Silver Slipper Stakes

Silver Slipper Stakes

Group Two Betting Guide
Date: Saturday, February 22, 2025
Location: Rosehill Gardens – Sydney, New South Wales
Prize Money: $300,000
Distance: 1100m

The Silver Slipper Stakes is a Group 2 race for two-year-olds, run over 1100m at Rosehill.

A key lead-up to the Golden Slipper, the Silver Slipper Stakes offers $300,000 in prizemoney in 2025.

First held in 1963, the Silver Slipper Stakes shifted from spring to autumn in 1998 and has been contested over various distances before settling at 1100m.

Seven horses have completed the Silver Slipper–Golden Slipper double, including Pierro (2012), Mossfun (2014), and Farnan (2020).

Amelia’s Dream holds the 1100m race record (1:02.9), though injury ended her career before the Golden Slipper.

Darren Beadman remains the most successful Silver Slipper jockey with five wins. Gai Waterhouse, now with Adrian Bott, claimed her seventh Silver Slipper in 2024 with Straight Charge.

Other notable Silver Slipper Stakes winners include Sunlight, She Will Reign, Victory Vein, Astern, and Cylinder.

In 2019, Time To Reign mirrored his sister She Will Reign’s success by winning the Silver Slipper.


2025 Silver Slipper Stakes betting odds

Straight Charge Silver Slipper Stakes
Straight Charge charges to victory in the 2025 Group 2 Silver Slipper Stakes. Photo: bradleyphotos.com.au

Odds for the Silver Slipper Stakes as of February 21, 2025 – Courtesy of Neds


How to bet on the Silver Slipper Stakes

The Silver Slipper Stakes is one race during the Sydney autumn carnival that attracts plenty of early betting interest, so online bookmakers tend to open early all-in markets.

Bookmakers will have markets for the Silver Slipper Stakes throughout the week of the race, and punters will still get great odds and the best value.

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2025 Silver Slipper Stakes Final Field

No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight
1 Silks
North England
Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
Tim Clark
10
56.5kg
2 Silks
West Of Swindon
Michael, John & Wayne Hawkes
Tyler Schiller
1
56.5kg
3 Silks
Wodeton
Chris Waller
Kerrin McEvoy
11
56.5kg
4 Silks
Beiwacht
James Cummings
Adam Hyeronimus
7
56.5kg
5 Silks
Steel Knight
Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald
Reece Jones
8
56.5kg
6 Silks
Buffalo
David Atkins
Jason Collett
9
56.5kg
7 Silks
Brat Summer
Brett Cavanough
Donovan Dillon
6
56.5kg
8 Silks
Gambler
Peter Snowden
Joshua Parr
4
56.5kg
9 Silks
Nashville Jack
Brad Widdup
Alysha Collett
5
56.5kg
10 Silks
Bel Merci
John Thompson
Zac Lloyd
2
54.5kg
11 Silks
Alabama Magic
Brett Cavanough
Jay Ford
3
54.5kg

Previous Silver Slipper Stakes Fields

  • No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight
    1 Silks
    Espionage
    Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
    Nash Rawiller
    3
    56.5kg
    2 Silks
    Straight Charge
    Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
    Tim Clark
    9
    56.5kg
    3 Silks
    Embassy
    Peter & Paul Snowden
    James McDonald
    4
    56.5kg
    4 Silks
    Amazing Eagle
    Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou
    N/A
    8
    56.5kg
    5 Silks
    Gatsby’s
    Chris Waller
    Tommy Berry
    7
    56.5kg
    6 Silks
    Yoshinobu
    Annabel Neasham
    Regan Bayliss
    6
    56.5kg
    7 Silks
    Erno’s Cube
    Ciaron Maher
    Jason Collett
    1
    54.5kg
    8 Silks
    Gai’s Artist
    Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou
    Tyler Schiller
    2
    54.5kg
    9 Silks
    Celerity
    James Cummings
    Kerrin McEvoy
    5
    54.5kg

2024 Silver Slipper Stakes result


1stStraight Charge (+140)
2ndEspionage (-166.67)
3rdErno’s Cube (NTD)

Recent runnings of the Silver Slipper Stakes:

