The 2025 7 Stakes ran on Saturday, September 20, 2025, at Randwick Racecourse in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and was won by Chris Waller's favourite and back-to-back queen Fangirl!
| 11. Fangirl (3) J: James McDonald57kg 221x4T: Chris Waller | ||
| 6. Lindermann (5) J: Nash Rawiller59kg 90x01T: Chris Waller | ||
| 1. Ceolwulf (1) J: Chad Schofield59kg 15x44T: Joseph Pride | ||
| 3. Private Eye (6) J: Adam Hyeronimus59kg x3x12T: Joseph Pride | ||
| 7. Kovalica (7) J: Zac Lloyd59kg 331x0T: Chris Waller | ||
| 2. Light Infantry Man (4) J: Ethan Brown59kg 310x0T: Ciaron Maher | ||
| 8. Militarize (2) J: Jason Collett59kg 546x5T: Chris Waller | ||
| 9. Kadavar (8) J: Kerrin McEvoy59kg x70x0T: Chris Waller |
7 Stakes Info
- 2025 7 Stakes Date: Saturday the 20th of September 2025
- Track Location: Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Distance: 1,600m
- Conditions: Weight-for-age; 3YOs & Upwards
- Status: Special Conditions
- Prize Money (AUD): $1,000,000
- First Run: 2023
- Reigning 7 Stakes Winner: Fangirl (2024 & 2025)
Looking for the latest 7 Stakes betting odds, insider racing tips and form for the million-dollar Randwick event? The TAB NZ have all the best betting guides and statistics to make informed bets on the 7 Stakes race this September!
The 7 Stakes race is a crucial early test for Australia’s top middle-distance racehorses as they prepare for the iconic horse racing majors over the spring down under including the Group 1 Epsom Handicap (1600m) for which the 7 Stakes winner earns a ballot exemption for.
To improve your chances of predicting the next 7 Stakes winner, access the latest 7 Stakes odds and tips online at the TAB NZ.
TAB NZ provides in-depth analysis, form guides, and betting insights to help you navigate the competitive field of spring contenders eyeing runs in events including the Epsom Handicap and even Melbourne’s Cox Plate race in October at Moonee Valley.
Whether you’re a seasoned punter or new to betting on the horse races in Australia, our comprehensive 7 Stakes coverage has everything you need.
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7 Stakes Fast Facts
- Inaugural 7 Stakes Winner: Think It Over (2023)
- Latest 7 Stakes Winning Mare: Fangirl (2024 & 2025)
- 7 Stakes Winner Exempt From: Epsom Handicap ballot
- Notable Fact: The 7 Stakes is a non-Black Type race
7 Stakes betting takes place on the popular 7 Stakes race which is held at Randwick Racecourse on a Saturday in late September annually.
7 Stakes odds are offered on the new Sydney Spring Racing Carnival Special Conditions event, and the field attracts a host of quality milers heading towards bigger and better features over the coming months.
The 7 Stakes is one of Australia’s newest horse races run for the first time in 2023 when Think It Over became the inaugural champion.
The second running in 2024 saw Fangirl become the first mare and the first favourite to salute.
7 Stakes history shows the event was added to Randwick’s The Shorts Day card in 2023 when the meeting’s previous feature race, the Group 1 George Main Stakes (1600m), was renamed the Group 1 King Charles III Stakes (1600m) and moved to mid-October as part of the elite The Everest Day action.
Currently the 7 Stakes does not hold Black-Type status with the Sydney ‘pop-up’ event still attracting plenty of stars due to its A$1 million prize and nice positioning as a mile event in the early stages of the festival season.
The 7 Stakes is expected to grow in prestige over the years with Group 1 winners and hopefuls drawn to the event as part of their spring campaigns in Australia.
Horses in the 7 Stakes field must be aged at least three-years-old and the event is contested at weight-for-age.
The 7 Stakes follows on from the Group 1 Winx Stakes (1400m) in late August which begins elite level racing in Sydney for the season.
