Ladbrokes Tip: Recent Aurie’s Star Handicap winners have won next-up in Sydney Group races
The next edition of the Aurie’s Star Handicap runs on Saturday, August 2, 2025 at Flemington Racecourse.
2025 Aurie’s Star Results
The full Aurie’s Star Handicap results and finishing order for 2025 will be updated right here once the Group 3 takes place on Saturday, August 2, 2025 at Flemington.
- 1st: #10 King Of Roseau
- 2nd: #4 Bandi’s Boy
- 3rd: #2 Marble Nine
King Of Roseau ($3.40) stamped his authority on the 2025 Aurie’s Star Handicap results at Flemington on Saturday, delivering a commanding performance that confirmed his rising status among Australia’s sprinting ranks. Trained by Peter Snowden and ridden by Michael Dee, the four-year-old gelding surged down the famous Flemington straight to claim the Group 3 feature over 1200m, defeating fellow Sydney raider Bandi’s Boy and Melbourne contender Marble Nine. Dee, fresh off a stint in Japan, timed his run perfectly, finding cover early before unleashing King Of Roseau in the final stages, where the gelding quickened impressively and powered past the clock tower to win with ease.
2025 Aurie’s Star Handicap Odds
The latest Aurie’s Star Handicap 2025 odds and betting market links on the Flemington Group 3 sprint will be available below as soon as markets open on the August showdown.
| 10. King Of Roseau (10) J: Michael Dee 54kg 22011T: Peter Snowden | ||
| 4. Bandi's Boy (8) J: Jamie Mott 56.5kg 070x7T: Danny Williams | ||
| 2. Marble Nine (9) J: Liam Riordan 59.5kg 45111T: L & T Corstens & W Larkin | ||
| 7. Miss Aria (6) J: Jordan Childs 55.5kg 2529xT: Danny O'Brien | ||
| 11. Splash Back (7) J: Tom Prebble 54kg 18x11T: Grahame Begg | ||
| 9. Bossy Nic (1) J: Beau Mertens 54kg 1223xT: Tony & Calvin McEvoy | ||
| 6. Danny's St Darci (4) J: Daniel Stackhouse 55.5kg 819x9T: Matthew Dale | ||
| 8. She Dances (5) J: Jamie Melham 54.5kg 36774T: Ciaron Maher | ||
| 3. Lady In Pink (2) J: Ben Allen 58kg x826xT: L & T Corstens & W Larkin | ||
| 1. Joyful Fortune (3) J: Ethan Brown 60kg 3010xT: Ben, Will & Jd Hayes |
The Aurie’s Star Handicap is the first Group race of the new racing season held in Melbourne and takes place in early August at Flemington Racecourse.
Holding Group 3 status the open handicap sprint is contested over 1200m down the famous Flemington ‘Straight Six’ track and offers a total of $200,000 in prize money as of 2021.
Officially held during the winter racing season, the Aurie’s Star Handicap makes a good starting point for Melbourne and Sydney Spring Racing Carnival hopefuls.
Often graduates out of the Aurie’s Star Handicap race at Flemington step-up in distance and target the season’s first elite level race, the Group 1 Memsie Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield. In 2019 the upset Aurie’s Star winner So Si Bon went on to run second in the Memsie Stakes.
Some horses may also opt to come out of the Aurie’s Star and drop down in distance on Memsie Stakes Day for the Group 3 The Heath 1100 Stakes (1100m).
Aurie’s Star Handicap Race Info
- Date: Saturday, August 2, 2025
- Track: Flemington Racecourse
- Distance: 1200m
- Conditions: Open Handicap
- Status: Group 3
- Prize Money: $200,000
- First Run: 1996
Aurie’s Star Betting
Proven sprinters with a strong record over the distance (1200m) sit high up the Aurie’s Star Handicap betting markets, especially those with past experience down the famous Flemington straight.
Favourites have a dominant recent record in the race including odds-on favourites in the Aurie’s Star Handicap betting markets.
Shorter Aurie’s Star Handicap odds are usually offered for the class horses in the race, especially any previous Group 1 performers. For example, the 2018 Aurie’s Star Handicap was won by Hey Doc who had saluted in the Group 1 Australian Guineas (1600m) at the track during that year’s autumn carnival.
