The $2 million The Five Diamonds runs in Sydney on the same day as Melbourne’s VRC Champions Stakes
The fourth edition of the Listed The Five Diamonds runs on Saturday November 8, 2025 at Rosehill Gardens on the Saturday after the Melbourne Cup.
2025 The Five Diamonds Odds
The latest The Five Diamonds 2025 betting odds including pre-nomination futures markets on one of the seven-figure Sydney Spring Racing Carnival features will be provided below as soon as available.
The Five Diamonds is a recently created event that takes place at the end of the very lucrative Sydney Spring Racing Carnival, and which gained Listed status ahead of the 2024 edition.
It is held at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse on the Saturday after the Melbourne Cup, which is currently known as VRC Champions Stakes Day at Flemington.
Added to the spring line-up by Racing NSW for the first time in 2022 along with the The Big Dance (1600m), which runs on Melbourne Cup Day and is now worth $3 million as of 2023, The Five Diamonds offers an impressive $2 million in stakes.
The Five Diamonds is a set weights plus penalties race run over 1800m and is only open to horses aged five-years-old that may otherwise have been heading to the breeding barn.
It is an excellent target for the previous season’s four-year-olds who contested the now $10 million The Golden Eagle (1500m) the spring prior.
The Five Diamonds runs on the same card as the Group 3 $1 million Golden Gift (1100m) for two-year-olds.
The Five Diamonds Info
- Date: Saturday November 8, 2025
- Track: Rosehill Racecourse
- Distance: 1800m
- Conditions: 5YOs – Set Weights + Penalties
- Status: Listed
- Prize Money: $2 million
- First Run: 2022
2025 The Five Diamonds Results
The 2025 The Five Diamonds Results & Finishing Order will be available below once the latest edition of the $2 million race is run and won on Saturday November 8, 2025.
- 1st: TBD
- 2nd: TBD
- 3rd: TBD
The Five Diamonds Betting
The Five Diamonds betting markets are led by in-form five-year-old staying types, especially those to have won over the 1800m distance.
Any proven Group 1 performers, those with a previous Rosehill victory on their record, and any runners that contested the previous year’s The Golden Eagle are sure to sit high up The Five Diamonds odds.
The best five-year-olds out of the $1 million Five Diamonds Prelude (1500m) held on The Everest Day also dominate betting on the Five Diamonds race with the winner of that lead-up event exempt from ballot for the big one.
Ellsberg (2022) won the inaugural edition of both the Five Diamonds Prelude and The Five Diamonds becoming the first to do the ‘Diamonds Double’.
Ellsberg ($3.30 in 2022) also saluted for the punters as the first favourite in The Five Diamonds betting to win.
The Five Diamonds Field
The Five Diamonds race field features the season’s top performing five-year-old horses that may otherwise have headed to Melbourne for a run in a race like the weight-for-age Group 1 Champions Stakes (2000m) held at Flemington on the same day.
There is a 14-starter limit to The Five Diamonds field.
Potential lead-up races into The Five Diamonds field include: the Group 1 Epsom Handicap (1600m), the Group 2 Hill Stakes (1900m), the Group 3 Craven Plate (1800m), or the Rosehill Gold Cup (2000m) on The Golden Eagle Day.
Ellsberg won the inaugural The Five Diamonds in 2022 on the back of lead-up victories in the Epsom Handicap and Five Diamonds Prelude.
2025 The Five Diamonds Field
The official The Five Diamonds 2025 field and barriers will be announced the week of the race and published in full below.
2025 The Five Diamonds Nominations
Early The Five Diamonds 2025 nominations will be detailed below once confirmed the Monday of race week.
The Five Diamonds Form Guide
The Five Diamonds race form guide lists the full line-up of runners, their connections (owner / jockey / trainer) that stand to win one of Australian racing’s newest prizes and gives a rundown on their lead-up form / career statistics.
The 2022 Five Diamonds form was franked with the third placed Laws Of Indices sent overseas that December where he placed third in the Group 1 Hong Kong Mile (1600m).
2025 The Five Diamonds Form
A link to our detailed The Five Diamonds 2025 form guide will be available below the week leading-up to the $2 million mile event at Rosehill on the Saturday after Melbourne Cup Day.
The Five Diamonds Tips
Top The Five Diamonds racing tips include looking for the winners of the standout lead-up events over a similar distance and grade over the spring.
2025 The Five Diamonds Tips
Our expert team of tipsters will provide the 2025 The Five Diamonds betting tips below closer to the day so stay tuned for the middle-distance five-year-olds to back and sack this spring.
- To Win: TBD
The Five Diamonds Bet Types
Win – The most basic type of bet. Put your money straight up on the runner that you think will win The Five Diamonds.
Place – Pick the horse that you think will finish in the top three positions but at lower odds.
Each-Way – Put equal amounts on a horse for the win and a place, the equivalent of two bets and you get paid out for both if it wins.
Quinella – Bet on the horses you think will finish first and second in either order. You can also pick for example one horse to finish 1st and then a combination. The fewer horses you pick the greater the dividend.
Exacta – An exacta also involves choosing horses that you think will finish first and second but it differs from a quinella in that it has to be the exact order you specify in the bet.
Trifecta – Very similar to an Exacta, but for the first, second and third placings in the correct finishing order. You can also Box Trifecta to finish in any of the first 3 combinations.
First Four – A First Four bet works the same as an Exacta and Trifecta but for the first four runners in finishing order.
The Five Diamonds Results
The Five Diamonds race results from Sydney will be available on the Saturday after the Melbourne Cup each year.
Ellsberg (2022) was the inaugural The Five Diamonds winner setting a track record winning in 1 minute 47.43 seconds.
The Five Diamonds Winners
| Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 2024 | Pericles | Freedom Rally | Yellow Brick | 1:48.04 |
| 2023 | Unspoken | Zoumon | Detonator Jack | 1:49.93 |
| 2022 | Ellsberg | Sibaaq | Laws Of Indices | 1:47.43 (R) |
FAQ
Who won the 2024 The Five Diamonds?
The 2024 The Five Diamonds was won by the James Cummings-trained Pericles at $20 with Kerrin McEvoy riding.
When is The Five Diamonds 2025?
Saturday November 8, 2025What is the prize money for The Five Diamonds 2025?
$2,000,000
Where is The Five Diamonds 2025?
Rosehill Gardens Racecourse, James Ruse Dr, Rosehill NSW 2142.
How do I bet on the 2025 The Five Diamonds?
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 The Five Diamonds?
The best way to pick which horse will win The Five Diamonds 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.