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 a million dollars in prize money and is contested over 1800m.
The 2017 Kingston Town Classic will be run on Saturday December 2 at Ascot Racecourse in Perth.
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) in late December or early January that summer.
| Kingston Town Classic 2017 | |
|---|---|
| Date: | December 2, 2017 |
| Track: | Ascot Racecourse |
| Distance: | 1800m |
| Race Type: | 3YO+ Weight-For-Age |
| Status: | Group 1 |
| Prizemoney: | $1 millionKingston Town Classic Betting Odds |
Kingston Town Classic Results
The 2016 Kingston Town Classic was won by the Darren Weir-trained Stratum Star ($10) thanks to a gun run from jockey Damian Lane from the inside alley. Runner-up was Lindsey Smith’s Railway Stakes winner Scales Of Justice ($5) whose Hong Kong-based hoop Douglas Whyte was charged with failing to ride the horse in the final two strides. Rounding out the winning Kingston Town Classic trifecta was last year’s winner, in-form mare Perfect Reflection ($4.60F).
Read the full Kingston Town Classic 2016 Results now!
Kingston Town Classic Betting
The latest Kingston Town Classic odds will be listed below with markets provided by Ladbrokes.com.au for you to lock in your Kingston Town Classic racing tips at the right price.
2017 Kingston Town Classic Field
The Kingston Town Classic field usually attracts a fairly healthy selection of horses. As one of the major Group 1 feature events during the Perth Summer Racing Carnival, 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.
The 2017 Kingston Town Classic field is now out and features 16 weight-for-age runners including three for Sydney’s Chris Waller.
See below for the full 2016 Kingston Town Classic Final Field – following the link for a detailed race preview. The 2016 Kingston Town Classic barrier draw was conducted on Tuesday November 29, 2016 and saw the reigning champion Perfect Reflection draw ideally in barrier two.
| # | Form (Last 10) | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Br. | Wgt. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1x377x0472 | GOOD PROJECT | Chris Waller | J H Bowman | 5 | 59kg |
| 2 | 3x661x4363 | IHTSAHYMN | Fred Kersley | Steven Parnham | 13 | 59kg |
| 3 | 36033×8502 | STRATUM STAR | Darren Weir | Damian Lane | 1 | 59kg |
| 4 | 11135×1146 | KAWI (NZ) | Allan Sharrock | Michael Walker | 4 | 59kg |
| 5 | x12218x420 | DISPOSITION | Grant & Alana Williams | Glenn Smith | 8 | 59kg |
| 6 | 018×732359 | HE OR SHE | David & B Hayes & T Dabernig | Chris Parnham | 14 | 59kg |
| 7 | 16x8172x80 | DUBAI ESCAPADE | Justin Warwick | Ben Kennedy | 6 | 59kg |
| 8 | 40×7960022 | BASS STRAIT (NZ) | Neville Parnham | Brad Parnham | 11 | 59kg |
| 9 | x23116x135 | TRADESMAN | Robert & Todd Harvey | Dwayne Dunn | 9 | 59kg |
| 10 | x311x22111 | SCALES OF JUSTICE | Lindsey Smith | Douglas Whyte | 16 | 58.5kg |
| 11 | 0649×54916 | VANBRUGH | Chris Waller | Ben Melham | 7 | 58.5kg |
| 12 | 01110×1354 | MACKINTOSH (NZ) | Chris Waller | Damien Oliver | 10 | 58.5kg |
| 13 | 11146×1147 | HEART STARTER | Grant & Alana Williams | Peter Hall | 12 | 58.5kg |
| 14 | 11422×7680 | NEVERLAND | Grant & Alana Williams | Jarrad Noske | 3 | 57kg |
| 15 | 5213114×80 | TICK TICK BLOOM | G Durrant & J Miller | Patrick Carbery | 15 | 57kg |
| 16 | 111x30x313 | PERFECT REFLECTION | Grant & Alana Williams | William Pike | 2 | 56.5kg |
2017 Kingston Town Classic Nominations
The Kingston Town Classic nominations are usually comprised of a fairly broad selection of horses from several different preparations. Quite often, some eastern horses will enter the Kingston Town Classic nominations as part of their summer campaign, some may even stay in Western Australia to take advantage of other races.
The 2017 Kingston Town Classic nominations are released the week of the race by Perth Racing.
The 2016 Kingston Town Classic nominations originally attracted over 100 early entries heading towards the year’s last Group 1 race. A host of subsequent scratchings before the official Kingston Town Classic field is released late on Monday afternoon reveals 29 possible runners.
Among the headline early Kingston Town Classic entries are the likes of Railway Stakes winner Scales Of Justice, the reigning Kingston Town Classic winner Perfect Reflection and three Chris Waller-trained stayers including Good Project.
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. The race’s distance was changed to 1600m in 1999 to 2000 and again to 2000m in 2003. Since 1980, the fastest recorded winning time over 1800m was Niconero in 2008 with 1 minute 46.9 seconds. The slowest winning time over 1800m was recorded in 2002 by Blevvo with 1 minute 52.1 seconds.
Kingston Town Classic Winners
The table below shows the winners and place-getters of the Kingston Town Classic since 2000.
| Year | Place | Horse | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Kingston Town Classic |
1st | TBD | TBD |
| 2nd | TBD | ||
| 3rd | TBD | ||
| 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 | ||