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The Tristarc Stakes is a Group 2 sprint held at Caulfield Racecourse on Caulfield Cup Day as a lead-up to Flemington's Empire Rose Stakes during the Melbourne Cup Carnival.
Tristarc Stakes News
The Tristarc Stakes is a quality Group 2 thoroughbred event held as part of the coveted Melbourne Spring Carnival on one of the most anticipated days of racing, Caulfield Cup Day. Taking place on a Saturday in mid to late October, Caulfield Cup Day features a host of Group races including the Group 1 Caulfield Cup (2400m), 2 Caulfield Sprint (1000m), Group 3 Moonga Stakes (1400m), Group 3 Ethereal Stakes (2000m), and Group 3 Caulfield Classic (2000m).
2025 Tristarc Stakes Results
Stay tuned for the official 2025 Tristarc Stakes results and finishing order and to see what mares may have a Group 1 Empire Rose Stakes target in sight over the Melbourne Cup Carnival.
- 1st: No. 5 Abounding ($2.80)
- 2nd: No. 2 Splash Back
- 3rd: No. 7 Bossy Nic
Rob Heathcote’s in-form five-year-old daughter of Rich Enuff, Abounding ($2.80), overcome a luckless run to surge home in a bounding late charge to run right over the top of her rivals and take out the 2025 Tristarc Stakes results by a length. She has now firmed in from $34 to $9 to win the Group 1 Empire Rose Stakes at Flemington on Derby Day.
Tristarc Stakes 2025 Results
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1st
5. Abounding (5)
J: Blake Shinn 56kg
T: Robert Heathcote |
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2nd
2. Splash Back (6)
J: Nash Rawiller 57.5kg
T: Grahame Begg |
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3rd
7. Bossy Nic (2)
J: Harry Coffey 55kg
T: Tony & Calvin McEvoy |
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4th
1. Miraval Rose (1)
J: Jordan Childs 57.5kg
T: Grahame Begg |
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5th
10. Tuileries (4)
J: Mark Zahra 55kg
T: Peter Snowden |
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6th
4. Lady Jones (3)
J: Luke Nolen 57kg
T: Stephen V Brown |
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7th
9. Rapt (8)
J: Beau Mertens 55kg
T: Jason Deamer |
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8th
8. Sassy Boom (7)
J: Andrea Atzeni 55kg
T: Danny O'Brien |
The Tristarc Stakes is run over the sprint distance of 1400m by a solid field of mares under set weights plus penalties and is worth $300,000. It is a great middle-distance sprint for mares heading towards prestigious events including the Group 1 Empire Rose Stakes (1600m) on Victoria Derby Day or the Group 2 Matriach Stakes (2000m) on Mackinnon Stakes Day.
The set weights conditions that the race is run under ensures that the higher seeded females claim victory more often than not. In recent years the Tristarc Stakes has been a decent guide to the Empire Rose Stakes (formerly the Myer Classic).
Colette (2021) is the last mare to complete the Tristarc Stakes – Empire Rose Stakes double.
The 2022 Tristarc Stakes form was franked with the runner-up Palaisipan going on to win Brisbane’s Group 1 Tattersall’s Tiara in the winter of 2023.
The 2025 Tristarc Stakes ran on Saturday October 18, 2025 as part of Caulfield Cup Day and was won in a late surge by Rob Heathcote’s talented mare Abounding ($2.80).
| 2025 Tristarc Stakes | |
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| Date: | Saturday October 18, 2025 |
| Track: | Caulfield Racecourse |
| Distance: | 1400m |
| Conditions: | 4YO&Up Mares – Set Weights + Penalties |
| Status: | Group 2 |
| Prizemoney: | $300,000 |
| Inaugurated: | 1987 |
2025 Tristarc Stakes Betting
The latest Tristarc Stakes 2025 betting markets will be detailed here at Races.com.au with the full Tristarc Stakes odds provided by Ladbrokes.com.au so you can back your insider Tristarc Stakes tips at the right price this spring.
Colette ($2.45 in 2021) was the last favourite in Tristarc Stakes betting to salute for the punters.
There was a notable upset in 2024 with Lady In Pink saluting at Tristarc Stakes odds of $17.
2025 Tristarc Stakes Form Guide
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2025 Tristarc Stakes Tips
Stay tuned for our insider Tristarc Stakes 2025 Tips on the Caulfield Cup Day support race this spring.
To Win: No. 1 Miraval Rose
MIRAVAL ROSE (1) is the equal topweight and looks an excellent hope to take advantage of the inside alley in the last on Caulfield Cup Day and post another Group 2 win. Grahame Begg’s in-form Grunt mare chases a hat-trick having gone back-to-back in Melbourne at her latest two. Fresh she was strong behind The Everest runner Angel Capital in The Valley’s Listed Chautauqua Stakes before a win here at Caulfield beating Stretan Angel by a half-length. She rose in grade and collected the Blazer Stakes trophy at Flemington in a big performance from her. Regular rider Jordan Childs sticks with, he’ll take her straight to the front from the gate and she’ll take some running down. Timing and upside are both on her side; this mare’s got more than a pretty name – she’s got the form to back it up and I’m happy to take her to keep the wins coming.
