Ladbrokes Tip: The Herbert Power Stakes is a good Spring Cups lead-up guide
The latest edition of the Herbert Power Stakes ran on Saturday October 11, 2025 as part of Caulfield Guineas Day 2025 with a Caulfield Cup ballot exemption going to the tough seven-year-old winner Brayden Star ($6.50).
2025 Herbert Power Stakes Results
The complete Herbert Power Stakes 2025 Results & Finishing Order will be listed below once the race takes place on Saturday October 11, 2025.
- 1st: No. 8 Brayden Star
- 2nd: No. 9 Plymouth
- 3rd: No. 5 Whisky On The Hill
Brayden Star ($6.50) claimed a gutsy win in the 2025 Herbert Power Stakes results at Caulfield, lifting late under Craig Williams to edge out Plymouth and Whisky On The Hill in a thrilling finish and book his ticket into next weekend’s $5 million Caulfield Cup field.
2025 Herbert Power Stakes Odds
The season’s best Herbert Power Stakes 2025 betting odds and links to our markets on the field of potential Caulfield Cup and Melbourne Cup horses will be available right here as soon as released so stay tuned for the best Group 2 Caulfield odds online.
| 8. Brayden Star (7) J: Craig Williams 53kg 4x745T: Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | ||
| 9. Plymouth (9) J: Jamie Melham 53kg 3x061T: Ben, Will & Jd Hayes | ||
| 5. Whisky On The Hill (2) J: Damian Lane 53.5kg x8591T: Glen Thompson | ||
| 1. Smokin' Romans (10) J: Ben Melham 59kg 0x729T: Ciaron Maher | ||
| 3. Young Werther (3) J: Billy Egan 55kg 8x638T: Danny O'Brien | ||
| 2. Post Impressionist (5) J: Ethan Brown 55kg x8x86T: Anthony & Sam Freedman | ||
| 10. Scary (8) J: Dean Yendall 53kg 5x002T: Emma-Lee & David Browne | ||
| 11. Taramansour (1) J: Lachlan Neindorf 53kg 00053T: Phillip Stokes | ||
| 7. The Map (6) J: Declan Bates 53kg 8x606T: Dan Clarken & Oopy MacGillivray | ||
| 4. Earl Of Tyrone (11) J: Harry Coffey 53.5kg 28x00T: Ciaron Maher | ||
| 6. Lastotchka (4) J: Beau Mertens 53kg 70x07T: Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr |
Herbert Power Stakes Tips
Good Herbert Power Stakes tips include taking proven staying types coming off a top four run carrying a light weight with ability over the distance.
Single-figure fancies have a strong recent record in the race so taking runners under $10 in betting is also a valuable tip to take on board with your spring punting.
Looking for well-weighted stayers heading towards the upcoming Caulfield Cup & Melbourne Cup staying races of the spring can also make a nice Herbert Power Stakes betting tip.
2025 Herbert Power Stakes Tips
Our insider Herbert Power Stakes 2025 betting tips and Group 2 Caulfield racing selections will be detailed below the week of the race, so you know what stayers to get behind at the best odds on Caulfield Guineas Day.
To Win: No. 5 Whisky On The Hill
WHISKY ON THE HILL (2) gets the perfect opportunity to go back-to-back and potentially book his ticket towards a Melbourne Cup berth on November 4, stepping out from a great draw over his preferred trip in the Herbert Power Stakes. The Ribchester gelding boasts an outstanding record at the 2400m (4:3-0-0) and looks right at home over the mile and a half. His latest run saw him return to form in style with a determined victory in a Black-Type race at Mornington, ending a long winning drought and reminding punters of his genuine staying credentials. Carrying 54kg (a half a kilo over allocation) and partnering with in-form jockey Damian Lane, he gets all the right conditions to perform again. He also owns a previous win at Caulfield over this very track and trip, taking out a BM84 here last October with more weight on his back. While this represents a rise in class, Whisky On The Hill’s staying strength and affinity for the distance make him a live chance once more. Expect him to settle off the speed and hit the line powerfully late. Proven 2400m specialist perfectly placed under the conditions – strong winning chance for mine.
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5. Whisky On The Hill (2)
J: Damian Lane 53.5kg
x8591T: Glen Thompson
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The Herbert Power Stakes is a Group 2 staying race for Spring Cup hopes run on Caulfield Guineas Day at Caulfield Racecourse in mid-October each Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival. The meeting features three Group 1 races including the Caulfield Guineas (1600m) for three-year-old milers.
