CF Orr Stakes

The CF Orr Stakes kicks off Group 1 racing during the Melbourne Autumn Racing Carnival in February.

2023 C.F. Orr Stakes Results

  • 1st: #10 Jacquinot (on protest)
  • 2nd: #7 Gentleman Roy (relegated)
  • 3rd: #8 Nugget



The Ladbrokes CF Orr Stakes is a Group 1 race, the first of the calendar year, held at Ladbrokes Park Hillside (Sandown) in early to mid February. This Melbourne Autumn Racing Carnival event is a weight-for-age race run over 1400m and is worth $750,000 in prize money.

The ideal lead-up race into the CF Orr Stakes field is Moonee Valley’s Group 2 Australia Stakes (1200m) that produced seven winners from 2011-2021 including champion mare Black Caviar (2012) who did the double and Streets Of Avalon (2021) who was the last horse to win both races.

The next-up option for most CF Orr Stakes horses is a return to the same track and distance a fortnight later for the Group 1 Futurity Stakes (1400m), a double last completed by Black Heart Bart (2017).

The 2022 CF Orr Stakes form was franked with the winner Tofane running a next-up third in the Futurity Stakes. She also went on to place second in the Group 1 All Aged Stakes that autumn behind Cascadian who had run third in the CF Orr earlier in his prep. Cascadian further franked the form with a successful spring campaign later that year.

The 2022 Orr Stakes runner-up Lighthouse meanwhile went on to finish second in the Group 1 Canterbury Stakes next start before her Group 1 Coolmore Classic (1500m) victory in Sydney.

The 2023 Ladbrokes CF Orr Stakes took place on Saturday February 11, 2023 at Ladbrokes Park Hillside (Sandown) and was won on protest by the original runner-up Jacquinot ($4) who was elevated to first over Gentleman Roy. 

Ladbrokes CF Orr Stakes 2023
Date: Saturday February 11, 2023
Racecourse: Ladbrokes Park Hillside (Sandown)
Distance: 1400m
Race Type: Weight-For-Age
Status: Group 1
Prize Money: $750,000

2023 Ladbrokes CF Orr Stakes Results

  • 1st: #10 Jacquinot ($4)
  • 2nd: #7 Gentleman Roy
  • 3rd: #8 Nugget

The Ben & JD Hayes-trained Gentleman Roy ($8.50) showed true grit leading from barrier to box to hold off the Group 1 winning colt Jacquinot in the original 2023 C.F. Orr Stakes results ahead of a potential $4.5 million All-Star Mile bid at The Valley on March 18 before losing the race in the stewards’ room on protest with Jacquinot elevated to first.

Click here to read more on the protest win by Jacquinot in the 2023 C.F. Orr Stakes results.

2023 Ladbrokes C.F. Orr Stakes Results & Finishing Order

Finish No. Horse Trainer Jockey Margin Bar. Weight Penalty Starting Price
1 10 JACQUINOT Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) Damian Lane 4 55.5kg $4
2 7 GENTLEMAN ROY Ben & JD Hayes Mark Zahra 0.1L 3 59kg $8
3 8 NUGGET (GB) Ciaron Maher & David Eustace John Allen 0.3L 6 59kg $10
4 1 I’M THUNDERSTRUCK (NZ) Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) Ms Jamie Kah 0.6L 9 59kg $3.10F
5 2 MR BRIGHTSIDE (NZ) Ben & JD Hayes Craig Williams 0.8L 10 59kg $10
6 6 AEGON (NZ) Andrew Forsman Michael Dee 1.3L 7 59kg $31
7 3 TUVALU Lindsey Smith Jarrod Fry 1.4L 1 59kg $6
8 9 TURAATH (GB) Maddie Raymond Damien Oliver 5.4L 2 57kg $41
9 5 WESTERN EMPIRE (NZ) John Leek (Jnr) Arron Lynch 6.15L 5 59kg $31
10 4 CALLSIGN MAV (NZ) Danny O’Brien Jamie Mott 8.15L 8 59kg $31

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2023 Ladbrokes CF Orr Stakes Betting Odds

The latest CF Orr Stakes 2023 betting odds provided by race sponsor Ladbrokes.com.au will be available below complete with market links as soon as released.

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2023 Ladbrokes CF Orr Stakes Form Guide

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2023 Ladbrokes CF Orr Stakes Tips

Stay tuned for our insider Ladbrokes CF Orr Stakes 2023 Tips on the opening Group 1 race of 2023 in Australia.

