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The Callander-Presnell - formerly the Stan Fox Stakes is a Group 2 1600m for three-year-olds run at Randwick Racecourse on Spring Champion Stakes Day now worth $1 million and replacing the defunct Bondi Stakes.
Callander-Presnell (Stan Fox Stakes) News
The Group 2 Callander-Presnell – formerly known as the Stan Fox Stakes – is held during the Sydney Spring Racing Carnival on Spring Champion Stakes Day in October on the same day as Melbourne’s Cox Plate Day card.
2025 Callander-Presnell Results
Stay tuned to view the official 2025 Callander-Presnell results and finishing order this Spring Champion Stakes Day.
- 1st: No. 2 Ohope ($2.70F)
- 2nd: No. 1 Rivellino
- 3rd: No. 5 Fermoy
Winning Margin: 0.48 lengths
Winning Time: 1:36.06
Michael Freedman’s last start Tapp-Craig winning I Am Invincible colt Ohope ($2.70F) made it back-to-back wins when saluting for the punters in the 2025 Callander-Presnell results in Sydney. The in-form three-year-old was given a perfectly timed ride by Jason Collett to come from fourth on the home turn to cut loose on the outside and surge home for a half-length victory over Rivellino with Fermoy finishing third.
Callander-Presnell 2025 Results
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1st
2. Ohope (3)
J: Jason Collett 57kg
T: Michael Freedman |
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2nd
1. Rivellino (1)
J: Nash Rawiller 57kg
T: Kris Lees |
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3rd
5. Fermoy (7)
J: Kerrin McEvoy 57kg
T: Chris Waller |
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4th
6. Dusty Bay (8)
J: Alysha Collett 57kg
T: Tracey Bartley |
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5th
9. Nordic Viking (2)
J: Dylan Gibbons 57kg
T: John Sargent |
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6th
4. Ruination (5)
J: Tommy Berry 57kg
T: Michael Freedman |
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7th
8. Duke Of Arrakis (4)
J: Adam Hyeronimus 57kg
T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott |
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8th
11. Polish Playgirl (6)
J: Tyler Schiller 55kg
T: M, W & J Hawkes |
Conducted at the esteemed Royal Randwick Racecourse, it is one of the key support acts on the card headlined by the Group 1 Spring Champion Stakes (2000m) – now worth an incredible $2 million – for VRC Derby hopefuls.
Formerly named after the prolific New South Wales thoroughbred owner-breeder Stan Fox, the event had a notable re-vamp ahead of the 2022 edition to replace the now defunct $1 million Bondi Stakes race for three-year-olds.
Moved to late October and having its prize money doubled to $1 million, the Stan Fox Stakes was renamed the Callander-Presnell in honour of Sydney racing media figures Ken Callander and Max Presnell.
The event distance also increased from 1500m to 1600m and is run at set weights by three-year-olds.
Prior to 2022, it ran earlier as a lead-up to the now defunct Bondi Stakes that ran from 2019-21. During that time both Peltzer (2020) and Hilal (2021) completed the Stan Fox Stakes – Bondi Stakes double.
Notable past winners include Lonhro (2001), Kenwood Melody (1998), General Nediym (1997), Octagonal (1995) and Show County (1989).
The Stan Fox Stakes was previously held earlier in the Sydney Spring Racing Carnival and served as a good lead-up to majors including the Group 1 Golden Rose Stakes (1400m) and the Group 1 Caulfield Guineas (1600m).
Along with the Spring Champion Stakes and Callander-Presnell, the other seven-figure event on the Randwick race card that day is the now Group 2 $2 million The Invitation (1400m) for fillies and mares.
The newly created $500,000 Tapp-Craig (1400m) event held a fortnight earlier offers a Callander-Presnell ballot exemption to the first, second and third placegetters.
Ohope (2025) was the last horse to complete the Tapp-Craig – Callander-Presnell double.
The 2022 Callander-Presnell winner Golden Mile travelled up for the event on the back of a lead-up win in the Group 1 Caulfield Guineas (1600m) over the mile in Melbourne.
The Callander-Presnell 2022 form was franked with the runner-up Communist returning the following autumn to win the 2023 Group 1 Randwick Guineas (1600m).
The latest edition of the Callander-Presnell ran on Saturday October 25, 2025 at Royal Randwick offering $1 million and saw the favourite Ohope ($2.70F) come from midfield to unleash a powerful late finish to salute for the punters.Â
| 2025 Callander-Presnell (Stan Fox Stakes) | |
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| Date: | Saturday October 25, 2025 |
| Track: | Randwick Racecourse |
| Distance: | 1600m |
| Conditions: | 3YOs – Set Weights |
| Weights | Colts / Geldings 56.5kg; Fillies 54.5kg |
| Prize Money: | $1,000,000 |
| Inaugurated: | 1975 / 2022 as the Callander-Presnell |
2025 Callander-Presnell Betting Odds
The season’s top Callander-Presnell 2025 betting odds on the event formerly known as the Stan Fox Stakes will be available at Ladbrokes.com.au and available here at Races.com.au once released.
