Pago Pago Stakes 2025

Ladbrokes Tip: The Pago Pago Stakes form has stacked up in the Inglis’ Sires Stakes in recent years

The latest edition of the Pago Pago Stakes took place on Saturday March 15, 2025 at Rosehill Gardens as a late Golden Slipper lead-up race and was won in a three-length demolition job by the favourite Skyhook ($2.90F). 

2025 Pago Pago Stakes Results

The complete Pago Pago Stakes 2025 results and finishing order will be published below when the race is run and won on Saturday March 15, 2025.

Skyhook winning the 2025 Pago Pago Stakes at Rosehill. Photo: © 2025 – Bradley Photos.

• 1st: #4 Skyhook 
• 2nd: #5 Good Hotspur
• 3rd: #8 State Visit

Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou’s class Written Tycoon colt Skyhook ($2.90F) was huge leading all-the-way after being well-rated by jockey Kerrin McEvoy to draw away late and put a dominant 3.24 lengths on his closest rival in the 2025 Pago Pago Stakes results ahead of a likely seven-day back-up into the $5 million Golden Slipper field.

2025 Pago Pago Stakes Odds

The autumn’s Pago Pago Stakes 2025 betting odds will be available for betting below the week of the race so stay tuned.

The Group 3 Pago Pago Stakes is held at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse on Coolmore Classic Day on a Saturday in mid-March during the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival. The meeting’s feature race is the Group 1 Coolmore Classic (1500m) for fillies and mares, which is supported by a number of other Group status events including the Pago Pago Stakes.

2022 Pago Pago Stakes winner Rise Of The Masses. Photo: Steve Hart.

Open only to two-years-old colts and geldings the Pago Pago Stakes is run at set weights over a 1200m spring distance. There is $250,000 in total prize money on offer including $140,000 for the winning connections.

The Pago Pago Stakes winner is exempt from ballot for the Group 1 $5 million Golden Slipper Stakes (1200m) back at the track the following Saturday.

The Pago Pago Stakes – Golden Slipper Stakes double was most recently achieved by Stratum in 2005 and Shinzo (2023).

In 2020 the Pago Pago Stakes winner Prague went on to run second in that year’s Group 1 ATC Sires’ Produce Stakes (1400m).

Pago Pago Stakes Race Info

• Date: Saturday March 15, 2025
• Track: Rosehill Gardens Racecourse
• Distance: 1200m
• Conditions: 2YO C&G – Set Weights
• Status: Group 3
• Prize Money: $250,000
• First Run: 1978

Pago Pago Stakes Betting

Pago Pago Stakes odds favour two-year-olds with proven experience over the 1200m and those with winning Sydney lead-up form over the autumn.

Upsets are more common in the Pago Pago Stakes than in the fillies’ equivalent run on the same day, the Magic Night Stakes, with the latest winner to salute at double figures being Tarquin ($12 in 2015).

The 2018 Pago Pago Stakes betting favourite got the job done however with Written By, earlier winner of the Blue Diamond Stakes, odds-on. 

There was a notable upset in 2024 with Dublin Down winning at Pago Pago Stakes odds of $20.

Cosmic Force ($3.50 in 2019) and Skyhook ($2.90 in 2025) are the latest Pago Pago Stakes favourites to salute for the punters.

Pago Pago Stakes betting markets open on the Wednesday afternoon before the race following the release of the final field of acceptances and barriers.

Pago Pago Stakes Field

Many Pago Pago Stakes runners are also gearing up for autumn assignments over further distance including the Group 1 ATC Inglis’ Sires Produce Stakes (1400m) at Randwick during The Championships in April.

In 2015 Rageese ran second in both the Pago Pago Stakes and the Inglis Sires’ Produce when he tied for second in the latter with that year’s Pago Pago third placegetter Odyssey Moon.

Horses in the Pago Pago Stakes field may have earlier contested Rosehill’s Group 3 Canonbury Stakes (1100m) and Prague (2021) was the last to do the double.

