Ladbrokes Tip: The Concorde Stakes is a good early lead-up into the $20 million The Everest!
The latest edition of the Concorde Stakes took place on Saturday September 6th, 2025 offering $1 million in prize money as a potential The Everest race lead-up and was won narrowly by Matthew Smith’s resuming Headwall ($4.20).
2025 Concorde Stakes Results
The official Concorde Stakes 2025 results and full finishing order of The Everest lead-up will be updated below once the race takes place on 2025 at Randwick.
- 1st: #5 Headwall
- 2nd: #4 Lady Shenandoah
- 3rd: #6 Ostraka
Matthew Smith’s consistent Group 1 placegetter and potential The Everest contender Headwall ($4.20) made an eye-catching return for the spring with a narrow victory over the beaten favourite Lady Shenandoah in the 2025 Concorde Stakes results.
2025 Concorde Stakes Odds
The season’s top Concorde Stakes odds will be available right here as soon as betting on the Group 2 The Shorts and The Everest lead-up opens.
| 5. Headwall (4) J: Zac Lloyd 58kg 4232xT: Matthew Smith | ||
| 4. Lady Shenandoah (1) J: James McDonald 58.5kg x111xT: Chris Waller | ||
| 6. Ostraka (7) J: Chad Schofield 58kg 3664xT: Annabel & Rob Archibald | ||
| 12. Tiger Shark (6) J: Regan Bayliss 55kg 189x4T: Clayton Douglas | ||
| 1. Jimmysstar (9) J: Ethan Brown 60.5kg 1341xT: Ciaron Maher | ||
| 9. In Flight (5) J: Jay Ford 56kg 22111T: Joseph Pride | ||
| 13. New York Lustre (12) J: Tim Clark 54kg 1x244T: Enver Jusufovic | ||
| 14. Spring Lee (2) J: Rachel King 54kg 6145xT: Bjorn Baker | ||
| 11. Generosity (3) J: Tommy Berry 55kg 1335xT: Chris Waller | ||
| 7. Dragonstone (10) J: Adam Hyeronimus 57.5kg 0251xT: Joseph Pride |
Concorde Stakes Tips
Looking for short-distance stars that have winning form over the 1000m distance, first-up runners with a strong record fresh and Group 1 winners kicking off their spring campaigns make the best Concorde Stakes tips.
Backing runners under $10 in the markets, horses that ran in the previous season’s The Everest and returning Concorde Stakes performers are also worth including in your best bets.
To Win: No. 5 Headwall
I do love LADY SHENANDOAH and she’s deserving favourite for her four-year-old debut, but I just cannot go past the value of HEADWALL (5) who is a very good and constantly underrated short-distance specialist getting plenty to suit for his return to the races. Matthew Smith’s gun Dream Ahead six-year-old is yet to win over further than 1000m so this distance is his jam. His strike rate shows that (9:5-1-3) but he’s also got the class, not just speed, to be ultra-competitive fresh. He was enormous over the autumn at the top level without winning putting in massive efforts to run close in the Oakleigh Plate (4th), Newmarket Handicap (2nd) and TJ Smith (3rd) before heading to Perth for the $4 million The Quokka where he went down by a narrow margin to Jokers Grin. Trialling well in Sydney, gets things his way from barrier five and can give this race a shake-up with a potential The Everest slot pending.
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5. Headwall (4)
J: Zac Lloyd 58kg
4232xT: Matthew Smith
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Same Race Multi Selections ($15 at time of publish)
- Top 2 – No. 5 Headwall
- Top 3 – No. Lady Shenandoah
- Top 4 – No. 11 Generosity
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5. Headwall (4)
J: Zac Lloyd 58kg
4232xT: Matthew Smith
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4. Lady Shenandoah (1)
J: James McDonald 58.5kg
x111xT: Chris Waller
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11. Generosity (3)
J: Tommy Berry 55kg
1335xT: Chris Waller
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The Concorde Stakes is a popular Group 3 short-distance sprint contested at Royal Randwick on Chelmsford Stakes Day in early September each Sydney Spring Racing Carnival.
The set weights plus penalties showdown now offers $1 million in prize money having had a major boost ahead of the 2023 edition, and it has been run and won since 1990.