That said, upsets do occur with the longest-priced Aurie’s Star Handicap winner in recent history being So Si Bon (2019) who jumped at $21 Aurie’s Star odds.
It’sourtime ($3.90 in 2023) and Right To Party ($3.90 in 2024) are the latest Aurie’s Star Handicap favourites to win.
Aurie’s Star Handicap Field
The Aurie’s Star Handicap race field attracts a quality line-up of early season spring sprinters, many of which have upcoming Group 1 ambitions over the coming Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival.
The majority of horses in the Aurie’s Star Handicap field are resuming racing. There are however a number of potential lead-up races held over the winter that gallopers may have contested on their way to the Aurie’s Star Handicap field including Caulfield’s Group 3 Sir John Monash Stakes (1100m) over 100m shorter in mid-July.
Another potential lead-up into the field for the Aurie’s Star Handicap is the Group 3 Bletchingly Stakes (1200m), contested over the same distance at Caulfield Racecourse in late July.
The 2018 Aurie’s Star Handicap winner Voodoo Lad improved on a lead-up second in the Bletchingly Stakes before his win in the Group 3 event. Voodoo Lad also won the Sir John Monash Stakes earlier that winter and went on to take out the Group 1 Winterbottom Stakes (1200m) in Perth that December. The 2021 Aurie’s Star Handicap winner The Astrologist meanwhile improved on a lead-up third in the Bletchingly Stakes to salute in the Flemington sprint feature.
More recently, It’sourtime (3rd in 2023) improved on a Bletchingly placing to win the Aurie’s Star Handicap as the favourite.
Horses out of the Aurie’s Star Handicap field may go on to contest Caulfield’s Group 1 Memsie Stakes (1400m) or be kept at the traditional 1200m sprint distance over the carnival season. In 2017 Hey Doc won the Aurie’s Star Handicap before a Memsie Stakes fourth. He would also go on to win the Group 1 Manikato Stakes (1200m) at Moonee Valley on Cox Plate Eve as a $21 roughie.
The race nominations close the Monday of race week with the final field and barrier draw released the Wednesday before the race takes place that Saturday.
2025 Aurie’s Star Handicap Field
The Aurie’s Star Handicap 2025 Final Field & Barriers are set for release on the Wednesday leading-up to the race and the full list of acceptors and gates will be detailed below once announced.
Marble Nine, coming off a win in the Sana Lana Lane Sprint Series Final, is out to extend his winning streak to four straight as one of the best in Saturday’s 2025 Aurie’s Star Handicap field.
| Entrant | Last 6 | Sex | Barrier | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1. Joyful Fortune
J: Ethan Brown
T: Ben, Will & Jd Hayes |
x3010x | G | 3 | 60kg | |
|
2. Marble Nine
J: Liam Riordan
T: L & T Corstens & W Larkin |
145111 | G | 9 | 59.5kg | |
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3. Lady In Pink
J: Ben Allen
T: L & T Corstens & W Larkin |
2x826x | M | 2 | 58kg | |
|
4. Bandi's Boy
J: Jamie Mott
T: Danny Williams |
0070x7 | G | 8 | 56.5kg | |
| 5. Cote Atlantique (5) Scratched: | |||||
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6. Danny's St Darci
J: Daniel Stackhouse
T: Matthew Dale |
3819x9 | M | 4 | 55.5kg | |
|
7. Miss Aria
J: Jordan Childs
T: Danny O'Brien |
52529x | M | 6 | 55.5kg | |
|
8. She Dances
J: Jamie Melham
T: Ciaron Maher |
x36774 | M | 5 | 54.5kg | |
|
9. Bossy Nic
J: Beau Mertens
T: Tony & Calvin McEvoy |
01223x | M | 1 | 54kg | |
|
10. King Of Roseau
J: Michael Dee
T: Peter Snowden |
422011 | G | 10 | 54kg | |
|
11. Splash Back
J: Tom Prebble
T: Grahame Begg |
x18x11 | M | 7 | 54kg | |
| 12. Jenni The Fox (8) Scratched: | |||||
2025 Aurie’s Star Handicap Nominations
Nominations for the Aurie’s Star Handicap 2025 are announced by the VRC the Monday of race week with the complete list of early entries to be published here.
