The Manfred Stakes is run over 1200m in late January over the Australia Day long weekend each year in Melbourne.
2025 Manfred Stakes Results
- 1st: #7 Royal Insignia
- 2nd: #4 Tropicus
- 3rd: #1 Band Of Brothers
Manfred Stakes News
The Manfred Stakes is a Group 3 race currently runs Caulfield Racecourse (Sandown Lakeside in 2025) on the Australia Day long weekend in late January during the early stages of the Melbourne Autumn Racing Carnival.
2025 Manfred Stakes Results
- 1st: #7 Royal Insignia ($7.50)
- 2nd: #4 Tropicus
- 3rd: #1 Band Of Brothers
Progressive Written Tycoon colt Royal Insignia ($7.50), ridden by Jamie Mott and trained by Grahame Begg, delivered a thrilling performance first-up to win the 2025 Manfred Stakes at Sandown on Saturday by a quarter-length, showcasing a blistering finish to secure his third win from five starts, with the Group 3 CS Hayes Stakes at Flemington on February 15 as his next target.
Manfred Stakes 2025 Odds & Results
Tile Importer Manfred Stakes (G3)
Runner Details | Win | Place |
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1st
7. Royal Insignia (2)
J: Jamie Mott 57kg
T: Grahame Begg |
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2nd
4. Tropicus (7)
J: Daniel Moor 57kg
T: Anthony & Sam Freedman |
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3rd
1. Band Of Brothers (4)
J: Damian Lane 58.5kg
T: Dominic Sutton |
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4th
3. Another Prophet (1)
J: Ethan Brown 57.5kg
T: Ciaron Maher |
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5th
6. Wonder Boy (6)
J: Mark Zahra 57kg
T: Jerome Hunter |
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6th
8. Judicial (5)
J: Jamie Melham 57kg
T: Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman |
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7th
5. Ndola (3)
J: Luke Currie 57kg
T: Ben, Will & Jd Hayes |
Data retrieved: 19/02/2025 10:35:08 PM (Australia/Brisbane)
The race was previously held in early February before being moved to the Australia Day race card for 2023 when it took place over 1300m at Ladbrokes Park Hillside.
It stayed on the Australia Day program in 2024 back at Caulfield Racecourse over 1200m, before taking place the day prior in 2025 at Sandown Lakeside.
Open only to three-year-old horses the Manfred Stakes is run under set weights plus penalties conditions and offers $200,000 in total prize money.
Gallopers may be having their first start for the autumn in the race or have had an earlier lead-up in a summer lead-up in Melbourne.
Horses out of the Manfred Stakes field have a number of options looking ahead including the Group 3 CS Hayes Stakes (1200m) at Flemington a fortnight later and even the Group 1 Australian Guineas (1600m) in March for those after more distance.
In 2020 Super Seth backed up from his Caulfield Guineas win to take out the Manfred Stakes before a next-up second against the older horses in the Group 1 Futurity Stakes (1400m) on Blue Diamond Stakes Day.
The following year the 2021 Manfred Stakes winner Portland Sky backed-up to dead-heat for first in the Group 1 Oakleigh Plate (1100m).
The 2023 Manfred Stakes form was franked by the winner Jacquinot who won the Group 1 C.F. Orr Stakes (1400m) at his next start.
