Ladbrokes Tip: The Angst Stakes serves as a nice lead-up into the Group 1 mares’ races later in the spring
The latest edition of the Angst Stakes ran on Saturday October 18, 2025 as part of Randwick’s The Everest Day race card and saw the tough Matthew Smith trained favourite Idle Flyer ($2.50F) salute for the punters by over a length off a great Zac Lloyd ride.
2025 Angst Stakes Results
The full Angst Stakes 2025 race results and finishing order will be provided below as soon as the race is run and won on Saturday October 18, 2025.
- 1st: No. 10 Idle Flyer
- 2nd: No. 7 Perfumist
- 3rd: No. 12 Polymnia
Zac Lloyd made it two wins from the opening four races at Randwick on Saturday letting down late to charge down the outside aboard the well-backed Matthew Smith trained Dundeel mare Idle Flyer ($2.50F) who wore down her last start conqueror Perfumist to post a tough 1.35 length win in the 2025 Angst Stakes results. She now looks on track for a shot at the $10 million Golden Eagle on November 1 and has been slashed from $51 to $15 for the four-year-old’s feature.
2025 Angst Stakes Odds
The season’s top Angst Stakes 2025 odds and Group 3 betting links to our The Everest Day markets will be provided below as soon as open.
| 10. Idle Flyer (13) J: Zac Lloyd 54kg 0x112T: Matthew Smith | ||
| 7. Perfumist (8) J: Regan Bayliss 54kg x6041T: Bjorn Baker | ||
| 12. Polymnia (12) J: Dylan Gibbons 54kg 30x35T: John O'Shea & Tom Charlton | ||
| 4. Verona Rose (9) J: Jason Collett 56kg 8x028T: Gary Portelli | ||
| 9. Churchill's Choice (2) J: Ashley Morgan 54kg 6x094T: Nathan Doyle | ||
| 16. Sweltering (6) J: Damian Lane 54kg 20x04T: Chris Waller | ||
| 8. Shohisha (11) J: Anna Roper 54kg 1x417T: David Payne | ||
| 13. Sunshine Law (3) J: Tom Sherry 54kg x1618T: Denim Wynen | ||
| 14. Dominetta (1) J: Tim Clark 54kg 47x34T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | ||
| 11. Asgarda (10) J: Molly Bourke 54kg 86x42T: John Sargent |
Angst Stakes Tips
Good Angst Stakes betting tips include backing Sydney-trained mares with previous winning form in Group company and those at single-figures in the markets.
2025 Angst Stakes Tips
Our Ladbrokes’ exclusive Angst Stakes 2025 betting tips and exotic Sydney racing selections on the mares-only event will be detailed below the week of the race.
To Win: No. Perfumist
PERFUMIST (8) is the early market mover and clear favourite for the Angst Stakes, and I’m not looking to go against her. Bjorn Baker’s Kiwi-bred El Roca mare comes in full of confidence after a dominant win over this Randwick mile, putting 1.5 lengths on her rivals in a BM94 while carrying 55.5kg. She’s up in grade now but back against her own sex, and with just 54kg on her back and Regan Bayliss sticking, she looks right in the mix to go again. She’s building a strong record (15:6-3-0), and her last run was outstanding. This looks the perfect race for her to step up and claim a well-deserved Group 3 win. And if you’re worried about the big crowd on Everest Day — don’t be. She held her own across the ditch in The Kiwi slot race, finishing fifth just three lengths off Damask Rose in a high-pressure environment. Her odds are tightening, her form is peaking, and she’s got the right setup to deliver. Looks the real deal.
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7. Perfumist (8)
J: Regan Bayliss 54kg
x6041T: Bjorn Baker
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The Angst Stakes is a Group 3 race for mares run and won at Royal Randwick in mid-October on The Everest Day each Sydney Spring Racing Carnival.
The race is contested over a mile, was first held in 1994, gained Group 3 status in 2013 and currently offers $250,000 in prize money.
The Angst Stakes is named in honour of the ill-fated filly Angst who won the Silver Shadow Stakes, Furious Stakes, Tea Rose Stakes and the Flight Stakes in 1993 before passing away during larynx surgery later that year as a three-year-old.
The Angst Stakes is held on the same day as the Group 1 $20 million The Everest slot race, which is the world’s richest race run on turf.
Other key events on the card include the Group 1 $5 million King Charles III Stakes (1600m) which was formerly known as the George Main Stakes, the $2 million The Kosciuszko (1200m) slot race for country-trained horses, four-year-old Golden Eagle hopefuls facing off in the Group 3 $1 million Silver Eagle (1300m), and the Group 3 $2 million Sydney Stakes for sprinters that failed to first gain a start in The Everest field.
The Angst Stakes serves as a potential lead-up into Flemington’s Group 1 Empire Rose Stakes (1600m) over the Melbourne Cup Carnival.
