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Coolmore Classic

The $1 million Coolmore Classic is a Group 1 race for fillies & mares run at Rosehill Gardens during the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival.

2025 Coolmore Classic Results

  • 1st: #4 Lady Shenandoah
  • 2nd: #9 Firestorm
  • 3rd: #6 Lady Of Camelot



The Coolmore Classic, registered as the Tad Kennedy Stakes, is a quality Group 1 race held as part of the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival in early-mid March each year.

2025 Coolmore Classic Results

  • 1st: #4 Lady Shenandoah ($2.60F)
  • 2nd: #9 Firestorm
  • 3rd: #6 Lady Of Camelot

Chris Waller’s brilliant Surround Stakes winning filly Lady Shenandoah ($2.60F) held off her fast-finishing stablemate Firestorm ($14) to score her third career Group 1 success in a narrow win for the punters in Saturday’s 2025 Coolmore Classic results at Rosehill.

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Coolmore Classic 2025 Odds & Results

Rosehill R8
Coolmore Classic (G1)
Final Race time:  1742017258
Runner DetailsWinPlace
1st
4. Lady Shenandoah (11) J: James McDonald 54.5kg
T: Chris Waller
2nd
9. Firestorm (13) J: Tyler Schiller 51.5kg
T: Chris Waller
3rd
6. Lady Of Camelot (12) J: Tim Clark 54kg
T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
4th
2. Olentia (3) J: Jason Collett 55.5kg
T: Chris Waller
5th
10. Manaal (10) J: Rachel King 51kg
T: Michael Freedman
6th
1. Amelia's Jewel (6) J: Josh Parr 58kg
T: Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald
7th
5. Marble Arch (8) J: Tommy Berry 54.5kg
T: Ben, Will & Jd Hayes
8th
14. Our Gold Hope (9) J: Ashley Morgan 51kg
T: Robert & Luke Price
9th
3. Alsephina (5) J: Blake Shinn 55kg
T: Grant & Alana Williams
10th
7. Coeur Volante (1) J: Kerrin McEvoy 54kg
T: Glen Thompson
11th
13. Scarlet Oak (2) J: Zac Lloyd 51kg
T: Chris Waller
12th
11. Sounds Of Heaven (4) J: Reece Jones 51kg
T: Joseph Pride
13th
12. Elettrica (7) J: Alysha Collett 51kg
T: Richard & Will Freedman
Odds are subject to fluctuation. For current odds on all of our live racing markets, please visit www.ladbrokes.com.au/racing.
Data retrieved: 01/05/2025 06:03:59 PM (Australia/Brisbane)

Taking place midway through this exciting carnival as the marquee race on Coolmore Classic Day at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse, this 1500m event for fillies and mares is run under quality handicap conditions and is worth $1 million in stakes as of 2024. The Coolmore Classic is one of the richest female races held during the Sydney Autumn Carnival and is the only Group 1 race at the meeting.

Coolmore Classic Day features a host of Group 2 and 3 support races including the Group 3 Magic Night Stakes (1200m) and Group 3 Pago Pago Stakes (1200m), which are the final lead-ups for two-year-olds heading towards the iconic Group 1 $4.96 million Golden Slipper Stakes (1200m). The Group 2 Ajax Stakes (1500m) and Group 2 Phar Lap Stakes (1500m) are the other two Group 2 events on the program.

Key lead-up races into the Coolmore Classic field include the Group 2 Guy Walter Stakes (1400m) and the Group 1 Surround Stakes (1400m) both run in late February or early March on Verry Elleegant Stakes Day.

Lady Shenandoah (2025) was the last filly to complete the Surround Stakes / Coolmore Classic double. 

While many mares have won both the Guy Walter Stakes and Coolmore Classic, the last to do the double in the same year was Danni Martine (2005).

The best out of the Coolmore Classic may go on to run in upcoming autumn features such as the Group 1 Doncaster Mile (1600m) and Group 1 Queen Of The Turf Stakes (1600m) held at Randwick over ‘The Championships’.

The Coolmore Classic winner is in fact exempt from ballot for both the Doncaster and Queen Of The Turf races.

Con Te Partiro (2020) and Zougotcha (2024) are the latest mares to complete the Coolmore Classic – Queen Of The Turf Stakes (Coolmore Legacy Stakes) double.

The 2022 Coolmore Classic form was franked with that year’s Surround Stakes winner Hinged running third in the event before a next-up Vinery Stud Stakes second and fourth in the ATC Oaks. Hinged also returned in the spring and was third in both the George Main Stakes and Epsom Handicap.