The other majors on the card are the Group 1 Caulfield Stakes (2000m) which is currently run as the Might And Power and the Group 1 Toorak Handicap (1600m). Along with the three elite levels there are also two Group 2 support acts with the Schillaci Stakes (1100m) for sprinters and the Herbert Power Stakes run over the mile and a half (2400m). There are also two Group 3 events on the program including the Northwood Plume Stakes for the older mares.
Offering a generous $400,000 in total prize money, the race is a quality handicap clash that serves as a traditional lead-up to the Group 1 Caulfield Cup (2400m) over the same track / distance later in the month. The last horse to complete the Herbert Power Stakes – Caulfield Cup in the same season was Master O’Reilly (2007).
The 2024 Herbert Power Stakes proved to be a strong form reference, with the runner-up Okita Soushi going on to win the Group 2 Moonee Valley Gold Cup in his next start, before finishing third in the Melbourne Cup trifecta.
Herbert Power Stakes Race Info
- Date: Saturday October 11, 2025
- Track: Caulfield Racecourse
- Distance: 2400m
- Conditions: Quality Handicap
- Status: Group 2
- Prize Money: $400,000
- First Run: 1898
Herbert Power Stakes Betting
Herbert Power Stakes betting opens after the release of the final field and barriers on the Wednesday before Caulfield Guineas Day on the Saturday in early – mid October.
Proven stayers with form over the mile and a half (2400m), those with Group race experience in Melbourne and the better-weighted hopefuls sit high up the Herbert Power Stakes odds.
Delphi ($1.95 in 2021) followed by Saracen Knight ($4.20 in 2022) are the latest favourites in Herbert Power Stakes betting to get the job done.
There was a notable upset in 2024 with Herman Hesse winning at Herbert Power Stakes odds of $16 when defeating his stablemate, 40/1 outside Okita Soushi.
Herbert Power Stakes Field
The Herbert Power Stakes race field attracts a quality line-up of proven stayers with an eye on returning to the track for a shot at the Caulfield Cup the following Saturday.
Increasingly Melbourne Cup types heading towards the world’s richest handicap over the two miles at Flemington on the first Tuesday of November, including international raiders, feature in the final field.
Many runners contest the Herbert Power Stakes after a run in the Group 1 Turnbull Stakes (2000m) at Flemington earlier in October, which last produced a winner of the Group 2 with Amralah (7th) in 2015.
The other key lead-up is Moonee Valley’s Group 3 JRA Cup (2040m) in late September, which last produced a winner with Big Memory (8th) in 2014.
In 2023 the Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott-trained Military Mission became the first horse since Unsolved (1995) to come via a run in Sydney’s Group 1 The Metropolitan (2400m) improving on a fourth to stablemate Just Fine to win the Herbert Power Stakes.
Runners may back-up from a Herbert Power Stakes run in the Group 3 Lexus Stakes (2500m) on Victoria Derby Day, a race the 2015 runner-up Excess Knowledge won before his seventh in the Melbourne Cup.
The 2014 Herbert Power Stakes winner Big Memory ran second in the Lexus Stakes that year after a 10th in the Caulfield Cup, the Lexus won by Signoff who improved on a Herbert Power second two runs earlier. Signoff also went on to run fourth to Protectionist, who crossed fourth in the event in his Australian debut, in that year’s Melbourne Cup.
Herbert Power Stakes nominations close the Monday before the race runs on the Saturday and final acceptances are out on the Wednesday.
2025 Herbert Power Stakes Field
The official Herbert Power Stakes 2025 Final Field & Barriers on the Caulfield Cup lead-up will be provided in full below once announced on the Wednesday of race week so stay tuned to see the list of stayers set to face off in the mile and a half feature.
The 2025 Herbert Power Stakes final field features a strong line-up of potential last minute Caulfield Cup hopefuls including the Lindsay Park trained Plymouth coming off a Benalla Cup win and the Ciaron Maher trained Smokin’ Romans down in grade off a Group 1 Underwood Stakes ninth.
