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2025 Coolmore Stud Stakes Preview
The Coolmore Stud Stakes was originally part of the Autumn Carnival but was moved to the first day of the Melbourne Cup Carnival in 2006 and features on the Saturday before the Melbourne Cup.
This Group 1 race is open to three-year-olds and is run over a 1,200m trip at Flemington racecourse. The race is registered at the Ascot Vale Stakes but under current sponsorship is known as the Coolmore Stud Stakes and it has held G1 status since 2006.
Coolmore Stud Stakes Information:
- Coolmore Stud Stakes Past Winners
- Coolmore Stud Stakes Trainer Statistics
- Coolmore Stud Stakes Jockey Statistics
Our dedicated Flemington tips page will not only bring you predictions from the OLBG racing tipsters for the upcoming card that includes the Coolmore Stud Stakes but will also have predictions for each meeting at Flemington throughout the season so be sure to head over there. You may also be interested in other preview blogs that we have packed full of information, head down to the Races Covered during the Melbourne Cup Carnival section for links to these.
How competitive is the Coolmore Stud Stakes market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 20 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2015 when the race had an over-round of 110%. The race in 2024 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 120%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the Coolmore Stud Stakes, the over-round has been 115%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £115 which is bet.
Coolmore Stud Stakes Trends:
Looking at the future form, is the winner worth following next time out? From the past 20 if you had followed the winner of the Coolmore Stud Stakes next time out then you would have backed a total of 2 winners. Backing all 18 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of -8.55. Ahead of the 2025 Coolmore Stud Stakes why not head over to the racing predictions for tips on other races today?
Over the last 20 renewals, it was Switzerland, trained by Chris Waller and ridden by James McDonald who set the fastest winning time in the Coolmore Stud Stakes, the runner won the race in a time of 1:08.30 when winning the race in 2024. At the other end of the scale, it was the combination of trainer Chris Waller and jockey Joao Moreira with Brazen Beau who set the slowest winning time, the race-winning time was 1:10.73 in the 2014 renewal.
These are the top three quickest-run Coolmore Stud Stakes over the last 20 renewals:
- Switzerland (1:08.30) in 2024
- Ferocity (1:08.35) in 2005
- Headway (1:08.59) in 2009
Coolmore Stud Stakes Past Winners
Here are the Coolmore Stud Stakes' past winners for the last 10 renewals. Each row details the year of the race, the horse which won along with the age & weight of the horse. Also detailed is the stall where the horse came from and the total number of runners in the race. The horse's trainer and the jockey at the time of winning the Coolmore Stud Stakes are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.
Year | Horse (Drawn) | Info |
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2024 1:08.30 | Switzerland (AUS) 3yo 9-0 (8 of 14) 9/2 | James McDonald Chris Waller (AUS) |
2023 1:09.65 | Ozzmosis (AUS) 3yo 9-0 (4 of 16) 17/1 | Rachel King Bjorn Baker (AUS) |
2022 1:10.47 | In Secret (AUS) 3yo 8-9 (9 of 17) 21/10F | James McDonald James Cummings (AUS) |
2021 1:08.73 | Home Affairs (AUS) 3yo 9-0 (13 of 16) 4/1 | James McDonald Chris Waller (AUS) |
2020 1:09.61 | September Run (AUS) 3yo 8-9 (12 of 14) 3/1F | Craig A Williams Chris Waller (AUS) |
2019 1:09.76 | Exceedance (AUS) 3yo 9-0 (10 of 13) 14/5 | Dwayne Dunn Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes (AUS) |
2018 1:08.72 | Sunlight (AUS) 3yo 8-9 (7 of 10) 9/2 | Luke Currie Tony McEvoy (AUS) |
2017 1:09.10 | Merchant Navy (AUS) 3yo 9-0 (15 of 20) 18/1 | Mark Zahra Aaron Purcell (AUS) |
2016 1:08.98 | Flying Artie (AUS) 3yo 9-0 (1 of 8) 9/1 | Hugh Bowman Mick Price (AUS) |
2015 1:09.50 | Japonisme (AUS) 3yo 8-13 (3 of 12) 20/1 | Glyn Schofield Chris Waller (AUS) |
Where have the winning runners come from?
Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Coolmore Stud Stakes have been based:
- AUS: 20 winners with an additional 35 placings from 219 runners
- HK: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 12 runners
- NZ: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 4 runners
- SIN: 0 winners with an additional 1 placing from 3 runners
Coolmore Stud Stakes Trainer Statistics
The leading trainer in the Coolmore Stud Stakes over the last 20 renewals is Chris Waller who has won the race six times with those six winners coming from Zoustar (2013), Brazen Beau (2014), Japonisme (2015), September Run (2020), Home Affairs (2021) and Switzerland (2024). The only other trainer to have recorded multiple wins in the Coolmore Stud Stakes is Danny O'Brien (2 wins). There is one trainer who has not had the best of times in the Coolmore Stud Stakes, J O'Shea has sent a total of 10 runners to the race without recording any wins.
Here are some of the top Coolmore Stud Stakes trainer statistics over the last 20 renewals (R = Runners, W = Winners, P = Places including winners, Win LSP is based on 1pt Win and EW LSP is based on 0.5pt Win & 0.5pt Place):
Trainer | R-W-P | Win | EW |
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Chris Waller | 20-6-12 | +25.50 | +14.74 |
Danny O'Brien | 7-2-3 | +19.00 | +3.90 |
James Cummings | 11-1-2 | -7.90 | -8.22 |
Peter G Moody | 9-1-2 | +4.00 | +3.70 |
Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | 8-1-4 | -4.20 | -1.81 |
Mick Price | 7-1-3 | +3.00 | +3.80 |
John P Thompson | 5-1-1 | +0.00 | -1.60 |
Peter Snowden | 5-1-1 | -3.70 | -3.82 |
Bjorn Baker | 4-1-1 | +14.00 | +5.50 |
Gai Waterhouse | 3-1-1 | -1.10 | -0.44 |
Coolmore Stud Stakes Jockey Statistics
The leading jockey in the Coolmore Stud Stakes over the last 20 renewals is James McDonald who has won the race three times with those three winners coming from Home Affairs (2021), In Secret (2022) and Switzerland (2024). There is one jockey who has not had the best of times in the Coolmore Stud Stakes, Damien Oliver has ridden 13 runners to the race without recording any wins.
Here are some of the top Coolmore Stud Stakes jockey statistics over the last 20 renewals (R = Runners, W = Winners, P = Places including winners, Win LSP is based on 1pt Win and EW LSP is based on 0.5pt Win & 0.5pt Place):
Jockey | R-W-P | Win | EW |
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James McDonald | 11-3-8 | +2.60 | +7.07 |
Craig A Williams | 14-1-1 | -10.00 | -10.20 |
Hugh Bowman | 11-1-4 | -1.00 | -0.72 |
Mark Zahra | 10-1-3 | +9.00 | +3.28 |
Kerrin McEvoy | 10-1-2 | -8.70 | -7.32 |
Luke Nolen | 9-1-2 | +4.00 | +3.70 |
Dwayne Dunn | 9-1-3 | -5.20 | -2.96 |
Steven Arnold | 6-1-1 | +15.00 | -5.00 |
Nash Rawiller | 5-1-2 | -3.10 | -1.44 |
Brad Rawiller | 5-1-1 | -3.35 | -3.61 |
2025 Coolmore Stud Stakes Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 4, 1, 1, 1, 6, (1, 10), 1, 5, 1, 7, 4, 2, (2, 15), 2, 2, 1, 10, 1, 13, 3
The percentage shown is the percentage of the total number of runners who fell under that factor. High percentages are less appealing than lower ones as you would expect them to do well. The trend information is based on the available information on the racing post in terms of previous runs etc.
- 20 / 20 (55%) - No bigger than 20/1
- 20 / 20 (73%) - Within the first 9 of the market
- 20 / 20 (85%) - Placed within last 2 starts
- 19 / 21 (74%) - No bigger than 25/1 (Career)
- 19 / 21 (76%) - Highest Run is not G3/LST/Cl2
- 18 / 21 (64%) - Highest Won is not Cl2-3
- 18 / 21 (69%) - No bigger than 14/1 (Career Win)
- 18 / 21 (80%) - No bigger than 25/1 (Career Place)
- 18 / 20 (80%) - Not on HY/SFT/GF (LTO)
- 18 / 20 (82%) - Off a break of 8 - 63 days
- 18 / 20 (84%) - Won within last 3 starts
- 18 / 20 (85%) - Carried 112 - 126lbs (LTO)
- 18 / 20 (87%) - Furthest ran 6f - 1m
- 18 / 20 (87%) - Not on HY/GF (Debut)
- 18 / 20 (87%) - Beaten no more -6½l (Debut)
Remember to use the trends listed above along with the Flemington racing predictions to see if you can find the winner of the Coolmore Stud Stakes. if you are unaware of what trends and statistics are, how they can be used etc then head over to the OLBG Betting School and read this Stats And Trends article which will make everything much clearer.