  • The Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott freight train continued to roll along, as Straight Charge ($2.40) took total control to secure victory in the Group 2 Silver Slipper Stakes (1100m) at Rosehill. It was a front-running masterclass by the son of Written By, with Tim Clark electing to cross to the lead throughout the 1100m contest from barrier seven, ensuring stablemate and second-favourite Espionage ($2.80) would be forced to take the leaders back. The two-year-old colt led them up at a strong tempo, with some of the leading contenders – including Erno’s Cube ($6.50), Celerity ($10.00) and Embassy ($9.00) all left chasing a long way out.
  • Brenton Avdulla and James Cummings combined with Cylinder to take out the Group 2 Silver Slipper Stakes defeating two Golden Slipper fancies Kings Gambit and Platinum Jubilee. With King’s Gambit dominating the market as a $2.50 favourite with online betting sites, Cylinder was backed in from $6 to $4.40 before the jump in the two-year-old Group 2 event, with the latter showing that he had more improvement to come, with the Golden Slipper in four weeks time. Platinum Jubilee led the field up to the home corner, but as soon as the field entered the final 300m there was only one runner that you wanted your money on, and that was the winner. The Exceed And Excel colt lengthened nicely to run past Platinum Jubilee and then pull away for a nice half-length victory and put himself into the Golden Slipper conversation.
  • Best Of Bordeaux proved he’s the real deal, showcasing brilliant speed to win the Group 2 $250,000 Silver Slipper (1100m) at Rosehill Gardens. The Queensland colt, who was coming off his his debut win in the Canonbury Stakes, led early and held off the challengers to score by a half-length. Magic impressed on debut, finishing second, while Cythera was the top filly in third.

Previous winners of the Silver Slipper Stakes

Silver Slipper Stakes Past Winners
Year Horse Jockey Trainer
2024 Straight Charge Tim Clark Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
2023 Cylinder Brenton Avdulla James Cummings
2022 Best of Bordeaux Sam Clipperton Kacy Blaxland
2021 Home Affairs James McDonald Chris Waller
2020 Farnan Hugh Bowman Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
2019 Time to Reign Jason Collett Gary Portelli
2018 Sunlight Tim Clark Tony McEvoy
2017 She Will Reign Ben Melham Gary Portelli
2016 Astern Hugh Bowman John O’Shea
2015 Headwater Blake Shinn Michael, John & Wayne Hawkes
2014 Mossfun James McDonald Michael, John & Wayne Hawkes
2013 Sweet Idea Jim Cassidy Gai Waterhouse
2012 Pierro Nash Rawiller Gai Waterhouse
2011 Satin Shoes Hugh Bowman Clarry Conners
2010 Chance Bye Kathy O’Hara Michael Tubman
2009 Melito Danny Nikolic Gerald Ryan
2008 Amelia’s Dream Nash Rawiller Gai Waterhouse
2007 Shaft Darren Beadman John Hawkes
2006 Plagiarize Darren Beadman John Hawkes
2005 Domesday Darren Beadman John Hawkes
2004 Ballybleue Glen Boss Anthony Cummings
2003 Hasna Chris Munce Gai Waterhouse
2002 Victory Vein Danny Beasley Bede Murray
2001 Excellerator Jim Cassidy Gai Waterhouse
2000 French Braids Corey Brown Bill Mitchell

Silver Slipper Stakes winners pre-2000

Silver Slipper Stakes Past Winners Pre 2000
Year Horse
1999 Passmore
1998 Iglesia
1997 Race Not Held
1996 Millward
1995 Clang
1994 Strategic
1993 Dapper Magic
1992 Gold Brose
1991 Kenfair
1990 Honey Be Quick
1989 Triscay
1988 Show County
1987 Ballook
1986 Maizcay
1985 Pre Catelan
1984 Kisses For Kathy
1983 Giostra
1982 Been There
1981 Vaindarra
1980 Black Shoes
1979 Fiancee
1978 Mersing
1977 Inventive
1976 Luskin Star
1975 Rainbeam
1974 St. Louis Belle
1973 Royal Britannia
1972 Jewel Thief
1971 Sovereign Slipper
1970 Regal Gauntlet
1969 Baguette
1968 Gaelic Spirit
1967 Topmost
1966 Tod Maid
1965 Very Merry
1964 Peace Council
1963 Eskimo Prince

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