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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 2018 Kingston Town Classic ran on Saturday December 8, 2018 at Ascot Racecourse in Perth.

Kingston Town Classic 2018
Date:	Saturday December 8, 2018
Track:	Ascot Racecourse
Distance:	1800m
Race Type:	3YO+ Weight-For-Age
Status:	Group 1
Prizemoney:	$1 million

2018 Kingston Town Classic Results

• 1st: #15 Arcadia Queen
• 2nd: #2 Material Man
• 3rd: #12 Galaxy Star

Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight
1	15	ARCADIA QUEEN	Grant & Alana Williams	William Pike	–	6	50kg
2	2	MATERIAL MAN	Justin Warwick	Ms Lucy Warwick	4.5L	2	59kg
3	12	GALAXY STAR	Grant & Alana Williams	Chris Parnham	5L	13	57kg
4	4	GATTING	Darren Mcauliffe	Damian Lane	6L	3	59kg
5	8	PRYING TOM	Sharon Miller	Alan Kennedy	6.25L	14	59kg
6	1	TRAP FOR FOOLS	Jarrod McLean	Damien Oliver	6.5L	10	59kg
7	3	GREAT SHOT	Rhys Radford	Craig Staples	7.5L	5	59kg
8	14	PERFECT JEWEL	Grant & Alana Williams	Peter Hall	8.25L	4	56.5kg
9	9	ACHERNAR STAR	Simon A Miller	Shaun Mc Gruddy	8.25L	1	58.5kg
10	5	STAR EXHIBIT	Adam Durrant	Jarrad Noske	10.75L	7	59kg
11	10	ICONOCLASM	Darren Weir	Dean Yendall	12L	8	58.5kg
12	11	HOLY SNOW	Darren Weir	Mitchell Pateman	13.25L	9	58.5kg
13	7	HEART STARTER	Chris Gangemi	Peter Knuckey	19.75L	11	59kg
14	6	MISTER SEA WOLF (IRE)	Chris Waller	Rory Hutchings	21.75L	12	59kg

2018 Kingston Town Classic Odds & Betting

The top Kingston Town Classic 2018 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.

2018 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 2018 Kingston Town Classic field is announced on the Monday of race week and will be published in full below once released by Perth Racing.

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight
1	x632117521	TRAP FOR FOOLS	Jarrod McLean	Damien Oliver	10	59kg
2	5221x111x3	MATERIAL MAN	Justin Warwick	Ms Lucy Warwick	2	59kg
3	8x522x2330	GREAT SHOT	Rhys Radford	Craig Staples	5	59kg
4	x544431x12	GATTING	Darren Mcauliffe	Damian Lane	3	59kg
5	2x9L54x777	STAR EXHIBIT	Adam Durrant	Jarrad Noske	7	59kg
6	3095611805	MISTER SEA WOLF (IRE)	Chris Waller	Rory Hutchings	12	59kg
7	x6038x87x3	HEART STARTER	Chris Gangemi	Peter Knuckey	11	59kg
8	x2441111x6	PRYING TOM	Sharon Miller	Alan Kennedy	15	59kg
9	23x70x1320	ACHERNAR STAR	Simon A Miller	Shaun Mc Gruddy	1	58.5kg
10	113×381188	ICONOCLASM	Darren Weir	Dean Yendall	8	58.5kg
11	15233×6052	HOLY SNOW	Darren Weir	Mitchell Pateman	9	58.5kg
12	1x2111x211	GALAXY STAR	Grant & Alana Williams	Chris Parnham	14	57kg
13	222×333228	ELEGANT BLAST	Justin Warwick	Glenn Smith	13	57kg
14	x11414x684	PERFECT JEWEL	Grant & Alana Williams	Peter Hall	4	56.5kg
15	11311	ARCADIA QUEEN	Grant & Alana Williams	William Pike	6	50kg

2018 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.

