The Ottawa Stakes is a Group 3 sprint for 2YO fillies held at Flemington Racecourse on Newmarket Handicap Day after moving from the spring to the autumn ahead of the 2025 edition.
2025 Ottawa Stakes Results
- 1st: #7 Military Tycoon
- 2nd: #1 Gin Spirit
- 3rd: #3 Pure ion
Ottawa Stakes News
The 2025 Ottawa Stakes is now a key act on Super Saturday at Flemington held at Headquarters in early March.
2025 Ottawa Stakes Results
- 1st: #7 Military Tycoon ($4.60)
- 2nd: #1 Gin Spirit
- 3rd: #3 Pure ion
Ciaron Maher’s progressive Written Tycoon filly Military Tycoon ($4.60) was given a bold on-pace ride right up the outside by Thomas Stockdale before drawing well clear over the final furlong to beat the favourite Gin Spirit by an impressive two lengths in the 2025 Ottawa Stakes results.
Ottawa Stakes 2025 Odds & Results
Darley Ottawa Stakes (G3)
| Runner Details | Win | Place |
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1st
7. Military Tycoon (10) J: Thomas Stockdale 56kg
T: Ciaron Maher |
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2nd
1. Gin Spirit (11) J: Mark Zahra 56kg
T: Ben, Will & Jd Hayes |
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3rd
3. Pure ion (7) J: Jamie Melham 56kg
T: Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman |
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4th
13. Prestige Snitzel (8) J: Jamie Mott 56kg
T: David Brideoake & Matt Jenkins |
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5th
12. Petit Artiste (6) J: Daniel Stackhouse 56kg
T: Amy & Ash Yargi |
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6th
4. Enchanted By (3) J: Ethan Brown 56kg
T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott |
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7th
5. Elsa Of Arendelle (2) J: Damian Lane 56kg
T: Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr |
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8th
8. Sicilian Princess (12) J: Zac Spain 56kg
T: Richard & Chantelle Jolly |
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9th
2. Naifah (9) J: Luke Currie 56kg
T: Tony & Calvin McEvoy |
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10th
6. Secret Glory (1) J: Ben Melham 56kg
T: James Cummings |
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11th
9. Angel Ladder (5) J: John Allen 56kg
T: Ciaron Maher |
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12th
14. Van Der Woodsen (4) J: Jye McNeil 56kg
T: Robbie Laing |
Data retrieved: 27/05/2025 12:19:49 AM (Australia/Brisbane)
Run under set weights, the Ottawa Stakes is restricted to two-year-old fillies. It is run over a brief sprinter’s distance of 1000m and pays $200,000 prize money.
The event was formerly part of the spring’s Melbourne Cup Carnival run at Flemington on VRC Oaks Day on the Thursday after the esteemed Melbourne Cup race on the first Tuesday of November.
The official 2023 Ottawa Stakes winner was the Peter Moody & Katherine Coleman trained $4.20 equal favourite Enzeea after the original first past the post, the Richard & Chantelle Jolly-trained Karavas, was disqualified.
There was no 2024 Ottawa Stakes before the event moved from the spring to the autumn for 2025.
In 2025 the Ottawa Stakes moved from the spring to the autumn and will took place on Saturday the 8th of March 2025 at Flemington on Newmarket Handicap Day.
The Ottawa Stakes now shares a race program with the Group 1 Newmarket Handicap (1200m) and the recently upgraded Group 1 The All-Star Mile (1600m).
