Tancred Stakes Tips, Betting, Odds, Horses & More 2025

One of the most important Group One races on the calendar, the Tancred Stakes takes place in 2025 on March 29. It is a weight-for-age staying race that produces some of the best horses Australia has to offer.

Slated at 2,400m, it is a true staying test and many believe it is ranked only behind the Golden Slipper in prestige throughout the races run at Rosehill Racecourse throughout the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival.

Rosehill Racecourse is also home to the Vinery Stud Stakes, run on the same day. If that’s not enough, Melbourne also has a Group 1 run on the same day, the Australian Cup, at Flemington Racecourse.

The Tancred Stakes itself was named after Henry Eugene Tancred, who was a former chairman of the Sydney Turf Club. The winner of the Tancred Stakes is exempt from the ballot for some of the other key races throughout Autumn, including the Queen Elizabeth Stakes as well as the Sydney Cup.

Back in 2022, the race didn’t take place at Rosehill Racecourse due to poor weather. Instead, the race was postponed by two days and held at Newcastle Racecourse. Even though Newcastle Racecourse doesn’t see many major races, it is still one of the top tracks in the country.

We have all the information you need about the Tancred Stakes here at OnlyRacing.com.au. We’ve got tips, odds, field, results and more information than you can poke a stick at! So, make sure you check back with us on race week, as we will have all the up-to-date information you need.

Before we get into the Tancred Stakes tips, we thought you’d like to know more about the prize money attached to the race! Check out the breakdown below:

It’s Tancred Stakes tips time! We’ve gone through all the nitty-gritty details and produced some of the best free horse racing tips going around. Our horse racing experts love providing their tips to our loyal readers and they can’t wait to show you who they’ve picked for the Tancred Stakes. We also have Rosehill tips for the majority of races that take place at the same track as the Tancred Stakes. 

Right now our Tancred Stakes tips are not yet available. This is because our experts are waiting for the final field to be announced before digging in and providing their tips. They must have all the necessary information before providing their best bet, next best and best roughie for the 2025 Tancred Stakes.

While you are waiting though, you can check out who our expert tipped in the 2024 race below:

Tancred Stakes Best Bet - Post Impressionist

Putting the $2.40 (at the time of writing) favourite on top for the 2024 Tancred Stakes. He is on the short backup, but so are a couple of other runners. He hit the ground running when landing in Australia and is a last-start winner in the Manion Cup.

That was a great win with Tom Marquand on board and he gets the ride once again in the Group 1. They have drawn a better gate than their previous race in the Manion Cup so I’m expecting big things this time out. The clear one to beat in the 2024 Tancred Stakes.

Tancred Stakes Next Best - Ashrun

Ashrun had a very reasonable Spring Racing Carnival after a long break. Several nice performances but the one of note was a fourth place in the Melbourne Cup. With a decent run at Caulfield in February along with an excellent win in the Pakenham Cup in his last race, Ashrun is ready to go.

He might not have the ability to go with Post Impressionist all the way, but he is certainly good enough to run top three. In my opinion, I think he should be a little shorter in the market, but I’m not complaining because he represents good value at $8.00 currently.

Tancred Stakes Best Roughie - More Felons

While my next best and best roughie is currently listed at the same price, you can’t ignore they are both excellent runners that still present some good value. More Felons is my official best roughie, but he and Ashrun could have been interchanged in my opinion. 

Was at long odds in the Parramatta Cup first-up, but an excellent performance resulted in a win for the gelding. He has had a trial since then and looks as fit as they come. JMac in the saddle. Hello! More Felons has begun to shorten, I saw double-digit odds previously, but now it’s $8.00 for the gelding to get the chocolates.

Even if you are new to the world of horse racing, Tancred Stakes betting isn’t too difficult, you just need a little guidance and you’ll be on your merry way! One of the things we do recommend here at OnlyRacing is to try your hand at a wide range of betting markets.

You’ll find that all the different betting apps will have a wide range of markets for you to bet on. In the beginning, you should stick with the simpler markets, like Win or Place Bets, but once you get your footing, you can try options that are a little more complex, like a Trifecta or Quaddie!

Once you’ve nailed down the market you’re going to be on, one of the other things you need to do is choose which one of the many horse racing betting sites you are going to bet with. In Australia, you’ve got A LOT of choices and you don’t just have to stick with one either! Actually, we recommend having multiple accounts with different Australian betting sites.

