Ladbrokes Tip: The Blue Sapphire Stakes now runs in late November on Zipping Classic Day
This season the 2025 Blue Sapphire Stakes ran on Saturday November 29, 2025 over 1200m on Zipping Classic Day and saw the well-backed Tony & Calvin McEvoy trained daughter of Street Boss, Motorsports ($4), charge home late down the outside to salute for favourite backers.
2025 Blue Sapphire Stakes Results
The official Blue Sapphire Stakes 2025 Results & Finishing Order will be provided below once the race is run and won on Saturday November 29, 2025.
- 1st: No. 9 Motorsports
- 2nd: No. 4 Recuperato
- 3rd: No. 2 Regeneration
Classy young Street Boss filly Motorsports ($4F) announced herself as a rising sprint star with victory in the 2025 Blue Sapphire Stakes results at Caulfield on Saturday.
Trained by Tony & Calvin McEvoy and ridden by Harry Coffey, the three-year-old produced a powerful performance in the Group 3 feature. Settling just off the speed, Motorsports unleashed a decisive burst in the straight to overhaul the leaders coming right down the outside in the final furlong to score impressively for favourite backers.
The win marked her first black-type success and underlined her potential to progress to higher level races in the autumn having earlier broken her maiden status the run prior at Pakenham.
2025 Blue Sapphire Stakes Odds
The season’s top Blue Sapphire Stakes 2025 odds and betting market links will be available below as soon as open.
| 9. Motorsports (8) J: Harry Coffey 55kg 21T: Tony & Calvin McEvoy | ||
| 4. Recuperato (9) J: Declan Bates 55kg 319x0T: Peter Gelagotis | ||
| 2. Regeneration (6) J: Lachlan Neindorf 57kg 3x21T: Anthony & Sam Freedman | ||
| 8. Romantic Miss (2) J: Linda Meech 55kg x4321T: Tom Dabernig | ||
| 3. Chicago Blues (10) J: Ethan Brown 57kg 5x13T: Jason Warren | ||
| 10. Angel In Black (3) J: Zac Spain 55kg 42T: Charlotte Littlefield | ||
| 5. Naifah (1) J: Beau Mertens 55kg 29x15T: Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr | ||
| 6. Caffettiera (5) J: Craig Williams 55kg 312T: Anthony & Sam Freedman | ||
| 7. Hi Val (4) J: Michael Dee 55kg 7x421T: Ciaron Maher | ||
| 1. Chergui (7) J: Mark Zahra 57kg 2x214T: Ben, Will & Jd Hayes |
Blue Sapphire Stakes Tips
Top Blue Sapphire tips include looking for any three-year-olds coming off a Group 1 run, proven 1200m runners, those with a good strike-rate at the Caulfield track and any of the better performers from the prior season in juvenile features like the Golden Slipper Stakes.
The fillies also make a good Blue Sapphire Stakes betting tip with plenty of recent wins by the girls including Motorsports (2025), Anaheed (2019), Formality (2017), and Eloping (2014).
2025 Blue Sapphire Stakes Tips
Our Ladbrokes’ insider Blue Sapphire 2025 betting tips and Caulfield racing selections will be detailed below the week of the race so bookmark this page for the three-year-olds to back and sack in the Group 3 this spring.
To Win: No. 2 Regeneration
REGENERATION (6) has firmed as the early market mover and still sits at a very backable $5 at time of publish, shaping as one of the key plays in Saturday’s Blue Sapphire.
Anthony & Sam Freedman’s progressive son of King’s Legacy is building nicely this prep and looks to be hitting his stride at the right time. He broke through for his maiden win second‑up at Geelong on November 14 over 1207m, saluting as the odds‑on elect by a length after rolling forward and sticking to the task strongly.
This is a step up in grade, but he drops a kilo to 57kg and the smaller field should play right into his hands as he chases back‑to‑back wins. Lachlan Neindorf takes the reins, having partnered him two runs back for a close second at Sale when narrowly denied fresh before bouncing back last start.
He’ll need to lift again against sharper opposition, but the profile suggests he’s got another gear to find – and punters are already warming to him as am I.
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2. Regeneration (6)
J: Lachlan Neindorf 57kg
3×21T: Anthony & Sam Freedman
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The Blue Sapphire Stakes is a 1200m race for three-year-olds now held at Caulfield Racecourse on the Zipping Classic Day during the tail-end of the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival.
It was previously run over 1200m as part of a mid-week meeting run on the Wednesday before Caulfield Cup Day but was moved ahead of the 2023 edition.
