The Victory Stakes is a Group 2 sprint run during the Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival as a potential lead-up to the Doomben 10,000.
2025 Victory Stakes Results
- 1st: #13 Libertad
- 2nd: #4 Jedibeel
- 3rd: #2 Golden Mile
Victory Stakes News
The Group 2 Victory Stakes takes place in late April or early May during the annual Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival and is traditionally run at Eagle Farm Racecourse.
2025 Victory Stakes Results
- 1st: #13 Libertad ($71)
- 2nd: #4 Jedibeel
- 3rd: #2 Golden Mile
Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald celebrated a Group 2 double on Queensland Guineas Day after their progressive Russian Revolution four-year-old, Libertad ($71), returned to his best second-up with jockey Jamie Mott getting up on the inside late at huge odds to narrowly deny Jebideel in a photo-thriller in the 2025 Victory Stakes results.
Victory Stakes 2025 Odds & Results
U&U Recruitment Victory Stakes (G2)
| Runner Details | Win | Place |
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1st
13. Libertad (2) J: Jamie Mott 58.5kg
T: Annabel & Rob Archibald |
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2nd
4. Jedibeel (5) J: Robbie Dolan 58.5kg
T: Brad Widdup |
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3rd
2. Golden Mile (16) J: Angela Jones 58.5kg
T: James Cummings |
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4th
1. Rothfire (6) J: Mark Du Plessis 58.5kg
T: Robert Heathcote |
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5th
8. Cannonball (8) J: Noel Callow 58.5kg
T: Tony Gollan |
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6th
9. Waterford (9) J: Alysha Collett 58.5kg
T: Chris Waller |
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7th
6. Freedom Rally (3) J: Ryan Maloney 58.5kg
T: Tony Gollan |
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8th
11. King Kapa (4) J: Cejay Graham 58.5kg
T: Tony Gollan |
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9th
12. Payline (13) J: Justin Huxtable 58.5kg
T: Chris & Corey Munce |
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10th
16. Abounding (12) J: Martin Harley 56.5kg
T: Robert Heathcote |
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11th
10. Cifrado (15) J: Kyle Wilson-Taylor 58.5kg
T: Rex Lipp |
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12th
14. Coleman (7) J: Bailey Wheeler 57kg
T: Chris Waller |
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13th
7. Hidden Wealth (14) J: Tim Clark 58.5kg
T: Tony Gollan |
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14th
17. El Morzillo (10) J: Damien Thornton 55kg
T: Kelly Schweida |
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15th
5. Far Too Easy (11) J: Craig Williams 58.5kg
T: David McColm |
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16th
3. Coal Crusher (1) J: Andrew Mallyon 58.5kg
T: Joseph Pride |
Data retrieved: 16/05/2025 08:21:42 AM (Australia/Brisbane)
Run over the sprint distance of 1200m it is a weight-for-age event worth a $300,000 as of 2023 and was previously known as the Sir Byrne Hart Stakes.
Prize money for the 2020 Victory Stakes was down to $175,000 due to the COVID-19 pandemic with the race running as a set weights plus penalties event in May as part of a reduced Brisbane Winter Carnival.
The Victory Stakes is an excellent lead up to the Group 1 Doomben 10,000 (1200m), another 1200m weight-for-age event run at Doomben. Quality runners may then progress onto both the Group 1 Kingsford-Smith Cup (1350m) in late May and Queensland’s richest race, the Group 1 Stradbroke Handicap (1350m) in June.
The last horse to do the Victory Stakes – Stradbroke Handicap double in a single season was Srikandi (2015). In 2018 Impending won the Victory Stakes having taken on the previous year’s Stradbroke Handicap (2017).
The form of the 2021 Victory Stakes was franked with the runner-up Vega One winning the Kingsford-Smith Cup next start before a subsequent second in that winter’s Stradbroke Handicap quinella.
The 2023 Victory Stakes winner Rothfire franked the form running third in the Kingsford Smith Cup results and second in that year’s Stradbroke Handicap.
