The $500,000 AD Hollindale Stakes is a Group 2 weight-for-age winter race held at the Gold Coast Racecourse in May as a lead-up to the Doomben Cup.
2025 AD Hollindale Stakes Results
- 1st: #1 Antino
- 2nd: #4 Fakwner Park
- 3rd: #10 Kovalica
A D Hollindale Stakes News
- Antino Wins 2025 Hollindale Stakes, Firms in Doomben Cup Betting
- Numerian Wins Hollindale Stakes 2024 First-Up, Firms in Doomben Cup Betting
- Huetor Heads 2024 AD Hollindale Stakes Field & Odds
- 2023 AD Hollindale Stakes Field & Odds Update: Zaaki Favourite for Third
- Doomben Cup Odds Firm on 2022 AD Hollindale Stakes Winner Zaaki
As one of the bigger middle-distance races in the Queensland Winter Racing Carnival, the A.D. Hollindale Stakes is a Group 2 weight-for-age race held at the Gold Coast Racecourse* in early to mid-May.
2025 AD Hollindale Stakes Results
- 1st: #1 Antino ($9)
- 2nd: #4 Fawkner Park
- 3rd: #10 Kovalica
Tony Gollan’s gun galloper Antino ($9) returned to winning form with a powerhouse second-up performance off a brilliant Blake Shinn ride to head the 2025 AD Hollindale Stakes results with a 3.5 length victory ahead of a shot at the Group 1 Ladbrokes Doomben Cup on May 24.
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A.D. Hollindale Stakes 2025 Odds & Results
Tab A.d. Hollindale Stakes (G2)
| Runner Details | Win | Place |
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1st
1. Antino (10) J: Blake Shinn 59kg
T: Tony Gollan |
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2nd
4. Fawkner Park (13) J: Ethan Brown 59kg
T: Annabel & Rob Archibald |
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3rd
10. Kovalica (2) J: Jason Collett 59kg
T: Chris Waller |
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4th
13. Miss Joelene (9) J: Cejay Graham 57kg
T: Kelly Schweida |
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5th
7. Militarize (7) J: Tommy Berry 59kg
T: Chris Waller |
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6th
5. Bois D'argent (3) J: Josh Parr 59kg
T: Annabel & Rob Archibald |
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7th
12. Encoder (4) J: Michael Rodd 59kg
T: Lee Freedman |
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8th
14. Artful Girl (8) J: Jag Guthmann-Chester 57kg
T: Kevin Kemp |
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9th
3. Lindermann (12) J: Nash Rawiller 59kg
T: Chris Waller |
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10th
2. Buckaroo (11) J: James McDonald 59kg
T: Chris Waller |
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11th
11. Williamsburg (1) J: Damien Thornton 59kg
T: Brett Cavanough |
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12th
8. Eliyass (5) J: Tim Clark 59kg
T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott |
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13th
6. Just Folk (6) J: Noel Callow 59kg
T: Gavin Bedggood |
Data retrieved: 16/05/2025 06:08:35 AM (Australia/Brisbane)
*In 2023 and 2024 the AD Hollindale Stakes Day program ran at the Sunshine Coast Racecourse due to heavy rainfall and ongoing track upgrades at the Gold Coast.
This is one of the biggest events run on the Gold Coast aside from January’s Magic Millions races and is run over 1800m.
Each year the A.D. Hollindale Stakes field attracts a good group of staying type horses that are Brisbane bound in a fortnight’s time eyeing the bigger prize money on offer in the Group 1 Doomben Cup (2000m).
The A.D. Hollindale Stakes – Doomben Cup double is a popular one with the punters each winter and the latest to complete the double were Streama (2014) and Zaaki (2021).
The 2021 AD Hollindale Stakes winner Zaaki further franked the form winning that winter’s Group 2 $1.2 million The Q22 (2200m). He also won two Group 1 races in Melbourne over the spring in 2021 and also returned the following autumn to claim the 2022 $5 million The All-Star Mile (1600m).
Zaaki returned in 2022 to successfully defend his title and become the first back-to-back AD Hollindale Stakes winner since Leebaz (2015-16) before a third in that year’s Doomben Cup results. Zaaki would also go on to run top three in a host of interstate Group 1 events over the following year and win that 2022 VRC Champions Stakes with a successful title defence in the Melbourne Cup Carnival event in November.
Zaaki made history in 2023 when winning the A.D. Hollindale Stakes, held that year at the Sunshine Coast, for a record third straight year.
The 2023 Hollindale Stakes also produced that year’s Doomben Cup winner with Huetor improving on a lead-up second in the Group 2 to claim the big prize in Brisbane at his next start.