Expert Tips on the 2025 7 Stakes
Stay tuned for our expert tips and 7 Stakes betting predictions ahead of this year’s Sydney feature race this September.
To Win: No. 11 Fangirl ($2.70 at time of publish) – BET NOW
FANGIRL (5) is the defending 7 Stakes champ and deserving favourite, and I cannot go past her in this field. Waller’s now seven-year-old daughter of Sebring has been oh so consistent for the stable amassing an incredible $10 million over her 34 starts to date. Eight of her 11 wins have been here at Randwick and her strike-rate at the track and trip is very solid (12:3-3-1). She ran third in the first official edition of this event in 2023 before taking out the top prize last year for the punters, and she ticks plenty of boxes to now go back-to-back. Fangirl really doesn’t know how to run a bad race, and she showed her class all autumn topped off by a deserving Group 1 Queen of the Turf trophy. First-up she went south and ran a credible fourth behind boom mare Treasurethe Moment in the Group 1 Memsie Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield. She’ll relish a return to Sydney now and the step-up to a mile. That Memsie form is proving hot with the runner-up Mr B blitzing the best in the Makybe Diva to win that event for a historical third time last weekend. That bodes well for Fangirl and I won’t be betting against her second-up.
7 Stakes Tips
7 Stakes tips on which horse will win the next edition of the event flood in as the countdown to the important Randwick 1600m race heats up.
7 Stakes tips on what horse will win the 7 Stakes this year are highly sought after by smart punters and racing fans every season.
When looking at 7 Stakes race tips it is important to consider factors including:
- What horses in the 7 Stakes field are proven over the distance?
- Who the key 7 Stakes trainers and jockeys are and what horses they have in the 7 Stakes field this year?
- 7 Stakes barrier statistics and where your 7 Stakes betting selections are drawn.
- 7 Stakes horses that have a good past record at the Randwick track.
How long does it take to know if you placed a winning 7 Stakes race tip? The event itself takes around 1 minute and 35 seconds for the competing horses to run the 1,600m trip depending on track conditions.
The official 7 Stakes winner and winning 7 Stakes trifecta are known shortly after unless there is a protest or a photo-finish 7 Stakes result.
What are the best 7 Stakes lead-up races to look at when placing a 7 Stakes bet?
Horses traditionally contest the 7 Stakes off an earlier spring lead-up in a race like the Group 1 Winx Stakes (1400m) in late August or the Group 2 Chelmsford Stakes (1600m) at the same track and trip in early September.
The inaugural 7 Stakes winner, Think It Over, won the race on the back of a lead-up third in the Chelmsford Stakes.
Fangirl won the 2024 7 Stakes on the back of a third in the Winx Stakes first-up.
Sydney-Trained Horses in the 7 Stakes
Betting on the Sydney-trained horses in the field is more and more popular as 7 Stakes tips favour the proven locally trained hopes from across New South Wales.
Looking back over the 7 Stakes history and statistics shows that the first 7 Stakes winner in 2023 was the Kerry Parker-trained Think It Over from Kembla Grange.
7 Stakes Tips for a Trifecta
7 Stakes tips for a trifecta cover the first three horses to officially go past the finishing post in the 7 Stakes results.
The horse to finish on top of the 7 Stakes trifecta is your 7 Stakes winner, the runner who outlasted all their rivals and finished in the fastest time.
Placing a 7 Stakes trifecta exotic bet on the race is a great way to add to the thrill and potentially be rewarded with a generous pay-out.
A 7 Stakes trifecta is only successful if the three horses in your bet finish in the exact order you predict. Punters may choose instead to box their trifecta bets on the 7 Stakes to cover more finishing options and increase the chances of winning.
Adding the favourite into your 7 Stakes trifecta bet is a top tip as the favourites have an excellent recent strike-rate running in the money.
Key 7 Stakes Statistics and Insights
Place an informed bet on this year’s 7 Stakes by considering the following key statistics and insights:
- Win Rates: Horses with high win rates in similar races are strong contenders for the 7 Stakes. Our 7 Stakes betting tips available at the TAB NZ Punters Lounge provide detailed win rate statistics.
