The $750,000 Futurity Stakes is a Group 1 WFA race run on Blue Diamond Stakes Day a fortnight after the CF Orr Stakes.
2025 Futurity Stakes Results
- 1st: #1 Mr Brightside
- 2nd: #4 Tom Kitten
- 3rd: #1 I Wish I Win
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The Futurity Stakes is a Group 1 weight-for-age race traditionally held at Caulfield Racecourse in late February on Blue Diamond Stakes Day each Melbourne Autumn Racing Carnival.
2025 Futurity Stakes Results
- 1st: #1 Mr Brightside ($1.70F)
- 2nd: #4 Tom Kitten
- 3rd: #2 I Wish I Win
Mr Brightside ($1.70F) was so brave second-up holding off the late challengers to narrowly salute in the 2025 Futurity Stakes results at Caulfield for the second year running ahead of a likely next-up All-Star Mile run at Flemington on March 8.
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Futurity Stakes 2025 Odds & Results
Lamaro's Hotel Futurity Stakes (G1)
| Runner Details | Win | Place |
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1st
1. Mr Brightside (11)
J: Craig Williams 59kg
T: Ben, Will & Jd Hayes |
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2nd
4. Tom Kitten (2)
J: Ben Melham 59kg
T: James Cummings |
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3rd
2. I Wish I Win (3)
J: Jamie Melham 59kg
T: Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman |
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4th
11. Evaporate (8)
J: Michael Dee 55.5kg
T: Ben, Will & Jd Hayes |
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5th
7. Freedom Rally (4)
J: Jye McNeil 59kg
T: Tony Gollan |
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6th
5. Light Infantry Man (5)
J: Ethan Brown 59kg
T: Ciaron Maher |
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7th
6. Pinstriped (6)
J: Ben Allen 59kg
T: Enver Jusufovic |
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8th
3. Pericles (1)
J: Blake Shinn 59kg
T: James Cummings |
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9th
8. Super Smink (7)
J: Billy Egan 57kg
T: Daniel Morton |
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10th
10. Private Life (10)
J: Damian Lane 55.5kg
T: Chris Waller |
Data retrieved: 07/04/2025 10:28:35 AM (Australia/Brisbane)
Run over a middle sprint distance of 1400m, the country’s best sprinters and milers compete for a chance to win $750,000 in prize money.
There are three Group 1 races held at the meeting with the Futurity Stakes joined by the Group 1 $2 million Blue Diamond Stakes (1200m) – Victoria’s premier race for two-year-olds – and the Group 1 Oakleigh Plate (1100m) for sprinters.
Many horses in the Futurity Stakes field come off an earlier autumn run at Caulfield a fortnight earlier in the Group 1 CF Orr Stakes (1400m). Recent horses to complete the CF Orr – Futurity Stakes double include Black Heart Bart (2017), Moment Of Change (2014), and All Too Hard (2013).
Mr Brightside (2024) was the last horse to complete the CF Orr Stakes – Futurity Stakes double.
Mr Brightside returned in 2025 to improve on a second in the CF Orr Stakes to successfully defend his Futurity Stakes double.
In 2022 Tofane won the CF Orr Stakes before a third in that year’s Futurity Stakes results.
The 2022 Futurity Stakes form was franked with the runner-up Mo’unga returning in the spring to run top three in a host of other Group 1 events including the Makybe Diva Stakes (3rd), Underwood Stakes (2nd) and VRC Champions Stakes (2nd).
In 2023 the Futurity Stakes winner Alligator Blood ran a next-up fourth in The All-Star Mile results. He also returned that spring for a huge campaign that included winning the Underwood Stakes – Caulfield Stakes double.
The 2023 Futurity form was firmly franked by the runner-up Mr Brightside who won the All-Star Mile and Doncaster Mile at his next two starts that campaign.
Mr Brightside also franked the 2024 Futurity form running a next-up second in the All-Star Mile before a host of other top three runs at elite level including victories in that year’s Makybe Diva Stakes and Champions Mile in the spring.
Mr Brightside went back-to-back winning the 2025 Futurity Stakes to become the first dual champion since Niconero (2008-09).