The 2025 Manfred Stakes ran on Saturday January 25, 2025 as part of Melbourne’s Australia Day long weekend racing action in Melbourne and was won first-up by the Grahame Begg trained Royal Insignia ($7.50).Â
2025 Manfred Stakes | |
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Date: | Saturday January 25, 2025 |
Track: | Caulfield Racecourse (Sandown Lakeside in 2025) |
Distance: | 1200m |
Race Type: | 3YO – Set Weights + Penalties |
Status: | Group 3 |
Prize Money: | $200,000 |
2025 Manfred Stakes Finishing Order
Finish | No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Bar. | Weight | Penalty | Starting Price | |
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1 | 7 | ROYAL INSIGNIA | Grahame Begg | Jamie Mott | 2 | 57kg | $7.50 | |||
2 | 4 | TROPICUS | Anthony & Sam Freedman | Daniel Moor | 0.4L | 7 | 57kg | $5.50 | ||
3 | 1 | BAND OF BROTHERS | Dominic Sutton | Damian Lane | 0.65L | 4 | 58.5kg | $4F | ||
4 | 3 | ANOTHER PROPHET | Ciaron Maher | Ethan Brown | 1.11L | 1 | 57.5kg | $9.50 | ||
5 | 6 | WONDER BOY | Jerome Hunter | Mark Zahra | 2.11L | 6 | 57kg | $5.50 | ||
6 | 8 | JUDICIAL | Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman | Ms Jamie Melham | 3.36L | 5 | 57kg | $9 | ||
7 | 5 | NDOLA | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | Luke Currie | 3.46L | 3 | 57kg | $4.60 | ||
10 | KIRRIBILLI | Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman | Tyler Schiller | 0 | ||||||
9 | NAUGHTY BENNIE | Clinton McDonald | Ben Melham | 0 | ||||||
2 | ODINSON | Ciaron Maher | Shane Foley | 0 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2025 Manfred Stakes Betting
The latest Manfred Stakes 2025 betting markets will be available at Ladbrokes.com.au and also published here at Races.com.au as soon as betting on the Melbourne Group 3 are released.
Generation ($1.85 in 2022) and Jacquinot ($2.10 in 2023) are the latest favourites in Manfred Stakes betting to win.
2025 Manfred Stakes Form Guide
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2025 Manfred Stakes Tips
Stay tuned for our insider Manfred Stakes 2025 Tips on the three-year-old’s showdown this season.
- To Win: #3 Another Prophet ($9 at time of publish) – BET NOW
Open edition of the Manfred, and no doubt Another Prophet will build on whatever she does fresh, but at close to $10 that’s an attractive offering on a Group 1 winning filly. She takes on the boys now to kick off her autumn after Ciaron Maher’s daughter of Brazen Beau beat her own kind to close out her last campaign in the Thousand Guineas over the mile at 30/1. She’s forgotten in the markets again and might just surprise a few here.
2025 Manfred Stakes Field
The Manfred Stakes field attracts a quality line-up of early autumn three-year-olds who could be heading towards Group 1 races including the Australian Guineas against their own kind or the CF Orr Stakes taking on the older gallopers.
Jacquinot (2023) was the last horse to complete the Manfred Stakes – CF Orr Stakes double.
The official Manfred Stakes 2025 field and barriers are set for release on the Wednesday of race week and will be published in full below.
The 2025 Manfred Stakes final field features a smart line-up of three-year-olds led in betting by Group 3 winner Band Of Brothers with the fitness edge second-up.
No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Probable Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating |
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1 | 51314×2 | BAND OF BROTHERS | Dominic Sutton | Damian Lane | 4 | 58.5kg | 78 | ||
2 | 31x749x1x | ODINSON | Ciaron Maher | Shane Foley | 8 | 58kg | 78 | ||
3 | 51x76521x | ANOTHER PROPHET | Ciaron Maher | Ethan Brown (late alt) | 1 | 57.5kg | 104 | ||
4 | 1x3678x | TROPICUS | Anthony & Sam Freedman | Daniel Moor | 9 | 57kg | 74 | ||
5 | 12171x | NDOLA | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | Luke Currie | 3 | 57kg | 75 | ||
6 | 1x325x6 | WONDER BOY | Jerome Hunter | Mark Zahra | 6 | 57kg | 77 | ||
7 | 8x311x | ROYAL INSIGNIA | Grahame Begg | Jamie Mott | 2 | 57kg | 67 | ||
8 | 1×31 | JUDICIAL | Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman | Ms Jamie Melham | 5 | 57kg | 67 | ||
9 | 12 | NAUGHTY BENNIE | Clinton McDonald | Ben Melham (late alt) | 7 | 57kg | 63 | ||
10 | 13x | KIRRIBILLI | Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman | Tyler Schiller | 10 | 55kg | 70 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2025 Manfred Stakes Nominations
Early nominations for the Manfred Stakes in 2025 close the Monday ahead of the event.
Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Hcp Rating | |
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1 | 4×412736 | ACTA NON VERBA | C | 3 | Danny O’Brien | 63 |
2 | 51x76521x | ANOTHER PROPHET | F | 3 | Ciaron Maher | 104 |
3 | 51314×2 | BAND OF BROTHERS | G | 3 | Dominic Sutton | 78 |
4 | 1×4 | DANXIA (NZ) | G | 3 | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | 63 |
5 | 817x | EXTREME DIAMOND | C | 3 | Ciaron Maher | 62 |
6 | 264×21 | GOODLUCKTOME | G | 3 | Ciaron Maher | 64 |
7 | 316x1x2 | HEZDARNHOTTOO (NZ) | G | 3 | Bjorn Baker | 73 |
8 | 1×31 | JUDICIAL | C | 3 | Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman | 67 |
9 | 13x | KIRRIBILLI | F | 3 | Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman | 70 |
10 | 213x | MAGICE (NZ) | C | 3 | Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman | 62 |
11 | 12 | NAUGHTY BENNIE | G | 3 | Clinton McDonald | 63 |
12 | 12171x | NDOLA | C | 3 | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | 75 |
13 | 31x749x1x | ODINSON | G | 3 | Ciaron Maher | 78 |
14 | 37×1 | QATARS CHOICE | F | 3 | Ciaron Maher | 64 |
15 | 8x311x | ROYAL INSIGNIA | C | 3 | Grahame Begg | 67 |
16 | 1x3678x | TROPICUS | C | 3 | Anthony & Sam Freedman | 74 |
17 | 1x325x6 | WONDER BOY | G | 3 | Jerome Hunter | 77 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
Manfred Stakes History
The Manfred Stakes began as a Principal race in 1968 and the inaugural winner was Anvil.
Since then, a number of notable gallopers have won the race including Danasinga (1995), Don Edurado (2002), Haradasun (2007), Turffontein (2008), Denman (2010), Mosheen (2012), and returning Caulfield Guineas champion Super Seth (2020).
The event was elevated to a Group 3 race from 1979 – 1990 but was downgraded to Listed status from 1991 – 2013. From 2014 the Manfred Stakes has been run as a Group 3 race once more and continues to attract quality three-year-olds.
It has been run over various distances from 1200m – 1600m and at both Sandown and Caulfield Racecourse.
Other names the race has gone by over time are the Schweppes Cup, the Wellington Racing Club Stakes and then the Ladbrokes Manfred Stakes due to the sponsorship by online bookmaker Ladbrokes.com.au.
See below for the full Manfred Stakes winners and results going back to the year 2000.
The 2023 Manfred Stakes moved back to Sandown on Australia Day. In 2024 the distance returned to 1200m with the race held at Caulfield before it took place at Sandown Lakeside in 2025.
