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Autumn Stakes

The Autumn Stakes is a Group 2 event held on CF Orr Stakes Day during the Melbourne Autumn Racing Carnival for Australian Guineas types.

2025 Autumn Stakes Results

  • 1st: #2 Angel Capital
  • 2nd: #8 Plymouth
  • 3rd: #1 Evaporate


Autumn Stakes News


The Autumn Stakes is a Group 2 event worth over $300,000 hosted each year in February at Caulfield Racecourse.

2025 Autumn Stakes Results

  • 1st: #2 Angel Capital
  • 2nd: #8 Plymouth
  • 3rd: #1 Evaporate

Clinton McDonald’s impressive colt Angel Capital, racing for the first time since a sixth in the spring’s Group 1 Caulfield Guineas, was too good for his rivals fresh retaining his unbeaten first-up record when coming from fifth at the top of the straight to charge down the outside and defeat the front-running Plymouth by 1.5 lengths as the $2.70 favourite in betting on the Autumn Stakes 2025 results.

He has now shot to the top of the all-in 2025 Australian Guineas odds for Flemington next month. 

Autumn Stakes 2025 Odds & Results

Caulfield R7
Hyland Race Colours Autumn Stakes (G2)
Final Race time:  1738989675
Runner DetailsWinPlace
1st
2. Angel Capital (6) J: Ben Melham 58.5kg
T: Clinton McDonald
2nd
8. Plymouth (1) J: Blake Shinn 57kg
T: Michael Moroney & Glen Thompson
3rd
1. Evaporate (3) J: Mark Zahra 58.5kg
T: Ben, Will & Jd Hayes
4th
4. Detroit City (2) J: Billy Egan 57kg
T: Dominic Sutton
5th
5. Statuario (7) J: Damian Lane 57kg
T: Emma-Lee & David Browne
6th
9. Jenni The Fox (4) J: Craig Newitt 55kg
T: Alexander Rae
7th
3. Catoggio (5) J: Jamie Melham 58kg
T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
8th
6. Acta Non Verba (8) J: Daniel Stackhouse 57kg
T: Danny O'Brien
Odds are subject to fluctuation. For current odds on all of our live racing markets, please visit www.ladbrokes.com.au/racing.
Data retrieved: 19/02/2025 02:11:44 AM (Australia/Brisbane)

Open to three-year-olds only and run under set weights plus penalties conditions, the Autumn Stakes presents an exciting early autumn challenge for the strongest three-year-old gallopers heading towards races like the Group 1 Australian Guineas (1600m) the following month. Light Fantastic (2008) was the last three-year-old to complete the Autumn Stakes – Australian Guineas double.

The Autumn Stakes also now serves as an early lead-up into the recently upgraded Group 1 All-Star Mile (1600m) held in March.

Forming a central part of the Melbourne Autumn Racing Carnival, the Autumn Stakes is held on CF Orr Stakes Day and is one of a host of Group status races on the Caulfield card at the meeting.

The other key CF Orr Stakes Day feature races are the:

  • Group 1 CF Orr Stakes (1400m),
  • Group 2 Rubiton Stakes (1100m),
  • Group 2 Blue Diamond Prelude (F) (1100m),
  • Group 3 Blue Diamond Prelude (C&G) (1100m),
  • Group 3 JRA Plate (1600m), and the
  • Group 3 Kevin Hayes Stakes (1200m) which runs as the Senet Peter Le Grand Stakes in 2025.

Another potential target for the Autumn Stakes graduates is a trip to Sydney for the Group 1 Randwick Guineas (1600m), a race the 2020 Autumn Stakes winner Microphone ran second in.

The 2024 Autumn Stakes form was franked with the runner-up, Southport Tycoon, going on to win the Australian Guineas at his next start.

The Autumn Stakes 2025 ran on Saturday February 8, 2025 at Caulfield Racecourse as a key Australian Guineas lead-up and saw the first-up favourite Angel Capital ($2.70F) salute for the punters for trainer Clinton McDonald. 

2025 Autumn Stakes
Date: Saturday February 8, 2025
Track: Caulfield Racecourse
Distance: 1400m
Race Type: 3YO Set Weights + Penalties
Status: Group 2
Prize Money: $300,000

