 Missile Stakes	1st	I Am Me	1 minute 09.67 seconds
	2nd	Dragonstone
	3rd	Deepour
2022 Missile Stakes	1st	Hard Empire	1 minute 10.70 seconds
	2nd	Wandabaa
	3rd	Gem Song
2021 Missile Stakes	1st	Phobetor	1 minute 08.54 seconds
	2nd	Chat
	3rd	Fasika
2020 Missile Stakes	1st	Eduardo	1 minute 12.01 seconds
	2nd	Flit
	3rd	Imaging
2019 Missile Stakes	1st	Alizee	1 minute 11.25 seconds
	2nd	Invincible Gem
	3rd	Le Romain
2018 Missile Stakes	1st	Pierata	1 minute 8.41 seconds
	2nd	Kementari
	3rd	The Monstar
2017 Missile Stakes	1st	Invincible Gem	1 minute 11.8 seconds
	2nd	Le Romain
	3rd	The Monstar
2016 Missile Stakes	1st	Tycoon Tara	1 minute 15.6 seconds
	2nd	Rebel Dane
	3rd	Mount Nebo
2015 Missile Stakes	1st	Burbero	1 minute 09.1 seconds
	2nd	Weary
	3rd	Temple Of Boom
2014 Missile Stakes	1st	Sweet Idea	1 minute 09.4 seconds
	2nd	Messene
	3rd	Rebel Dane
2013 Missile Stakes	1st	Rain Affair	1 minute 10.8 seconds
	2nd	Mic Mac
	3rd	Title
2012 Missile Stakes	1st	Pinwheel	1 minute 09.7 seconds
	2nd	Centennial Park
	3rd	Rolling Pin
2011 Missile Stakes	1st	Rain Affair	1 minute 10.7 seconds
	2nd	Winter King
	3rd	Pinwheel
2010 Missile Stakes	1st	Love Conquers All	1 minute 12.4 seconds
	2nd	Danleigh
	3rd	Sniper’s Bullet
2009 Missile Stakes	1st	Teasing	1 minute 104.4 seconds
	2nd	Gold Trail
	3rd	Typhoon Zed
2008 Missile Stakes	1st	Captain Bax	1 minute 05.4 seconds
	2nd	Typhoon Zed
	3rd	Interfere
2007 Missile Stakes	1st	German Chocolate	1 minute 04.6 seconds
	2nd	La Montagna
	3rd	Vionneto
2006 Missile Stakes	1st	Imprisoned	1 minute 06.3 seconds
	2nd	Crimson Reign
	3rd	Mac’s Tune
2005 Missile Stakes	1st	Dance Hero	1 minute 02.8 seconds
	2nd	Snippetson
	3rd	Spark Of Life
2004 Missile Stakes	1st	Spark Of Life	1 minute 02.8 seconds
	2nd	Into The Night
	3rd	Dane Shadow
2003 Missile Stakes	1st	Pompeii	1 minute 03.7 seconds
	2nd	Academe
	3rd	Our Egyptian Raine
2002 Missile Stakes	1st	Lonhro	1 minute 03.5 seconds
	2nd	Ancient Song
	3rd	Notoire
2001 Missile Stakes	1st	Sportsbrat	1 minute 06.7 seconds
	2nd	Air She Goes
	3rd	Lonhro
2000 Missile Stakes	1st	Padstow	1 minute 03.8 seconds
	2nd	Wynciti
	3rd	Celestial Choir

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