The latest edition of the Ladbrokes Pakenham Cup took place on Saturday December 13, 2025 as part of Victoria’s summer racing schedule and was won in runaway fashion by Phillip Stokes’ veteran nine-year-old Taramansour ($26).
2025 Ladbrokes Pakenham Cup Results
The full Ladbrokes Pakenham Cup 2025 Results & Finishing Order will be provided below once the race is run and won on Saturday December 13, 2025.
- 1st: No. 13 Taramansour
- 2nd: No. 10 Star Vega
- 3rd: No. 3 Etna Rosso
Taramansour ($26) produced one of the feel-good stories of the season with his upset victory in the 2025 Ladbrokes Pakenham Cup results on Saturday, storming home to claim the Listed 2500m feature in dominant fashion. Sent out at big odds, the nine-year-old veteran from the Phillip Stokes yard defied both age and recent form to put a space on his rivals, surging clear to score by more than three lengths over Star Vega, with Etna Rosso grabbing third. It was a remarkable turnaround after a disappointing run at Caulfield the start prior, and a win that vindicated Stokes’ decision to keep the old boy in work rather than retire him.
2025 Ladbrokes Pakenham Cup Odds
The season’s top Ladbrokes Pakenham Cup 2025 odds and betting market links will be available below the week of the race.
| 13. Taramansour (10) J: Luke Currie 54kg 53808T: Phillip Stokes | ||
| 10. Star Vega (14) J: Patrick Moloney 54.5kg 6x429T: Anthony & Sam Freedman | ||
| 3. Etna Rosso (16) J: Craig Williams 59.5kg 30223T: Chris Waller | ||
| 7. Statuario (13) J: Luke Nolen 56kg 45203T: Emma-Lee & David Browne | ||
| 2. Alenquer (9) J: Ben Allen 59.5kg 60274T: Ben, Will & Jd Hayes | ||
| 15. Ziryab (4) J: Michael Dee 54kg x5962T: Ciaron Maher | ||
| 16. Skippers Canyon (5) J: Lachlan Neindorf 54kg 12x14T: Phillip Stokes | ||
| 9. Strawberry Rock (11) J: Harry Coffey 55kg x0069T: Ciaron Maher | ||
| 14. Diwali (8) J: Jye McNeil 54kg 8x585T: Gavin Bedggood | ||
| 8. Garachico (2) J: Teo Nugent 55kg 46x70T: Dominic Sutton | ||
| 1. Smokin' Romans (15) J: Jamie Mott 60kg 94807T: Ciaron Maher | ||
| 12. Firm Agreement (1) J: Logan Bates 54kg x9907T: Annabel & Rob Archibald | ||
| 5. Post Impressionist (3) J: Tom Madden 57.5kg 86677T: Simon Ryan | ||
| 6. Monbaher (6) J: Cian MacRedmond 56.5kg 521x6T: Matt Cumani | ||
| 11. Black Run (7) J: Ryan Houston 54kg x2111T: Annabel & Rob Archibald | ||
| 17. Cavity Bay (12) J: Fred W Kersley 54kg 83445T: Tony & Calvin McEvoy |
Ladbrokes Pakenham Cup Tips
Good Pakenham Cup tips include backing in-form stayers, last start winners and well-weighted horses in the long-distance event.
Plenty of higher rated and weighted stayers have won the race and backing the classier gallopers is a strong Pakenham Cup betting tip. Recent runners to carry big weights to victory in the event include Unusual Suspect (60.5kg in 2012), Pelicano (60kg in 2013), Pilote D’Essai (58kg in 2016), Attorney (59.5kg in 2020), and that year’s favourite Ashrun (58kg in March 2024).
Tipping the male runners is another key Pakenham Cup betting tip with just two mares having won the race since 2006, most recently Etah James (2019).
2025 Pakenham Cup Tips
Our Ladbrokes’ exclusive Pakenham Cup 2025 betting tips and exotic Melbourne racing selections will be detailed below the week of the race so bookmark this page for the staying horses to back and sack in the $300,000 feature.
To Win: No. 11 Black Run
BLACK RUN (7) is fit and firing deserving of a shot at Black-Type glory now.
From the Archibald yard, this flying Nathaniel five-year-old is out to extend his picket fence having won three times on the trot heading into his acid test on Saturday.