The 2024 Victory Stakes form was franked with the winner, Antino, returning in the spring to claim Melbourne’s Group 1 Toorak Handicap and run second in the Group 1 Champions Mile over the Melbourne Cup Carnival.
The Victory Stakes 2025 ran on Saturday May 3, 2025 at Eagle Farm Racecourse in Brisbane and was won in an exciting boilover by Libertad ($71).
| 2025 Victory Stakes | |
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| Date: | Saturday May 3, 2025 |
| Track: | Eagle Farm Racecourse |
| Distance: | 1200m |
| Conditions: | Weight-for-age |
| Status: | Group 2 |
| Prizemoney: | $300,000 |
| Inaugurated: | 1980 |
2025 Victory Stakes Finishing Order
| Finish | No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Bar. | Weight | Penalty | Starting Price | |
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| 1 | 13 | LIBERTAD | Annabel & Rob Archibald | Jamie Mott | 2 | 58.5kg | $71 | |||
| 2 | 4 | JEDIBEEL (NZ) | Brad Widdup | Robbie Dolan | 0.04L | 5 | 58.5kg | $6 | ||
| 3 | 2 | GOLDEN MILE | James Cummings | Ms Angela Jones | 1.69L | 16 | 58.5kg | $41 | ||
| 4 | 1 | ROTHFIRE | Robert Heathcote | Mark Du Plessis | 1.82L | 6 | 58.5kg | $18 | ||
| 5 | 8 | CANNONBALL | Tony Gollan | Noel Callow | 2.9L | 8 | 58.5kg | $41 | ||
| 6 | 9 | WATERFORD (IRE) | Chris Waller | Ms Alysha Collett | 2.91L | 9 | 58.5kg | $41 | ||
| 7 | 6 | FREEDOM RALLY | Tony Gollan | Ryan Maloney | 3.21L | 3 | 58.5kg | $8 | ||
| 8 | 11 | KING KAPA | Tony Gollan | Ms Cejay Graham | 3.35L | 4 | 58.5kg | $20 | ||
| 9 | 12 | PAYLINE | Chris & Corey Munce | Justin Huxtable | 3.49L | 13 | 58.5kg | $81 | ||
| 10 | 16 | ABOUNDING | Robert Heathcote | Martin Harley | 4.27L | 12 | 56.5kg | $21 | ||
| 11 | 10 | CIFRADO | Rex Lipp | Kyle Wilson-Taylor | 4.64L | 15 | 58.5kg | $19 | ||
| 12 | 14 | COLEMAN | Chris Waller | Bailey Wheeler (a) | 4.78L | 7 | 57kg | $6 | ||
| 13 | 7 | HIDDEN WEALTH | Tony Gollan | Tim Clark | 5.48L | 14 | 58.5kg | $6.50 | ||
| 14 | 17e | EL MORZILLO | Kelly Schweida | Damien Thornton | 6.03L | 10 | 55kg | $21 | ||
| 15 | 5 | FAR TOO EASY | David McColm | Craig Williams | 7.07L | 11 | 58.5kg | $5.50F | ||
| 16 | 3 | COAL CRUSHER | Joseph Pride | Andrew Mallyon | 9.86L | 1 | 58.5kg | $16 | ||
| 15 | LADY LAGUNA | Annabel & Rob Archibald | Jamie Mott | 0 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2025 Victory Stakes Betting
The updated Victory Stakes 2025 betting odds and market links to Ladbrokes.com.au on the potential Doomben 10,000-bound winter sprinters will be available at Races.com.au the week of the race.
There was a blowout result in 2025 with Libertad saluting at Victory Stakes odds of $71!
2025 Victory Stakes Form
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2025 Victory Stakes Tips
Stay tuned for our insider Victory Stakes 2025 Tips on the Group 2 winter sprint this Brisbane Festival of Racing.
