CF Orr Stakes 2024 Tips, Field & Race Guide
The CF Orr Stakes is the first Group 1 race of the calendar year and offers $750,000 in prizemoney. Held at Sandown Racecourse, the 2025 CF Orr Stakes will be run on Saturday, February 8th.The race was won in 2024 by Mr Brightside.
Our CF Orr Stakes race guide will provide you with up to date nominations, barrier draw, tips and more information so you don’t miss out on anything to do with the 1400m feature event.
Racingbase.com.au provides all the details about the CF Orr Stakes, including; tips, betting, odds, form guide, field, race time details
CONTENTS: Schedule | Live Stream | Bonus Bets | Tips | Nominations | Field and Barrier Draw | Results and Replays | Odds | History | Winners | Top 5 Winners
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CF Orr Stakes Information
| Date | Saturday, February 8 |
| Race Time | 4:30pm |
| Racecourse | Caulfield Racecourse |
| Race Distance | 1400 metres |
| Conditions | WFA. 3Yos & Upwards |
| Status | Group I |
| Prize Money | $750,000 |
| Track Status | Turf |
| Track Direction | Left-Handed (Anti-Clockwise) |
CF Orr Stakes History
The CF Orr Stakes is a Group 1 event which is run at Caulfield in February each year during the Autumn Carnival in Melbourne.
The race is run under weight-for-age conditions over 1400 metres and carries prizemoney of $750,000.
The race also has its own claim to fame as being the first Group 1 race of the calendar year and shares the program at Caulfield with the Rubiton Stakes, Carlyon Cup and Blue Diamond Preludes.
It is contested by some of the best sprinter/milers in the country with the balance of the field made up of stayers resuming from their previous spring campaigns. Many of the runners enter the race fresh which makes it an interesting betting event.
The race was first run in 1925 over eight furlongs (1600m) as a Group 3 event and was won by The Night Patrol. It remained over that distance until 1957 when it was reduced to seven furlongs (1400m).
It was upgraded to Group 2 status in 1980 before becoming a Group 1 affair in 1993, the year Durbridge saluted the judge.
The winners’ list includes great names such as Black Caviar (2012), Typhoon Tracy (2010 & 2011), Lonhro (2004) and Redoute’s Choice (2000). Other past greats to have won the event include Surround (1977), Tobin Bronze (1967), Wenona Girl (1962) and Lord (1959 and 1960) and the 2018 winner Hartnell.
In the races history, two horses have won the event in three consecutive years – Manikato (1979, 1980, 1981) and Vo Rogue (1988, 1989, 1990).
While the sprinters have dominated the race over time, many good stayers have also tasted victory. Over the years, the list of stayers winning the event makes up a who’s who of Melbourne Cup fame. Saintly (1997), Jeune (1995), Let’s Elope (1992) and At Talaq (1987) are most recent examples and the list also includes former Cup winners such as Hyperno (1978), Rising Fast (1956) and Comic Court (1951).
CF Orr Stakes Prize Money Breakdown
Total Prize Money is $750,000.
| Placing | Prize Money |
| 1st | $450,000 |
| 2nd | $135,000 |
| 3rd | $67,500 |
| 4th | $33,750 |
| 5th | $18,750 |
| 6th, 7th, 8th | $15,000 |
CF Orr Stakes Tips
Betting on the CF Orr Stakes? Finding the winner of the Group 1 CF Orr Stakes can be a difficult task with many horses resuming from a spell as they prepare for arduous autumn campaigns.
The CF Orr Stakes tips will be available online with Racingbase.com.au closer to the race. You will find expert tips from the team here at Racingbase.com.au below when the form guide is available, and we have analysed the field.
Our 2025 CF ORR Stakes Tips & Preview will be available following the barrier draw.
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Latest CF Orr Stakes News
CF Orr Stakes Weights
The race will be contested under Weight-For-Age conditions:
Colts/Geldings (Four years and older) – 59kgs)
Colts/Geldings (Three years old) – 55.5kg
Mares – 57kg
Fillies – 53.5kgs
CF Orr Stakes 2025 Nominations
The early C.F. Orr Stakes 2025 Nominations will likely close on Monday before the race.
This page will be updated following the barrier draw.
C F Orr Stakes Results & Replay
Star racehorse Mr Brightside showed his champion qualities to score a game win in the Group 1 C.F Orr Stakes at Caulfield.
He was a shade slow to begin but jockey Craig Williams had him travelling nicely in fifth place as the field strung out behind Pride Of Jenni who rolled along quickly in front.
Buffalo River headed Pride Of Jenni in the straight but she fought back only for Mr Brightside to dig deep and grab her near the line.
Buffalo River held on for the third ahead of the three-year-old Veight.
CF Orr Stakes Results 2024
First: Mr Brightside
Second: Pride Of Jenni
Third: Buffalo River
Fourth: Veight
2024 CF Orr Stakes Replay
Watch below as Mr Brightside wins the race in 2024.
See more CF Orr Stakes results and replays here.
