P J Bell Stakes

The PJ Bell Stakes is a Group 3 race for three-year-old fillies, run over 1200m at Royal Randwick under set weights with penalties.

Conducted by the Australian Turf Club, the PJ Bell Stakes was first held in 1985 as the Analie Handicap, named after the Doncaster and Oaks-winning mare. In 1995, it was renamed to honour former AJC chairman PJ (Jim) Bell.

The PJ Bell Stakes held Listed status until 2013 and was elevated to Group 3 level in 2014. It was briefly run at Canterbury (2011–2013) before returning to Randwick.

The PJ Bell Stakes is now a key feature on Day 1 of The Championships and often serves as a launching pad for fillies targeting the Brisbane carnival.

The 2024 PJ Bell Stakes, worth $250,000, was won by Facile, defeating Infancy and French Endeavour.

Notable past winners include Dane Ripper, Private Steer, Ortensia, Red Tracer, Catkins, Politeness, Rubisaki, and Magic Time.

2025 P J Bell Stakes betting odds

Odds for the P J Bell Stakes as of April 1 – Courtesy of Neds

• Clean Energy Win $2.50 Place $1.38
• Autumn Glow Win $4.00 Place $1.75
• Zeitung Win $4.40 Place $1.85
• Lilac Win $5.00 Place $2.00
• She’s Got Pizzazz Win $7.00 Place $2.50
• Love Poem Win $8.00 Place $2.75
• Flying For Fun Win $13.00 Place $4.00
• More Territories Win $13.00 Place $4.00
• Island Dec Win $15.00 Place $4.50
• Useapin Win $15.00 Place $4.50
• Husk Win $21.00 Place $6.00
• Mckeyla Win $21.00 Place $6.00
• Satin Stiletto Win $26.00 Place $7.25
• Triple Tempo Win $51.00 Place $13.50
• Broadway Follies Win $61.00 Place $16.00
• Durova Win $61.00 Place $16.00
• Miss Busslinger Win $61.00 Place $16.00
• Lutetia Win $101 Place $26.00
• Tiye Win $101 Place $26.00

How to bet on the P J Bell Stakes

All of our top horse betting sites have markets for the P J Bell Stakes.

Most of the Sydney Autumn Carnival races have markets opened well in advance and the Group 3 P J Bell Stakes is no exception.

Most of the top P J Bell Stakes bookmakers can be accessed via three distinct methods: via betting apps, online bookies and via telephone. Australians are also able to bet on the P J Bell Stakes via retail betting outlets, which TAB has monopoly on in most states in the country.

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2025 P J Bell Stakes Final Field

No.	Silks	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight
1		Clean Energy	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Tim Clark	8	56kg
2		Zeitung	James Cummings	Mark Zahra	11	56kg
3		Lilac	Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald	Craig Williams	4	55kg
4		She’s Got Pizzazz	Peter Moody & Katherine Coleman	Blake Shinn	9	55kg
5		Love Poem	Stephen Marsh	Jason Collett	2	54kg
6		More Territories	John O’Shea & Tom Charlton	Tyler Schiller	12	54kg
7		Flying For Fun	Bryce Heys	Zac Lloyd	5	54kg
8		Husk	Michael, John & Wayne Hawkes	—	1	54kg
9		Miss Busslinger	Kris Lees	Kerrin McEvoy	7	54kg
10		Island Dec	Robert & Luke Price	Tommy Berry	3	54kg
11		Useapin	Chris Waller	—	13	54kg
12		Satin Stiletto	Matthew Dale	—	6	54kg
13		Durova	Ciaron Maher	Jamie Melham	10	54kg

Previous P J Bell Stakes Fields

• 2024 P J Bell Stakes field

  No.	Silks	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight
  1		Learning To Fly	Annabel Neasham	Chad Schofield	5	57kg
  2		Kristilli	Annabel Neasham	Blake Shinn	9	57kg
  3		Lazzago	Chris Waller	James McDonald	14	57kg
  4		Platinum Jubilee	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Adam Hyeronimus	11	56kg
  5		Infancy	Kris Lees	Dylan Gibbons	18	55kg
  6		Miraval Rose	Grahame Begg	Jordan Childs	10	55kg
  7		West Of Dalby	Benjamin Smith	Regan Bayliss	7	55kg
  8		Blanc De Blanc	Michael Freedman	Tommy Berry	16	54kg
  9		Facile	Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou	Tyler Schiller	4	54kg
  10		Ballroom Bella	Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou	Michael Dee	20	54kg
  11		French Endeavour	Matthew Smith	Jason Collett	1	54kg
  12		Commemorative	James Cummings	Jamie Kah	8	54kg
  13		Cigar Flick	Chris Waller	Damian Lane	2	54kg
  14		Captain Amelia	John O’Shea	Craig Williams	19	54kg
  15		Pajanti	Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou	Tim Clark	6	54kg
  16		Isthmus	Anthony & Sam Freedman	Luke Currie	15	54kg
  17		Countyourblessings	John O’Shea	Zac Lloyd	12	54kg
  18		Unique Ambition	John Sargent	Rachel King	17	54kg
  19e		Miss Hades	Gary Portelli	—	21	54kg
  20e		August Bloom	Peter & Paul Snowden	Tom Sherry	13	54kg
  21e		Monte Supreme	Robert & Luke Price	—	3	54kg

2024 P J Bell Stakes result

Recent runnings of the P J Bell Stakes:

• 2024: Facile goes all the way
  Facile delivered a strong front-running performance to claim the Group 3 P J Bell Stakes (1200m) at Randwick, capping off a career day for jockey Tyler Schiller. Trained by Gerald Ryan and Sterling Alexiou, the daughter of Trapeze Artist jumped well and controlled the race from the front. Schiller rated her to perfection, easing through soft midrace sectionals before kicking clear in the final furlong to fend off the late challengers. The victory marked Schiller’s second stakes win of the day, having earlier partnered Celestial Legend to a memorable victory in the Group 1 Doncaster Mile. Well-supported runner Commemorative had little luck in running and was unable to get clear when it mattered, while Infancy charged late down the centre of the track under Dylan Gibbons to finish close up. But it was Facile who proved too tough, holding them all off to notch her second career win and secure black-type success.
• 2023: Magic Time keeps undefeated streak alive
  Magic Time returned in brilliant fashion to remain unbeaten, producing an electric finish to take out the Group 3 P J Bell Stakes (1200m). First-up, after a 147-day spell, the Grahame Begg-trained filly showed no signs of rust, handling the Heavy track with ease and confirming her class in her first run since winning the Listed Amanda Elliott Stakes in the spring. Ridden patiently by Jordan Childs, Magic Time settled behind the leaders and tracked Parisal throughout the run. As the pace quickened turning for home, Childs angled his mount into the clear and unleashed a powerful sprint to overhaul the leaders and win stylishly. Parisal, who had tracked a strong tempo set by stablemate Portray, was overhauled late but held on for second, while Lady Laguna boxed on bravely along the inside to claim third. Race favourite Opal Ridge ran home from the rear to finish fourth, doing enough to maintain the confidence of her supporters.
• 2022: Godolphin dominates with first four finish
  It was a bluewash in the final race at Randwick on Day 1 of the 2022 Championships as Godolphin runners filled the first four placings in the Group 3 P J Bell Stakes (1200m), a $200,000 feature for three-year-old fillies. With the market wide open at $6 the field, punters were unsure where to land heading into the event. Godolphin pair Heresy and Zapateo shared favouritism at $6, closely followed by A Very Fine Red ($6.50) and Me Me Lagarde ($8). In the end, it was Heresy who finished strongest, reeling in her stablemate Zapateo in the closing stages to claim the win. Arcaded took third, while Larkspur Run completed a clean sweep for the Godolphin team in a dominant showing from the powerhouse stable.

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