The Coolmore Classic 2023 winner Espiona franked the form that spring winning the $2 million The Invitation race.

The 2025 Coolmore Classic took place on Saturday March 15, 2025 offering $1 million in prize money as a Queen Of The Turf Stakes lead-up and was won in a narrow thriller by Chris Waller’s outstanding filly Lady Shenandoah ($2.60F) who is now a three-time Group 1 winner. 

Coolmore Classic 2025
Date: Saturday March 15, 2025
Track: Rosehill Gardens Racecourse
Distance: 1500m
Conditions: Fillies & Mares – Quality Handicap
Status: Group 1
Prize Money: $1,000,000
Inaugurated: 1973

2025 Coolmore Classic Finishing Order

Finish No. Horse Trainer Jockey Margin Bar. Weight Penalty Starting Price
1 4 LADY SHENANDOAH Chris Waller James McDonald 11 54.5kg $2.60F
2 9 FIRESTORM (NZ) Chris Waller Tyler Schiller 0.13L 13 51.5kg $14
3 6 LADY OF CAMELOT Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Tim Clark 0.73L 12 54kg $5
4 2 OLENTIA Chris Waller Jason Collett 2.41L 3 55.5kg $13
5 10 MANAAL Michael Freedman Ms Rachel King 3.04L 10 51kg $21
6 1 AMELIA’S JEWEL Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald Joshua Parr 4.84L 6 58kg $8.50
7 5 MARBLE ARCH (NZ) Ben, Will & JD Hayes Tommy Berry 5.06L 8 54.5kg $11
8 14 OUR GOLD HOPE Robert & Luke Price Ashley Morgan 5.3L 9 51kg $61
9 3 ALSEPHINA Grant & Alana Williams Blake Shinn 5.93L 5 55kg $20
10 7 COEUR VOLANTE (NZ) Glen Thompson Kerrin McEvoy 6.25L 1 54kg $16
11 13 SCARLET OAK Chris Waller Zac Lloyd 6.95L 2 51kg $21
12 11 SOUNDS OF HEAVEN (GB) Joseph Pride Reece Jones 7.95L 4 51kg $81
13 12 ELETTRICA (NZ) Richard & Will Freedman Ms Alysha Collett 10.88L 7 51kg $26
15 LAZZURA Chris Waller Jay Ford 0
8 GRINZINGER BELLE (NZ) Danny O’Brien Regan Bayliss 0

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2025 Coolmore Classic Betting

Betting on the Coolmore Classic heats up the week of the race with the latest markets to be made available for punters here at Races.com.au once open at Ladbrokes.com.au. Coolmore Classic betting is often dominated by the best out of the Guy Walter Stakes along with any previous Group 1 winners that are in good autumn form.

Zougotcha ($3.30 in 2024) and Lady Shenandoah ($2.60 in 2025) are the latest favourites in Coolmore Classic betting to win.

2025 Coolmore Classic Form

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2025 Coolmore Classic Tips

Stay tuned for our insider Coolmore Classic 2025 Tips on the autumn Group 1 this season.

  • To Win: #4 Lady Shenandoah ($2.70 at time of publish) – BET NOW

No filly has won the Coolmore Classic since Typhoon Tracy in 2009 but finding it really hard to bet against Chris Waller’s flying filly Lady Shenandoah who is still at a backable price to beat home her older counterparts here after drawing wide. The brilliant daughter of Snitzel has James McDonald aboard in barrier 13, but wide gates have been okay for the class runners drawn them in this race. She won the Flight Stakes at elite level last prep by over three lengths at a mile, so the step up to 1500m third-up and fit suits. Chasing a fifth win on the trot, she has been excellent winning her two lead-up runs this campaign including saluting as the odds-on favourite in the Group 1 Surround Stakes (1400m) last time out in a narrow but decisive victory. She won the Group 3 Ming Dynasty at her only other Rosehill assignment so is proven at the track. If she gets into the right spot from that wide alley, her first time jumping wider out than barrier seven, she’ll take the power of beating back from 56kg to 54.5kg. Sticking with.

2025 Coolmore Classic Field

The Coolmore Classic field attracts the season’s best middle-distance fillies and mares and is released on the Wednesday before the race.

The official 2025 Coolmore Classic field and barriers will be released by Racing NSW on the Wednesday of race week and published in full below.