- To Win: #7 Hidden Wealth ($6 at time of publish) – BET NOW
Think Hidden Wealth looks a touch of value resuming in the Victory Stakes. The consistent, local Tony Gollan trained Better Than Ready five-year-old kicks off his winter prep in a winnable race and boasts a strong first-up record (4:2-0-1). His form at the track is also solid (7:3-1-1) and over this distance he boasts four wins from six starts. Saluted by a big margin at Doomben last November in the Group 3 George Moore on Heavy going and atoned for a blip on his record to claim a lucrative Magic Millions QTIS victory last time out in January at the Gold Coast. Drawn wide but has Tim Clark aboard to help him overcome the alley. At this track and trip, he’s got the strike-rate to suggest another win.
2025 Victory Stakes Field
The Victory Stakes field attracts a class line-up of Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival hopes usually having their first Queensland run of the season.
Horses that contested the race the season prior often return, while a host of interstate raiders dominate the Victory Stakes final acceptances including runners out of the Group 1 TJ Smith Stakes (1200m) in Sydney earlier in the month.
The official Victory Stakes 2025 Field & Barriers are set for release by Racing Queensland on the Wednesday of race week and will be published in full below.
The 2025 Victory Stakes final field features a capacity line-up of sprinters including Rob Heathcote’s returning local champ Rothfire, last start Hall Mark runner-up in Sydney Coal Crusher, and the Tony Gollan trained Magic Millions QTIS winner Hidden Wealth.
| No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Probable Weight | Penalty | H Rating |
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| 1 | 5x214x864x | ROTHFIRE | Robert Heathcote | Mark Du Plessis | 6 | 58.5kg | 109 | ||
| 2 | 93x7843x60 | GOLDEN MILE | James Cummings | 17 | 58.5kg | 107 | |||
| 3 | x05203x502 | COAL CRUSHER | Joseph Pride | Andrew Mallyon | 1 | 58.5kg | 107 | ||
| 4 | 21x281x190 | JEDIBEEL (NZ) | Brad Widdup | Robbie Dolan | 5 | 58.5kg | 106 | ||
| 5 | x3x14x410x | FAR TOO EASY | David McColm | Craig Williams | 12 | 58.5kg | 105 | ||
| 6 | x49832x858 | FREEDOM RALLY | Tony Gollan | Ryan Maloney | 3 | 58.5kg | 105 | ||
| 7 | 11x51x101x | HIDDEN WEALTH | Tony Gollan | Tim Clark | 15 | 58.5kg | 104 | ||
| 8 | x8x0x717x8 | CANNONBALL | Tony Gollan | Noel Callow | 9 | 58.5kg | 103 | ||
| 9 | 64x304081x | WATERFORD (IRE) | Chris Waller | Ms Alysha Collett | 10 | 58.5kg | 102 | ||
| 10 | 5x22132x02 | CIFRADO | Rex Lipp | Kyle Wilson-Taylor | 16 | 58.5kg | 102 | ||
| 11 | 8×03852121 | KING KAPA | Tony Gollan | Ms Cejay Graham | 4 | 58.5kg | 101 | ||
| 12 | 51x32151x6 | PAYLINE | Chris & Corey Munce | Justin Huxtable | 14 | 58.5kg | 96 | ||
| 13 | 187x0203x9 | LIBERTAD | Annabel & Rob Archibald | 2 | 58.5kg | 95 | |||
| 14 | 323x66276x | COLEMAN | Chris Waller | Bailey Wheeler (a) | 7 | 57kg | 100 | ||
| 15 | 0x76306x83 | LADY LAGUNA | Annabel & Rob Archibald | Jamie Mott | 8 | 56.5kg | 111 | ||
| 16 | 53734x167x | ABOUNDING | Robert Heathcote | Martin Harley | 13 | 56.5kg | 102 | ||
| 17e | 274x78x51x | EL MORZILLO | Kelly Schweida | Damien Thornton | 11 | 55kg | 92 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2025 Victory Stakes Nominations
The Victory Stakes nominations close on the Monday of race week and traditionally feature Doomben 10,000 bound sprinters kicking off their Brisbane campaigns for the winter.
| Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | H Rating | |
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| 1 | 53734x167x | ABOUNDING | M | 4 | Robert Heathcote | |
| 2 | x8x0x717x8 | CANNONBALL | G | 5 | Tony Gollan | |
| 3 | 007x63522x | CAPTAIN FENKEL | G | 4 | Marcus Wilson | |
| 4 | 5x22132x02 | CIFRADO | G | 4 | Rex Lipp | |
| 5 | x05203x502 | COAL CRUSHER | G | 7 | Joseph Pride | |
| 6 | 323x66276x | COLEMAN | C | 3 | Chris Waller | |
| 7 | 274x78x51x | EL MORZILLO | F | 3 | Kelly Schweida | |
| 8 | x3x14x410x | FAR TOO EASY | G | 6 | David McColm | |
| 9 | x49832x858 | FREEDOM RALLY | G | 5 | Tony Gollan | |
| 10 | 93x7843x60 | GOLDEN MILE | G | 5 | James Cummings | |
| 11 | 11x51x101x | HIDDEN WEALTH | G | 5 | Tony Gollan | |
| 12 | 21x281x190 | JEDIBEEL (NZ) | G | 5 | Brad Widdup | |
| 13 | 8×03852121 | KING KAPA | G | 6 | Tony Gollan | |
| 14 | 0x76306x83 | LADY LAGUNA | M | 5 | Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald | |
| 15 | 187x0203x9 | LIBERTAD | H | 4 | Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald | |
| 16 | 51x32151x6 | PAYLINE | G | 4 | Chris & Corey Munce | |
| 17 | 5x214x864x | ROTHFIRE | G | 7 | Robert Heathcote | |
| 18 | 9115x1332x | WARNIE (IRE) | G | 4 | Ciaron Maher | |
| 19 | 64x304081x | WATERFORD (IRE) | G | 6 | Chris Waller |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
Victory Stakes History
The first horse to win the race then called the Sir Byrne Hart Stakes was Golden Rhapsody in 1980 when the race was inaugurated.
Beginning as a Listed race the following year in 1981 it reached Group 3 status before being installed as a Group 2 event in 1992. First run over 1810m, the Sir Byrne Hart Stakes has gone through a number of distance changes throughout its history but is now a 1200m sprint at the Eagle Farm Racecourse for gallopers heading towards the Group 1 Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival features.
In recent years the Victory Stakes has been run at Doomben Racecourse (2016 & 2018) due to ongoing track issues at Eagle Farm.
In 2020 the Victory Stakes took place in May as a set weights plus penalties event due to COVID-19 and was the key Stradbroke lead-up that year.
