Behemoth Stakes
Behemoth Stakes
Group Three Betting Guide
| Date: | Saturday, August 9, 2025 |
| Location: | Morphettville Racecourse – Adelaide, South Australia |
| Prize Money: | $150,000 |
| Distance: | 1200m |
The Group 3 Behemoth Stakes is a 1200m horse race run under weight-for-age conditions, with the next edition taking place on August 9, 2025, at Morphettville.
Named after the superstar sprinter Behemoth, the Group 3 Behemoth Stakes is run for $150,000 in 2025.
Formerly run as the Spring Stakes, the race was renamed to honour Behemoth following his retirement, having won this race in consecutive years in 2020 and 2021.
Leon Macdonald has won the Behemoth Stakes five times as a trainer and Neville Wilson has four wins as a jockey.
Rebel Raider, Happy Trails and Dalasan all won the Behemoth Stakes before making their mark at Group 1 level.
2025 Behemoth Stakes betting odds
Markets for the 2025 Behemoth Stakes are currently unavailable.
How to bet on the Behemoth Stakes
Many of the top online bookmakers feature markets on the Behemoth Stakes, with these generally out in the week leading up to the race.
The team at HorseBetting has compiled comprehensive reviews of our trusted online bookmakers which all offer odds on the Behemoth Stakes.
Behemoth Stakes betting sites are generally accessible via both computer and mobile, with most having horse racing betting apps for Android and iOS smartphones and tablets.
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Behemoth Stakes News
2025 Behemoth Stakes Final Field
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Previous Behemoth Stakes Fields
No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight 1 
Chicago Storm David Aldridge Margaret Collett 7 58.5kg 2 Air Assault Andrew Gluyas Jason Holder 2 58.5kg 3 My Khalifa Gordon Richards & Damien Moyle Dom Tourneur 9 58.5kg 4 Struck By Travis Doudle Rochelle Milnes 12 58.5kg 5 Karacasu Richard & Chantelle Jolly Callan Murray 8 58.5kg 6 Dubai Poet Michael Hickmott Jessica Eaton 4 58.5kg 7 Brave Action Grant Young Samuel Payne 3 58.5kg 8 See You In Heaven Richard & Chantelle Jolly Jake Toeroek 10 56.5kg 9 Second To Nun Will Clarken & Niki O’Shea Kayla Crowther 5 56.5kg 10 Boognish Will Clarken & Niki O’Shea Jacob Opperman 1 56.5kg 11 Arugamama Andrew Gluyas Caitlin Jones 6 56.5kg 12 Episodic Will Clarken & Niki O’Shea Ben Price 11 56.5kg No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight 1 Savatoxl Will Savage Caitlin Jones 6 58.5kg 2 Ironclad Will Clarken & Niki O’Shea Todd Pannell 7 58.5kg 3 Calypso Reign David Jolly Kayla Crowther 2 58.5kg 4 Picargo Ryan Balfour Alana Livesey 11 58.5kg 5 Manhatten Times Andrew Gluyas Jason Holder 10 58.5kg 6 Hopon Harry Andrew Gluyas Teagan Voorham 3 58.5kg 7 KaracasuRichard & Chantelle JollyAlana Kelly458.5kg8 Extreme Thrill Wayne Francis & Glen Kent Emily Finnegan 1 58.5kg 9 Howl David Jolly Lachlan Neindorf 9 58.5kg 10 See You In Heaven Richard & Chantelle Jolly Jake Toeroek 12 56.5kg 11 Belle Et RicheMitchell FreedmanTahlia Hope856.5kg12 Boognish Will Clarken & Niki O’Shea Ben Price 5 56.5kg
2024 Behemoth Stakes result
1st – See You In Heaven (+230)
2nd – My Khalifa (+550)
3rd – Air Assault (+250)
Recent runnings of the Behemoth Stakes:
- See You In Heaven ($3.30) has proven too strong for her rivals in the Group 3 Behemoth Stakes for q second straight year, with the Richard & Chantelle Jolly-trained mare saluting for favourite backers in the feature race at Morphettville. The daughter of Divine Prophet was a dominant winner in the same race 12 months ago, and after settling towards the rear of the field, she showed her customary finishing burst to run over the top of her rivals in the final 200m. Struck By ($23.00) and Karacasu ($9.00) led the field along and set a cracking tempo for the 1200m contest, setting it up for the winner and placegetters, who settled in the back half of the field and were well off the pace. Jake Toeroek couldn’t have given the winner a better ride, as he allowed her to balance up on the outside of runners before asking for the ultimate effort. Once she was given a slap with the whip by Toeroek, See You In Heaven let down with a blistering turn of foot to gobble up the leaders, and she booted clear to win dominantly from My Khalifa ($31.00) and Air Assault ($31.00), who just held on for third place.