In 2023 Shinzo won the Pago Pago Stakes third-up breaking his maiden status after running third in the Canonbury and second in the Group 2 Skyline Stakes ahead of his success in that year’s Golden Slipper.

Pago Pago Stakes nominations close the Monday before the race with the final field and barrier draw out on the Wednesday.

All Too Hard (2012) is one of the most notable recent Pago Pago Stakes winners. Photo: Steve Hart.

2025 Pago Pago Stakes Field

The official Pago Pago Stakes 2025 field of potential Golden Slipper Stakes horses will be published below once announced by Racing NSW on the Wednesday of race week. 

2025 Pago Pago Stakes Nominations

The early Pago Pago Stakes 2025 nominations close the Monday ahead of the Coolmore Classic Day support act.

Pago Pago Stakes Tips

Pago Pago Stakes tips include looking for juveniles with good lead-up runs over similar distance races in Sydney and for those with previous black-type form on their record.

Laying the favourite is another solid Pago Pago Stakes betting tip to consider with plenty of upset results occurring in the race in recent history.

Traditional lead-up races into the Pago Pago Stakes to consider when doing your tips include the Group 2 Todman Stakes (1200m) and Group 2 Skyline Stakes (1200m) both held in Sydney in the lead-up.

In 2023 Shinzo improved on a lead-up second in the Skyline to win the Pago Pago for trainer Chris Waller.

Skyhook (2nd in 2025) was the last Skyline Stakes graduate to continue on and win the Pago Pago.

In 2024 the Pago Pago Stakes winner Dublin Down came via a lead-up Melbourne run the month before in the Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes (1200m) improving on a 12th finish there.

2023 Pago Pago Stakes winner Shinzo won the Golden Slipper on the quick back-up doing the double for the first time since 2005. Photo: Steve Hart.

2025 Pago Pago Stakes Tips

Our Ladbrokes’ insider Pago Pago Stakes 2025 betting tips will be detailed below the week of the race with the two-year-olds to back and sack in the final Golden Slipper Stakes lead-up.

Plenty of untapped hopes in the Pago Pago but the favourite, West Of Swindon, brings in the strongest form lines and looks in a lovely position to break his maiden status at his third start. The Team Hawkes trained son of Super Seth was a half-length runner-up in the Golden Gift on debut last year before resuming with another second in the Group 2 Silver Slipper. He was a far margin off the winner but was impressive up in grade at the Rosehill track. Trialled well since to keep him ticking over, gets the run of the race from gate four with Tyler Schiller sticking on. Right course and can salute.

Pago Pago Stakes Form Guide

The Pago Pago Stakes form guide lists all of the must-know information for punters including saddlecloth numbers, trainers, jockeys, barriers and lead-up form.

The Pago Pago Stakes form has stacked up later in the autumn in tougher races including the Golden Slipper Stakes, Inglis Sires Produce Stakes, and the Champagne Stakes run over 1200m, 1400m and 1600m respectively.

The Pago Pago Stakes form from 2024 was franked with the third placed Coleman going on to run second in the Golden Slipper at his next start before a third in the Group 1 Inglis Sires’ that season.

2025 Pago Pago Stakes Form Guide

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

Pago Pago Stakes Results

Pago Pago Stakes race results list everything from the winning colt or gelding to the winning time and margins as well as the exact finishing order of all the gallopers in the race.

Favourites have a fair record in the race and notable recent Pago Pago Stakes winners include Shinzo (2023), Written By (2018), Sidestep (2013), All Too Hard (2012), and Stratum (2005).

Recent Pago Pago Stakes Winners

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

FAQ

Who won the 2025 Pago Pago Stakes?

The 2025 Pago Pago Stakes was won by Skyhook at $2.90 favouritism for trainers Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou with jockey Kerrin McEvoy aboard on 55.5kg from gate 4 to win by 3.24 lengths in a time of 1:10.54.

When is the Pago Pago Stakes 2025?

What is the prize money for the Pago Pago Stakes 2025?

$250,000

Where is the Pago Pago Stakes 2025?

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