The $1.5 million Tancred Stakes is a weight-for-age Group 1 run over 2400m at Rosehill Gardens in March over the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival formerly known as The BMW.
2025 Tancred Stakes Results
- 1st: #1 Dubai Honour
- 2nd: #4 Duke De Sessa
- 3rd: #2 Vauban
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Tancred Stakes Day 2025 was called off on Saturday due to heavy rainfall with all 10 races, including the Group 1 Tancred Stakes, postponed until Tuesday April 1. Click here for the full story.
The HE Tancred Stakes is one of Australia’s richest weight-for-age events that is run as part of the esteemed Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival. Taking place the week before ‘The Championships’ at Royal Randwick Racecourse traditionally run over the first two Saturdays in April, the Tancred Stakes is one of two Group 1 races held on the day. The other Group 1 event is the Vinery Stud Stakes (2000m) for three-year-old fillies.
2025 Tancred Stakes Results
- 1st: #1 Dubai Honour ($3.20)
- 2nd: #4 Duke De Sessa
- 3rd: #2 Vauban
The $5 million Queen Elizabeth Stakes on April 12 could be on the cards for William Haggas’ international raider Dubai Honour ($3.20), who won that race and the Ranvet in 2023, after he secured his third Group 1 win in Sydney with an impressive performance fresh at Rosehill to head the 2025 Tancred Stakes results on Tuesday.
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Tancred Stakes 2025 Odds & Results
Kia Tancred Stakes (G1)
| Runner Details | Win | Place |
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1st
1. Dubai Honour (3)
J: Tom Marquand 59kg
T: William Haggas |
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2nd
4. Duke De Sessa (1)
J: Harry Coffey 59kg
T: Ciaron Maher |
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3rd
2. Vauban (2)
J: Tim Clark 59kg
T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott |
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4th
3. Arapaho (4)
J: Rachel King 59kg
T: Bjorn Baker |
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5th
6. Circle Of Fire (8)
J: Jason Collett 59kg
T: Ciaron Maher |
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6th
9. Zechariah (5)
J: Kerrin McEvoy 59kg
T: Chris Waller |
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7th
14. River Of Stars (10)
J: Nash Rawiller 57kg
T: Chris Waller |
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8th
7. Land Legend (9)
J: Damian Lane 59kg
T: Chris Waller |
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9th
5. Zarir (6)
J: Tommy Berry 59kg
T: Chris Waller |
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10th
11. Warmonger (7)
J: Chad Schofield 58.5kg
T: Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr |
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11th
8. Asterix (11)
J: Josh Parr 59kg
T: Chris Waller |
Data retrieved: 01/05/2025 02:40:47 PM (Australia/Brisbane)
The HE Tancred Stakes is a staying event run over a distance of 2400m and is worth $1.5 million in prize money. Runners in the race may have previously contested other Melbourne & Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival events including the Group 1 Ranvet Stakes (2000m) in March at the same track, which has been a good guide to the race formerly known as The BMW in recent years offering the winner a Tancred Stakes ballot exemption.
Horses to take out the Ranvet Stakes – Tancred Stakes double include Avilius (2019), Silent Achiever (2014), Manighar (2012), Tuesday Joy (2008), Eremein (2006), and Tie The Knot (2000).
The Tancred Stakes attracts the finest competitors locally, interstate and from overseas as well with New Zealand raiders often having a strong presence in the race.
Another possible lead-up into the HE Tancred Stakes field is held at Flemington in Melbourne – the Group 1 Australian Cup (2000m). That double was recently achieved by Preferment (2016) who won the first leg on protest over Awesome Rock, while in 2017 The BMW winner Jameka backed up from a second in the Australian Cup and Almandin improved on a fourth in the Australian Cup to win the 2018 Tancred Stakes.
In 2022 Edward Cummings’ outstanding mare Duais became the latest runner to complete the Australian Cup – Tancred Stakes double.
Quality horses who perform well in the Tancred Stakes often continue on to compete in some of the high-status races held later in the year in spring both at the Sydney and Melbourne Spring Racing Carnivals.
Caulfield and Melbourne Cup runs can be on the agenda for the highest echelon stayers. Many elite gallopers have claimed victory in this race including Sir Dragonet (2021), Verry Elleegant (2020), Makybe Diva (2005), Ethereal (2002), Tie The Knot (1999 & 2000), Might And Power (1998), Octagonal (1996 & 1997), and Our Poetic Prince (1989).
