All-Aged Stakes 2025 Group 1 betting preview | Saturday, April 19

Wandering Eyes · April 16

What	2025 All Aged Stakes
Where	Royal Randwick Racecourse – Sydney, NSW
When	Saturday, April 19, 2025
Prizemoney	$1,500,000
Distance	1400m
Conditions	Group 1, WFA
2024 winner	Magic Time (6) \| T: Grahame Begg \| J: Michael Dee (57kg)
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The final Group 1 of the Sydney autumn carnival headlines the action at Royal Randwick on Saturday afternoon, with a star-studded field of 14 set to battle it out in the Group 1 All-Aged Stakes (1400m).

12 of the 14 runners engaged in the $1.5 million feature boast a Group 1 win on the CV, including last year’s winner Magic Time who proved too classy on testing conditions 12 months ago.

Which form-line will prove best to follow in this year’s edition? Will it be via the Group 1 T.J Smith Stakes (1200m) stepping up in trip? Or perhaps a miler coming back in journey?

2025 All Aged Stakes odds

After a soft win in the 2025 T.J Smith Stakes on Day 1 of the Championships, the team Hawkes-trained Briasa was quickly installed as the $3.50 favourite with horse racing bookmakers in Saturday’s All Aged Stakes.

Three horses can’t be split on the second line of betting, with Broadsiding and Joliestar opening at $6.50 apiece with , while Jimmysstar is the early firmer from $8 into $6.50 with .

Double-figure odds are available for every other runner, including the Tony Gollan-trained Antino ($12) returning from a trip to Hong Kong, while last year’s winner Magic Time is being shown plenty of respect at the $12 with .

2025 All Aged Stakes speed map

Punters can expect an even tempo in this year’s All Aged Stakes, with the Bjorn Baker-trained Belclare (2) likely to surge forward under the urgings of Rachel King.

Antino hasn’t shown much early speed in the past, however, gets the opportunity to slot onto the leaders’ back from the inside draw (1), while the lone three-year-old Broadsiding will look to hold a position under James McDonald in barrier three.

Briasa looks likely to slot into the one-one from gate four, while Magic Time (7) and Desert Lightning (5) appear poised to sit in the top-half of the field.

Joliestar (9) and Jimmysstar (6) will drag back to sit off them, while the likes of Kimochi (10), My Oberon (14) and New Zealand raider Grail Seeker (12) have work to do finding cover from their respective draws.

Continue reading for HorseBetting’s top selections and $100 betting strategy for the 2025 All Aged Stakes.

All Aged Stakes 2025 preview & form

It’s worth splitting your stake between two key runners in the 2025 All Aged Stakes, however, it’s the Ciaron Maher-trained Jimmysstar that gets the verdict.

The son of Per Incanto was the flashing light in the T.J. Smith Stakes, storming through the wire in a moderately run affair to suggest the 1400m would be right up his ally. The tempo should be genuine for the lightly raced five-year-old, and although Ethan Brown may drop out the back from barrier six, watch for this guy to come with a withering burst as Jimmysstar circles them all in the All Aged Stakes.

The other runner worthy of a saver bet comes in the form of Antino. The $12 with is simply too big to ignore as he returns to Australia after a luckless effort in the Group 1 Hong Kong Mile (1600m). He was poleaxed in what turned out to be a non-event for the Tony Gollan-trained gelding, and with strong Group 1 credentials behind the likes of Mr Brightside, Antino warrants plenty of respect in an attempt to claim a second Group 1 victory.

All Aged Stakes 2025 selections & best bets

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