Prize money for the AD Hollindale Stakes was boosted to $500,000 in 2021 after the 2020 event was cancelled due to COVID-19.
Trainer Annabel Neasham won her fourth straight Hollindale Stakes in 2024 with Numerian saluting in an upset following the three-peat of stablemate Zaaki (2021-23).
The AD Hollindale Stakes 2025 ran on Saturday May 10, 2025 at the Gold Coast Doomben Cup-bound horses and was won in a stylish 3.5 length romp home by Tony Gollan’s Queensland galloper Antino ($9).
| 2025 A D Hollindale Stakes | |
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| Date: | Saturday May 10, 2025 |
| Track: | Gold Coast Racecourse |
| Distance: | 1800m |
| Race Type: | Weight-For-Age |
| Status: | Group 2 |
| Prize money: | $500,000 |
2025 AD Hollindale Stakes Finishing Order
| Finish | No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Bar. | Weight | Penalty | Starting Price | |
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| 1 | 1 | ANTINO (NZ) | Tony Gollan | Blake Shinn | 10 | 59kg | $9 | |||
| 2 | 4 | FAWKNER PARK (IRE) | Annabel & Rob Archibald | Ethan Brown | 3.5L | 13 | 59kg | $19 | ||
| 3 | 10 | KOVALICA (NZ) | Chris Waller | Jason Collett | 3.9L | 2 | 59kg | $14 | ||
| 4 | 13 | MISS JOELENE | Kelly Schweida | Ms Cejay Graham | 6.2L | 9 | 57kg | $51 | ||
| 5 | 7 | MILITARIZE (NZ) | Chris Waller | Tommy Berry | 6.3L | 7 | 59kg | $8 | ||
| 6 | 5 | BOIS D’ARGENT (GB) | Annabel & Rob Archibald | Joshua Parr | 7.8L | 3 | 59kg | $12 | ||
| 7 | 12 | ENCODER | Lee Freedman | Michael Rodd | 9.8L | 4 | 59kg | $71 | ||
| 8 | 14 | ARTFUL GIRL | Kevin Kemp | Jag Guthmann-Chester | 11.1L | 8 | 57kg | $201 | ||
| 9 | 3 | LINDERMANN | Chris Waller | Nash Rawiller | 12.1L | 12 | 59kg | $7.50 | ||
| 10 | 2 | BUCKAROO (GB) | Chris Waller | James McDonald | 17.6L | 11 | 59kg | $3.80F | ||
| 11 | 11 | WILLIAMSBURG | Brett Cavanough | Damien Thornton | 19.6L | 1 | 59kg | $91 | ||
| 12 | 8 | ELIYASS (FR) | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Tim Clark | 20.9L | 5 | 59kg | $4.60 | ||
| 13 | 6 | JUST FOLK | Gavin Bedggood | Noel Callow | 34.2L | 6 | 59kg | $12 | ||
| 9 | PORT LOCKROY | Annabel & Rob Archibald | Martin Harley | 0 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2025 AD Hollindale Stakes Betting
The season’s best AD Hollindale Stakes 2025 betting odds and market links to Ladbrokes.com.au are available at Races.com.au the week of the Doomben Cup lead-up.
Zaaki ($3.60 in 2021, $1.45 in 2022, and $1.60 in 2023) was the last favourite in AD Hollindale Stakes betting to win for his record three consecutive victories for the punters.
There was a notable upset in 2024 with Numerian winning at Hollindale Stakes odds of $31 and again in 2025 with Antino ($9).
2025 AD Hollindale Stakes Form
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2025 AD Hollindale Stakes Tips
Stay tuned for our insider A.D. Hollindale Stakes 2025 tips on the popular early winter lead-up in Queensland.
- To Win: #3 Lindermann ($5.50 at time of publish) – BET NOW
Stablemate Buckaroo is favourite for this year’s Hollindale but for value I’ve landed on another from the Waller stable with Lindermann looking an underrated runner here. The Lonhro five-year-old races for the first time since finishing fourth at 30/1 in the Group 1 Queen Elizabeth back in mid-April and he’s down in grade for this. Has finished top four in all five assignments so far this year including also a Group 1 Ranvet Stakes second two starts ago at Rosehill. Hasn’t won since the Group 3 Craven Plate last October over this 1800m distance but looks well placed to return to winning form now. He’s drawn wider out, but if Nash Rawiller can slot him into a good spot early stages he should be on pace and have enough in the tank to hold them out late. Needs to get back his confidence after a string of frustrating places but he’s a good horse and this is a winnable race.