The Concorde Stakes now serves as a potential lead-up into the world’s richest turf race, the Group 1 $20 million The Everest (1200m) taking place at the same track in October.
In 2017 and 2018 the champion Redzel completed the Concorde Stakes – The Everest double twice on the trot and returned in 2019 to become a three-time Concorde Stakes hero.
In 2020 the Concorde Stakes winner Gytrash ran a next-up third in that year’s The Everest results before taking out Rosehill’s Winners Stakes – race renamed after the previous season’s The Everest winner each year.
The 2021 Concorde Stakes winner Nature Strip finally saluted as the odds-on favourite in the event at his third attempt before going on to win that year’s The Everest for Chris Waller.
A new race record time was set in 2024 with Ciaron Maher’s mare I Am Me flying home in a slick 55.97 seconds.
The 2024 Concorde Stakes also produced that year’s The Everest winner with Bella Nipotina improving on her second in the Group 3 to win the first Group 1 edition of the richest turf race in the world.
Concorde Stakes Race Info
- Date: Saturday September 6th, 2025
- Track: Royal Randwick Racecourse
- Distance: 1000m
- Conditions: 3YO Fillies – Set Weights
- Status: Group 2
- Prize Money: $1,000,000
- First Run: 1990
Concorde Stakes Betting
Concorde Stakes betting markets are dominated by short-distance specialists with strong form over the 1000 – 1100m distance range.
Previous Group 1 winners or graduates from the previous season’s The Everest race also sit high up the Concorde Stakes odds, as do in-form sprinters with a good strike-rate at Randwick.
Horses that ran well in the previous year’s Concorde Stakes are also usually kept safe in betting with returning runners boasting a strong record in the race in the past few years including the three-peat of Redzel (2017-19).
In 2021 Nature Strip ($1.50) finally saluted as the favourite having twice been beaten in the race.
Eduardo ($2.70 in 2022) is the latest favourite in Concorde Stakes betting to win.
Concorde Stakes Field
The Concorde Stakes race field attracts a class line-up of sprint stars, many of which will have past form in tougher races.
Group 1 performers heading towards the bigger spring sprints including the $20 million The Everest in October often kick off their campaigns in the Concorde Stakes field.
The $1 million Group 2 The Shorts (1100m) is also a key next-up option for Concorde Stakes graduates.
I Am Me (2024) was the last to complete the Concorde Stakes – The Shorts race double.
Concorde Stakes nominations close on the Monday before the race with the field and barrier draw out on the Wednesday.
2025 Concorde Stakes Field
The official Concorde Stakes 2025 Final Field & Barriers are released by Racing NSW the Wednesday leading-up to Chelmsford Stakes Day, the full line-up to be published below.
The Concorde Stakes 2025 final field features a top-class line-up of sprinters including confirmed The Everest slot holder Jimmysstar drawn wide in gate 11 and Chris Waller’s multiple Group 1 winner Lady Shenandoah drawn the rails for her first-up run as a four-year-old.
| Entrant | Last 6 | Sex | Barrier | Weight | |
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1. Jimmysstar
J: Ethan Brown
T: Ciaron Maher |
x1341x | G | 9 | 60.5kg | |
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2. Mornington Glory
J: Nash Rawiller
T: Gavin Bedggood |
173x56 | G | 11 | 60kg | |
| 3. Jedibeel (4) Scratched: | |||||
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4. Lady Shenandoah
J: James McDonald
T: Chris Waller |
1x111x | M | 1 | 58.5kg | |
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5. Headwall
J: Zac Lloyd
T: Matthew Smith |
x4232x | G | 4 | 58kg | |
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6. Ostraka
J: Chad Schofield
T: Annabel & Rob Archibald |
73664x | G | 7 | 58kg | |
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7. Dragonstone
J: Adam Hyeronimus
T: Joseph Pride |
60251x | G | 10 | 57.5kg | |
| 8. Philosopher (9) Scratched: | |||||
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9. In Flight
J: Jay Ford
T: Joseph Pride |
x22111 | M | 5 | 56kg | |
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10. Hard To Say
J: Ashley Morgan
T: Jason Deamer |
43450x | G | 8 | 56kg | |
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11. Generosity
J: Tommy Berry
T: Chris Waller |
21335x | M | 3 | 55kg | |
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12. Tiger Shark
J: Regan Bayliss
T: Clayton Douglas |
x189x4 | M | 6 | 55kg | |
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13. New York Lustre
J: Tim Clark
T: Enver Jusufovic |
x1x244 | M | 12 | 54kg | |
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14. Spring Lee
J: Rachel King
T: Bjorn Baker |
36145x | M | 2 | 54kg | |
2025 Concorde Stakes Nominations
The early Concorde Stakes 2025 Nominations close the Monday of race week.
| Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Hcp Rating | |
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| 1 | 5x1x13159x | ARABIAN SUMMER | M | 4 | Tony & Calvin McEvoy | 98 |
| 2 | 412x60251x | DRAGONSTONE | G | 7 | Joseph Pride | 107 |
| 3 | 241x21335x | GENEROSITY | M | 5 | Chris Waller | 107 |
| 4 | 6x1043450x | HARD TO SAY | G | 6 | Jason Deamer | 98 |
| 5 | 2211x4232x | HEADWALL | G | 6 | Matthew Smith | 112 |
| 6 | x434x22111 | IN FLIGHT | M | 5 | Joseph Pride | 107 |
| 7 | 281x19028x | JEDIBEEL (NZ) | G | 6 | Brad Widdup | 106 |
| 8 | 1120x1341x | JIMMYSSTAR (NZ) | G | 6 | Ciaron Maher | 115 |
| 9 | 32x11x111x | LADY SHENANDOAH | M | 4 | Chris Waller | 112 |
| 10 | 9261319322 | MIDWEST | G | 7 | Anthony & Sam Freedman | 99 |
| 11 | x511173x56 | MORNINGTON GLORY | G | 7 | Gavin Bedggood | 108 |
| 12 | x111x1x244 | NEW YORK LUSTRE | M | 6 | Enver Jusufovic | 93 |
| 13 | 10x973664x | OSTRAKA | G | 5 | Annabel & Rob Archibald | 102 |
| 14 | 41x336145x | SPRING LEE | M | 5 | Bjorn Baker | 88 |
| 15 | 6522x189x4 | TIGER SHARK | M | 5 | Clayton Douglas | 94 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
Concorde Stakes Form Guide
For all the information needed to place a bet on the Concorde Stakes, the form guide is what to consult as it lists everything from the jockeys and trainers to the lead-up form of the sprinters in the race.
Checking the Concorde Stakes form guide for runners proven at the short 1000m distance, past Randwick winners and first-up runners are all important factors.
The 2021 Concorde Stakes form was franked with the winner Nature Strip going on to win that year’s The Everest – VRC Sprint Classic double. He also travelled to Royal Ascot the following year and won the Group 1 King’s Stand Stakes in the UK.
Bella Nipotina franked the 2023 Concorde Stakes form improving on her fourth to win that year’s Winners Stakes (now Russell Balding Stakes) before a 2024 return that included a sensational winter in Brisbane headlined by her Group 1 wins in the Doomben 10,000 and Tatt’s Tiara.
Bella Nipotina went on to improve on her Concorde Stakes second to win the 2024 The Everest race when it took place as a Group 1 event for the first time. She further franked the form with success in the $3 million Winners Stakes and finishing third in Melbourne’s Gorup 1 Champions Sprint over the Melbourne Cup Carnival.
2025 Concorde Stakes Form Guide
A link to our insider Concorde Stakes 2025 Form Guide will be provided for punters below the week of the race.
Concorde Stakes Results
The Concorde Stakes race results have been dominated by classy Group 1 horses including Nature Strip (2021), Gytrash (2020), three-time hero Redzel (2017-19), Tiger Tees (2012), and Reward For Effort (2010).
I Am Me (2024) was the last Concorde Stakes winning mare when defeating her stablemate, the fellow Ciaron Maher-trained mare Bella Nipotina, home by a neck.
I Am Me holds the current Concorde Stakes race record winning in 2024 in a time of 55:97 seconds.
