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The Herbert Power Stakes is a Group 2 race contested over 2400m on Caulfield Guineas Day that offers a Caulfield Cup ballot exemption to the winner.
2025 Herbert Power Stakes Results
- 1st: No. 8 Brayden Star
- 2nd: No. 9 Plymouth
- 3rd: No. 5 Whisky On The Hill
Herbert Power Stakes News
The Herbert Power Stakes is a Group 2, 2400m, quality handicap race for horses aged three years and over run in mid-October on Caulfield Guineas Day.
2025 Herbert Power Stakes Results
Stay tuned for the official 2025 Herbert Power Stakes results and finishing order and to see what horses may be on the Caulfield Cup or Melbourne Cup path this spring.
- 1st: No. 8 Brayden Star ($6.50)
- 2nd: No. 9 Plymouth
- 3rd: No. 5 Whisky On The Hill
Winning Time: 2:32.99
Winning Margin: 0.25L
Brayden Star ($6.50) claimed a gutsy win in the 2025 Herbert Power Stakes results at Caulfield, lifting late under Craig Williams to edge out Plymouth and Whisky On The Hill in a thrilling finish and book his ticket into next weekend’s $5 million Caulfield Cup field.
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Herbert Power Stakes 2025 Results
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1st
8. Brayden Star (7)
J: Craig Williams 53kg
T: Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young |
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2nd
9. Plymouth (9)
J: Jamie Melham 53kg
T: Ben, Will & Jd Hayes |
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3rd
5. Whisky On The Hill (2)
J: Damian Lane 53.5kg
T: Glen Thompson |
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4th
1. Smokin' Romans (10)
J: Ben Melham 59kg
T: Ciaron Maher |
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5th
3. Young Werther (3)
J: Billy Egan 55kg
T: Danny O'Brien |
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6th
2. Post Impressionist (5)
J: Ethan Brown 55kg
T: Anthony & Sam Freedman |
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7th
10. Scary (8)
J: Dean Yendall 53kg
T: Emma-Lee & David Browne |
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8th
11. Taramansour (1)
J: Lachlan Neindorf 53kg
T: Phillip Stokes |
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9th
7. The Map (6)
J: Declan Bates 53kg
T: Dan Clarken & Oopy MacGillivray |
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10th
4. Earl Of Tyrone (11)
J: Harry Coffey 53.5kg
T: Ciaron Maher |
Held at Caulfield Racecourse during the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival, the Herbert Power Stakes is a highly regarded lead up race to both the Caulfield Cup back at the track / distance the following weekend and Melbourne Cup over the two miles at Flemington on the first Tuesday of November.
The Herbert Power Stakes winner is exempt from Caulfield Cup ballot, and the double was last completed by Master O’Reilly in 2007. Despite being considered a key Melbourne Cup lead-up, no Herbert Power Stakes winner has gone on to win the two-mile classic in the same year since Rogan Josh in 1999.
The mile and a half event offers $400,000 in total prize money and is a key support act on Caulfield Guineas Day at Caulfield Racecourse in Melbourne.
The Herbert Power Stakes shares a race program a host of other Group races including the Group 1 Caulfield Guineas (1600m), Group 1 Caulfield Stakes (2000m) which is currently run as the Might And Power, Group 1 Toorak Handicap (1600m), and the Group 2 Schillaci Stakes (1100m).
In 2023 the Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott-trained Military Mission became the first horse since Unsolved (1995) to come via a run in Sydney’s Group 1 The Metropolitan (2400m) improving on a fourth to stablemate Just Fine to win the Herbert Power Stakes.
The Herbert Power Stakes form from 2024 was franked with the runner-up Okita Soushi winning the Group 2 Moonee Valley Gold Cup at his next start before a third in that year’s Melbourne Cup trifecta.
The 2025 Herbert Power Stakes ran on Saturday October 11, 2025 at Caulfield with a Caulfield Cup ballot exemption going to the gutsy Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young trained winner Brayden Star ($6.50).
| Herbert Power Stakes | |
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| Date: | Saturday October 11, 2025 |
| Track: | Caulfield Racecourse |
| Distance: | 2400m |
| Race Type: | Open Handicap |
| Status: | Group 2 |
| Prize Money: | $400,000 |
2025 Herbert Power Stakes Betting
The latest Herbert Power Stakes 2025 betting odds and markets will be listed here at Races.com.au complete with links to Ladbrokes.com.au for you to lock in your Herbert Power Stakes tips in at the right price this spring as soon as announced.