Well-travelled, he won at Rosehill on November 1 carrying 57kg to victory in a BM78 before showing off his growing staying credentials with back-to-back 2400m wins at Caulfield.
He’s progressing well through the grades and has been carting plenty of weight to some eye-catching victories, so the fact he comes back from 58kg at his latest to just to just 54kg on the weekend is a huge tick.
In form apprentice Ryan Houston is going as well as his mount having been aboard for both Caulfield wins and the good gate seven draw only adds to his appeal.
Maturing, full of confidence and with a knack of finding the right spot in the run I see no reason to get off him yet.
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11. Black Run (7)
J: Ryan Houston 54kg
x2111T: Annabel & Rob Archibald
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The Ladbrokes Pakenham Cup is a popular showdown now run and won at Victoria’s Pakenham Racecourse in mid to late December.
Pakenham Cup Day originally took place in December over the summer but was moved ahead of the first 2024 edition to run on a Friday in mid-March over the autumn.
There were officially two 2024 Pakenham Cup races with the Black-Type feature moving back to December again.
Offering a lucrative $300,000 in stakes the Pakenham Cup is one of the richer provincial cup races taking place on the outskirts of Melbourne.
The event is contested over 2500m and is a handicap race.
In 2024 it took place on the day before the All-Star Mile held on the Saturday in March with Ashrun saluting before running for a second time that calendar year on December 21 with Goldman winning for the Waterhouse/Bott yard.
The Pakenham Cup replaced the Listed Werribee Cup in 2016 when the Pakenham Racing Club began racing at its new track at Tynong.
Plenty of top stayers have won the Werribee Cup / Pakenham Cup over the years including three-time Melbourne Cup hero Makybe Diva who took out the race in 2002 at just her sixth start.
It was held under the lights on a Friday night in 2024 for the first time in the event’s long history before returning to its December daytime slot later in the same year.
Ladbrokes Pakenham Cup Race Info
- Date: Saturday December 13, 2025
- Former Race Name: Werribee Cup (prior to 2016)
- Track: Pakenham Racecourse
- Distance: 2500m
- Conditions: Handicap
- Status: Listed
- Prize Money: $300,000
Ladbrokes Pakenham Cup Betting
Pakenham Cup betting is open at the start of race week, and markets are led by proven staying types especially any with previous winning form over the 2400m plus distance range.
Any last start winners, returning runners that finished well in the event the year before and Group performers down in grade are traditionally installed at shorter Pakenham Cup odds.
Kissinger ($3.70 in 2022) and Ashrun ($2.90 in March 2024) are the latest Pakenham Cup favourites to salute for the punters.
There was a blowout result in 2025 with Taramansour winning at Pakenham Cup odds of $26!
Ladbrokes Pakenham Cup Field
The Ladbrokes Pakenham Cup race field attracts a quality line-up of mainly local stayers.
A good lead-up into the Pakenham Cup field is the Listed $500,000 Ballarat Cup (2000m) held in November. Pilote D’Essai (2016) was the last horse to complete the Ballarat Cup – Pakenham Cup double.
Other good Pakenham Cup lead-up races include October’s Group 3 Bendigo Cup (2400m) and the Listed Sandown Cup (3200m) held over the two miles the Saturday prior.
Smokin’ Romans (2nd in 2021) was the last Pakenham Cup winner to come via a Bendigo Cup lead-up.
Pakenham Cup nominations are taken the Monday before the race runs on the Friday with final acceptances and the barrier draw released on the Wednesday.
2025 Ladbrokes Pakenham Cup Field
The official Ladbrokes Pakenham Cup 2025 Field & Barriers will be published in full below once announced on the Wednesday of race week so stay tuned to see what horses make the starting line-up.
The 2025 Ladbrokes Pakenham Cup final field features a capacity line-up of summer stayers led in betting by the Phillip Stokes trained Skippers Canyon who is tipped to handle his rise in grade and distance in on a good weight from a favourable gate.
