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CF Orr Stakes 2025 Barrier Draw & Final Field

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Last updated: 05 Feb 2025
Bets.com.au Staff 05 Feb 2025
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  • CF Orr Stakes 2025: First Group 1 race of the calendar year
  • Race to be held at Caulfield on February 8
  • Recent winners: Tofane (2022), Jacquinot (2023), Mr Brightside (2024)
  • Race distance: 1400m, weight-for-age event
  • Barriers revealed: Mr Brightside with Barrier 8, Schwarz with Barrier 7
CF Orr Field
Mr Brightside has drawn barrier eight in the CF Orr Stakes. (Getty)
  

The CF Orr Stakes is the first Group 1 of the calendar year in Australia and the 2025 edition will be contested on Saturday, February 8 at Caulfield.
  • CF Orr Stakes 2025 Barriers & Final Field
  • CF Orr Stakes Winners

Mr Brightside (barrier 8) opened his 2024 account with a return victory in the CF Orr Stakes and he'll once again resume in this 1400m feature.

The eight-time Group 1 winner has an excellent record at Caulfield, with five wins and three placings from nine starts at this circuit, and all of his Caulfield triumphs have come over seven furlongs.

Another Wil (barrier 3) is another galloper with a strong Caulfield record (three wins and a second from five attempts) and his only first-up miss was a second-place finish on debut.

The Ciaron Maher-trained gelding did fail via his first two Group 1 showings before rounding his 2024 spring with a runner-up finish in the Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes over this track/trip.

This will be the first Group 1 attempt from Schwarz (barrier 7) and the four-year-old impressed on return when recording a two-length victory in the Australia Stakes.

While the son of Zoustar hasn't been in the money via two previous second-up outings, he has saluted in two of three 1400m outings.

Steparty (barrier 4) hasn't won since taking out the 2023 Caulfield Guineas Prelude over this track/trip, however, he's been consistent following a slow start to the season, with the four-year-old arriving here off five consecutive placings.

Also, he should be suited by the rise in distance after doing his best work late as runner-up in the Australia Stakes (1200m).
                                                                          

CF Orr Stakes 2025 Barriers & Final Field

No
Horse
Trainer
Jockey
Barrier
Weight
Odds
1Mr Brightside (NZ)Ben, Will & JD Hayes Craig Williams 859kg$2.50
2Southport TycoonCiaron MaherMark Zahra 259kg$13
3PinstripedEnver JusufovicBen Allen1059kg$16
4StepartyPaul PreuskerBlaike McDougall459kg$14
5Another WilCiaron Maher Jamie Melham359kg$4.60
6Freedom RallyTony GollanEthan Brown659kg$26
7SchwarzJohn O'Shea & Tom CharltonBlake Shinn 759kg$6
8SemanaCiaron MaherThomas Stockdale957kg$34
9Super SminkDaniel MortonJohn Allen557kg$31
10Private LifeChris WallerDamian Lane155.5kg $8
Odds courtesy of PlayUp & correct on 05/02/2025.

CF Orr Stakes Winners


The C.F. Orr Stakes is the first Group 1 of the calendar in Australia, a 1400m weight-for-age event run over 1400m at Caulfield.

It was traditonally a race for stayers to kick off their autumn campaigns, with past winners such at Talaq, Let's Elope, Jeune and Saintly included on the honour roll, however, more recent editions have mainly been dominated by sprinter/milers.

The C.F. Orr Stakes gained Group 1 status in 1993, although many famous winners precede that announcement, with Flight, Tobin Bronze, Manikato and Vo Rogue among the champions to have won this 1400m feature.

Tofane (2022), Jacquinot (2023) and Mr Brightside (2024) have won the last three editions of the C.F. Orr Stakes.
                                  

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