The Five Diamonds Tips, Betting, Odds, Horses & More 2025

Introduced by Racing NSW in 2022, The Five Diamonds is one of the newest races on the calendar. It’s no secret that Racing NSW and Racing Victoria have been fighting it out in recent years to put on the best Spring Racing Carnival going around. 

While traditionalists can’t go past Melbourne’s Spring Racing Carnival, with races like the Melbourne Cup, the Cox Plate, the Victoria Derby and the Caulfield Cup, there’s something to be said about all the cash that has been splashed in Sydney. There is now a raft of new races in Sydney’s Spring Racing Carnival, all with a mammoth amount of prize money.

The perfect example of this is The Everest, which runs each year at Randwick Racecourse and boasts prize money of $20 million. With so much prize money on offer in Sydney and the races all run around the same time, it has resulted in trainers, jockeys and other connections of runners needing to choose which state they are travelling to.

For The Five Diamonds specifically, while it doesn’t hold Group 1 status (it is a Listed Race), there’s a cool $2 million in prize money on the line, which always ensures we see some of the best runners from Australia and the globe competing. The race is run at Rosehill Racecourse, which is one of the top tracks in Australia.

It is a race exclusively for 5YOs and is run under set weights (plus penalties) conditions. A weight penalty is applied to runners who meet certain criteria:

• Group 3 winners or non-black type race runners with prize money between $250,000 and $500,000 are penalised 1kg.
• Group 2 winners non-black type race runners with prize money between $500,001 and $1,000,000 are penalised 2kg.
• Group 1 winners or non-black type race runners with prize money of more than $1,000,000 are penalised 3kg.

The Five Diamonds takes place on the same day as another fairly new race on the Sydney Spring Racing Carnival calendar, the Golden Gift. On top of this, these two races take place on the same day as the Champions Stakes, the Champions Mile and the Champions Sprint, all run at Flemington Racecourse.

OnlyRacing.com.au is your go-to for everything related to The Five Diamonds. We have every aspect of the race covered, from The Five Diamonds tips to results and history information. We are always updating this page as well, so when new information about the race comes to light, you can find the details here.

It’s the prize money for The Five Diamonds that draws a crowd. We’ve gone through and broken down the prize money that is split between the top finishers:

Here at OnlyRacing, our experts live and breathe horse racing. From the minute they wake up until the minute they fall asleep, horse racing occupies the majority of their time. The team loves providing all horse racing information, but they have a soft spot for horse racing tips.

We provide horse racing tips for all the Group 1 races on the calendar on top of Rosehill tips to keep you going when there isn’t much Group 1 action. Our tips for The Five Diamonds in 2025 aren’t available just yet because we are waiting for the final field to be confirmed before crunching the numbers.

Seeing that you’re already here, why don’t you check out The Five Diamonds tips we put together for the race in 2024:

The Five Diamonds Best Bet - Territory Express

Despite a few question marks, I still think Territory Express is the best horse in the race. His racing pattern doesn’t really suit this one, but if you take a look at most of the runners in this one, The Five Diamonds looks to be an afterthought or a consolation prize. Whereas, with Territory Express, this looks to be his target.

Territory Express is the current narrow $4.80 favourite with PlayUp. The gelding looked down and out for all money last time out in the Five Diamond Prelude after bombing the start. However, he had a miraculous recovery and ended up finishing second by just 0.1L. If he can show a similar effort this time out and stretch to the 1,800m, he’ll be a winning chance.

The Five Diamonds Next Best - Lindermann

Locking down my next best was a little trickier than I originally thought, but I’m going forward with Lindermann. I could make a case for a few of them really and it’s a pretty open field, like we’ve seen for most of the key races during the Spring Racing Carnival. Lindermann is even almost at roughie odds, paying $8.00 at the time of writing to win The Five Diamonds.

The gelding is coming into The Five Diamonds with a little bit of form under his belt, winning the Group 3 Craven Plate last time out. Comes into this one third-up so I think there’s room for improvement and he’ll need all the improvement he can get as this is a step up. He’s a fighter though and I reckon he is in with a good shout.

The Five Diamonds Best Roughie - Major Beel

This Group 1 winning gelding slots in as my best roughie for The Five Diamonds in 2024. Major Beel is currently paying $21 to win the race and he has been good without being great so far this prep. Won first-up at a BM94 and last time out he contested the King Charles III Stakes, where he finished near the rear of the field.

He was a little outclassed in that one, especially with the likes of Pride Of Jenni, so I think a race like this suits him a little more. The rise in trip also suits and I reckon he’ll look to settle just off the leader, hopefully in a decent position for a crack at a top-three finish in the closing stages.

