Ladbrokes Tip: The McEwen Stakes is a good guide to the Group 1 Champions Sprint at Flemington
The latest edition of the McEwen Stakes ran on Saturday October 25, 2025 as part of the Ladbrokes Cox Plate Day card and was won in an impressive 1.75 length upset by the front-running Jigsaw ($19).
2025 McEwen Stakes Results
The official Mittys McEwen Stakes 2025 results and finishing order will be known and published below on Saturday October 25, 2025.
- 1st: No. 1 Jigsaw
- 2nd: No. 4 Klabel
- 3rd: No. 8 Bridal Waltz
Apprentice hoop Logan Bates produced an absolute front-running masterclass to steal the 2025 McEwen Stakes aboard Cindy Alderson’s outside chance Jigsaw ($19) at Moonee Valley on Cox Plate Day. In a remarkable feat by the young jockey, Bates won the Group 2 with Jigsaw running his rivals ragged to salute by 1.75 lengths at blowout odds just three hours after his win in the first at Yarra Valley.
2025 McEwen Stakes Odds
Market links to our top Mittys McEwen Stakes 2025 odds on the potential Group 1 winning sprinters of the spring will be detailed below the week of the race.
| 1. Jigsaw (3) J: Logan Bates 58.5kg 60x41T: Cindy Alderson | ||
| 4. Klabel (1) J: Mark Zahra 58.5kg 46x33T: Richard & Chantelle Jolly | ||
| 8. Bridal Waltz (5) J: Luke Nolen 56.5kg 311x2T: Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman | ||
| 9. Vestas (4) J: Ben Melham 56.5kg x05x3T: Clinton McDonald | ||
| 2. Regal Zeus (6) J: Daniel Stackhouse 58.5kg 5428xT: John McArdle | ||
| 5. Charm Stone (7) J: Blake Shinn 56.5kg x10x1T: Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr | ||
| 6. Tiger Shark (2) J: Craig Williams 56.5kg x4417T: Clayton Douglas |
McEwen Stakes Tips
Good McEwen Stakes tips include looking for previous Moonee Valley winners, sprinters that can handle the sprint trip and class gallopers that have Group 1 experience especially in the Moir Stakes.
Single-digit runners also have a strong record in the race so backing horses under $10 in the markets is also a good McEwen Stakes betting tip.
2025 McEwen Stakes Tips
Our insider Ladbrokes’ McEwen Stakes 2025 best bet will be published below the week of the race so stay tuned!
To Win: No. 5 Charm Stone
The standout pick in a compact but quality McEwen Stakes field, CHARM STONE (9) looks poised to deliver again on Cox Plate Day. While the Price & Kent Jnr stable may have lost their Cox Plate hopeful Globe, they’re well placed to land a strong result with this in-form mare who’s chasing consecutive wins at The Valley. The five-year-old daughter of I Am Invincible was electric first-up, blowing away her rivals in the Ladbrokes Manikato Stakes with a two-length boilover at big odds. That performance stamped her as a genuine Group 1 talent, and she now returns to the same track and trip, dropping in grade but rising in market respect. She’s no longer flying under the radar, with punters keeping her safe in betting, and rightly so. She’s won two of four second-up runs and thrives in small fields. Blake Shinn sticks, and her tactical speed combined with race fitness makes her a major threat again. With proven class and a knack for timing her peak, CHARM STONE is the one they’ll all need to catch.
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5. Charm Stone (7)
J: Blake Shinn 56.5kg
x10x1T: Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr
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The McEwen Stakes is a Group 2 sprint race contested at Moonee Valley Racecourse.
It was previously held on John F. Feehan Stakes Day in September during the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival but in 2024 moved to a late October timeslot to run at The Valley on Ladbrokes Cox Plate Day.
Headlining the day’s action is the Group 1 $6 million Ladbrokes Cox Plate, while the McEwen Stakes attracts horses potentially heading towards the Champions Sprint at Flemington over the Melbourne Cup Carnival.
In 2024 the McEwen Stakes race distance changed from 1000m to 1200m so as to serve as a potential follow up for horses out of the earlier sprint majors including Sydney’s $20 million The Everest race.
The sprint is a weight-for-age event offering $300,000 in total prize money and was elevated from a Group 3 event for the 2013/14 season.
It previously made a nice spring kick-off for horses heading towards features like the Group 1 Manikato Stakes (1200m) at Moonee Valley.
Recent winners of the McEwen Stakes – Manikato Stakes double include Chautauqua (2015), Hay List (2010), and Miss Andretti (2006).
In 2023 Imperatriz achieved a rare feat backing-up from her McEwen Stakes victory to also win the Moir Stakes, Manikato Stakes and the VRC Champions Sprint that spring.
McEwen Stakes Race Facts
- Date: Saturday October 25, 2025
- Track: Moonee Valley Racecourse
- Distance: 1200m (as of 2024)
- Conditions: Weight-for-age
- Status: Group 2
- Prize Money: $300,000
- First Run: 1995
McEwen Stakes Betting
McEwen Stakes betting odds are released by bookmakers shortly after the final field and barrier draw is out the Wednesday before the race. Betting is traditionally led by smart sprinters with form at the tight Moonee Valley circuit that have been tested in tougher class.