- Place Percentages: Evaluate horses with consistent place percentages, indicating reliability and competitiveness. 7 Stakes race tips offer comprehensive data on place percentages.
- Barrier Success Rates: Horses starting from barriers 2-8 have historically shown a higher success rate in the 7 Stakes.
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Past 7 Stakes Results
Previous 7 Stakes winners, jockeys, trainers, barriers, and weights carried to victory dating back to the year 2023 are detailed in the below table.
| Year | Winner – Age/Gender
Breeding |
Jockey | Weight (kgs) | Trainer/s | Barrier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FANGIRL (AUS) 7M SEBRING (AUS) – LITTLE SURFER GIRL (AUS) ENCOSTA DE LAGO (AUS) |
JAMES MCDONALD | 57.0 | CHRIS WALLER | 3 | |
| FANGIRL (AUS) 6M SEBRING (AUS) – LITTLE SURFER GIRL (AUS) ENCOSTA DE LAGO (AUS) |
JAMES MCDONALD | 57.0 | CHRIS WALLER | 8 | |
| THINK IT OVER (AUS) 8G SO YOU THINK (NZ) – PERSONAL SERVICE (AUS) ZABEEL (NZ) |
N RAWILLER | 59.0 | KERRY PARKER | 2 |
7 Stakes Betting Info
7 Stakes betting is open months ahead of million-dollar Sydney, spring race down under at the TAB NZ.
We offer pre-nomination 7 Stakes betting odds throughout the year that are known as futures 7 Stakes odds online.
All-In 7 Stakes betting markets are then available following the official 7 Stakes nominations taken the Monday of race week.
Betting on the 7 Stakes field is available following final acceptances which close on the Wednesday of race week.
Betting on the 7 Stakes favours middle distance and staying gallopers coming off lead-up runs in the Winx Stakes with this race proving a good form line to follow into the 7 Stakes each spring.
Both Think It Over (2023) and Fangirl (2024) came off a lead-up third in the Winx Stakes results ahead of their 7 Stakes victories at Randwick, with Think It Over also running third in the Chelmsford in between.
7 Stakes race betting traditionally focuses on the older runners aged at least six and those heading towards bigger and better events over the spring.
For the best online betting on the 7 Stakes, consider tipping a horse to win both the 7 Stakes and a Group 1 race over the carnival in a spring double!
7 Stakes Field
The 7 Stakes field attracts a line-up of top-line horses each season with runners coming from stables around Australia and New Zealand.
7 Stakes Field & Acceptance Dates
It is crucial to take note of when the 7 Stakes field is out, what time 7 Stakes nominations close and the official 7 Stakes acceptance dates when placing a 7 Stakes bet online as horses may drop out of the race and bets may be cancelled.
The 7 Stakes field features a capacity of 16 horses plus emergencies.
See below for the official 7 Stakes field dates for 2025.
- 2025 7 Stakes Nominations: Close on Monday, September 15, 2025, at 11:00pm (Sydney time).
- 2025 7 Stakes Final Field: Revealed on Wednesday, September 17, 2025, at 9:00am (Sydney time).
- 2025 7 Stakes Barrier Draw: Conducted on Wednesday, September 17, 2025.
Where can you bet on the 7 Stakes?
The best place to bet on this year’s 7 Stakes race is through the TAB NZ online.
7 Stakes Odds
7 Stakes odds and online betting tips on the 7 Stakes are dominated by proven Group 1 horses, the older runners in the race and Sydney-trained gallopers who have a great record in the event heading towards the event second or third-up for the spring.
Where can I find the 7 Stakes odds?
For the latest odds and updates on the 7 Stakes, TAB NZ is your go-to source. They provide real-time odds fluctuations, ensuring you have the most current information to make informed betting decisions. It’s crucial to monitor these odds closely, as they reflect the market’s perception of each horse’s chances, influenced by factors like form, barrier draw, and track conditions.