Delphi ($1.95 in 2021) and Saracen Knight ($4.20 in 2022) are the latest favourites in Herbert Power Stakes betting to win.
There was a notable upset in 2024 with Herman Hesse taking out the Herbert Power at $16.
2025 Herbert Power Stakes Form
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2025 Herbert Power Stakes Tips
Stay tuned for our exclusive Herbert Power Stakes 2025 Tips on the Caulfield Cup lead-up this spring.
- To Win: No. 5 Whisky On The Hill ($4.40 at time of publish) – BET NOW
WHISKY ON THE HILL (2) gets the chance to go back-to-back and put himself in the mix for a potential Melbourne Cup bid on November 4 when he steps-out from a lovely gate over his pet distance in the Herbert Power. His 2400m strike-rate is outstanding (4:3-0-0) and the Ribchester gelding was solid winning over the mile and a half in a Mornington Black-Type event at his latest. It had been a while between drinks for the six-year-old so good to see him return to the winner’s stall. Stays well-weighted carrying 54kg (a half-kilo over allocation) and love that Damian Lane comes aboard to pilot. Took out a BM84 at this track and trip last October with more weight and, while this is a rise in grade, he’s a 2400m specialist who’ll be in the finish powering home late. Can win.
2025 Herbert Power Stakes Field
The Herbert Power Stakes field attracts a quality line-up of spring sprinters each season, many looking for the ballot exemption into the following weekend’s Caulfield Cup field.
Good lead-up races into the Herbert Power Stakes field include the Listed JRA Trophy (2500m) at Flemington in mid-September and even the Group 1 Turnbull Stakes (2000m) just seven days earlier.
Each year the Herbert Power Stakes field attracts a field of genuine stayers heading towards the Spring Cup races, many of the runners having previous experience in Group 1 company and over the mile and a half distance.
The Herbert Power Stakes field 2025 and barriers are set for release on the Wednesday of race week and will be published in full below once announced by Racing Victoria.
The 2025 Herbert Power Stakes final field features a strong line-up of potential last minute Caulfield Cup hopefuls including the Lindsay Park trained Plymouth coming off a Benalla Cup win and the Ciaron Maher trained Smokin’ Romans down in grade off a Group 1 Underwood Stakes ninth.
| No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Probable Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating |
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| 1 | 560310×729 | SMOKIN’ ROMANS (NZ) | Ciaron Maher | Ben Melham | 10 | 59kg | 106 | ||
| 2 | 8x460x8x86 | POST IMPRESSIONIST (IRE) | Anthony & Sam Freedman | Ethan Brown | 5 | 55kg | 98 | ||
| 3 | 78x778x638 | YOUNG WERTHER (NZ) | Danny O’Brien | Billy Egan | 3 | 55kg | 98 | ||
| 4 | 60x1x28x00 | EARL OF TYRONE (IRE) | Ciaron Maher | Harry Coffey | 11 | 53.5kg | 95 | ||
| 5 | 31103×8591 | WHISKY ON THE HILL (GB) | Glen Thompson | Damian Lane | 2 | 53.5kg | 95 | ||
| 6 | 0x00670x07 | LASTOTCHKA (FR) | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | Beau Mertens | 4 | 53kg | 96 | ||
| 7 | 560x68x606 | THE MAP | Dan Clarken & Oopy MacGillivray | Declan Bates | 6 | 53kg | 96 | ||
| 8 | x07344x745 | BRAYDEN STAR (GB) | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | Craig Williams | 7 | 53kg | 94 | ||
| 9 | x25463x061 | PLYMOUTH | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | Ms Jamie Melham | 9 | 53kg | 92 | ||
| 10 | 352x05x002 | SCARY (NZ) | Emma-Lee & David Browne | Dean Yendall | 8 | 53kg | 92 | ||
| 11 | 1235×00053 | TARAMANSOUR (IRE) | Phillip Stokes | Lachlan Neindorf | 1 | 53kg | 89 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2025 Herbert Power Stakes Nominations
Nominations for the Herbert Power Stakes in 2025 close the Monday leading-up to the Spring Cups’ lead-up.
| Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Ballot | Weight | True Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating | |
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| 1 | 3x742x8210 | CHANGINGOFTHEGUARD (IRE) | G | 7 | Kris Lees | 1 | 59kg | 59kg | 106 | |
| 2 | 560310×729 | SMOKIN’ ROMANS (NZ) | G | 9 | Ciaron Maher | 2 | 59kg | 59kg | 106 | |
| 3 | 8x460x8x86 | POST IMPRESSIONIST (IRE) | G | 7 | Anthony & Sam Freedman | 3 | 55kg | 55kg | 98 | |
| 4 | 78x778x638 | YOUNG WERTHER (NZ) | G | 8 | Danny O’Brien | 4 | 55kg | 55kg | 98 | |
| 5 | 0x80x48x47 | CLEVELAND (IRE) | G | 8 | Kris Lees | 5 | 54.5kg | 54.5kg | 97 | |
| 6 | 560x68x606 | THE MAP | M | 7 | Dan Clarken & Oopy MacGillivray | 6 | 53kg | 52kg | 96 | |
| 7 | 0x00670x07 | LASTOTCHKA (FR) | M | 7 | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | 7 | 53kg | 52kg | 96 | |
| 8 | 31103×8591 | WHISKY ON THE HILL (GB) | G | 6 | Glen Thompson | 8 | 53.5kg | 53.5kg | 95 | |
| 9 | 60x1x28x00 | EARL OF TYRONE (IRE) | G | 8 | Ciaron Maher | 9 | 53.5kg | 53.5kg | 95 | |
| 10 | x07344x745 | BRAYDEN STAR (GB) | G | 7 | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | 10 | 53kg | 53kg | 94 | |
| 11 | 352x05x002 | SCARY (NZ) | H | 4 | Emma-Lee & David Browne | 11 | 53kg | 52kg | 92 | |
| 12 | x25463x061 | PLYMOUTH | G | 4 | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | 12 | 53kg | 52kg | 92 | |
| 13 | x00x800200 | ANTRIM COAST (NZ) | G | 5 | Steve Richards | 13 | 53kg | 52kg | 92 | |
| 14 | 1235×00053 | TARAMANSOUR (IRE) | G | 9 | Phillip Stokes | 14 | 53kg | 50.5kg | 89 | |
| 15 | 131210×423 | KINGS VALLEY (IRE) | G | 5 | Ciaron Maher | 15 | 53kg | 47kg | 82 | |
| 16 | 544031×254 | FERAGO | G | 9 | Patrick F Ryan Jnr | 16 | 53kg | 45kg | 78 | |
| 17 | x16x18173x | CATANI GARDENS (IRE) | G | 6 | Anthony & Sam Freedman | 17 | 53kg | 42.5kg | 73 | |
| 18 | 6x8x030020 | ALMAIRAC (IRE) | G | 6 | Cliff Brown | 18 | 53kg | 41kg | 70 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
Herbert Power Stakes History
Since its inauguration in 1898 when Cocos won, the race has been known by several different names including the Eclipse Stakes, Herbert Power Handicap, Quick-Eze Stakes, Perrier Mineral Water Stakes, Perrier Stakes and the Herbert Power Stakes.
First an 8-furlong race, the distance increased to 11 furlongs and 12 furlongs before it became a 2400m event.
Six horses have completed the Herbert Power Stakes – Melbourne Cup double in the same year:
- Rogan Josh (1999), Arwon (1978), Van Der Hum (1976), Gala Supreme (1973), Sirius (1944), and Poseidon (1906).
The Herbert Power Stakes – Caulfield Cup double has been achieved seven times in the same season by six horses:
- Master O’Reilly (2007), Beer Street (1970), Rising Fast (1955), My Hero (1953), Poseidon two times (1906 and 1907), and Marvel Loch (1905).