The Coolmore Classic 2025 final field has drawn a star-studded line-up of female gallopers including last start Surround Stakes winning filly Lady Shenandoah out in gate 13 and former Group 1 winning WA expat Amelia’s Jewel carrying the 58kg topweight.

Click here to read more on the key runners in the 2025 Coolmore Classic field and betting markets.

No Last 10 Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight Probable Weight Penalty Hcp Rating
1 20x22525x1 AMELIA’S JEWEL Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald Joshua Parr 6 58kg 112
2 417x143x44 OLENTIA Chris Waller Jason Collett 3 55.5kg 107
3 226x3134x9 ALSEPHINA Grant & Alana Williams Blake Shinn 5 55kg 106
4 32x11x11 LADY SHENANDOAH Chris Waller James McDonald 13 54.5kg 106
5 x184912121 MARBLE ARCH (NZ) Ben, Will & JD Hayes Tommy Berry 9 54.5kg 105
6 2x3743x222 LADY OF CAMELOT Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Tim Clark 14 54kg 105
7 x114x46x71 COEUR VOLANTE (NZ) Michael Moroney & Glen Thompson Kerrin McEvoy 1 54kg 104
8 725x1318x4 GRINZINGER BELLE (NZ) Danny O’Brien Regan Bayliss 12 53kg 102
9 30x11056x1 FIRESTORM (NZ) Chris Waller Tyler Schiller 15 51.5kg 99
10 514x313x95 MANAAL Michael Freedman Ms Rachel King 11 51kg 99
11 x5x0x601x6 SOUNDS OF HEAVEN (GB) Joseph Pride Reece Jones 4 51kg 95
12 168×514261 ELETTRICA (NZ) Richard & Will Freedman Bailey Wheeler (a) 7 51kg 92
13 12110x0x3 SCARLET OAK Chris Waller Zac Lloyd 2 51kg 92
14 325342×865 OUR GOLD HOPE Robert & Luke Price Ashley Morgan 10 51kg 90
15 11x345x43 LAZZURA Chris Waller Jay Ford 8 50kg 88

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2025 Coolmore Classic Nominations

The 2025 Coolmore Classic nominations are set to close on the Monday of race week and will be listed below.

The Coolmore Classic 2025 nominations attracted a smart line-up of fillies and mares led in all-in betting by Chris Waller’s Surround Stakes winner Lady Shenandoah and Amelia’s Jewel coming off a first-up Group 2 win in the Guy Walter.

Nominations extended until 11:00am (AEDT) – 11/03/2025

Last 10 Horse Sex Age Trainer Hcp Rating
1 226x3134x9 ALSEPHINA M 6 Grant & Alana Williams 106
2 20x22525x1 AMELIA’S JEWEL M 5 Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald
3 6926x500x2 AUSBRED FLIRT M 6 Brad Widdup
4 111×125 CLEAR THINKING (GB) M 5 Paul Messara & Leah Gavranich 86
5 x114x46x71 COEUR VOLANTE (NZ) M 4 Michael Moroney & Glen Thompson 104
6 168×514261 ELETTRICA (NZ) M 6 Richard & Will Freedman 92
7 30x11056x1 FIRESTORM (NZ) M 4 Chris Waller 99
8 725x1318x4 GRINZINGER BELLE (NZ) M 4 Danny O’Brien
9 2x3743x222 LADY OF CAMELOT F 3 Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
10 32x11x11 LADY SHENANDOAH F 3 Chris Waller
11 11x345x43 LAZZURA F 3 Chris Waller
12 514x313x95 MANAAL F 3 Michael Freedman
13 x184912121 MARBLE ARCH (NZ) M 5 Ben, Will & JD Hayes
14 417x143x44 OLENTIA M 5 Chris Waller
15 325342×865 OUR GOLD HOPE M 4 Robert & Luke Price 90
16 12110x0x3 SCARLET OAK M 4 Chris Waller 92
17 x5x0x601x6 SOUNDS OF HEAVEN (GB) M 5 Joseph Pride 95

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

Coolmore Classic History

This race has been known as many different names over its history including the Winfield Classic, Orlando Wines Classic, Rosemount Wines Classic, Marlboro Classic, NSW Thoroughbred Breeder’s Stakes and the Fillies & Mares Classic.

Miss Personality won the inaugural running in 1973 when it was a principal race. Not long after in 1980 it gained Group 2 status and was eventually installed as a Group 1 race in 1984.