| Entrant | Last 6 | Sex | Barrier | Weight | |
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1. Smokin' Romans
J: Ben Melham
T: Ciaron Maher |
10x729 | G | 10 | 59kg | |
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2. Post Impressionist
J: Ethan Brown
T: Anthony & Sam Freedman |
0x8x86 | G | 5 | 55kg | |
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3. Young Werther
J: Billy Egan
T: Danny O'Brien |
78x638 | G | 3 | 55kg | |
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4. Earl Of Tyrone
J: Harry Coffey
T: Ciaron Maher |
x28x00 | G | 11 | 53.5kg | |
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5. Whisky On The Hill
J: Damian Lane
T: Glen Thompson |
3x8591 | G | 2 | 53.5kg | |
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6. Lastotchka
J: Beau Mertens
T: Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr |
670x07 | M | 4 | 53kg | |
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7. The Map
J: Declan Bates
T: Dan Clarken & Oopy MacGillivray |
68x606 | M | 6 | 53kg | |
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8. Brayden Star
J: Craig Williams
T: Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young |
44x745 | G | 7 | 53kg | |
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9. Plymouth
J: Jamie Melham
T: Ben, Will & Jd Hayes |
63x061 | G | 9 | 53kg | |
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10. Scary
J: Dean Yendall
T: Emma-Lee & David Browne |
05x002 | H | 8 | 53kg | |
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11. Taramansour
J: Lachlan Neindorf
T: Phillip Stokes |
x00053 | G | 1 | 53kg |
2025 Herbert Power Stakes Nominations
The Herbert Power Stakes 2025 early entries are taken on the Monday leading-up to the event.
| Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Ballot | Weight | True Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating | |
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| 1 | 3x742x8210 | CHANGINGOFTHEGUARD (IRE) | G | 7 | Kris Lees | 1 | 59kg | 59kg | 106 | |
| 2 | 560310×729 | SMOKIN’ ROMANS (NZ) | G | 9 | Ciaron Maher | 2 | 59kg | 59kg | 106 | |
| 3 | 8x460x8x86 | POST IMPRESSIONIST (IRE) | G | 7 | Anthony & Sam Freedman | 3 | 55kg | 55kg | 98 | |
| 4 | 78x778x638 | YOUNG WERTHER (NZ) | G | 8 | Danny O’Brien | 4 | 55kg | 55kg | 98 | |
| 5 | 0x80x48x47 | CLEVELAND (IRE) | G | 8 | Kris Lees | 5 | 54.5kg | 54.5kg | 97 | |
| 6 | 560x68x606 | THE MAP | M | 7 | Dan Clarken & Oopy MacGillivray | 6 | 53kg | 52kg | 96 | |
| 7 | 0x00670x07 | LASTOTCHKA (FR) | M | 7 | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | 7 | 53kg | 52kg | 96 | |
| 8 | 31103×8591 | WHISKY ON THE HILL (GB) | G | 6 | Glen Thompson | 8 | 53.5kg | 53.5kg | 95 | |
| 9 | 60x1x28x00 | EARL OF TYRONE (IRE) | G | 8 | Ciaron Maher | 9 | 53.5kg | 53.5kg | 95 | |
| 10 | x07344x745 | BRAYDEN STAR (GB) | G | 7 | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | 10 | 53kg | 53kg | 94 | |
| 11 | 352x05x002 | SCARY (NZ) | H | 4 | Emma-Lee & David Browne | 11 | 53kg | 52kg | 92 | |
| 12 | x25463x061 | PLYMOUTH | G | 4 | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | 12 | 53kg | 52kg | 92 | |
| 13 | x00x800200 | ANTRIM COAST (NZ) | G | 5 | Steve Richards | 13 | 53kg | 52kg | 92 | |
| 14 | 1235×00053 | TARAMANSOUR (IRE) | G | 9 | Phillip Stokes | 14 | 53kg | 50.5kg | 89 | |
| 15 | 131210×423 | KINGS VALLEY (IRE) | G | 5 | Ciaron Maher | 15 | 53kg | 47kg | 82 | |
| 16 | 544031×254 | FERAGO | G | 9 | Patrick F Ryan Jnr | 16 | 53kg | 45kg | 78 | |
| 17 | x16x18173x | CATANI GARDENS (IRE) | G | 6 | Anthony & Sam Freedman | 17 | 53kg | 42.5kg | 73 | |
| 18 | 6x8x030020 | ALMAIRAC (IRE) | G | 6 | Cliff Brown | 18 | 53kg | 41kg | 70 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
Herbert Power Stakes Form Guide
The Herbert Power Stakes form guide features all the essential stats and info including the jockeys, trainers, barriers, weights and lead-up runs of the horses in the field.
In recent years the Herbert Power Stakes form has stacked-up in tougher Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival features including the Caulfield Cup and Melbourne Cup.
