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The Ted Van Heemst Stakes (formerly the CB Cox Stakes) is a Group 2 feature event held at Ascot Racecourse as a key Perth Cup lead-up.
Ted Van Heemst Stakes News
Held annually in late December as a key lead-up to the Perth Cup, the Ted Van Heemst Stakes is a 2100m staying event at Ascot Racecourse formerly known as the C.B. Cox Stakes before being renamed in 2016.
2025 Ted Van Heemst Stakes Results
Stay tuned for the official 2025 Ted Van Heemst Stakes results and finishing order and to see what horses are Perth Cup bound this summer.
- 1st: No. 1 Apulia ($2.50F)
- 2nd: No. 10 Hoba West
- 3rd: No. 4 Sentimental Hero
Winning Margin:Â 0.72 lengths
Winning Time:Â 2:08.93
Apulia ($2.50F) delivered a powerhouse performance to claim victory for the punters in the 2025 Ted Van Heemst Stakes results at Ascot on Saturday, producing a stunning last-to-first victory that stamped him as the horse to beat heading into the 2026 Perth Cup.
After settling dead last in the field of 11, jockey William Pike swung the Ben, Will and JD Hayes trained gelding to the outside and let him rip. Apulia unleashed a booming finish, mowing down Hoba West in the final strides to score impressively.
Pike admitted the race didn’t unfold as planned — he’d hoped to be much closer in the run — but Apulia’s turn of foot made the tactical mishap irrelevant.
The win now has him firmly on track for the $1 million Perth Cup (2400m) on New Year’s Day, where he is expected to start one of the major players.
Ted Van Heemst Stakes 2025 Results
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1st
1. Apulia (1)
J: William Pike 59kg
T: Ben, Will & Jd Hayes |
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2nd
10. Hoba West (4)
J: Shaun O'Donnell 59kg
T: Summer Dickson |
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3rd
4. Sentimental Hero (9)
J: Lucy Fiore 59kg
T: Peter Fernie |
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4th
3. Diamond Scene (7)
J: Clint Johnston-Porter 59kg
T: Michael Grantham |
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5th
9. In Good Order (8)
J: Chris Parnham 59kg
T: Daniel Morton |
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6th
11. Admiration Express (5)
J: Brad Rawiller 57kg
T: Jason Miller |
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7th
12. Be Optimistic (6)
J: Joey Azzopardi 57kg
T: Luke Fernie |
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8th
7. Grand Pierro (3)
J: Steven Parnham 59kg
T: Jason Warren |
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9th
2. Hemlock Stone (10)
J: Patrick Carbery 59kg
T: Grant & Alana Williams |
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10th
8. Red Sun Sensation (11)
J: Jason Whiting 59kg
T: Sue Olive |
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11th
6. Currimundi (2)
J: Shaun McGruddy 59kg
T: Steve Wolfe |
Worth $300,000 in prize money, the Group 2 event attracts good staying horses that are suited to the weight-for-age conditions. The Ted Van Heemst Stakes is the ideal lead-up race to the Group 2 Perth Cup (2400m) held around a fortnight later either on New Year’s Eve or the first week of the New Year at the end of the Perth Summer Racing Carnival.
The 2021 Ted Van Heemst Stakes form was franked with the runner-up Platoon running a next-up third in the Perth Cup trifecta.
The Ted Van Heemst Stakes 2023 form was franked in the subsequent Perth Cup 2024 results with Casino Seventeen improving on a third in the Ted Van Heemst to win the New Year’s Day classic.
The 2023 Ted Van Heemst winner Numerian meanwhile ran fourth in the Perth Cup at his next start.
The 2025 Ted Van Heemst Stakes ran on Saturday December 20, 2025 as an important Perth Cup lead-up race and was won in a stunning last-to-first performance by the Lindsay Park raced favourite Apulia ($2.50F).Â
| Ted Van Heemst Stakes 2025 | |
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| Date: | Saturday December 20, 2025 |
| Track: | Ascot Racecourse |
| Distance: | 2100m |
| Race Type: | Weight-For-Age |
| Status: | Group 2 |
| Prize Money: | $300,000 |
2025 Ted Van Heemst Stakes Betting
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Regal Power ($1.65 in 2019 and $1.20 in 2021), the ill-fated Truly Great ($1.45 in 2020) and Apulia ($2.50 in 2025) are the latest favourites in Ted Van Heemst Stakes betting to salute for the punters.
2025 Ted Van Heemst Stakes Form Guide
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2025 Ted Van Heemst Stakes Tips
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Each Way: No. 10 Hoba West
HOBA WEST (4) is drawn a dream and comes into this acid test in top form.
An open edition of the Ted Van Heemst and the current price on Summer Dickson’s six-year-old Epaulette gelding is attractive for an Each Way play considering his lead-up runs.
Boasting a great record here at the Ascot track (5:2-2-0) he has won three of his past four starts and is deserving of a shot at something like this.