  • To Win: #10 Jacquinot ($3.80 at time of publish) – BET NOW

Great edition of the Orr with plenty of returning stars including Cox Plate runner-up I’m Thunderstruck and in-form runners with the fitness edge. Already one run down is Jacquinot, the Rubick colt kicking off his latest campaign with a gutsy win over his own age in the Group 3 Manfred Stakes with 59.5kg. Group 1 Golden Rose winner over the 1400m in Sydney last prep, he’s got the benefit of the run and will enjoy coming back to 55.5kg here against the older runners. He needs to go to another level, but was so brave in the $15 million The Everest when fifth only 1.5 lengths beaten when he last took on an open-age field. Gun gate (4) and Damian Lane stays on. Can win again.

2023 Ladbrokes CF Orr Stakes Field

The CF Orr Stakes field attracts a star-studded line-up of early autumn weight-for-age horses, many graduates out of the Australia Stakes run the month prior at The Valley. After contesting the CF Orr Stakes, horses often head towards the Futurity Stakes and then the Group 1 Australian Cup (2000m) at Flemington on Super Saturday.

The 2023 Ladbrokes CF Orr Stakes Final Field & Barrier Draw will be published below as soon as released by Racing Victoria on February 8, 2023.

The 2023 CF Orr Stakes field drew a small but quality line-up of 10 hopefuls including current co-favourites I’m Thunderstruck resuming and gun three-year-old Jacquinot drawn well in gate four second-up.

Click here to read more on the key runners in the CF Orr Stakes 2023 field and betting markets.

No Last 10 Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight Penalty Hcp Rating
1 26x214225x I’M THUNDERSTRUCK (NZ) Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) Ms Jamie Kah 9 59kg 116
2 41x115473x MR BRIGHTSIDE (NZ) Ben & JD Hayes Craig Williams 10 59kg 112
3 x1211x312x TUVALU Lindsey Smith Jarrod Fry 1 59kg 111
4 280x61052x CALLSIGN MAV (NZ) Danny O’Brien Jamie Mott 8 59kg 109
5 x112x55x75 WESTERN EMPIRE (NZ) John Leek (Jnr) Arron Lynch 5 59kg 108
6 0000x6142x AEGON (NZ) Andrew Forsman Michael Dee 7 59kg 106
7 121x2146x1 GENTLEMAN ROY Ben & JD Hayes Mark Zahra 3 59kg 104
8 12x14x2111 NUGGET (GB) Ciaron Maher & David Eustace John Allen 6 59kg 104
9 5346x510x2 TURAATH (GB) Maddie Raymond Damien Oliver 2 57kg 102
10 536x1159x1 JACQUINOT Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) Damian Lane 4 55.5kg 111

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2023 Ladbrokes CF Orr Stakes Nominations

The 2023 Ladbrokes CF Orr Stakes nominations are released the Monday before the race and will be published in full below as soon as available.

The Ladbrokes CF Orr Stakes 2023 nominations attracted 16 autumn-bound stars led in early betting by the resuming Cox Plate runner-up I’m Thunderstruck and star Golden Rose winning Rubick colt Jacquinot coming off a first-up win in the Group 3 Manfred Stakes.

Last 10 Horse Sex Age Trainer Ballot Weight Penalty Hcp Rating
1 26x214225x I’M THUNDERSTRUCK (NZ) G 5 Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) 1 59kg 116
2 9x4411x46x REGAL POWER G 7 John Leek (Jnr) 2 59kg 111
3 41x115473x MR BRIGHTSIDE (NZ) G 5 Ben & JD Hayes 3 59kg 112
4 5410x2562x FANGIRL M 4 Chris Waller 4 57kg 108
5 536x1159x1 JACQUINOT C 3 Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) 5 55.5kg 111
6 x1211x312x TUVALU G 5 Lindsey Smith 6 59kg 111
7 19x921177x SMOKIN’ ROMANS (NZ) G 6 Ciaron Maher & David Eustace 7 59kg 109
8 x112x55x75 WESTERN EMPIRE (NZ) G 5 John Leek (Jnr) 8 59kg 108
9 280x61052x CALLSIGN MAV (NZ) G 6 Danny O’Brien 9 59kg 109
10 11x7233x3x EL BODEGON (IRE) H 4 Chris Waller 10 58.5kg 114
11 324x53358x HINGED M 4 Chris Waller 11 57kg 107
12 40000x614x AEGON (NZ) G 5 Andrew Forsman 12 59kg 106
13 121x2146x1 GENTLEMAN ROY G 6 Ben & JD Hayes 13 59kg 104
14 5346x510x2 TURAATH (GB) M 6 Maddie Raymond 14 57kg 102
15 12x14x2111 NUGGET (GB) G 6 Ciaron Maher & David Eustace 15 59kg 104
16 6x4619x241 DENY KNOWLEDGE (IRE) M 5 Michael Kent 16 57kg 86

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

CF Orr Stakes History

Two horses have managed to win the CF Orr Stakes three consecutive times, Vo Rogue from 1988 to 1990 and Manikato from 1979 to 1981.