In 2014 German raider Protectionist ran fourth in the Herbert Power Stakes before his Melbourne Cup win that spring. The year before the Herbert Power Stakes third placed Simenon backed up and ran a credible fourth to Fiorente in the 2013 Melbourne Cup.
The last horse to win the Herbert Power Stakes – Melbourne Cup double was Rogan Josh (1999) and a decade later the Herbert Power runner-up Shocking (2009) won the Melbourne Cup later that season.
2025 Herbert Power Stakes Form Guide
A link to our insider Herbert Power Stakes Form Guide will be provided for punters below the week of the race.
Herbert Power Stakes Results
Single-figure stayers have dominated the Herbert Power Stakes race results over the past decade with the last double-figure winner being Shahwardi ($14 in 2012).
Notable recent Herbert Power Stakes winners include Big Memory (2014), Linton (2010), Alcopop (2009), and Master O’Reilly (2007).
Sea Moon (2013) was the last Herbert Power Stakes winning mare.
Taisho (1929) was the last three-year-old Herbert Power Stakes winner.
Yucatan holds the current 2400m Herbert Power Stakes race record winning in 2018 in a time of 2 minutes 26:47 seconds.
Past Herbert Power Stakes Winners
Recent Herbert Power Stakes winners and placegetters dating back to the year 2000 are detailed in the below table.
| Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | Time |
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| 2025 | Brayden Star | Plymouth | Whisky On The Hill | 2:32.99 |
| 2024 | Herman Hesse | Okita Soushi | Fancy Man | 2:29.03 |
| 2023 | Military Mission | United Nations | Ferago | 2:32.5 |
| 2022 | Saracen Knight | Makram | Desert Icon | 2:32.2 |
| 2021 | Delphi | The Chosen One | Hasta La War | 2:27.7 |
| 2020 | Chapada | Zebrowski | Platinum Invador | 2:30.5 |
| 2019 | The Chosen One | Prince Of Arran | Sully | 2:27.5 |
| 2018 | Yacatan | Brimham Rocks | A Prince Of Arran | 2:26.4 |
| 2017 | Lord Fandango | Wall Of Fire | Gallic Chieftain | 2:27.6 |
| 2016 | Assign | Big Memory | Pemberley | 2:29.1 |
| 2015 | Amralah | Excess Knowledge | Bohemian Lily | 2:27.7 |
| 2014 | Big Memory | Signoff | Let’s Make A Deal | 2:26.6 |
| 2013 | Sea Moon | Oasis Bloom | Simenon | 2:29.9 |
| 2012 | Shahwardi | Excluded | Exceptionally | 2:28.8 |
| 2011 | Shewan | Tanby | Moyenne Corniche | 2:30.7 |
| 2010 | Linton | Cedarberg | Precedence | 2:29.4 |
| 2009 | Alcopop | Shocking | Hissing Sid | 2:27.2 |
| 2008 | Dolphin Jo | The Wolverine | Cefalu | 2:30.2 |
| 2007 | Master O’reilly | Zavite | Reggie | 2:30.0 |
| 2006 | Growl | Dracs Back | Siamun | 2:29.3 |
| 2005 | Leica Falcon | Sarrera | Hugs Dancer (Fr) | 2:29.5 |
| 2004 | Rizon | Grey Song | Zazzman | 2:31.7 |
| 2003 | Yakama | Physique | Vicksburg | 2:30.7 |
| 2002 | The Secondmortgage | Requiem | Thong Classic | 2:29.8 |
| 2001 | Freemason | The Secondmortgage | Rain Gauge | 2:30.7 |
| 2000 | Majestic Avenue | Bulkhead | Bohemiath | 2:31.4 |
FAQ
Who won the 2025 Herbert Power Stakes?
The 2025 Herbert Power Stakes was won by seven-year-old Twilight Son gelding Brayden Star at $6.50 for trainers Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young with jockey Craig Williams aboard on 53kg from barrier 7 to win by 0.25 lengths on a Good (4) track in a time of 2:32.99.
When is the Herbert Power Stakes 2025?
Saturday October 11, 2025What is the prize money for the Herbert Power Stakes 2025?
$400,000
Where is the Herbert Power Stakes 2025?
Caulfield Racecourse, Gate 2, Station St, Caulfield East VIC 3145
How do I bet on the 2025 Herbert Power 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 Herbert Power Stakes?
The best way to pick which horse will win the Herbert Power 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.