No.	Last 10	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Weight	Hcp Rating
1	62x140x513	A SHIN ROOK (JPN)	G	5	Anthony Freedman	59kg	–
2	32267x390x	ALWARD (IRE)	G	6	Chris Waller	59kg	–
3	3438x7132x	BEST OF DAYS (GB)	H	5	James Cummings	59kg	–
4	7214523x2x	CAPPO D’ORO	G	6	Fred Kersley	59kg	–
5	1612x9725x	CHOCOLATE HOLIC	G	6	Grant & Alana Williams	59kg	–
6	x7389x0000	CLASSIC UNIFORM	G	6	Gary Moore	59kg	–
7	12561×1658	COMIN’ THROUGH	G	5	Chris Waller	59kg	–
8	9140x4x57x	CRACK ME UP (NZ)	G	5	Liam Birchley	59kg	–
9	3x5x261x0x	DANON DISTANCE (JPN)	H	5	Anthony Freedman	59kg	–
10	7x4x46x35x	DANON ROMAN (JPN)	H	5	Anthony Freedman	59kg	–
11	85321×7730	DARK MUSKET	G	7	Graeme Ballantyne	59kg	–
12	58x1850x3x	DISPOSITION	G	7	Chris Gangemi	59kg	–
13	0634x31x28	FIERCE IMPACT (JPN)	H	5	Matthew Smith	59kg	–
14	17x544431x	GATTING	G	5	Darren Mcauliffe	59kg	98
15	72x5x6909x	GOOD PROJECT	H	7	Chris Waller	59kg	–
16	236×111113	GREAT AGAIN	G	6	Lindsey Smith	59kg	–
17	218x522x2x	GREAT SHOT	G	6	Rhys Radford	59kg	–
18	x1304x2412	HARTNELL (GB)	G	8	James Cummings	59kg	–
19	0x6038x87x	HEART STARTER	G	6	Chris Gangemi	59kg	92
20	7233033x4x	IHTSAHYMN	G	8	Fred Kersley	59kg	–
21	5x695x7525	IT’S SOMEWHAT (USA)	G	8	James Cummings	59kg	–
22	0x4312333x	JUICING CARROTS	G	6	Raquel Reid	59kg	71
23	51311×2131	LAND OF PLENTY	H	5	Darren Weir	59kg	–
24	74232×1724	LE ROMAIN	G	6	Kris Lees	59kg	–
25	x93116x54x	LIFE LESS ORDINARY (IRE)	G	7	Chris Waller	59kg	–
26	113x79x21x	MAN BOOKER	G	6	Daniel Morton	59kg	106
27	45221x111x	MATERIAL MAN	G	7	Justin Warwick	59kg	112
28	111x2118x5	MISSILE LAUNCH	G	5	Vaughn Sigley	59kg	–
29	230956118x	MISTER SEA WOLF (IRE)	G	7	Chris Waller	59kg	–
30	5x546x510x	NEW TIPPERARY	G	6	Joseph Pride	59kg	–
31	311312x89x	OLIVER’S TRAVELS	G	5	Simon A Miller	59kg	85
32	1x31x3103x	PLEIN CIEL (GER)	G	6	Darren Weir	59kg	–
33	25141×8118	PRIZE CATCH	G	5	Lindsey Smith	59kg	–
34	2630x3554x	PRIZED ICON	H	5	Kris Lees	59kg	–
35	1132657x5x	PROPERANTES	G	7	Colin Webster	59kg	–
36	1x2441111x	PRYING TOM	G	6	Sharon Miller	59kg	–
37	8224660214	PUSHIN’ SHAPES	G	6	Daniel & Ben Pearce	59kg	–
38	51x10x5x36	SALORSCI	G	5	Jeff Noske	59kg	–
39	x211x2730x	SCALES OF JUSTICE	G	6	Lindsey Smith	59kg	111
40	61x8899x08	SENSE OF OCCASION	G	8	Kris Lees	59kg	–
41	5x05593x5x	SO SI BON	G	5	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	59kg	–
42	0x0172x95x	SOVEREIGN NATION	G	6	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	59kg	–
43	1x12x9L54x	STAR EXHIBIT	G	7	Darren Weir	59kg	–
44	6x61x1185x	STATE SOLICITOR	G	6	Adam Durrant	59kg	97
45	0x34514x41	TAKE IT INTERN (IRE)	G	5	Darren Weir	59kg	–
46	78056x940x	TAKEDOWN	G	6	Darren Weir	59kg	–
47	0x0551x58x	TALLY	G	6	James Cummings	59kg	–
48	25828x260x	TOM MELBOURNE (IRE)	G	8	Chris Waller	59kg	–
49	3224513x5x	TORGERSEN (NZ)	G	6	Chris Waller	59kg	–
50	x44192123x	TRADESMAN	G	7	Darren Weir	59kg	–
51	6x6321175x	TRAP FOR FOOLS	G	5	Jarrod McLean	59kg	–
52	86x640260x	ULMANN	G	7	Darren Weir	59kg	–
53	71223x70x1	ACHERNAR STAR	G	4	Simon A Miller	58.5kg	–