The high status, stakes and handicap conditions of the Coolmore Stud Classic ensure the field is always full of classy and competitive females. Outstanding fillies and mares who have won the Coolmore Classic include Sunline (2000 & 2002) carrying 60kg, Tuesday Joy (2007), and Assertive Lass (1997).

In 2020 trainer Gai Waterhouse celebrated her record-equalling fifth Coolmore Classic victory with Con Te Partiro.

Lady Shenandoah (2025) was the last filly to win the Coolmore Classic.

See below for a full list of Coolmore Classic results going back to 2000.

Coolmore Classic Records
Time Record: 1:27.21 set by Shindig in 1998.
Most Successful Jockey: J. Cassidy won four times with Satin Sand (1986), Kapchat (1994), Flitter (1995) and Shamekha (2004).
Most Heavily Weighted Winner: Emancipation (1984) and Sunline (2000) with 60kg.
Lightest Weighted Winner: Crimson Cloud (1976) with 48kg.

Recent Coolmore Classic Winners

Year Place Horse Time
2025
Coolmore Classic
1st Lady Shenandoah 1 minute 27.38 seconds
2nd Firestorm
3rd Lady Of Camelot
2024
Coolmore Classic
1st Zougotcha 1 minute 29.12 seconds
2nd Semana
3rd Kimochi
2023
Coolmore Classic
1st Espiona 1 minute 27.62 seconds
2nd Pride Of Jenni
3rd Sheeza Belter
2022
Coolmore Classic
1st Lighthouse 1 minute 30.97 seconds
2nd Mirra Vision
3rd Hinged
2021
Coolmore Classic
1st Krone 1 minute 27.68 seconds
2nd Mizzy
3rd Dame Giselle
2020
Coolmore Classic
1st Con Te Partiro 1 minute 35.55 seconds
2nd Miss Fabulass
3rd Noire
2019
Coolmore Classic
1st Dixie Blossoms 1 minute 31.97 seconds
2nd El Dorado Dreaming
3rd Princess Posh
2018
Coolmore Classic
1st Daysee Doom 1 minute 28.28 seconds
2nd Oregon’s Day
3rd Silent Sedition
2017
Coolmore Classic
1st Heavens Above 1 minute 29.65 seconds
2nd Silent Sedition
3rd Danish Twist
2016
Coolmore Classic
1st Peeping 1 minute 27.5 seconds
2nd Azkadellia
3rd Solicit
2015
Coolmore Classic
1st Plucky Belle 1 minute 29.4 seconds
2nd First Seal
3rd Diamond Drille
2014
Coolmore Classic
1st Steps In Time 1 minute 28.8 seconds
2nd Sweet Idea
3rd Catkins
2013
Coolmore Classic
1st Appearance 1 minute 28.4 seconds
2nd Red Tracer
3rd Norzita
2012
Coolmore Classic
1st Ofcourseican 1 minute 30.3 seconds
2nd Secret Admirer
3rd King’s Rose
2011
Coolmore Classic
1st Aloha 1 minute 30.5 seconds
2nd Jersey Lily
3rd Melito
2010
Coolmore Classic
1st Alverta 1 minute 28.55 seconds
2nd Gold Water
3rd Palacio De Cristal
2009
Coolmore Classic
1st Typhoon Tracy 1 minute 29.9 seconds
2nd Culminate
3rd Gallant Tess
2008
Coolmore Classic
1st Eskimo Queen 1 minute 33.5 seconds
2nd Hot Danish
3rd Deloraine
2007
Coolmore Classic
1st Tuesday Joy 1 minute 30.7 seconds
2nd Doubting
3rd Divine Madonna
2006
Coolmore Classic
1st Regal Cheer 1 minute 30.2 seconds
2nd Star Shiraz
3rd Mnemosyne
2005
Coolmore Classic
1st Danni Martine 1 minute 29.5 seconds
2nd Forum Floozie
3rd Johan’s Toy
2004
Coolmore Classic
1st Shamekha 1 minute 28.3 seconds
2nd Private Steer
3rd Forum Floozie
2003
Coolmore Classic
1st Bollinger 1 minute 29.5 seconds
2nd Lovely Jubly
3rd Galapagos Girl
2002
Coolmore Classic
1st Sunline 1 minute 30 seconds
2nd Gentle Genius
3rd Nanny Maroon
2001
Coolmore Classic
1st Porto Roca 1 minute 28.1 seconds
2nd Lady Mulan
3rd Belle Du Jour
2000
Coolmore Classic
1st Sunline 1 minute 28.8 seconds
2nd Beat The Fade
3rd Noircir

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