The Angus Armanasco Stakes is a Group 2 race for 3yo fillies held in February on Blue Diamond Stakes Day.
2025 Angus Armanasco Stakes Results
- 1st: #1 Treasurethe Moment
- 2nd: #9 Jenni The Fox
- 3rd: #2 Too Darn Lizzie
Angus Armanasco Stakes News
The Angus Armanasco Stakes is a Group 2 race for fillies aged 3 years old run over 1400m. Held at Melbourne’s Caulfield Racecourse in February each year on Blue Diamond Stakes Day, the Angus Armanasco Stakes is worth $300,000 in prize money and attracts a lot of top-quality fillies.
2025 Angus Armanasco Stakes Results
- 1st: #1 Treasurethe Moment ($2.70F)
- 2nd: #9 Jenni The Fox
- 3rd: #2 Too Darn Lizzie
Matt Laurie’s impressive Alabama Express filly Treasurethe Moment ($2.70F) produced an outstanding run fresh to post her fifth win on the trot with the resuming VRC Oaks champ too good again saluting for the punters with an emphatic one length win in the Angus Armanasco Stakes 2025 results ahead of the autumn majors.
Angus Armanasco Stakes 2025 Odds & Results
Angus Armanasco Stakes (G2)
| Runner Details | Win | Place |
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1st
1. Treasurethe Moment (6) J: Damian Lane 59.5kg
T: Matt Laurie |
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2nd
9. Jenni The Fox (1) J: Craig Newitt 56kg
T: Alexander Rae |
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3rd
2. Too Darn Lizzie (5) J: Blake Shinn 58.5kg
T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott |
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4th
8. Perfect Picture (3) J: Jamie Mott 56kg
T: Grahame Begg |
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5th
6. Qatars Choice (8) J: Mark Zahra 56kg
T: Ciaron Maher |
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6th
3. Immortal Star (2) J: Daniel Stackhouse 56kg
T: Danny O'Brien |
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7th
5. Benagil (7) J: Michael Dee 56kg
T: Michael Moroney & Glen Thompson |
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8th
7. Actuality (4) J: Linda Meech 56kg
T: Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman |
Data retrieved: 16/05/2025 04:51:05 AM (Australia/Brisbane)
The Angus Armanasco Stakes is run as part of the Blue Diamond Stakes for the season’s top two-year-olds.
Many of the runners in the field will come via the Group 3 Kevin Hayes Stakes (1200m) at the track a fortnight prior.
Named after the Australian Racing Hall of Fame horse trainer, Angus Armanasco, the Stakes race is the ideal lead-up to the Group 2 Kewney Stakes (1600m) held at Flemington on Super Saturday. Zarita (2008) was the last mare to complete the Angus Armanasco – Kewney Stakes double.
The 2023 Angus Armanasco Stakes form was franked by the runner-up Royal Merchant who soon after travelled to South Australia and completed the Group 2 Tobin Bronze Stakes – Group 1 The Goodwood double at Morphettville.
The Angus Armanasco Stakes ran on Saturday February 22, 2025 at Caulfield Racecourse and saw the spring’s VRC Oaks winner Treasurethe Moment ($2.70F) win first-up ahead of a likely big autumn campaign.
