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The Coolmore Classic, registered as the Tad Kennedy Stakes, is a quality Group 1 race held as part of the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival in early-mid March each year.

Taking place midway through this exciting carnival as the marquee race on Coolmore Classic Day at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse, this 1500m event for fillies and mares is run under quality handicap conditions and is worth $600,000. The Coolmore Classic is the richest female race held during the Sydney Autumn Carnival and is the only Group 1 race at the meeting.

Coolmore Classic Day features a host of Group 2 and 3 support races including the Group 3 Magic Night Stakes (1200m) and Group 3 Pago Pago Stakes (1200m), which are the final lead-ups for two-year-olds heading towards the iconic Group 1 $3.5 million Golden Slipper Stakes (1200m). The Group 2 Ajax Stakes (1500m) and Group 2 Phar Lap Stakes (1500m) are the other two Group 2 events on the program.

Key lead-up races into the Coolmore Classic field include the Group 2 Guy Walter Stakes (1400m) and the Group 2 Surround Stakes (1400m) both run in late February on Chipping Norton Stakes Day.

The best out of the Coolmore Classic may go on to run in upcoming autumn features such as the Group 1 Doncaster Mile (1600m) and Group 1 Queen Of The Turf Stakes (1600m) held at Randwick over ‘The Championships’. In 2016 the Coolmore Classic runner-up Azkadellia went on to run third in the Doncaster and win the Queen Of the Turf Stakes.

The 2018 Coolmore Classic took place on Saturday March 17, 2018 at Rosehill Gardens and was won in an upset by the tough Daysee Doom.

Coolmore Classic 2018
Date:	Saturday March 17, 2018
Track:	Rosehill Gardens Racecourse
Distance:	1500m
Conditions:	Fillies & Mares – Quality Handicap
Status:	Group 1
Prize Money:	$600,000
Inaugurated:	1973

2018 Coolmore Classic Results

• 1st: #3 Daysee Doom
• 2nd: #18 Oregon’s Day
• 3rd: #2 Silent Sedition

See below for the full Coolmore Classic 2018 Results & Finishing Order, following the link to read more on the gutsy win by Ron Quinton’s $21 outsider Daysee Doom who overcame the wide alley to win in a tough on-pace run holding off the challengers to hand Quinton his fifth win in the race and third as a trainer.

Place	#	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Br.	Weight	SP
1	3	DAYSEE DOOM	Ron Quinton	Andrew Adkins	–	14	57kg	$21
2	18	OREGON’S DAY	Mick Price	Michael Dee	0.2L	6	51kg	$11
3	2	SILENT SEDITION	Andrew Noblet	Craig Williams	0.3L	7	57.5kg	$10
4	11	ECKSTEIN	Kurt Goldman	Brenton Avdulla	0.6L	12	53kg	$21
5	5	PROMPT RESPONSE	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Blake Shinn	0.7L	10	56.5kg	$19
6	1	DIXIE BLOSSOMS	Ron Quinton	Corey Brown	0.9L	4	57.5kg	$9.50
7	17	JUST DREAMING	Kris Lees	Ms Rachel King (a)	1L	13	51kg	$19
8	9	AIDE MEMOIRE (NZ)	Kris Lees	Jason Collett	1.2L	5	54kg	$17
9	4	HEAVENS ABOVE	Tim Martin	Tye Angland	1.3L	9	56.5kg	$26
10	10	DANISH TWIST	Kris Lees	Tim Clark	1.8L	11	53kg	$61
11	15	BRING ME ROSES	Tony McEvoy	Dean Yendall	2.1L	8	51kg	$13
12	12	FLIPPANT	Peter & Paul Snowden	Jay Ford	2.2L	16	53kg	$61
13	8	ALIZEE	James Cummings	Glyn Schofield	2.3L	15	54kg	$12
14	7	EGG TART	Chris Waller	Kerrin McEvoy	3.9L	3	55.5kg	$4.80F
15	14	FRANCALETTA	Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman	Stephen Baster	5.4L	2	52kg	$13
16	13	RAIMENT	James Cummings	Michael Walker	5.8L	1	52.5kg	$9
17	6	ZANBAGH	John P Thompson	Christian Reith	6.9L	17	56kg	$151
–	19	SHUMOOKH	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Jay Ford	–	0	–	–
–	16	SLIGHTLY SWEET	Jason Coyle	Ms Jess Taylor	–	0	–	–

2018 Coolmore Classic Tips

• 1st: #3 Daysee Doom
• 2nd: #2 Silent Sedition
• 3rd: #14 Francaletta

Read our insider Coolmore Classic 2018 Tips & Odds Update now.