2025 Autumn Stakes Finishing Order

Finish No. Horse Trainer Jockey Margin Bar. Weight Penalty Starting Price
1 2 ANGEL CAPITAL Clinton McDonald Ben Melham 6 58.5kg $2.70F
2 8 PLYMOUTH Michael Moroney & Glen Thompson Blake Shinn 1.5L 1 57kg $10
3 1 EVAPORATE (NZ) Ben, Will & JD Hayes Mark Zahra 2.75L 3 58.5kg $3.70
4 4 DETROIT CITY Dominic Sutton Billy Egan 3.21L 2 57kg $13
5 5 STATUARIO Emma-Lee & David Browne Damian Lane 3.41L 7 57kg $20
6 9 JENNI THE FOX Alex Rae Craig Newitt 3.56L 4 55kg $21
7 3 CATOGGIO Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Ms Jamie Melham 3.66L 5 58kg $4.20
8 6 ACTA NON VERBA Danny O’Brien Daniel Stackhouse 5.91L 8 57kg $61
7 GOODLUCKTOME Ciaron Maher Ms Sarah Field (a) 0

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2025 Autumn Stakes Betting

The latest Autumn Stakes 2025 betting odds will be provided by Ladbrokes.com.au and also made available here at Races.com.au the week of the race so stay tuned.

Microphone ($2.60 in 2020) and Angel Capital ($2.70 in 2025) are the latest favourites in Autumn Stakes betting to salute for the punters.

2025 Autumn Stakes Form

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2025 Autumn Stakes Tips

Stay tuned for our exclusive Autumn Stakes 2025 Tips on the CF Orr Stakes Day event this autumn.

  • To Win: #1 Evaporate ($3.50 at time of publish) – BET NOW

Keen to see the resuming run of Evaporate who runs for the first time since his Cox Plate performance where things did not go to plan. He was nearly 18 lengths last behind runaway champ Via Sistina but that was in the Australasian WFA championship of the world. This is a Group 2 at Caulfield on Orr Day and a much more suitable assignment for the Group 2 Stutt Stakes winning Per Incanto gelding. He’s proven up to a mile and so the 1400m fresh should be ideal. Group 1 Caulfield Guineas third was eye-catching under a length off the winner Private Life. Has looked the goods in recent trials at Flemington. Has carried big weights to big wins in easier grade so can handle the 58.5kg equal top-weight. Barrier three and Mark Zahra are two more ticks. Wins first-up.

2025 Autumn Stakes Field

The Autumn Stakes field is released each year on the Wednesday before the race along with all the other final CF Orr Stakes Day acceptances.

The 2025 Autumn Stakes Final Field & Barrier Draw will be published below as soon as available on the Wednesday of race week.

The Autumn Stakes 2025 field features a class line-up of potential Group 1 bound three-year-olds led in betting by the Clinton McDonald trained Angel Capital.

No Last 10 Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight Probable Weight Penalty Hcp Rating
1 8x2111139x EVAPORATE (NZ) Ben, Will & JD Hayes Mark Zahra 3 58.5kg 94
2 159x116x ANGEL CAPITAL Clinton McDonald Ben Melham 6 58.5kg 86
3 425×141354 CATOGGIO Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Ms Jamie Melham 5 58kg 76
4 1144x DETROIT CITY Dominic Sutton Billy Egan 2 57kg 72
5 281142x STATUARIO Emma-Lee & David Browne Damian Lane 7 57kg 71
6 4×412736 ACTA NON VERBA Danny O’Brien Daniel Stackhouse 8 57kg 63
7 264×21 GOODLUCKTOME Ciaron Maher Ms Sarah Field (a) 9 57kg 64
8 3156x PLYMOUTH Michael Moroney & Glen Thompson Blake Shinn 1 57kg 63
9 7x7x1 JENNI THE FOX Alex Rae Craig Newitt 4 55kg 63

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2025 Autumn Stakes Nominations

The early Autumn Stakes nominations for 2025 are released by Racing Victoria each autumn on the Monday before the race.

Last 10 Horse Sex Age Trainer Hcp Rating
1 4×412736 ACTA NON VERBA C 3 Danny O’Brien 63
2 159x116x ANGEL CAPITAL C 3 Clinton McDonald 86
3 51x76521x4 ANOTHER PROPHET F 3 Ciaron Maher 104
4 51314×23 BAND OF BROTHERS G 3 Dominic Sutton 78
5 425×141354 CATOGGIO G 3 Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott 76
6 1144x DETROIT CITY G 3 Dominic Sutton 72
7 8x2111139x EVAPORATE (NZ) G 3 Ben, Will & JD Hayes 94
8 114x7423x FEROCE (NZ) G 3 Dominic Sutton 98
9 264×21 GOODLUCKTOME G 3 Ciaron Maher 64
10 13×64 JAZZCLUB (NZ) G 3 Ciaron Maher 62
11 7x7x1 JENNI THE FOX F 3 Alex Rae 63
12 35×1 NOSTRINGSATTACHED C 3 Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young 63
13 3156x PLYMOUTH G 3 Michael Moroney & Glen Thompson 63
14 37×12 QATARS CHOICE F 3 Ciaron Maher 64
15 31x0216x RED ACES C 3 Nick Ryan 84
16 8x810x0 SHE NAILED IT F 3 Tim Hughes 62
17 281142x STATUARIO G 3 Emma-Lee & David Browne 71
18 1x3678x2 TROPICUS C 3 Anthony & Sam Freedman 77
19 1x325x65 WONDER BOY G 3 Jerome Hunter 77

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

Autumn Stakes History

The Autumn Stakes was first inaugurated in 1968, with Anvil taking out the first edition. In 1980, the race was granted Group 3 status but was later downgraded to listed status in 1991. In 2005, the Autumn Stakes was again elevated to Group 3, and then to Group 2 in 2008. It has been known variously as the Schweppes Cup, Schweppervescence Cup and D’Urban Stakes.

