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The Robert Sangster Stakes is one of only four Group 1 races held in South Australia at Morphettville Racecourse as part of the esteemed Adelaide Autumn Racing Carnival.

2025 Robert Sangster Stakes Results

• 1st: #9 Charm Stone ($11)
• 2nd: #14 Ameena
• 3rd: #7 Commemorative

Jockey Mark Zahra made it a Group 1 double at Morphettville backing up from his Oaks success on Benagil to guide the Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr trained four-year-old Charm Stone ($11), who dashed home late making up ground, to a narrow first-up upset in the 2025 Robert Sangster Stakes results.

Robert Sangster Stakes 2025 Odds & Results

Morphettville R8
Robert Sangster Stakes (G1)

Final Race time:  1745649945

Runner Details	Win	Place
1st 9. Charm Stone (11) J: Mark Zahra 56.5kg T: Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr	10.00	3.30
2nd 14. Ameena (8) J: Jamie Melham 54.5kg T: Anthony & Sam Freedman	15.00	4.40
3rd 7. Commemorative (14) J: Blake Shinn 56.5kg T: James Cummings	6.50	2.45
4th 6. A Little Deep (5) J: Ethan Brown 56.5kg T: Ciaron Maher	12.00	3.80
5th 11. Prairie Flower (12) J: Kayla Crowther 56.5kg T: Will Clarken & Niki O'Shea	46.00	10.00
6th 10. Roll On High (1) J: Daniel Stackhouse 56.5kg T: Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman	31.00	7.50
7th 1. Asfoora (13) J: Mitchell Aitken 56.5kg T: Henry Dwyer	7.00	2.60
8th 4. Estriella (2) J: Ben Allen 56.5kg T: Ciaron Maher	12.00	3.80
9th 2. Stretan Angel (9) J: Thomas Stockdale 56.5kg T: Phillip Stokes	7.50	2.70
10th 13. Austmarr (10) J: Jamie Mott 56.5kg T: Anthony & Sam Freedman	21.00	5.50
11th 15. She's Got Pizzazz (4) J: Jordan Childs 54.5kg T: Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman	21.00	5.50
12th 3. Climbing Star (7) J: Lachlan Neindorf 56.5kg T: Phillip Stokes	6.50	2.45
13th 8. Aviatress (6) J: Jake Toeroek 56.5kg T: Richard & Chantelle Jolly	11.00	3.60
14th 5. See You In Heaven (3) J: Zac Spain 56.5kg T: Richard & Chantelle Jolly	35.00	8.50

Odds are subject to fluctuation. For current odds on all of our live racing markets, please visit www.ladbrokes.com.au/racing.
Data retrieved: 16/05/2025 02:35:49 AM (Australia/Brisbane)

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Conducted by the South Australia Jockey Club (SAJC) the other Group 1 races run in Adelaide are the Australasian Oaks (2000m) also held on Robert Sangster Stakes Day, The Goodwood (1200m), and the South Australian Derby (2500m).

The Robert Sangster Stakes is the elite fillies and mares’ event of the carnival and is run under weight-for-age conditions. Raced over a sprint distance of 1200m the event is now worth $1 million in prize money as of 2024.

The contending females may have just contested the Group 3 RN Irwin Stakes (1100m) previous month at the Morphettville track, so keep an eye on the dominant fillies and mares in this other weight-for-age event. Driefontein (2014) was the last mare to do the RN Irwin Stakes – Robert Sangster Stakes double.

As the premier fillies and mares’ race in Adelaide, the event attracts all the best local gallopers and quite often an impressive interstate female will make the trip and claim victory in the Robert Sangster.

The most famous Robert Sangster Stakes winner was the world’s highest-rated mare Black Caviar who took out the 2012 edition in her Adelaide debut.

In 2021 the Robert Sangster Stakes form was franked with the winner Instant Celebrity going on to run second next-up in that year’s The Goodwood results. Platelet (2013) and Black Caviar (2012) both completed the Robert Sangster Stakes – The Goodwood double.

The 2022 Robert Sangster Stakes form was franked with the winner Snapdancer heading to Brisbane for a next-up second in the Group 1 Tattersall’s Tiara (1400m) before winning the Group 1 Memsie Stakes (1400m) in Melbourne that spring.