The 2025 Ottawa Stakes ran at Flemington on Saturday March 8, 2025 as part of the Super Saturday race card and saw the Ciaron Maher trained Military Tycoon ($4.60) dominate down the straight with a two-length victory.
| Ottawa Stakes 2025 | |
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| Date: | Saturday March 8, 2025 |
| Track: | Flemington Racecourse |
| Distance: | 1000m |
| Race Type: | 2YO Fillies Set Weights + Penalties |
| Status: | Group 3 |
| Prize Money: | $200,000 |
2025 Ottawa Stakes Finishing Order
| Finish | No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Bar. | Weight | Penalty | Starting Price | |
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| 1 | 7 | MILITARY TYCOON | Ciaron Maher | Thomas Stockdale | 10 | 56kg | $4.60 | |||
| 2 | 1 | GIN SPIRIT | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | Mark Zahra | 2L | 11 | 56kg | $4.20F | ||
| 3 | 3 | PURE ION | Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman | Ms Jamie Melham | 2.4L | 7 | 56kg | $15 | ||
| 4 | 13 | PRESTIGE SNITZEL | David Brideoake & Matt Jenkins | Jamie Mott | 3.4L | 8 | 56kg | $15 | ||
| 5 | 12 | PETIT ARTISTE | Amy & Ash Yargi | Daniel Stackhouse | 4.4L | 6 | 56kg | $41 | ||
| 6 | 4 | ENCHANTED BY | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Ethan Brown | 4.55L | 3 | 56kg | $6.50 | ||
| 7 | 5 | ELSA OF ARENDELLE | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | Damian Lane | 4.95L | 2 | 56kg | $5 | ||
| 8 | 8 | SICILIAN PRINCESS | Richard & Chantelle Jolly | Zac Spain | 5.45L | 12 | 56kg | $51 | ||
| 9 | 2 | NAIFAH | Tony & Calvin McEvoy | Luke Currie | 5.7L | 9 | 56kg | $19 | ||
| 10 | 6 | SECRET GLORY | James Cummings | Ben Melham | 5.76L | 1 | 56kg | $9 | ||
| 11 | 9 | ANGEL LADDER | Ciaron Maher | John Allen | 6.11L | 5 | 56kg | $21 | ||
| 12 | 14 | VAN DER WOODSEN | Robbie Laing | Jye McNeil | 12.11L | 4 | 56kg | $201 | ||
| 11 | OLE DANCER | Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman | Ms Carleen Hefel | 0 | ||||||
| 10 | CONSCIENCE | Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman | Craig Williams | 0 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2025 Ottawa Stakes Betting
The Ottawa Stakes 2025 betting odds on the young fillies racing as one of the key Super Saturday races will be available here at Races.com.au complete with market links to Ladbrokes.com.au as soon as available.
Dosh ($5.50 in 2020) and Charm Stone ($4.60 in 2023) are the latest favourites or equal-favourites in Ottawa Stakes betting to salute for the punters.
2025 Ottawa Stakes Form Guide
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2025 Ottawa Stakes Tips
Stay tuned for our exclusive Ottawa Stakes 2025 Tips this Newmarket Handicap Day.
- To Win: #6 Secret Glory ($9 at time of publish) – BET NOW
Tricky race for the punters without much form to go on but sticking with one of the non-debutants and have Secret Glory for the powerhouse Godolphin stable on top fresh at her second career start. The Blue Point filly’s sole run to date produced a fifth at Newcastle in the Max Lees Classic (900m) last November where she finished 2.7 lengths off the winner. Put away after that and has been brought on with a couple of nice trials. Back-to-back winning hitouts, including one here at Flemington in February, have her fit and ready to fire in the Group 3. Ben Melham partners her from the inside alley and looks to have enough improvement to break her maiden status.
2025 Ottawa Stakes Field
The Ottawa Stakes field usually attracts promising two-year-old fillies.
The official 2025 Ottawa Stakes Final Field & Barriers are announced on the Wednesday before the race and will be published in full below as soon as released.
