Adrian Knox Stakes 2025

Ladbrokes Tip: The Adrian Knox Stakes serves as a last-minute lead-up into the Australian Oaks

The latest edition of the Adrian Knox Stakes ran on Saturday April 5, 2025 as part of Day 1 of The Championships and was won by Chris Waller’s up-and-coming daughter of Zed, Belle Detelle ($6).

2025 Adrian Knox Stakes Results

2025 Adrian Knox Stakes winner Belle Detelle. Photo: Bradley Photos.

The complete Adrian Knox Stakes 2025 Results and race finishing order will be available right here once the race is run and won on Saturday April 5, 2025.

• 1st: #6 Belle Detelle 
• 2nd: #9 Polymnia
• 3rd: #5 You Wahng

Chris Waller’s progressive Zed filly Belle Detelle ($6), a close relation to the stable’s ill-fated Melbourne Cup winning mare Verry Elleegant, lived up to her pedigree running out a strong 2000m to narrowly salute in the Adrian Knox Stakes 2025 results ahead of a potential quick back-up into the ATC Oaks or a winter target in the Queensland Oaks later in the year. 

2025 Adrian Knox Stakes Odds

Betting on the Adrian Knox Stakes 2025 and odds for the Group 3 fillies’ race will be available below the week of the race so stay tuned for markets on the eleventh-hour ATC Oaks lead-up. 

The Adrian Knox Stakes is a Group 3 race for three-year-old fillies held on Day 1 of Sydney’s ‘The Championships’ in April.

Traditionally held on the first Saturday in April at Royal Randwick, the meeting is host to four Group 1 races including the Doncaster Mile and TJ Smith Stakes.

Run over 2000m, the Adrian Knox Stakes is a key support act on the card outside the elite level races and is a quality handicap event.

Offering $250,000 in prize money, the race serves as a final lead-up for fillies looking to run in the following Saturday’s Group 1 ATC Oaks (2400m).

Colette (2020) is the last filly to complete the Adrian Knox Stakes – Australian Oaks double. Incredibly, that year the same three fillies from the Adrian Knox Stakes trifecta finished in the same order in the Australian Oaks trifecta.

The event is named in honour of former Australian Jockey Club chairman, Adrian Knox, and was first contested in 1948 as the Princess Handicap.

Gaining Group 3 status in 1986, the Adrian Knox Stakes has been won by plenty of very good fillies over the years including Light Fingers (1965) who went on to win that year’s Melbourne Cup in the spring.

The Adrian Knox Stakes has been held over its current distance of 2000m since 1973 having been previous run over 1400m and then 1600m.

Adrian Knox Stakes Race Info

• Date: Saturday April 5, 2025
• Track: Royal Randwick Racecourse
• Distance: 2000m
• Conditions: Quality Handicap – 3YO Fillies
• Status: Group 3
• Prize Money: $250,000
• First Run: 1948

Adrian Knox Stakes Betting

Adrian Knox Stakes betting favours the autumn’s in-form staying fillies coming off lead-up runs in similar grade company either in Sydney or Melbourne. 

There’s been a number of recent upsets including in 2019 when Aliferous won at Adrian Knox Stakes odds of $41 and more recently Honeycreeper winning a price of $12 in betting. 

In 2023 there was another upset winner with Arts successful at $26 odds defeating fellow roughie Mountain Guest ($31) by over four lengths. 

Colette ($3 in 2020) and Good Banter ($4.60 in 2024) are the latest favourites in Adrian Knox Stakes betting to salute for the punters. 

Adrian Knox Stakes Field

The Adrian Knox Stakes race field attracts promising young fillies that are chasing a feature race win on one of the biggest days of the autumn carnival in Sydney as well as those with an eye on the following weekend’s Australian Oaks over the mile and a half. 

The best fillies out of the Adrian Knox Stakes field will continue on to tougher races including the Australian Oaks, Queensland Oaks and Adelaide’s Group 1 Australasian Oaks (2000m).

In 2020, Toffee Tongue finished runner-up in the Adrian Knox behind subsequent Australian Oaks winner Colette before a second in that Group 1 event and a win in the Australasian Oaks at Morphettville in May.

Autumn Angel (2nd in 2024) is the latest Adrian Knox Stakes graduate to continue on and win the Australian Oaks.  

Adrian Knox Stakes nominations close the Monday before the race runs on the Saturday with the final field and barriers released on the Wednesday.

