Maurice McCarten Stakes 2025

Ladbrokes Tip: The Maurice McCarten Stakes can serve as a nice lead-up into the Group 1 The Galaxy race

The latest edition of the Maurice McCarten Stakes took place on Saturday March 15, 2025 as part of Rosehill’s Coolmore Classic Day and saw five-year-old Eagle Nest ($6.50) lead from barrier to box to salute narrowly for trainer Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou. 

2025 Maurice McCarten Stakes Results

The full Maurice McCarten Stakes Results & Finishing Order 2025 will be available below when the race is run and won on Saturday March 15, 2025.

• 1st: #4 Eagle Nest ($6.50)
• 2nd: #6 Time To Boogie
• 3rd: 7 Pisanello

Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou’s bonny five-year-old mare Eagle Nest ($6.50) added a Group 3 win to her CV with an impressive all-the-way victory to post a narrow 0.3 length success in the 2025 Maurice McCarten Stakes results ahead of a potential The Championships Day 2 run in the Group 2 Sapphire Stakes.

2025 Maurice McCarten Stakes Odds

The updated Maurice McCarten Stakes 2025 betting odds on the Group 3 Coolmore Classic Day race will be available below the week of the race so bookmark this page for access to the best autumn racing markets.

The Maurice McCarten Stakes adds its name to the illustrious line-up of support races on Coolmore Classic Day each March at Rosehill Gardens during the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival.

2023 Maurice McCarten Stakes winner Cannonball. Photo: Steve Hart.

Coolmore Classic Day is headlined by the Group 1 $1 million Coolmore Classic (1500m) for fillies and mares.

Other key events on the card include the Group 2 Ajax Stakes (1500m), Group 2 Phar Lap Stakes (1500m), Group 3 Sky High Stakes (2000m), the Group 3 Pago Pago Stakes (1200m), and the Group 3 Magic Night Stakes (1200m). Both the Pago Pago and Magic Night offer a final shot for two-year-olds to make the following weekend’s Golden Slipper Stakes race field.

This Group 3 sprint, run under open quality handicap conditions over 1100 meters, serves as a launchpad for some horses beginning their autumn campaigns or a test for those coming off an earlier race like the Group 3 Southern Cross Stakes (1200m) at the same track.

In fact, Dothraki (2018) became the most recent horse to achieve this feat, crossing the finish line second in the Maurice McCarten but winning on protest.

Maurice McCarten Stakes Race Info

• Date: Saturday March 15, 2025
• Track: Rosehill Gardens Racecourse
• Distance: 1100m
• Conditions: Quality Handicap
• Status: Group 3
• Prize Money: $250,000
• First Run: 1993

Maurice McCarten Stakes Betting

Maurice McCarten Stakes odds are traditionally led by horses proven over the short sprint distance.

Runners dropping back in class off a strong Group 2 run in a race like the Group 2 Challenge Stakes (1000m) the weekend prior may feature prominently in Maurice McCarten Stakes betting as do last start winners.

California Zimbol ($3 in 2021) and Red Card ($3.20 in 2024) are the latest favourites in Maurice McCarten Stakes odds to win.

Maurice McCarten Stakes Field

The Maurice McCarten Stakes race field attracts a line-up of short distance gallopers looking to step up in grade over the autumn.

Many horses in the Maurice McCarten Stakes field will be contesting the race first-up.

The Maurice McCarten Stakes can serve as a springboard for horses targeting bigger races throughout the autumn.

Some opt for the Group 3 Star Kingdom Stakes (1200m) later that month at Rosehill, with Hoystar (2008) being the last to achieve this double.

Maurice McCarten Stakes nominations close on the Monday before the race followed by the release of the final field and barrier draw on the Wednesday.

2025 Maurice McCarten Stakes Field

The official Maurice McCarten Stakes 2025 field of potential The Galaxy-bound sprinters will be released by Racing NSW and will be published right here so stay tuned.

