Manfred Stakes 2025

Ladbrokes Tip: The Manfred Stakes makes a nice early Group 1 Australian Guineas lead-up in the autumn

The Manfred Stakes is a Group 3 sprint for three-year-olds run currently run on the Australia Day long weekend in Melbourne as a lead-up to the Autumn Racing Carnival features.

The race was moved from Caulfield to Sandown and the distance increased from 1200m to 1300m ahead of the 2023 edition.

In 2024 the Manfred remained on the Australia Day race card but moved back to Caulfield over 1200m.

In 2025 the event runs at Sandown Lakeside.

First conducted in 1968 and holding Group 3 status since 2014, the Manfred Stakes now runs on the same day as the Blue Diamond Preview races.

The race conditions are set weights plus penalties with $200,000 in prize money on offer.

The best three-year-olds out of the Manfred Stakes field may target a run in Flemington’s Group 1 Australian Guineas (1600m) over the mile the following month. To date Mosheen (2012) is the only runner to complete the Manfred Stakes – Australian Guineas double.

The race is named in honour of the heroic galloper Manfred who won a host of Group 1 events over his career including the 1925 Cox Plate and 1926 Caulfield Cup.

The latest edition of the Manfred Stakes ran on Saturday January 25, 2025 at Sandown Lakeside and saw the Grahame Begg trained Royal Insignia ($7.50) secure a hat-trick to kick off his autumn.

2025 Manfred Stakes Results

The full Manfred Stakes 2025 Results & Finishing Order will be known on Saturday January 25, 2025 and published right here so stay tuned.

• 1st: #7 Royal Insignia
• 2nd: #4 Tropicus
• 3rd: #1 Band Of Brothers

Progressive Written Tycoon colt Royal Insignia ($7.50), ridden by Jamie Mott and trained by Grahame Begg, delivered a thrilling performance first-up to win the 2025 Manfred Stakes at Sandown on Saturday by a quarter-length, showcasing a blistering finish to secure his third win from five starts, with the Group 3 CS Hayes Stakes at Flemington on February 15 as his next target.

2025 Manfred Stakes Odds

The updated Manfred Stakes 2025 betting odds will be available below as soon as released.

Manfred Stakes Race Info

• Date: Saturday January 25, 2025
• Track: Caulfield Racecourse (Sandown Lakeside in 2025)
• Distance: 1200m
• Conditions: 3YO Set Weights + Penalties
• Status: Group 3
• Prize Money: $200,000
• First Run: 1968

Manfred Stakes Betting

Manfred Stakes betting markets traditionally open after the field is announced a few days prior to the event running at the start of the Melbourne Autumn Racing Carnival.

Three-year-olds with previous Group 3 or higher winning form, those that performed well the previous spring in similar grade races and the proven Melbourne runners traditionally dominate Manfred Stakes odds.

The colts and geldings are also favoured in Manfred Stakes betting with just two fillies winning the race in the 20 years from 2002 – 2020 with Mosheen (2012) and Legless Veuve (2017).

Generation ($1.85 in 2022) and Jacquinot ($2.10 in 2023) are the last Manfred Stakes betting favourites to salute.

Manfred Stakes Field

The Manfred Stakes race field attracts a quality line-up of three-year-old gallopers each autumn, many racing first-up for the season. If not on resuming in the event, horses may have run in similar or higher races the spring prior including the Group 1 Caulfield Guineas (1600m) run at the same track in October.

Super Seth (2019 – 2020) is the last horse to complete the Caulfield Guineas – Manfred Stakes double.

Many Manfred Stakes hopefuls go on to contest that month’s Australian Guineas over the 1600m.

Other next-up options for Manfred Stakes graduates include Flemington’s Group 3 CS Hayes Stakes (1400m) run on Black Caviar Lightning Day and the Group 3 Zeditave Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield on Blue Diamond Day. Denman (2010) is the last horse to complete the Manfred Stakes – Zeditave Stakes double.

Manfred Stakes nominations are taken the Monday before the race with final acceptances and barriers out on the Wednesday.

2025 Manfred Stakes Field & Barrier Draw

The official Manfred Stakes 2025 Field & Barriers are announced by Racing Victoria on the Wednesday of race week and published in full below so stay tuned for the full line-up of top autumn three-year-olds.

The 2025 Manfred Stakes final field features a smart line-up of three-year-olds led in betting by Group 3 winner Band Of Brothers with the fitness edge second-up.

2025 Manfred Stakes Nominations

The Manfred Stakes 2025 nominations are taken on the Monday leading-up to the event.

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

Manfred Stakes Tips

Manfred Stakes tips include backing the proven Group winners in the field, looking for those with a good Melbourne strike-rate, and avoiding the fillies who have a poor record against the colts and geldings in the event.

Any horses that raced in Group 1 grade the spring prior also make a good Manfred Stakes tip as do those proven over further distance but that are resuming over the 1200m.

2025 Manfred Stakes Tips

Our expert Manfred Stakes 2025 tips will be available below the week of the race so stay tuned.

• To Win: #3 Another Prophet ($9 at time of publish) – BET NOW

Open edition of the Manfred, and no doubt Another Prophet will build on whatever she does fresh, but at close to $10 that’s an attractive offering on a Group 1 winning filly. She takes on the boys now to kick off her autumn after Ciaron Maher’s daughter of Brazen Beau beat her own kind to close out her last campaign in the Thousand Guineas over the mile at 30/1. She’s forgotten in the markets again and might just surprise a few here.

Manfred Stakes Form Guide

The Manfred Stakes form guide details all of the must know info like the jockeys, trainers and lead-up form of the runners in the field along with their barriers. Looking at the form for first-up three-year-olds that have a previous win in similar class races on their CV is key.

The Manfred Stakes form has gone on to hold up in plenty of autumn Group 1 races over the years including in 2021 when the winner Portland Sky dead-heated for first next-up in the Group 1 Oakleigh Plate (1100m).

The year prior, the 2020 Manfred Stakes winner Super Seth backed-up on Blue Diamond Stakes Day to run second against the older horses in the Group 1 Futurity Stakes (1400m).

In 2023 the Manfred Stakes form was franked with the winner Jacquinot winning the Group 1 CF Orr Stakes (1400m) next start.

2025 Manfred Stakes Form Guide

A link to our comprehensive Manfred Stakes 2025 Form Guide will be provided below the week of the race.

Manfred Stakes Results

The Manfred Stakes race results have been dominated by colts and geldings under double-figures in betting.

Notable Manfred Stakes winners throughout history include Danasinga (1995), Freemason (2000), Haradasun (2007), Mosheen (2012), Super Seth (2020), Portland Sky (2021), and Jacquinot (2023).

Past Manfred Stakes Winners

Recent Manfred Stakes winners and placegetters going back to 2000 are detailed in the below table.

FAQ

Who won the 2025 Manfred Stakes?

The 2025 Manfred Stakes was won by the Grahame Begg trained Royal Insignia who started at odds of $7.50 and won by 0.4 lengths with Jamie Mott in the saddle.

When is the Manfred Stakes 2025?

What is the prize money for the Manfred Stakes 2025?

$200,000

Where is the Manfred Stakes 2025?

Sandown Lakeside, 591-659 Princes Highway, Springvale, Victoria, 3171.