2020 Adrian Knox Stakes winner Colette. Photo: Steve Hart.

2025 Adrian Knox Stakes Field

The official Adrian Knox Stakes 2025 final field and barriers are set to be released by Racing NSW on the Wednesday of race week and will be announced in full below.

The 2025 Adrian Knox Stakes field features a line-up of quality three-year-old fillies with last start Hawkesbury winner Polymnia heading the latest markets. 

2025 Adrian Knox Stakes Nominations

The early Adrian Knox Stakes 2025 nominations close the Monday leading-up to Doncaster Mile Day and will be available in full below once released.

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

Adrian Knox Stakes Form Guide

The Adrian Knox Stakes form guide details all the crucial info punters need before placing a bet like saddlecloth numbers, jockeys, trainers, barriers and lead-up runs.

Looking for fillies coming off a winning lead-up in Group company is key when doing the Adrian Knox Stakes form, as well as those three-year-old with previous winning form over at least 2000m. 

Belle Detelle (2025) was the last Adrian Knox Stakes winner to come off a lead-up victory. 

The Adrian Knox Stakes form has gone on to stack-up in elite level company many times over the years including in 2021 when the winner Duais ran a next-up second in the Australian Oaks before winning that winter’s Group 1 Queensland Oaks (2200m) in Brisbane. The 2021 Adrian Knox runner-up Bargain further franked the form when third in the Australian Oaks trifecta.

The previous year, Colette (2020) won the ATC Oaks next-up and also went on to take out the $10 million The Golden Eagle at Rosehill that spring and the following year’s Group 1 Empire Rose Stakes. 

In 2023 the Adrian Knox form was franked with the third placegetter Premise also running third in that year’s Australian Oaks trifecta next start. 

The 2024 Adrian Knox Stakes form was franked with the runner-up Autumn Angel winning the ATC Oaks at her next start. 

2025 Adrian Knox Stakes Form Guide

A link to our comprehensive Adrian Knox Stakes 2025 Form Guide will be provided for punters below the week of the race.

Adrian Knox Stakes Tips

Adrian Knox Stakes tips favour fillies with proven Black-Type form in Sydney and those that finished in the money in the lead-up with last start winners boasting a strong recent record. 

2025 Adrian Knox Stakes Tips

Our Ladbrokes’ exclusive Adrian Knox Stakes 2025 best bets will be detailed below before the race takes place on the first Saturday of April so bookmark this page for the fillies to back and sack this autumn.

• To Win: #4 Sun ‘N’ Sand ($13 at time of publish) – BET NOW

Going for a value runner in the Adrian Knox and have Sun ‘N’ Sand on top at 12/1 at time of publish. While so many of these are up notably in grade, plenty after a maiden win, this nicely bred daughter of Pride Of Dubai is actually Group 3 performed at her latest and not far beaten. Hailing from the Canberra stables of Barbara Joseph, Paul & Matt Jones, she was sixth in the Kembla Grange Classic by only 1.3 lengths off Verona Rose in mid-March on a Soft (5). That form was franked with the winner running a good fourth in the Group 1 Vinery Stud Stakes on Tuesday over this distance. That bodes well for Sun ‘N’ Sand now who won her start prior at home with 58kg and Alysha Collett, who is back aboard on Saturday. Wider draw actually keeps her out of trouble and think she’s been forgotten. Can surprise. 

Adrian Knox Stakes Results

Proven Sydney-trained fillies coming off a top three run and those just under double-figures in betting have dominated the recent Adrian Knox Stakes race results. 

Past Adrian Knox Stakes Winners

Some of the more famous Adrian Knox Stakes winners throughout history include Light Fingers (1965), Leilani (1974), Royal Descent (2013), Luvaluva (2018), and Colette (2020). 

See below for a list of recent Adrian Knox Stakes winners and placegetters dating back to 1988. 

FAQ

Who won the 2025 Adrian Knox Stakes?

The 2025 Adrian Knox Stakes was won by three-year-old Zed filly Belle Detelle at $6 for trainer Chris Waller with jockey Damian Lane aboard on 54.5kg from barrier 3 to win by 0.35 lengths in a time of 2:05.19.

When is the Adrian Knox Stakes 2025?

What is the prize money for the Adrian Knox Stakes 2025?

$250,000

Where is the Adrian Knox Stakes 2025?

Randwick Racecourse, Alison Rd, Randwick NSW 2031.