How to Place a Bet on the 7 Stakes
Want to know how to make a bet on the 7 Stakes? Visit the TAB NZ racing page to access the latest 7 Stakes betting odds and options.
It is simple to learn how to place a bet on the 7 Stakes online.
You can place a 7 Stakes bet online anytime markets are live.
There are more ways than ever to get involved in betting on the 7 Stakes.
From seasoned punters analysing form guides to casual racing fans drawn to the excitement, the 7 Stakes is a race for everyone.
Whether you’re diving deep into the latest 7 Stakes race field, joining a sweepstake with friends, or simply enjoying the atmosphere of the spring carnival at Randwick Racecourse, the 7 Stakes has it all!
This important spring lead-up race showcases Australia’s finest thoroughbreds and attracts attention from all over the country as the count down to the ‘Big 3’ spring majors heats up!
How to Bet on the 7 Stakes in 2025?
1. Log in or sign-up with TAB NZ.
2. Make a secure online deposit using one of the TAB NZ safe deposit methods.
3. Check out the 7 Stakes betting guide, 7 Stakes form guide and our expert 7 Stakes tips.
4. Choose a 7 Stakes bet to place such as Win, Place, Each-Way or the 7 Stakes Trifecta. There are many more 7 Stakes betting options available so make sure to check out our 7 Stakes betting markets.
5. Select the 7 Stakes horse you want to bet on from the early markets, 7 Stakes nominations or 7 Stakes field.
What are the popular betting markets for the 7 Stakes?
When it comes to betting on the 7 Stakes, there are a number of more popular betting options with punters including:
Exotics: These include Quinella, Trifecta, and First Four, where you predict the specific order of finishers, offering potentially higher payouts but requiring more precise predictions.
Win & Place: Bet on a horse to win or finish in the top places. This is one of the most straightforward and popular betting options.
Each-Way: A combination of win and place bets, providing a safety net if your chosen horse doesn’t win but finishes in the top positions.
What makes betting on the 7 Stakes so popular?
The fact that the 7 Stakes is a new million-dollar race offering the winner an Epsom Handicap ballot exemption and one of the key lead-up races at the Sydney Carnival of Racing make it a must watch and must bet on horse racing event.
What makes the 7 Stakes so special?
The 7 Stakes serves as a great guide to other important spring races like the Epsom Handicap and even Melbourne’s Cox Plate, so using the 7 Stakes form for these upcoming events is popular with punters.
Australian and international racing fans, including those in New Zealand, tune into the thrilling 1600m spring event every season to see if their bets on the 7 Stakes won!
The 7 Stakes currently offers A$1,000,000 in prize money plus bragging rights with jockeys, trainers and owners from across the country and further abroad keen to add their names to the list of 7 Stakes champions.
How many horses can run in the 7 Stakes?
The 7 Stakes field has a 16-starter limit plus emergencies with final acceptances announced the Wednesday of race week.
7 Stakes race tips centre on proven weight-for-age stars that have good lead-up form, horses with previous experience at the track, and Sydney-trained horses who have a dominant recent record in the race.
The 7 Stakes is a weight-for-age race open to horses aged three-years-old and above meaning the older the horse is the more weight they will carry.
The highest-rated horse in the 7 Stakes field dons the number one saddlecloth.
How many mares have won the 7 Stakes?
Fangirl (2024) improving on her third the year before became the first 7 Stakes winning mare. She returned to successfully defend her title in 2025 giving the mares two wins.
What age group has the best 7 Stakes record?
The inaugural edition of the 7 Stakes was won by eight-year-old Think It Over in 2023.
Fangirl won the 7 Stakes in 2024 as a six-year-old and then in 2025 as a seven-year-old.
The oldest 7 Stakes winner was Think It Over in 2023 who saluted as an eight-year-old.
- 6YOs – 1 (latest Fangirl in 2024)
- 7YOs – 1 (latest Fangirl in 2025)
- 8YOs – 1 (latest Think It Over in 2023)
7 Stakes Prize Money
The 7 Stakes prize money may not compare to the stakes on offer in events like the A$20 million The Everest and A$10 million The Golden Eagle which are both held in Sydney over the spring, but it remains a highlight of the Australian racing calendar.