| Entrant | Last 6 | Sex | Barrier | Weight | |
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1. Smokin' Romans
J: Jamie Mott
T: Ciaron Maher |
294807 | G | 15 | 60kg | |
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2. Alenquer
J: Ben Allen
T: Ben, Will & Jd Hayes |
x60274 | G | 9 | 59.5kg | |
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3. Etna Rosso
J: Craig Williams
T: Chris Waller |
030223 | G | 16 | 59.5kg | |
| 4. Brayden Star (17) Scratched: | |||||
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5. Post Impressionist
J: Tom Madden
T: Simon Ryan |
x86677 | G | 3 | 57.5kg | |
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6. Monbaher
J: Cian MacRedmond
T: Matt Cumani |
x521x6 | G | 6 | 56.5kg | |
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7. Statuario
J: Luke Nolen
T: Emma-Lee & David Browne |
345203 | G | 13 | 56kg | |
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8. Garachico
J: Teo Nugent
T: Dominic Sutton |
246x70 | G | 2 | 55kg | |
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9. Strawberry Rock
J: Harry Coffey
T: Ciaron Maher |
0x0069 | G | 11 | 55kg | |
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10. Star Vega
J: Patrick Moloney
T: Anthony & Sam Freedman |
96x429 | G | 14 | 54.5kg | |
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11. Black Run
J: Ryan Houston
T: Annabel & Rob Archibald |
8x2111 | G | 7 | 54kg | |
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12. Firm Agreement
J: Logan Bates
T: Annabel & Rob Archibald |
0x9907 | G | 1 | 54kg | |
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13. Taramansour
J: Luke Currie
T: Phillip Stokes |
053808 | G | 10 | 54kg | |
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14. Diwali
J: Jye McNeil
T: Gavin Bedggood |
18x585 | G | 8 | 54kg | |
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15. Ziryab
J: Michael Dee
T: Ciaron Maher |
3x5962 | G | 4 | 54kg | |
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16. Skippers Canyon
J: Lachlan Neindorf
T: Phillip Stokes |
x12x14 | G | 5 | 54kg | |
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17. Cavity Bay
J: Fred W Kersley
T: Tony & Calvin McEvoy |
x83445 | M | 12 | 54kg | |
| 18. Haaland (13) Scratched: | |||||
2025 Ladbrokes Pakenham Cup Nominations
The official Pakenham Cup 2025 Nominations close the Monday leading-up to the event, and the full list of early entries will be available below.
| Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Hcp Rating | |
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| 1 | 0590×60274 | ALENQUER (FR) | G | 8 | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | 100 |
| 2 | x4328x2111 | BLACK RUN (FR) | G | 5 | Annabel & Rob Archibald | 89 |
| 3 | 44×7451048 | BRAYDEN STAR (GB) | G | 7 | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | 99 |
| 4 | 5453×83445 | CAVITY BAY | M | 4 | Tony & Calvin McEvoy | 73 |
| 5 | 214218×585 | DIWALI | G | 5 | Gavin Bedggood | 84 |
| 6 | 222×030223 | ETNA ROSSO (IRE) | G | 6 | Chris Waller | 100 |
| 7 | 22200×9907 | FIRM AGREEMENT | G | 4 | Annabel & Rob Archibald | 88 |
| 8 | 61x1246x70 | GARACHICO (GB) | G | 7 | Dominic Sutton | 91 |
| 9 | 0x72321174 | HAALAND (NZ) | G | 7 | Lucinda Boyd | 72 |
| 10 | 11114×8314 | HOWLIN’ RAIN | G | 6 | Cindy Alderson | 82 |
| 11 | 2763×07050 | INTERPRETATION (IRE) | G | 8 | Ciaron Maher | 95 |
| 12 | 1231x521x6 | MONBAHER (IRE) | G | 8 | Matt Cumani | 94 |
| 13 | 6x47x04877 | NAVAL COLLEGE (GB) | G | 7 | Annabel & Rob Archibald | 92 |
| 14 | 60x8x86677 | POST IMPRESSIONIST (IRE) | G | 7 | Simon Ryan | 96 |
| 15 | 3140x12x14 | SKIPPERS CANYON (NZ) | G | 4 | Phillip Stokes | 77 |
| 16 | 10×7294807 | SMOKIN’ ROMANS (NZ) | G | 9 | Ciaron Maher | 101 |
| 17 | x07696x429 | STAR VEGA (IRE) | G | 6 | Anthony & Sam Freedman | 90 |
| 18 | 120×345203 | STATUARIO | G | 4 | Emma-Lee & David Browne | 93 |
| 19 | 10260×0069 | STRAWBERRY ROCK (IRE) | G | 9 | Ciaron Maher | 91 |
| 20 | 5×00053808 | TARAMANSOUR (IRE) | G | 9 | Phillip Stokes | 86 |
| 21 | 0904142123 | TIKEMYSON (NZ) | G | 6 | Symon Wilde | 74 |
| 22 | 43133×5962 | ZIRYAB (GB) | G | 6 | Ciaron Maher | 84 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
Ladbrokes Pakenham Cup Form Guide
The Pakenham Cup form guide details all the need-to-know facts and stats including the jockeys, trainers, barriers, weights and lead-up runs of the horses in the field.
The Pakenham Cup form has gone on to hold up in tougher grade races many times over the race’s long history including most recently when the 2021 winner Smokin’ Romans returned the following spring to win the Group 1 Turnbull Stakes (2000m) in 2022.
Earlier, the 2019 Pakenham Cup winning mare Etah James went on to win the Group 1 Sydney Cup (3200m) in the autumn of 2020.
The 2024 Pakenham Cup form from the March edition was franked with the winner Ashrun finishing third next-up in that autumn’s Group 1 Tancred Stakes results.
2025 Ladbrokes Pakenham Cup Form Guide
A link to the comprehensive Ladbrokes Pakenham Cup 2025 Form Guide will be provided below the week of the race.
Pakenham Cup Results
Notable recent Pakenham Cup winners include Etah James (2019), Like A Carousel (2017), Roman Arch (2005), Makybe Diva (2002), Slavonic (2000), Ideal Centreman (1989), Fountaincourt (1983), Even Stevens (1962), and Sir William (1956).
Etah James (2019) was the last Pakenham Cup winning mare.
Pakenham Cup Winners
The Pakenham Cup winners and placegetters going back to 1999 are listed in the table below.
| Year | Winner | Second | Third |
| 2025 | Taramansour | Star Vega | Etna Rosso |
| 2024 (December edition) | Goldman | Grand Pierro | Muramasa |
| 2024 (March edition) | Ashrun | Glentaneous | Don’t Doubt Dory |
| 2023 | – | – | – |
| 2022 | Kissinger | Nobel Heights | Vegas Knight |
| 2021 | Smokin’ Romans | Good Idea | Team Captain |
| 2020 | Attorney | Creedence | Knights Order |
| 2019 | Etah James | Secret Blaze | Midterm |
| 2018 | Our Big Mike | Berisha | Dal Harraild |
| 2017 | Like A Carousel | Khartoum | Oncidium Ruler |
| 2016 | Pilote D’Essai | Puccini | Little White Cloud |
| 2015 | Tall Ship | Mujadale | Imperial Lass |
| 2014 | Cadillac Mountain | Averau | Hurdy Gurdy Man |
| 2013 | Pelicano | Hurdy Gurdy Man | Unchain My Heart |
| 2012 | Unusual Suspect | King Diamond | I’m Jake |
| 2011 | Apprehend | Hanks | Hiphopopotamus |
| 2010 | Montahlia | Upon | Elmore |
| 2009 | La Rocket | Oronero | Davcon |
| 2008 | Mandela | Imvula | Reggie |
| 2007 | Baughurst | Extend | Saliente |
| 2006 | Brom Felinity | Ulysses | Danzippo |
| 2005 | Roman Arch | Coalesce | Wild Classic |
| 2004 | Lightning Comand | Just The Part | Spadanza |
| 2003 | Classic Benbara | Chairman’s Choice | Tooborack |
| 2002 | Makybe Diva | Aquiver | Eagle Rhythm |
| 2001 | Altiero | Ascana | Brighter Scene |
| 2000 | Slavonic | Brave Chief | Celestial Show |
| 1999 | Zerpour | Ihtiyati | The Decorator |
FAQ
Who won the 2025 Pakenham Cup?
The 2025 Ladbrokes Pakenham Cup was won by nine-year-old Dansili gelding Taramansour at a big starting price of $26 for trainer Phillip Stokes with jockey Luke Currie aboard on 54kg from barrier 10 to win by 3.25 lengths on a Good (4) track in a time of 2:35.83.
When is the Pakenham Cup 2025?
Saturday December 13, 2025What is the prize money for the Pakenham Cup 2025?
$300,000
Where is the Pakenham Cup 2025?
Pakenham Racecourse, 420 Nar Nar Goon-Longwarry Road Tynong, VIC 3813.
How do I bet on the 2025 Pakenham Cup?
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 Pakenham Cup?
The best way to pick which horse will win the Pakenham Cup 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.