If racing first-up, those with good records fresh are also dominant in McEwen Stakes betting each spring.
Imperatriz (2023) was the last McEwen Stakes winner to salute first-up.
Nature Strip ($1.50 in 2018) was the last favourite in McEwen Stakes betting to win when saluting at an odds-on quote.
There was a notable upset in 2025 with Jigsaw winning at McEwen Stakes starting price of $19.
McEwen Stakes Field
The McEwen Stakes race field attracts a class line-up of spring sprint types.
Before the race moved from September to October, many runners in the McEwen Stakes field were racing first-up.
The event is now run on Cox Plate Day and there are a number of potential lead-up sprint races horses in the McEwen Stakes field may come via including the Group 1 Moir Stakes and the Group 2 Schillaci Stakes at Caulfield.
2025 McEwen Stakes Field
The official McEwen Stakes 2025 Field & Barriers are released on the Wednesday of race week and will be published below.
The 2025 McEwen Stakes field features a small but class line-up of potential Champions Sprint bound horses including Cindy Alderson’s last start Cranbourne winner Jigsaw, Team Freedman’s Group 2 Schillaci Stakes runner-up Tropicus, Bridal Waltz coming off a Group 2 Gilgai Stakes second and the upset Group 1 Ladbrokes Manikato Stakes champion Charm Stone.
| Entrant | Last 6 | Sex | Barrier | Weight | |
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1. Jigsaw
J: Logan Bates
T: Cindy Alderson |
760x41 | G | 3 | 58.5kg | |
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2. Regal Zeus
J: Daniel Stackhouse
T: John McArdle |
15428x | G | 6 | 58.5kg | |
| 3. Tropicus (8) Scratched: | |||||
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4. Klabel
J: Mark Zahra
T: Richard & Chantelle Jolly |
246x33 | G | 1 | 58.5kg | |
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5. Charm Stone
J: Blake Shinn
T: Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr |
2x10x1 | M | 7 | 56.5kg | |
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6. Tiger Shark
J: Craig Williams
T: Clayton Douglas |
9x4417 | M | 2 | 56.5kg | |
| 7. Niance (7) Scratched: | |||||
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8. Bridal Waltz
J: Luke Nolen
T: Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman |
3311x2 | M | 5 | 56.5kg | |
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9. Vestas
J: Ben Melham
T: Clinton McDonald |
7x05x3 | M | 4 | 56.5kg | |
2025 McEwen Stakes Nominations
The early McEwen Stakes 2025 Nominations close the Monday leading-up to the race.
| Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Hcp Rating | |
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| 1 | 5x913311x2 | BRIDAL WALTZ | M | 4 | Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman | 103 |
| 2 | 738x2x10x1 | CHARM STONE | M | 5 | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | 113 |
| 3 | 276x0030x0 | COLEMAN | H | 4 | Clinton McDonald | 97 |
| 4 | x94334x835 | EXTRATWO | M | 6 | Ciaron Maher | 90 |
| 5 | x4622x2884 | FLYER | M | 4 | Jason Warren | 76 |
| 6 | 0x325206x1 | GRINZINGER PRINCE | G | 7 | Cody Reardon | 87 |
| 7 | 335x760x41 | JIGSAW | G | 7 | Cindy Alderson | 98 |
| 8 | x422246x33 | KLABEL (NZ) | G | 6 | Richard & Chantelle Jolly | 91 |
| 9 | 740x59400x | MIGHTY ULYSSES (GB) | G | 7 | Annabel & Rob Archibald | 99 |
| 10 | 51x11x1x73 | NIANCE (NZ) | M | 6 | Grahame Begg | 103 |
| 11 | 11x111x | PROVED (NZ) | M | 5 | Enver Jusufovic | 81 |
| 12 | 1x2115428x | REGAL ZEUS | G | 5 | John McArdle | 98 |
| 13 | 125x66111x | RESERVE BANK | H | 4 | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | 108 |
| 14 | x110x90x23 | STAR PATROL | G | 7 | Clinton McDonald | 103 |
| 15 | 2x189x4417 | TIGER SHARK | M | 5 | Clayton Douglas | 101 |
| 16 | 78x21x7x12 | TROPICUS | H | 4 | Anthony & Sam Freedman | 104 |
| 17 | 127x05x3 | VESTAS | M | 4 | Clinton McDonald | 80 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
McEwen Stakes Form Guide
The McEwen Stakes form guide provides punters with all the must-know information including the jockeys, trainers, barriers and lead-up form of the runners in the field.
In recent years the McEwen Stakes form has held up in many tougher spring races including the Moir Stakes and VRC Sprint Classic.
For example, the 2018 McEwen Stakes winner Nature Strip went on to win the following year’s Moir Stakes – VRC Sprint Classic double among other subsequent Group 1 sprint wins by the champion.