2018 Coolmore Classic Form Guide

Check out our comprehensive Coolmore Classic 2018 Form Guide & Betting Preview now.

2018 Coolmore Classic Odds & Betting

The latest Coolmore Classic 2018 betting odds will be available below the week of the race with autumn racing market links to Ladbrokes.com.au.

2018 Coolmore Classic Field

The Coolmore Classic field attracts the season’s best middle-distance fillies and mares and is released on the Wednesday before the race.

The official 2018 Coolmore Classic field and barriers will be released by Racing NSW on Wednesday March 14, 2018 and published in full below.

The Coolmore Classic 2018 Final Field attracted a near capacity line-up of 19 hopefuls. Ron Quinton has two in the mix with last start winners Dixie Blossoms and Daysee Doom having opposite luck in the Coolmore Classic barriers drawn in gates four and 14 respectively. Last year’s winner Heavens Above is a $21 roughie to go back-to-back, while the runner-up in 2017 Silent Sedition from Victoria jumps from barrier 7 at single-figures in betting with Craig Williams booked for the ride.

Read more on the Dixie Blossoms-led 2018 Coolmore Classic Field & Odds.

2018 Coolmore Classic Field Update: 17 hopefuls remain after Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott scratched their filly Shumookh (18) from the line-up. She instead races against her own age taking on the boys as clear favourite in the Group 2 Phar Lap Stakes earlier at the meeting. #16 Slightly Sweet (19) drawn the outside barrier has also now been withdrawn from the field.

#	Form (Last 10)	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Hcp. Rating
1	33x42143x1	DIXIE BLOSSOMS	Ron Quinton	Corey Brown	4	57.5kg	109
2	214x550x51	SILENT SEDITION	Andrew Noblet	Craig Williams	7	57.5kg	109
3	21x31250x1	DAYSEE DOOM	Ron Quinton	Andrew Adkins	14	57kg	108
4	10x56685x6	HEAVENS ABOVE	Tim Martin	Tye Angland	9	56.5kg	107
5	2x50344x14	PROMPT RESPONSE	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Blake Shinn	10	56.5kg	107
6	12x70100x8	ZANBAGH	John P Thompson	Christian Reith	17	56kg	106
7	1111x270x4	EGG TART	Chris Waller	Kerrin McEvoy	3	55.5kg	105
8	x124113x16	ALIZEE	James Cummings	Glyn Schofield	15	54kg	103
9	1x22027x07	AIDE MEMOIRE (NZ)	Kris Lees	Jason Collett	5	54kg	102
10	70x7490x39	DANISH TWIST	Kris Lees	Tim Clark	11	53kg	100
11	0x97620265	ECKSTEIN	Kurt Goldman	Brenton Avdulla	12	53kg	100
12	x536x26251	FLIPPANT	Peter & Paul Snowden	Jay Ford (late alt)	16	53kg	100
13	1x17159x32	RAIMENT	James Cummings	Michael Walker	1	52.5kg	99
14	110x1512x3	FRANCALETTA	Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman	Stephen Baster	2	52kg	98
15	432102×23	BRING ME ROSES	Tony McEvoy	Dean Yendall	8	51kg	97
16	x074313x56	SLIGHTLY SWEET	Jason Coyle	Ms Jess Taylor	19	51kg	96
17	12x0212x51	JUST DREAMING	Kris Lees	Ms Rachel King (a)	13	51kg	90
18	5x810583x2	OREGON’S DAY	Mick Price	Craig Newitt	6	51kg	90
19	1223	SHUMOOKH	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Jay Ford	18	50kg	90

2018 Coolmore Classic Nominations

The 2018 Coolmore Classic nominations are set to close on Monday March 12, 2018 and will be listed below.

The official Coolmore Classic 2018 Nominations attracted 23 hopefuls including the Ron Quinton-trained duo of Dixie Blossoms and Daysee Doom who come off lead-up wins in the Guy Walter Stakes and Millie Fox Stakes respectively. Last year’s Coolmore Classic winner Heavens Above is nominated for another go, as is the runner-up from 2017 Silent Sedition who took out the Mannerism Stakes last start on Blue Diamond Day.

