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The Crystal Mile is a Group 2 weight for age mile event held at Moonee Valley Racecourse on Ladbrokes Cox Plate Day.
Crystal Mile News
Held at Moonee Valley Racecourse in late October as part of Ladbrokes Cox Plate Day, the Crystal Mile is a key mile race at the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival.
2025 Crystal Mile Results
Stay tuned for the official 2025 Crystal Mile results and finishing order and to see what middle-distance gallopers may be heading to the Champions Mile during the Melbourne Cup Carnival.
- 1st: No. 7 Von Hauke ($10)
- 2nd: No. 5 Golden Path
- 3rd: No. 4 Rise At Dawn
Winning Margin: 1 length
Winning Time: 1:35.63
Cliff Brown’s Savabeel six-year-old Von Hauke ($10) atoned for his fourth in the race last year breaking a 595-day drought and showing huge improvement under the riding of Ethan Brown to come from fifth on the home turn and get through before surging clear to beat Golden Path by a length in the 2025 Crystal Mile results on Cox Plate Day.
| 7. Von Hauke (5) J: Ethan Brown57kg 4x073T: Cliff Brown | ||
| 5. Golden Path (4) J: Blake Shinn57kg x3130T: Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr | ||
| 4. Rise At Dawn (2) J: Michael Dee57.5kg 50x32T: Ben, Will & Jd Hayes | ||
| 8. Oh Too Good (1) J: Damian Lane56kg 8x271T: Kevin Daffy | ||
| 3. Desert Lightning (6) J: Luke Nolen58kg x2159T: Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman | ||
| 1. Pinstriped (3) J: Craig Williams59.5kg x7957T: Enver Jusufovic | ||
| 2. Port Lockroy (7) J: Jye McNeil59.5kg 7x000T: Annabel & Rob Archibald | ||
| 9. Rumbled Again (8) J: Lachlan Neindorf56kg 93460T: Michael Trotter |
Worth $400,000 in prize money, the weight-for-age showdown attracts a strong group of milers which can tackle the 1600m distance. Many of these horses will come via the Group 1 Toorak Handicap (1600m) and will go on to compete in the Group 1 Champions Mile (1600m). Turn Me Loose (2015) was the last horse to complete the Crystal Mile – Cantala Stakes (now the Champions Mile) double.
The 2023 Crystal Mile form was franked with the second placed Antino returning the following year to win the 2024 Toorak Handicap by a dominant 6.5 lengths!
The Crystal Mile is one of a host of Group status races held at The Valley at the meeting that is headlined by the Group 1 $6 million Ladbrokes Cox Plate (2040m).
The 2022 Crystal Mile form was franked with the winner My Oberon returning in the autumn to finish runner-up to Mr Brightside in the 2023 Doncaster Mile in Sydney.
The 2025 Crystal Mile took place on Saturday October 25, 2025 as part of Ladbrokes Cox Plate Day at Moonee Valley and was won in an impressive return to form by the Cliff Brown trained Von Hauke ($10).Â
| Crystal Mile 2025 | |
|---|---|
| Date: | Saturday October 25, 2025 |
| Track: | Moonee Valley Racecourse |
| Distance: | 1600m |
| Race Type: | 3YO&UP WFA |
| Status: | Group 2 |
| Prize Money: | $400,000 |
2025 Crystal Mile Betting
The latest Crystal Mile 2025 odds and betting markets will be provided by Ladbrokes.com.au the week of Cox Plate Day so you can lock in your top Crystal Mile betting tips.
Plenty Of Ammo ($3.90 in 2024) was the last Crystal Mile favourite to salute for the punters.
There was a notable upset in 2025 with Von Hauke improving on his fourth the year before to win at big Crystal Mile odds of $10.
2025 Crystal Mile Form Guide
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2025 Crystal Mile Tips
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To Win: No. 4 Rise At Dawn
RISE AT DAWN (2) has scratched out of Sydney’s Five Diamonds Prelude in favour of a run in the Crystal Mile and that bodes well for him in this 1600m The Valley clash. Lindsay Park’s Almanzor five-year-old is favourite and looks hard to knock from a good gate in a small field. He hasn’t won since mid-February but is proven at Moonee Valley and comes off two good placings in the lead-up this prep. At his latest he ran second to Waterford from the outsider gate in Rosehill’s Group 2 Shannon Stakes (1500m) and he’ll relish the mile now third-up and fit building up to something like this. He’s a 1600m specialist (8:4-2-0) and love that Michael Dee comes back aboard. He’s a horse that thrives when allowed to roll and build momentum, and if he gets that kind of run here which he can from the alley, expect him to be right in the finish. Conditions suit, and he’s knocking on the door.
