Ladbrokes Tip: The Gloaming Stakes winner may press onto the Spring Champion Stakes
The latest edition of the Gloaming Stakes took place on Saturday October 11, 2025 on Rosehill’s Hill Stakes race card as a lead-up to the Spring Champion Stakes and VRC Derby and was won in an all-the-way performance by the Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott trained Shangri La Boy.
2025 Gloaming Stakes Results
The full Gloaming Stakes 2025 race results and finishing order will be provided below as soon as the race is run and won on Saturday October 11, 2025.
- 1st: No. 7 Shangri La Boy
- 2nd: No. 15 The Pearls
- 3rd: No. 9 San Giovanni
The untapped Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott trained Pierro colt Shangri La Boy ($4.60) delivered a powerful all-the-way win at just his third start in the 2025 Gloaming Stakes results at Rosehill, stamping himself as a serious Spring Champion Stakes contender.
2025 Gloaming Stakes Odds
The season’s top Gloaming Stakes 2025 odds and Group 3 betting links to our Hill Stakes Day betting markets will be provided below as soon as open.
| 7. Shangri La Boy (8) J: Adam Hyeronimus 56.5kg 31T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | ||
| 15. The Pearls (11) J: Tim Clark 54.5kg 5x341T: Chris Waller | ||
| 9. San Giovanni (9) J: Andrew Adkins 56.5kg 1193T: Michael Freedman | ||
| 16. Sheeza Diva (4) J: Rachel King 54.5kg 0x613T: Mitchell & Desiree Kearney | ||
| 2. Flying Orchid (3) J: Zac Lloyd 56.5kg 1x173T: John Sargent | ||
| 4. Master Of The Air (2) J: Tommy Berry 56.5kg x8x11T: Chris Waller | ||
| 8. Champagne Hero (1) J: Regan Bayliss 56.5kg 41x81T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | ||
| 5. Providence (14) J: Nash Rawiller 56.5kg 4x603T: Chris Waller | ||
| 10. Tambeloa (12) J: Jay Ford 56.5kg 3315T: Kristen Buchanan | ||
| 18. Freddie Bassett (10) J: Alysha Collett 56.5kg 2x52T: Annabel & Rob Archibald |
Gloaming Stakes Tips
Good Gloaming Stakes betting tips include backing Sydney-trained three-year-olds with previous winning form and those at single-figures in the markets as the favourites have a strong recent record in the event.
2025 Gloaming Stakes Tips
Our Ladbrokes’ exclusive Gloaming Stakes 2025 betting tips and exotic Sydney racing selections on the Spring Champion Stakes ballot exemption-offering event will be detailed below the week of the race.
To Win: No. 4 Master Of Air
With WITHIN THE LAW coming out, I’m switching lanes and siding with MASTER OF AIR (2) to make it three on the bounce. Chris Waller’s Dundeel colt is trending the right way—two wins at Kembla Grange, showing he’s fit, versatile, and ready to rise in grade. He broke his maiden in style on a Heavy (8), putting five lengths on them over 1200m, then backed it up on a Good (3) surface with another win, this time under 58kg. He drops to 56.5kg here, draws perfectly in barrier two, and gets Tommy Berry in the saddle—plenty to like. The 1800m is the test, but being by Dundeel (who won this race and the Spring Champion in 2012), he’s bred to get it. He’ll need to lift, but the signs are good, and he’s got the engine to do it. I’m happy to be in his corner.
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4. Master Of The Air (2)
J: Tommy Berry 56.5kg
x8x11T: Chris Waller
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The Gloaming Stakes is a Group 3 set weights race for three-year-olds currently run at Rosehill Racecourse on a Saturday in October during the annual Sydney Spring Racing Carnival.
The event is now held on Hill Stakes Day. Racing on the card is headlined by the $2 million Group 2 Hill Stakes for potential Ladbrokes Cox Plate hopes.
It moved from The Everest Day at Randwick in 2023 to Hill Stakes Day at Rosehill in 2024.