Considered a good form guide for the Australian Guineas, Light Fantastic (2008) was the last Autumn Stakes winner to back-up and win the Group 1. The Autumn Stakes has also produced other recent Australian Guineas winners including Heart Of Dreams (2009). In 2019 the Autumn Stakes winner Hawkshot went on to run second next-up in the Australian Guineas results.

Notable Autumn Stakes winners include Blaze The Turf (1998), Apache Cat (2006), Light Fantastic (2008), Pied A Terre (2012), and Microphone (2020).

Autumn Stakes results since 2000 are listed below.

Autumn Stakes Results

Year Place Horse Time
2025
Autumn Stakes
1st Angel Capital 1 minute 24.66 seconds
2nd Plymouth
3rd Evaporate
2024
Autumn Stakes
1st Snow Patrol 1 minute 23.54 seconds
2nd Southport Tycoon
3rd Zipaway
2023
Autumn Stakes
1st Glint Of Silver 1 minute 24.42 seconds
2nd Amenable
3rd The Fortune Teller
2022
Autumn Stakes
1st Coastwatch 1 minute 24.28 seconds
2nd Burning Power
3rd Lucky Decision
2021
Autumn Stakes
1st Poland 1 minute 23.00 seconds
2nd Amish Boy
3rd It’sourtime
2020
Autumn Stakes
1st Microphone 1 minute 22.88 seconds
2nd Banquo
3rd Adelaide Ace
2019
Autumn Stakes
1st Hawkshot 1 minute 23.47 seconds
2nd Dealmaker
3rd Ringerdingding
2018
Autumn Stakes
1st Holy Snow 1 minute 24.89 seconds
2nd Mr So And So
3rd Astoria
2017
Autumn Stakes
1st Oak Door 1 minute 23.54 seconds
2nd Attention
3rd Knowable
2016
Autumn Stakes
1st Mahuta 1 minute 23.4 seconds
2nd Sailing By
3rd Snoopy
2015
Autumn Stakes
1st Nicasio 1 minute 23.6 seconds
2nd Zebulon
3rd Firehouse Rock
2014
Autumn Stakes
1st Thunder Fantasy 1 minute 23.8 seconds
2nd Rock Hero
3rd Late Charge
2013
Autumn Stakes
1st Mulaazem 1 minute 23.7 seconds
2nd Fiveandahalfstar
3rd Super Cool
2012
Autumn Stakes
1st Pied A Terre 1 minute 24.7 seconds
2nd Proliferate
3rd Adamantium
2011
Autumn Stakes
1st Dusty Star 1 minute 22.5 seconds
2nd Under The Eiffel
3rd Eclair Mystic
2010
Autumn Stakes
1st Denman 1 minute 23.3 seconds
2nd Guru Bob
3rd Most Immediate
2009
Autumn Stakes
1st Fravashi 1 minute 22.8 seconds
2nd Nicconi
3rd Heart Of Dreams
2008
Autumn Stakes
1st Light Fantastic 1 minute 23.2 seconds
2nd Vivacious
3rd Viatorian
2007
Autumn Stakes
1st Catechuchu 1 minute 24.7 seconds
2nd Haradasun
3rd Eclair Passion
2006
Autumn Stakes
1st Apache Cat 1 minute 24.7 seconds
2nd God’s Own
3rd Empress Lily
2005
Autumn Stakes
1st Shinzig 1 minute 23.4 seconds
2nd Not A Single Doubt
3rd Danehill Express
2004
Autumn Stakes
1st Special Harmony 1 minute 23.5 seconds
2nd Youth
3rd Dane Fever
2003
Autumn Stakes
1st Titanic Jack 1 minute 25.1 seconds
2nd Storm Prince
3rd Step Ahead
2002
Autumn Stakes
1st Dash For Cash 1 minute 24.1 seconds
2nd Barkada
3rd Zonked
2001
Autumn Stakes
1st Desert Sky 1 minute 25.1 seconds
2nd Desert Eagle
3rd Crop
2000
Autumn Stakes
1st Sudurka 1 minute 24.0 seconds
2nd Skymaker
3rd Noble Sensation

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