Sweet Embrace Stakes
Sweet Embrace Stakes
Group Two Betting Guide
| Date: | Saturday, March 1, 2025 |
| Location: | Randwick Racecourse – Sydney, New South Wales |
| Prize Money: | $300,000 |
| Distance: | 1200m |
The Sweet Embrace Stakes is a Group 2 race for two-year-old fillies, run over 1200m under set weights.
First held in 1979 by the Sydney Turf Club, the Sweet Embrace Stakes is named after the 1967 Golden Slipper winner, Sweet Embrace.
The Sweet Embrace Stakes grants ballot exemption for the Group 1 Golden Slipper (1200m).
Initially a Listed race, the Sweet Embrace Stakes was upgraded to Group 3 in 1987 and Group 2 in 2012.
The 2024 Sweet Embrace Stakes, worth $300,000, was won by Manaal, defeating Fly Fly and Extreme Diva.
Four fillies have completed the Sweet Embrace–Golden Slipper double, most recently Fireburn (2022).
2025 Sweet Embrace Stakes betting odds
Odds for the Sweet Embrace Stakes as of February 28 – Courtesy of Neds
- Bellazaine Win $4.20 Place $1.80
- Snitzel Miss Win $4.50 Place $1.85
- Within The Law Win $5.50 Place $2.10
- Memo Win $6.50 Place $2.30
- Price Tag Win $11.00 Place $3.30
- Inkaruna Win $13.00 Place $3.70
- Wootton Lass Win $16.00 Place $4.40
- Karinska Win $17.00 Place $4.50
- Open Secret Win $23.00 Place $5.50
- Marhoona Win $23.00 Place $5.50
- Artistic Venture Win $34.00 Place $7.50
- Autumn Blonde Win $91.00 Place $15.00
- Deep Affection Win $151.00 Place $23.00
- You’re The Choice Win $151.00 Place $23.00
How to bet on the Sweet Embrace Stakes
All of our top horse betting sites have markets for the Sweet Embrace Stakes.
Most of the Sydney Autumn Carnival races have markets opened well in advance and the Group 2 Sweet Embrace Stakes is no exception.
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2025 Sweet Embrace Stakes Final Field
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Previous Behemoth Stakes Fields
No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight 1 
Manaal Michael Freedman Tommy Berry 6 55.5kg 2 CastanyaAnnabel NeashamZac Lloyd1455.5kg3 Totoka Paul Perry Dylan Gibbons 10 55.5kg 4 Chateau Miraval Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Tim Clark 8 55.5kg 5 Photographics John Sargent Kerrin McEvoy 3 55.5kg 6 Extreme Diva Anthony Cummings Chad Schofield 13 55.5kg 7 Wave Breaker Peter & Paul Snowden Tyler Schiller 4 55.5kg 8 DriftingPeter & Paul SnowdenTom Sherry755.5kg9 Valabing David Payne Adam Hyeronimus 11 55.5kg 10 Asteride Robert & Luke Price Ashley Morgan 9 55.5kg 11 Fly Fly Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes Jason Collett 12 55.5kg 12 Diddle Dumpling Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou Regan Bayliss 2 55.5kg 13 Montana Dawn John Thompson Reece Jones 5 55.5kg 14 Zounaka John Thompson Tom Marquand 1 55.5kg
2024 Sweet Embrace Stakes result
1st – Manaal (+115)
2nd – Fly Fly (-125)
3rd – Extreme Diva (+190)
Recent runnings of the Sweet Embrace Stakes:
- Manaal ($2.00) returned to the winner’s circle by taking out the Group 2 Sweet Embrace Stakes at Rosehill. The Michael Freedman-trained filly was well backed throughout betting and jumped as an even money favourite with top online horse betting sites, with her followers receiving a relatively easy watch throughout the 1200m contest. The daughter of Tassort jumped well and held a position behind the speed before Tommy Berry pushed the favourite out four and five-wide on the home turn to make her run in the final 400m. Once Berry released the brakes and she let down with her finishing burst, the race was just about over as she careered away to take the lead, with only Fly Fly ($8.00) taking ground off her in the final 100m.
