2025 Black Pearl Stakes Details

Race 9 at Geelong Racecourse on Saturday 4th January 2025.

The Black Pearl Stakes is a Listed race held at Geelong over 1200 metres. The race is for Fillies and Mares aged Three-Years-Old and up and is run under Set Weights and Penalties Conditions. The total prize money this year is $200,000.

You can read more about the race history, lead-up races, and past winners on the Black Pearl Stakes page.

Black Pearl Stakes 2025 Preview

Track: Good 4 Weather: Fine

Difficult race to sort. She’sBulletproof has been in superb form and she maps to get all the favours from her barrier. Goes right in the mix against these. Inhibitions is the class of the race and will be hard to hold out. Bizot is drawn for a good run from barrier 5 and should be thereabouts. Pharari will need luck from the wide barrier but goes in the mix while CleoCat is 5/5 and is hard to knock in that kind of form.

2025 Black Pearl Stakes Runner by Runner

1. She Dances (2)

Best would go close in this so respect any market moves.

2. Vagrant (10)

Can’t have.

3. Inhibitions (11)

Class runner who does have the runs on the board and is coming off a strong last start win. Always hard to beat at around this level.

4. Bossy Nic (7)

Pass mark returning but finds harder here. Respect any market moves.

5. Brazen Lady (8)

Can’t have.

6. Beour Bay (12)

Prefer others.

7. Pharari (13)

Racing consistently and due for a win. Maps sticky from out there but has the talent when it puts it all together. Keep safe.

8. She’s Bulletproof (1)

Racing in superb fashion. Drawn to get all the favours from barrier 1, loves racing over this trip and is the clear one to beat.

9. Cleo Cat (6)

Hard to knock in this kind of form and just keeps winning. Maps for a good run in transit and this race is well within reach.

10. Dazzling Lucy (9)

Can’t have.

11. Romantic Choice (3)

Sound last start off the back of 2 solid wins. Racing well enough to respect in this.

12. Girl (4)

Can’t have.

13. Bizot (5)

Heavily backed and must be respected off the support. Has been racing well and does find a harder race here. Can win.

Black Pearl Stakes 2025 Tips

The following are the top 4 selections for this years race.

Bryce Parker’s Tips
8 She’s Bulletproof
3 Inhibitions
13 Bizot
7 Pharari

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2025 Black Pearl Stakes Results

Result Horse Margin
1st 11 Romantic Choice
2nd 8 She’s Bulletproof 0.3 length
3rd 7 Pharari 0.4 length
4th 5 Brazen Lady 0.86 length

The track was rated as Good 3.

Scratchings: 10. Dazzling Lucy, 12. Girl, 13. Bizot.