Ladbrokes Tip: The Theo Marks Stakes is a good lead-up to the Epsom Handicap trifecta!
The latest edition of the Theo Marks Stakes ran on Saturday September 13, 2025 as a lead-up to the spring majors in Sydney and was won in a 2.23 length romp home by the unbeaten favourite Autumn Glow ($1.30F) from the Waller stable.
2025 Theo Marks Stakes Results
The official Theo Marks Stakes 2025 results and race finishing order will be known and published below when the event takes place on Saturday September 13, 2025.
- 1st: #5 Autumn Glow
- 2nd: #8 General Salute
- 3rd: #2 Pier
Chris Waller’s boom mare Autumn Glow ($1.30F) retained her undefeated status with another impressive and emphatic romp home for the punters in the 2025 Theo Marks Stakes results to firm into odds-on favouritism in futures Epsom Handicap betting this spring.
2025 Theo Marks Stakes Odds
Our market links to the spring’s top Theo Marks Stakes 2025 odds will be provided below once betting on the Group 1 lead-up in Sydney opens.
| 5. Autumn Glow (2) J: Kerrin McEvoy 54kg 1x1x1T: Chris Waller | ||
| 8. General Salute (4) J: Tim Clark 53.5kg 11x33T: Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou | ||
| 2. Pier (5) J: Ethan Brown 56kg x231xT: Darryn & Briar Weatherley | ||
| 7. El Castello (3) J: Braith Nock 53.5kg 1115xT: Joseph Pride | ||
| 14. Espionage (9) J: Rachel King 53kg x680xT: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | ||
| 4. Encap (7) J: Jason Collett 54.5kg 7437xT: Gary Portelli | ||
| 12. Strait Acer (1) J: Andrew Adkins 53kg x062xT: John O'Shea & Tom Charlton | ||
| 10. Femminile (6) J: Alysha Collett 53kg 6710xT: Chris Waller | ||
| 3. Democracy Manifest (8) J: Zac Lloyd 55kg 0x05xT: Chris Waller |
Theo Marks Stakes Tips
Good Theo Marks Stakes tips include looking for the best out of the Show County Quality the month before, proven Sydney performers and horses with good form over the distance.
2025 Theo Marks Stakes Tips
Our Ladbrokes’ exclusive Theo Marks Stakes 2025 best bet will be published below the week of the race so stay tuned!
2025 Theo Marks Stakes Same Race Multi Selections ($71 at time of publish)
- To Win – No. 5 Autumn Glow
- Top 3 – No. 7 El Castello
- Top 4 – No. 9 Leica Lucy
There’s no value in backing the top pick AUTUMN GLOW (6)—but it’s near impossible to bet against her.
Chris Waller’s undefeated daughter of The Autumn Sun boasts a perfect five-from-five record and ticks every box to keep the streak alive this weekend. She’s fit, second-up, and primed to deliver again for punters. Already a Group 2 winner, she was brilliant fresh on a Heavy (10) track to claim the Group 3 Toy Show Quality, and she’ll relish the step up to 1300m—where she’s two-from-two. She returns to her favourite track, having won three times at Rosehill, and draws ideally in midfield. With J-Mac riding in Melbourne, Kerrin McEvoy takes the reins—another elite hoop more than capable of getting the job done.
She’s the one to beat. Wins.
For value in a Same Race Multi to run Top 3 EL CASTELLO (8) for Joe Pride looks well overs coming in as a 25/1 outsider despite some excellent form last season from this now four-year-old. He won first-up in September over 1400m at Warwick Farm and went on to take out his next three on the trot including the Group 3 Gloaming Stakes here at Rosehill as well as Randwick’s Group 1 Spring Champion Stakes. Runs for the first time since his VRC Derby fifth from the outside barrier (16) and, while he’ll improve over further deeper into his campaign, he’s not with Place claims at a price.
Throwing LECIA LUCY (3) in the Top 4 as she’s Waller trained, settling down under and has class as a NZ Derby winner across the Tasman. She’s six-from-eight overall so is super consistent, was under a length off Treasurethe Moment in the Group 1 ATC Oaks at her latest and we’ve seen how well that mare did in the Memsie. Will be finishing off strongly and hopefully there in the finish.