- See You In Heaven passed her first test as a four-year-old with authority, winning the 2023 $150,000 Group 3 Behemoth Stakes (1200m) at Morphettville. Sent off as the hot favourite, the locally trained sprinter-miler, confidently ridden by Jake Toeroek from the extreme outside barrier, was always in an ideal position to contend. After turning for home well within striking distance, See You In Heaven quickly took control and secured her fifth career win with ease. Group 1 winner Savatoxl chased See You In Heaven all the way to finish second. The Alice Springs-based eight-year-old, who led early as expected, was no match once See You In Heaven hit her stride. Third place went to Manhattan Times, by Manhattan Rain, who made good ground late but never posed a genuine threat.
- David Jolly had mixed emotions as his Group 1-winning star Behemoth was soundly beaten by improving stablemate Calypso Reign in the Group 3 Spring Stakes (1200m) at Morphettville. The Spring Stakes, sponsored by Grand Syndicates, who race both Jolly representatives, saw Behemoth miss the start by two lengths and struggle on the Heavy 9 track, finishing 11th in the 13-horse field. Calypso Reign ($13) thrived in the rain-affected conditions, defeating Pindaric ($7.50) by over two lengths. Pimm’s Party ($14) finished third, adding value to the exotics.
- Drama abounded in the Group 3 Spring Stakes (1200m) as Behemoth overturned a racetrack defeat to Beau Rossa in the stewards’ room, while Dalasan didn’t make it to the barriers on Saturday. Beau Rossa, ridden by Todd Pannell and trained by Will Clarken, led throughout the weight-for-age sprint, finishing a nose ahead of last year’s Spring Stakes winner, Behemoth. However, in the final 100 metres, Beau Rossa shifted several horses away from the inside rail, hampering Behemoth. Racing SA chairman of stewards, Greg Rudolph, upheld the protest lodged by Behemoth’s rider, Kayla Crowther, delivering the verdict within minutes.
Previous winners of the Behemoth Stakes
| Behemoth Stakes Past Winners | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
| 2024 | See You In Heaven | Jake Toeroek | Richard & Chantelle Jolly |
| 2023 | See You In Heaven | Jake Toeroek | Richard & Chantelle Jolly |
| 2022 | Calypso Reign | Kayla Crowther | David Jolly |
| 2021 | Behemoth | Kayla Crowther | David Jolly |
| 2020 | Behemoth | Todd Pannell | David Jolly |
| 2019 | Dalasan | Raquel Clark | Leon Macdonald & Andrew Gluyas |
| 2018 | Dollar For Dollar | Jamie Kah | Tony McEvoy |
| 2017 | Mio Dio | Todd Pannell | Will Clarken |
| 2016 | Beirut | Jacob Rule | Henry Dwyer |
| 2015 | Red Eclipse | Sigrid Carr | Grant Young |
| 2014 | Riziz | Clare Lindop | Ken Sweeney |
| 2013 | Just Discreet | Adrian Patterson | Phillip Stokes |
| 2012 | Happy Trails | Jason Holder | Paul Beshara |
| 2011 | Uxorious | Ryan Maloney | Matthew Williams |
| 2010 | Rebel Raider | Clare Lindop | Leon Macdonald & Andrew Gluyas |
| 2009 | Midnight Mustang | Brad Rawiller | Tony Noonan |
| 2008 | El Maze | Clare Lindop | Leon Macdonald |
| 2007 | Zupaone | Nick Ryan | John Symons & Sheila Laxon |
| 2006 | Royal Ida | Shayne Cahill | Michael O’Leary |
| 2005 | Super Elegant | Kelvin Sanderson | Tony Vasil |
| 2004 | Sky Cuddle | Luke Nolen | Peter Moody |
| 2003 | Squillani | Paul Gatt | Phillip Stokes |
| 2002 | Strategic Image | Luke Currie | Peter Moody |
| 2001 | Flavour | Neville Wilson | John Hawkes |
| 2000 | Spice Doll | Chad Lever | Leon Macdonald |
Behemoth Stakes winners pre-2000
| Behemoth Stakes Past Winners Pre 2000 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Horse | ||
| 1999 | Star Joe | ||
| 1998 | Will Fly | ||
| 1997 | Hero Wind | ||
| 1996 | Staaraq | ||
| 1995 | Hero Wind | ||
| 1994 | Hero Wind | ||
| 1993 | Colebrook | ||
| 1992 | Black Rouge | ||
| 1991 | Beau George | ||
| 1990 | Redelva | ||
| 1989 | Redelva | ||
| 1988 | Redelva | ||
| 1987 | Change Of Habit | ||
| 1986 | Romantic Red | ||
| 1985 | Trichelle | ||
| 1984 | Gold Kildare | ||
| 1983 | Belcunda | ||
| 1982 | Oriental Ruler | ||
| 1981 | Bargambler | ||
| 1980 | Rumpus Room | ||
| 1979 | Court Sabre | ||
| 1978 | Pelican Point | ||
| 1977 | Hartbalm | ||
| 1976 | Classic Conquest | ||
| 1975 | Samist | ||
| 1974 | Samist | ||
| 1973 | Toltrice | ||
| 1972 | High Gypsy | ||
| 1971 | Romantic Son | ||
| 1970 | Eastern Court | ||
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