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Coolmore Stud Stakes Trend Analysis
✅ The trend factor which had produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +17.05 is when runners had 1 win in the past 90 days.
❌ The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners ran in a Class 2 (or equivalent) when last winning, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-29.
Here are the most recent winning draws along with the further placings in brackets:
- 2024: Winner in 8 (11,9,4) [14 Runners]
- 2023: Winner in 4 (10,2) [16 Runners]
- 2022: Winner in 9 (11,15) [17 Runners]
- 2021: Winner in 13 (1,4) [16 Runners]
- 2020: Winner in 12 (9,14) [14 Runners]
The course which has produced the most winners of the Coolmore Stud Stakes is Rosehill, there has been a total number of 7 winners of this race who ran at Rosehill last time out. The next best course which has produced the second most winners is Caulfield, there has been a total number of 5 winners of this race who ran at Caulfield last time out.
The race is open to both sexes with the Male runners having produced a total of 14 winners from a total of 189 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 6 winners from a total of 49 runners.
Looking over the past renewals, these are the stallions whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Coolmore Stud Stakes:
- I Am Invincible (3 Wins)
- Exceed And Excel (2 Wins)
- Fastnet Rock (2 Wins)
- Lion Hunter (2 Wins)
- Zoustar (2 Wins)
These are the stallions whose offspring have not produced a winner of the Coolmore Stud Stakes despite multiple attempts:
- Written Tycoon (0 Wins from 9 runners)
- Redoutes Choice (0 Wins from 8 runners)
- Lonhro (0 Wins from 7 runners)
- Not A Single Doubt (0 Wins from 6 runners)
- Sebring (0 Wins from 5 runners)
Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Japonisme in 2015, winning for Chris Waller at odds of 20/1 under the guidance of Glyn Schofield. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals there have been 8 winning favourites in the race. Remember to bookmark the best racing tipsters page so you can get easy access to the best OLBG racing tipsters. All figures and trends above, such as the horse's previous runs are based on the information that is available on the racing post.
Article Contributor Information
We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this Coolmore Stud Stakes Preview are at hand, Andy and Darren. They both work on the Horse racing tips team team looking after the tipsters and managing the tips settlement, whilst also creating and managing all of the horse racing event previews for International racing.
Races Covered during the Melbourne Cup Carnival
Here are the other races that take place at the Flemington Racetrack during the Melbourne Cup Carnival that we also cover with blogs.
Race | Last Winner | Info |
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Coolmore Stud Stakes Victoria Derby Day | Switzerland (AUS) 3yo - 9/2 | Chris Waller James McDonald |
Empire Rose Stakes Victoria Derby Day | Atishu (NZ) 7yo - 13/5 | Chris Waller James McDonald |
Victoria Derby Victoria Derby Day | Goldrush Guru (AUS) 3yo - 7/1 | Andrew Gluyas Jamie Kah |
Melbourne Cup Melbourne Cup Day | Knights Choice (AUS) 5yo - 90/1 | John Symons & Sheila Laxon Robbie Dolan |
Crown Oaks Kennedy Oaks Day | Treasurethe Moment (AUS) 3yo - 21/10 | Matt Laurie Damian Lane |
VRC Champions Mile Champions Stakes Day | Mr Brightside (NZ) 7yo - 4/1 | Ben, Will & JD Hayes Craig A Williams |
VRC Champions Sprint Champions Stakes Day | Sunshine In Paris (AUS) 5yo - 4/1 | Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald James McDonald |
VRC Champions Stakes Champions Stakes Day | Via Sistina (IRE) 6yo - 3/5 | Chris Waller James McDonald |