Peltzer ($2.70 in 2020) was the last favourite in Stan Fox Stakes betting to salute before the event was renamed ahead of the 2022 edition.
Golden Mile ($2.30 in 2022) then saluted as favourite in Callander-Presnell betting as did Ohope ($2.70 in 2025).
There was a notable upset in 2023 with Chrysaor saluting at Callander-Presnell odds of $26.
2025 Callander-Presnell Form
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2025 Callander-Presnell Tips
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To Win: No. 4 Ruination
RUINATION (5) is on the second line of betting but shapes up as a genuine winning hope for mine in this lucrative event for 3YOs. Michael Freedman saddles-up a bunch of excellent horses in both Sydney and Melbourne on Saturday including this Wootton Bassett colt who comes in a two-time winner from three starts with plenty of upside pending. He was odds-on at Newcastle two back and saluted for the punters taking on both his own age and 4YO runners. At his latest he was second best behind Attica in the Listed Dulcify Quality at this track and trip. Showed plenty of determination to work across from a wide alley and stuck on gamely. Attica jumps one of the favourites in the Group 1 Spring Champion now and that bodes well for this guy sticking to the mile in easier grade. He’s got the proven ability to handle a pressure cooker affair, and I love that Tommy Berry has opted to ride him over Ohope who he guided to victory in the Tapp-Craig. Can win.
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6th
4. Ruination (5)
J: Tommy Berry 57kg
T: Michael Freedman |
2025 Callander-Presnell Field
The 2025 Callander-Presnell field and barriers (formerly the Stan Fox Stakes field) are announced by Racing NSW on the Wednesday leading-up to Spring Champion Stakes Day and will be published in full below.
The Callander-Presnell 2025 final field features a smart line-up of in-form three-year-olds including Michael Freedman’s last start Tapp-Craig winner Ohope and the rails-drawn Rivellino for Kris Lees.
| No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Probable Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating |
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| 1 | 11145×4668 | RIVELLINO | Kris Lees | Nash Rawiller | 1 | 57kg | Â | Â | 91 |
| 2 | 374×1321 | OHOPE | Michael Freedman | Jason Collett | 4 | 57kg | Â | Â | 83 |
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| 4 | 112 | RUINATION | Michael Freedman | Tommy Berry | 7 | 57kg | Â | Â | 73 |
| 5 | 3x60x4279 | FERMOY | Chris Waller | Kerrin McEvoy | 9 | 57kg | Â | Â | Â |
| 6 | 108×4304 | DUSTY BAY | Tracey Bartley | Ms Alysha Collett | 10 | 57kg | Â | Â | 66 |
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| 8 | 17×30 | DUKE OF ARRAKIS | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Adam Hyeronimus | 6 | 57kg | Â | Â | 65 |
| 9 | 3540×326 | NORDIC VIKING | John Sargent | Dylan Gibbons | 3 | 57kg | Â | Â | Â |
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| 11 | 037×715 | POLISH PLAYGIRL | Michael, John & Wayne Hawkes | Tyler Schiller | 8 | 55kg | Â | Â | 62 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2025 Callander-Presnell Nominations
Nominations for the race formerly known as the Stan Fox Stakes in 2025 are taken the Monday of race week with the early entries to be listed below.
| Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Hcp Rating | |
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| 1 | 2218x3x150 | CLOISTERS | G | 3 | Chris Waller | 66 |
| 2 | 17×30 | DUKE OF ARRAKIS | C | 3 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 65 |
| 3 | 108×4304 | DUSTY BAY | G | 3 | Tracey Bartley | 66 |
| 4 | 1729×62 | FARNICLE | C | 3 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 80 |
| 5 | 3x60x4279 | FERMOY | C | 3 | Chris Waller | |
| 6 | 3540×326 | NORDIC VIKING | C | 3 | John Sargent | |
| 7 | 8×213 | OFFICIATE | C | 3 | Chris Waller | |
| 8 | 374×1321 | OHOPE | C | 3 | Michael Freedman | 83 |
| 9 | 037×715 | POLISH PLAYGIRL | F | 3 | Michael, John & Wayne Hawkes | 62 |
| 10 | 87x51x348 | QUEEN OF CLUBS | F | 3 | Gary Portelli | |
| 11 | 11145×4668 | RIVELLINO | C | 3 | Kris Lees | |
| 12 | 112 | RUINATION | C | 3 | Michael Freedman | 73 |
| 13 | 2×5115 | SINGLE CHOICE | G | 3 | Matt Cumani |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
Stan Fox Stakes / Callander-Presnell Race History
The inaugural winner of the Stan Fox Stakes was Hydahban when the event was first held as a Principal race over 1200m in 1975.
The status and distance of the race remained the same up until 1981 when the length was increased to 1400m and then in 1985 it became a Listed race. Not long after in 1989 the event gained Group 3 status before finally being installed as a Group 2 event in 1996.