| Victory Stakes Distance: | |
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| 1980 – 1983: | 1810m |
| 1984 – 1986: | 2100m |
| 1987: | 2125m |
| 1988: | 1810m |
| 1989: | 2125m |
| 1990 – 2005: | 1400m |
| 2006 onwards: | 1200m |
Victory Stakes Winners
| Year | Place | Horse | Time |
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| 2025 Victory Stakes |
1st | Libertad | 1 minute 09.60 seconds |
| 2nd | Jedibeel | ||
| 3rd | Golden Mile | ||
| 2024 Victory Stakes |
1st | Antino | 1 minute 09.32 seconds |
| 2nd | Wee Nessy | ||
| 3rd | Golden Mile | ||
| 2023 Victory Stakes |
1st | Rothfire | 1 minute 10.32 seconds |
| 2nd | King Of Sparta | ||
| 3rd | Prince Of Boom | ||
| 2022 Victory Stakes |
1st | Count De Rupee | 1 minute 09.61 seconds |
| 2nd | Scallopini | ||
| 3rd | Jamaea | ||
| 2021 Victory Stakes |
1st | Niccanova | 1 minute 11.90 seconds |
| 2nd | Vega One | ||
| 3rd | Pennino | ||
| 2020 Victory Stakes |
1st | Victorem | 1 minute 10.60 seconds |
| 2nd | Niccanova | ||
| 3rd | Deep Image | ||
| 2019 Victory Stakes |
1st | I Am Excited | 1 minute 9.64 seconds |
| 2nd | Redzel | ||
| 3rd | Jonker | ||
| 2018 Victory Stakes |
1st | Impending | 1 minute 10.06 seconds |
| 2nd | Most Important | ||
| 3rd | I Am Excited | ||
| 2017 Victory Stakes |
1st | Music Magnate | 1 minute 13.27 seconds |
| 2nd | Hopfgarten | ||
| 3rd | Miss Cover Girl | ||
| 2016 Victory Stakes |
1st | Fell Swoop | 1 minute 9.02 seconds |
| 2nd | Didntcostalot | ||
| 3rd | Artlee | ||
| 2015 Victory Stakes |
1st | Srikandi | 1 minute 9.63 seconds |
| 2nd | Ball Of Muscle | ||
| 3rd | Dances On Stars | ||
| 2014 Victory Stakes |
1st | Temple Of Boom | 1 minute 9.0 seconds |
| 2nd | Spirit Of Boom | ||
| 3rd | Snitzerland | ||
| 2013 Victory Stakes |
1st | Buffering | 1 minute 8.54 seconds |
| 2nd | Spirit Of Boom | ||
| 3rd | Albrecht | ||
| 2012 Victory Stakes |
1st | Meeting Abandoned | – |
| 2nd | – | ||
| 3rd | – | ||
| 2011 Victory Stakes |
1st | Buffering | 1 minute 13.0 seconds |
| 2nd | Atomic Force | ||
| 3rd | Azzaland | ||
| 2010 Victory Stakes |
1st | Ghetto Blaster | 1 minute 09.6 seconds |
| 2nd | The Jackal | ||
| 3rd | Albert The Fat | ||
| 2009 Sir Byrne Hart Stakes |
1st | Swiss Ace | 1 minute 9.7 seconds |
| 2nd | Sniper?s Bullet | ||
| 3rd | Red Element | ||
| 2008 Sir Byrne Hart Stakes |
1st | Swiss Ace | 1 minute 9.8 seconds |
| 2nd | Atapi | ||
| 3rd | Dance The Waves | ||
| 2007 Sir Byrne Hart Stakes |
1st | Mitanni | 1 minute 9.7 seconds |
| 2nd | Anwaar | ||
| 3rd | Tellem | ||
| 2006 Sir Byrne Hart Stakes |
1st | All Bar One | 1 minute 8.5 seconds |
| 2nd | Falaise | ||
| 3rd | Impaler | ||
| 2005 Sir Byrne Hart Stakes |
1st | Wager | 1 minute 21.9 seconds |
| 2nd | Deuxieme | ||
| 3rd | Dezigna | ||
| 2004 Sir Byrne Hart Stakes |
1st | Only Words | 1 minute 25.8 seconds |
| 2nd | Our Egyptian Raine | ||
| 3rd | Defier | ||
| 2003 Sir Byrne Hart Stakes |
1st | Tit For Taat | 1 minute 21.5 seconds |
| 2nd | Scenic Peak | ||
| 3rd | Mr Bureaucrat | ||
| 2002 Sir Byrne Hart Stakes |
1st | Mr Bureaucrat | 1 minute 23.3 seconds |
| 2nd | Salgado | ||
| 3rd | Faiza | ||
| 2001 Sir Byrne Hart Stakes |
1st | Make Mine Magic | 1 minute 20.8 seconds |
| 2nd | Play Station | ||
| 3rd | Camarena | ||
| 2000 Sir Byrne Hart Stakes |
1st | Cheiron | 1 minute 22.8 seconds |
| 2nd | Narwong | ||
| 3rd | City Fair | ||
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