Sir John Monash Stakes
Sir John Monash Stakes
Group Three Betting Guide
| Date: | Saturday, July 12, 2025 |
| Location: | Caulfield Racecourse – Melbourne, Victoria |
| Prize Money: | $200,000 |
| Distance: | 1100m |
The Sir John Monash Stakes is a Group 3 weight-for-age event, over 1100m, held at Caulfield Racecourse, with the next edition due on July 12, 2025.
Originally run as a 1000m sprint, the Sir John Monash Stakes has been run as an 1100m event since 2005.
First run as a Listed race in 1994, the Sir John Monash Stakes was upgrade to a Group 3 event in 2014 and is now run for $200,000.
Notable winners of the Sir John Monash Stakes include Super Elegant, I Am Invincible, Reward For Effort, Platelet, Pago Rock, Lord Of The Sky, Miss Promiscuity, Supido and Voodoo Lad.
The 2024 edition of the Sir John Monash Stakes was won by Recommendation for Ciaron Maher, with Blake Shinn onboard.
2025 Sir John Monash Stakes betting odds
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How to bet on the Sir John Monash Stakes
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This means the Sir John Monash Stakes can be wagered upon as soon as acceptances are in. Like most Group 3 races, the Sir John Monash does not have an all-in or futures market weeks out from the race.
The top Sir John Monash Stakes betting sites are accessible via several different means, including via horse racing betting apps.
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Sir John Monash Stakes News
2024 Sir John Monash Stakes Final Field
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Previous Sir John Monash Stakes Fields
No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight 1 
Ashford Street Tom Dabernig Damian Lane 3 58.5kg 2 Recommendation Ciaron Maher Blake Shinn 6 58.5kg 3 Mornington Glory Gavin Bedggood Beau Mertens 4 58.5kg 4 Senegalia Ciaron Maher Celine Gaudray 5 56.5kg 5 Mrs Chrissie Ciaron Maher Ethan Brown 2 56.5kg 6 Little Miss Kubi Cliff Brown Thomas Stockdale 8 56.5kg 7 Party For Two Steven O’Dea & Matthew Hoysted Michael Dee 1 56kg 8 Sheva Ben, Will & JD Hayes Jye McNeil 7 56kg No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight 1 Ingratiating James Cummings Ben Melham 4 58.5kg 2 Malkovich Born Baker Joshua Parr 11 58.5kg 3 General Beau Mathew Ellerton Dean Yendall 13 58.5kg 4 Regardsmaree Nick Ryan Rhys McLeod 5 58.5kg 5 Zac De BossSimon ZahraJye McNeil1258.5kg6 Rattle And Bang Dean Binaisse Craig Newitt 3 58.5kg 7 Sweet Ride Annabel Neasham Linda Meech 7 58kg 8 Katsu Grahame Begg Jordan Childs 9 58kg 9 Mileva Phillip Stokes Ben Allen 6 56.5kg 10 Flying Mascot Tom Dabernig Damien Oliver 10 56.5kg 11 Esta La Roca Lloyd Kennewell Beau Mertens 8 56.5kg 12 Bless Her Clayton Douglas Daniel Stackhouse 2 56.5kg 13 Sigh Peter Moody Carleen Hefel 1 56.5kg
2024 Sir John Monash Stakes result
1st – Recommendation (+270)
2nd – Party For Two (+150)
3rd – Mrs Chrissie (-200)
Recent runnings of the Sir John Monash Stakes:
- Recommendation may have been light on for preparation, after just one jump out, but he proved too strong in the Sir John Monash Stakes at Caulfield. Trained by Ciaron Maher, Recommendation saluted for the seventh time and notched up a second group victory in the process. Recommendation ($3.50) was oustanding throughout, eventually beating home Party For Two ($2.70) and Mrs Chrissie ($1.65). Ashford Street, which was the $3 pre-race favourite, finished fourth. Read our full 2024 Sir John Monash Stakes report to learn more.
- The Peter Moody-trained Sigh continued her impressive preparation when claiming the 2023 Sir John Monash Stakes at Caulfield under Carleen Hefel. Having been scratched from the Listed Vic Sprint Series final at Flemington the week prior, the four-year-old mare relished the extra week between runs to claim her first black-type success at start nine. There was speed aplenty with Malkovich initially leading the field up, before Katsu took on the classy sprinter for the lead and tried to run away approaching the home turn. As a majority of the field opted to head for the middle of the track, Carleen Hefel and Sigh ($7) stuck closer towards the rail and booted to the lead with 250m to go. Mileva ($8.50), who claim the 2022 edition of the race emerged from the pack and loomed as a serious threat to Sigh with 100m to go. However, Hefel managed to get every bit of effort out of Sigh to go on to claim her first Group 3 as a jockey in a tight finish, with General Beau ($7) a length away in third.