Up in distance but looks like he’ll run out the 2100m without too much of a stretch after carrying 60kg to a one-length win here over 1800m on December 13.
This is tougher and there’s some class horses in the mix down in grade looking to return to form, but I like this guy at WFA with Shaun O’Donnell coming aboard in another plus.
Can surprise a few late and finish in the money.
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2nd
10. Hoba West (4)
J: Shaun O’Donnell 59kg
T: Summer Dickson |
2025 Ted Van Heemst Stakes Field
The Ted Van Heemst / CB Cox Stakes field traditionally features the best locally trained stayers targeting the popular Perth Cup.
Horses in the Ted Van Heemst Stakes field come out of summer lead-up races including the Group 1 Northerly Stakes (1800m) – formerly the Kingston Town Classic – in early December or the previous Saturday’s Group 3 A.J. Scahill Stakes (1400m) over a notably shorter distance.
In 2019, Regal Power completed the Group 1 Railway Stakes – Ted Van Heemst Stakes double. Truly Great took out the Kingston Town Classic – Ted Van Heemst Stakes double in 2020 before Regal Power did the same in 2021.
Apulia (10th in 2025) was the last Northerly Stakes graduate to go on and win the Ted Van Heemst Stakes.
The 2025 Ted Van Heemst Stakes field & barriers will be provided here the week of the race once officially announced by Perth Racing.
The Ted Van Heemst Stakes 2025 final field features a dozen potential Perth Cup hopefuls including Lindsay Park’s Fiorente horse Apulia drawn the rails for Willie Pike and looking to atone for an unplaced run in the Northerly Stakes.
Click here to read more on the key runners in the 2025 Ted Van Heemst Stakes field and betting markets.
| No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating |
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| 1 | 098x23x110 | APULIA | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | William Pike | 1 | 59kg | Â | 105 |
| 2 | 71x407x800 | HEMLOCK STONE (NZ) | Grant & Alana Williams | Patrick Carbery | 10 | 59kg | Â | 103 |
| 3 | 171212×149 | DIAMOND SCENE | Michael Grantham | Clint Johnston-Porter | 7 | 59kg | Â | 105 |
| 4 | 120×521130 | SENTIMENTAL HERO | Peter Fernie | Ms Lucy Fiore | 9 | 59kg | Â | 105 |
| 5 | 0731314600 | GINGER BAKER | Daniel & Ben Pearce | Ms Holly Watson | 12 | 59kg | Â | 102 |
| 6 | 75×6730800 | CURRIMUNDI | Steve Wolfe | Shaun McGruddy | 2 | 59kg | Â | 89 |
| 7 | 53×0838580 | GRAND PIERRO | Jason Warren | Steven Parnham | 3 | 59kg | Â | 92 |
| 8 | 47288×2130 | RED SUN SENSATION | Susan Olive | Jason Whiting | 11 | 59kg | Â | 89 |
| 9 | 362317×297 | IN GOOD ORDER | Daniel Morton | Chris Parnham | 8 | 59kg | Â | 106 |
| 10 | 23×7101121 | HOBA WEST | Summer Dickson | Shaun O’Donnell | 4 | 59kg | Â | 79 |
| 11 | 2x041x7886 | ADMIRATION EXPRESS | Jason Miller | Brad Rawiller | 5 | 57kg | Â | 102 |
| 12 | 6x0003x060 | BE OPTIMISTIC | Luke Fernie | Joey Azzopardi | 6 | 57kg | Â | 95 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2025 Ted Van Heemst Stakes Nominations
Early nominations for the Ted Van Heemst Stakes in 2025 will be updated here the week of the race.
Ted Van Heemst / CB Cox Stakes History
Inaugurated in 1914 as the Grandstand Plate, the Ted Van Heemst Stakes was renamed in 2016 in honour of Western Australian Racing Hall of Famer Ted Van Heemst and was previously known as the CB Cox Stakes from 1920-2015.
The race was previously contested over 2400m but was reduced in 2009 after the Perth Cup distance was also cut from a traditional two-mile cup distance (3200m) to the mile and a half (2400m).
The Ted Van Heemst Stakes has held Group 2 status since 1979 and has been won by a number of notable stayers including Eurythmic (1920) who went on to win a host of interstate Group 1 races including the Caulfield Cup (1920), that year’s Melbourne Cup winner Piping Lane (1972), the reigning Cox Plate champion at the time Battle Heights (1974) and more recently Delicacy (2015) who won the following January’s Perth Cup.
The 2019 Ted Van Heemst Stakes winner Regal Power went on to win the following year’s $5 million The All-Star Mile in Melbourne. Regal Power also returned to complete the Kingston Town Classic – Ted Van Heemst Stakes double in 2021.
