Ladbrokes Tip: The Gimcrack Stakes makes a nice lead-up into the $1 million Golden Gift race
The latest edition of the Gimcrack Stakes ran on Saturday October 4, 2025 on Epsom Handicap Day as the season’s opening 2YO race for fillies in NSW and saw the Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott trained favourite Shiki ($3.80F) hold on for a narrow win for the punters.
2025 Gimcrack Stakes Results
The official Gimcrack Stakes 2025 results and finishing order will be detailed below once the race is run and won on Saturday October 4, 2025.
- 1st: No. 10 Shiki
- 2nd: No. 9 Screen Icon
- 3rd: No. 7 Masvingo
The Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott trained Too Darn Hot filly Shiki ($3.80F) toughed it out off a front-running ride by Tim Clark to hold off the late lunging 50/1 outsider Screen Icon and narrowly salute for the punters in the 2025 Gimcrack Stakes results earning her comparisons to the stable’s 2024 Golden Slipper winning filly Lady Of Camelot.
2025 Gimcrack Stakes Odds
The updated Gimcrack Stakes 2025 betting odds and links to our markets on the important Group 3 Epsom Handicap Day race will be provided below the week of the race so stay tuned for the top Randwick racing odds online.
| 10. Shiki (6) J: Tim Clark 56kg T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | ||
| 9. Screen Icon (9) J: Chad Schofield 56kg T: John P Thompson | ||
| 7. Masvingo (5) J: Jason Collett 56kg T: Bjorn Baker | ||
| 8. Oh Yes She Did (8) J: Tyler Schiller 56kg T: Mitchell & Desiree Kearney | ||
| 5. Home Invasion (1) J: Adam Hyeronimus 56kg T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | ||
| 11. The Wildling (2) J: Regan Bayliss 56kg T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | ||
| 1. Better Off Alone (10) J: Rachel King 56kg T: Bjorn Baker | ||
| 12. Yvonne's Joy (3) J: Kerrin McEvoy 56kg T: John P Thompson | ||
| 3. Give Her Strength (4) J: Andrew Adkins 56kg T: John P Thompson | ||
| 2. Doubella (7) J: Tommy Berry 56kg T: Richard & Will Freedman | ||
| 4. Handloom (11) J: Ben Thompson 56kg T: Gary Portelli |
Gimcrack Stakes Tips
Gimcrack Stakes tips include looking for trial-winning fillies, those from the country’s leading stables and the runners drawn a favourable barrier.
Jockey James McDonald has an outstanding record in the race having ridden four Gimcrack Stakes winners between 2015 and 2021. Looking for the filly McDonald rides then is a key Gimcrack Stakes betting tip.
2025 Gimcrack Stakes Tips
Our Ladbrokes’ insider Gimcrack Stakes 2025 betting tips and Randwick racing selections will be detailed below the week of the race so bookmark this page for the young fillies to get behind at the best price this season.
To Win: No. 5 Home Invasion
HOME INVASION (1) is drawn a treat with the inside alley boosting her chances of a winning debut for master trainers of juveniles Waterhouse & Bott. This nicely bred daughter of former Group 1 Coolmore Stud Stakes and Black Caviar Lightning winner Home Affairs is bred to be a top-line sprinter and she certainly showed early promise of living up to her pedigree with a strong lead-up trial win at the Kensington track over 850m. She put nearly two lengths on her rivals in that hit-out with Adam Hyeronimus in the saddle and he sticks aboard on race day. Good alley, good hoop, hopefully a good filly!
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5. Home Invasion (1)
J: Adam Hyeronimus 56kg
T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
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The Gimcrack Stakes is a Group 3 race for two-year-old fillies run and won at Randwick Racecourse in early October.
The event takes place as part of Randwick’s bumper Epsom Handicap Day race card. Epsom Day features a triple shot of Group 1 racing with the running of the $1.5 million Epsom Handicap (1600m), $750,000 The Metropolitan (2400m), and the $750,000 Flight Stakes (1600m).
Also on the card is the Group 2 $1 million Premiere Stakes (1200m) for The Everest hopefuls.
The Gimcrack Stakes is contested at set weights over 1000m and offers $250,000 in prize money as of 2023.
The race was first held back in 1906 and is named in honour of 18th century champion English racehorse Gimcrack.
The Group 3 Breeders’ Plate (1000m) for colts and geldings on the same day is the other opening two-year-old race of the season in Sydney.
Two-year-olds out of the Gimcrack Stakes often head towards the $1 million Golden Gift later in the spring.
Gimcrack Stakes Race Info
- Date: Saturday October 4, 2025
- Track: Royal Randwick Racecourse
- Distance: 1000m
- Conditions: Set Weights – 2YO Fillies
- Status: Group 3
- Prize Money: $250,000
- First Run: 1906
Gimcrack Stakes Betting
The Gimcrack Stakes is traditionally the debut run for new-season fillies. Gimcrack Stakes betting markets are then usually led by fillies that performed well in recent lead-up trials.