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4. Rise At Dawn (2)
J: Michael Dee57.5kg
50×32T: Ben, Will & Jd Hayes
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2025 Crystal Mile Field
The Crystal Mile field draws some of the top weight-for-agers currently engaged in their spring campaign. Good lead-up races into the Crystal Mile field include the Group 3 Moonga Stakes (1400m) run at Caulfield the weekend before or the Group 1 Caulfield Stakes (2000m) for gallopers looking to come back down in class and distance.
The 2025 Crystal Mile field and barriers are released on the Wednesday of race week and will be published in full below as soon as announced by the Moonee Valley Racing Club.
The Crystal Mile 2025 final field features a diminutive but quality line-up of potential Champions Mile bound gallopers including last start Group 3 Ladies Day Vase winner Oh Too Good and Lindsay Park’s Rise At Dawn coming off a Group 2 Shannon Stakes second in Sydney.
| No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Probable Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 76x97x7957 | PINSTRIPED | Enver Jusufovic | Craig Williams | 3 | 59.5kg | Â | Â | 109 |
| 2 | 10x897x000 | PORT LOCKROY | Annabel & Rob Archibald | Jye McNeil | 7 | 59.5kg | Â | Â | 102 |
| 3 | x8024x2159 | DESERT LIGHTNING (NZ) | Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman | Luke Nolen | 6 | 58kg | Â | Â | 108 |
| 4 | x164x50x32 | RISE AT DAWN (NZ) | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | Michael Dee | 2 | 57.5kg | Â | Â | 105 |
| 5 | 6x665x3130 | GOLDEN PATH (NZ) | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | Blake Shinn | 4 | 57kg | Â | Â | 107 |
| 6 | 1908211263 | EL ROCKO | John McArdle | Jamie Mott | 8 | 57kg | Â | Â | 95 |
| 7 | 89x504x073 | VON HAUKE (NZ) | Cliff Brown | Ethan Brown | 5 | 57kg | Â | Â | 96 |
| 8 | 3x3418x271 | OH TOO GOOD | Kevin Daffy | Damian Lane | 1 | 56kg | Â | Â | 102 |
| 9 | x850x93460 | RUMBLED AGAIN | Michael Trotter | Lachlan Neindorf | 9 | 56kg | Â | Â | 94 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2025 Crystal Mile Nominations
Nominations on the Crystal Mile in 2025 are taken on the Monday of race week.
| Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Hcp Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | x46430x986 | ANOTHER PROPHET | M | 4 | Ciaron Maher | 98 |
| 2 | 12x098x23x | APULIA | H | 5 | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | 97 |
| 3 | x8024x2159 | DESERT LIGHTNING (NZ) | G | 6 | Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman | 108 |
| 4 | 1908211263 | EL ROCKO | G | 7 | John McArdle | 95 |
| 5 | 23x316x638 | FEROCE (NZ) | G | 4 | Dominic Sutton | 107 |
| 6 | 6x665x3130 | GOLDEN PATH (NZ) | G | 6 | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | 107 |
| 7 | 3x3418x271 | OH TOO GOOD | M | 6 | Kevin Daffy | 102 |
| 8 | 76x97x7957 | PINSTRIPED | G | 7 | Enver Jusufovic | 109 |
| 9 | 10x897x000 | PORT LOCKROY | H | 5 | Annabel & Rob Archibald | 102 |
| 10 | x164x50x32 | RISE AT DAWN (NZ) | G | 5 | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | 105 |
| 11 | x850x93460 | RUMBLED AGAIN | M | 8 | Michael Trotter | 94 |
| 12 | 23x84950x2 | SAINT GEORGE (GB) | G | 6 | Ciaron Maher | 96 |
| 13 | 441x1x0x79 | SHADIZI (FR) | G | 5 | Chris Waller | 90 |
| 14 | 329x07696x | STAR VEGA (IRE) | G | 6 | Anthony & Sam Freedman | 90 |
| 15 | 89x504x073 | VON HAUKE (NZ) | G | 6 | Cliff Brown | 96 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
Crystal Mile History
First raced in 1982 and won by Getting Closer, the Crystal Mile was originally titled the “Waterford Crystal Mile” however in 2007 it changed sponsors and is now named the “Patinack Farm Crystal Mile”. Originally a Listed race, the Crystal Mile was elevated to Group 3 status in 1986 and became a Group 2 race in 1997.
The event has only been won twice by one horse named Weasel Will in 2000 and 2001. 1 minute 33.2 seconds is the record for the fastest winning time (since 1988) by Ark Regal in 1990 whereas Niconero holds the slowest time record for his 2005 win with 1 minute 39.4 seconds.
