CF Orr Stakes

THE Group 1 CF Orr Stakes is a weight-for-age sprint over 1400 metres at Caulfield, which is run for a purse of $750,000.

It is run in early-mid February and it attracts a quality field of sprinters which are often starting their autumn carnival preparations.

The CF Orr has been hosted by many tracks throughout history, including Moonee Valley, Sandown and Flemington, but it has found a new home at Caulfield since 1997 which has produced a wide variety of winners.

The race has been associated with sprinters which can get running early in their preparations, which resonates well with recent winners Black Caviar and Typhoon Tracy, but the long-distance types have a great record in the CF Orr so punters need to be weary of the staying types.

In recent history there has been a run of favourites taking out the C F Orr Stakes and punters look forward to betting into the markets every year as the summer racing comes to an end and the autumn carnival preparations heat up.

2023 CF Orr Stakes betting odds

Markets for the 2023 C.F. Orr Stakes are currently unavailable. Horsebetting.com.au will update this page as they come out.

Best CF Orr Stakes bookmakers

Online bookmakers will open all-in betting in late January for the February feature and fixed odds betting will be available during the week of the race.

All of our bookmakers offer betting on the Group 1 C F Orr Stakes.

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CF Orr Stakes Betting Guide

CF Orr Stakes betting can be complicated, with two distinct types of horse winning this race.

The CF Orr Stakes has long been associated as a sprinters race, but the staying types have a history of producing the goods over 1400 metres.

Melbourne Cup winner Saintly was too good for them in 1997 and Redoute’s Choice followed suit in 2000. Past winners also include the likes of Lonhro, Elvstroem and Maldivian which all liked the longer distances.

The sprinters pegged back some victories with Typhoon Tracy and Black Caviar, but the C F Orr Stakes is definitely a race which is suited for the mile/staying types which are warming up for the upcoming autumn carnival in both Melbourne and Sydney.

The favourites have a great recent record in the C F Orr Stakes with six of the last 11 favourites scoring for punters.

Some of the beaten favourites since 2000 included Northerly, Schillaci, Light Fantastic and Super Impose – so the good horses can be beaten.

The best barrier to follow is the inside barrier. It has seven recent wins with the next best being barriers four and five. Try to avoid backing horses that have drawn wide as barriers 8-15 have only nine wins between them since 1983.

2021 CF Orr Stakes result

Recent CF Orr Stakes winners

• 2022: Tofane leads them a merry dance
  The 2022 C.F. Orr Stakes was as open a market as the race has seen in recent years and it was the Mike Moroney-trained Tofane who led all the way when claiming a fourth Group 1 win. The race all but won within the first 200m, when expected race leader Lightsaber missed the kick and Mark Zahra was able to gain a comfortable lead aboard Tofane. Having fended off Behemoth on the home turn, Tofane kept finding under riding from Zahra and managed to hold off the fast-finishing Lighthouse and Cascadian. Zahra was clearly in a hurry, as the 20-time Group 1 winning hoop jetted off to the Superbowl following his Group 1 winning ride.
• 2021: Streets Of Avalon becomes a 2x Group 1 winner
  It was a second Group 1 victory over the Caulfield 1400 when Streets Of Avalon went on to win the CF Orr Stakes. In the process it was a first Group 1 success for jockey Zac Spain adding the CF Orr Stakes to the Australia Stakes the duo combined for a fortnight earlier. The race was set up perfectly for Streets Of Avalon to pounce on the tearaway leader Sovereign Award when cornering, but it took a mighty effort to fight off the fast finishing Imaging. Having been headed at one point in the concluding stages, the Shane Nichols trained Streets Of Avalon got off the canvas and secured a second Group 1 in dramatic circumstances.
• 2020: Sweet Home Alabama Express
  A bold move from jockey Michael Dee saw Alabama Express cause a boil over in the 2020 edition of the CF Orr Stakes. Having made his move at the 600m mark, the Mike Moroney trained colt hit the lead with 200m to go and kept finding under a superb ride from Michael Dee to hold off Group 1 winners like Fierce Impact and Kings Will Dream in the shadows of the winning post.
• 2019: Manuel puts his foot to the pedal
  Manuel delivered a strong front running performance to shock punter and experts alike at massive odds. Jumping close to the pace Manuel ran in the top two for the majority of the race before taking to the front as the horses entered the straight but looked vulnerable as Brave Smash loomed on his outside. The challenge subsided however and Manuel spectacularly kept kicking to record the win over Kementari and Land Of Plenty.
• 2018: Hartnell finally gets another Group 1
  Hartnell came into the CF Orr Stakes hoping to break a ten race winless run at Group 1 level, and the Godolphin gelding did it in spectacular fashion. Settling in the middle of the field coming into the final 400m the first-up star pushed to the line hard to win in a blanket finish where less than a length separated positions 1-7.
• 2017: Bart Shows Plenty Of Heart
  Black Heart Bart was a stylish winner in 2017 when winning with a good galloping display. The Darren Weir-trained gelding took its record at Caulfield to four wins from five starts when beating Turn Me Loose and Ecuador. The former Perth-trained runner continues to run at the highest level in Australia. Read full report.
• 2016: Suavito Causes a Boilover
  Suavito caused an upset when winning by just under a length in 2016. The Nigel Blackiston-trained mare paid $15 for the win when beating a quality field which included Turn Me Loose, Rising Romance, Rebel Dane and Lucky Hussler. Luke Currie have the five-year-old a great ride through the pack and it was able to finish off the best over Lucky Hussler and Hucklebuck.
• 2015: Dissedent Shows His Class
  Dissident won the Australian Horse of the Year in 2015 and winning the C F Orr Stakes was a big part of that. The Peter Moody-trained horse was well-backed into $2.75 and it gave punters no reason to worry during the run as jockey Ben Melham settled it near the front of the pack before pulling wide and taking the lead with 100 metres to go.
• 2014: Moody's Moment Of Change
  Peter Moody won the first of his two back-to-back C F Orr Stakes victories with Moment Of Change in 2014. The five-year-old only narrowly scored the win by a nose over the fast-finishing Eurozone. Moment Of Change was heavily backed into $2.38 despite the top weight of 59kg. Cox Plate winner Shamus Award finished third after an unlucky run in the small field of six.
• 2013: All Too Hard makes it look All Too Easy
  The favourites have a good record in the C F Orr Stakes and All Too Hard proved just that in 2013. The Hawkes-trained colt was an expensive sales purchase for over a million and it showed its class by holding on in the closing stages. The $2.25 favourite didn’t beat much on this occasion, but it cemented its stud value and the C F Orr Stakes has been known as a stallion-making race.
• 2012: History made as Black Caviar bolts in
  Black Caviar added another Group one to its list when winning as the shortest-priced C F Orr Stakes winner in history. The Moody-trained mare ($1.05) sat just off the pace before working onto the pace and kicking away for a 3.3-length victory. Due to Black Caviar being in the field, there were mostly staying types in the race, but take nothing away from the win.

CF Orr Stakes past winners list

CF Orr Stakes Past Winners Pre 2000

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