Underwood Stakes Tips & Betting Guide 2025

Typically run in late September, the Underwood Stakes is often a key race on the path to the big Spring Carnival features.
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Joao Moreira riding Buckaroo winning the Underwood Stakes

2025 Underwood Stakes Tips

Expert tips for the Underwood Stakes will be released in the week leading into the event.

Underwood Stakes 2025 Schedule


Underwood Stakes
2025
DateSaturday, September 20
TimeTBA
TrackCaulfield
Distance1800m
Prize Money$750,000
ConditionsWFA
Age3YO & Upwards

Underwood Stakes Bookmaker Offers

The Underwood Stakes is a key race leading into the Caulfield Cup and the bookies know that the punters love this event.

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Underwood Stakes Field & Barrier Draw 2025

The 2025 Underwood Stakes field will be declared at 9:00am on September 17, and this page will be updated shortly after. 

Underwood Stakes History

The Underwood Stakes is a race steeped in history in Melbourne.

The key event leading into the Caulfield Cup, the Underwood Stakes was first run and won back in 1924 by Whittier, who ended up defending the crown the year after.

Gaining Group 1 status in 1979, the event gives the winner a ballot exempt tilt at the Caulfield Cup.

Some of world's best ever horses sit on the Underwood Stakes honour roll including Phar Lap, Ajax, Octagonal, It's A Dundeel and the New Zealand superstar Bonecrusher.

Underwood Stakes Form Guide

The Underwood Stakes is the unofficial kick off to the Melbourne Spring Carnival which means the big boys really come out to play.

In recent times this race has been a launching pad to bigger races later in the campaign with Homesman, Bonneval and Black Heart Bart taking out this race before heading towards prime targets.

Usually the best galloper takes out this race, but check back here before the race for our detailed Underwood Stakes form guide.

Underwood Stakes Previous Winners

Year
Winner
2024Buckaroo
2023Alligator Blood
2022Alligator Blood
2021Zaaki
2020Russian Camelot
2019Black Heart Bart
2018Homesman
2017Bonneval
2016Black Heart Bart
2015Mourinho
2014Forteller
2013It's a Dundeel
2012Ocean Park
2011Lion Tamer
2010So You Think
2009Heart Of Dreams
2008Weekend Hussler
2007Rubiscent
2006El Segundo
2005Perlin
2004Elvstroem
2003Mummify
2002Northerly
2001Northerly
2000Oliver Twist

Underwood Stakes 2024 Results

Pos.
Horse
Trainer
Jockey
Margin
Barrier
Weight
SP
1BUCKAROO (GB)Chris WallerJoao MoreiraWinner1059kg$9 
2HUETOR (FR)Peter SnowdenMichael Dee3.5L659kg$61 
3PERICLESJames CummingsBlake Shinn4L1159kg$4.40 
4DUKE DE SESSA (IRE)Ciaron MaherDeclan Bates4.75L859kg$15 
5DENY KNOWLEDGE (IRE)Anthony & Sam FreedmanJye McNeil5L957kg$17 
6COCO SUNTony & Calvin McEvoyMs Jamie Melham5.5L756kg$8.50 
7VOW AND DECLAREDanny O'BrienBilly Egan5.75L1259kg$31 
8PLACE DU CARROUSEL (IRE)Anthony & Sam FreedmanMark Zahra6.1L557kg$3.80 
9KNIGHT'S CHOICEJohn Symons & Sheila LaxonCraig Williams7.35L359kg$21 
10FAWKNER PARK (IRE)Annabel Neasham & Rob ArchibaldTyler Schiller7.75L259kg$6.50 
11BOIS D'ARGENT (GB)Annabel Neasham & Rob ArchibaldBen Melham11.25L459kg$18 
12MUNHAMEK (GB)Nick RyanJamie Mott12.5L159kg$41 
0KOVALICA (NZ)Chris WallerDamian Lane0000

Underwood Stakes 2024 Replay



Underwood Stakes Live Streaming

Dabble Australia offers live streaming of the Underwood Stakes for users with a funded account. You can view Australian and international racing at Dabble courtesy of their Sky Racing vision. 

Underwood Stakes FAQs

When is the 2025 Underwood Stakes?

The 2025 Underwood Stakes will take place on Saturday, September 20.

How long is the Underwood Stakes?

The Underwood Stakes is run over 1800m.

Where is the Underwood Stakes held?

The Underwood Stakes takes place at Caulfield Racecourse, which is located in Melbourne, Australia. 

Who won the 2024 Underwood Stakes?

The Chris Waller-trained Buckaroo was an emphatic winner of the 2025 Underwood Stakes, defeating Huetor by 3.5 lengths.

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