Recent Crystal Mile Winners
| Year | Place | Horse | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Crystal Mile | 1st | Von Hauke | 1 minute 35.63 seconds |
| 2nd | Golden Path | ||
| 3rd | Rise At Dawn | ||
| 2024 Crystal Mile | 1st | Plenty Of Ammo | 1 minute 34.88 seconds |
| 2nd | Royal Champion | ||
| 3rd | Nugget | ||
| 2023 Crystal Mile | 1st | Prowess | 1 minute 35.79 seconds |
| 2nd | Antino | ||
| 3rd | Tuvalu | ||
| 2022 Crystal Mile | 1st | My Oberon | 1 minute 38.37 seconds |
| 2nd | Bankers Choice | ||
| 3rd | Buffalo River | ||
| 2021 Crystal Mile | 1st | Just Folk | 1 minute 38.31 seconds |
| 2nd | Begood Toya Mother | ||
| 3rd | Elephant | ||
| 2020 Crystal Mile | 1st | Homesman | 1 minute 38.42 seconds |
| 2nd | Age Of Chivalry | ||
| 3rd | King’s Will Dream | ||
| 2019 Crystal Mile | 1st | Chief Ironside | 1 minute 35.46 seconds |
| 2nd | Cliff’s Edge | ||
| 3rd | Best Of Days | ||
| 2018 Crystal Mile | 1st | Cliff’s Edge | 1 minute 35.40 seconds |
| 2nd | Prized Icon | ||
| 3rd | Duca Valentinois | ||
| 2017 Crystal Mile | 1st | Lucky Hussler | 1 minute 34.56 seconds |
| 2nd | Religify | ||
| 3rd | It’s Somewhat | ||
| 2016 Crystal Mile | 1st | The United States | 1 minute 39.79 seconds |
| 2nd | Lidari | ||
| 3rd | Ulmann | ||
| 2015 Crystal Mile | 1st | Turn Me Loose | 1 minute 35.0 seconds |
| 2nd | Bow Creek | ||
| 3rd | Lucky Hussler | ||
| 2014 Crystal Mile | 1st | Hooked | 1 minute 34.98 seconds |
| 2nd | Bull Point | ||
| 3rd | Desert Jeuney | ||
| 2013 Crystal Mile | 1st | Toydini | 1 minute 36.04 seconds |
| 2nd | Speediness | ||
| 3rd | Sacred Falls | ||
| 2012 Crystal Mile | 1st | Silent Achiever | 1 minute 35.6 seconds |
| 2nd | Rangirangdoo | ||
| 3rd | Solzhenitsyn | ||
| 2011 Crystal Mile | 1st | Testa My Patience | 1 minute 36.74 seconds |
| 2nd | Hawks Bay | ||
| 3rd | He’s Remarkable | ||
| 2010 Crystal Mile | 1st | Sound Journey | 1 minute 36.71 seconds |
| 2nd | Trader | ||
| 3rd | Drumbeats | ||
| 2009 Crystal Mile | 1st | Rangirangdoo | 1 minute 34.96 seconds |
| 2nd | Sound Of Nature | ||
| 3rd | All American | ||
| 2008 Crystal Mile | 1st | Sea Battle | 1 minute 36.3 seconds |
| 2nd | Conquering | ||
| 3rd | Orange County | ||
| 2007 Crystal Mile | 1st | Sonic Quest | 1 minute 35.9 seconds |
| 2nd | Orange County | ||
| 3rd | Tears I Cry | ||
| 2006 Crystal Mile | 1st | Flash Trick | 1 minute 37.2 seconds |
| 2nd | New Edge | ||
| 3rd | Rockford Bay | ||
| 2005 Crystal Mile | 1st | Niconero | 1 minute 39.4 seconds |
| 2nd | Cargo Cult | ||
| 3rd | Miss Potential | ||
| 2004 Crystal Mile | 1st | Lad Of The Manor | 1 minute 37 seconds |
| 2nd | Lord Mick | ||
| 3rd | Sir Dex | ||
| 2003 Crystal Mile | 1st | Rosina Lad | 1 minute 38.3 seconds |
| 2nd | Walk On Air | ||
| 3rd | Archave | ||
| 2002 Crystal Mile | 1st | Royal Code | 1 minute 36.5 seconds |
| 2nd | Weasel Will | ||
| 3rd | Excellerator | ||
| 2001 Crystal Mile | 1st | Weasel Will | 1 minute 37.3 seconds |
| 2nd | Le Zagaletta | ||
| 3rd | Typhoon | ||
| 2000 Crystal Mile | 1st | Weasel Will | 1 minute 38.7 seconds |
| 2nd | Le Zagaletta | ||
| 3rd | Czar Hero | ||
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