In 2025 it runs at Caulfield on the same day as the Group 2 Zipping Classic (2400m) and Group 3 Eclipse Stakes (1800m).
The Blue Sapphire Stakes was reduced in prize money in 2021 from $400,000 to $200,000 but had stakes boosted back up to $500,000 for the 2023 race.
In 2025 the Blue Sapphire Stakes prize money was cut to $250,000.
A set weights showdown, the event previously served as a potential lead-up to Flemington’s Group 1 Coolmore Stud Stakes (1200m) on Victoria Derby Day but now runs after the Coolmore.
Flying Artie (2016) was the last horse to complete the Blue Sapphire Stakes – Coolmore Stud Stakes double before the Group 3 moved dates and was increased in distance to 1400m.
The event was officially inaugurated in 2005 but was open only to juveniles before becoming a stable three-year-old’s feature in 2012 and ran on Caulfield Guineas Day before being moved to the following Wednesday the next year.
The Blue Sapphire Stakes has held Group 3 status since 2016.
In 2023 and 2024 the distance was increased from 1200m to 1400m before reverting back to six-furlongs ahead of the 2025 edition.
Blue Sapphire Stakes Race Info
- Date: Saturday November 29, 2025
- Track: Caulfield Racecourse
- Distance: 1200m
- Conditions: 3YOs – Set Weights
- Status: Group 3
- Prize Money: $250,000
- First Run: 2005 (for two-year-olds); 2012 (for three-year-olds)
Blue Sapphire Stakes Betting
Blue Sapphire Stakes betting is led by any Group 1 performed horses that may have run well in a race like the Group 1 Golden Rose Stakes (1400m) and are dropping down in distance and grade.
Proven sprinters from the top stables, those that ran well in races like the Golden Slipper the autumn prior and any graduates of the Group 1 Moir Stakes (1000m) at The Valley come back against their own age are usually also kept safe in the Blue Sapphire Stakes odds.
Grand Impact ($4.80 in 2022) and Motorsports ($4 in 2025) are the latest Blue Sapphire Stakes favourites to win.
There was a notable upset in the 2023 edition with Run Harry Run winning over the 1400m at Blue Sapphire Stakes odds of $13.
Blue Sapphire Stakes Field
The Blue Sapphire Stakes race field attracts a line-up of the season’s most exciting three-year-old sprinters, some of which may be making a late return for the spring after a run in the Coolmore Stud Stakes on the first day of the Melbourne Cup Carnival.
The Blue Sapphire Stakes final acceptances are released on the Wednesday of race week following nominations on the Monday.
2025 Blue Sapphire Stakes Field
The official Blue Sapphire Stakes 2025 field and barriers will be published in full below once final acceptances are taken by Racing Victoria on the Wednesday of race week.
The Blue Sapphire Stakes 2025 final field features a small but promising line-up of three-year-olds including Romantic Miss coming off a four-length win at Ararat and Team Freedman’s last start Geelong winner Regeneration.
| Entrant | Last 6 | Sex | Barrier | Weight | |
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1. Chergui
J: Mark Zahra
T: Ben, Will & Jd Hayes |
32x214 | G | 7 | 57kg | |
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2. Regeneration
J: Lachlan Neindorf
T: Anthony & Sam Freedman |
3x21 | G | 6 | 57kg | |
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3. Chicago Blues
J: Ethan Brown
T: Jason Warren |
5x13 | G | 10 | 57kg | |
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4. Recuperato
J: Declan Bates
T: Peter Gelagotis |
5319x0 | F | 9 | 55kg | |
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5. Naifah
J: Beau Mertens
T: Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr |
x29x15 | F | 1 | 55kg | |
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6. Caffettiera
J: Craig Williams
T: Anthony & Sam Freedman |
312 | F | 5 | 55kg | |
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7. Hi Val
J: Michael Dee
T: Ciaron Maher |
67x421 | F | 4 | 55kg | |
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8. Romantic Miss
J: Linda Meech
T: Tom Dabernig |
7x4321 | F | 2 | 55kg | |
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9. Motorsports
J: Harry Coffey
T: Tony & Calvin McEvoy |
21 | F | 8 | 55kg | |
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10. Angel In Black
J: Zac Spain
T: Charlotte Littlefield |
42 | F | 3 | 55kg |
2025 Blue Sapphire Stakes Nominations
The early Blue Sapphire Stakes 2025 Nominations close the Monday before the race and will be updated in full below.