| Angus Armanasco Stakes | |
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| Date: | Saturday February 22, 2025 |
| Track: | Caulfield Racecourse |
| Distance: | 1400m |
| Race Type: | 3YO Fillies – SW + P |
| Status: | Group 2 |
| Prize Money: | $300,000 |
2025 Angus Armanasco Stakes Finishing Order
| Finish | No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Bar. | Weight | Penalty | Starting Price | |
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| 1 | 1 | TREASURETHE MOMENT | Matt Laurie | Damian Lane | 6 | 59.5kg | $2.70F | |||
| 2 | 9 | JENNI THE FOX | Alex Rae | Craig Newitt | 1L | 1 | 56kg | $26 | ||
| 3 | 2 | TOO DARN LIZZIE | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Blake Shinn | 2.75L | 5 | 58.5kg | $3.70 | ||
| 4 | 8 | PERFECT PICTURE | Grahame Begg | Jamie Mott | 4.25L | 3 | 56kg | $5.50 | ||
| 5 | 6 | QATARS CHOICE | Ciaron Maher | Mark Zahra | 4.71L | 8 | 56kg | $13 | ||
| 6 | 3 | IMMORTAL STAR | Danny O’Brien | Daniel Stackhouse | 5.17L | 2 | 56kg | $51 | ||
| 7 | 5 | BENAGIL | Michael Moroney & Glen Thompson | Michael Dee | 5.92L | 7 | 56kg | $5.50 | ||
| 8 | 7 | ACTUALITY | Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman | Ms Linda Meech | 11.92L | 4 | 56kg | $26 | ||
| 4 | KITTY FLASH (NZ) | Andrew Forsman | Harry Coffey | 0 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
Angus Armanasco Stakes Betting
The updated Angus Armanasco Stakes betting odds for will be available at Ladbrokes.com.au and also published here at Races.com.au the week of the race.
Shuffle Dancer ($3 in 2023) and Treasurethe Moment ($2.70 in 2025) are the latest favourites in Angus Armanasco Stakes betting to win.
Angus Armanasco Stakes Form Guide
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Angus Armanasco Stakes Tips
Stay tuned for our insider Angus Armanasco Stakes Tips on the fillies’ feature this Blue Diamond Day in Melbourne.
- To Win: #2 Too Darn Lizzie ($3.80 at time of publish) – BET NOW
Tight betting battle at the top of the Angus Armanasco markets but think Too Darn Lizzie is the one to beat fresh taking on the resuming VRC Oaks winner Treasurethe Moment at this weight scale. She’s been a winning first-up performer previously and has a lovely record here at the Caulfield track (3:1-0-2). By gun sire Too Darn Hot, this Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott trained filly was a two-length Group 2 winner at this track and trip in the Thousand Guineas Prelude over the spring. At her latest she was up to a mile in the Group 1 Thousand Guineas running a close third and gets the chance to kick off another top campaign with a win here from barrier five with Blake Shinn riding.
Angus Armanasco Stakes Field
The Angus Armanasco Stakes field attracts a class line-up of three-year-old fillies each Blue Diamond Stakes Day, many coming out of the Group 3 Kevin Hayes Stakes (1200m) held at the track a fortnight earlier.
The Angus Armanasco Stakes final field and barrier draw will be released below on the Wednesday of race week.
The Angus Armanasco Stakes 2025 field features a smart line-up of fillies led in betting by the returning VRC Oaks winner Treasurethe Moment and Thousand Guineas placed Too Darn Lizzie also resuming.
| No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Probable Weight | Penalty | H Rating |
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| 1 | 21x21111x | TREASURETHE MOMENT | Matt Laurie | Damian Lane | 7 | 59.5kg | 104 | ||
| 2 | 138x83183x | TOO DARN LIZZIE | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Blake Shinn | 5 | 58.5kg | 92 | ||
| 3 | 26x31580x9 | IMMORTAL STAR | Danny O’Brien | Daniel Stackhouse | 2 | 56kg | 69 | ||
| 4 | 5112720 | KITTY FLASH (NZ) | Andrew Forsman | Harry Coffey | 6 | 56kg | 78 | ||
| 5 | 11x8455x | BENAGIL | Michael Moroney & Glen Thompson | Michael Dee | 8 | 56kg | 74 | ||
| 6 | 37×12 | QATARS CHOICE | Ciaron Maher | Mark Zahra | 9 | 56kg | 64 | ||
| 7 | 1×27 | ACTUALITY | Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman | Ms Linda Meech | 4 | 56kg | 65 | ||
| 8 | 12 | PERFECT PICTURE | Grahame Begg | Jamie Mott | 3 | 56kg | 64 | ||
| 9 | 7x7x16 | JENNI THE FOX | Alex Rae | Craig Newitt | 1 | 56kg | 63 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
Angus Armanasco Stakes Nominations
The Angus Armanasco Stakes nominations feature some of the season’s key three-year-old fillies heading towards a race like Group 2 Kewney Stakes (1400m) at Flemington the following month.