Nominations extended until 10:00am (AEST) – 29/07/2025
| Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Hcp Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 119x0070x7 | BANDI’S BOY | G | 6 | Danny Williams | 94 |
| 2 | x57201223x | BOSSY NIC | M | 5 | Tony & Calvin McEvoy | 88 |
| 3 | x762891x5x | COTE ATLANTIQUE (IRE) | G | 5 | Henry Dwyer | 92 |
| 4 | x5223819x9 | DANNY’S ST DARCI | M | 7 | Matthew Dale | 96 |
| 5 | 8x5142610x | ELETTRICA (NZ) | M | 7 | Richard & Will Freedman | |
| 6 | x71x931143 | GREAT MAXIMUS | G | 5 | Richard & Chantelle Jolly | 82 |
| 7 | 7x7x1627x | JENNI THE FOX | M | 4 | Alex Rae | 74 |
| 8 | x101x3010x | JOYFUL FORTUNE | G | 9 | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | 101 |
| 9 | x98x422011 | KING OF ROSEAU | G | 4 | Peter Snowden | 87 |
| 10 | 71032x826x | LADY IN PINK | M | 5 | Leon & Troy Corstens & Will Larkin | 101 |
| 11 | x932145111 | MARBLE NINE | G | 5 | Leon & Troy Corstens & Will Larkin | 100 |
| 12 | 236x52529x | MISS ARIA | M | 5 | Danny O’Brien | 96 |
| 13 | x865x36774 | SHE DANCES | M | 6 | Ciaron Maher | 94 |
| 14 | 1x97541x44 | SOUTH OF INDIA | G | 5 | Ross McConville | 86 |
| 15 | 1340x18x11 | SPLASH BACK (FR) | M | 6 | Grahame Begg | 87 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
Aurie’s Star Handicap Tips
Good Aurie’s Star Handicap tips to consider each season include looking for the proven Flemington straight track performers in the field coming off a strong lead-up that are well-weighted in the handicap feature.
Another top Aurie’s Star Handicap betting tip is to lock-in the favourites in the markets with punters’ picks boasting a strong recent record in the race. Previous Group 1 winners and those with a gun first-up record when resuming in the spring lead-up also make good Aurie’s Star betting tips.
2025 Aurie’s Star Handicap Tips
Our insider Ladbrokes’ 2025 Aurie’s Star Handicap betting tips will be detailed below the week of the race.
- To Win: #2 Marble Nine ($5.50 at time of publish) – BET NOW
Hard to knock a horse going this well! MARBLE NINE (11) is drawn wider out but that means little down the famous Flemington straight where the in-form five-year-old will look to add to his solid HQ record (8:3-1-1). A proven “Straight Six” horse, he’s had four runs at the track and trip boasting a 50% winning strike rate. Carried a big weight here in early June to beat El Soleado and has won his two subsequent starts. Chasing a fourth on the trot now. At his latest he won the Listed Santa Ana Lane Sprint Series Final with 57.5kg by a half-length over Pereille as the short favourite. Better value now rising in the kilos up to 59.5kg. Has Liam Riordan continuing associations, will be on pace and is well proven here. Wins.
Aurie’s Star Handicap Form Guide
The Aurie’s Star Handicap form guide is released when the field comes out the Wednesday of race week and details all the information from jockeys, trainers, barriers and weights to the lead-up runs and track / distance records of the sprinters in the field.
Over the years the Aurie’s Star Handicap form has stacked up in later spring Group races in both Sydney and Melbourne including the Group 2 Gilgai Stakes (1200m) that the 2011 winner Temple Of Boom took out two starts later.
Temple Of Boom also ran second in the 2012 Aurie’s Star Handicap before a second in the Group 3 Bobbie Lewis Quality (1200m) at the same track next start. The 2012 Aurie’s Star third placegetter Zamorar meanwhile came off a Group 3 Bletchingly Stakes (1200m) second and also ran second in the Group 2 PB Lawrence Stakes (1400m) next start.
