Golden Slipper 2025 Betting Tips - Will Wodeton atone?

Alex Marsh

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Last updated: Thu 20 Mar 2025 05:40

Alex Marsh 20 Mar 2025

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The Golden Slipper is Australia's top two-year-old race, with a $5 million prize pool
Wodeton, despite some recent challenges, is expected to shine for trainer Chris Waller
Rivellino and Military Tycoon are strong contenders, showcasing impressive past performances

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Rivellino went three-from-three in in the Skyline Stakes. (Getty)

The Golden Slipper is Australia's premier two-year-old race and with four other Group 1 features run on the Rosehill card, it headlines one of the biggest race meetings of the year.

2025 Golden Slipper Tips
2025 Golden Slipper Field & Odds

With a total prize pool of $5 milliion, the most sought after juvenile race in the land has lended itself to many popular champions over the years, with an honor roll which includes past winners such as Todman, Sky High, Vain, Manikato, Miss Finland, Sepoy and Pierro.

At $5 with EliteBet, Tempted heads a competitive market for the 2025 Golden Slipper.

2025 Golden Slipper Tips

2025 Golden Slipper Best Bet - Wodeton

Did he have his chance in the Todman Stakes? Yes, although you could've sworn that Wodeton finished alongside the ambulance if going off the post-race commentary.

That runner-up finish got the Coolmore colt into the Golden Slipper and there's no doubting that he'd be a short market elect here had he launched a fortnight ago.

Admittedly, the confidence levels aren't as high after the brilliant debut and unlucky Silver Slipper tilt, but we regularly see those Chris Waller runs before a grand final.

Winkers go on Wodeton for his Golden Slipper assignment and while it's perhaps a year that lacks an absolute standout, he's still the number one seed.

2025 Golden Slipper Next Best Bet - Rivellino

Rivellino is an undefeated youngster who completed a hat-trick in the Skyline Stakes and Skyhook (Pago Pago winner) was runner-up in that March 1 event.

At his second start, the Kris Lees-trained colt defeated three subsequent winners when taking out the Inglis Millenium and Within The Law was among those.

That's the only defeat for Within The Law (won her three other starts) and with Rivellino ticking the 1200m box last time out, there's isn't too many knocks.

Wide barriers have forced their hand via the last two appearances, where Rivellino has been ridden colder, but there's more options here from gate three.

2025 Golden Slipper Value Bet - Military Tycoon

It's not an ideal set-up, with Military Tycoon attempting a Golden Slipper second-up at start three and she's going from 1000m to 1200m for this feature tilt.

Connections had to have a throw at the stumps, especially given the lack of quality in this Golden Slipper field and the Ciaron Maher-trained filly is flying.

Thomas Stockdale was swinging off the juvenile in her first summer hit-out before taking out her second heat and she backed that up with a slick fresh win.

Military Tycoon is still untapped and Ciaron Maher could've taken some much softer options over the autumn carnivals, so there's clearly an opinion of this girl.

2025 Golden Slipper Field & Odds

No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Odds
1	Rivellino	Kris Lees	Hugh Bowman	3	56.5kg	$11
2	Devil Night	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	Michael Dee	11	56.5kg	$11
3	North England	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Tim Clark	9	56.5kg	$18
4	Tycoon Star	Ben, Will & JD Hayes	Mark Zahra	5	56.5kg	$20
5	West Of Swindon	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	Tyler Schiller	4	56.5kg	$21
6	Beiwacht	James Cummings	Adam Hyeronimus	16	56.5kg	$41
7	Skyhook	Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou	Kerrin McEvoy	8	56.5kg	$8
8	Wodeton	Chris Waller	James McDonald	2	56.5kg	$5.50
9	King Of Pop	Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou	Zac Lloyd	18	56.5kg	$20
10	Quietly Arrogant	Peter Snowden	Tommy Berry	7	56.5kg	$21
11	Farcited	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Joshua Parr	17	56.5kg	$41
12	Within The Law	Bjorn Baker	Jason Collett	13	54.5kg	$12
13	Tempted	James Cummings	Blake Shinn	1	54.5kg	$5
14	Bellazaine	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Regan Bayliss	15	54.5kg	$21
15	Military Tycoon	Ciaron Maher	Thomas Stockdale	12	54.5kg	$26
16	Marhoona	Michael Freedman	Damian Lane	6	54.5kg	$10
17e	Alabama Magic	Brett Cavanough	Braith Nock (a)	14	54.5kg	$151
18e	Nepotism	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes		10	56.5kg	$67