54	11x33251x2	ACTION	G	4	Grant & Alana Williams	58.5kg	–
55	213211300x	AGE OF FIRE	H	4	Darren Weir	58.5kg	–
56	0830×02757	ALL TOO HUIYING	H	4	Gary Moore	58.5kg	–
57	145x219x1x	ARCADIA PRINCE	G	4	Adam Durrant	58.5kg	–
58	27158×0715	CLIFF’S EDGE	H	4	Darren Weir	58.5kg	–
59	15233x605x	HOLY SNOW	H	4	Darren Weir	58.5kg	–
60	141113×381	ICONOCLASM	H	4	Darren Weir	58.5kg	–
61	x6260x1144	KAONIC (NZ)	H	4	Chris Waller	58.5kg	–
62	56x430x81x	MEROVEE	H	4	Chris Waller	58.5kg	–
63	6717×63150	MURAAQEB	H	4	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	58.5kg	–
64	720110x20x	PEACEFUL STATE	H	4	Darren Weir	58.5kg	–
65	6x2811x37x	SAMBRO	G	4	Chris Waller	58.5kg	–
66	1295×27173	SIEGE OF QUEBEC	H	4	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	58.5kg	–
67	116×2211	TAMASA	H	4	Darren Weir	58.5kg	–
68	1111×22	FIFTY STARS (IRE)	H	4	Darren Weir	57.5kg	–
69	12222x333x	ELEGANT BLAST	M	5	Justin Warwick	57kg	–
70	505x37x12x	ELLICAZOOM	M	5	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	57kg	–
71	1x11111x1x	ENTICING STAR	M	5	Adam Durrant	57kg	–
72	21x1x2111x	GALAXY STAR	M	6	Grant & Alana Williams	57kg	90
73	43215x141x	INVINCIBELLA	M	5	Chris Waller	57kg	–
74	12x412x217	NOIRE	M	5	Chris Waller	57kg	–
75	22415x558x	OREGON’S DAY	M	5	Mick Price	57kg	–
76	x1522653x6	ROYAL STAR	M	5	Adam Durrant	57kg	–
77	x2220x893x	SAMOVARE	M	5	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	57kg	–
78	76x462x444	SHILLELAGH (NZ)	M	7	Chris Waller	57kg	–
79	x230040x7x	BRING ME ROSES	M	4	Tony McEvoy	56.5kg	–
80	x31132269x	LIKE A BUTTERFLY	M	4	Lou Luciani	56.5kg	78
81	1x11414x	PERFECT JEWEL	M	4	Grant & Alana Williams	56.5kg	85
82	13×5	ADMIRAL PROMO	G	3	Daniel Morton	52kg	62
83	11×2	BLACK SABBATH	G	3	Robert & Todd Harvey	52kg	–
84	115×1	CHIX PIC	G	3	David Harrison	52kg	–
85	13x	FINAL HEARING	G	3	Grant & Alana Williams	52kg	62
86	23×4	GREAT CHARADE	C	3	Trevor Andrews	52kg	–
87	2131x2x	LORDHELPMERUN	G	3	Steve Wolfe	52kg	80
88	23x4263x	PLATOON	C	3	Neville Parnham	52kg	–
89	61x	REGAL POWER	G	3	Grant & Alana Williams	52kg	62
90	112×5	SPECIAL REWARD	G	3	Simon A Miller	52kg	–
91	13	TRUE ATTRACTION	G	3	Grant & Alana Williams	52kg	62
92	2x11x	TRUE DEFENDER	G	3	Grant & Alana Williams	52kg	–
93	1x14x4	VALOUR ROAD	G	3	Simon A Miller	52kg	–
94	1x	ARCADIA QUEEN	F	3	Grant & Alana Williams	50kg	58
95	11x	FAIRY FAST	F	3	Grant & Alana Williams	50kg	62
96	1x	FESTIVAL MISS	F	3	Grant & Alana Williams	50kg	60
97	122×3	LADY COSMOLOGY	F	3	Simon A Miller	50kg	–
98	04×221	LADY SASS	F	3	Daniel Morton	50kg	56
99	11x	LEADING GIRL (NZ)	F	3	Grant & Alana Williams	50kg	–
100	3x11x	MYSTERY MISS	F	3	Grant & Alana Williams	50kg	62
101	2x2240x8	PRINCESS PIERRO	F	3	Trevor Andrews	50kg	61
102	x31591x383	SEABROOK (NZ)	F	3	Mick Price	50kg	–

The 2018 Kingston Town Classic nominations will be published in full once announced in early-mid November.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	Arcadia Queen	1 minute 48.55 seconds
	2nd	Material Man
	3rd	Galaxy Star
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