The Ottawa Stakes 2025 field features a bumper line-up of young fillies led narrowly in betting by the widely drawn two-time winner Gin Spirit coming off a Black-Type win at Morphettville.
| No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Probable Weight | Penalty | H Rating |
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| 1 | 161 | GIN SPIRIT | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | Mark Zahra | 13 | 56kg | 70 | ||
| 2 | 0x2 | NAIFAH | Tony & Calvin McEvoy | Luke Currie | 10 | 56kg | 63 | ||
| 3 | 2 | PURE ION | Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman | Ms Jamie Melham | 8 | 56kg | 61 | ||
| 4 | 3x | ENCHANTED BY | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Ethan Brown | 3 | 56kg | 61 | ||
| 5 | 3 | ELSA OF ARENDELLE | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | Damian Lane | 2 | 56kg | 61 | ||
| 6 | 5x | SECRET GLORY | James Cummings | Ben Melham | 1 | 56kg | 60 | ||
| 7 | 7x | MILITARY TYCOON | Ciaron Maher | Thomas Stockdale | 11 | 56kg | 60 | ||
| 8 | 7 | SICILIAN PRINCESS | Richard & Chantelle Jolly | Zac Spain | 14 | 56kg | 60 | ||
| 9 | ANGEL LADDER | Ciaron Maher | John Allen | 6 | 56kg | ||||
| 10 | CONSCIENCE | Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman | Craig Williams | 12 | 56kg | ||||
| 11 | OLE DANCER | Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman | Ms Carleen Hefel | 5 | 56kg | ||||
| 12 | PETIT ARTISTE | Amy & Ash Yargi | Daniel Stackhouse | 7 | 56kg | ||||
| 13 | PRESTIGE SNITZEL | David Brideoake & Matt Jenkins | Jamie Mott | 9 | 56kg | ||||
| 14 | VAN DER WOODSEN | Robbie Laing | Jye McNeil | 4 | 56kg |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2025 Ottawa Stakes Nominations
Early nominations for the Ottawa Stakes in 2025 close the Monday of race week.
Ottawa Stakes History
The Ottawa Stakes was inaugurated in 1978, and two editions of the race were held that year. The next year it was made a listed race, whereas previously it had ran as a principal event.
The Ottawa Stakes was not run between 1986 and 1990. Following its return, it was regularly sponsored, with the sponsor often changing yearly. Some of the various names that the Ottawa Stakes has been known by include the Beck’s Bier Stakes, Toyota Victoria Stakes, Subaru Stakes, Myer Stakes, Jayco Stakes, Schiavello Stakes and 7News Plate.
Following the 2013 edition, the Ottawa Stakes was upgraded to Group 3.
Prior to the race moved from the spring to the autumn, the majority of juvenile fillies in the Ottawa Stakes field were on debut.
Plenty of the best fillies out of the spring’s Ottawa Stakes went on to contest tougher races over their career. The 2016 Ottawa Stakes third placed Madeenaty finished third in the following year’s $2 million Magic Millions 2YO Classic (1200m) at the Gold Coast, while the 2015 runner-up Prompt Response would go on to win in Group 2 company.
The Debutant Stakes at Caulfield previously served as a nice lead-up race, while some of the best out of the Ottawa Stakes often returned the following autumn for a shot at the Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes (1200m).
The Ottawa Stakes form from 2022 was franked with the winner Charm Stone returning the following autumn to win the Group 3 Quezette Stakes and also finish a credible fifth in the 2023 Golden Rose in Sydney.
Notable Ottawa Stakes winners include Specify (1978), Catalina Queen (1983), Bright Light (1995), True Jewels (2000), and Villa Verde (2012).
Ottawa Stakes results and winning times since 2000 are listed below.