Read more on the 2018 Coolmore Classic Nominations.

Coolmore Classic History

This race has been known as many different names over its history including the Winfield Classic, Orlando Wines Classic, Rosemount Wines Classic, Marlboro Classic, NSW Thoroughbred Breeder’s Stakes and the Fillies & Mares Classic.

Miss Personality won the inaugural running in 1973 when it was a principal race. Not long after in 1980 it gained Group 2 status and was eventually installed as a Group 1 race in 1984.

The high status, stakes and handicap conditions of the Coolmore Stud Classic ensure the field is always full of classy and competitive females. Outstanding fillies and mares who have won the Coolmore Classic include Sunline (2000 & 2002) carrying 60kg, Tuesday Joy (2007) and Assertive Lass (1997).

See below for a full list of Coolmore Classic results going back to 2000.

Coolmore Classic Records
Time Record:	1:27.21 set by Shindig in 1998.
Most Successful Jockey:	J. Cassidy won four times with Satin Sand (1986), Kapchat (1994), Flitter (1995) and Shamekha (2004).
Most Heavily Weighted Winner:	Emancipation (1984) and Sunline (2000) with 60kg.
Lightest Weighted Winner:	Crimson Cloud (1976) with 48kg.

Recent Coolmore Classic Winners

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2019 Coolmore Classic	1st	TBD	TBD
	2nd	TBD
	3rd	TBD
2018 Coolmore Classic	1st	Daysee Doom	1 minute 28.28 seconds
	2nd	Oregon’s Day
	3rd	Silent Sedition
2017 Coolmore Classic	1st	Heavens Above	1 minute 29.65 seconds
	2nd	Silent Sedition
	3rd	Danish Twist
2016 Coolmore Classic	1st	Peeping	1 minute 27.5 seconds
	2nd	Azkadellia
	3rd	Solicit
2015 Coolmore Classic	1st	Plucky Belle	1 minute 29.4 seconds
	2nd	First Seal
	3rd	Diamond Drille
2014 Coolmore Classic	1st	Steps In Time	1 minute 28.8 seconds
	2nd	Sweet Idea
	3rd	Catkins
2013 Coolmore Classic	1st	Appearance	1 minute 28.4 seconds
	2nd	Red Tracer
	3rd	Norzita
2012 Coolmore Classic	1st	Ofcourseican	1 minute 30.3 seconds
	2nd	Secret Admirer
	3rd	King’s Rose
2011 Coolmore Classic	1st	Aloha	1 minute 30.5 seconds
	2nd	Jersey Lily
	3rd	Melito
2010 Coolmore Classic	1st	Alverta	1 minute 28.55 seconds
	2nd	Gold Water
	3rd	Palacio De Cristal
2009 Coolmore Classic	1st	Typhoon Tracy	1 minute 29.9 seconds
	2nd	Culminate
	3rd	Gallant Tess
2008 Coolmore Classic	1st	Eskimo Queen	1 minute 33.5 seconds
	2nd	Hot Danish
	3rd	Deloraine
2007 Coolmore Classic	1st	Tuesday Joy	1 minute 30.7 seconds
	2nd	Doubting
	3rd	Divine Madonna
2006 Coolmore Classic	1st	Regal Cheer	1 minute 30.2 seconds
	2nd	Star Shiraz
	3rd	Mnemosyne
2005 Coolmore Classic	1st	Danni Martine	1 minute 29.5 seconds
	2nd	Forum Floozie
	3rd	Johan’s Toy
2004 Coolmore Classic	1st	Shamekha	1 minute 28.3 seconds
	2nd	Private Steer
	3rd	Forum Floozie
2003 Coolmore Classic	1st	Bollinger	1 minute 29.5 seconds
	2nd	Lovely Jubly
	3rd	Galapagos Girl
2002 Coolmore Classic	1st	Sunline	1 minute 30 seconds
	2nd	Gentle Genius
	3rd	Nanny Maroon
2001 Coolmore Classic	1st	Porto Roca	1 minute 28.1 seconds
	2nd	Lady Mulan
	3rd	Belle Du Jour
2000 Coolmore Classic	1st	Sunline	1 minute 28.8 seconds
	2nd	Beat The Fade
	3rd	Noircir