Having multiple accounts means you can easily shop around for better odds or even find new betting sites bonuses to take advantage of. When it comes to the Tancred Stakes, there are a few bookies that we think you’ll like, if you’re having difficulty choosing one:

1. PlayUp - We love PlayUp because of their unique offering when it comes to betting promotions.
2. TopSport - We think TopSport is one of the best betting apps going around because of the tote price you get on Exotics. 
3. BetRight - We think BetRight is the bees-knees because of their fast withdrawals and awesome dividends that are on offer.

The above bookies are just three of many that you can bet on come the upcoming Tancred Stakes Day. If three isn’t enough for you, all you need to do is scroll up to our “Betting Sites” section as we have so many more bookies to choose from.

Everyone is keen to know who will take part in the 2025 Tancred Stakes, but we don’t know that information just yet. We can expect a bumper field though, as we see year in and year out. We will bring you the 2025 Tancred Stakes field as soon as the information becomes available.

On top of this, if the odds are available for the race, we will list them in our “Odds” section below. Checking out the odds will give you an idea of which runners are favoured in the market. Although, it is important to note that the odds will be constantly changing. So, if you check the odds a couple of days later, you’ll likely see movement.

Seeing that you’re already here, why don’t you check out the 2024 Tancred Stakes field? All the information about each runner is listed below:

In the 2024 edition of the Tancred Stakes, we saw a total of 11 runners line up for Group 1 glory. However, there were three pre-race scratchings, which included runners Gear Up, Little Mix and Tom Kitten. Therefore, only eight runners jumped and competed in the 2024 Tancred Stakes.

Scratchings are super annoying, especially if you placed a bet on a runner that ends up being scratched. Unfortunately, scratchings are a way of life in horse racing and they are a fairly common occurrence, even in races like the Tancred Stakes where there is $1.5 million up for grabs! Scratchings can take place at any time, so you should keep a close eye on things if you’ve bet on the race.

Something else to keep an eye on is the barrier draw. The barrier each runner jumps from can have a major impact on race tactics and the overall outcome of the race. Some barriers have seen more success than others in the Tancred Stakes, so that’s something else you need to look into.

While it may not be the most riveting thing to go through pages upon pages of form to try and lock down a winner, we like to make things easier for you at OnlyRacing. We are happy to say that we do all the heavy lifting, finding the key form indicators that expose patterns in the type of horse that wins the Trancred Stakes.

Armed with this knowledge, you can hopefully make more accurate choices on who to bet on. The stats never lie, so if you want to make a decision with your head and not your heart, we’ve got some key form guide information that you need to know about. Let’s get cracking with the Tancred Stakes form guide, shall we!

In the past, we’ve seen several runners come from the Ranvet Stakes as their lead-up run, with 11 Tancred Stakes winners between 1998 and 2014 coming through that Group 1. However, in more recent years, we’ve seen a decline in runners coming through the Ranvet Stakes, as the race is now just one week before the Tancred Stakes.

The most successful age to look at for Tancred Stakes winners would be 4YOs and 5YOs. These winners have seen success on 16 occasions since 2000. It could be worth checking out any runners making their move from across the ditch as well. New Zealand runners have seen some success in the past.

When it comes to the odds of the winner, it has been a little bit of a mixed bag. In the last 24 years, 10 favourites have won the race. However, roughies have also had their fair share of wins as well. In the last 24 years, we have seen 10 winners that have jumped with odds of $13+. Including in 2024, when Kalapour won the race at a starting price of $31.

Some of the best-ever staying horses compete and win the Tancred Stakes. With a race that has so much history, there are many Tancred Stakes horses that we would like to include in this section, but we only have a limited amount of space. This means we’ve had to swing the axe and focus on only the best of the best horses (in our humble opinion).

Did the horse you think make the cut? All will be revealed below! We focus on the life and success of a handful of the top Tancred Stakes horses to ever win the race. Check out all the juicy details below:

Apollo Eleven - 1973

Apollo Eleven won the 1973 Tancred Stakes and a few other Group 1 races throughout his career. He won the Verry Elleegant Stakes in 1973 and 1975. After his 1975 Chipping Norton Stakes, he was travelling to compete in the Sydney Cup (another race he won in 1973), but it is suspected that he was poisoned by a crime syndicate.

Kingston Town - 1980

The 1980 Australian Champion Racehorse of the Year won several races throughout his career, including the 1980 Tancred Stakes. He had a stellar career record of 41:30-5-2, which helped him amass well over $1 million, which was certainly a lot in the 1980s! He is most famously known for winning the Cox Plate three consecutive times.

Octagonal - 1996 & 1997

Octagonal is a multiple winner of the Tancred Stakes, winning the race in back-to-back years in 1996 and 1997. With almost $6 million in prize money, Octagonal also won other key Group 1s like the Cox Plate, the Rosehill Guineas and the Underwood Stakes, just to name a few. He was also the 1996 Australian Horse of the Year.

