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The $5 million The Quokka is a new event to run at Ascot Racecourse in Perth in April since 2023.

2025 The Quokka Results

• 1st: #9 Jokers Grin ($21)
• 2nd: #6 Headwall
• 3rd: #12 Generosity

The Bernie Miller trained Jokers Grin ($21) became the first locally trained champion of Perth’s richest race when flashing home late to deny Headwall victory in the 2025 The Quokka results for slot holders Ladbrokes.

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The Special Conditions slot-race is officially the richest race held in Western Australia and is run over a 1200m sprint distance at weight-for-age.

The Quokka Day takes place on a Saturday in late April on the same date South Australia hosts the Group 1 Robert Sangster Stakes (1200m) and Group 1 Australasian Oaks (2000m).

The Quokka field is open to 13 slot holders at a cost of $200,000 each.

In a huge multi-million dollar initiative by Perth Racing, The Quokka forms part of The Western Trilogy series, Australia’s first tri-code slot-racing event. The other races making up the massive autumn racing weekend are The Nullarbor (harness racing) and The Sandgroper (greyhounds).

The Quokka race is named in honour of the quokka, dubbed the “happiest animal on Earth”, for which the state’s Rottnest Island is famous for.

The Quokka is Australia’s latest slot-racing event, the concept continuing to gain popularity since the now world-famous $20 million The Everest (1200m) held in Sydney during the spring since 2017 which now holds Group 1 status.

It is currently the fifth richest thoroughbred horse race in Australia with stakes boosted from $4 million to $5 million.

The Quokka Day also features the Group 2 $500,000 Karrakatta Plate (1200m) for two-year-olds.

Horses that perform well in the previous summer’s Perth Group 1 races including the Group 1 Winterbottom Stakes (1200m) are likely to target a slot in The Quokka field.

The opening edition of The Quokka was won in an all-the-way thriller by the Bjorn Baker-trained Sydney raider Overpass.

Overpass franked The Quokka 2023 form with a next-up second in Brisbane’s Group 1 Doomben 10,000 before going on to win the Winterbottom Stakes back in Perth that summer.

Third in the inaugural The Quokka results, Bella Nipotina also franked the form with a victory in the $3 million Winners Stakes – now run as the Russell Balding Stakes – in Sydney that spring.

Overpass returned in 2024 to go back-to-back in The Quokka with another strong performance before also saluting in the Winterbottom Stakes again that year.

In 2025 Jokers Grin became the second horse to win The Quokka and the first locally trained champion.

The third edition of the $5 million The Quokka race ran at Perth’s Ascot Racecourse on Saturday April 26, 2025 and was won in a thrilling upset by the fast-finishing Bernie Miller trained Jokers Grin ($21).  

2025 The Quokka Finishing Order

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2025 The Quokka Betting

The Quokka 2025 racing betting odds will be available at Ladbrokes.com.au and also published here at Races.com.au as soon as The Quokka race betting opens.

There was a narrow upset in the opening edition with Overpass winning the 2023 race at The Quokka odds of $12. Amelia’s Jewel was the first The Quokka favourite at $2.80 and ran second by the barest of margins.

Overpass won again in 2024 at The Quokka odds of $6 with Amelia’s Jewel second again as the beaten favourite at $3.

There was a blowout The Quokka result in 2025 with Jokers Grin winning at $21 while the dual defending champion Overpass ($2.05F) ran fifth.

2025 The Quokka Tips

Stay tuned for our insider The Quokka 2025 betting tips and exotic Perth autumn racing selections on the now $5 million slot-race this season.

• Each Way: #6 Headwall ($6 at time of publish) – BET NOW

While Overpass is a strong chance for a historic third Quokka victory, his short odds suggest exploring each-way value with the incredibly consistent Headwall. Matthew Smith’s five-year-old has been in stellar form this preparation at the highest level, and heads to Perth at peak fitness fourth-up. Despite being overlooked in the market previously, including a fourth in the Oakleigh Plate (behind eventual All Aged Stakes winner Jimmysstar) and a close second in the Newmarket Handicap, his last start third in the hot TJ Smith Stakes (where he finished close to Overpass carrying equal weight) indicates he’s right in contention. With further improvement likely and an ideal mid-field draw (8) coupled with the in-form Zac Lloyd, Headwall looks poised to challenge the favourite. An each-way bet offers a solid return if he wins or places.

2025 The Quokka Form Guide

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2025 The Quokka Field

The autumn’s The Quokka field features an exclusive line-up of 13 weight-for-age hopefuls selected by the slot-holders that purchased a spot in the event at a cost of $200,000.

The Quokka 2025 field will be confirmed the week of the race and published below as soon as available.

The 2025 The Quokka final field is confirmed with the 13 horses locked in and markets led by the dual defending champion Overpass drawn in barrier 10.

Click here to read more on the key horses in The Quokka 2025 field and betting markets.

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2025 The Quokka Slot Holders (Horse)

• TABtouch (Rope Them In)
• Trackside NZ / Perth Racing (Crocetti)
• Ladbrokes (Jokers Grin)
• Trucking Nominees / Morton Racing (Magnificent Andy)
• RAM Racing Syndicate (Overpass)
• Unitbet / The Chief Racing Syndicate (Headwall)
• Williams Racing (Western Empire)
• Seacorp / Hallowell (Brave Spirit)
• Sportsbet (Front Page)
• Jack Lee-Steere Thoroughbreds (West Star)
• Rapid Equine Breeding (Triple Missile)
• Peters Investments (The Boss Lady)
• Magic Bloodstock Racing (Generosity) 

Confirmed 2025 The Quokka Horses

Stay tuned below as all the slots in The Quokka Field are filled, the confirmed horses and the slot-holders to be listed below as positions are announced leading up to the race.

1. OVERPASS

8. ROPE THEM IN

The Quokka History

The Quokka history was made when Perth’s richest race ran for the first time in April of 2023 and was won by the Bjorn Baker-trained Sydney visitor Overpass for slot holders RAM Racing Syndicate.

Overpass successfully defended his title winning the 2024 The Quokka race for the same syndication.

In 2025 Jokers Grin won the third edition of The Quokka for local horseman Bernier Miller and jockey Patrick Carbery.

The Quokka Winners

The Quokka winners and placegetters from the event’s inauguration in 2023 can be found in the below table.

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