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5. Autumn Glow (2)
J: Kerrin McEvoy 54kg
1x1x1T: Chris Waller
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7. El Castello (3)
J: Braith Nock 53.5kg
1115xT: Joseph Pride
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The Theo Marks Stakes is a Group 2 race held at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse on Run To The Rose Day in September during the Sydney Spring Racing Carnival. Contested on the same day as the Group 2 The Run To The Rose for Group 1 Golden Rose-bound three-year-olds, the Theo Marks race is open to horses aged three-years-old and over and is run under quality handicap conditions over 1300m.
Offering a total of $300,000 in prize money as of 2023, the race makes a nice lead-up to tougher spring features like the Group 1 Epsom Handicap (1600m) at Randwick the following month. The last horse to complete the Theo Marks Stakes – Epsom Handicap double in a single season was Winx (2015).
Many horses also now use the Theo Marks Stakes as a lead-up to the world’s richest race on turf – the $20 million The Everest (1400m) at Randwick in October.
Theo Marks Stakes Race Info
- Date: Saturday September 13, 2025
- Track: Rosehill Gardens
- Distance: 1300m
- Conditions: Quality Handicap
- Status: Group 2
- Prize Money: $300,000
- First Run: 1946
Theo Marks Stakes Betting
The Theo Marks Stakes betting markets are usually led by horses that ran well at Rosehill the start before in a race like the Show Country Quality, or first-up performers that have a strong fresh record.
While favourites in the Theo Marks Stakes odds have a strong recent record there has been some notable recent upsets including Golden Mile ($8.50 in 2023), Kiku ($18 in 2022), Chat ($31 in 2021), Riva De Lago ($11 in 2013), and Master Of Design ($13 in 2011).
Arcadia Queen ($1.95 in 2019) and Autumn Glow ($1.30 in 2025) are the latest favourites in Theo Marks Stakes betting to get the job done for the punters.
Theo Marks Stakes Field
The Theo Marks Stakes race field features a line-up of strong spring types, many heading towards Group 1 runs in Sydney later during the carnival.
Horses may contest the Theo Marks Stakes first-up or come off an earlier run in a race like the Group 3 Show County Quality (1200m) at Randwick the month before. In 2017 Deploy completed the Show County Quality – Theo Marks Stakes double.
After running in the Theo Marks Stakes horses usually head towards a run in the Epsom Handicap via a race like the Group 2 Shannon Stakes (1500m) a fortnight later. In 2014 Ninth Legion ran third in the Theo Marks and Shannon Stakes before an Epsom Handicap fourth to He’s Your Man. That same year Bull Point ran third in the Show County and second in the Theo Marks before heading to Melbourne where he finished third in Caulfield’s Group 1 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes (1400m).
In 2013 Solzhenitsyn was runner-up to Riva De Lago in the Theo Marks Stakes before a third in the Sir Rupert Clarke and a win in the Group 1 Toorak Handicap (1600m). The 2011 Theo Marks Stakes winner Master Of Design also ran third in that year’s Sir Rupert in Melbourne next start.
Before Winx (2015) who completed the Theo Marks – Epsom double, the best result of a Theo Marks winner in the Epsom Handicap was Ambidexter (2nd) in 2012.
The 2023 Theo Marks Stakes winner Golden Mile ran third in the Epsom Handicap trifecta that year as well as running third in the $10 million The Golden Eagle race.
2025 Theo Marks Stakes Field
The official Theo Marks Stakes 2025 field of potential The Everest or Epsom Handicap horses is announced the Wednesday leading-up to the race, the full line-up to be published below.
The Theo Marks Stakes 2025 final field features a capacity line-up of potential Epsom Handicap bound gallopers including Chris Waller’s undefeated mare Autumn Glow drawn a treat in gate six.