Makybe Diva - 2005

Famously known as the only horse to win the Melbourne Cup three times, Makybe Diva holds a special place in many Australians’ hearts. The Makybe Diva Stakes is a Group 1 run during the Spring Racing Carnival, which is obviously named after the great mare. With over $14 million in prize money, she also won races like the Queen Elizabeth Stakes and the Cox Plate.

Hartnell - 2015

Harnell probably would have won a lot more races and accumulated much more prize money if he wasn’t around at the same time as Winx! Nevertheless, he still gained over $7 million in prize money throughout his career and had a record of 58:13-14-9. Some of the Group 1 races he did win included; the Turnbull Stakes, the  CF Orr Stakes and the Epsom Handicap.

Verry Elleegant - 2020

Verry Elleegant achieved just about as much as you can in horse racing, she had a career record of 36:16-7-3 and won almost $15 million in prize money. She won the greatest race of them all, the Melbourne Cup and now even has a Group 1 race named after her, the Verry Elleegant Stakes.

Checking out the Tancred Stakes odds before you place any bets is something you should do every time. Shopping around is also a good idea because you don’t want to leave any potential winnings on the table. All the top horse racing betting apps will open markets for you to bet on before the race.

There are a range of horse racing markets that you can bet on, so you can choose whatever tickles your fancy. We think it is a good idea to place your bets on the Tancred Stakes as soon as possible, as you could find more value compared to if you bet on the day of the race.

Betting when the race is listed as “Before Noms” is recommended because of the value you’ll likely find. As well as this, you’ll get your stake back in your back pocket if your chosen runner doesn’t end up making the final field. 

Many factors influence the odds of a particular runner, so keep a close eye on the odds as they could be fluctuating and you don’t want to miss out on a good price for your chosen runner! In terms of the 2025 Tancred Stakes odds, our top bookie, PlayUp, hasn’t released their odds just yet.

While we wait for PlayUp to release their market, check out all the odds for the entire 2024 field below:

*Odds correct as of 29/03/2024.

As previously mentioned, the Tancred Stakes is named after Henry Eugene Tancred who was a former chairman of the Sydney Turf Club. However, the race didn’t always go by this name. In fact, there have been several name changes over the years:

• 1963-1976 - H E Tancred Cup
• 1977-1980 - H E Tancred Stakes
• 1981-1989 - Tancred Stakes
• 1990 - The BMW International Stakes
• 1991-1995 - The BMW Stakes
• 1996-2001 - Mercedes Classic
• 2002-2017 - The BMW
• 2018-Present - Tancred Stakes

The Tancred Stakes was first run as a 2,400m race back in 1963 and won by Maidenhead. Unlike many other Group 1 races, the distance of the race has remained pretty much the same throughout the years. The only year that saw a different race distance was 1964 when the race was run over a distance of 2,000m.

The race was run under Principal status between 1963 and 1979, after that it was upgraded to Group 1 status, where it has remained. The Tancred Stakes takes place each year during the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival, which is one of the biggest horse racing carnivals on the calendar.

As you probably already know, the Tancred Stakes is just one of many races on the Australian calendar. The good news for you is that we go into detail on every Group 1 and key race that takes place each year. All you need to do is check out our Group One races list for all the details you need.

So, who won the 2025 Tancred Stakes? All the Tancred Stakes results will be revealed here as soon as the race has been run and won, so we will have to wait a little longer to see who is victorious. We will have the full finishing position of the entire field as well as a race replay for you to feast your eyes on.

We do know what happened in the 2024 Tancred Stakes though! The race was taken out by $31 chance, Kalapour. In second place was More Felons, who was just 0.2L off the leader and Ashrun took out the final minor placing.

We saw a total of 6.3L separating the entire field in the 2024 Tancred Stakes and the race was run in a time of 2:28.91. The pre-race favourite, Post Impressionist, finished plum last, which certainly wouldn’t have made all those favourite backers out there very happy!

Check out where each of the runners finished in the 2024 Tancred Stakes below:

You know the position every runner finished in, now it’s time to watch the full race replay! Check out how the race unfolded for each of the runners below:

Each year we crown another Tancred Stakes winner! We have all the details in the table below on the recent winners in the race. Check out all the details:

You’re pretty much a Tancred Stakes expert now, but before we let you go, if you have any last-minute questions about the race, we’ve hopefully answered them below. Check out some of the most common Tancred Stakes FAQs that we have put together: