Edward Manifold Stakes 2023

Ladbrokes Tip: Fillies might back-up from the Edward Manifold into the Thousand Guineas later in the spring.

The Edward Manifold Stakes is a Group 2 race for three-year-old fillies contested at Flemington Racecourse on Turnbull Stakes Day in early October. One of the earlier Group 1 race meetings of the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival, the card is headlined by the Group 1 Turnbull Stakes (2000m) for Caulfield Cup types.

2022 Edward Manifold Stakes winner She’s Licketysplit. Photo: Ultimate Racing Photos.

The Edward Manifold is one of the key support races at the meeting and is one of three Group 2 events along with the Gilgai Stakes (1200m) and Blazer Stakes (1400m).

Offering $300,000 in total prize money the mile clash is run at set weights and fillies often back-up in the Group 1 Thousand Guineas (1600m) at Caulfield Racecourse. The last filly to complete the Edward Manifold / Thousand Guineas double was Amphitrite (2018).

The event also serves as a key lead-up into the Group 1 VRC Oaks (2500m) held the Thursday after the Melbourne Cup in early November. In 2019 the Edward Manifold third placed Miami Bound went on to win the VRC Oaks later that spring.

The latest edition of the Edward Manifold Stakes ran on Saturday October 7, 2023 at Flemington as part of Turnbull Stakes Day and was won by the Godolphin-raced filly Zardozi ($10) who came with a good late run. 

2023 Edward Manifold Stakes Results

The official Edward Manifold Stakes 2023 Results & Finishing Order will be published below once the race takes place on Saturday October 7, 2023.

2023 Edward Manifold Stakes winner Zardozi was too good for her rivals over the mile at Flemington. Photo: Ultimate Racing Photos.

• 1st: #4 Zardozi
• 2nd: #7 Aprilia
• 3rd: #12 Amazonian Lass

The James Cummings-trained Kingman filly Zardozi ($10) got the room she needed to flash home and salute in the 2023 Edward Manifold Stakes results by a commanding 1.5 lengths.

2023 Edward Manifold Stakes Odds

The top Edward Manifold Stakes 2023 betting odds and links to our Flemington racing markets on the Group 2 race for fillies this spring will be available below the week of the race so stay tuned.

Edward Manifold Stakes Race Info

• Date: Saturday October 7, 2023
• Track: Flemington Racecourse
• Distance: 1600m
• Conditions: 3YO Fillies – Set Weights
• Prize Money: $300,000
• First Run: 1932

Edward Manifold Stakes Betting

The Edward Manifold Stakes odds are led by in-form fillies, often from local Melbourne stables with previous experience the Melbourne way of racing and form up to at least 1400m.

A past win over the mile (1600m) and Group race experience in earlier campaigns also sees fillies sit higher up the Edward Manifold Stakes betting markets each spring.

A number of upsets have occurred in recent years including Se Sauver ($16 in 2013), Bring Me Roses ($17 in 2017), the massive boilover by Moonlight Maid ($41 in 2019), and Zardozi ($10 in 2023) so looking further down the Edward Manifold Stakes betting markets can prove profitable.

Amphitrite ($3.20 in 2018), Thermosphere ($3.60 in 2020), Elusive Express ($3.80 in 2021) and she’s Licketysplit ($3.10 in 2022) are the latest favourites in Edward Manifold Stakes betting to salute.

Edward Manifold Stakes Field

The Edward Manifold Stakes race field attracts a line-up of the season’s most promising fillies displaying staying potential.

Many of the youngsters in the race are early into their Spring Carnival campaigns and come off a non-Black Type lead-up, while others previously may have had a run in the Group 2 Thousand Guineas Prelude (1400m) in late September. Elusive Express (3rd in 2021) and She’s Licketysplit (3rd in 2022) are the last Edward Manifold Stakes winners to come off a Thousand Guineas Prelude run.

In 2023 the Thousand Guineas Prelude moved to late October after the Edward Manifold Stakes.

Fillies often use the race as a lead-up to the Thousand Guineas and in 2015 the Edward Manifold Stakes winner Badawiya ran third in the Group 1 next start, while the 2011 winner Mosheen ran second to Atlantic Jewel in that year’s Thousand Guineas before going on to win the VRC Oaks. In 2018 Amphitrite completed the Edward Manifold Stakes / Thousand Guineas double.

In 2021 Yearning improved on her Edward Manifold Stakes second to win the Thousand Guineas next-up, while that year’s Edward Manifold winner Elusive Express finished runner-up in the Group 1 event reversing the quinella.