Angst Stakes Race Info
- Date: Saturday October 18, 2025
- Track: Randwick Racecourse
- Distance: 1600m
- Conditions: Set Weights + Penalties – Mares 4YO & Upwards
- Status: Group 3
- Prize Money: $250,000
- First Run: 1994
Angst Stakes Betting
Angst Stakes betting favours local Sydney-trained mares coming off good lead-up runs in similar races.
Good lead-up races into the event that impact the Angst Stakes odds include Newcastle’s Group 3 Tibbie Stakes (1400m) held at Newcastle and the Group 2 Golden Pendant (1400m) at Rosehill Gardens.
Hope In Your Heart (2022) was the last mare to complete Tibbie Stakes – Angst Stakes double.
Mirra Vision ($4.40 in 2021) and Idle Flyer ($2.50 in 2025) are the latest favourites in Angst Stakes betting to win.
Angst Stakes Field
The Angst Stakes race field attracts a quality line-up of mares with Group 1 ambitions.
Angst Stakes nominations close the Monday before the race runs on the Saturday with the field and barrier draw announced on the Wednesday.
2025 Angst Stakes Field
The official Angst Stakes 2025 Final Field & Barrier Draw will be published in full below the Wednesday leading-up to The Everest Day so stay tuned to see which mares line-up in the Group 3 feature.
The Angst Stakes 2025 final field features a smart line-up of mares led in betting by Bjorn Baker’s last start winner at the track and trip by a good margin, Perfumist.
| Entrant | Last 6 | Sex | Barrier | Weight | |
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| 1. Scarlet Oak (7) Scratched: | |||||
| 2. Real Class (9) Scratched: | |||||
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3. Just Feelin' Lucky
J: Tommy Berry
T: Michael Freedman |
11x810 | M | 5 | 56.5kg | |
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4. Verona Rose
J: Jason Collett
T: Gary Portelli |
68x028 | M | 9 | 56kg | |
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5. Aberlour
J: Alysha Collett
T: Joseph Pride |
061234 | M | 7 | 55.5kg | |
| 6. Vivy Air (16) Scratched: | |||||
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7. Perfumist
J: Regan Bayliss
T: Bjorn Baker |
5x6041 | M | 8 | 54kg | |
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8. Shohisha
J: Anna Roper
T: David Payne |
01x417 | M | 11 | 54kg | |
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9. Churchill's Choice
J: Ashley Morgan
T: Nathan Doyle |
46x094 | M | 2 | 54kg | |
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10. Idle Flyer
J: Zac Lloyd
T: Matthew Smith |
00x112 | M | 13 | 54kg | |
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11. Asgarda
J: Molly Bourke
T: John Sargent |
886x42 | M | 10 | 54kg | |
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12. Polymnia
J: Dylan Gibbons
T: John O'Shea & Tom Charlton |
230x35 | M | 12 | 54kg | |
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13. Sunshine Law
J: Tom Sherry
T: Denim Wynen |
1x1618 | M | 3 | 54kg | |
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14. Dominetta
J: Tim Clark
T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott |
747x34 | M | 1 | 54kg | |
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15. Let's Fly
J: Michael Dee
T: Richard & Will Freedman |
541x85 | M | 4 | 54kg | |
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16. Sweltering
J: Damian Lane
T: Chris Waller |
220x04 | M | 6 | 54kg | |
2025 Angst Stakes Nominations
The Angst Stakes 2025 Nominations are announced by Racing NSW the Monday of race week and will be published below once announced.
| Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Hcp Rating | |
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| 1 | 00×0061234 | ABERLOUR (NZ) | M | 5 | Joseph Pride | 88 |
| 2 | 42x1886x42 | ASGARDA | M | 6 | John Sargent | 82 |
| 3 | 1x4246x094 | CHURCHILL’S CHOICE | M | 4 | Nathan Doyle | 85 |
| 4 | 1x110x471 | DANCE TO THE BOOM | M | 4 | Bjorn Baker | 77 |
| 5 | 238x747x34 | DOMINETTA | M | 4 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 73 |
| 6 | x21100x112 | IDLE FLYER | M | 4 | Matthew Smith | 83 |
| 7 | 1x1211x810 | JUST FEELIN’ LUCKY | M | 4 | Michael Freedman | 95 |
| 8 | 0x71541x85 | LET’S FLY | M | 4 | Richard & Will Freedman | 73 |
| 9 | 11125×6041 | PERFUMIST (NZ) | M | 4 | Bjorn Baker | 93 |
| 10 | x221230x35 | POLYMNIA | M | 4 | John O’Shea & Tom Charlton | 78 |
| 11 | 31x7690x06 | REAL CLASS (NZ) | M | 4 | Chris Waller | 83 |
| 12 | x0x30069x0 | SCARLET OAK | M | 5 | Chris Waller | 90 |
| 13 | 215x01x417 | SHOHISHA | M | 4 | David Payne | 87 |
| 14 | 25211×1618 | SUNSHINE LAW | M | 4 | Denim Wynen | 77 |
| 15 | 2242220×04 | SWELTERING | M | 4 | Chris Waller | |
| 16 | 23×2292984 | TERRESTAR | M | 6 | Michael, John & Wayne Hawkes | 78 |
| 17 | x11468x028 | VERONA ROSE | M | 4 | Gary Portelli | 90 |
| 18 | 6x974522x2 | VIVY AIR | M | 5 | Ciaron Maher | 99 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
Angst Stakes Form Guide
The Angst Stakes form guide details to punters all the facts and stats from the jockeys, trainers and barriers, to the horse’s records over the track / distance and their lead-up runs.
