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The Kingston Town Classic is a Group 1 1800m event held at Ascot Racecourse in Perth in early December each summer.
2017 Kingston Town Classic Results
- 1st: #5 Pounamu
- 2nd: #6 Material Man
- 3rd: #13 Achernar Star
Kingston Town Classic News
Named after the Australian Racing Hall of Fame horse Kingston Town, the Group 1 Kingston Town Classic is the last of the three elite level races held during November – December over the Perth Summer Racing Carnival. Held at Ascot Racecourse, the weight-for-age race is worth $1 million dollars in prize money and is contested over 1800m.
The best lead-up race to the event is the Group 1 Railway Stakes (1600m) run a fortnight earlier. Horses out of the Kingston Town Classic field may go on to contest the Group 1 Perth Cup (2400m) on New Year’s Eve.
The 2017 Kingston Town Classic ran on Saturday December 9, 2017 at Ascot Racecourse in Perth.
| Kingston Town Classic 2017 | |
|---|---|
| Date: | Saturday December 9, 2017 |
| Track: | Ascot Racecourse |
| Distance: | 1800m |
| Race Type: | 3YO+ Weight-For-Age |
| Status: | Group 1 |
| Prizemoney: | $1 million |
2017 Kingston Town Classic Results
- 1st: #5 Pounamu
- 2nd: #6 Material Man
- 3rd: #13 Achernar Star
See below for the full Kingston Town Classic 2017 Results & Finishing Order, following the link to read more on the upset win by the local Alan Mathews-trained Pounamu ($21) who made up all the ground from 11th to first on the home turn to defeat fellow Perth gallopers Mateiral Man (2nd) and the three-year-old WA Guineas runner-up Achernar Star (3rd).
| Place | # | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Br. | Weight | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | POUNAMU | Alan Mathews | Patrick Carbery | – | 8 | 59kg | $21 |
| 2 | 6 | MATERIAL MAN | Justin Warwick | Mitchell Pateman | 0.5L | 6 | 59kg | $31 |
| 3 | 13 | ACHERNAR STAR | Simon A Miller | Chris Parnham | 0.75L | 4 | 52kg | $8.50 |
| 4 | 15 | PERFECT JEWEL | Grant & Alana Williams | William Pike | 1.5L | 9 | 50kg | $5.50 |
| 5 | 2 | IT’S SOMEWHAT (USA) | James Cummings | Brenton Avdulla | 2L | 11 | 59kg | $7 |
| 6 | 12 | ROYAL STAR | Grant & Alana Williams | Jarrad Noske | 2.25L | 10 | 56.5kg | $41 |
| 7 | 14 | MONEY MAHER | Daniel & Ben Pearce | Joseph Azzopardi | 3.25L | 2 | 52kg | $41 |
| 8 | 3 | GREAT SHOT | Rhys Radford | Craig Staples | 4.5L | 12 | 59kg | $41 |
| 9 | 1 | BLACK HEART BART | Darren Weir | Brad Rawiller | 5.25L | 1 | 59kg | $3.20F |
| 10 | 11 | COSMIC STORM | Grant & Alana Williams | Glenn Smith | 5.25L | 3 | 57kg | $41 |
| 11 | 4 | TOM MELBOURNE (IRE) | Chris Waller | Damien Oliver | 5.5L | 7 | 59kg | $9 |
| 12 | 8 | LIFE LESS ORDINARY (IRE) | Chris Waller | Douglas Whyte | 7.25L | 5 | 59kg | $14 |
| 13 | 7 | ALL OUR ROADS (NZ) | Chris Waller | Michael Walker | 8L | 13 | 59kg | $41 |
| – | 9 | GATTING | Darren Mcauliffe | Lee Newman | – | 0 | – | – |
| – | 10 | SILVERSTREAM | Adam Durrant | Brad Parnham | – | 0 | – | – |
2017 Kingston Town Classic Tips
- 1st: #15 Perfect Jewel
- 2nd: #1 Black Heart Bart
- 3rd: #3 Great Shot
Follow the link to read our full Kingston Town Classic 2017 Tips, the Races.com.au team tipping the WA Guineas winning filly Perfect Jewel ($6) to continue her consistent career enjoying a weight advantage (50kg) over the older horses in her first Group 1 test. Race favourite Black Heart Bart ($3) is the danger if the five-time Group 1 winner can get a clear run from the inside alley, while the upset Railway Stakes winner Great Shot ($18) is a place chance despite rising in weight at WFA.
