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Overview
This page was last updated on October 30, 2025
The 2025 Empire Rose Stakes runs on Victoria Derby Day at Flemington - Saturday November 1, 2025.Â
- Race Date: 01/11/2025
- Race Status: Group 1
- Race Conditions: 3YOs & Upwards, Fillies & Mares, Standard Weight-For-Age
- Race Venue: Flemington, VIC
- Prize Money: $1,000,000
- Distance: 1600m
- Track Conditions: Good3 - FINE
- Rail Position: True Entire Circuit.
Empire Rose Stakes 2025 Results
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1st
1. Pride Of Jenni (7)
J: Declan Bates 57kg
T: Ciaron Maher |
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2nd
6. Leica Lucy (3)
J: Mark Zahra 57kg
T: Chris Waller |
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3rd
11. On Display (2)
J: Ben Melham 57kg
T: Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr |
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4th
2. Fangirl (6)
J: Kerrin McEvoy 57kg
T: Chris Waller |
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5th
7. Lazzura (11)
J: Tommy Berry 57kg
T: Chris Waller |
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6th
8. Firestorm (8)
J: Adam Hyeronimus 57kg
T: Chris Waller |
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7th
5. Benagil (4)
J: Craig Williams 57kg
T: Glen Thompson |
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8th
9. Splash Back (10)
J: Jordan Childs 57kg
T: Grahame Begg |
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9th
3. Abounding (1)
J: Jamie Melham 57kg
T: Robert Heathcote |
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10th
4. Damask Rose (9)
J: Blake Shinn 57kg
T: Mark Walker |
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11th
10. Idle Flyer (5)
J: Michael Dee 57kg
T: Matthew Smith |
2025 Empire Rose Stakes Results
Stay tuned for the official Empire Rose Stakes 2025 results and finishing order this Derby Day on Saturday, November 1, 2025.
- 1st: TBD
- 2nd: TBD
- 3rd: TBD
Winning Margin:Â TBD
Winning Time:Â TBD
Empire Rose Stakes Tips
Stay tuned for our exclusive Empire Rose Stakes 2025 Tips on the mares’ feature on Derby Day this spring.
To Win: No. 6 Leica Lucy
I am all in on LEICA LUCY with the former Kiwi mare is building a serious case to upset her stablemate and land a big one this spring. The reigning New Zealand Oaks winner has transitioned beautifully to Australian racing, kicking off her campaign with a bold fourth in the Let’s Elope at long odds before charging home for third in the Toorak Handicap behind Transatlantic, a race that’s fast becoming a key formline. The daughter of Derryn showed a blistering turn of foot at Caulfield, and now from gate three, she’s drawn to settle much closer in the run. With Mark Zahra taking the reins and the mare clearly thriving on Aussie turf, she’s ready to pounce. If the favourite skips clear, keep an eye on Leica Lucy — she’s the one who could be flying late to spoil the party.
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2nd
6. Leica Lucy (3)
J: Mark Zahra 57kg
T: Chris Waller |
Empire Rose Stakes News
The Empire Rose Stakes is a Group 1 race run over a mile (1600m) for the season’s best fillies and mares held on the opening day of the Melbourne Cup Carnival in late October / early November annually.
The weight-for-age race is one of only two Group 1 events for fillies and mares offered during the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival. Held on the same day as the prestigious Victoria Derby, the Empire Rose Stakes now offers just over $1 million in prize money.
Raced at Flemington Racecourse the Empire Rose Stakes is also featured on the same day as the Coolmore Stud Stakes, totaling three Group 1 races on the one day of elite spring racing.
The 2023 Empire Rose Stakes winner Pride Of Jenni backed-up from her upset to win the Group 1 Champions Mile (1600m) just seven days later. She then returned the following autumn and enjoyed victories in the All-Star Mile and the Group 1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m) in 2024, the latter she won by an historic 6.5 lengths.
The 2024 Empire Rose Stakes form was franked the winner, Atishu, running second next-up in the Champions Stakes.
2025 Empire Rose Stakes Betting
The latest Empire Rose Stakes 2025 betting odds will be listed here at Races.com.au with links to the markets at Ladbrokes.com.au to back your 2025 Empire Rose Stakes betting tips at the best spring racing odds.
There was a notable upset in 2023 with Pride Of Jenni saluting at Empire Rose Stakes odds of $16.
Atishu ($3.60 in 2024) was the last favourite in Empire Rose Stakes betting to win.
Empire Rose Stakes Field
2025 Empire Rose Stakes Form Guide
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2025 Empire Rose Stakes Nominations
The Empire Rose Stakes 2025 nominations close the Monday of race week and the full list of early entries for the mile Group 1 on Victoria Derby Day will be published below once announced.
The 2025 Empire Rose Stakes nominations are now out featuring 16 classy female gallopers led in all-in betting by Chris Waller’s multiple Group 1 champion Fangirl.
2025 Empire Rose Stakes Final Field
The Empire Rose Stakes field attracts a quality line-up of fillies and mares each spring coming off a variety of different lead-up races including the Group 2 Tristarc Stakes at Caulfield, with Red Tracer (2013) and Colette (2021) the latest mares to do the double.