The 7 Stakes prize money is set at A$1,000,000 in total stakes allocated between first to tenth place.
How much does the 7 Stakes winner get? The winning 7 Stakes horse receives a total of A$580,000 in prize money.
See below for the official breakdown of 7 Stakes prizes on offer from the 7 Stakes winner to the tenth horse to cross the finish line in the official 7 Stakes results.
- First: A$580,000
- Second: A$190,000
- Third: A$96,000
- Fourth: A$42,000
- Fifth: A$21,000
- Sixth: A$10,000
- Seventh: A$10,000
- Eighth: A$10,000
- Ninth: A$8,000
- Tenth: A$8,000
Conducted by the Australian Turf Club (ATC), the 7 Stakes is an early carnival feature race at the Randwick track over the all-important Sydney Spring Carnival.
The 7 Stakes is expected to grow in popularity and attract a host of turf greats in the coming years.
How many international horses have won the 7 Stakes?
None. So far, a horse trained outside of Australia or New Zealand has not won the 7 Stakes with most Northern Hemisphere raiders opting to target the Caulfield Cup and Melbourne Cup races later in the spring.
How many horses have won the 7 Stakes more than once?
One. Fangirl went back-to-back in 2024 and 2025.
7 Stakes Race Records
What was the fastest 7 Stakes winning time? Fangirl the event for a second time in 2025 in the third edition of the 7 Stakes a time of 1 minute 34.27 seconds over the 1600m.
What races will runners out of the 7 Stakes target in the spring?
Following a run in the 7 Stakes key spring targets for the top contenders include the Group 1 Epsom Handicap (1600m) for which the 7 Stakes winner is exempt from ballot for, the Group 1 King Charles III Stakes (1600m) in mid-October, and the Group 1 Cox Plate (2040m) with Australasia’s weight-for-age championship taking place at The Valley in late October.
What Time Does the 7 Stakes Start?
The 7 Stakes start time is traditionally scheduled after 3:00pm (local time).
7 Stakes Barriers
The 7 Stakes barrier draw and allocated 7 Stakes gates play a key role for many punters when deciding on what horses to bet on in the big race.
When is the 7 Stakes barrier draw?
The 7 Stakes barrier draw is conducted on the same day as final acceptances close which is the Wednesday of race week around 9:00am local Sydney time.
Barriers have historically affected the 7 Stakes results with the distance and make-up of the course best suited to horses drawn closer to the inside rail.
Barrier 3 is the most recent 7 Stakes winning barrier with Fangirl in 2025.
Winning 7 Stakes Barriers:
- Barrier 2 – Think It Over (2023)
- Barrier 3 – Fangirl (2025)
- Barrier 8 – Fangirl (2024)
What is the most successful 7 Stakes barrier draw?
Barrier 2 produced the inaugural 7 Stakes winner, Think It Over, in 2023.
Barrier 8 produced the second 7 Stakes winner, Fangirl, in 2024.
Barrer 3 produced the third 7 Stakes winner with Fangirl defending her title in 2025.
7 Stakes Betting Favourites
Favourites in 7 Stakes betting are those horses that jump at the shortest 7 Stakes odds.
The first 7 Stakes favourite was Zaaki who jumped at $3 in 2023 only to run second behind Think It Over ($5).
Fangirl became the first 7 Stakes favourite to win as the $1.75 odds-on elect in 2024.
She then saluted for the punters again in 2025 at $2.05.
7 Stakes Form
We offer a complete 7 Stakes form guide and expert analysis on every horse in the 7 Stakes field in addition to insider 7 Stakes racing tips and betting odds.
Our 7 Stakes form guides include:
- 7 Stakes race preview and predictions
- Racing analysis on the event and runners
- Previous runs, barrier trials and lead-up statistics
- Key information on all horses in the race like trainer and jockey form
- Runner commentary
Whether you are just starting out tipping horses in the 7 Stakes or you are an expert 7 Stakes tipster, our form guide gives you all the statistics and information you need to make a smart bet on the 7 Stakes.