Other key races on the Hill Stakes Day card include the $1.5 million Alan Brown Stakes (1400m), $500,000 Tapp-Craig (1400m), Group 2 $300,000 Roman Consul Stakes (1200m), and the Group 3 $250,000 The Nivison (1200m).
Graduates out of the Gloaming Stakes field may go on to run in tougher Sydney and Melbourne races over the spring carnival, and the Gloaming Stakes winner is exempt from ballot for the Group 1 Spring Champion Stakes (2000m).
Shadow Hero (2019), Sharp ‘N’ Smart (2022) and El Castello (2024) are the latest horses to complete the Gloaming Stakes – Spring Champion Stakes double.
The Gloaming Stakes was first run in 1978 and is named after star galloper Gloaming who won 19 straight races, a then Australasian racing record he co-held with Desert Gold.
There’s also a potential for the Gloaming Stakes graduates to take on the older horses in the iconic Group 1 Cox Plate (2040m) run at Moonee Valley in October. In 2009 So You Think completed the Gloaming Stakes – Cox Plate double as a three-year-old and returned as a four-year-old in 2010 to claim his second Cox Plate trophy.
Gloaming Stakes Race Info
- Date: Saturday October 11, 2025
- Track: Rosehill Racecourse
- Distance: 1800m
- Conditions: Set Weights – Three-year-olds
- Status: Group 3
- Prize Money: $500,000
- First Run: 1978
Gloaming Stakes Betting
Gloaming Stakes betting favours local Sydney-trained three-year-olds coming off good lead-up runs in similar races.
Any fillies opting to take on the colts and geldings in the event are usually at big Gloaming Stakes odds with the sole filly to win the race being Constant Flight (1993).
Shadow Hero ($2.90 in 2019), Love Tap ($1.70 in 2020) and Sharp ‘N’ Smart ($2.70 in 2022) who won over the mile at Warwick Farm in the rescheduled edition are the latest favourites in Gloaming Stakes betting to win.
Gloaming Stakes Field
The Gloaming Stakes race field attracts a quality line-up of three-year-old staying types with Group 1 ambitions.
Gloaming Stakes nominations close the Monday before the race runs on the Saturday with the field and barrier draw announced on the Wednesday.
2025 Gloaming Stakes Field
The official Gloaming Stakes 2025 Final Field & Barrier Draw will be published in full below the Wednesday leading-up to the race so stay tuned to see what gallopers line-up in the Group 3 feature.
The 2025 Gloaming Stakes final field features a full line-up of potential Group 1 bound three-year-olds including six for trainer Chris Waller and the widely drawn Bjorn Baker trainer favourite Within The Law coming off a Group 1 Flight Stakes second.
| Entrant | Last 6 | Sex | Barrier | Weight | |
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| 1. Highvol (17) Scratched: | |||||
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2. Flying Orchid
J: Zac Lloyd
T: John Sargent |
1x173 | G | 3 | 56.5kg | |
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3. Cloisters
J: Ashley Morgan
T: Chris Waller |
8x3x15 | G | 5 | 56.5kg | |
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4. Master Of The Air
J: Tommy Berry
T: Chris Waller |
5x8x11 | C | 2 | 56.5kg | |
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5. Providence
J: Nash Rawiller
T: Chris Waller |
44x603 | C | 14 | 56.5kg | |
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6. Regulated Affair
J: Josh Parr
T: Chris Waller |
142x54 | C | 13 | 56.5kg | |
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7. Shangri La Boy
J: Adam Hyeronimus
T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott |
31 | C | 8 | 56.5kg | |
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8. Champagne Hero
J: Regan Bayliss
T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott |
41x81 | C | 1 | 56.5kg | |
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9. San Giovanni
J: Andrew Adkins
T: Michael Freedman |
1193 | G | 9 | 56.5kg | |
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10. Tambeloa
J: Jay Ford
T: Kristen Buchanan |
3315 | C | 12 | 56.5kg | |
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11. Sarapo
J: Kerrin McEvoy
T: Chris Waller |
26x54 | C | 7 | 56.5kg | |
| 12. Southern Prince (16) Scratched: | |||||
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13. Tom Vegas
J: Reece Jones
T: Dean Mirfin |
12x783 | G | 15 | 56.5kg | |
| 14. Within The Law (19) Scratched: | |||||
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15. The Pearls
J: Tim Clark
T: Chris Waller |
25x341 | F | 11 | 54.5kg | |
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16. Sheeza Diva
J: Rachel King
T: Mitchell & Desiree Kearney |
60x613 | F | 4 | 54.5kg | |
| 17. Federalist (7) Scratched: | |||||
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18. Freddie Bassett
J: Alysha Collett
T: Annabel & Rob Archibald |
2x52 | C | 10 | 56.5kg | |
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19. Ocean Mariner
J: Tyler Schiller
T: John O'Shea & Tom Charlton |
751 | G | 6 | 56.5kg | |
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20. One Step Closer
J: Dylan Gibbons
T: John O'Shea & Tom Charlton |
47x51 | G | 16 | 56.5kg | |
2025 Gloaming Stakes Nominations
The Gloaming Stakes 2025 Nominations are announced by Racing NSW the Monday of race week.
| Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Hcp Rating | |
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| 1 | 41×81 | CHAMPAGNE HERO | C | 3 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 65 |
| 2 | 2218x3x15 | CLOISTERS | G | 3 | Chris Waller | 67 |
| 3 | 576×04 | FEDERALIST | C | 3 | Michael, John & Wayne Hawkes | |
| 4 | 1×173 | FLYING ORCHID | G | 3 | John Sargent | 71 |
| 5 | 2×52 | FREDDIE BASSETT | C | 3 | Annabel & Rob Archibald | |
| 6 | 11×764 | HIGHVOL | G | 3 | Nick Ryan | 74 |
| 7 | 63×9 | MARCANTONIO (NZ) | G | 3 | David Payne | |
| 8 | 5x8x11 | MASTER OF THE AIR | C | 3 | Chris Waller | 67 |
| 9 | 751 | OCEAN MARINER (NZ) | G | 3 | John O’Shea & Tom Charlton | 60 |
| 10 | 47×51 | ONE STEP CLOSER | G | 3 | John O’Shea & Tom Charlton | 58 |
| 11 | 344×603 | PROVIDENCE | C | 3 | Chris Waller | |
| 12 | 2142×54 | REGULATED AFFAIR | C | 3 | Chris Waller | 66 |
| 13 | 1193 | SAN GIOVANNI | G | 3 | Michael Freedman | 65 |
| 14 | 26×54 | SARAPO (GB) | C | 3 | Chris Waller | 61 |
| 15 | 31 | SHANGRI LA BOY | C | 3 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 66 |
| 16 | 30x560x613 | SHEEZA DIVA | F | 3 | Mitchell & Desiree Kearney | 59 |
| 17 | 7x352x1 | SOUTHERN PRINCE | G | 3 | Annabel & Rob Archibald | 60 |
| 18 | 3315 | TAMBELOA | C | 3 | Kristen Buchanan | 65 |
| 19 | 25×341 | THE PEARLS (NZ) | F | 3 | Chris Waller | 61 |
| 20 | 12×783 | TOM VEGAS | G | 3 | Dean Mirfin | 58 |
| 21 | 21P32x2562 | WITHIN THE LAW | F | 3 | Bjorn Baker | 94 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
Gloaming Stakes Form Guide
The Gloaming Stakes form guide details to punters all the facts and stats from the jockeys, trainers and barriers, to the horse’s records over the track / distance and their lead-up runs.
The Gloaming Stakes form has stacked-up in bigger three-year-old features over the spring including both the Group 1 Spring Champion Stakes (2000m) and Melbourne’s Group 1 Victoria Derby (2500m) held at Flemington.
In 2017 Ace High completed the Gloaming Stakes – Spring Champion Stakes – VRC Derby treble.
In 2021 the Gloaming Stakes form was franked with Profondo improving on his second to win the Spring Champion Stakes next start.
The 2022 Gloaming Stakes winner Sharp ‘N’ Smart franked the form with a next-up Spring Champion Stakes victory followed by a second in that year’s VRC Derby results. The Kiwi raider then returned home for a further two Group 1 wins in New Zealand including the NZ Derby before a trip back to Sydney that autumn when fourth in the Group 1 Australian Derby (2400m).