The 2025 Futurity Stakes ran on Saturday February 22, 2025 at Caulfield Racecourse as part of Blue Diamond Stakes Day in Melbourne and saw last year’s champion Mr Brightside ($1.70F) return to winning form with another success as the odds-on favourite.Â
| Futurity Stakes 2025 | |
|---|---|
| Date: | Saturday February 22, 2025 |
| Track: | Caulfield Racecourse |
| Distance: | 1400m |
| Race Type: | Weight-For- Age |
| Status: | Group 1 |
| Prize Money: | $750,000 |
2025 Futurity Stakes Finishing Order
| Finish | No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Bar. | Weight | Penalty | Starting Price | |
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| 1 | 1 | MR BRIGHTSIDE (NZ) | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | Craig Williams | 10 | 59kg | $1.70F | |||
| 2 | 4 | TOM KITTEN | James Cummings | Ben Melham | 0.1L | 2 | 59kg | $9.50 | ||
| 3 | 2 | I WISH I WIN (NZ) | Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman | Ms Jamie Melham | 0.3L | 3 | 59kg | $7.50 | ||
| 4 | 11 | EVAPORATE (NZ) | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | Michael Dee | 1.8L | 8 | 55.5kg | $16 | ||
| 5 | 7 | FREEDOM RALLY | Tony Gollan | Jye McNeil | 2.3L | 4 | 59kg | $51 | ||
| 6 | 5 | LIGHT INFANTRY MAN (FR) | Ciaron Maher | Ethan Brown | 2.45L | 5 | 59kg | $21 | ||
| 7 | 6 | PINSTRIPED | Enver Jusufovic | Ben Allen | 2.51L | 6 | 59kg | $31 | ||
| 8 | 3 | PERICLES | James Cummings | Blake Shinn | 2.97L | 1 | 59kg | $9.50 | ||
| 9 | 8 | SUPER SMINK | Daniel Morton | Billy Egan | 6.47L | 7 | 57kg | $51 | ||
| 10 | 10 | PRIVATE LIFE | Chris Waller | Damian Lane | 8.97L | 9 | 55.5kg | $13 | ||
| 9 | PLACE DU CARROUSEL (IRE) | Anthony & Sam Freedman | Mark Zahra | 0 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2025 Futurity Stakes Betting
The latest Futurity Stakes 2025 betting odds will be provided by Ladbrokes.com.au also also available here at Races.com.au as soon as markets on the Group 1 on Blue Diamond Stakes Day are released.
The latest favourites in Futurity Stakes betting to win are Alizee ($2.80 in 2019), fellow mare Probabeel ($3.50EF in 2021), Alligator Blood ($2.80 in 2023), and Mr Brightside ($1.50 in 2024 and $1.70 in 2025).
2025 Futurity Stakes Form Guide
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- To Win: #1 Mr Brightside ($2.05 at time of publish) – BET NOW
Happy to forgive Mr B is first-up second in the CF Orr and have him on top as the deserving favourite to return to winning form fitter for that performance and ready to defend his title in the Futurity at his pet track and trip. The Bullbars seven-year-old lost few admirers when runner-up to Another Will by only 0.35 lengths to get his autumn underway and he’s out of odds-on territory now. Still short in betting but his Caulfield 1400m record speaks for itself (7:5-2-0). His second-up strike rate is outstanding (7:5-1-0) and even wider out in gate 11 he and jockey Craig Williams are in position to salute for the punters now.
2025 Futurity Stakes Field
The Futurity Stakes field attracts a similar line-up of weight-for-age autumn hopefuls as the CF Orr Stakes contested at the same track and distance a fortnight earlier.
Horses may back-up from the Futurity Stakes field later in the autumn and contest the Group 1 Australian Cup (2000m) at Flemington, a double completed by Niconero in 2009.
The 2025 Futurity Stakes field and barrier draw will be published below on the Wednesday before the race.
The Futurity Stakes 2025 final field features 11 of the season’s top middle-distance horses with markets firmly led by last year’s winner, Mr Brightside, looking to return to winning form second-up.