How to Read the 7 Stakes Guide
Here’s a step-by-step explanation of how to interpret a horse’s form and performance indicators when looking at this year’s 7 Stakes form guide:
Barrier Position: Evaluate the horse’s barrier draw and its historical performance from similar starting positions.
Recent Performances: Review the horse’s last few races, focusing on finish positions and the quality of competition faced.
Track and Distance Records: Check the horse’s performance on similar track conditions and distances to gauge suitability.
Jockey and Trainer Stats: Consider the success rates of the jockey and trainer combination, particularly in the 7 Stakes race.
Weight Carried: Analyse how the weight carried in previous races compares to the 7 Stakes as this can impact performance.
7 Stakes Day Betting
7 Stakes Day betting is dominated by online 7 Stakes bets, but there are also a host of exciting support races that the TAB NZ offer top Randwick racing odds on.
The 7 Stakes is the equal richest race on the card even though it does not hold Group status. The Group status 7 Stakes Day races to check out our insider Sydney racing tips for include the:
- Group 2 A$1,000,000 The Shorts (1100m),
- Group 2 A$300,000 Tea Rose Stakes (1400m),
- Group 3 A$250,000 Kingston Town Stakes (2000m), and the
- Group 3 A$250,000 Bill Ritchie Handicap (1400m).
7 Stakes Results
The 7 Stakes results are known when the event takes place on a Saturday in late September.
You can bet on the 7 Stakes race results weeks ahead of race day with our futures 7 Stakes markets here at the TAB NZ.
Betting on the 7 Stakes results entails picking the 7 Stakes winning horse and we can help you place an informed bet on the 7 Stakes with our 7 Stakes tips and form guide.
Other 7 Stakes results include the winning jockeys, trainers, successful barrier and finishing time.
The complete 7 Stakes finishing order shows what position every horse in the traditional 16-horse field ran.
Some punters even like to place bets on what horse will finish last in the 7 Stakes results!
7 Stakes exotic results show how all the exotic 7 Stakes bet types resulted like the 7 Stakes Quinella, 7 Stakes Exacta, 7 Stakes Trifecta, and 7 Stakes First Four.
7 Stakes Jockeys
Securing a ride in the 7 Stakes field is a highly sought-after achievement for jockeys around Australia and New Zealand. Winning this important spring lead-up race is a nice early campaign goal for many of Australasia’s top riders looking to secure a big prize day during the carnival.
What jockeys are riding in the 7 Stakes field is determined by the owners and trainers of the horses, and official 7 Stakes jockey announcements are made in the weeks and days leading up to the race.
James McDonald is the latest 7 Stakes winning jockey having ridden Fangirl to for her back-to-back wins in 2024 and 2025.
Stay tuned to the TAB NZ racing blog to see what jockeys lock in a confirmed ride on one of the 7 Stakes horses this spring.
7 Stakes Trainers
Chris Waller is the latest 7 Stakes winning trainer having prepared Fangirl in 2024 and 2025.
7 Stakes Winners
Notable 7 Stakes winners throughout history include:
Think It Over (2023): The inaugural champion was the Kerry Parker-trained Think It Over who was a stalwart in the elite Sydney races. Won his first Group 1 in the 2021 George Ryder Stakes and would show his versatility on a Heavy track to take out the following year’s Queen Elizabeth Stakes over 2000m in the mud. Retired a three-time Group 1 winner also saluting in the 2024 Verry Elleegant Stakes post his 7 Stakes victory
Fangirl (2024 & 2025): Fangirl atoned for her third in the inaugural race easily defeating her rivals in the second running as the $1.75 favourite with James McDonald aboard Chris Waller’s champion mare. She returned the following year to dig deep and again salute for favourite backers at $2.05 when narrowly accounting for her stablemate Lindermann in a thrilling finish.
Bet on the next 7 Stakes winner with our comprehensive 7 Stakes form guide and expert 7 Stakes tips at the TAB NZ!
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