In 2023 Another Award ran second in both the Robert Sangster and The Goodwood, while Zapateo ran third in both events before heading to Sydney the following autumn to claim the Group 1 The Galaxy (1100m) in 2024.

The 2024 Robert Sangster Stakes form was franked with the third placed Benedetta going on to win that year’s The Galaxy while the Robert Sangster winner Climbing Star ran third in The Goodwood trifecta.

The Robert Sangster Stakes 2025 ran on Saturday April 26, 2025 during the Adelaide Autumn Racing Carnival and was won in a thrilling resuming run by the progressive Charm Stone ($11).  

2025 Robert Sangster Stakes
Date:	Saturday April 26, 2025
Track:	Morphettville Racecourse
Distance:	1200m
Conditions:	Weight-for-age
Status:	Group 1
Prize Money:	$1,000,000
Inaugurated:	1983

2025 Robert Sangster Stakes Finishing Order

	Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight	Penalty	Starting Price
	1	9	CHARM STONE	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)	Mark Zahra		11	56.5kg		$11
	2	14	AMEENA	Anthony & Sam Freedman	Ms Jamie Melham	0.37L	8	54.5kg		$15
	3	7	COMMEMORATIVE	James Cummings	Blake Shinn	0.86L	14	56.5kg		$6.50EF
	4	6	A LITTLE DEEP	Ciaron Maher	Ethan Brown	1.07L	5	56.5kg		$13
	5	11	PRAIRIE FLOWER	Will Clarken & Niki O’Shea	Ms Kayla Crowther	1.7L	12	56.5kg		$61
	6	10	ROLL ON HIGH	Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman	Daniel Stackhouse	2.29L	1	56.5kg		$31
	7	1	ASFOORA	Henry Dwyer	Mitchell Aitken	2.89L	13	56.5kg		$7
	8	4	ESTRIELLA	Ciaron Maher	Ben Allen	3.05L	2	56.5kg		$11
	9	2	STRETAN ANGEL	Phillip Stokes	Thomas Stockdale	3.41L	9	56.5kg		$6.50EF
	10	13	AUSTMARR	Anthony & Sam Freedman	Jamie Mott	4.63L	10	56.5kg		$21
	11	15	SHE’S GOT PIZZAZZ	Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman	Jordan Childs	5.35L	4	54.5kg		$21
	12	3	CLIMBING STAR (NZ)	Phillip Stokes	Lachlan Neindorf	5.67L	7	56.5kg		$6.50EF
	13	8	AVIATRESS	Richard & Chantelle Jolly	Jake Toeroek	5.9L	6	56.5kg		$11
	14	5	SEE YOU IN HEAVEN	Richard & Chantelle Jolly	Zac Spain	6.25L	3	56.5kg		$41
		16	JASMIN ROUGE	Clinton McDonald	Ben Melham		0
		12	DAKOTA LEE	Terry Gillett	Stan Tsaikos		0

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2025 Robert Sangster Stakes Betting

The latest Robert Sangster Stakes 2025 betting odds including futures all-in betting on the Adelaide Group 1 autumn race will be available at Ladbrokes.com.au and also published here at Races.com.au for punters.

Mares traditionally dominate Robert Sangster Stakes betting as since since Rostova in 2010 only three fillies have won with Shoals (2018), Instant Celebrity (2021), and Ruthless Dame (2023).

There were huge $41 Robert Sangster Stakes odds on offer for the upset 2020 champion Bella Vella and more value to be had again in 2022 with Snapdancer winning at $17.

Ruthless Dame also enjoyed an upset at Robert Sangster odds of $14 in 2023.

There was another upset in 2024 with locally trained mare Climbing Star saluting at Robert Sangster odds of $26, and again in 2025 with Charm Stone getting the job done as an $11 pop.

2025 Robert Sangster Stakes Form

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2025 Robert Sangster Stakes Tips

Stay tuned for our exclusive Robert Sangster Stakes 2025 Tips on the Adelaide Group 1 showdown this May.

