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Tancred Stakes

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



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

Rosehill R8
Kia Tancred Stakes (G1)
Final Race time:  1743486277
Runner DetailsWinPlace
1st
1. Dubai Honour (3) J: Tom Marquand 59kg
T: William Haggas
2nd
4. Duke De Sessa (1) J: Harry Coffey 59kg
T: Ciaron Maher
3rd
2. Vauban (2) J: Tim Clark 59kg
T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
4th
3. Arapaho (4) J: Rachel King 59kg
T: Bjorn Baker
5th
6. Circle Of Fire (8) J: Jason Collett 59kg
T: Ciaron Maher
6th
9. Zechariah (5) J: Kerrin McEvoy 59kg
T: Chris Waller
7th
14. River Of Stars (10) J: Nash Rawiller 57kg
T: Chris Waller
8th
7. Land Legend (9) J: Damian Lane 59kg
T: Chris Waller
9th
5. Zarir (6) J: Tommy Berry 59kg
T: Chris Waller
10th
11. Warmonger (7) J: Chad Schofield 58.5kg
T: Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr
11th
8. Asterix (11) J: Josh Parr 59kg
T: Chris Waller
Odds are subject to fluctuation. For current odds on all of our live racing markets, please visit www.ladbrokes.com.au/racing.
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
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
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.

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No Last 10 Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight Probable Weight Penalty Hcp Rating
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
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
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
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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