Click here to read more on the key runners in the 2025 Futurity Stakes field and betting markets.
| No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Probable Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating |
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| 1 | 3x212241x2 | MR BRIGHTSIDE (NZ) | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | Craig Williams | 11 | 59kg | 119 | ||
| 2 | 2x321x530x | I WISH I WIN (NZ) | Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman | Ms Jamie Melham | 3 | 59kg | 117 | ||
| 3 | 72x313491x | PERICLES | James Cummings | Blake Shinn | 1 | 59kg | 110 | ||
| 4 | 464x15243x | TOM KITTEN | James Cummings | Ben Melham | 2 | 59kg | 110 | ||
| 5 | 70x697101x | LIGHT INFANTRY MAN (FR) | Ciaron Maher | Ethan Brown | 5 | 59kg | 111 | ||
| 6 | 0x217376x9 | PINSTRIPED | Enver Jusufovic | Ben Allen | 6 | 59kg | 110 | ||
| 7 | 41x49832x8 | FREEDOM RALLY | Tony Gollan | Jye McNeil | 4 | 59kg | 106 | ||
| 8 | 77×3213937 | SUPER SMINK | Daniel Morton | Billy Egan | 7 | 57kg | 104 | ||
| 9 | 110x27x88x | PLACE DU CARROUSEL (IRE) | Anthony & Sam Freedman | Mark Zahra | 9 | 57kg | 111 | ||
| 10 | 41x1415x4 | PRIVATE LIFE | Chris Waller | Damian Lane | 10 | 55.5kg | 109 | ||
| 11 | x2111139x3 | EVAPORATE (NZ) | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | Michael Dee | 8 | 55.5kg | 94 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2025 Futurity Stakes Nominations
The 2025 Futurity Stakes nominations will be published here on the Monday before Blue Diamond Stakes Day.
The Futurity Stakes 2025 nominations attracted 15 class WFA performers led in pre-field betting by the defending champ Mr Brightside who is already odds-on to go back-to-back and atone for a lead-up second in the CF Orr.
| Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Hcp Rating | |
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| 1 | 159x116x1 | ANGEL CAPITAL | C | 3 | Clinton McDonald | 95 |
| 2 | x2111139x3 | EVAPORATE (NZ) | G | 3 | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | 94 |
| 3 | 41x49832x8 | FREEDOM RALLY | G | 5 | Tony Gollan | 106 |
| 4 | 1725x1318x | GRINZINGER BELLE (NZ) | M | 4 | Danny O’Brien | 102 |
| 5 | 2x321x530x | I WISH I WIN (NZ) | G | 6 | Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman | 117 |
| 6 | 70x697101x | LIGHT INFANTRY MAN (FR) | G | 6 | Ciaron Maher | 111 |
| 7 | 3x212241x2 | MR BRIGHTSIDE (NZ) | G | 7 | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | 119 |
| 8 | 72x313491x | PERICLES | G | 5 | James Cummings | 110 |
| 9 | 0x217376x9 | PINSTRIPED | G | 6 | Enver Jusufovic | 110 |
| 10 | 110x27x88x | PLACE DU CARROUSEL (IRE) | M | 6 | Anthony & Sam Freedman | 111 |
| 11 | 41x1415x4 | PRIVATE LIFE | C | 3 | Chris Waller | 109 |
| 12 | 3x02450x35 | SEMANA | M | 5 | Ciaron Maher | 108 |
| 13 | 0x86333223 | STEPARTY | G | 4 | Paul Preusker | 106 |
| 14 | 77×3213937 | SUPER SMINK | M | 4 | Daniel Morton | 104 |
| 15 | 464x15243x | TOM KITTEN | G | 4 | James Cummings | 110 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
Futurity Stakes History
Founded in 1897, the Futurity Stakes was first won by Resolute and has so far featured several champion horses including three-time winner Ajax with victories in the 1938 to 1940 Futurity Stakes races. Racing legend Manikato managed one step better by winning the race four times in 1979 to 1981 and again in 1983. Prior to 2006, the Futurity Stakes was a 1400m race which was also held over 1800m in 1979.
The Futurity Stakes results dating back to 2000 are listed in the table below to help with your Futurity Stakes betting selections this season.
In 2023 the Futurity Stakes ran at Sandown with Caulfield undergoing renovations.
Mr Brightside (2024-25) was the last back-to-back Futurity Stakes winner.