- Much of the post-race talk focused on $2.80 favourite Oxley Road running out of puff on the straight.But no one can discredit the performance of Mileva in taking out the Sir John Monash Stakes at Caulfield. The four-year-old mare, with Daniel Moor aboard, was brave inside the final 100m in the 1100m sprint worth $200,000. She notched up her third victory for Phillip Stokes in six starts thanks to Daniel Moor who judged his ride to perfection late in the race, going on to edge out Bless Her for Clayton Douglas.
- Red Can Man, a sprinter hailing from Western Australia, bounced back from a lackluster debut in Melbourne to capture Saturday’s 2021 Group 3 Sir John Monash Stakes (1100m) at Caulfield. Having won seven of his 18 starts in Perth, Red Can Man transitioned to trainer David Brideoake’s stable at Mornington for a Victorian campaign. Despite a disappointing initial outing at Flemington on June 19, where he failed to place down the straight, the son of Gingerbread Man showed promise with a strong trial at Traralgon. Returning to firmer footing and around a turn, Red Can Man showcased his best form, thriving on the Good 4 surface at Caulfield despite the cold conditions. The Sir John Monash Stakes evolved into a thrilling speed duel primarily between Red Can Man and Sydney’s three-year-old Malkovich. Ultimately, Red Can Man prevailed in the final 50 metres, clinching victory by a neck in the $160,000 contest.
- Trainer Mick Bell says he is in awe of stable star Jungle Edge after the sprinter revelled in the heavy conditions to win the 2020 Sir John Monash Stakes at Caulfield. In holding off the Godolphin-owned Viridine, Jungle Edge landed a sizeable betting move to run the $2.60 favourite in registering a three-quarter length victory. The Group Three win in the 1100m sprint avenged Jungle Edge’s narrow defeat at the hands of Oak Door in 2019. And the success provided Jade Darose her second stakes race win aboard Jungle Edge after taking out the WJ Adams Stakes at Caulfield in February. Due to COVID-19 restrictions placed on jockeys, Darose was unable to travel to Adelaide when Jungle Edge won the DC McKay Stakes at Morphettville in May. Darose was Jungle Edge’s regular trackwork partner since Bell took over the training of the rising 10-year-old five years prior, but the WJ Adams Stakes victory was her first race ride on the gelding.
Previous winners of the Sir John Monash Stakes
| Sir John Monash Stakes Past Winners | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
| 2024 | Recommendation | Blake Shinn | Ciaron Maher |
| 2023 | Sigh | Carleen Hefel | Peter Moody |
| 2022 | Mileva | Daniel Moor | Phillip Stokes |
| 2021 | Red Can Man | Ben Melham | David Brideoake |
| 2020 | Jungle Edge | Jade Darose | Mick Bell |
| 2019 | Oak Door | Ben Melham | John Sadler |
| 2018 | Voodoo Lad | Brad Rawiller | Darren Weir |
| 2017 | Supido | Luke Nolen | Michael Kent |
| 2016 | Wild Rain | Damien Oliver | Mark Kavanagh |
| 2015 | Miss Promiscuity | Dwayne Dunn | David Hayes |
| 2014 | Lord Of The Sky | Dwayne Dunn | Robbie Laing |
| 2013 | Pago Rock | Chad Schofield | David Hayes |
| 2012 | Platelet | Damian Lane | Darren Weir |
| 2011 | Secret Flyer | Luke Nolen | Mark Young |
| 2010 | Reward For Effort | Luke Nolen | Peter Moody |
| 2009 | I Am Invincible | Darren Gauci | Peter Morgan |
| 2008 | Tesbury Jack | Darren Gauci | Julie Scott |
| 2007 | Lucky Secret | Danny Brereton | Tony Vasil |
| 2006 | Sassbee | Nash Rawiller | David Jolly |
| 2005 | Super Elegant | Nash Rawiller | Tony Vasil |
| 2004 | Super Elegant | Greg Childs | Tony Vasil |
| 2003 | Dantana | Noel Callow | Rick Hore-Lacy |
| 2002 | Rubitano | Nash Rawiller | Brian Mayfield-Smith |
| 2001 | Regal Shot | Damien Oliver | Brendan McCarthy |
| 2000 | Honour The Name | Chris Munce | Lee Freedman |
Sir John Monash Stakes winners pre-2000
| Sir John Monash Stakes Past Winners Pre 2000 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Horse | ||
| 1999 | Flavour | ||
| 1998 | Jugular | ||
| 1997 | Red Hope | ||
| 1996 | Delsole | ||
| 1995 | Royal Rubiton | ||
| 1994 | Sequalo | ||
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