The race was not held in 2007 due to the outbreak of equine influenza in Australia at the time.
In 2022 the event was moved to late October, the distance increased from 1500m to 1600m, and prize money increased to $1 million to replace the Bondi Stakes as the premier Sydney race for three-year-olds over the spring with that year’s Caulfield Guineas winner Golden Mile saluting for the punters.
Recent Stan Fox Stakes / Callander-Presnell Winners
| Year | Place | Horse | Time |
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| 2025 Callander-Presnell | 1st | Ohope | 1 minute 36.06 seconds |
| 2nd | Rivellino | ||
| 3rd | Fermoy | ||
| 2024 Callander-Presnell | 1st | Prost | 1 minute 35.61 seconds |
| 2nd | Just Party | ||
| 3rd | Anode | ||
| 2023 Callander-Presnell | 1st | Chrysaor | 1 minute 35.12 seconds |
| 2nd | Snowman | ||
| 3rd | Ducasse | ||
| 2022 Callander-Presnell | 1st | Golden Mile | 1 minute 38.89 seconds (distance increased to 1600m) |
| 2nd | Communist | ||
| 3rd | A Lot More Love | ||
| 2021 Stan Fox Stakes | 1st | Hilal | 1 minute 28.52 seconds |
| 2nd | Coastwatch | ||
| 3rd | Brigantine | ||
| 2020 Stan Fox Stakes | 1st | Peltzer | 1 minute 28.11 seconds |
| 2nd | Prime Star | ||
| 3rd | Jet Propulsion | ||
| 2019 Stan Fox Stakes | 1st | Colada | 1 minute 27.43 seconds |
| 2nd | Brandenburg | ||
| 3rd | Bottega | ||
| 2018 Stan Fox Stakes | 1st | Tarka | 1 minute 33.82 seconds |
| 2nd | Dealmaker | ||
| 3rd | The Autumn Sun | ||
| 2017 Stan Fox Stakes | 1st | Gold Standard | 1 minute 28.46 seconds |
| 2nd | Sanctioned | ||
| 3rd | Addictive Nature | ||
| 2016 Stan Fox Stakes | 1st | Impending | 1 minute 29.2 seconds |
| 2nd | Divine Prophet | ||
| 3rd | Good Standing | ||
| 2015 Stan Fox Stakes | 1st | Press Statement | 1 minute 29.32 seconds |
| 2nd | Shards | ||
| 3rd | Rageese | ||
| 2014 Stan Fox Stakes | 1st | Shooting To Win | 1 minute 29.16 seconds |
| 2nd | Scissor Kick | ||
| 3rd | Valentia | ||
| 2013 Stan Fox Stakes | 1st | Eurozone | 1 minute 30.15 seconds |
| 2nd | Criterion | ||
| 3rd | Aussies Love Sport | ||
| 2012 Stan Fox Stakes | 1st | Kabayan | 1 minute 31.97 seconds |
| 2nd | Albrecht | ||
| 3rd | Divine Moon | ||
| 2011 Stan Fox Stakes | 1st | Manawanui | 1 minute 29.93 seconds |
| 2nd | Roma Giaconda | ||
| 3rd | Cocky Raider | ||
| 2010 Stan Fox Stakes | 1st | Decision Time | 1 minute 23.19 seconds |
| 2nd | Top Drop | ||
| 3rd | Halekulani | ||
| 2009 Stan Fox Stakes | 1st | Denman | 1 minute 23.82 seconds |
| 2nd | Run For Naara | ||
| 3rd | More Than Great | ||
| 2008 Stan Fox Stakes | 1st | Dreamscape | 1 minute 22.4 seconds |
| 2nd | Whitefriars | ||
| 3rd | Judge Me Not | ||
| 2007 Stan Fox Stakes | Race Not Held | ||
| 2006 Stan Fox Stakes | 1st | Court Command | 1 minute 22.13 seconds |
| 2nd | Antidotes | ||
| 3rd | Cinque | ||
| 2005 Stan Fox Stakes | 1st | Paratroopers | 1 minute 22.31 seconds |
| 2nd | Primus | ||
| 3rd | Testafiable | ||
| 2004 Stan Fox Stakes | 1st | Wager | 1 minute 22.49 seconds |
| 2nd | Spirit Of Tara | ||
| 3rd | Swick | ||
| 2003 Stan Fox Stakes | 1st | Ambulance | 1 minute 22.88 seconds |
| 2nd | Classy Dane | ||
| 3rd | Hasna | ||
| 2002 Stan Fox Stakes | 1st | Rare Insight | 1 minute 24 seconds |
| 2nd | Magic Marvo | ||
| 3rd | Choisir | ||
| 2001 Stan Fox Stakes | 1st | Lonhro | 1 minute 24 seconds |
| 2nd | Magic Albert | ||
| 3rd | Stylish Lass | ||
| 2000 Stan Fox Stakes | 1st | Dynamic Love | 1 minute 21.7 seconds |
| 2nd | Sale Of Century | ||
| 3rd | Ateates | ||
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