The Angus Armanasco Stakes nominations will be published below the Monday prior to the race.
Nominations extended until 10:00am (AEDT) – 18/02/2025
| Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | H Rating | |
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| 1 | 1×27 | ACTUALITY | F | 3 | Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman | 65 |
| 2 | 11x8455x | BENAGIL | F | 3 | Michael Moroney & Glen Thompson | 74 |
| 3 | 27×3421 | GELLHORN | F | 3 | Michael Kent | 63 |
| 4 | 416×6 | HURRICANE GEORGIE | F | 3 | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | 65 |
| 5 | 26x31580x9 | IMMORTAL STAR | F | 3 | Danny O’Brien | 69 |
| 6 | 7x7x16 | JENNI THE FOX | F | 3 | Alex Rae | 63 |
| 7 | 5112720 | KITTY FLASH (NZ) | F | 3 | Andrew Forsman | 78 |
| 8 | 12 | PERFECT PICTURE | F | 3 | Grahame Begg | 64 |
| 9 | 21 | PULA | F | 3 | Danny O’Brien | 62 |
| 10 | 37×12 | QATARS CHOICE | F | 3 | Ciaron Maher | 64 |
| 11 | 4185x | RAPID CHEVAL (NZ) | F | 3 | Bevan Laming | 63 |
| 12 | 422 | SWELTERING | F | 3 | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | 61 |
| 13 | 138x83183x | TOO DARN LIZZIE | F | 3 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 92 |
| 14 | 21x21111x | TREASURETHE MOMENT | F | 3 | Matt Laurie | 104 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
Angus Armanasco Stakes History
The first recorded winner of the Angus Armanasco Stakes was Better Draw in 1976. Since then, the race has undergone several name changes from the Tranquil Star Stakes, The Dalgety Stakes, The Inglis Premier Sale Stakes, The Jewel Stakes and then in 1996 it became the Angus Armanasco Stakes.
The race has switched between 1400m and 1600m and was a Principal race until 1980 when it became a Group 3 race. In 2000 the Angus Armanasco Stakes was elevated to Group 2 status.
Plenty of nice fillies have added their name to the Angus Armanasco Stakes winners’ list over the years including returning VRC Oaks winner Treasurethe Moment (2025), Qafila (2019) who went on to win the Group 1 SA Derby, subsequent Cox Plate winner Pinker Pinker (2011), and the iconic Miss Finland (2007).
In 2023 the event took place at Ladbrokes Park Lakeside, Sandown, with renovations happening at Caulfield.
