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Australian Derby 2025 Betting Odds - Willydoit is favourite

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Last updated: Mon 31 Mar 2025 07:08

Willydoit, a promising New Zealand contenders, leads the 2025 Australian Derby betting market with odds of $3.60. Having already won the Group 1 New Zealand Derby, Willydoit aims to follow the path of previous successful Kiwi stayers in the Australian Derby. Aeliana and Shanwah are other notable contenders, priced at $6.00, each showcasing strong recent performances. Aeliana, trained by Chris Waller, seeks to emulate nine previous fillies who have claimed this historic race. The Australian Derby, dating back to 1861, continues to attract top-class competitors.

Bets.com.au Staff 31 Mar 2025
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  • Willydoit leads the 2025 Australian Derby betting odds at $3.50
  • New Zealand's past success in the Derby is significant, with Willydoit aiming to continue the legacy
  • Aeliana and Shanwah are strong competitors, showcasing immense potential in the lead-up races
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Shanwah is a $6.50 chance in the Australian Derby market. (Getty)
 

New Zealand-based stayers have won six of the last 16 Australian Derbies and with Willydoit, the Kiwis are in the box-seat to take out another.
  • Australian Derby 2025 Betting Odds
  • Australian Derby Winners

This three-year-old is from the same family as Portland Singa (2005 Brisbane Cup winner) and he's by Tarzino, a two-time Group 1 winner who was successful over 2500m in the 2015 Victoria Derby.

Willydoit has four wins from six starts and the highlight came last time out when winning the Group 1 New Zealand Derby.

At $3.50 with PlayUp, Willydoit heads the 2025 Australian Derby market.

Chris Waller is aiming for back-to-back wins in the Australian Derby and Aeliana ($3.70) is his top seed for 2025.

The daughter of Castelvecchio has improved with each outing this campaign and she relished to the rise to 2000m via a narrow defeat in the Rosehill Guineas.

Nine fillies have won the Australian Derby and Shamrocker (2011) was of the last of those.

The Ciaron Maher-trained Shanwah ($6.50) is in great touch, having won his last four appearances in Melbourne.

2500m looks the main query on breeding, however, Shanwah is holding form and he was a month between runs when taking out the Group 2 Alister Clark Stakes on March 22.


Australian Derby 2025 Betting Odds


Horse
Odds
Willydoit$3.50
Aeliana$3.70
Shanwah$6.50
Thedoctoroflove $7.00
King Of Thunder $10.00
Broadsiding (doubtful)$11.00
Goldrush Guru$12.00
Golden Century$12.00
Plymouth$13.00
Others$26.00+

Market from PlayUp & odds correct on 31/03/2025.


Australian Derby Winners


Dating back to 1861 is the Australian Derby, making it one of the country's oldest and most famous races with Phar Lap, Tulloch, Dulcify, Kingston Town and Bonecrusher some of the famous winners.

The champion Octagonal holds the time record for the Australian Derby with a 2:28.41 victory in 1996 with the biggest winning margin coming back in 1886 when Trident strolled away to win the Australian Derby by 10 lengths.

Hitotsu (2022), Major Beel (2023) and Riff Rocket (2024) have won the last three editions of the Australian Derby.
                                

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