2025 Blue Sapphire Stakes nominations extended until 10:00AM (AEDT) – 25/11/2025
| Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Hcp Rating | |
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| 1 | 42 | ANGEL IN BLACK | F | 3 | Charlotte Littlefield | |
| 2 | 312 | CAFFETTIERA | F | 3 | Anthony & Sam Freedman | 64 |
| 3 | 27432×214 | CHERGUI | G | 3 | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | 65 |
| 4 | 5×13 | CHICAGO BLUES | G | 3 | Jason Warren | 62 |
| 5 | 67×421 | HI VAL | F | 3 | Ciaron Maher | |
| 6 | 1 | MAGNABELLE ROYALE | F | 3 | Matt Laurie | 63 |
| 7 | 511x | MISS OLE | F | 3 | Clinton McDonald | |
| 8 | 21 | MOTORSPORTS | F | 3 | Tony & Calvin McEvoy | 62 |
| 9 | 0x29x15 | NAIFAH | F | 3 | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | 64 |
| 10 | 5319×0 | RECUPERATO | F | 3 | Peter Gelagotis | 70 |
| 11 | 3×21 | REGENERATION | G | 3 | Anthony & Sam Freedman | 63 |
| 12 | 57×4321 | ROMANTIC MISS | F | 3 | Tom Dabernig | 62 |
| 13 | 7223×24 | THANKS GORGEOUS | F | 3 | Mark & Levi Kavanagh | 72 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
Blue Sapphire Stakes Form Guide
The Blue Sapphire Stakes form guide features all the info punters need to place a well-informed wager on the three-years-old sprint showdown including the saddlecloth number, barrier, trainer and jockey of all the horses in the field.
Any Group 1 Golden Slipper performers from the previous season, proven sprinters and runners dropping down in grade off a Group 1 run are all worth looking out for on the Blue Sapphire Stakes form guide.
The 2022 Blue Sapphire form held with Lofty Strike, third in the event, coming back in the autumn of 2023 for back-to-back Group 1 seconds in the Oakleigh Plate and Newmarket Handicap results.
2025 Blue Sapphire Stakes Form Guide
A link to our comprehensive Blue Sapphire Stakes 2025 Form Guide will be provided for punters below the week of the race.
Blue Sapphire Stakes Results
The Blue Sapphire Stakes race results going back to the year 2012 when it became a race for three-year-olds are detailed below.
Notable Blue Sapphire Stakes winners include Snitzerland (2012), Flying Artie (2016), and Written By (2018).
Motorsports (2025) is the last Blue Sapphire Stakes winning filly.
Past Blue Sapphire Stakes Winners
Recent Blue Sapphire Stakes winners and placegetters dating back to the year 2012 are detailed in the below table.
| Year | Winner | Second | Third |
| 2025 | Motorsports | Recuperato | Regeneration |
| 2024 | Pisces | Rue De Royale | Catoggio |
| 2023 | Run Harry Run | Brave Mead | Arkansaw Kid |
| 2022 | Grand Impact | Shalailed | Lofty Strike |
| 2021 | Extreme Warrior | Profiteer | Minsk Moment |
| 2020 | Ranting | Hanseatic | Anders |
| 2019 | Anaheed | Li’l Kontra | Brooklyn Hustle |
| 2018 | Written By | Encryption | Tony Nicconi |
| 2017 | Formality | Jukebox | Lone Eagle |
| 2016 | Flying Artie | Dalradian | Derryn |
| 2015 | Keen Array | Mogador | Haptic |
| 2014 | Eloping | Sultry Feeling | Husson Eagle |
| 2013 | Lion of Belfort | Safeguard | Diamond Oasis |
| 2012 | Snitzerland | Fire Thunderbolt | Lankan Rupee |
FAQ
Who won the 2025 Blue Sapphire Stakes?
The 2025 Blue Sapphire Stakes was won by three-year-old Street Boss filly Motorsports at $4 favouritism for trainers Tony & Calvin McEvoy with jockey Harry Coffey aboard on 55kg from barrier 8 to win by 0.75 lengths on a Soft (6) track in a time of 1:10.84.
When is the Blue Sapphire Stakes 2025?
Saturday November 29, 2025What is the prize money for the Blue Sapphire Stakes 2025?
$250,000
Where is the Blue Sapphire Stakes 2025?
Caulfield Racecourse, Gate 22, Station St, Caulfield East VIC
How do I bet on the 2025 Blue Sapphire Stakes?
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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 Blue Sapphire Stakes?
The best way to pick which horse will win the Blue Sapphire 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.