| Entrant | Last 6 | Sex | Barrier | Weight | |
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| 1. Airman (5) Scratched: | |||||
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2. Pier
J: Ethan Brown
T: Darryn & Briar Weatherley |
1x231x | G | 5 | 56kg | |
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3. Democracy Manifest
J: Zac Lloyd
T: Chris Waller |
00x05x | G | 8 | 55kg | |
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4. Encap
J: Jason Collett
T: Gary Portelli |
x7437x | G | 7 | 54.5kg | |
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5. Autumn Glow
J: Kerrin McEvoy
T: Chris Waller |
11x1x1 | M | 2 | 54kg | |
| 6. Coastwatch (4) Scratched: | |||||
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7. El Castello
J: Braith Nock
T: Joseph Pride |
11115x | H | 3 | 53.5kg | |
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8. General Salute
J: Tim Clark
T: Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou |
x11x33 | G | 4 | 53.5kg | |
| 9. Leica Lucy (3) Scratched: | |||||
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10. Femminile
J: Alysha Collett
T: Chris Waller |
06710x | M | 6 | 53kg | |
| 11. Felix Majestic (16) Scratched: | |||||
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12. Strait Acer
J: Andrew Adkins
T: John O'Shea & Tom Charlton |
3x062x | G | 1 | 53kg | |
| 13. Bandi's Boy (7) Scratched: | |||||
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14. Espionage
J: Rachel King
T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott |
1x680x | H | 9 | 53kg | |
| 15. Emirate (15) Scratched: | |||||
| 16. Stefi Magnetica (17) Scratched: | |||||
| 17. Romeo's Choice (2) Scratched: | |||||
2025 Theo Marks Stakes Nominations
Early nominations for the Theo Marks Stakes 2025 race on Run To The Rose Day close on the Monday of race week and will be published right here.
| Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Hcp Rating | |
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| 1 | 0x6617x50x | AIRMAN | G | 6 | Michael, John & Wayne Hawkes | 110 |
| 2 | 111x1x1 | AUTUMN GLOW | M | 4 | Chris Waller | |
| 3 | 9x0070x727 | BANDI’S BOY | G | 6 | Danny Williams | 94 |
| 4 | 7201223×69 | BOSSY NIC | M | 5 | Tony & Calvin McEvoy | 87 |
| 5 | 656214800x | COASTWATCH | G | 7 | Richard & Will Freedman | 100 |
| 6 | 408300x05x | DEMOCRACY MANIFEST | G | 7 | Chris Waller | |
| 7 | 328x11115x | EL CASTELLO | H | 4 | Joseph Pride | 100 |
| 8 | 11x55x56x7 | EMIRATE | H | 4 | Chris Waller | 80 |
| 9 | 4053x7437x | ENCAP | G | 5 | Gary Portelli | 102 |
| 10 | 1x251x680x | ESPIONAGE | H | 4 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 90 |
| 11 | 6342x400x2 | FELIX MAJESTIC | G | 6 | Gary Nickson | 96 |
| 12 | 630x06710x | FEMMINILE | M | 4 | Chris Waller | |
| 13 | 2x67x11x33 | GENERAL SALUTE | G | 5 | Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou | 100 |
| 14 | 12111114x | LEICA LUCY (NZ) | M | 4 | Chris Waller | |
| 15 | 2211191×2 | LORD PENMAN (NZ) | G | 4 | Chris Waller | 86 |
| 16 | 876x1x231x | PIER (NZ) | G | 6 | Darryn & Briar Weatherley | |
| 17 | 8131x7690x | REAL CLASS (NZ) | M | 4 | Chris Waller | 84 |
| 18 | 614431×115 | ROMEO’S CHOICE | G | 6 | Richard Litt | 92 |
| 19 | 2954x8612x | STEFI MAGNETICA | M | 5 | Bjorn Baker | 117 |
| 20 | 60353x062x | STRAIT ACER | G | 6 | John O’Shea & Tom Charlton | 95 |
| 21 | 42242220x | SWELTERING | M | 4 | Chris Waller |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
Theo Marks Stakes Form Guide
The Theo Marks Stakes form guide features all the must know information for punters like the jockeys, trainers, barriers and lead-up runs of the horses in the field.
The Theo Marks Stakes form has stacked up in better spring races a number of times in recent years like Winx (2015) who went on to win the Epsom Handicap and Melbourne’s Cox Plate. The 2015 Theo Marks runner-up Sons Of John also backed up with an Epsom Handicap third.
The 2021 Theo Marks Stakes form was franked with the third placed Big Parade winning the $500,000 Sydney Stakes on The Everest Day that October. He also ran fourth in that spring’s Winners Stakes before returning in the next autumn to finish runner-up in the Group 1 The Galaxy in 2022.
In 2022 Mr Mozart finished second in the Theo Marks Stakes as well as that year’s Silver Eagle.