Ottawa Stakes Results
| Year | Place | Horse | Time |
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| 2025 Ottawa Stakes (Moved to the Autumn) |
1st | Military Tycoon | 57.89 seconds |
| 2nd | Gin Spirit | ||
| 3rd | Pure ion | ||
| 2024 Ottawa Stakes (Race Not Held) |
1st | – | – |
| 2nd | – | ||
| 3rd | – | ||
| 2023 Ottawa Stakes |
1st | Eneeza | 59.07 seconds |
| 2nd | Arabian Summer | ||
| 3rd | Tessa’s Choice | ||
| 2022 Ottawa Stakes |
1st | Charm Stone | 57.93 seconds |
| 2nd | Empress Of Wonder | ||
| 3rd | Hell Queen | ||
| 2021 Ottawa Stakes |
1st | See You In Heaven | 59.15 seconds |
| 2nd | Satin Love | ||
| 3rd | Bohemian Daisy | ||
| 2020 Ottawa Stakes |
1st | Dosh | 58.98 seconds |
| 2nd | Nice For What | ||
| 3rd | Butter Blonde | ||
| 2019 Ottawa Stakes |
1st | Aryaaf | 58.53 seconds |
| 2nd | Muntaseera | ||
| 3rd | Marchena | ||
| 2018 Ottawa Stakes |
1st | Bella Rosa | 59.61 seconds |
| 2nd | Lankan Star | ||
| 3rd | Champagne Boom | ||
| 2017 Ottawa Stakes |
1st | Setsuna | 58.24 seconds |
| 2nd | Roobeena | ||
| 3rd | Aristocratic Miss | ||
| 2016 Ottawa Stakes |
1st | Invincible Star | 58.3 seconds |
| 2nd | Lucky Louie | ||
| 3rd | Madeenaty | ||
| 2015 Ottawa Stakes |
1st | Concealer | 57.3 seconds |
| 2nd | Prompt Response | ||
| 3rd | Missrock | ||
| 2014 Ottawa Stakes |
1st | Antelucan | 57.8 seconds |
| 2nd | Thurlow | ||
| 3rd | Dagny | ||
| 2013 Ottawa Stakes |
1st | Oakleigh Girl | 57.5 seconds |
| 2nd | Top Dolly | ||
| 3rd | Singularity | ||
| 2012 Ottawa Stakes |
1st | Villa Verde | 56.7 seconds |
| 2nd | Purrific | ||
| 3rd | Thump | ||
| 2011 Ottawa Stakes |
1st | Applegate | 58.5 seconds |
| 2nd | Snitzerland | ||
| 3rd | Alezan Thunder | ||
| 2010 Ottawa Stakes |
1st | Spectrolite | 59.3 seconds |
| 2nd | Military Grace | ||
| 3rd | Dinner Date | ||
| 2009 Ottawa Stakes |
1st | She’s Got Gears | 58.6 seconds |
| 2nd | Shaaheq | ||
| 3rd | Crystal Lily | ||
| 2008 Ottawa Stakes |
1st | Rostova | 58.8 seconds |
| 2nd | I’m A Smarty Pants | ||
| 3rd | Dancescape | ||
| 2007 Ottawa Stakes |
1st | Hips Don’t Lie | 58.3 seconds |
| 2nd | Marveen | ||
| 3rd | Emma Princess | ||
| 2006 Ottawa Stakes |
1st | Royal Asscher | 57.7 seconds |
| 2nd | Beauty School | ||
| 3rd | Love’s Great | ||
| 2005 Ottawa Stakes |
1st | Follow The Till | 57.9 seconds |
| 2nd | Satin Robes | ||
| 3rd | Catechuchu | ||
| 2004 Ottawa Stakes |
1st | Red Hot Mama | 58.3 seconds |
| 2nd | Sharna Myst | ||
| 3rd | Jestajewel | ||
| 2003 Ottawa Stakes |
1st | Flying Firebird | 58.6 seconds |
| 2nd | Little Chloe | ||
| 3rd | Courtney’s Cuddles | ||
| 2002 Ottawa Stakes |
1st | Rinky Dink | 57.6 seconds |
| 2nd | Arena Star | ||
| 3rd | Lanquin | ||
| 2001 Ottawa Stakes |
1st | Flashed | Unknown |
| 2nd | Che Bella Mia | ||
| 3rd | Fuji Dancer | ||
| 2000 Ottawa Stakes |
1st | True Jewels | Unknown |
| 2nd | Twin Peaks | ||
| 3rd | Karla Keys | ||
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