CF Orr Stakes Betting Odds 2024
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CF Orr Stakes Winners
| Year | Winner | Age/Sex | Jockey | Trainer | Barrier | Weight | SP |
| 2024 | Mr Brightside | 6yo/G | Craig Williams | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | 4 | 59 | $1.95 |
| 2023 | Jacquinot | 3yo/C | Damian Lane | Mick Price & Michael Kent Jr | 4 | 55.5 | $4.0 |
| 2022 | Tofane | 6yo/M | Mark Zahra | Michael Moroney | 8 | 57 | $7.0 |
| 2021 | Streets of Avalon | 6yo/G | Zac Spain | Shane Nichols | 7 | 59 | $8.5 |
| 2020 | Alabama Express | 3yo/C | Michael Dee | Michael Moroney | 10 | 55.5 | $11.0 |
| 2019 | Manuel | 5yo/G | Luke Currie | Tony McEvoy | 3 | 59 | $21.0 |
| 2018 | Hartnell | 7yo/G | Craig Williams | James Cummings | 11 | 59 | $6.0 |
| 2017 | Black Heart Bart | 6yo/G | Brad Rawiller | Darren Weir | 11 | 59 | $3.3 |
| 2016 | Suavito | 5yo/M | Luke Currie | Nigel Blackiston | 1 | 57 | $15.0 |
| 2015 | Dissident | 4yo/H | Ben Melham | Peter G Moody | 7 | 59 | $2.8 |
| 2014 | Moment Of Change | 5yo/G | Luke Nolen | Peter G Moody | 5 | 59 | $2.4 |
| 2013 | All Too Hard | 3yo/C | Dwayne Dunn | Michael, Wayne and John Hawkes | 9 | 55.5 | $2.3 |
| 2012 | BLACK CAVIAR | 5yo/M | Luke Nolen | Peter G Moody | 5 | 57 | $1.1 |
| 2011 | TYPHOON TRACY | 5yo/M | Luke Nolen | Peter G Moody | 11 | 57 | $2.0 |
| 2010 | TYPHOON TRACY | 4yo/M | Luke Nolen | Peter G Moody | 1 | 57 | $1.4 |
| 2009 | MALDIVIAN | 6yo/G | Michael Rodd | Mark Kavanagh | 2 | 59 | $7.0 |
| 2008 | SHINZIG | 6yo/H | S Baster | Mick Price | 12 | 59 | – |
| 2006 | PERFECT PROMISE | 6yo/M | C Newitt | D L FREEDMAN | 7 | 55.5 | – |
| 2005 | ELVSTROEM | 4yo/H | N Rawiller | Tony Vasil | 15 | 58 | – |
| 2004 | LONHRO | 5yo/H | D Beadman | J R HAWKES | 6 | 58 | – |
| 2003 | YELL | 3yo/G | D Gauci | J R HAWKES | 6 | 54.5 | – |
| 2002 | BARKADA | 3yo/G | S Seamer | D L FREEDMAN | 1 | 54.5 | – |
| 2001 | DESERT SKY | 3yo/G | D Gauci | M J ELLERTON | 1 | 54.5 | – |
| 2000 | REDOUTE’S CHOICE | 3yo/H | D Beadman | Rick Hore-Lacy | 5 | 54.5 | – |
| 1999 | GRAND ARCHWAY | 3yo/M | R S Dye | Graeme Rogerson | 3 | 52 | – |
| 1998 | SPECIAL DANE | 3yo/H | G J Childs | B MAYFIELD-SMITH | 4 | 53 | – |
| 1997 | SAINTLY | 4yo/G | D Beadman | Bart Cummings | 5 | 57 | – |
| 1996 | RACER’S EDGE | 4yo/H | M Pay | J W MASON | 4 | 57 | – |
| 1995 | JEUNE | 6yo/H | W Harris | P C HAYES | 1 | 57.5 | – |
| 1994 | PRIMACY | 4yo/G | Mick Dittman | A R BELL | 1 | 57 | – |
| 1993 | DURBRIDGE | 5yo/H | D Oliver | D L FREEDMAN | 7 | 57.5 | – |
| 1992 | LET’S ELOPE | 4yo/M | S R King | Bart Cummings | 4 | 55.5 | – |
| 1991 | PLANET RULER | 6yo/G | M Clarke | D A HAYES | 5 | 57.5 | – |
| 1990 | VO ROGUE | 6yo/G | C Small | V R RAIL | 4 | 57.5 | – |
| 1989 | VO ROGUE | 5yo/G | C Small | V R RAIL | 1 | 57.5 | – |
| 1988 | VO ROGUE | 4yo/G | C Small | V R RAIL | 4 | 57 | – |
| 1987 | AT TALAQ | 6yo/H | M Clarke | C S HAYES | 2 | 57.5 | – |
| 1986 | DELIGHTFUL BELLE | 4yo/M | M Clarke | C S HAYES | 5 | 55.5 | – |
| 1985 | FINE OFFER | 4yo/H | M Clarke | H R Hyde | 12 | 57 | – |
| 1984 | QUBEAU | 5yo/H | M Clarke | E W LAING | 7 | 57.5 | – |
| 1983 | TORBEK | 7yo/G | P J Alderman | W H WALTERS | 8 | 57.5 | – |
Other Notable winners of the CF Orr Stakes include: Flight (1946), Lord (1959/1960), Wenona Girl (1962), Surround (1977), Hyperno (1978), Manikato (1979/1980/1981).
TOP 5 CF Orr Stakes Winners
See our list of out Top 5 CF Orr Stakes Winners.
CF Orr Stakes Live Stream
Australia’s leading bookmaker TAB offers you the chance to watch the 2024 CF Orr Stakes free of charge courtesy of their Sky Racing vision.
TAB will be streaming the action from every Australian thoroughbred, greyhound and harness race live after linking up with Sky Racing to broadcast Sky Racing 1, Sky Racing 2 and Sky Thoroughbred Central.
As well as watching every race in all three racing codes, you can also check the form and bet on them too at TAB via Desktop or the impressive App.
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