The Gimcrack Stakes odds on any fillies with previous race experience and any non-maidens in the event are kept short.
Enthaar ($1.60 in 2020), Coolangatta ($2.50 in 2021), Bel Merci ($3.50 in 2024) and Shiki ($3.80 in 2025) are the latest favourites in Gimcrack Stakes betting to win.
There was a notable upset in 2022 with Platinum Jubilee winning at Gimcrack Stakes odds of $10 ahead of her stablemate, beaten favourite Perfect Proposal ($3.40).
Another upset followed in 2023 with subsequent Group 1 winner Manaal saluted at $19.
Gimcrack Stakes Field
The Gimcrack Stakes race field attracts the season’s most promising young two-year-old fillies, and many of the fillies in the event will be kicking off their careers.
In order to gain a qualify for a run in the Gimcrack Stakes field fillies must have had an official trial ahead of the race.
Following a run in the Gimcrack Stakes field many fillies may return in the summer to contest Brisbane’s Group 3 BJ McLachlan Stakes (1200m). Coolangatta was the last filly to complete the double.
2025 Gimcrack Stakes Field
The official Gimcrack Stakes 2025 field and barriers are set for release on the Wednesday leading-up to Epsom Handicap Day 2025 and will be listed below so stay tuned to see the fillies that make the line-up.
The 2025 Gimcrack Stakes final field features a dozen unraced two-year-old fillies including recent Kensington trial winner Shiki by Too Darn Hot and her stablemate The Wildling drawn well in gate two for Waterhouse & Bott.
| Entrant | Last 6 | Sex | Barrier | Weight | |
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1. Better Off Alone
J: Rachel King
T: Bjorn Baker |
F | 10 | 56kg | ||
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2. Doubella
J: Tommy Berry
T: Richard & Will Freedman |
F | 7 | 56kg | ||
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3. Give Her Strength
J: Andrew Adkins
T: John P Thompson |
F | 4 | 56kg | ||
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4. Handloom
J: Ben Thompson
T: Gary Portelli |
F | 11 | 56kg | ||
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5. Home Invasion
J: Adam Hyeronimus
T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott |
F | 1 | 56kg | ||
| 6. Legaselli (3) Scratched: | |||||
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7. Masvingo
J: Jason Collett
T: Bjorn Baker |
F | 5 | 56kg | ||
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8. Oh Yes She Did
J: Tyler Schiller
T: Mitchell & Desiree Kearney |
F | 8 | 56kg | ||
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9. Screen Icon
J: Chad Schofield
T: John P Thompson |
F | 9 | 56kg | ||
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10. Shiki
J: Tim Clark
T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott |
F | 6 | 56kg | ||
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11. The Wildling
J: Regan Bayliss
T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott |
F | 2 | 56kg | ||
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12. Yvonne's Joy
J: Kerrin McEvoy
T: John P Thompson |
F | 3 | 56kg | ||
2025 Gimcrack Stakes Nominations
The early Gimcrack Stakes 2025 nominations are taken on the Monday leading-up to Epsom Handicap Day.
| Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Hcp Rating | |
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| 1 | BETTER OFF ALONE | F | 2 | Bjorn Baker | ||
| 2 | DOUBELLA | F | 2 | Richard & Will Freedman | ||
| 3 | DREAM ROCA (NZ) | F | 2 | Liam Birchley | ||
| 4 | GIVE HER STRENGTH | F | 2 | John Thompson | ||
| 5 | HANDLOOM | F | 2 | Gary Portelli | ||
| 6 | HOME INVASION | F | 2 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | ||
| 7 | LEGASELLI | F | 2 | John Thompson | ||
| 8 | MASVINGO | F | 2 | Bjorn Baker | ||
| 9 | MAYFLOWER | F | 2 | Michael Freedman | ||
| 10 | OH YES SHE DID | F | 2 | Mitchell & Desiree Kearney | ||
| 11 | SCREEN ICON | F | 2 | John Thompson | ||
| 12 | SEMANTICS | F | 2 | Anthony & Sam Freedman | ||
| 13 | SHIKI | F | 2 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | ||
| 14 | THE WILDLING | F | 2 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | ||
| 15 | YVONNE’S JOY | F | 2 | John Thompson |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
Gimcrack Stakes Form Guide
The Gimcrack Stakes form guide lists all the crucial information and statistics from the jockeys and barriers to the track / distance records of the runners in the field.
The Gimcrack Stakes form has often gone on to hold up in the follow year’s $2 million Magic Millions 2YO Classic at the Gold Coast for any qualified fillies. The 2005 Gimcrack Stakes winner Mirror Mirror went on to win the 2006 Magic Millions in Queensland.