Recent Futurity Stakes Winners
| Year | Place | Horse | Time |
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| 2025 Futurity Stakes |
1st | Mr Brightside | 1 minute 22.55 seconds |
| 2nd | Tom Kitten | ||
| 3rd | I Wish I Win | ||
| 2024 Futurity Stakes |
1st | Mr Brightside | 1 minute 22.54 seconds |
| 2nd | Pericles | ||
| 3rd | Buffalo River | ||
| 2023 Futurity Stakes |
1st | Alligator Blood | 1 minute 23.13 seconds |
| 2nd | Mr Brightside | ||
| 3rd | I’m Thunderstruck | ||
| 2022 Futurity Stakes |
1st | Sierra Sue | 1 minute 22.36 seconds |
| 2nd | Mo’unga | ||
| 3rd | Tofane | ||
| 2021 Futurity Stakes |
1st | Probabeel | 1 minute 22.76 seconds |
| 2nd | Arcadia Queen | ||
| 3rd | Mr Quickie | ||
| 2020 Futurity Stakes |
1st | Streets Of Avalon | 1 minute 21.90 seconds |
| 2nd | Super Seth | ||
| 3rd | Melody Belle | ||
| 2019 Futurity Stakes |
1st | Alizee | 1 minute 22.48 seconds |
| 2nd | Malaguerra | ||
| 3rd | Hartnell | ||
| 2018 Futurity Stakes |
1st | Brave Smash | 1 minute 23.16 seconds |
| 2nd | Tosen Stardom | ||
| 3rd | Showtime | ||
| 2017 Futurity Stakes |
1st | Black Heart Bart | 1 minute 22.96 seconds |
| 2nd | Tosen Stardom | ||
| 3rd | Ecuador | ||
| 2016 Futurity Stakes |
1st | Turn Me Loose | 1 minute 22.2 seconds |
| 2nd | Stratum Star | ||
| 3rd | Suavito | ||
| 2015 Futurity Stakes |
1st | Suavito | 1 minute 23.1 seconds |
| 2nd | Smokin’ Joey | ||
| 3rd | Dissident | ||
| 2014 Futurity Stakes |
1st | Moment Of Change | 1 minute 23.4 seconds |
| 2nd | Sertorius | ||
| 3rd | Pinwheel | ||
| 2013 Futurity Stakes |
1st | All Too Hard | 1 minute 23 seconds |
| 2nd | Glass Harmonium | ||
| 3rd | King Mufhasa | ||
| 2012 Futurity Stakes |
1st | King Mufhasa | 1 minute 23.8 seconds |
| 2nd | Pinker Pinker | ||
| 3rd | Adamantium | ||
| 2011 Futurity Stakes |
1st | More Joyous | 1 minute 21.7 seconds |
| 2nd | Whobegotyou | ||
| 3rd | Dao Dao | ||
| 2010 Futurity Stakes |
1st | Typhoon Tracy | 1 minute 34.43 seconds |
| 2nd | Dao Dao | ||
| 3rd | Sniper’s Bullet | ||
| 2009 Futurity Stakes |
1st | Niconero | 1 minute 36.4 seconds |
| 2nd | Light Fantastic | ||
| 3rd | Alamosa | ||
| 2008 Futurity Stakes |
1st | Niconero | 1 minute 34.8 seconds |
| 2nd | Cargo Cult | ||
| 3rd | Miss Finland | ||
| 2007 Futurity Stakes |
1st | Aqua Damore | 1 minute 35.7 seconds |
| 2nd | Seachange | ||
| 3rd | El Segundo | ||
| 2006 Futurity Stakes |
1st | Fields Of Omagh | 1 minute 34.2 seconds |
| 2nd | Red Dazzler | ||
| 3rd | Rosden | ||
| 2005 Futurity Stakes |
1st | Regal Roller | 1 minute 24.6 seconds |
| 2nd | Super Elegant | ||
| 3rd | Modem | ||
| 2004 Futurity Stakes |
1st | Reset | 1 minute 23.7 seconds |
| 2nd | Vocabulary | ||
| 3rd | Yell | ||
| 2003 Futurity Stakes |
1st | Yell | 1 minute 21.9 seconds |
| 2nd | Innovation Girl | ||
| 3rd | Roman Arch | ||
| 2002 Futurity Stakes |
1st | Dash For Cash | 1 minute 23 seconds |
| 2nd | Chattanooga | ||
| 3rd | Aquiver | ||
| 2001 Futurity Stakes |
1st | Desert Sky (DH) | 1 minute 22.8 seconds |
| 2nd | Mr Murphy (DH) | ||
| 3rd | Porto Roca | ||
| 2000 Futurity Stakes |
1st | Testa Rossa | 1 minute 23.7 seconds |
| 2nd | Miss Pennymoney | ||
| 3rd | Redoutes Choice | ||
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