Recent C.B. Cox / Ted Van Heemst Stakes Winners
| Year | Place | Horse | Time |
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| 2025 Ted Van Heemst Stakes | 1st | Apulia | 2 minutes 08.93 seconds |
| 2nd | Hoba West | ||
| 3rd | Sentimental Hero | ||
| 2024 Ted Van Heemst Stakes | 1st | In Good Order | 2 minutes 10.24 seconds |
| 2nd | Let’s Galahvant | ||
| 3rd | Numerian | ||
| 2023 Ted Van Heemst Stakes | 1st | Numerian | 2 minutes 10.14 seconds |
| 2nd | Marocchino | ||
| 3rd | Casino Seventeen | ||
| 2022 Ted Van Heemst Stakes | 1st | Marocchino | 2 minutes 10.11 seconds |
| 2nd | Steinem | ||
| 3rd | Ironclad | ||
| 2021 Ted Van Heemst Stakes | 1st | Regal Power | 2 minutes 11.35 seconds |
| 2nd | Platoon | ||
| 3rd | Cockney Crew | ||
| 2020 Ted Van Heemst Stakes | 1st | Truly Great | 2 minutes 11.74 seconds |
| 2nd | Trap For Fools | ||
| 3rd | Platoon | ||
| 2019 Ted Van Heemst Stakes | 1st | Regal Power | 2 minutes 12.96 seconds |
| 2nd | Gatting | ||
| 3rd | Star Exhibit | ||
| 2018 Ted Van Heemst Stakes | 1st | Galaxy Star | 2 minutes 12.54 seconds |
| 2nd | Gatting | ||
| 3rd | Perfect Jewel | ||
| 2017 Ted Van Heemst Stakes | 1st | Pounamu | 2 minutes 16.76 seconds |
| 2nd | Material Man | ||
| 3rd | Zarantz | ||
| 2016 Ted Van Heemst Stakes | 1st | Perfect Reflection | 2 minutes 14.13 seconds |
| 2nd | Fathoms Of Gold | ||
| 3rd | Ihtsahymn | ||
| 2015 C.B. Cox Stakes | 1st | Delicacy | 2 minutes 14.3 seconds |
| 2nd | Black Heart Bart | ||
| 3rd | Bass Strait | ||
| 2014 C.B. Cox Stakes | 1st | Elite Belle | 2 minutes 14.85 seconds |
| 2nd | Red Blast | ||
| 3rd | Bass Strait | ||
| 2013 C.B. Cox Stakes | 1st | Ihtsahymn | 2 minutes 11.17 seconds |
| 2nd | Kincaple | ||
| 3rd | Rohan | ||
| 2012 C.B. Cox Stakes | 1st | Mr Moet | 2 minutes 12.13 seconds |
| 2nd | Chester Road | ||
| 3rd | Ranger | ||
| 2011 C.B. Cox Stakes | 1st | God Has Spoken | 2 minutes 9.84 seconds |
| 2nd | Kincaple | ||
| 3rd | Ranger | ||
| 2010 C.B. Cox Stakes | 1st | Colour Correct | 2 minutes 7.7 seconds |
| 2nd | Admiring | ||
| 3rd | Big Ted | ||
| 2009 C.B. Cox Stakes | 1st | Lords Ransom | 2 minutes 8.82 seconds |
| 2nd | Largo Lad | ||
| 3rd | Dante’s Banquet | ||
| 2008 C.B. Cox Stakes | 1st | Gilded Venom | 2 minutes 8.7 seconds |
| 2nd | Annenkov | ||
| 3rd | The Fuzz | ||
| 2007 C.B. Cox Stakes | 1st | Cats Fun | 2 minutes 30.5 seconds |
| 2nd | Westerly Breeze | ||
| 3rd | Guyno | ||
| 2006 C.B. Cox Stakes | 1st | Daka’s Gem (DH) | 2 minutes 32.5 seconds |
| 2nd | Scenic Shot (DH) | ||
| 3rd | Ramiro | ||
| 2005 C.B. Cox Stakes | 1st | Early Express | 2 minutes 29.4 seconds |
| 2nd | Blevvo | ||
| 3rd | Bon Argent | ||
| 2004 C.B. Cox Stakes | 1st | Free At Last | 2 minutes 30.9 seconds |
| 2nd | Laetare | ||
| 3rd | Black Tom | ||
| 2003 C.B. Cox Stakes | 1st | Celtus | 2 minutes 32.6 seconds |
| 2nd | Higgins Gold | ||
| 3rd | Free At Last | ||
| 2002 C.B. Cox Stakes | 1st | Bold Mirage | 2 minutes 32.3 seconds |
| 2nd | Tumeric | ||
| 3rd | Alibi Bay | ||
| 2001 C.B. Cox Stakes | 1st | Never Blue | 2 minutes 32.3 seconds |
| 2nd | Finito | ||
| 3rd | Lottila Bay | ||
| 2000 C.B. Cox Stakes | 1st | Old Money | 2 minutes 30.8 seconds |
| 2nd | Lottila Bay | ||
| 3rd | Grand Turismo | ||
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