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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.
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).
Most recently the ill-fated Truly Great scored an upset win in the Kingston Town Classic before winning the Group 2 Ted Van Heemst Stakes next-up ahead of a second in the Perth Cup results.
Four horses have completed the Railway Stakes – Kingston Town Classic double in the same year with the latest to do so being Sniper’s Bullet (2009).
The 2021 Kingston Town Classic ran on Saturday December 4, 2021 at Ascot Racecourse in Perth and was won in an upset by Regal Power ($14).
Kingston Town Classic 2021 | |
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Date: | Saturday December 4, 2021 |
Track: | Ascot Racecourse |
Distance: | 1800m |
Race Type: | 3YO+ Weight-For-Age |
Status: | Group 1 |
Prizemoney: | $1 million |
Grant & Alana Williams’ 2020 All-Star Mile winner Regal Power ($14) was back in winning form scoring an upset win over his better fancied stablemate Western Empire ($1.20F) – who ran second as the beaten odds-on favourite after racing three-wide no cover – in the 2021 Kingston Town Classic results.
Finish | No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Bar. | Weight | Penalty | Starting Price | |
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1 | 1 | REGAL POWER | Grant & Alana Williams | Patrick Carbery | 8 | 59kg | $14 | |||
2 | 7 | WESTERN EMPIRE (NZ) | Grant & Alana Williams | William Pike | 0.48L | 9 | 58.5kg | $1.20F | ||
3 | 9 | KISSONALLFORCHEEKS | Daniel Morton | Chris Parnham | 0.9L | 4 | 56.5kg | $19 | ||
4 | 4 | TOO CLOSE THE SUN | Lindsey Smith | Joseph Azzopardi | 1.21L | 10 | 59kg | $61 | ||
5 | 8 | DANCE MUSIC | Simon A Miller | Brad Parnham | 2.1L | 2 | 57kg | $26 | ||
6 | 3 | NEUFBOSC (FR) | Neville Parnham | Jason Brown | 2.74L | 1 | 59kg | $101 | ||
7 | 10 | SEARCHIN’ ROC’S | David Harrison | Ms Kyra Yuill | 2.87L | 3 | 50kg | $13 | ||
8 | 5 | PLATOON | Neville Parnham | Steven Parnham | 3.75L | 5 | 59kg | $91 | ||
9 | 6 | NOTORIOUS ONE | Chris & Michael Gangemi | Clint Johnston-Porter | 5.73L | 6 | 59kg | $31 | ||
10 | 2 | TRAP FOR FOOLS | Lindsey Smith | Brad Rawiller | 6.84L | 7 | 59kg | $51 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
The top Kingston Town Classic 2021 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.
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 in a single season.
Three-year-old runners in the Kingston Town Classic field may have their final lead-up in the Group 2 W.A. Guineas and Arcadia Queen (2018) was the last WA Guineas winner to back-up and beat the older horses in the Kingston Town Classic field next start. In 2019 the Neville Parnham-trained filly Kay Cee improved on a lead-up second in the WA Guineas to take out the Kingston Town Classic.
The 2021 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 2021 final field features just 10 runners dominated by Railway Stakes winner Western Empire who is odds-on to make it seven straight wins.
The 2021 Kingston Town Classic barrier draw took place on Tuesday and saw the favourite Western Empire draw barrier nine.
No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating |
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1 | 21x90x9x44 | REGAL POWER | Grant & Alana Williams | Patrick Carbery | 8 | 59kg | 114 | |
2 | 2467232x3x | TRAP FOR FOOLS | Lindsey Smith | Brad Rawiller | 7 | 59kg | 107 | |
3 | 190×650956 | NEUFBOSC (FR) | Neville Parnham | Jason Brown | 1 | 59kg | 100 | |
4 | x750x31x85 | TOO CLOSE THE SUN | Lindsey Smith | Joseph Azzopardi | 10 | 59kg | 104 | |
5 | 30284×6460 | PLATOON | Neville Parnham | Steven Parnham | 5 | 59kg | 97 | |
6 | 65×1311224 | NOTORIOUS ONE | Chris & Michael Gangemi | Clint Johnston-Porter | 6 | 59kg | 98 | |
7 | 3131111×11 | WESTERN EMPIRE (NZ) | Grant & Alana Williams | William Pike | 9 | 58.5kg | 110 | |
8 | 1x3323x136 | DANCE MUSIC | Simon A Miller | Brad Parnham | 2 | 57kg | 106 | |
9 | 1121×21613 | KISSONALLFORCHEEKS | Daniel Morton | Chris Parnham | 4 | 56.5kg | 100 | |
10 | 5111×121 | SEARCHIN’ ROC’S | David Harrison | Ms Kyra Yuill | 3 | 50kg | 82 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
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.
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.
Three years later and another filly was in the mix, Arcadia Queen dominating the 2018 Kingston Town Classic results with a 4.5 length win. The following summer, a daughter of two-time champion Playing God – Kay Cee – became the third filly to win the Kingston Town Classic.
The table below shows the winners and place-getters of the Kingston Town Classic since 2000.
Year | Place | Horse | Time |
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2021 Kingston Town Classic |
1st | Regal Power | 1 minute 48.81 seconds |
2nd | Western Empire | ||
3rd | Kissonallforcheeks | ||
2020 Kingston Town Classic |
1st | Truly Great | 1 minute 48.27 seconds |
2nd | Inspirational Girl | ||
3rd | Dom To Shoot | ||
2019 Kingston Town Classic |
1st | Kay Cee | 1 minute 51.29 seconds |
2nd | Gailo Chop | ||
3rd | Best Of Days | ||
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 |