Recent Manfred Stakes Winners
Year | Place | Horse | Time |
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2025Â Manfred Stakes | 1st | Royal Insignia | 1 minute 11.06 seconds |
2nd | Tropicus | ||
3rd | Band Of Brothers | ||
2024Â Manfred Stakes | 1st | Brave Mead | 1 minute 9.59 seconds |
2nd | King Colorado | ||
3rd | Steparty | ||
2023 Manfred Stakes | 1st | Jacquinot | 1 minute 17.67 seconds (run over 1300m) |
2nd | Bank Maur | ||
3rd | Ruthless Dame | ||
2022 Manfred Stakes | 1st | Generation | 1 minute 9.86 seconds |
2nd | Zethus | ||
3rd | Linas Legend | ||
2021 Manfred Stakes | 1st | Portland Sky | 1 minute 9.50 seconds |
2nd | Aysar | ||
3rd | Tagaloa | ||
2020 Manfred Stakes | 1st | Super Seth | 1 minute 12.83 seconds |
2nd | Free Of Debt | ||
3rd | Dalasan | ||
2019 Manfred Stakes | 1st | Tin Hat | 1 minute 8.79 seconds |
2nd | Halvorsen | ||
3rd | Poised to Strike | ||
2018 Manfred Stakes | 1st | Cliff’s Edge | 1 minute 8.93 seconds |
2nd | Overshare | ||
3rd | Muraaqeb | ||
2017 Manfred Stakes | 1st | Legless Veuve | 1 minute 10.82 seconds |
2nd | Into Orbit | ||
3rd | Hey Doc | ||
2016 Manfred Stakes | 1st | Puritan | 1 minute 10.2Â seconds |
2nd | Golden Spin | ||
3rd | Ready For Victory | ||
2015 Manfred Stakes | 1st | Java | 1 minute 18.2Â seconds |
2nd | Petrology | ||
3rd | Affirmation | ||
2014 Manfred Stakes | 1st | Bull Point | 1 minute 9.7 seconds |
2nd | Worth A Ransom | ||
3rd | The Quarterback | ||
2013 Manfred Stakes | 1st | Royal Haunt | 1 minute 9.5 seconds |
2nd | Force Command | ||
3rd | Hosting | ||
2012 Manfred Stakes | 1st | Mosheen | 1 minute 10.7 seconds |
2nd | That’s The One | ||
3rd | Highly Recommended | ||
2011 Manfred Stakes | 1st | Enjin Number Nine | 1 minute 16.6 seconds |
2nd | Bullbars | ||
3rd | Star Witness | ||
2010 Wellington Racing Club Stakes | 1st | Denman | 1 minute 22.89Â seconds |
2nd | Carrara | ||
3rd | Most Immediate | ||
2009 Wellington Racing Club Stakes | 1st | Nicconi | 1 minute 24.98Â seconds |
2nd | Handsupfordetroit | ||
3rd | Miss Scarlatti | ||
2008 Wellington Racing Club Stakes | 1st | Turffontein | 1 minute 24.41 seconds |
2nd | Pillar Of Hercules | ||
3rd | El Mandon | ||
2007 Wellington Racing Club Stakes | 1st | Haradasun | 1 minute 22.69 seconds |
2nd | Danever | ||
3rd | Eclair Passion | ||
2006 Manfred Stakes | 1st | Thin And Crispy | 1 minute 23.40 seconds |
2nd | Serenade Rose | ||
3rd | Bel Danoro | ||
2005 Schweppervescence Cup | 1st | Shinzig | 1 minute 23.40 seconds |
2nd | Not A Single Doubt | ||
3rd | Danehill Express | ||
2004 Schweppes Cup | 1st | Keep The Faith | 1 minute 35.38Â seconds |
2nd | Our Smoking Joe | ||
3rd | Modern Era | ||
2003 Schweppes Cup | 1st | Conspectus | 1 minute 38.56Â seconds |
2nd | Tantralite | ||
3rd | Lord Volksraad | ||
2002 Schweppes Cup | 1st | Don Eduardo | 1 minute 37.41 seconds |
2nd | Leather Lane | ||
3rd | Exaggerate | ||
2001 Schweppes Cup | 1st | Academy Dancer | 1 minute 35.54 seconds |
2nd | Royale Exit | ||
3rd | Adolescence | ||
2000 Schweppes Cup | 1st | Freemason | 1 minute 37.03 seconds |
2nd | Manner Hill | ||
3rd | The Golden Dane |
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