The 2021 McEwen Stakes form was franked with the third-placed mare September Run returning the next autumn to win the Group 1 William Reid Stakes in 2022.
The 2024 McEwen Stakes form was franked with the winner, Baraqiel, returning the following spring to claim the Group 1 Moir Stakes and run second in the Manikato ahead of his 2025 The Everest bid.
2025 McEwen Stakes Form Guide
A link to our complete McEwen Stakes 2025 Form Guide will be provided for punters below the week of the race.
McEwen Stakes Results
McEwen Stakes in the past decade have been dominated by the class horses in the race, many of which went on to enjoy Group 1 success later that campaign. Upsets still occur however including the win by Kuroshio ($16) in 2013 and Jigsaw ($19) in 2025.
Notable recent McEwen Stakes winners include brilliant Kiwi mare Imperatriz (2023) who dominated that year’s Group 1 spring sprint races, Nature Strip (2018) who went on to win the 2021 The Everest race, Chautauqua (2015), Buffering (2011), Hay List (2010), and Miss Andretti (2006).
Kuroshio (2013) was the last three-year-old McEwen Stakes winner.
Imperatriz (2023) was the last McEwen Stakes winning mare.
Imperatriz also holds the 1000m McEwen Stakes race record winning in 2023 in a time of 56.68 seconds.
In 2024 the McEwen Stakes distance increased to 1200m and won in 1 minute 9.13 seconds by Baraqiel who broke Miss Andretti’s class record.
Past McEwen Stakes Winners
Recent McEwen Stakes winners and placegetters dating back to the year 2000 are detailed in the below table.
| Year | Winner | Runner-Up | Third | Time |
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| 2025 | Jigsaw | Klabel | Bridal Waltz | 01:09.91 |
| 2024 | Baraqiel | I Am Unstoppable | Mornington Glory | 01:09.13 (over 1200m) |
| 2023 | Imperatriz | Rothfire | Giga Kick | 0:56.68 (R) |
| 2022 | Rothfire | Zoustyle | Coolangatta | 0:58.90 |
| 2021 | The Inferno | Portland Sky | September Run | 0:59.48 |
| 2020 | Bella Vella | Ashlor | Brooklyn Hustle | 0:58.02 |
| 2019 | Faatinah | Bons Away | Edurado | 0:58.4 |
| 2018 | Nature Strip | Houtzen | Shoals | 0:56.9 |
| 2017 | Russian Revolution | Heatherly | Houtzen | 0.58.1 |
| 2016 | Wild Rain | Furnaces | Heatherly | 0:58.8 |
| 2015 | Chautauqua | Flamberge | Furnaces | 0:58.2 |
| 2014 | Angelic Light | Lankan Rupee | Eloping | 0:57.5 |
| 2013 | Kuroshio | Moment Of Change | General Truce | 0:57.8 |
| 2012 | Bel Sprinter | Platelet | Snitzem | 0:57.3 |
| 2011 | Buffering | Crystal Lily | Atomic Force | 0:58.5 |
| 2010 | Hay List | Catapulted | Reward For Effort | 0:59.6 |
| 2009 | Nicconi | Morgan Dollar | Secret Flyer | 0:57.4 |
| 2008 | Kaphero | Morgan Dollar | Lucky Secret | 0:59.4 |
| 2007 | Here De Angels | Gold Edition | Dr Nipandtuck | 0:57.4 |
| 2006 | Miss Andretti | Sassbee | Cargo Cult | 0:58.8 |
| 2005 | Strikeline | Truly Wicked | Titanic Jack | 0:59.8 |
| 2004 | Edgeton | Reactive | Mistegic | 1:01.8 |
| 2003 | Yell | The Big Chill | Dantana | 0:59.6 |
| 2002 | Mistegic | Shaye Spice | Aragonce | 1:00.2 |
| 2001 | Strategic Image | Sports | Ateates | 0:58.4 |
| 2000 | Testa Rossa | Sports | Chattanooga | 1:13.4 |
FAQ
Who won the 2025 McEwen Stakes?
The 2025 McEwen Stakes was won by seven-year-old Manhattan Rain gelding Jigsaw at a starting price of $19 for trainer Cindy Alderson with apprentice jockey Logan Bates aboard on 58.5kg from barrier 3 to win by 1.75 lengths on a Good (4) track in a time of 1:09.91.
Who won the 2024 McEwen Stakes?
The 2024 McEwen Stakes was won by the Leon & Troy Corstens and Will Larkin-trained Baraqiel who saluted at $3.70 and was ridden by Ben Allen.
When is the McEwen Stakes 2025?
Saturday October 25, 2025What is the prize money for the McEwen Stakes 2025?
$300,000
Where is the McEwen Stakes 2025?
Moonee Valley Racecourse, Feehan Ave, Moonee Ponds VIC 3039.
How do I bet on the 2025 McEwen Stakes?
Bet online or via the latest iOS/Android app 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 runner that’s right for you.
Which horse will win the 2025 McEwen Stakes?
The best way to pick which horse will win the McEwen 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.