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The Metropolitan 2025

The Metropolitan is a Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race held at Randwick Racecourse in Sydney. Run over 2,400 metres under handicap conditions, it is open to horses aged three years and older. 

When is The Metropolitan 2025?

This year’s race is on Saturday 4th October 2025. The Metropolitan is one of the key staying races on the Sydney spring calendar and often serves as a major lead-up to the Melbourne Cup.

Race History

The Metropolitan was first run in 1863, making it one of the oldest handicap races on the Australian calendar. Over the decades, it has attracted some of the best stayers and produced a series of memorable moments in Sydney’s racing history.

Who Won Last Year’s Race?

Last year, Land Legend etched his name in the record books by delivering a dominant performance to win The Metropolitan in 2024. 

Previous Winners of The Metropolitan

Recent winners include Land Legend in 2024. Just Fine went off an odds-on favourite in 2023 and just held on in what was a very nervous time for many punters. No Compromise won a thriller in a photo finish in 2022, Montefilia in 2021, Mirage Dancer in 2020, and Come Play With Me back in 2019.

Odds & Tips for The Metropolitan 2025

Soul of Spain, Birdman, Changingoftheguard and Travolta are prominent in the market with any one of them likely to be favourite come race day and for good reason they all have a cracking chance of taking out the 2025 renewal of this great race. Vauban for Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott is an interesting runner at odds of about $12. The step up in trip should see him improve as he gears up for another tilt at the Melbourne Cup.

The pickabookie.com.au experts have gone for some value here and have selected Arapaho as the selection at about $10. The former Canberra Cup and Sydney Cup is 2 wins and 2 places from 6 efforts over this trip and is also 3/3 when 4th up in a campaign. There was a lot to like about his recent effort in the Kingston Town and if trainer Bjorn Baker has this 9 year old buzzing then he looks a ripper of a bet.

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