Saturday at Eagle Farm marks the grand finale of the Queensland Winter Racing Carnival, culminating in the highly anticipated 2025 Tattersall’s Tiara, the final Group 1 race of the Australian season.
Firestorm is one of the best in Tattersall’s Tiara 2025 betting for Eagle Farm this weekend. Photo: Steve Hart.
All eyes are on the capacity field of fillies and mares vying for the $700,000 prize in the Group 1 Tattersall’s Tiara (1400m).
Leading the charge as a narrow favourite at $4 through Ladbrokes is the Chris Waller-trained Firestorm, despite drawing a wide gate (19, reducing to 14 if emergencies scratch).
Waller, a two-time Tiara winner (Red Tracer, 2013; Invincibella, 2019), saddles three runners, with Firestorm being his top hope.
The Kiwi-bred four-year-old, a Group 1 placegetter in Sydney’s Coolmore Classic (2nd to Lady Shenandoah) in March, is looking to build on her eye-catching third-place finish in the Group 2 Dane Ripper Stakes (1300m) on June 14, a key Tiara lead-up.
Champion jockey James McDonald retains the ride, seeking his maiden Tiara success.
Hot on her heels in the Tattersall’s Tiara betting markets at $4.20 is local star Floozie, trained by Tony Gollan.
This talented Zoustar four-year-old, with regular rider Angela Jones aboard from barrier nine, is on a remarkable four-race winning streak.
She dominated the Dane Ripper Stakes by half a length on a Good (3) track and now aims to complete the coveted Dane Ripper – Tiara double, a feat last achieved by Invincibella in 2019.
Floozie boasts an unbeaten record at Eagle Farm (3:3-0-0) and offers excellent value, having also won the Silk Stocking (1400m) on a Heavy track earlier this season.
The Dane Ripper runner-up, Tashi, also lines up as a single-figure contender at $8 for trainer Peter Snowden.
This Sebring five-year-old has been a consistent placegetter this preparation, finishing second in her three lead-up runs by narrow margins.
Drawing barrier 12 with Tom Sherry, Tashi is desperate for a breakthrough Group 1 victory.
Other notable contenders in the market include the returning Grinzinger Belle ($10) from the Danny O’Brien stable, and Zaszou ($15) for Phillip Stokes, who enters the race off a first-up win in the Listed Helen Coughlan Stakes over Tashi at the same track.
The Tattersall’s Tiara is set to run as Race 8 at Eagle Farm at 3:58 pm (AEST) on Saturday.
2025 Tattersall’s Tiara Field & Barriers
| No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Probable Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2450x357x9 | SEMANA | Ciaron Maher | 16 | 57kg | 106 | |||
| 2 | x1318x417x | GRINZINGER BELLE (NZ) | Danny O’Brien | Tim Clark | 7 | 57kg | 106 | ||
| 3 | 73631144×8 | KONASANA | Chris Waller | Regan Bayliss | 1 | 57kg | 106 | ||
| 4 | 143x4447x0 | OLENTIA | Chris Waller | Damien Thornton | 8 | 57kg | 105 | ||
| 5 | 1056x120x3 | FIRESTORM (NZ) | Chris Waller | James McDonald | 19 | 57kg | 105 | ||
| 6 | x46x710489 | COEUR VOLANTE (NZ) | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | Jordan Childs | 20 | 57kg | 103 | ||
| 7 | 111412×865 | BUBBA’S BAY | Kris Lees | Andrew Mallyon | 15 | 57kg | 102 | ||
| 8 | 34x167x066 | ABOUNDING | Robert Heathcote | 6 | 57kg | 101 | |||
| 9 | 131x76500x | COCO SUN | Tony & Calvin McEvoy | 5 | 57kg | 101 | |||
| 10 | 20x15x1111 | FLOOZIE | Tony Gollan | Ms Angela Jones | 9 | 57kg | 101 | ||
| 11 | 605560×155 | INFANCY | Kris Lees | Jason Collett | 21 | 57kg | 100 | ||
| 12 | x103521521 | ADIELLA | John Dann | Ms Nikita Beriman | 18 | 57kg | 99 | ||
| 13 | 43×8534222 | TASHI | Peter Snowden | Tom Sherry | 12 | 57kg | 99 | ||
| 14 | x11155x261 | ZASZOU | Phillip Stokes | Ryan Maloney | 17 | 57kg | 99 | ||
| 15 | 0x496x3560 | COCO JAMBOO (IRE) | Annabel & Rob Archibald | Chad Schofield | 22 | 57kg | 97 | ||
| 16 | 273575x6x0 | ARCTIC GLAMOUR | Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou | Kerrin McEvoy | 13 | 57kg | 96 | ||
| 17 | 78x51x0174 | EL MORZILLO | Kelly Schweida | Tommy Berry | 11 | 55.5kg | 98 | ||
| 18e | 72207×1634 | EXOTIQUE MISS | Michael Nolan | Ms Rachel King | 3 | 57kg | 93 | ||
| 19e | 3x12204x73 | APPIN GIRL | Matthew Hoysted | Billy Egan | 14 | 57kg | 91.5 | ||
| 20e | 56x21x1211 | JUST FEELIN’ LUCKY | Michael Freedman | 4 | 55.5kg | 91 | |||
| 21e | 900447×034 | QUEEN OF DRAGONS | Peter Snowden | 10 | 57kg | 87.5 | |||
| 22e | 4150x57x45 | GUMDROPS | Chris Waller | Thomas Stockdale | 2 | 57kg | 86 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
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