2017 Kingston Town Classic Odds & Betting
Read our full Kingston Town Classic 2017 Form Guide & Betting Preview
The top Kingston Town Classic 2017 odds will be provided below along with links to the markets at Ladbrokes.com.au for you to back your insider Kingston Town Classic betting tips at the right price this summer.
2017 Kingston Town Classic Field
The Kingston Town Classic field is usually filled out with some of the better Perth thoroughbreds as well as visiting stayers from the eastern states.
Horses traditionally run in the Railway Stakes a fortnight earlier leading-up to the Kingston Town Classic and Sniper’s Bullet (2009) was the last to do the double. Three-year-old runners in the Kingston Town Classic field may have their final lead-up in the Group 2 W.A. Guineas and Ihtsahymn (2013) was the last to complete that double.
The 2017 Kingston Town Classic field is announced on the Monday of race week and will be published in full below once released by Perth Racing.
The Kingston Town Classic 2017 Final Field attracted 15 gun weight-for-age hopefuls led by the Darren Weir-trained Black Heart Bart who also came-up trumps in the 2017 Kingston Town Classic Barrier Draw with gate one. Other well-fancied hopefuls include Godolphin’s Doncaster Mile champ It’s Somewhat out wider in gate 11 and the WA Guineas winning filly Perfect Jewel in barrier nine.
| # | Form (Last 10) | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1x75x32352 | BLACK HEART BART | Darren Weir | Brad Rawiller | 1 | 59kg |
| 2 | 3x1119x033 | IT’S SOMEWHAT (USA) | James Cummings | Brenton Avdulla | 11 | 59kg |
| 3 | 2186×52321 | GREAT SHOT | Rhys Radford | Craig Staples | 12 | 59kg |
| 4 | 05×2222623 | TOM MELBOURNE (IRE) | Chris Waller | Damien Oliver | 7 | 59kg |
| 5 | 11x4963x16 | POUNAMU | Alan Mathews | Patrick Carbery | 8 | 59kg |
| 6 | x31114x145 | MATERIAL MAN | Justin Warwick | Mitchell Pateman | 6 | 59kg |
| 7 | 26216×3549 | ALL OUR ROADS (NZ) | Chris Waller | Michael Walker | 14 | 59kg |
| 8 | x122x25392 | LIFE LESS ORDINARY (IRE) | Chris Waller | Douglas Whyte | 5 | 59kg |
| 9 | 82413×6517 | GATTING | Darren Mcauliffe | Lee Newman | 13 | 58.5kg |
| 10 | 90122×2110 | SILVERSTREAM | Adam Durrant | Brad Parnham | 15 | 57kg |
| 11 | 3x1511x460 | COSMIC STORM | Grant & Alana Williams | Glenn Smith | 3 | 57kg |
| 12 | 11612×1522 | ROYAL STAR | Grant & Alana Williams | Jarrad Noske | 10 | 56.5kg |
| 13 | 1x122x7122 | ACHERNAR STAR | Simon A Miller | Chris Parnham | 4 | 52kg |
| 14 | x223x11617 | MONEY MAHER | Daniel & Ben Pearce | Joseph Azzopardi | 2 | 52kg |
| 15 | 1×1141 | PERFECT JEWEL | Grant & Alana Williams | William Pike | 9 | 50kg |
2017 Kingston Town Classic Nominations
More and more interstate raiders trained outside of W.A. are featuring in the Kingston Town Classic nominations that close about a month out from the Group 1.
The 2017 Kingston Town Classic nominations will be published in full once announced in early-mid November.
The Kingston Town Classic 2017 Nominations feature 99 horses including last year’s Railway Stakes winner Scales Of Justice out to go one better than his second in the Kingston Town Classic results last summer.
View the 2017 Kingston Town Classic Nominations & Early Odds.