2025 AD Hollindale Stakes Field
Each season the AD Hollindale Stakes field attracts a smart line-up of winter gallopers from both Queensland and interstate stables heading towards a Brisbane run in the Doomben Cup.
Gallopers may have had a lead-up run earlier during the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival in a race like the Group 1 Doncaster Mile (1600m) in early April.
The official A.D. Hollindale Stakes 2025 field & barriers are released the Wednesday of race week and will be published in full below.
The 2025 AD Hollindale Stakes final field features a smart line-up of potential Doomben Cup bound gallopers including last year’s Doomben Cup champ Bois D’Argent coming off a JRA Cup win and Chris Waller’s 2024 Caulfield Cup runner-up Buckaroo.
| No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Probable Weight | Penalty | H Rating |
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| 1 | 0x433120x0 | ANTINO (NZ) | Tony Gollan | Blake Shinn | 11 | 59kg | 114 | ||
| 2 | x811229x97 | BUCKAROO (GB) | Chris Waller | James McDonald | 12 | 59kg | 113 | ||
| 3 | x018x23324 | LINDERMANN | Chris Waller | Nash Rawiller | 13 | 59kg | 112 | ||
| 4 | 31x051x438 | FAWKNER PARK (IRE) | Annabel & Rob Archibald | Ethan Brown | 14 | 59kg | 111 | ||
| 5 | 313x00x361 | BOIS D’ARGENT (GB) | Annabel & Rob Archibald | Joshua Parr | 3 | 59kg | 111 | ||
| 6 | 121×438105 | JUST FOLK | Gavin Bedggood | Noel Callow | 6 | 59kg | 110 | ||
| 7 | 8x2233x000 | MILITARIZE (NZ) | Chris Waller | Tommy Berry | 7 | 59kg | 109 | ||
| 8 | 1x1x11378x | ELIYASS (FR) | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Tim Clark | 5 | 59kg | 108 | ||
| 9 | x36610x897 | PORT LOCKROY | Annabel & Rob Archibald | 8 | 59kg | 107 | |||
| 10 | 5x34260x70 | KOVALICA (NZ) | Chris Waller | Jason Collett | 2 | 59kg | 106 | ||
| 11 | 6223130×54 | WILLIAMSBURG | Brett Cavanough | Damien Thornton | 1 | 59kg | 99 | ||
| 12 | x646021x83 | ENCODER | Lee Freedman | Michael Rodd | 4 | 59kg | 94 | ||
| 13 | x322313x12 | MISS JOELENE | Kelly Schweida | Ms Cejay Graham | 10 | 57kg | 102 | ||
| 14 | 24443235×7 | ARTFUL GIRL | Kevin Kemp | Jag Guthmann-Chester | 9 | 57kg | 74 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2025 Hollindale Stakes Nominations
The official A.D. Hollindale Stakes 2025 nominations close on the Monday of race week and feature a host of smart middle-distance types that may have contested a Group 1 in Sydney during the autumn.
A D Hollindale Stakes History
Many of the Stakes’ contenders will go on to race in the Group 1 Doomben Cup (2020m) and there have been several horses which have won the Hollindale Stakes/Cup double including most recently Zaaki (2021).
Up until 1996 the A D Hollindale Stakes was a Group 3 race and prior to 1993 it was a listed race. The fastest recorded winning time was by This Manshood in 2004 with 1 minute 45.92 seconds. The slowest recorded winning time since 1989 was 1 minute 58.6 seconds by Rough Habit in 1992.
There was no 2020 AD Hollindale Stakes with the event one of the cancelled Queensland Winter Racing Carnival races due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In 2021 and 2022 Zaaki enjoyed back-to-back A.D. Hollindale Stakes victories for the punters.
In 2023 the A.D. Hollindale Stakes was moved from the Gold Coast to the Sunshine Coast Racecourse and saw the dual defending champion Zaaki make history with a third consecutive win in the event as the odds-on favourite.
Zaaki’s trainer Annabel Neasham won the race for the fourth year running in 2024 with Numerian posting an upset at 30/1.
Hollindale Stakes winners since 2000 are listed below.
