Makybe Diva Stakes 2025
The Makybe Diva Stakes is a prestigious Group 1 weight-for-age race over 1600 metres at Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne. Positioned early in the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival, it’s a historic mile event, named in honour of the legendary triple Melbourne Cup-winning mare, Makybe Diva.
The 2025 Makybe Diva Stakes is scheduled for Saturday, 13 September 2025 at Flemington. Exact race time and prizemoney will be confirmed by the Victoria Racing Club closer to race day.
Makybe Diva Stakes
Preview, Trends & Analysis
- Track: Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne
- Distance: 1600m
- Class: Group 1
- Conditions: Weight for Age (3-year-olds and up)
- Date: Saturday, 13 September 2025
- Purse: A$750,000
About the Race
Originally inaugurated in 1948 as the Craiglee Stakes, the race was renamed the Makybe Diva Stakes in 2007 to celebrate the racing icon Makybe Diva. It was elevated to Group 1 status in 2013.
The race serves as one of the first major tests of the spring carnival, frequently featuring both in-form milers and staying types preparing for longer spring classics. Winners of this race are also exempt from the ballot for the Caulfield Cup.
When is the Next Running?
The 2025 Makybe Diva Stakes will be run on Saturday, 13 September 2025 at Flemington Racecourse. Full details including race time and prize distribution will be released in the official Spring Racing program.
The Statistics
Popular Bet Types:
Win, Place, Quinella, Exacta, Trifecta, First Four, Same Race Multi
Form Tips:
- Look at the Memsie Stakesform — the double has only been completed by Dissident (2014) and Mr Brightside (2023). favourites don’t always win, so the Memsie link can be key.
- Recent winners often include strong Group level milersor resuming staying types.
- Mr Brightsidecancelled out being an odds-on favourite in 2023; meanwhile, he ran second-up to win in 2024. Betting favourites can be risky.
The Recent Winners
| Year | Winner |
| 2024 | Mr Brightside (NZ) |
| 2023 | Mr Brightside (NZ) |
| 2022 | I’m Thunderstruck |
| 2021 | Incentivise |
| 2020 | Fierce Impact |
| 2019 | Gatting |
| 2018 | Grunt |
| 2017 | Humidor |
| 2016 | Palentino |
| 2015 | Fawkner |
| 2014 | Dissident |
| 2013 | Foreteller |
| 2012 | Southern Speed |
| 2011 | Littorio |
| 2010 | Shocking |
The Questions
Saturday, 13 September 2025 at Flemington Racecourse.
1600 metres, weight-for-age conditions for horses three years and older.
Mr Brightside (NZ) clinched the sprint in a thrilling finish.