Kingston Town Classic History
First raced in 1976 and won by Family Of Man, the Kingston Town Classic has undergone plenty of name changes. Starting with the Marlboro 50,000, the event then went on to be named the Western Mail Classic, Rothwells Stakes, Winfield Stakes, Beat Diabetes 2 Stakes and Fruit ‘N’ Veg Stakes. In 2007 it was officially named the Kingston Town Classic after the great horse’s victory in 1982.
Summer Beau won the race in two consecutive years in 1996 and 1997 and Old Comrade followed in 2000 and 2001. Niconero managed to win the Classic twice in 2006 and 2008 as did the race’s first winner Family Of Man in 1976 and 1978. More recently playing God (2010-11) went back-to-back in the race as a three-year-old and four-year-old, while in 2015 Perfect Reflection became the first three-year-old filly to win the Kingston Town Classic.
Kingston Town Classic Winners
The table below shows the winners and place-getters of the Kingston Town Classic since 2000.
| Year | Place | Horse | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Kingston Town Classic |
1st | TBD | TBD |
| 2nd | TBD | ||
| 3rd | TBD | ||
| 2017 Kingston Town Classic |
1st | Pounamu | 1 minute 49.50 seconds |
| 2nd | Material Man | ||
| 3rd | Achernar Star | ||
| 2016 Kingston Town Classic |
1st | Stratum Star | 1 minute 49.49 seconds |
| 2nd | Scales Of Justice | ||
| 3rd | Perfect Reflection | ||
| 2015 Kingston Town Classic |
1st | Perfect Reflection | 1 minute 53.78 seconds |
| 2nd | Delicacy | ||
| 3rd | Dark Musket | ||
| 2014 Kingston Town Classic |
1st | Moriarty | 1 minute 48.71 seconds |
| 2nd | Disposition | ||
| 3rd | Elite Belle | ||
| 2013 Kingston Town Classic |
1st | Ihtsahymn | 1 minute 49.95 seconds |
| 2nd | Luckygray | ||
| 3rd | Rohan | ||
| 2012 Kingston Town Classic |
1st | Luckygray | 1 minute 50.7 seconds |
| 2nd | Mr Moet | ||
| 3rd | God Has Spoken | ||
| 2011 Kingston Town Classic |
1st | Playing God | 1 minute 49.6 seconds |
| 2nd | Ranger | ||
| 3rd | King Saul | ||
| 2010 Kingston Town Classic |
1st | Playing God | 1 minute 48.9 seconds |
| 2nd | Impressive Jeuney | ||
| 3rd | Trusting | ||
| 2009Kingston Town Classic | 1st | Sniper’s Bullet | 1 minute 46.96 seconds |
| 2nd | God Has Spoken | ||
| 3rd | Scenic Shot | ||
| 2008Kingston Town Classic | 1st | Niconero | 1 minute 46.9 seconds |
| 2nd | Gilded Venom | ||
| 3rd | Sniper’s Bullet | ||
| 2007Kingston Town Classic | 1st | Megatic | 1 minute 48 seconds |
| 2nd | Guyno | ||
| 3rd | New Spice | ||
| 2006Kingston Town Classic | 1st | Niconero | 1 minute 47.4 seconds |
| 2nd | Scenic Shot | ||
| 3rd | Daka’s Gem | ||
| 2005Kingston Town Classic | 1st | Early Express | 1 minute 48 seconds |
| 2nd | Lock The Vault | ||
| 3rd | Bon Argent | ||
| 2004Kingston Town Classic | 1st | Modem | 1 minute 50.1 seconds |
| 2nd | Free At Last | ||
| 3rd | True Steel | ||
| 2003Kingston Town Classic | 1st | True Steel | 2 minutes 3.6 seconds |
| 2nd | Milanova | ||
| 3rd | Hardrada | ||
| 2002Kingston Town Classic | 1st | Blevvo | 1 minute 52.1 seconds |
| 2nd | Finito | ||
| 3rd | Corporate Bruce | ||
| 2001Kingston Town Classic | 1st | Old Comrade | 1 minute 50 seconds |
| 2nd | Miss Precisely | ||
| 3rd | Shot Of Thunder | ||
| 2000Kingston Town Classic | 1st | Old Comrade | 1 minute 6.2 seconds |
| 2nd | Umrum | ||
| 3rd | Slideaway | ||