The 2021 Aurie’s Star Handicap form was franked with the winner The Astrologist going on to record placings in the 2022 Newmarket Handicap (2nd) and 2022 The Goodwood (3rd) at Group 1 level the following year.
The 2024 Aurie’s Star form was franked with the winner, Right To Party, going on to win that spring’s Group 2 Gilgai Stakes before a Group 1 Champions Sprint second over the Melbourne Cup Carnival. The form was further franked by the third placegetter Zarastro who returned in 2025 to win the Gold Coast’s $1 million Magic Millions Sprint before a second in Brisbane’s Group 1 Kingsford Smith Cup in the winter.
2025 Aurie’s Star Handicap Form
A link to our detailed Aurie’s Star Handicap 2025 Form Guide and betting preview will be provided for punters the week of the race.
Results of the Aurie’s Star Handicap
The Aurie’s Star Handicap race results have been dominated by single-figure chances and notable recent Aurie’s Star Handicap winners include The Astrologist (2021), Tiger Tees (2014), Temple Of Boom (2011), and, Mic Mac (2009).
There has been plenty of classy Aurie’s Star Handicap winners in the past few years including Hey Doc (2017) and Voodoo Lad (2018) who both went on to enjoy Group 1 wins.
In 2020 the Aurie’s Star Handicap results saw the 2018 runner-up Home Of The Brave atone and hand jockey Damien Oliver with a record fifth win in the race.
No horse has won the Aurie’s Star Handicap more than once to date.
Right To Party (2024) was the last Aurie’s Star Handicap winning mare.
It’sourtime holds the current 1200m Aurie’s Star Handicap race record winning in 2023 in a time of 1 minute 08.68 seconds.
Past Aurie’s Star Handicap Winners
Recent Aurie’s Star Handicap winners and placegetters dating back to the year 2008 are detailed in the below table.
| Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | King Of Roseau | Bandi’s Boy | Marble Nine | 1:09.18 |
| 2024 | Right To Party | Zarastro | It’sourtime | 1:09.81 |
| 2023 | It’sourtime | Umgawa | Chassis | 1:08.6 |
| 2022 | Sirius Suspect | Stageman | Shooting For Gold | 1:09.9 |
| 2021 | The Astrologist | Romancer | Too Good Too Hard | 1:10.5 |
| 2020 | Home Of The Brave | Great Again | Game Keeper | 1:10.5 |
| 2019 | So Si Bon | Malibu Style | Sesar | 1:11.0 |
| 2018 | Voodoo Lad | Home Of The Brave | Brave Song | 1:09.6 |
| 2017 | Hey Doc | Cannyescent | Grande Rosso | 1:09.9 |
| 2016 | Sooboog | Dibiyani | Tashbeeh | 1:10.0 |
| 2015 | Shiraz | Play Master | Le Bonsir | 1:09.4 |
| 2014 | Tiger Tees | Mr Chard | Zamorar | 1:09.8 |
| 2013 | Broken | Temple Of Boom | Cavallo Nero | 1:12.5 |
| 2012 | Shanghai Warrior | Golden Archer | Zamorar | 1:11.4 |
| 2011 | Temple Of Boom | Rekindled Interest | Offenders | 1:10.5 |
| 2010 | Elusive Touch | Leica Larrikin | Beltrois | 1:11.1 |
| 2009 | Mic Mac | All American | El Segundo | 1.09:6 |
| 2008 | Grand Duels | Stavka | Valedictum | 1.10:4 |
FAQ
Who won the 2025 Aurie’s Star Handicap?
The 2025 Aurie’s Star Handicap was won by four-year-old Capitalist gelding King Of Roseau at $3.40 for trainer Peter Snowden with jockey Michael Dee aboard on 54kg from barrier 10 to win by 1.5 lengths on a Good (4) track in a time of 1:09.18.
When is the Aurie’s Star Handicap 2025?
Saturday, August 2, 2025What is the prize money for the Aurie’s Star Handicap 2025?
$200,000
Where is the Aurie’s Star Handicap 2025?
Flemington Racecourse, 448 Epsom Rd, Flemington VIC 3031.
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