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.
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 |
|---|---|
| Date | Saturday, September 20 |
| Time | TBA |
| Track | Caulfield |
| Distance | 1800m |
| Prize Money | $750,000 |
| Conditions | WFA |
| Age | 3YO & Upwards |
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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 |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Buckaroo |
| 2023 | Alligator Blood |
| 2022 | Alligator Blood |
| 2021 | Zaaki |
| 2020 | Russian Camelot |
| 2019 | Black Heart Bart |
| 2018 | Homesman |
| 2017 | Bonneval |
| 2016 | Black Heart Bart |
| 2015 | Mourinho |
| 2014 | Forteller |
| 2013 | It's a Dundeel |
| 2012 | Ocean Park |
| 2011 | Lion Tamer |
| 2010 | So You Think |
| 2009 | Heart Of Dreams |
| 2008 | Weekend Hussler |
| 2007 | Rubiscent |
| 2006 | El Segundo |
| 2005 | Perlin |
| 2004 | Elvstroem |
| 2003 | Mummify |
| 2002 | Northerly |
| 2001 | Northerly |
| 2000 | Oliver Twist |
Underwood Stakes 2024 Results
| Pos. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Barrier | Weight | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUCKAROO (GB) | Chris Waller | Joao Moreira | Winner | 10 | 59kg | $9 |
| 2 | HUETOR (FR) | Peter Snowden | Michael Dee | 3.5L | 6 | 59kg | $61 |
| 3 | PERICLES | James Cummings | Blake Shinn | 4L | 11 | 59kg | $4.40 |
| 4 | DUKE DE SESSA (IRE) | Ciaron Maher | Declan Bates | 4.75L | 8 | 59kg | $15 |
| 5 | DENY KNOWLEDGE (IRE) | Anthony & Sam Freedman | Jye McNeil | 5L | 9 | 57kg | $17 |
| 6 | COCO SUN | Tony & Calvin McEvoy | Ms Jamie Melham | 5.5L | 7 | 56kg | $8.50 |
| 7 | VOW AND DECLARE | Danny O'Brien | Billy Egan | 5.75L | 12 | 59kg | $31 |
| 8 | PLACE DU CARROUSEL (IRE) | Anthony & Sam Freedman | Mark Zahra | 6.1L | 5 | 57kg | $3.80 |
| 9 | KNIGHT'S CHOICE | John Symons & Sheila Laxon | Craig Williams | 7.35L | 3 | 59kg | $21 |
| 10 | FAWKNER PARK (IRE) | Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald | Tyler Schiller | 7.75L | 2 | 59kg | $6.50 |
| 11 | BOIS D'ARGENT (GB) | Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald | Ben Melham | 11.25L | 4 | 59kg | $18 |
| 12 | MUNHAMEK (GB) | Nick Ryan | Jamie Mott | 12.5L | 1 | 59kg | $41 |
| 0 | KOVALICA (NZ) | Chris Waller | Damian Lane | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Underwood Stakes 2024 Replay
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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.