From 1925, when The Night Patrol won the first CF Orr Stakes, until 1992 the event possessed Group 2 status. Between 1925 and 1942, the CF Orr Stakes was a weight-for-age race with penalties however this was then changed to handicap conditions until 1945.

Originally an eight furlong race (approx. 1600m); the CF Orr Stakes also underwent various location changes. Between 1925 and 1940, the race was held at Williamstown Racecourse. In the 1940s, it was switched between Moonee Valley and Flemington and in 1966 and 1996, it took place at Sandown Racecourse.

Eight three-year-olds have won the CF Orr Stakes with Alabama Express (2020), the colt emulating his sire Redoute’s Choice (2000) from 20 years earlier, followed by protest winner Jacquinot (2023) the two most recent.

There was drama in the 2023 C.F. Orr Stakes, run at Sandown Hillside, with Gentleman Roy first past the post before being relegated to second after a successful protest by the colt Jacquinot who was elevated into first.

Recent CF Orr Stakes Winners

Year Place Horse Time
2023
CF Orr Stakes
1st Jacquinot (elevated to 1st on protest) 1 minute 22.54 seconds
2nd Gentleman Roy (relegated to 2nd)
3rd Nugget
2022
CF Orr Stakes
1st Tofane 1 minute 22.75 seconds
2nd Lighthouse
3rd Cascadian
2021
CF Orr Stakes
1st Streets Of Avalon 1 minute 22.62 seconds
2nd Imaging
3rd Crosshaven
2020
CF Orr Stakes
1st Alabama Express 1 minute 22.07 seconds
2nd Fierce Impact
3rd Kings Will Dream
2019
Ladbrokes CF Orr Stakes
1st Manuel 1 minute 24.47 seconds
2nd Land Of Plenty
3rd Kementari
2018
Ladbrokes CF Orr Stakes
1st Hartnell 1 minute 24.79 seconds
2nd Single Gaze
3rd Brave Smash
2017
Ladbrokes CF Orr Stakes
1st Black Heart Bart 1 minute 22.55 seconds
2nd Turn Me Loose
3rd Ecuador
2016
CF Orr Stakes
1st Suavito 1 minute 22.6 seconds
2nd Lucky Hussler
3rd Hucklebuck
2015
CF Orr Stakes
1st Dissident 1 minute 23.3 seconds
2nd Entirely Platinum
3rd Mourinho
2014
CF Orr Stakes
1st Moment Of Change 1 minute 23.0 seconds
2nd Eurozone
3rd Shamus Award
2013
CF Orr Stakes
1st All Too Hard 1 minute 22.83 seconds
2nd Mawingo
3rd Mr Moet
2012
CF Orr Stakes
1st Black Caviar 1 minute 25.14 seconds
2nd Southern Speed
3rd Playing God
2011
CF Orr Stakes
1st Typhoon Tracy 1 minute 22.7 seconds
2nd Heart Of Dreams
3rd Ortensia
2010
CF Orr Stakes
1st Typhoon Tracy 1 minute 24.04 seconds
2nd Heart Of Dreams
3rd Sirmione
2009
CF Orr Stakes
1st Maldivian 1 minute 23.4 seconds
2nd Alamosa
3rd Theseo
2008
CF Orr Stakes
1st Shinzig 1 minute 23.8 seconds
2nd Niconero
3rd Rubiscent
2007
CF Orr Stakes
1st El Segundo 1 minute 23.2 seconds
2nd Marasco
3rd Aqua Damore
2006
CF Orr Stakes
1st Perfect Promise 1 minute 22.3 seconds
2nd Lad Of The Manor
3rd Fields Of Omagh
2005
CF Orr Stakes
1st Elvstroem 1 minute 22.8 seconds
2nd Savabeel
3rd Lad Of The Manor
2004
CF Orr Stakes
1st Lonhro 1 minute 21.9 seconds
2nd Vocabulary
3rd Sound Action
2003
CF Orr Stakes
1st Yell 1 minute 22.5 seconds
2nd Fields Of Omagh
3rd Innovation Girl
2002
CF Orr Stakes
1st Barkada 1 minute 24.6 seconds
2nd Northerly
3rd Cent Home
2001
CF Orr Stakes
1st Desert Sky 1 minute 21.6 seconds
2nd Skoozi Please
3rd Hit The Roof
2000
CF Orr Stakes
1st Redoutes Choice 1 minute 24.1 seconds
2nd Miss Pennymoney
3rd Intergaze

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