The 2024 Theo Marks form was franked with the winner Encap running well in plenty of later races including rounding out the following autumn’s 2025 Doncaster Mile trifecta.
2025 Theo Marks Stakes Form Guide
A link to our detailed Theo Marks Stakes 2025 Form Guide will be provided for punters below the week of the race.
Theo Marks Stakes Results
The Theo Marks Stakes race results have been dominated by class gallopers and future Group 1 winners in the past decade.
Notable recent Theo Marks Stakes winners include Arcadia Queen (2019), Winx (2015), More Joyous (2010), and two-time hero Racing To Win (2006 and 2009).
Autumn Glow (2025) was the last Theo Marks Stakes winning mare.
Paratroopers (2005) was the last three-year-old Theo Marks Stakes winner.
Deploy holds the current Theo Marks Stakes race record winning in 2017 in a time of 1 minute 14:92 seconds.
Past Theo Marks Stakes Winners
Recent Theo Marks Stakes winners and placegetters dating back to the year 2000 are detailed in the below table.
| Year | Winner | Runner-Up | Third | Time |
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| 2025 | Autumn Glow | General Salute | Pier | 1:16.12 |
| 2024 | Encap | Bases Loaded | Boom Torque | 1:16.67 |
| 2023 | Golden Mile | The Inevitable | Waterford | 1:16.35 |
| 2022
(Held at Kembla Grange) | Kiku | Mr Mozart | Prime Candidate | 1:16.62 |
| 2021
(Run at Kembla Grange) | Chat | Embracer | Big Parade | 1:17.3 |
| 2020 | Wild Planet | Funstar | Ranier | 1:15.7 |
| 2019 | Arcadia Queen | Trope | Gem Song | 1:14.9 |
| 2018 | Home Of The Brave | D’argento | Trapeze Artist | 1:19.1 |
| 2017 | Deploy | Egg Tart | Euro Angel | 1:14.9 |
| 2016 | Mackintosh | Counterattack | Southern Legend | 1:17.1 |
| 2015 | Winx | Sons Of John | Ninth Legion | 1:15.7 |
| 2014 | Cluster | Bull Point | Ninth Legion | 1:23.2 |
| 2013 | Riva De Lago | Solzhenitsyn | Your Honour | 1:21.6 |
| 2012 | Ambidexter | Fat Al | Dystopia | 1:22.2 |
| 2011 | Master Of Design | Torio’s Quest | Fast Clip | 1:16.7 |
| 2010 | More Joyous | Rothesay | Drumbeats | 1:22.1 |
| 2009 | Racing To Win | Rock Kingdom | Triple Honour | 1:22.1 |
| 2008 | Hurried Choice | Forensics | Ice Chariot | 1:17.1 |
| 2007 | Race Not Run | – | – | – |
| 2006 | Racing To Win | New Edge | Regal Cheer | 1:16.5 |
| 2005 | Paratroopers | Perfect Promise | Outback Prince | 1:16.8 |
| 2004 | Falkirk | Grand Armee | Private Steer | 1:17.7 |
| 2003 | Fiery Venture | Grand Armee | Osca Warrior | 1:16.3 |
| 2002 | Defier | Phoenix Park | Carael Boy | 1:15.7 |
| 2001 | Shogun Lodge | Fouardee | Belle Du Jour | 1:16.8 |
| 2000 | Hire | Landsighting | Shogun Lodge | 1:17.1 |
Who won the 2025 Theo Marks Stakes?
The 2025 Theo Marks Stakes was won by four-year-old The Autumn Sun mare Autumn Glow at $1.30 favouritism for trainer Chris Waller with jockey Kerrin McEvoy aboard on 54kg from barrier 2 to win by 2.23 lengths on a Soft (5) track in a time of 1:16.12.
When is the Theo Marks Stakes 2025?
Saturday September 13, 2025What is the prize money for the Theo Marks Stakes 2025?
$300,000
Where is the Theo Marks Stakes 2025?
Rosehill Gardens Racecourse, James Ruse Dr, Rosehill NSW 2142.
How do I bet on the 2025 Theo Marks Stakes?
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Which horse will win the 2025 Theo Marks Stakes?
The best way to pick which horse will win the Theo Marks Stakes is to take into account the form, assess the barriers, and consider the weight the horse will carry (among other factors).
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