The Angst Stakes form has gone on to stack-up in higher class events many times over the years including the 2019 winner Nettoyer who went on to win the following year’s Group 1 Doncaster Mile (1600m).
In 2022 Hope In Your Heart franked the Angst Stakes form finishing fourth at her next start in the lucrative $10 million Golden Eagle as a four-year-old. She also finished runner-up $1 million The Gong that spring before returning for a big 2023 autumn campaign that included a fourth in the Doncaster Mile results and Queen Of The Turf Stakes second in Group 1 company.
2025 Angst Stakes Form Guide
A link to our detailed Angst Stakes 2025 Form Guide will be provided for punters below the week of the race.
Angst Stakes Results
The Angst Stakes race results date back to the inaugural running in 1994 when Sky Watch became the first Angst Stakes winner in history.
Dixie Blossoms (2016-17) is the only dual Angst Stakes winner to date.
Nettoyer holds the current 1600m Angst Stakes race record winning in 2019 in a time of 1 minute 33:15 seconds.
Past Angst Stakes Winners
Recent Angst Stakes winners and placegetters dating back to the race’s inauguration in 1994 are detailed in the below table.
| Year | Winner | Second | Third |
| 2025 | Idle Flyer | Perfumist | Polymnia |
| 2024 | Lekvarte | Quickster | Hinged |
| 2023 | Renaissance Woman | Ausbred Flirt | More Secrets |
| 2022 | Hope In Your Heart | Honeycreeper | Finepoint |
| 2021 | Mirra Vision | More Prophets | Kiku |
| 2020 | Emeralds | Greysful Glamour | Nimalee |
| 2019 | Nettoyer | Delectation Girl | Amangiri |
| 2018 | I Am Serious | Mandylion | Dixie Blossoms |
| 2017 | Dixie Blossoms | Daysee Doom | Zenalicious |
| 2016 | Dixie Blossoms | Lady Le Fay | Happy Hannah |
| 2015 | Casino Dancer | Wine Tales | Zarzali |
| 2014 | Neena Rock | Estonian Princess | Danesiri |
| 2013 | Sharnee Rose | Queenstown | Porcellanus |
| 2012 | Nocturnelle | Angelus | Skyerush |
| 2011 | Little Surfer Girl | Quidnunc | Skyerush |
| 2010 | Lovemelikearock | Shannara | Live in Sin |
| 2009 | Illuminates | Patronyme | Love and Kisses |
| 2008 | Neroli | Lustre Lady | Vecchia Roma |
| 2007 Race Not Held |
– | – | – |
| 2006 | More Than Lucky | Melody | A Country Girl |
| 2005 | Wild Queen | One in a Million | Shalimar Sky |
| 2004 | Hennessy Waltz | Magsaya | Wasimah |
| 2003 | Zanna | Fiammarosa | Coupe |
| 2002 | Miss Zoe | Veloce | Palidamah |
| 2001 | Danasia | Dandify | Gypsy Mai |
| 2000 | Prenuptial | Miss Zoe | Briannon |
| 1999 | Roseville | Fortunata | Little Pattie |
| 1998 | Zalinda | Patou | My Halo Broke |
| 1997 | Stoneyfell Road | Arletty | Admiring Glances |
| 1996 | Rich Aunty | Effervescence | Flying Flight |
| 1995 | Chlorophyll | Georgia Belle | Rainbow Reef |
| 1994 | Sky Watch | Strokes | Diversify |
FAQ
Who won the 2025 Angst Stakes?
The 2025 Angst Stakes was won by four-year-old Dundeel mare Idle Flyer at $2.50 favouritism for trainer Matthew Smith with jockey Zac Lloyd aboard on 54kg from barrier 13 to win by 1.35 lengths on a Good (4) track in a time of 1:33.70.
When is the Angst Stakes 2025?
Saturday October 18, 2025What is the prize money for the Angst Stakes 2025?
$250,000
Where is the Angst Stakes 2025?
Randwick Racecourse, Alison Rd, Randwick NSW 2031.
How do I bet on the 2025 Angst Stakes?
Bet online or via the latest iOS/Android apps with Ladbrokes.
The first step is to create an account at ladbrokes.com.au. The process is quick and easy!
Once you've created your account you can make a deposit via credit card, or any other of our secure payment methods. Next up, head to the racing page and find the race and runner that's right for you.
Which horse will win the 2025 Angst Stakes?
The best way to pick which horse will win the Angst Stakes is to take into account the form, assess the barriers, and consider the weight the horse will carry (among other factors). Check out ladbrokes.com.au in the lead up to the race for full form information.