In 2019, Stellar Pauline ran second in the Gimcrack Stakes and also placed second in the next summer’s Magic Millions Classic results.
Coolangatta (2021/2022) completed the Gimcrack Stakes – Magic Millions 2YO Classic double. She also raced in the Group 1 Golden Slipper Stakes in the autumn of 2022 placing an eye-catching third.
The 2022 Gimcrack Stakes winner Platinum Jubilee returned for a second in the following summer’s Magic Millions Classic results.
The 2023 Gimcrack Stakes form was firmly franked by the winner Manaal who went on to win a host of subsequent races as a two and then three-year-old most notably the Group 1 Inglis Sires (1400m) in the autumn of 2024.
In 2024 the Gimcrack Stakes runner-up O’Ole franked the form going on to win the following summer’s $3 million Magic Millions 2YO Classic.
2025 Gimcrack Stakes Form Guide
A link to our comprehensive Gimcrack Stakes 2025 Form Guide will be available for punters below the week of the race.
Gimcrack Stakes Results
Notable recent Gimcrack Stakes winners include Defiant Dame (2010), Catch Me (2018), Enthaar (2020), Coolangatta (2021), and Manaal (2023).
Trainer John O’Shea prepared three straight Gimcrack Stakes winners between 2014 and 2016 with Calaverite (2014), Calliope (2015) and Jorda (2016).
Looking further back the most famous past Gimcrack Stakes winner was Wenona Girl (1959) who went on to win a host of Group 1 races including the AJC Sires’ Produce Stakes (1960), Rosehill Guineas (1960), Flight Stakes (1960), Thousand Guineas (1960), Ranvet Stakes (1961, 1964), C F Orr Stakes (1962), Futurity Stakes (1963), Cantala Stakes (1963), George Main Stakes (1963), Lightning Stakes (1963,1964), and the All Aged Stakes (1964). She now has a race named in her honour with the Group 3 Wenona Girl Quality (1200m) taking place at Randwick in March.
Past Gimcrack Stakes Winners
Recent Gimcrack Stakes winners and placegetters dating back to the year 1997 are detailed in the below table.
| Year | Winner | Second | Third |
| 2025 | Shiki | Screen Icon | Masvingo |
| 2024 | Bel Merci | O’Ole | Memo |
| 2023 | Manaal | Celestial Bling | Repose |
| 2022 | Platinum Jubilee | Perfect Proposal | Divine Glory |
| 2021 | Coolangatta | Drisana | Pantonario |
| 2020 | Enthaar | Mallory | Total Babe |
| 2019 | Every Rose | Stellar Pauline | Ticket To Ride |
| 2018 | Catch Me | Diddles | Mayaaseh |
| 2017 | Satin Slipper | Setsuna | Fiesta |
| 2016 | Jorda | Kanga’s Eye | Lucky Louie |
| 2015 | Calliope | Jeanneau | Slumber Party |
| 2014 | Calaverite | Igraine | Speak Fondly |
| 2013 | Alpha Miss | Tetsuko | Lucky Raquie |
| 2012 | Brilliant Bisc | Guelph | Shahad |
| 2011 | Hussousa | Snipzu | Jade Marauder |
| 2010 | Defiant Dame | Hallowell Belle | Disputes |
| 2009 | Gybe | Mafia Miss | So Detached |
| 2008 (October) | Our Joan Of Arc | Rock Me Baby | Glowlamp |
| 2008 (March) | Portillo | Horizons | Come Hither |
| 2007 Race Not Held Due to Equine Influenza |
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| 2006 | Hurried Choice | Miss Argyle | Superfly |
| 2005 | Mirror Mirror | Fleur Royale | Wiener |
| 2004 | Media | Junebug | Flying Dansino |
| 2003 | Segments | Rich Megadale | Mi Chiamo |
| 2002 | Spurcent | Regal County | Sister Declan |
| 2001 | De Lollies | Royal Purler | Rainfalls |
| 2000 | Donna Natalia | Fair Embrace | La Bird |
| 1999 | Speedy Bell | Throsby Street | Deseree Lass |
| 1998 | Katima | Kashkow | Cloister |
| 1997 | Crimson Flight | Kasey Ann | Starry Way |
FAQ
Who won the 2025 Gimcrack Stakes?
The 2025 Gimcrack Stakes was won by two-year-old Too Darn Hot filly Shiki at $3.80 favouritism for trainers Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott with jockey Tim Clark aboard on 56kg to win by 0.06 lengths on a Good (4) track in a time of 0:57.54.
When is the Gimcrack Stakes 2025?
Saturday October 4, 2025What is the prize money for the Gimcrack Stakes 2025?
$250,000
Where is the Gimcrack Stakes 2025?
Randwick Racecourse, Alison Rd, Randwick NSW 2031.
How do I bet on the 2025 Gimcrack 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 Gimcrack Stakes?
The best way to pick which horse will win the Gimcrack 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.