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The Breeders Classic is a now defunct race that took place for the final time in 2019. It has been replaced by the Group 2 $500,000 Hot Danish Stakes (1400m) that takes place at Rosehill Gardens in November during the Sydney Spring Racing Carnival.

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The Breeders Classic was a Group 2 autumn sprint race specifically for mares aged four years and older. Run at set weights plus penalties the 1200m showdown ran at Warwick Farm Racecourse in early-mid February as a lead-up to the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival.

The Breeders Classic, which offered $200,000 in total prize money, was an excellent race for mares returning from a spell and is held on the same race day as the Group 3 Eskimo Prince Stakes (1200m) for three-year-olds.

Many of the runners in the Breeders’ Classic field may have come via the 1200m Group 2 Expressway Stakes (1200m) held one week earlier at Rosehill and track towards a Rosehill run the following month in the Group 1 Coolmore Classic (1500m).

Breeders Classic
Date:	Ran for the last time in 2019
Track:	Warwick Farm Racecourse
Distance:	1200m
Race Type:	4YO+ Mares Handicap
Status:	Group 2
Prize Money:	$200,000

Breeders Classic History

First won by the New Zealand Horse Destruct in 1996, the relatively Breeders Classic was won with a record winning time of 1 minute 8.31 seconds by Private Steer in 2004.

The slowest winning time was by Arletty in 1998 with 1 minute 16.04 seconds. The latest back-to-back Breeders Classic winner was Catkins (2014-15).

The full Breeders Classic results going back to 2000 are listed in the table below.

Recent Breeders Classic Winners

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2019 Breeders Classic	1st	Champagne Cuddles	1 minute 12.11 seconds
	2nd	Cool Passion
	3rd	Alassio
2018 Breeders Classic	1st	Prompt Response	1 minute 09.72 seconds
	2nd	Egyptian Symbol
	3rd	Danish Twist
2017 Breeders Classic	1st	In Her Time	1 minute 10.75 seconds
	2nd	Egyptian Symbol
	3rd	Flippant
2016 Breeders Classic	1st	Amicus	1 minute 11 seconds
	2nd	Press Report
	3rd	I’ve Got The Looks
2015 Breeders Classic	1st	Catkins	1 minute 09.3 seconds
	2nd	Lilliburlero
	3rd	Mihiri
2014 Breeders Classic	1st	Catkins	1 minute 10.7 seconds
	2nd	Steps In Time
	3rd	White Sage
2013 Breeders Classic	1st	Steps In Time	1 minute 10.5 seconds
	2nd	Red Tracer
	3rd	Choice Words
2012 Breeders Classic	1st	Steps In Time	1 minute 09.5 seconds
	2nd	Beaded
	3rd	Red Tracer
2011 Breeders Classic	1st	More Joyous	1 minute 08.6 seconds
	2nd	Graceful Anna
	3rd	No Evidence Needed
2010 Breeders Classic	1st	Alverta	1 minute 10.58 seconds
	2nd	Montana Flyer
	3rd	Madame Pedrille
2009 Breeders Classic	1st	Hot Danish	1 minute 10.58 seconds
	2nd	Belong To Many
	3rd	Lustre Lady
2008 Breeders Classic	1st	Gallant Tess	1 minute 10 seconds
	2nd	Flying Alpha
	3rd	Shirl Pegasus
2007 Breeders Classic	1st	Pasikatera	1 minute 9.67 seconds
	2nd	Spinner’s Magic
	3rd	Street Smart
2006 Breeders Classic	1st	Steflara	1 minute 9.83 seconds
	2nd	Wild Queen
	3rd	Imana
2005 Breeders Classic	1st	Winning Belle	1 minute 10.57 seconds
	2nd	Pentelikon
	3rd	Imana
2004 Breeders Classic	1st	Private Steer	1 minute 08.31 seconds
	2nd	Irgunette
	3rd	Forum Floozie
2003 Breeders Classic	1st	Miss Helterskelter	1 minute 10.61 seconds
	2nd	Hosannah
	3rd	Ritual
2002 Breeders Classic	1st	Gwendolyn	1 minute 11.14 seconds
	2nd	Another Misty
	3rd	Poppett
2001 Breeders Classic	1st	Spinning Hill	1 minute 9.73 seconds
	2nd	Say Good Morning
	3rd	Corelli
2000 Breeders Classic	1st	Staging	1 minute 9.53 seconds
	2nd	Just Like Crystal
	3rd	Zatella