A D Hollindale Stakes Winners
| Year | Place | Horse | Time |
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| 2025 A D Hollindale Stakes |
1st | Antino | 1 minute 50.73 seconds |
| 2nd | Fawkner Park | ||
| 3rd | Kovalica | ||
| 2024 A D Hollindale Stakes |
1st | Numerian | 1 minute 53.26 seconds |
| 2nd | Just Folk | ||
| 3rd | Kovalica | ||
| 2023 A D Hollindale Stakes |
1st | Zaaki | 1 minute 49.37 seconds |
| 2nd | Huetor | ||
| 3rd | Zeyrek | ||
| 2022 A D Hollindale Stakes |
1st | Zaaki | 1 minute 54.77 seconds |
| 2nd | Polly Grey | ||
| 3rd | Kukeracha | ||
| 2021 A D Hollindale Stakes |
1st | Zaaki | 1 minute 50.57 seconds |
| 2nd | Fifty Stars | ||
| 3rd | Shared Ambition | ||
| 2020 A D Hollindale StakesRace Not Run (COVID-19) |
1st | – | – |
| 2nd | – | ||
| 3rd | – | ||
| 2019 A D Hollindale Stakes |
1st | Life Less Ordinary | 1 minute 55.91 seconds |
| 2nd | Mister Sea Wolf | ||
| 3rd | Hallelujah Boy | ||
| 2018 A D Hollindale Stakes |
1st | Oregon’s Day | 1 minute 46.83 seconds |
| 2nd | Tom Melbourne | ||
| 3rd | Man Of His Word | ||
| 2017 A D Hollindale Stakes |
1st | It’s Somewhat | 1 minute 48.55 seconds |
| 2nd | Single Gaze | ||
| 3rd | Maurus | ||
| 2016 A D Hollindale Stakes |
1st | Leebaz | 1 minute 48.1 seconds |
| 2nd | Hauraki | ||
| 3rd | VolkStock’n’Barrell | ||
| 2015 A D Hollindale Stakes |
1st | Leebaz | 1 minute 47.9 seconds |
| 2nd | Sir Moments | ||
| 3rd | I’m Imposing | ||
| 2014 A D Hollindale Stakes |
1st | Streama | 1 minute 53.17 seconds |
| 2nd | Mr O’Ceirin | ||
| 3rd | Precedence | ||
| 2013 A D Hollindale Stakes |
1st | Lights Of Heaven | 1 minute 49.55 seconds |
| 2nd | Foreteller | ||
| 3rd | Transporter | ||
| 2012 A D Hollindale Stakes |
1st | Shez Sinsational | 1 minute 56.0 seconds |
| 2nd | Lights Of Heaven | ||
| 3rd | Mawingo | ||
| 2011 A D Hollindale Stakes |
1st | My Kingdom Of Fife | 1 minute 52.2 seconds |
| 2nd | Glass Harmonium | ||
| 3rd | Scenic Shot | ||
| 2010 A D Hollindale Stakes |
1st | Metal Bender | 1 minute 49.5 seconds |
| 2nd | Road To Rock | ||
| 3rd | Gold Water | ||
| 2009 A D Hollindale Stakes |
1st | Fulmonti | 1 minute 48.1 seconds |
| 2nd | Izonit | ||
| 3rd | Sir Slick | ||
| 2008 A D Hollindale Stakes |
1st | Scenic Shot | 1 minute 49.9 seconds |
| 2nd | Spinney | ||
| 3rd | Stormhill | ||
| 2007 A D Hollindale Stakes |
1st | Coalesce | 1 minute 47.4 seconds |
| 2nd | Dracs Back | ||
| 3rd | Desert War | ||
| 2006 A D Hollindale Stakes |
1st | Above Deck | 1 minute 49.1 seconds |
| 2nd | Vouvray | ||
| 3rd | Roman Arch | ||
| 2005 A D Hollindale Stakes |
1st | Platinum Scissors | 1 minute 52.4 seconds |
| 2nd | Roman Arch | ||
| 3rd | Devastating | ||
| 2004 A D Hollindale Stakes |
1st | This Manshood | 1 minute 45.9 seconds |
| 2nd | St Basil | ||
| 3rd | Pentastic | ||
| 2003 A D Hollindale Stakes |
1st | Bush Padre | 1 minute 49.9 seconds |
| 2nd | Boreale | ||
| 3rd | Cheverny | ||
| 2002 A D Hollindale Stakes |
1st | Mr Bureaucrat | 1 minute 50.9 seconds |
| 2nd | Kaapstad Way | ||
| 3rd | My Special Scorpio | ||
| 2001 A D Hollindale Stakes |
1st | Shogun Lodge | 1 minute 47.3 seconds |
| 2nd | Camarena | ||
| 3rd | Go Flash Go | ||
| 2000 A D Hollindale Stakes |
1st | Shogun Lodge | 1 minute 47.3 seconds |
| 2nd | Integrate | ||
| 3rd | Cheiron | ||
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