Golden Slipper 2025 Group 1 betting preview & tips | March 22

Wandering Eyes · 2025-03-19T05:53:27Z

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What	2025 Golden Slipper Stakes
Where	Rosehill Gardens Racecourse – Sydney, NSW
When	Saturday, March 22, 2025
Prizemoney	$5,000,000
Distance	1200m
Conditions	Group 1, Set Weights
2024 winner	Lady Of Camelot (5) \| T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott \| J: Blake Shinn (54.5kg)
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The 68th running of the time-honoured Group 1 Golden Slipper (1200m) headlines the action at Rosehill on Saturday afternoon, with a capacity field of 16 two-year-olds set to battle it out in Australia’s premier juvenile sprint.

The $5 million feature has plenty of form-lines to dissect, including the Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes (1200m), where Devil Night attempts to be the first horse since Sepoy (2011) to do the double.

Wodeton has been the long-standing favourite for the event and will be looking to replicate the feat of Shinzo (2024) for Coolmore once again. Will the $1.6 million colt live up to the hype? Or is there an upset brewing in the 2025 Golden Slipper?

2025 Golden Slipper odds

The wealth of support with horse racing bookmakers for Wodeton prior to the barrier draw has kept the Wootton Bassett colt a firm $5.00 favourite with Neds heading into the Slipper.

Tempted is on the second line of betting at $5.50 with BlondeBet after a strong win in the Group 2 Reisling Stakes (1200m), while Skyhook ($8.50) was the big firmer after a slashing win in last Saturday’s Group 3 Pago Pago Stakes (1200m).

Undefeated colt Rivellino is the big drifter out to $11.00 despite securing the services of Hong Kong-based hoop Hugh Bowman, while the likes of Devil Night ($11.00), Marhoona ($13.00) and Within The Law ($15.00) represent good each-way value with horse betting sites.

2025 Golden Slipper speed map

There should be speed to burn in this year’s edition of the Golden Slipper, with the Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott-trained trio of North England (9), Farcited (17) and Bellazaine (15) all looking to press forward to contest the early lead.

Beiwacht (16) and Devil Night (11) have shown good early speed in the past as well, while Skyhook (8) can take a sit this time despite making every post a winner in the Pago Pago.

The favoured pair of Tempted and Wodeton should get every chance to hold a handy position drawn in gate one and two respectively, while the likes of Rivellino (3), West Of Swindon (4), Tycoon Star (5) and Quietly Arrogant (7) map to sit midfield with cover throughout the journey.

Continue reading for HorseBetting’s top selections and $100 betting strategy for the 2025 Golden Slipper.

Golden Slipper 2025 preview & form

It’s worth splitting your stake in a wide-open edition of the Golden Slipper; however, it’s the Godolphin filly Tempted that goes on top.

The daughter of Street Boss arguably should’ve won the Blue Diamond with any luck two starts back and proceeded to frank the form with a barnstorming victory in the Group 2 Reisling Stakes (1200m) at Randwick on March 8. Gate one allows Blake Shinn to hold a spot on the leaders’ back throughout, and provided she doesn’t get held up when attempting to get clear, Tempted must be considered a major player.

Within The Law has done nothing wrong and appears slightly disrespected in the market at the $15.00 with PlayUp. She was wide without cover every step of the way in the Group 2 Sweet Embrace Stakes (1200m) leading into this and still had the audacity to finish best. The tempo aids her chance to storm down the centre of the course despite drawing barrier 13, and with the Lucky Vega filly arguably having the best turn-of-speed in the race, she must be respected.

West Of Swindon is the forgotten horse here and is a big price with online betting sites. Team Hawkes missed a run in the Pago Pago to save himself for this, and although he may be considered underdone compared to some key rivals, the $26.00 is too big to ignore.

Golden Slipper 2025 selections & best bets

Selections:

13

TEMPTED
12

WITHIN THE LAW
5

WEST OF SWINDON
16

MARHOONA

$100 betting strategy
$50 Win	Tempted (#13) @ +450 with Neds
$30 Win	Within The Law (#12) @ +1400 with Playup
$20 Win	West Of Swindon (#5) @ +2500 with BlondeBet