Recent Angus Armanasco Stakes Winners
| Year | Place | Horse | Time |
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| 2025 Angus Armanasco Stakes |
1st | Treasurethe Moment | 1 minute 22.97 seconds |
| 2nd | Jenni The Fox | ||
| 3rd | Too Darn Lizzie | ||
| 2024 Angus Armanasco Stakes |
1st | Sassy Boom | 1 minute 23.91 seconds |
| 2nd | So Glamorous | ||
| 3rd | Serasana | ||
| 2023 Angus Armanasco Stakes |
1st | Shuffle Dancer | 1 minute 23.64 seconds |
| 2nd | Royal Merchant | ||
| 3rd | Call Di | ||
| 2022 Angus Armanasco Stakes |
1st | Lavish Girl | 1 minute 23.22 seconds |
| 2nd | Argentia | ||
| 3rd | Yearning | ||
| 2021 Angus Armanasco Stakes |
1st | Yes Baby Yes | 1 minute 24.76 seconds |
| 2nd | Malicorne | ||
| 3rd | Shojiki | ||
| 2020 Angus Armanasco Stakes |
1st | La Tene | 1 minute 22.13 seconds |
| 2nd | Lady Lupino | ||
| 3rd | Luna Light | ||
| 2019 Angus Armanasco Stakes |
1st | Qafila | 1 minute 23.08 seconds |
| 2nd | Angelic Ruler | ||
| 3rd | Zoubo | ||
| 2018 Angus Armanasco Stakes |
1st | Summer Sham | 1 minute 23.37 seconds |
| 2nd | Palazzo Vecchio | ||
| 3rd | Miss Wahoo | ||
| 2017 Angus Armanasco Stakes |
1st | Savanna Amour | 1 minute 22.99 seconds |
| 2nd | Ellicazoom | ||
| 3rd | Oregon’s Day | ||
| 2016 Angus Armanasco Stakes |
1st | Catch A Fire | 1 minute 23.5 seconds |
| 2nd | Mossin’ Around | ||
| 3rd | Pasadena Girl | ||
| 2015 Angus Armanasco Stakes |
1st | Sabatini | 1 minute 23.2 seconds |
| 2nd | Fontein Ruby | ||
| 3rd | Samartested | ||
| 2014 Angus Armanasco Stakes |
1st | Spirits Dance | 1 minutes 23.6 seconds |
| 2nd | Marianne | ||
| 3rd | Metaphorical | ||
| 2013 Angus Armanasco Stakes |
1st | Meliora | 1 minutes 23.4 seconds |
| 2nd | Joy | ||
| 3rd | Red Fez | ||
| 2012 Angus Armanasco Stakes |
1st | Shopaholic | 1 minutes 23.4 seconds |
| 2nd | Soft Sand | ||
| 3rd | Cute Emily | ||
| 2011 Angus Armanasco Stakes |
1st | Pinker Pinker | 1 minutes 21.4 seconds |
| 2nd | Sayahailmary | ||
| 3rd | Sistine Angel | ||
| 2010 Angus Armanasco Stakes |
1st | Set For Fame | 1 minute 22.56 seconds |
| 2nd | Gigas | ||
| 3rd | Irish Lights | ||
| 2009 Angus Armanasco Stakes |
1st | Gold Water | 1 minute 35.9 seconds |
| 2nd | Gallica | ||
| 3rd | Miss Scarlatti | ||
| 2008 Angus Armanasco Stakes |
1st | Zarita | 1 minute 37.9 seconds |
| 2nd | Pleasantsundaygirl | ||
| 3rd | El Daana | ||
| 2007 Angus Armanasco Stakes |
1st | Miss Finland | 1 minute 36.6 seconds |
| 2nd | Causeway Lass | ||
| 3rd | Kisumu | ||
| 2006 Angus Armanasco Stakes |
1st | Serenade Rose | 1 minute 34.8 seconds |
| 2nd | Doubting | ||
| 3rd | Fanciful Bella | ||
| 2005 Angus Armanasco Stakes |
1st | Ballet Society | 1 minute 36.8 seconds |
| 2nd | Astrodame | ||
| 3rd | Glen Shian | ||
| 2004 Angus Armanasco Stakes |
1st | Special Harmony | 1 minute 38.6 seconds |
| 2nd | Deep In The Woods | ||
| 3rd | Demerger | ||
| 2003 Angus Armanasco Stakes |
1st | La Bella Dama | 1 minute 36.2 seconds |
| 2nd | Lashed | ||
| 3rd | Dextrous | ||
| 2002 Angus Armanasco Stakes |
1st | Elegant Fashion | 1 minute 36.7 seconds |
| 2nd | Li Lo Lill | ||
| 3rd | Moon Dragon | ||
| 2001 Angus Armanasco Stakes |
1st | Rose Archway | 1 minute 35.9 seconds |
| 2nd | St Therese | ||
| 3rd | Ponton Flyer | ||
| 2000 Angus Armanasco Stakes |
1st | I Am A Ripper | 1 minute 38.4 seconds |
| 2nd | Danarich | ||
| 3rd | Super Sequel | ||
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