The Gloaming Stakes recently produced the 2023 Spring Champion Stakes winner with the Group 3 runner-up Tom Kitten going one better in the Group 1 next start, while in 2024 El Castello did the double.
2025 Gloaming Stakes Form Guide
A link to our detailed Gloaming Stakes 2025 Form Guide will be provided for punters below the week of the race.
Gloaming Stakes Results
The Gloaming Stakes race results have been dominated by single-figure runners.
Retrieve holds the current 1800m Gloaming Stakes race record winning in 2010 in a time of 1 minute 48:2 seconds.
Some of the notable Gloaming Stakes winners throughout history include Kingston Town (1979) who went on to win three Cox Plates during his career, Tie The Knot (1997), dual Cox Plate champion So You Think (2009), It’s A Dundeel (2012), Ace High (2017), and Shadow Hero (2019).
Past Gloaming Stakes Winners
Recent Gloaming Stakes winners dating back to the year 2000 are detailed in the below table.
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Weight (kgs) | Time |
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| 2025 | Shangri La Boy | The Pearls | San Giovanni | 1:49.07 |
| 2024 | El Castello | J. Parr | 56.5 | 1:49.16 |
| 2023 | Raf Attack | R. Bayliss | 56.5 | 1:48.11 |
| 2022 | Sharp ‘N’ Smart | H. Bowman | 56.5 | 1:39.94 (run over 1600m) |
| 2021 | Head Of State | J. McDonald | 56.5 | 1:50.04 |
| 2020 | Love Tap | N. Rawiller | 56.5 | 1:48.89 |
| 2019 | Shadow Hero | J. Parr | 56.5 | 1:49.10 |
| 2018 | Thinkin’ Big | T. Clark | 56.5 | 1:50.28 |
| 2017 | Ace High | T. Angland | 56.5 | 1:50.82 |
| 2016 | Veladero | R. Hutchings | 56.5 | 1:50.24 |
| 2015 | Vanbrugh | H. Bowman | 56.5 | 1:49.60 |
| 2014 | Sweynesse | K. McEvoy | 56.5 | 1:49.48 |
| 2013 | Complacent | K. McEvoy | 56.5 | 1:49.16 |
| 2012 | It’s A Dundeel | J. B McDonald | 56.5 | 1:50.56 |
| 2011 | Strike the Stars | H. Bowman | 56.5 | 1:49.07 |
| 2010 | Retrieve | J. Parr | 56.5 | 1:48.28 |
| 2009 | So You Think | H. Bowman | 56.5 | 1:50.56 |
| 2008 | Predatory Pricer | G. Schofield | 56.5 | 1:51.95 |
| 2007 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2006 | All Black Gold | J. Ford | 55.5 | 1:49.15 |
| 2005 | Pendragon | H. Bowman | 55.5 | 1:50.41 |
| 2004 | Al Maher | J. Cassidy | 55.5 | 1:49.33 |
| 2003 | Tsuimai | Z. Purton (a) | 55.5 | 1:49.59 |
| 2002 | Maskerado | C. Brown | 55.5 | 1:57.04 |
| 2001 | Courvoisier | G. Boss | 55.5 | 1:49.67 |
| 2000 | Go Bint | D. McLellan | 55.5 | 1:59.43 |
FAQ
Who won the 2025 Gloaming Stakes?
The 2025 Gloaming Stakes was won by three-year-old Pierro colt Shangri La Boy at $4.60 for trainers Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott with jockey Adam Hyeronimus aboard on 56.5kg from barrier 8 to win by 2.11 lengths on a Good (4) track in a time of 1:49.07.
When is the Gloaming Stakes 2025?
Saturday October 11, 2025What is the prize money for the Gloaming Stakes 2025?
$500,000
Where is the Gloaming Stakes 2025?
Rosehill Racecourse, James Ruse Dr, Rosehill NSW 2142.
How do I bet on the 2025 Gloaming Stakes?
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 Gloaming Stakes?
The best way to pick which horse will win the Gloaming 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.