Fillies in the Empire Rose Stakes field may come off a run the Saturday before in the Group 2 Moonee Valley Fillies Classic (1600m), a Cox Plate Day race that I Am A Star ran third in before her 2016 Empire Rose Stakes victory over the older mares.
The official Empire Rose Stakes 2025 Final Field & Barriers are announced by Racing Victoria on the Wednesday leading-up to Derby Day in Melbourne and will be published in full below.
The 2025 Empire Rose Stakes field is now out featuring a quality line-up of fillies and mares including four final acceptors for master trainer Chris Waller led by Fangirl in barrier 6 with Kerrin McEvoy to ride.
Click here to read more on the standout runners in the Empire Rose Stakes 2025 field and betting markets.
| No | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Barrier | Weight | Age | Sex | Last Starts | Prize Money |
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| 1 | Pride Of Jenni | Declan Bates | Ciaron Maher | 7 | 57kg | 8 | M | 10x17 | $10,815,540 |
| 2 | Fangirl | Kerrin McEvoy | Chris Waller | 6 | 57kg | 7 | M | 1x416 | $10,668,690 |
| 3 | Abounding | Jamie Melham | Robert Heathcote | 1 | 57kg | 5 | M | x3321 | $2,657,750 |
| 4 | Damask Rose | Blake Shinn | Mark Walker | 9 | 57kg | 4 | M | 1x576 | $1,899,287 |
| 5 | Benagil | Craig Williams | Glen Thompson | 4 | 57kg | 4 | M | 103x3 | $1,169,760 |
| 6 | Leica Lucy | Mark Zahra | Chris Waller | 3 | 57kg | 4 | M | 14x43 | $985,934 |
| 7 | Lazzura | Tommy Berry | Chris Waller | 11 | 57kg | 4 | M | 4x115 | $894,945 |
| 8 | Firestorm | Adam Hyeronimus | Chris Waller | 8 | 57kg | 5 | M | 7x396 | $754,413 |
| 9 | Splash Back | Jordan Childs | Grahame Begg | 10 | 57kg | 5 | M | 52512 | $529,470 |
| 10 | Idle Flyer | Michael Dee | Matthew Smith | 5 | 57kg | 4 | M | x1121 | $367,300 |
| 11 | On Display | Ben Melham | Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr | 2 | 57kg | 4 | M | 1x103 | $227,275 |
Empire Rose Stakes Barrier & Speedmap
Empire Rose Stakes History
Since 1988 when Concordance won, the Myer Classic has gone through several sponsor names starting with Honda. First named “The Honda Legend”, the race went on to be named the Hong Kong Bank Stakes, Hardy Brothers Classic and Nestle Peters Classic. In 2005 it was named the Myer Classic. It’s registered name is the Empire Rose Stakes.
Regarded as the best sprint race for fillies and mares, the Myer Classic is often raced by horses which have competed in the Rose Of Kingston Stakes and the Tristarc Stakes. Although no Myer Classic winner has gone on to win the WS Cox Plate or Melbourne Cup, the Emirates Stakes has been won by Divine Madonna in 2006 and Bonanova in 1997.
In 2003 the event became a Group 2 race and was changed from a set weight race with penalties to a weight-for-age race. In 2004 it was upgraded to Group 1 status. In 2016 I Am A Star became the first three-year-old filly to beat the mares in the Myer Classic results in over 20 years, then the following year Shoals (2017) made it back-to-back wins for the youngsters with her narrow victory for the punters.
The 2019 Empire Rose Stakes saw New Zealand-trained mare Melody Belle continue her outstanding string of Group 1 wins with her 10th elite level victory and first on Aussie turf.
Empire Rose Stakes Previous Race Winners
Read through the list of Empire Rose Stakes winners and placegetters from 2020.
| Year | Place | Horse | Time |
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| 2025 Empire Rose Stakes |
1st | TBD | TBD |
| 2nd | TBD | ||
| 3rd | TBD | ||
| 2024 Empire Rose Stakes |
1st | Atishu | 1minute 35.93 seconds |
| 2nd | Amelia’s Jewel | ||
| 3rd | Socks Nation | ||
| 2023 Empire Rose Stakes |
1st | Pride Of Jenni | 1 minute 34.86 seconds |
| 2nd | Atishu | ||
| 3rd | Life Lessons | ||
| 2022 Empire Rose Stakes |
1st | Icebath | 1 minute 37.8 seconds |
| 2nd | Mirra Vision | ||
| 3rd | Excelida | ||
| 2021 Empire Rose Stakes |
1st | Colette | 1 minute 34.84 seconds |
| 2nd | Mystic Journey | ||
| 3rd | Hungry Heart | ||
| 2020 Empire Rose Stakes |
1st | Shout The Bar | 1 minute 35.37 seconds |
| 2nd | Odeum | ||
| 3rd | Forbidden Love | ||
| Empire Rose Stakes 2025 | |
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| Date: | Saturday, November 1, 2025 |
| Track: | Flemington Racecourse |
| Distance: | 1600m |
| Race Type: | 3YO+ Fillies and Mares Weight-For-Age |
| Status: | Group 1 |
| Prize Money: | $1 million |
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