Canterbury Stakes 2025 Betting Odds - Magic Time is favourite

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Last updated: 03 Mar 2025

Bets.com.au Staff 03 Mar 2025

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Magic Time tops the Canterbury Stakes odds at $3.50
Rain anticipated; Magic Time has a decent record on heavy tracks
Sunshine In Paris and Switzerland present fierce competition

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Magic Time winning the Expressway Stakes on February 15. (Getty)

Magic Time overcame trouble to salute first-up in the Group 2 Expressway Stakes and the six-time stakes winner is aiming for her third Group 1 victory in the Canterbury Stakes.

Canterbury Stakes 2025 Betting Odds
Canterbury Stakes Winners

The prospect of rain shouldn't hurt her chances, as the daughter of Hellbent is a two-time winner on Heavy ground (both at Randwick) and the last of those was recorded on a Heavy 10 surface in last year's Group 1 All Aged Stakes.

Magic Time heads the 2025 Canterbury Stakes market, with $3.50 her quote via Betr

Switzerland ($4.40) was a beaten favourite first-up in the Black Caviar Lightning on return, however, it was still an even return from the Chris Waller-trained three-year-old.

Testing ground remains a query unknown for the Coolmore Colt, with the most recent Flemington miss being his only time racing on a surface worse than a Soft 5.

Sunshine In Paris ($6) recorded her second Group 1 victory in the Champions Sprint last spring and she bookended that campaign, which opened with a stylish Group 2 success when taking out the Sheraco Stakes.

The five-year-old has an excellent first-up record, with three wins from four attempts and she was terrific via her only fresh loss, where the mare was runner-up in The Galaxy after working home in the inferior going on last year's Golden Slipper Day program.

Canterbury Stakes 2025 Betting Odds

Horse	Odds
Magic Time	$3.50
Switzerland	$4.40
Sunshine In Paris	$6.00
Stefi Magnetica	$7.00
Ceolwulf	$8.00
Here To Shock	$8.00
Joliestar	$11.00
Jimmysstar	$15.00
Militarize	$15.00
Royal Patronage	$15.00
Schwarz	$15.00
Celestial Legend	$21.00
Makarena	$26.00
Pericles	$26.00
Airman	$51.00
Encap	$51.00
Coastwatch	$101.00

Market from Betr & odds correct on 03/03/2025.

Canterbury Stakes Winners

The Canterbury Stakes is a Group 1 weight-for-age event held over 1300 meters at Royal Randwick racecourse and run on the same day as the Randwick Guineas.

This feature gained Group 1 status in 2013, which was taken out by a champion in Pierro and with the winner of this race being exempt from ballot for the George Ryder Stakes and 2023 Doncaster Mile, it has become an important lead-up event to the Sydney Autumn Carnival.

Forbidden Love (2022), Artorius (2023) and Lady Laguna (2024) have won the last three editions of the Canterbury Stakes.