Even though The Five Diamonds is a relatively new race, it has already drawn a lot of attention. It is considered a key race on the calendar and with that attention comes a wave of punters looking for The Five Diamonds betting information. Well, you’ve come to the right place as we go through all the key details you need to know.

You don’t need to be an experienced punter to develop a betting strategy for The Five Diamonds. In fact, there are really only two things you need to consider: who you are going to bet with and what you are going to bet on.

In Australia, there is no shortage of horse racing betting sites to choose from. There are so many options in this country that it can be difficult to choose the right bookie. Now, you can always stick with a bookie you already have an account with, but if you’re in the mood for something different or don’t have a bookie account yet, this information is for you.

We recommend opening accounts with multiple bookies because this makes it much easier to take advantage of better odds as well as betting sites bonuses. Our bookie reviews page goes into detail about each of the top bookmakers in the country and covers areas like which have the best betting apps going around.

Some of the betting sites that you will see featured on our reviews page include; Betfocus, GoldenRush and Boombet. Betfocus, in particular, is one of the new betting sites available in Australia and we love their fresh focus on the world of betting.

Nailing down the bookie you are going to bet with for The Five Diamonds means your work is only half down. Now, you need to think about the market you are going to bet on for the race. Some of the most popular markets that are available with pretty much any Aussie bookie include:

• Fixed Win/ Place bet
• Quaddie
• Quinella
• Trifecta
• First Four
• Quaddie
• Multi bet

While we don’t have a lot of history to go off, so far, we’ve seen a high-quality field take part each year in The Five Diamonds. The Five Diamonds field features both Aussie and international runners, all fighting it out for the lion’s share of the $2 million in prize money that is on offer.

Each year, The Five Diamonds field is announced during race week, so we don’t yet know which runners are due to take part in the race. When it’s not race week, it is a good idea to check out the odds, which are usually released well before the final field, as you can get a solid indication of the type of runners that are targeting The Five Diamonds.

The Five Diamonds field for the race in 2025 is yet to be determined, but we can still take a look back at the runners who took part in the race back in 2024 here:

For The Five Diamonds in 2024, we saw a full field of 14 runners confirmed, plus six emergencies, just in case there were any pre-race scratchings. In the end, we saw four scratchings, with Desert Lightning, Docklands, Iknowastar and Relentless Voyager all not taking part in the race.

If you haven’t been around the world of horse racing for very long, it’s important to note just how common scratchings are. Even in some of the biggest races of the year, scratchings still occur. They can happen at any time as well, from when the final field is confirmed to just seconds before the race.

When it comes to the field, it is also a good idea to check out the barrier draw. Each runner will jump from a different barrier, from the barrier closest to the rail outwards. The bigger the field, the more emphasis on the barrier draw. On top of this, different runners have different running styles which can mean they are more suited for an inside or wider barrier.

With a race like The Five Diamonds, which has only been around for a handful of years, it’s tricky to put together an in-depth form guide. It’s always a good idea to check out the form guide before placing any bets as it can unveil patterns in the data and point you in the direction of the next potential winner.

While we don’t have enough data to see any patterns just yet, it’s still worth checking out the data, just to see what has happened in the past. One of the first things you should look into is the barrier draw, a full field of 14 runners for The Five Diamonds means more focus is placed on where each runner jumps from.

It does depend on each runner’s racing style, but an inside barrier could be beneficial as they may not have to do as much work at the beginning of the race. As The Five Diamonds is slated at 1,800m, some runners could be tiring at the end, so how the race starts out could play a major role in how much some horses have in the tank towards the end.

It also pays to look into the race tempo and speed map. Rosehill is a spacious track with one of the longer home straights, it can still favour those at the front, which means the expected race tempo can have a major influence over the end result of the race.

There will likely be different form lines converging for The Five Diamonds. However, some lead-up races may be worth checking out. These lead-up races include; the Epsom Handicap, the Rosehill Gold Cup, the Five Diamonds Prelude, the Hill Stakes and the Craven Plate.

Here are some of the key statistics of the winners so far in The Five Diamonds:

• Pericles (2024) - 5YO gelding, barrier 11, weight 58kg, starting price $20.
• Unspoken (2023) - 5YO gelding, barrier 7, weight 56kg, starting price $7.50.
• Ellsberg (2022) - 5YO horse, barrier 2, weight 59kg, starting price $3.30.

Even though The Five Diamonds has only been around for a short while at this stage, the timing of the race and the amount of prize money on the line means we see some of the best horses competing. The Five Diamonds horses come from right around the world, but there can only be one winner.

Unlike some of the other races on the Australian calendar, we don’t have to make any tough decisions when going through The Five Diamonds horses. We will feature every winning horse of the race in this section and speak more about their career and achievements.