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4th
1. Miraval Rose (1)
J: Jordan Childs 57.5kg
T: Grahame Begg |
2025 Tristarc Stakes Field
Each Caulfield Cup Day the Tristarc Stakes field attracts a quality line-up of mares coming off lead-up runs in races including Sydney’s Group 1 Epsom Handicap (1600m), Flemington’s Group 2 Gilgai Stakes (1200m) a fortnight before or the Group 2 Rose Of Kingston Stakes (1400m) also open only to mares contested on Turnbull Stakes Day.
Wrote To Arataki (3rd in 2023) and Lady In Pink (7th in 2024) are the latest mares to come off a Rose Of Kingston Stakes run and win the Tristarc Stakes.
The 2025 Tristarc Stakes field and barriers will be released on the Wednesday leading up to Caulfield Cup Day and published in full below so stay tuned.
The Tristarc Stakes 2025 final field features a number of key mares led in betting by Rob Heathcote’s Queensland trained Abounding coming off a string of top three runs including a last start second in the Group 2 Stocks Stakes to Splash Back who is also in the mix for the rematch this weekend at Caulfield.
| No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Probable Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating |
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| 1 | 331630×311 | MIRAVAL ROSE | Grahame Begg | Jordan Childs | 1 | 57.5kg | 102 | ||
| 2 | x18x115251 | SPLASH BACK (FR) | Grahame Begg | Nash Rawiller | 7 | 57.5kg | 103 | ||
| 4 | 5251x3660x | LADY JONES | Stephen V Brown | Luke Nolen | 3 | 57kg | 95 | ||
| 5 | 7x0662x332 | ABOUNDING | Robert Heathcote | Blake Shinn | 5 | 56kg | 104 | ||
| 6 | 1x1x3519x | GLASGOW LASS | Matt Laurie | Daniel Stackhouse | 9 | 56kg | 76 | ||
| 7 | 01223×6956 | BOSSY NIC | Tony & Calvin McEvoy | Harry Coffey | 2 | 55kg | 88 | ||
| 8 | 186×932524 | SASSY BOOM | Danny O’Brien | Andrea Atzeni | 8 | 55kg | 82 | ||
| 9 | 1x4171790x | RAPT | Jason Deamer | Beau Mertens | 10 | 55kg | 83 | ||
| 10 | x117x48132 | TUILERIES | Peter Snowden | Mark Zahra | 4 | 55kg | 56kg | 92 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2025 Tristarc Stakes Nominations
The 2025 Tristarc Stakes nominations are released by Racing Victoria (RV) on the Monday of race week, and the full list of early entries will be available below once announced.
2025 Tristarc Stakes nominations extended until 10:00am (AEDT) – 14/10/2025
| Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Hcp Rating | |
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| 1 | 7x0662x332 | ABOUNDING | M | 5 | Robert Heathcote | 104 |
| 2 | 01223×6956 | BOSSY NIC | M | 5 | Tony & Calvin McEvoy | 88 |
| 3 | 212×126 | DEEP PLEASURE | M | 4 | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | 73 |
| 4 | 1x1x3519x | GLASGOW LASS | M | 4 | Matt Laurie | 76 |
| 5 | 5251x3660x | LADY JONES | M | 6 | Stephen V Brown | 95 |
| 6 | 331630×311 | MIRAVAL ROSE | M | 5 | Grahame Begg | 102 |
| 7 | 1x4171790x | RAPT | M | 5 | Jason Deamer | 83 |
| 8 | 186×932524 | SASSY BOOM | M | 5 | Danny O’Brien | 82 |
| 9 | 1x38x53621 | SHADHAVAR | M | 4 | Tom Dabernig | 78 |
| 10 | x18x115251 | SPLASH BACK (FR) | M | 6 | Grahame Begg | 103 |
| 11 | x117x48132 | TUILERIES | M | 4 | Peter Snowden | 92 |
| 12 | 00x3132x60 | WROTE TO ARATAKI (NZ) | M | 7 | Matthew Williams | 101 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
Tristarc Stakes History
Canny Lass was the inaugural Tristarc Stakes winner when the race was first run in 1987. It began as a Listed race, reaching Group 3 status in 1994 and finally Group 2 status in 2005. The race distance has always been 1400m. Some high-quality females have taken out the Tristarc Stakes including Typhoon Tracy (1999), M
ore Joyous (2011), Streama (2012), Red Tracer (2013), and Global Glamour (2017).
Tristarc Stakes results since 2000 are listed below.
Recent Tristarc Stakes Winners
| Year | Place | Horse | Time |
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| 2025 Tristarc Stakes | 1st | Abounding | 1 minute 24.06 seconds |
| 2nd | Splash Back | ||
| 3rd | Bossy Nic | ||
| 2024 Tristarc Stakes | 1st | Lady In Pink | 1 minute 26.22 seconds |
| 2nd | Revolutionary Miss | ||
| 3rd | Miss Aria | ||
| 2023 Tristarc Stakes | 1st | Wrote To Arataki | 1 minute 23.53 seconds |
| 2nd | Shuffle Dancer | ||
| 3rd | Call Di | ||
| 2022 Tristarc Stakes | 1st | Chain Of Lightning | 1 minute 24.91 seconds |
| 2nd | Palaisipan | ||
| 3rd | Pride Of Jenni | ||
| 2021 Tristarc Stakes | 1st | Colette | 1 minute 24.99 seconds |
| 2nd | Steinem | ||
| 3rd | Aidensfield | ||
| 2020 Tristarc Stakes | 1st | Madam Rouge | 1 minute 27.75 seconds |
| 2nd | She Shao Fly | ||
| 3rd | Felicia | ||
| 2019 Tristarc Stakes | 1st | Savatiano | 1 minute 24.23 seconds |
| 2nd | Angelic Ruler | ||
| 3rd | Spanish Whisper | ||
| 2018 Tristarc Stakes | 1st | Shumookh | 1 minute 25.68 seconds |
| 2nd | Invincibella | ||
| 3rd | Aloisia | ||
| 2017 Tristarc Stakes | 1st | Global Glamour | 1 minute 23.8 seconds |
| 2nd | Cool Passion | ||
| 3rd | Shillelagh | ||
| 2016 Tristarc Stakes | 1st | First Seal | 1 minute 25.14 seconds |
| 2nd | Tycoon Tara | ||
| 3rd | Pearls | ||
| 2015 Tristarc Stakes | 1st | La Passe | 1 minute 23.77 seconds |
| 2nd | Solicit | ||
| 3rd | Jessy Belle | ||
| 2014 Tristarc Stakes | 1st | Sweet Idea | 1 minute 25.42 seconds |
| 2nd | Girl Guide | ||
| 3rd | Catkins | ||
| 2013 Tristarc Stakes | 1st | Red Tracer | 1 minute 23.16 seconds |
| 2nd | Koonoomoo | ||
| 3rd | Ava’s Delight | ||
| 2012 Tristarc Stakes | 1st | Streama | 1 minute 24.76 seconds |
| 2nd | Pear Tart | ||
| 3rd | Red Tracer | ||
| 2011 Tristarc Stakes | 1st | More Joyous | 1 minute 22.89 seconds |
| 2nd | Sister Madly | ||
| 3rd | Response | ||
| 2010 Tristarc Stakes | 1st | Culminate | 1 minute 26.51 seconds |
| 2nd | Jersey Lily | ||
| 3rd | Marquardt | ||
| 2009 Tristarc Stakes | 1st | Typhoon Tracy | 1 minute 22.8 seconds |
| 2nd | Hot Danish | ||
| 3rd | Glowlamp | ||
| 2008 Tristarc Stakes | 1st | Mimi Lebrock | 1 minute 23.3 seconds |
| 2nd | Tan Tat De Lago | ||
| 3rd | Absolutely Fabulous | ||
| 2007 Tristarc Stakes | 1st | Miss Fantabulous | 1 minute 23 seconds |
| 2nd | Bellini Rose | ||
| 3rd | Like It Is | ||
| 2006 Tristarc Stakes | 1st | Nuclear Free | 1 minute 23 seconds |
| 2nd | Belle Bizarre | ||
| 3rd | Divine Madonna | ||
| 2005 Tristarc Stakes | 1st | Infinite Grace | 1 minute 22.1 seconds |
| 2nd | Candy Vale | ||
| 3rd | Storm Alert | ||
| 2004 Tristarc Stakes | 1st | Our Egyptian Raine | 1 minute 24.5 seconds |
| 2nd | Infinite Grace | ||
| 3rd | Skewiff | ||
| 2003 Tristarc Stakes | 1st | Infinite Grace | 1 minute 23 seconds |
| 2nd | Forum Floozie | ||
| 3rd | Faith Hill | ||
| 2002 Tristarc Stakes | 1st | Reactive | 1 minute 23.6 seconds |
| 2nd | Gentle Genius | ||
| 3rd | Taimana | ||
| 2001 Tristarc Stakes | 1st | Pernod | 1 minute 24.2 seconds |
| 2nd | Kaemess | ||
| 3rd | Calm Smyzer | ||
| 2000 Tristarc Stakes | 1st | Lady Marion | 1 minute 23 seconds |
| 2nd | Pace Invader | ||
| 3rd | Spice Doll | ||
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