- The old firm of Hugh Bowman and Chris Waller combined with Lazzago for Group 2 success in the Sweet Embrace Stakes at Randwick. The Capitalist filly franked the form from the Inglis Millennium, as well as Facile and Blanc De Blanc who finished second and third respectively, all coming through the same race behind Learning To Fly. It was a dominant win all things considered as Bowman circled the entire field from well back in the run to secure her way to the Golden Slipper.
- Fireburn continued on her winning ways in the Group 2 Sweet Embrace Stakes at Royal Randwick, booking her ticket into the Golden Slipper. The Gary Portelli-trained two-year-old made it three straight wins in the Group 2 event in what was her third attempt at 1200m. The daughter of Rebel Dane moved up stylishly on the outside of Xtravagant Star and Lady Laguna, to quickly put the field to bed and fend off the challenge from the fast-finishing She’s Extreme.
Previous winners of the Sweet Embrace Stakes
| Sweet Embrace Stakes Past Winners | |||
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| Year | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
| 2024 | Manaal | Tommy Berry | Michael Freedman |
| 2023 | Lazzago | Hugh Bowman | Chris Waller |
| 2022 | Fireburn | Jason Collett | Gary Portelli |
| 2021 | Four Moves Ahead | Nash Rawiller | John Sargent |
| 2020 | Hungry Heart | James McDonald | Chris Waller |
| 2019 | Anaheed | Tim Clark | Peter & Paul Snowden |
| 2018 | Seabrook | Hugh Bowman | Mick Price |
| 2017 | One More Honey | Jay Ford | John Thompson |
| 2016 | Scarlet Rain | Kathy O’Hara | Gai Waterhouse |
| 2015 | Always Allison | Glyn Schofield | Chris Waller |
| 2014 | Believe Yourself | Jason Collett | Gerald Ryan |
| 2013 | Romantic Moon | James McDonald | John O’Shea |
| 2012 | Jade Marauder | Hugh Bowman | Chris Waller |
| 2011 | Shared Reflections | Nash Rawiller | Gai Waterhouse |
| 2010 | Crystal Lily | Damien Oliver | Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra |
| 2009 | Headway | Chris Munce | Peter Moody |
| 2008 | Stripper | Jeff Lloyd | David Payne |
| 2007 | Chinchilla Rose | Stathi Katsidis | Steele Ryan |
| 2006 | Universal Queen | Danny Beasley | Bede Murray |
| 2005 | Carry On Cutie | Jim Cassidy | Graeme Rogerson |
| 2004 | Burning Sands | Jim Cassidy | Graeme Rogerson |
| 2003 | Legally Bay | Rod Quinn | John Hawkes |
| 2002 | Victory Vein | Danny Beasley | Bede Murray |
| 2001 | Ha Ha | Brian York | Gai Waterhouse |
| 2000 | Dynamic Love | Glen Colless | John Wallace |
Sweet Embrace Stakes winners pre-2000
| Sweet Embrace Stakes Past Winners Pre 2000 | |||
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| Year | Horse | ||
| 1999 | Countess Christie | ||
| 1998 | Rubicall | ||
| 1997 | All The Chat | ||
| 1996 | Flapper | ||
| 1995 | Millrich | ||
| 1994 | Shadowy Outline | ||
| 1993 | Rock Review | ||
| 1992 | Skating | ||
| 1991 | Shadea | ||
| 1990 | Paklani | ||
| 1989 | A Little Kiss | ||
| 1988 | Scollata | ||
| 1987 | Postage Due | ||
| 1986 | Khaptivaan | ||
| 1985 | Speed Check | ||
| 1984 | Vain Display | ||
| 1983 | Purpose | ||
| 1982 | Jade Lace | ||
| 1981 | Black Shoes | ||
| 1980 | Dark Eclipse | ||
| 1979 | Ingenue | ||
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