• To Win: #2 Stretan Angel ($6.50 at time of publish) – BET NOW

Think Stretan Angel has what it takes for a Group 1 win in the Robert Sangster this weekend and she represents a touch of value. She’s the right age as a four-year-old with eight from that age group saluting since 2008. The Phillip Stokes trained daughter of Harry Angel is one of two in the mix for the stable along with the defending champion Climbing Star who will start favourite. This mare runs well at Morphettville (5:1-3-0) and brings in the strong interstate form lines. She ran a credible three lengths back sixth to her stablemate in this event last year before a second in the Group 1 The Goodwood at the same track and trip. This time in she’s had three Group 1 starts in Melbourne running top four in all of them. Fresh she was a length off Skybird at 20/1 at Flemington in the Black Caviar before a Newmarket third to Joliestar who franked that form with an All Aged placing last weekend. At her latest she was fourth at The Valley in the William Reid. This is a Group 1 but it shapes up as an easier assignment. She’s rock-hard fit and back against her own kind now. Proven here and looks well placed to break a notable winning drought not having won since October 2023.

2025 Robert Sangster Stakes Field

The Robert Sangster Stakes field attracts strong locally trained mares as well as interstate raiders that are starting to dominate the event. South Australian Racing announce the field the Tuesday of race week. The race also offers a SABOIS Breeders Super Bonus for qualified horses.

The official 2025 Robert Sangster Stakes field and barriers are set for release on Tuesday April 22, 2025, and will be published in full below as soon as announced.

The Robert Sangster Stakes 2025 final field features 16 fillies and mares with updated markets led by the defending champion Climbing Star looking to become the race’s first two-time champion.

Click here to read more on the key runners in the 2025 Robert Sangster Stakes field and betting markets.

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Penalty	H Rating
1	204x4124x1	ASFOORA	Henry Dwyer	Mitchell Aitken	14	56.5kg		114
2	2x6384x234	STRETAN ANGEL	Phillip Stokes	Thomas Stockdale	10	56.5kg		108
3	1213x596x3	CLIMBING STAR (NZ)	Phillip Stokes	Lachlan Neindorf	7	56.5kg		108
4	15x4719x00	ESTRIELLA	Ciaron Maher	Ben Allen	2	56.5kg		105
5	240x14230x	SEE YOU IN HEAVEN	Richard & Chantelle Jolly	Zac Spain	3	56.5kg		102
6	26x11228x1	A LITTLE DEEP	Ciaron Maher	Ethan Brown	5	56.5kg		101
7	41x24x3172	COMMEMORATIVE	James Cummings	Blake Shinn	15	56.5kg		100
8	x324114x16	AVIATRESS	Richard & Chantelle Jolly	Jake Toeroek	6	56.5kg		100
9	115x738x2x	CHARM STONE	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)	Mark Zahra	12	56.5kg		97
10	5x60753x23	ROLL ON HIGH	Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman	Daniel Stackhouse	1	56.5kg		97
11	8×25113824	PRAIRIE FLOWER	Will Clarken & Niki O’Shea	Ms Kayla Crowther	13	56.5kg		96
12	1x91x11x11	DAKOTA LEE	Terry Gillett	Stan Tsaikos	9	56.5kg		95
13	x42119x441	AUSTMARR	Anthony & Sam Freedman	Jamie Mott	11	56.5kg		92
14	1129x1277x	AMEENA	Anthony & Sam Freedman	Ms Jamie Melham	8	54.5kg		94
15	32x151x621	SHE’S GOT PIZZAZZ	Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman	Jordan Childs	4	54.5kg		88
16	31×4	JASMIN ROUGE	Clinton McDonald	Ben Melham	16	54.5kg		76

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2025 Robert Sangster Nominations

The Robert Sangster Stakes nominations for the race close the week prior and attract a better class of mares each season attracted to the big prize money on offer as an end-of-autumn run or as a nice lead-up into the Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival.

The 2025 Robert Sangster Stakes nominations close on Thursday the 17th of April 2025. 

The Robert Sangster Stakes 2025 nominations attracted 23 fillies and mares led in betting by Henry Dwyer’s Asfoora coming off a Group 3 RN Irwin win at the track fresh.

Robert Sangster Stakes History

The Robert Sangster is one of the younger Australian thoroughbred races, first run in 1983 when Ranee’s Palace claimed victory.

The race distance has remained the same from the inaugural race, but the status and race name have seen a number of changes.

It began as a special race but became a listed race the next year in 1934. Two years later it gained Group 3 status until 2004 when it was installed as a Group 2 event. The following year in 2005 it became a prestigious Group 1 event.