Past Concorde Stakes Winners
Recent Concorde Stakes winners and placegetters dating back to the year 1999 are detailed in the below table.
| Year | Horse | Trainer/s | Jockey | Weight | Distance | Time |
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| 2025 | HEADWALL | Matthew Smith | Zac Lloyd | 58kg | 1000m | 0:56.80 |
| 2024 | I AM ME | Ciaron Maher | Nash Rawiller | 57kg | 1000m | 0:55.97 (R) |
| 2023 | REMARQUE | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | Tyler Schiller | 56kg | 1000m | 0:56.57 |
| 2022 | EDUARDO | Joseph Pride | Nash Rawiller | 60.5kg | 1000m | 0:59.55 |
| 2021 | NATURE STRIP | Chris Waller | James McDonald | 60.5kg | 1000m | 0:56.66 |
| 2020 | GYTRASH | Gordon Richards | Jason Collett | 60kg | 1000m | 0:55.81 |
| 2019 | REDZEL | Peter & Paul Snowden | Kerrin McEvoy | 60kg | 1000 m | 0:56.28 |
| 2018 | REDZEL | Peter & Paul Snowden | Kerrin McEvoy | 60.5kg | 1000 m | 0:56.19 |
| 2017 | REDZEL | Peter & Paul Snowden | Kerrin McEvoy | 60kg | 1000 m | 0:56.23 |
| 2016 | FELINES | Kris Lees | Jason Collett | 54kg | 1000 m | 0:59.33 |
| 2015 | SHIRAZ | Tony McEvoy | Hugh Bowman | 58kg | 1000 m | 0:57.72 |
| 2014 | WOULDNT IT BE NICE | Paul Perry | Sam Clipperton | 56kg | 1000 m | 0:59.43 |
| 2013 | DECISION TIME | Clarry Conners | Blake Shinn | 59kg | 1000 m | 0:56.09 |
| 2012 | TIGER TEES(NZ) | Joseph Pride | Peter Robl | 58kg | 1100 m | 1:04.13 |
| 2011 | DECISION TIME | Clarry Conners | Corey Brown | 58kg | 1100 m | 1:02.80 |
| 2010 | REWARD FOR EFFORT | Peter G Moody | Nash Rawiller | 56.5kg | 1100 m | 1:03.38 |
| 2009 | FRIDAY CREEK | Anne-Maree Robinson | Peter Robl | 53kg | 1100 m | 1:03.82 |
| 2008 | TYPHOON ZED | Tim Martin | Corey Brown | 58kg | 1100 m | 1:03.45 |
| 2007 | RACE NOT HELD | |||||
| 2006 | MUSTARD | John McNair | Darren Beadman | 54.5kg | 1100 m | 1:03.53 |
| 2005 | RED OOG | Joseph Pride | Hugh Bowman | 57.5kg | 1100 m | 1:03.96 |
| 2004 | TAIKUN | Bart Cummings | Darren Beadman | 56.5kg | 1100 m | 1:02.76 |
| 2003 | PRIVATE STEER | John O’Shea | Glen Boss | 57kg | 1100 m | 1:04.19 |
| 2002 | FOUARDEE | Jim Lee | Chris Munce | 56kg | 1100 m | 1:02.76 |
| 2001 | PHOENIX PARK | Gai Waterhouse | Brian York | 54.5kg | 1100 m | 1:03.21 |
| 2000 | CONDOTTI | Gai Waterhouse | Brian York | 52kg | 1100 m | 1:04.08 |
| 1999 | GUINEAS | John Hawkes | John Marshall | 57.5kg | 1100 m | 1:03.85 |
FAQ
Who won the 2025 Concorde Stakes?
The 2025 Concorde Stakes was won by six-year-old Dream Ahead gelding Headwall at $4.20 for trainer Matthew Smith with jockey Zac Lloyd aboard on 58kg from barrier 4 to win by 0.1 lengths on a Good (4) track in a time of 56.80 seconds.
When is the Concorde Stakes 2025?
Saturday September 6th, 2025What is the prize money for the Concorde Stakes 2025?
$300,000
Where is the Concorde Stakes 2025?
Randwick Racecourse, Alison Rd, Randwick NSW 2031.
How do I bet on the 2025 Concorde Stakes?
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The first step is to create an account at ladbrokes.com.au. The process is quick and easy!
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Next up, head to the racing page and find the runner that’s right for you.
Which horse will win the 2025 Concorde Stakes?
The best way to pick which horse will win the Concorde 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.