In 2023 the Thousand Guineas moved from the weekend after the Edward Manifold Stakes to late November.

Runners may also be progressing towards a November run in Flemington’s Group 1 VRC Oaks (2500m) during the Melbourne Cup Carnival. In 2013 the Edward Manifold Stakes third place-getter Solicit ran second in the Ethereal Stakes, third in the Wakeful Stakes and third in that season’s VRC Oaks.

In 2017 Bring Me Roses won the Edward Manifold and later ran second in the VRC Oaks quinella.

The 2019 VRC Oaks results featured two of the fillies from the Edward Manifold Stakes trifecta. Oaks winner Miami Bound improved on her third, while the upset Edward Manifold winner ran a brave third in the Group 1.

The Edward Manifold Stakes nominations close the Monday before the race runs on the Sunday with the final field and barrier draw out on the Wednesday of that week.

2023 Edward Manifold Stakes Field

The official Edward Manifold Stakes 2023 Final Field & Barriers will be published below once acceptances close the Wednesday of race week so stay tuned to see what fillies make the cut in the Thousand Guineas and VRC Oaks lead-up.

The 2023 Edward Manifold Stakes final field features a line-up of promising young fillies led in betting by the Peter Moody & Katherine Coleman-trained Legacies drawn wide but still a firm favourite.

2023 Edward Manifold Stakes Nominations

The early Edward Manifold Stakes 2023 Nominations are out the Monday ahead of the event and will be published below once announced by Racing Victoria.

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

Edward Manifold Stakes Tips

Good Edward Manifold Stakes tips include taking a single-figure priced filly in the market with strong lead-up form in similar company and experience in Melbourne Group races.

Another Edward Manifold Stakes betting tip is to back a double at the bookies with the Group 3 Caulfield Classic (2000m), formerly the Norman Robinson Stakes, on Caulfield Cup Day.

2023 Edward Manifold Stakes Tips

Our Ladbrokes’ exclusive Edward Manifold Stakes betting tips for 2023 will be detailed below the week of the race so bookmark this page for the best fillies to back this spring.

• To Win: #1 De Sonic Boom ($7 at time of publish) – BET NOW

Tough edition of the Edward Manifold for punters, but going for the filly donning the No. 1 with this well-tried Anthony & Sam Freedman-trained daughter Spirit Of Boom looking to break through with a Group 2 win here. She was a Blue Diamond Preview winner on debut, but got found out in the Group 1 two runs later finishing 15th. One run in the winter to keep her ticking over before a return that has her performing better again this prep. Two solid performances behind Charm Stone before a last start Listed second over 1400m at Caulfield carrying 58.5kg. Up to a mile now fourth-up and fit with less weight. Think she’ll relish the 1600m and surprise a few with a good run here.

Edward Manifold Stakes Form Guide

The Edward Manifold Stakes form guide features all the must-know information on the race and its runners including the jockeys, trainers, barriers and lead-up runs of the fillies in the field.

The Edward Manifold Stakes form has stacked up in other Group races during the carnival season many times including in 2015 when the third place-getter My Poppette won the Group 2 Moonee Valley Fillies Classic (1600m) on Cox Plate Day next start.

In recent years the Edward Manifold Stakes form has also proved that to follow into the Caulfield Classic. In 2014 Fontein Ruby completed the double and the Edward Manifold third place-getter Crafty ran second in the same Group 3 back-up.

The Edward Manifold Stakes 2021 form was franked with the runner-up Yearning going on to beat the winner Elusive Express in the Group 1 Thousand Guineas results. The Edward Manifold third-placed Glint Of Hope meanwhile returned in 2022 to win Adelaide’s Group 1 Australasian Oaks (2000m) the following autumn.

The 2022 Edward Manifold Stakes form was franked with the winner She’s Licketysplit running a next-up third in that year’s Thousand Guineas trifecta.

2023 Edward Manifold Stakes Form Guide

A link to our insider Edward Manifold Stakes 2023 Form Guide will be provided for punters below the week of the race.

Edward Manifold Stakes Results

The Edward Manifold Stakes race results have been dominated by single-priced fillies coming off a Thousand Guineas Prelude over the past 10 years that the event has been running.

Notable recent Edward Manifold Stakes winners include Amphitrite (2018), Badawiya (2015), Mosheen (2011), Serenade Rose (2005), and Alinghi (2004).

She’s Licketysplit holds the current Edward Manifold Stakes race record winning over 1600m in 2022 in a time of 1 minute 35.41 seconds.

Past Edward Manifold Stakes Winners

Recent Edward Manifold Stakes winners and place-getters dating back to the year 2000 are detailed in the below table.