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

The Breeders Classic, which offers $200,000 in total prize money, is 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 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).

The Breeders Classic 2018 ran on Saturday February 10, 2018 and was won impressively by the returning Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott-trained Prompt Response.

2018 Breeders Classic
Date:	Saturday February 10, 2018
Track:	Warwick Farm Racecourse
Distance:	1200m
Race Type:	4YO+ Mares Handicap
Status:	Group 2
Prize Money:	$200,000

2018 Breeders Classic Results

• 1st: #1 Prompt Response
• 2nd: #2 Egyptian Symbol
• 3rd: #3 Danish Twist

Check out the official Breeders Classic 2018 Results & Finishing Order below, following the link to read more on the one and a half-length win by the returning Prompt Response who enjoyed her maiden first-up success on way to the Coolmore Classic. Bjorn Baker saddle-up the beaten $2.40 favourite Egyptian Symbol who ran second just ahead of the Kris Lees-trained Danish Twist.

Place	#	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Br.	Weight	SP
1	1	PROMPT RESPONSE	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Blake Shinn	–	2	56kg	$5
2	2	EGYPTIAN SYMBOL	Bjorn Baker	Jason Collett	1.5L	5	55kg	$2.40F
3	3	DANISH TWIST	Kris Lees	Glyn Schofield	1.7L	1	55kg	$14
4	6	MEMES	Jason Coyle	Ms Rachel King (a)	2.6L	8	54kg	$7
5	5	SLIGHTLY SWEET	Jason Coyle	Ms Jess Taylor	2.9L	6	54kg	$26
6	4	BONNY O’REILLY (NZ)	Bjorn Baker	Tim Clark	4.9L	7	54kg	$5
7	9	NETTOYER	Wendy Roche	Brenton Avdulla	5.2L	3	54kg	$26
8	8	TSWALU	David Pfieffer	Corey Brown	5.3L	4	54kg	$18
–	7	FARAWAY TOWN	Matthew Smith	Christian Reith	–	0	–	–

2018 Breeders Classic Betting Odds

The official Breeders Classic 2018 odds will be listed below with market links to Ladbrokes.com.au as soon as betting on the Group 2 race for mares is out in the early autumn.

2018 Breeders Classic Field

The 2018 Breeders Classic field and barriers are set for release the Wednesday before the race – February 7, 2018 – and will be published in full below as soon as announced by Racing NSW.

The official Breeders Classic 2018 Final Field drew just nine mares, including the Bjorn Baker-trained Egyptian Symbol who was runner-up in the race 12 months ago. Fellow Warwick Farm trainer Jason Coyle also saddles-up two chances in the Breeders Classic field this season with his Coolmore Classic-bound mare Slightly Sweet and last weekend’s Expressway Stakes sixth-placegetter Memes.

Read more on the 2018 Breeders Classic Field.

#	Form (Last 10)	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Hcp. Rating
1	212x50344x	PROMPT RESPONSE	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Blake Shinn	2	56kg	103
2	62x5278x13	EGYPTIAN SYMBOL	Bjorn Baker	Jason Collett	6	55kg	103
3	5070x7490x	DANISH TWIST	Kris Lees	Glyn Schofield	1	55kg	101
4	1130x1569x	BONNY O’REILLY (NZ)	Bjorn Baker	Tim Clark	8	54kg	102
5	05x074313x	SLIGHTLY SWEET	Jason Coyle	Ms Jess Taylor	7	54kg	96
6	1311216×16	MEMES	Jason Coyle	Ms Rachel King (a)	9	54kg	95
7	8523x444x1	FARAWAY TOWN	Matthew Smith	Christian Reith	5	54kg	79
8	214x42x131	TSWALU	David Pfieffer	Corey Brown	4	54kg	75
9	631x	NETTOYER	Wendy Roche	Brenton Avdulla	3	54kg	67

2018 Breeders Classic Nominations

The Breeders Classic nominations are usually released on the Monday before race day, much like other black-type events in the eastern states. This allows punters and racing fans to get a decent grasp of the level of quality and talent among the Breeders Classic nominations and prepare their betting decisions based on that.

The 2018 Breeders Classic nominations will be provided here once announced on Monday February 5, 2018.

The official Breeders Classic 2018 Nominations attracted just nine mares, Racing NSW extending the early entries until 11am (AEDT) on Tuesday. Of the early hopefuls the standouts include the Bjorn Baker-trained Egyption Symbol coming off a Magic Millions Sprint third and the returning Group 1 performer Prompt Response.

Breeders Classic History

First won by the New Zealand Horse Destruct in 1996, the relatively new 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	TBD	TBD
	2nd	TBD
	3rd	TBD
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