Ellsberg - 2022

Ellsberg, with over $3 million worth of prize money in the bank, won The Five Diamonds in 2022. The stallion finished his career with a record of 24:9-6-4 and this included a record of 4:1-0-1 for Group One races. He won the Epsom Handicap before winning the Five Diamonds Prelude and then subsequently The Five Diamonds.

Unspoken - 2023

The Five Diamonds in 2023 was won by Unspoken, who has a current career record of 21:7-2-2. Thanks to his win in The Five Diamonds, Unspoken currently boasts prize money of $1,481,627. So far, he has only contested one Group 1 race and he was unplaced in that event.

Pericles - 2024

The Group 2 winning and Group 1 runner-up, Pericles, took out The Five Diamonds in 2024 at massive odds ($20). At the time of writing, Pericles has a career record of 24:6-6-4 and has over $5 million in prize money. At this stage, the gelding has never won a Group 1 race but has finished runner-up on three occasions.

If you’re going to bet on The Five Diamonds, you’ll need to know what the odds are. The shorter (i.e. lower) the odds are, the more likely that runner will win. So, if you choose to bet on a runner who is listed with odds of $1.50, for example, that runner would be the favourite for the race. 

If you placed a $10 bet on that runner, your return would be $15 (including your initial stake). Remember, just because a bookie lists a runner with odds of $1.50, it doesn’t guarantee that runner will end up winning the race. We do see double-digit (and even the occasional triple-digit) winners in horse racing.

There are plenty of horse racing markets for you to choose from for The Five Diamonds. This means you don’t have to choose just one runner, you could place a Quinella bet, where you choose the first two runners of the race, in any order, for example. The closer we get to race day, the more markets will open up.

At this stage, our favourite bookie, PlayUp, is yet to release their market for The Five Diamonds. During race week, no matter the type of bet you’re looking to place, you can do so with PlayUp. Usually, the first market to be released is the Fixed Win/ Place market but you will eventually be able to bet on exotic markets.

The Five Diamonds odds aren’t available for the 2025 edition of the race. You can, however, check out the odds for the race back in 2024 here:

*Odds correct as of 07/11/2024.

With just a handful of editions of The Five Diamonds, there isn’t exactly a lot of history to dissect. Despite its short history, it is certainly an interesting race that has already turned many heads, mainly due to the ongoing rivalry between Racing NSW and Racing Victoria for the best Spring Racing Carnival.

The introduction of The Five Diamonds was announced by Racing NSW in February 2022 and along with The Five Diamonds, another race, The Big Dance was announced. The Big Dance now runs on the same day as the Melbourne Cup, which obviously didn’t make Racing Victoria very happy.

In 2022, The Five Diamonds was won by the pre-race favourite, Ellsberg and then in 2023, the race was won by Unspoken, who was a $7.50 chance. In 2024, we saw massive roughie, Pericles, take out the race, by just 0.13L. The Five Diamonds is in direct competition with Champions Day in Flemington, which features three key Group 1 races.

So, which of these horse racing carnivals do connections of each runner head to? Well, it’s a difficult decision. The Five Diamonds encourages those trainers who are based in NSW to keep their 5YO runners in the state as there’s less travel involved and a whopping $2 million available.

Connections may also choose The Five Diamonds because it means 5YO runners don’t have to compete with younger horses. More attention is now on Sydney’s Spring Racing Carnival, which continues to dilute the quality of racing in Melbourne, as some runners choose to stay in (or even head to) Sydney.

Couldn’t watch the race live and now want to know who won The Five Diamonds, or simply want to relive all the action? Well, our The Five Diamonds results section has all the key information you’ve been on the hunt for. We cover details like the finishing position of every runner in the race plus a full race replay.

For The Five Diamonds in 2024, we saw Pericles win by just 0.13L. We last saw Pericles in the King Charles III Stakes, where he finished ninth of 11 runners. Pericles was paying $20 to win The Five Diamonds and just beat Freedom Rally to the post.

Yellow Brick wrapped up the final minor placing, finishing third by just 0.49L! In the end, The Five Diamonds was run in a time of 1:48.04 and there was a total of 19.13L that split the first and last runners across the finishing line.

See where each runner finished in The Five Diamonds:

You now know where each runner of The Five Diamonds finished. Now it’s time to watch the race as it unfolded:

The Five Diamonds has only been running since 2022, so there aren’t many winners, but we do have them all listed in this table:

With The Five Diamonds being one of the newer races on the calendar, it’s only natural that people have questions. We’ve gone through and answered some of the most common questions people have about the race in our FAQs section.