The Tancred Stakes winner is exempt from ballot for the upcoming Queen Elizabeth Stakes and Sydney Cup.
The 2024 Tancred Stakes form was franked with the winner, Kalapour, going on to run third in that year’s Sydney Cup trifecta.
In 2025 the Tancred Stakes ran on Tuesday April 1, 2025 as a Sydney Cup lead-up after being postponed due to heavy rainfall in Sydney on Saturday and was won first-up by William Haggas’ impressive international raider Dubai Honour ($3.20).
| HE Tancred Stakes 2025 | |
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| Date: | Tuesday April 1, 2025 |
| Track: | Rosehill Racecourse |
| Distance: | 2400m |
| Conditions: | Weight-for-age |
| Status: | Group 1 |
| Prize Money: | $1,500,000 |
| Inaugurated: | 1963 |
2025 Tancred Stakes Finishing Order
| Finish | No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Bar. | Weight | Penalty | Starting Price | |
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| 1 | 1 | DUBAI HONOUR (IRE) | William Haggas | Tom Marquand | 3 | 59kg | $3.20 | |||
| 2 | 4 | DUKE DE SESSA (IRE) | Ciaron Maher | Harry Coffey | 0.87L | 1 | 59kg | $5.50 | ||
| 3 | 2 | VAUBAN (FR) | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Tim Clark | 1.42L | 2 | 59kg | $3.10F | ||
| 4 | 3 | ARAPAHO (FR) | Bjorn Baker | Ms Rachel King | 1.84L | 4 | 59kg | $8 | ||
| 5 | 6 | CIRCLE OF FIRE (GB) | Ciaron Maher | Jason Collett | 3.54L | 8 | 59kg | $31 | ||
| 6 | 9 | ZECHARIAH (IRE) | Chris Waller | Kerrin McEvoy | 3.85L | 5 | 59kg | $61 | ||
| 7 | 14 | RIVER OF STARS (IRE) | Chris Waller | Nash Rawiller | 4.04L | 10 | 57kg | $19 | ||
| 8 | 7 | LAND LEGEND (FR) | Chris Waller | Damian Lane | 4.33L | 9 | 59kg | $61 | ||
| 9 | 5 | ZARIR (IRE) | Chris Waller | Tommy Berry | 8.68L | 6 | 59kg | $26 | ||
| 10 | 11 | WARMONGER (NZ) | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | Chad Schofield | 8.98L | 7 | 58.5kg | $19 | ||
| 11 | 8 | ASTERIX (NZ) | Chris Waller | Joshua Parr | 18.03L | 11 | 59kg | $81 | ||
| 10 | WALTHAM (GB) | Matthew Smith | Zac Lloyd | 0 | ||||||
| 13 | LA CRIQUE (NZ) | Simon & Katrina Alexander | Nash Rawiller | 0 | ||||||
| 12 | KINESIOLOGY (GB) | Chris Waller | Tyler Schiller | 0 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2025 Tancred Stakes Betting
The latest 2025 Tancred Stakes betting odds complete will be open at Ladbrokes.com.au throughout the autumn and also published here at Races.com.au.
There was a notable upset in 2023 with Arapaho winning at Tancred Stakes odds of $14 and again in 2024 with Kalapour saluting at $31.
2025 Tancred Stakes Form Guide
A comprehensive Tancred Stakes Form Guide Analysis & Betting Preview will be available the week of the race – check it out by following the link!
CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL 2025 TANCRED STAKES FORM GUIDE
2025 Tancred Stakes Tips
The Races.com.au team’s insider Tancred Stakes betting tips will be available below the week of the race.
- To Win: #4 Duke De Sessa ($7.50 at time of publish) – BET NOW
Really open and tough edition of the Tancred with plenty of form lines to consider including from overseas. Really, any of the top six here could win, but think Duke De Sessa rates highly and has the fitness edge. Last go at this 2400m distance and Ciaron Maher’s Lope De Vega gelding was winning the Group 1 Caufield Cup, albeit only carrying 52kg to victory. This is the six-year-old’s pet distance (5:3-0-1) and he comes off too good autumn lead-ups. Fresh he won the Group 3 JRA Plate over the Caulfield mile with 60kg on his back then last time out he was second narrowly denied with 59.5kg in the Australian Cup Prelude over 2000m at Flemington. Heads north for this and is yet to race at Rosehill. Arguably better on his other leg but from gate 2 with Harry Coffey aboard in such an open race think he could surprise.
2025 Tancred Stakes Betting
The Tancred Stakes is one of the most popular betting races during the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival because favourites have an excellent record in the Group 1 event.
The race previously run and won as the Tancred Stakes generally draws some of the best horses Australia and the honour roll for the Group 1 event includes equine superstars Hyperno (1978), Kingston Town (1980), Bonecrusher (1986), Octagonal (1996 and 1997), Might And Power (1998), Tie The Knot (1999 and 2000), Makybe Diva (2005), and Tuesday Joy (2008) – all of whom won the race at short odds in an excellent result for punters.
The latest favourites to salute for the punters in Tancred Stakes betting are the Chris Waller-trained mare Verry Elleegant ($2.15 in 2020), Cox Plate hero Sir Dragonet ($5.50 in 2021), and that year’s Australian Cup winning mare Duais ($2.40 in 2022).
2025 Tancred Stakes Field
The 2025 Tancred Stakes field is released Racing NSW on the Wednesday before the race and generally attracts weight-for-age horses out of either Melbourne’s Australian Cup or Sydney’s Ranvet Stakes.
The Tancred Stakes 2025 final field features a wide-open line-up of stayers with markets topped by William Haggas’s international raider Dubai Honour who completed the Group 1 Ranvet Stakes – Queen Elizabeth double in Sydney back in 2023.
Click here to read more on the key runners in the 2025 Tancred Stakes field and betting markets.
| No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Probable Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating |
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| 1 | 173172x22x | DUBAI HONOUR (IRE) | William Haggas | Tom Marquand | 4 | 59kg | 123 | ||
| 2 | 0x243120x1 | VAUBAN (FR) | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Tim Clark | 3 | 59kg | 114 | ||
| 3 | 5x0451x552 | ARAPAHO (FR) | Bjorn Baker | Ms Rachel King | 6 | 59kg | 112 | ||
| 4 | 5524419×12 | DUKE DE SESSA (IRE) | Ciaron Maher | Harry Coffey | 2 | 59kg | 111 | ||
| 5 | 4x11235x2x | ZARIR (IRE) | Chris Waller | Tommy Berry | 8 | 59kg | 110 | ||
| 6 | 11x8906x04 | CIRCLE OF FIRE (GB) | Ciaron Maher | Jason Collett | 10 | 59kg | 108 | ||
| 7 | 1x06138x76 | LAND LEGEND (FR) | Chris Waller | Damian Lane | 11 | 59kg | 107 | ||
| 8 | x37914x765 | ASTERIX (NZ) | Chris Waller | Joshua Parr | 14 | 59kg | 103 | ||
| 9 | 241x920x93 | ZECHARIAH (IRE) | Chris Waller | Kerrin McEvoy | 7 | 59kg | 101 | ||
| 10 | 5x8x943x01 | WALTHAM (GB) | Matthew Smith | 12 | 59kg | 89 | |||
| 11 | 521x408x02 | WARMONGER (NZ) | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | Chad Schofield | 9 | 58.5kg | 105 | ||
| 12 | 122225×635 | KINESIOLOGY (GB) | Chris Waller | Tyler Schiller | 1 | 58.5kg | 94 | ||
| 13 | x21x212222 | LA CRIQUE (NZ) | Simon & Katrina Alexander | Nash Rawiller | 5 | 57kg | 111 | ||
| 14 | 224x31342x | RIVER OF STARS (IRE) | Chris Waller | James McDonald | 13 | 57kg | 106 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2025 Tancred Stakes Nominations
The 2025 Tancred Stakes nominations are announced on the Monday before the race and can feature around 20 or more early weight-for-age hopefuls.
The 2025 Tancred Stakes nominations will be available below as soon as released on the Monday of race week.
The Tancred Stakes 2025 nominations attracted 22 autumn stayers led in all-in betting by Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott’s class import Vauban coming off a narrow win fresh in the Group 3 Sky High Stakes.
| Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Hcp Rating | |
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| 1 | 5x0451x552 | ARAPAHO (FR) | G | 8 | Bjorn Baker | 112 |
| 2 | x37914x765 | ASTERIX (NZ) | G | 6 | Chris Waller | 103 |
| 3 | 11x8906x04 | CIRCLE OF FIRE (GB) | H | 5 | Ciaron Maher | 108 |
| 4 | 021x5157x1 | DENY KNOWLEDGE (IRE) | M | 7 | Anthony & Sam Freedman | 111 |
| 5 | x8113x258x | DESERT HERO (GB) | G | 5 | William Haggas | 107 |
| 6 | 173172x22x | DUBAI HONOUR (IRE) | G | 7 | William Haggas | 123 |
| 7 | 5524419×12 | DUKE DE SESSA (IRE) | G | 6 | Ciaron Maher | 111 |
| 8 | 122225×635 | KINESIOLOGY (GB) | H | 4 | Chris Waller | 94 |
| 9 | x21x212222 | LA CRIQUE (NZ) | M | 6 | Simon & Katrina Alexander | 111 |
| 10 | 1x06138x76 | LAND LEGEND (FR) | G | 5 | Chris Waller | 107 |
| 11 | 3x41x0x006 | LASTOTCHKA (FR) | M | 6 | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | 101 |
| 12 | 0x018x2332 | LINDERMANN | G | 5 | Chris Waller | 112 |
| 13 | 3x860x4136 | ORCHESTRAL (NZ) | M | 4 | Roger James & Robert Wellwood | 108 |
| 14 | 1x18x460x8 | POST IMPRESSIONIST (IRE) | G | 6 | Anthony & Sam Freedman | 101 |
| 15 | 224x31342x | RIVER OF STARS (IRE) | M | 6 | Chris Waller | 106 |
| 16 | 1680×08345 | TAPILDOODLEDO (NZ) | G | 5 | Kerry Taplin | 83 |
| 17 | 0x243120x1 | VAUBAN (FR) | G | 7 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 114 |
| 18 | 5x8x943x01 | WALTHAM (GB) | G | 5 | Matthew Smith | 89 |
| 19 | 521x408x02 | WARMONGER (NZ) | G | 4 | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | 105 |
| 20 | 652454×832 | ZARDOZI | M | 4 | James Cummings | 108 |
| 21 | 4x11235x2x | ZARIR (IRE) | G | 5 | Chris Waller | 110 |
| 22 | 241x920x93 | ZECHARIAH (IRE) | G | 6 | Chris Waller | 101 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
HE Tancred Stakes History
First run in 1963, the inaugural HE Tancred Stakes race was won by Maidenhead. The event was originally a principal race run over 12 furlongs. For one year in 1964 the race was held over 10 furlongs, before reverting back to 12 furlongs the following year. In 1973 the distance was converted to 2400m and then in 1980 the BMW Stakes reached Group 1 status. This event has been known under a number of different names.
It is officially registered as the H E Tancred Stakes, in honour of the Sydney Turf Club’s former Chairman Henry Eugene Tancred but was best known as The BMW from 2002 – 2017 due to sponsorship.
In 2022 the Tancred Stakes was moved from Rosehill on Saturday the 26th of March to Newcastle on Monday the 28th of March due to unsafe Heavy track conditions and rainfall.
The 2025 Tancred Stakes results saw William Haggas’ British raider Dubai Honour win making it three-from-three in Group 1 Australian races following his 2023 success completing that year’s Ranvet Stakes – Queen Elizbeth Stakes double.
| The BMW Records | |
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| Time Record: | 2:25.78 set by Grand Zulu in 2004 |
| Most Successful Jockey: | R.S. Dye won five times with Dr. Grace (1991), Stony Bay (1995), Octagonal (1997) and Tie The Knot (1999 & 2000). |
| Multiple Winners: | Tie The Knot (1999 & 2000), Octagonal (1996 & 1997). |
Recent Tancred Stakes / The BMW Winners
The BMW Stakes winners and The BMW results dating back to 2000 are listed in the table below on the race now known as the HE Tancred Stakes.
| Year | Place | Horse | Time |
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| 2025 Tancred Stakes |
1st | Dubai Honour | 2 minutes 31.20 seconds |
| 2nd | Duke De Sessa | ||
| 3rd | Vauban | ||
| 2024 Tancred Stakes |
1st | Kalapour | 2 minutes 28.91 seconds |
| 2nd | More Felons | ||
| 3rd | Ashrun | ||
| 2023 Tancred Stakes |
1st | Arapaho | 2 minutes 29.86 seconds |
| 2nd | Montefilia | ||
| 3rd | King Frankel | ||
| 2022 Tancred Stakes |
1st | Duais | 2 minutes 35.05 seconds |
| 2nd | Stockman | ||
| 3rd | The Chosen One | ||
| 2021 Tancred Stakes |
1st | Sir Dragonet | 2 minutes 28.78 seconds |
| 2nd | She’s Ideel | ||
| 3rd | Miami Bound | ||
| 2020 Tancred Stakes |
1st | Verry Elleegant | 2 minutes 31.25 seconds |
| 2nd | Mustajeer | ||
| 3rd | Avilius | ||
| 2019 Tancred Stakes |
1st | Avilius | 2 minutes 37.14 seconds |
| 2nd | Big Duke | ||
| 3rd | Rondinella | ||
| 2018 Tancred Stakes |
1st | Almandin | 2 minutes 30.11 seconds |
| 2nd | Ambitious | ||
| 3rd | Who Shot Thebarman | ||
| 2017 BMW Stakes |
1st | Jameka | 2 minutes 35.65 seconds |
| 2nd | Humidor | ||
| 3rd | Exospheric | ||
| 2016 BMW Stakes |
1st | Preferment | 2 minutes 28.6 seconds |
| 2nd | WhoShotTheBarman | ||
| 3rd | Grand Marshal | ||
| 2015 BMW Stakes |
1st | Hartnell | 2 minutes 29.5 seconds |
| 2nd | To The World | ||
| 3rd | Beaten Up | ||
| 2014 BMW Stakes |
1st | Silent Achiever | 2 minutes 34.29 seconds |
| 2nd | It’s A Dundeel | ||
| 3rd | Fiorente | ||
| 2013 BMW Stakes |
1st | Fiveandahalfstar | 2 minutes 33.79 seconds |
| 2nd | Silent Achiever | ||
| 3rd | Sangster | ||
| 2012 BMW Stakes |
1st | Manighar | 2 minutes 28.3 seconds |
| 2nd | Americain | ||
| 3rd | Drunken Sailor | ||
| 2011 BMW Stakes |
1st | Cedarberg | 2 minutes 29.7 seconds |
| 2nd | Mourayan | ||
| 3rd | Linton | ||
| 2010 BMW Stakes |
1st | Littorio | 2 minutes 29.38 seconds |
| 2nd | Zavite | ||
| 3rd | No Wine No Song | ||
| 2009 BMW Stakes |
1st | Fiumicino | 2 minutes 34.2 seconds |
| 2nd | Thesio | ||
| 3rd | Viewed | ||
| 2008 BMW Stakes |
1st | Tuesday Joy | 2 minutes 35.8 seconds |
| 2nd | Princess Coup | ||
| 3rd | Sirmoine | ||
| 2007 BMW Stakes |
1st | Blutigeroo | 2 minutes 26.5 seconds |
| 2nd | Railings | ||
| 3rd | Gorky Park | ||
| 2006 BMW Stakes |
1st | Eremein | 2 minutes 27 seconds |
| 2nd | Railings | ||
| 3rd | Our Smoking Joe | ||
| 2005 BMW Stakes |
1st | Makybe Diva | 2 minutes 26.9 seconds |
| 2nd | Grand Armee | ||
| 3rd | Vouvray | ||
| 2004 BMW Stakes |
1st | Grand Zulu | 2 minutes 25.7 seconds |
| 2nd | Mummify | ||
| 3rd | Makybe Diva | ||
| 2003 BMW Stakes |
1st | Freemason | 2 minutes 26.8 seconds |
| 2nd | Northerly | ||
| 3rd | Republic Lass | ||
| 2002 BMW Stakes |
1st | Ethereal | 2 minutes 29.3 seconds |
| 2nd | Universal Prince | ||
| 3rd | Rain Gauge | ||
| 2001 BMW Stakes |
1st | Curata Storm | 2 minutes 27.7 seconds |
| 2nd | Kaapstad Way | ||
| 3rd | Giovana | ||
| 2000 BMW Stakes |
1st | Tie The Knot | 2 minutes 30.8 seconds |
| 2nd | Arena | ||
| 3rd | Showella | ||
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