Originally ed and known as the Swettenham Stud Stakes, the race was renamed when it received Group 1 status as the Robert Sangster Stakes in honour of the legendary owner and breeder Robert Sangster who ed away the year before in 2004.

The Robert Sangster Stakes record was set by Dantelah in 1999 with a time of 1:07.9.

Robert Sangster Stakes Recent Winners

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2025 Robert Sangster Stakes	1st	Charm Stone	1 minute 09.10 seconds
	2nd	Ameena
	3rd	Commemorative
2024 Robert Sangster Stakes	1st	Climbing Star	1 minute 9.75 seconds
	2nd	Learning To Fly
	3rd	Benedetta
2023 Robert Sangster Stakes	1st	Ruthless Dame	1 minute 9.85 seconds
	2nd	Another Award
	3rd	Zapateo
2022 Robert Sangster Stakes	1st	Snapdancer	1 minute 10.14 seconds
	2nd	Away Game
	3rd	September Run
2021 Robert Sangster Stakes	1st	Instant Celebrity	1 minute 9.62 seconds
	2nd	Subpoenaed
	3rd	Rubisaki
2020 Robert Sangster Stakes	1st	Bella Vella	1 minute 11.07 seconds
	2nd	Lyre
	3rd	Bam’s On Fire
2019 Robert Sangster Stakes	1st	Spright	1 minute 9.28 seconds
	2nd	Cool ion
	3rd	Bella Martini
2018 Robert Sangster Stakes	1st	Shoals	1 minute 9.19 seconds
	2nd	Secret Agenda
	3rd	Mica Lil
2017 Robert Sangster Stakes	1st	Secret Agenda	1 minute 09.15 seconds
	2nd	Viddora
	3rd	I Am A Star
2016 Robert Sangster Stakes	1st	Precious Gem	1 minute 09.4 seconds
	2nd	Sheidel
	3rd	I Love It
2015 Robert Sangster Stakes	1st	Miracles Of Life	1 minutes 09.7 seconds
	2nd	Gregers
	3rd	I Love It
2014 Robert Sangster Stakes	1st	Driefontein	1 minutes 09.2 seconds
	2nd	Platelet
	3rd	Gregers
2013 Robert Sangster Stakes	1st	Platelet	1 minutes 11.0 seconds
	2nd	Angelic Light
	3rd	Yosei
2012 Robert Sangster Stakes	1st	Black Caviar	1 minutes 10.6 seconds
	2nd	Sistine Angel
	3rd	Power Princess
2011 Robert Sangster Stakes	1st	Response	1 minutes 09.0 seconds
	2nd	Beaded
	3rd	Miss Octopussy
2010 Robert Sangster Stakes	1st	Rostova	1 minute 9.42 seconds
	2nd	Velocitea
	3rd	Sister Madly
2009 Robert Sangster Stakes	1st	Bel Mer	1 minute 9.5 seconds
	2nd	Hidden Energy
	3rd	Impressive Eagle
2008 Robert Sangster Stakes	1st	Juste Momente	1 minute 9.7 seconds
	2nd	Zipanese
	3rd	Serious Speed
2007 Robert Sangster Stakes	1st	Universal Queen	1 minute 8.3 seconds
	2nd	Media
	3rd	Flying Object
2006 Robert Sangster Stakes	1st	Ellicorsam	1 minute 9.7 seconds
	2nd	Social Glow
	3rd	Truly Wicked
2005 Robert Sangster Stakes	1st	Alinghi	1 minute 8.7 seconds
	2nd	Glamour Puss
	3rd	Solar Antiquity
2004 Robert Sangster Stakes	1st	French Bid	1 minute 9 seconds
	2nd	Fly For Me
	3rd	Social Glow
2003 Robert Sangster Stakes	1st	Our Egyptian Raine	1 minute 8.7 seconds
	2nd	Brief Embrace
	3rd	Dama De Noche
2002 Robert Sangster Stakes	1st	Suzy Grey	1 minute 13.2 seconds
	2nd	Regal Kiss
	3rd	Lady Belvedere
2001 Robert Sangster Stakes	1st	Umaline	1 minute 8.1 seconds
	2nd	Fayrouz
	3rd	Crixia
2000 Robert Sangster Stakes	1st	Rain Dance Lady	1 minute 9.1 seconds
	2nd	Tapalinga
	3rd	Daninkling