The Maurice McCarten Stakes 2025 final field features a sharp line-up of short-distance sprinters led in betting by the resuming James Cummings trained Pisanello chasing his fourth consecutive victory.

2025 Maurice McCarten Stakes Nominations

The official Maurice McCarten Stakes 2025 nominations are taken on the Monday leading-up to Coolmore Classic Day and the full list of early entries will be available below.

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

Maurice McCarten Stakes Tips

Looking for proven 1000m – 1100m performers coming off a top two black-type run last start and for those with good Sydney form are top Maurice McCarten Stakes tips.

Backing horses drawn an inside barrier is key as just one Maurice McCarten Stakes winner since 2001 has jumped from wider than gate 9 with protest winner Dothraki (12 in 2018).

2025 Maurice McCarten Stakes Tips 

Our insider 2025 Maurice McCarten Stakes betting tip will be published below following final acceptances for the Group 3 sprint race.

• To Win: #7 Pisanello ($3.60 at time of publish) – BET NOW

A couple of cheeky chances in this year’s Maurice McCarten but the resuming favourite Pisanello is hard to knock bringing in some very impressive form from last campaign. The Godolphin raced Ribchester four-year-old is more than deserving of a Group 3 assignment fresh after winning three on the trot in easier grade during the spring. The gun gelding carted plenty of weight to some big victories including 60kg at his latest over 1000m at Kembla Grange in late November. The short-distance specialist has solid enough first-up form (4:1-2-0) and his 1100m strike rate is imposing (7:3-2-0). Comes off a winning Warwick Farm trial from the start of the month and will be flying with just 53kg and the in-form Zac Lloyd in the saddle. Can salute.

Maurice McCarten Stakes Form Guide

For the elite sprinters, the prestigious Group 1 The Galaxy (1100m) at Rosehill a fortnight after the Maurice McCarten Stakes beckons.

Shelby Sixtysix (2022) is the last horse to do the Maurice McCarten Stakes – The Galaxy race double.

The race’s ability to identify future stars is further evidenced by Star Of The Seas (2020).

Following his Maurice McCarten win, he pushed his limits with a runner-up finish in the prestigious Doncaster Mile (1600m) just two races later.

His talent was further solidified with placings in the Group 1 Winx Stakes and Group 1 George Main Stakes that same season.

The 2023 victor Cannonball also franked the Maurice McCarten Stakes form securing a noteworthy third-place finish in that year’s The Galaxy results.

The Maurice McCarten form was franked in 2024 with the runner-up Libertad going on to place third in that year’s Group 2 $1 million Arrowfield 3YO Sprint.

2025 Maurice McCarten Stakes Form Guide

A link to our comprehensive Maurice McCarten Stakes 2025 Form Guide will be provided for punters below the week of the race.

Maurice McCarten Stakes Results

Notable recent Maurice McCarten Stakes winners include Hoystar (2008), Atomic Force (2011), Dothraki (2018) who won on protest, and Shelby Sixtysix (2022).

Eagle Nest (2025) was the last Maurice McCarten Stakes winning mare.

Cannonball (2023) was the last three-year-old Maurice McCarten Stakes winner.

Appoint (1998, 1999) is the only dual Maurice McCarten Stakes winner to date.

Recent Maurice McCarten Stakes Winners

Past Maurice McCarten Stakes winners and placegetters dating back to the year 2000 are detailed in the below table.

FAQ

Who won the 2025 Maurice McCarten Stakes?

The 2025 Maurice McCarten Stakes was won by the mare Eagle Nest at $6.50 for trainers Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou with jockey Rachel King aboard on 54.5kg from barrier 8 to win by 0.3 lengths in a time of 1:03.11.

When is the Maurice McCarten Stakes 2025?

What is the prize money for the Maurice McCarten Stakes 2025?

$250,000

Where is the Maurice McCarten Stakes 2025?

Rosehill Gardens Racecourse, James Ruse Dr, Rosehill NSW 2142.