Recent Herbert Power Stakes Winners
| Year | Place | Horse | Time |
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| 2025 Herbert Power Stakes |
1st | Brayden Star | 2 minutes 32.99 seconds |
| 2nd | Plymouth | ||
| 3rd | Whisky On The Hill | ||
| 2024 Herbert Power Stakes |
1st | Herman Hesse | 2 minutes 29.03 seconds |
| 2nd | Okita Soushi | ||
| 3rd | Fancy Man | ||
| 2023 Herbert Power Stakes |
1st | Military Mission | 2 minutes 32.56 seconds |
| 2nd | United Nations | ||
| 3rd | Ferago | ||
| 2022 Herbert Power Stakes |
1st | Saracen Knight | 2 minutes 32.25 seconds |
| 2nd | Makram | ||
| 3rd | Desert Icon | ||
| 2021 Herbert Power Stakes |
1st | Delphi | 2 minutes 27.75 seconds |
| 2nd | The Chosen One | ||
| 3rd | Hasta La War | ||
| 2020 Herbert Power Stakes |
1st | Chapada | 2 minutes 30.57 seconds |
| 2nd | Zebrowski | ||
| 3rd | Platinum Invador | ||
| 2019 Herbert Power Stakes |
1st | The Chosen One | 2 minutes 27.52 seconds |
| 2nd | Prince Of Arran | ||
| 3rd | Sully | ||
| 2018 Herbert Power Stakes |
1st | Yucatan | 2 minutes 26.47 seconds |
| 2nd | Brimham Rocks | ||
| 3rd | Prince Of Arran | ||
| 2017 Herbert Power Stakes |
1st | Lord Fandango | 2 minutes 27.67 seconds |
| 2nd | Wall Of Fire | ||
| 3rd | Gallic Chieftain | ||
| 2016 Herbert Power Stakes |
1st | Assign | 2 minutes 29.1 seconds |
| 2nd | Big Memory | ||
| 3rd | Pemberley | ||
| 2015 Herbert Power Stakes |
1st | Amralah | 2 minutes 27.7 seconds |
| 2nd | Excess Knowledge | ||
| 3rd | Bohemian Lily | ||
| 2014 Herbert Power Stakes |
1st | Big Memory | 2 minutes 26.7 seconds |
| 2nd | Signoff | ||
| 3rd | Let’s Make Adeal | ||
| 2013 Herbert Power Stakes |
1st | Sea Moon | 2 minutes 29.98 seconds |
| 2nd | Oasis Bloom | ||
| 3rd | Simenon | ||
| 2012 Herbert Power Stakes |
1st | Shahwardi | 2 minutes 28.82 seconds |
| 2nd | Excluded | ||
| 3rd | Exceptionally | ||
| 2011 Herbert Power Stakes |
1st | Shewan | 2 minutes 30.75 seconds |
| 2nd | Tanby | ||
| 3rd | Moyenne Corniche | ||
| 2010 Herbert Power Stakes |
1st | Linton | 2 minutes 29.43 seconds |
| 2nd | Cedarberg | ||
| 3rd | Precedence | ||
| 2009 Herbert Power Stakes |
1st | Alcopop | 2 minutes 27.23 seconds |
| 2nd | Shocking | ||
| 3rd | Hissing Sid | ||
| 2008 Herbert Power Stakes |
1st | Dolphin Jo | 2 minutes 30.2 seconds |
| 2nd | The Wolverine | ||
| 3rd | Cefalu | ||
| 2007 Herbert Power Stakes |
1st | Master O’Reilly | 2 minutes 30 seconds |
| 2nd | Zavite | ||
| 3rd | Reggie | ||
| 2006 Herbert Power Stakes |
1st | Growl | 2 minutes 29.3 seconds |
| 2nd | Dracs Back | ||
| 3rd | Siamun | ||
| 2005 Herbert Power Stakes |
1st | Leica Falcon | 2 minutes 29.5 seconds |
| 2nd | Sarrera | ||
| 3rd | Hugs Dancer | ||
| 2004 Herbert Power Stakes |
1st | Rizon | 2 minutes 31.7 seconds |
| 2nd | Grey Song | ||
| 3rd | Zazzman | ||
| 2003 Herbert Power Stakes |
1st | Yakama | 2 minutes 30.7 seconds |
| 2nd | Physique | ||
| 3rd | Vicksburg | ||
| 2002 Herbert Power Stakes |
1st | The Secondmortgage | 2 minutes 29.8 seconds |
| 2nd | Requiem | ||
| 3rd | Thong Classic | ||
| 2001 Herbert Power Stakes |
1st | Freemason | 2 minutes 30.7 seconds |
| 2nd | The Secondmortgage | ||
| 3rd | Rain Gauge | ||
| 2000 Herbert Power Stakes |
1st | Majestic Avenue | 2 minutes 31.4 seconds |
| 2nd | Bulkhead | ||
| 3rd | Bohemiath | ||
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