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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.

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 $600,000. The Coolmore Classic is the richest female race 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 $3.5 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 2 Surround Stakes (1400m) both run in late February on Chipping Norton Stakes Day. 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’. In 2016 the Coolmore Classic runner-up Azkadellia went on to run third in the Doncaster and win the Queen Of the Turf Stakes.

Con Te Partiro (2020) was the last mare to complete the Coolmore Classic – Queen Of The Turf Stakes (Coolmore Legacy Stakes) double.

The 2021 Coolmore Classic took place on Saturday March 13, 2021 and was won impressively by the Queensland-trained mare Krone.  

Coolmore Classic 2021
Date:	Saturday March 13, 2021
Track:	Rosehill Gardens Racecourse
Distance:	1500m
Conditions:	Fillies & Mares – Quality Handicap
Status:	Group 1
Prize Money:	$600,000
Inaugurated:	1973

2021 Coolmore Classic Results

• 1st: #3 Krone
• 2nd: #1 Mizzy
• 3rd: #15 Dame Giselle

The Tony Gollan-trained Magic Millions Fillies & Mares winner Krone ($14) may have had the big weight (57kg) and be racing on an unsuitably firm track, but she was still too good for her rivals in the 2021 Coolmore Classic results defeating last start Canterbury Stakes runner-up Mizzy ($26) by over a length with the filly Dame Giselle ($18) a brave third.

Click here to read more on the impressive Coolmore Classic 2021 win by Krone. 

	Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight	Penalty	Starting Price
	1	3	KRONE	Tony Gollan	Tim Clark		1	57kg		$14
	2	1	MIZZY	Anthony Cummings	Regan Bayliss	1.3L	15	58kg		$26
	3	15	DAME GISELLE	Peter & Paul Snowden	Robbie Dolan	1.7L	16	51kg		$18
	4	18	VANGELIC	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Ms Kathy O’Hara	1.9L	5	50kg		$9
	5	6	ICEBATH (NZ)	Brad Widdup	Kerrin McEvoy	2.1L	6	56kg		$19
	6	11	ALL SAINTS’ EVE (NZ)	John O’Shea	Brenton Avdulla	2.3L	7	54kg		$15
	7	5	SUBPOENAED (NZ)	Chris Waller	Tommy Berry	3.8L	4	56.5kg		$10
	8	7	REELEM IN RUBY	Peter & Paul Snowden	Andrew Adkins	4.4L	17	55kg		$61
	9	10	RICH HIPS	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	Michael Dee	4.6L	9	54.5kg		$17
	10	2	SWEET DEAL	John Thompson	Tom Marquand	4.7L	2	58kg		$26
	11	14	CHAILLOT	Archie Alexander	Declan Bates	4.8L	13	52.5kg		$7
	12	9	FORBIDDEN LOVE	Richard & Michael Freedman	Nash Rawiller	4.9L	3	54.5kg		$5F
	13	13	EMERALDS	John Sargent	Jason Collett	5.4L	10	53.5kg		$21
	14	16	ALIFEROUS	Kris Lees	Ms Louise Day (a)	5.9L	14	51kg		$201
	15	4	MADAM ROUGE	Chris Waller	James McDonald	7.4L	8	57kg		$15
	16	17	BARBIE’S FOX	Louise Bonella	Jason Benbow	10L	12	51kg		$151
	17	12	TRICKY GAL	Matthew Smith	Glen Boss	10.6L	11	54kg		$18
	18	8	SOVEREIGN AWARD	Danny O’Brien	Ms Rachel King	13.1L	18	55kg		$21

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2021 Coolmore Classic Betting Odds

Betting on the Coolmore Classic heats up the week of the race with the latest markets to be made available for punters below courtesy of 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.

2021 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 2021 Coolmore Classic field and barriers will be released by Racing NSW on Wednesday March 10, 2021 and published in full below.

The Coolmore Classic 2021 final field features a bumper line-up of 18 runners with the open market led by the Group 1 Surround Stakes winning filly Forbidden Love in barrier three chasing the double.

Click here to read more on the key fancies in the 2021 Coolmore Classic field & betting markets.

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Probable Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	1133x0x602	MIZZY	Anthony Cummings	Regan Bayliss	15	58kg			108
2	55x19941x5	SWEET DEAL	John Thompson	Tom Marquand	2	58kg			108
3	2521×03011	KRONE	Tony Gollan	Tim Clark	1	57kg			106
4	02x6741x26	MADAM ROUGE	Chris Waller	James McDonald	8	57kg			106
5	43x46160x1	SUBPOENAED (NZ)	Chris Waller	Tommy Berry	4	56.5kg			105
6	x242512x33	ICEBATH (NZ)	Brad Widdup	Kerrin McEvoy	6	56kg			104
7	x221x07x44	REELEM IN RUBY	Peter & Paul Snowden	Andrew Adkins	17	55kg			102
8	126111×851	SOVEREIGN AWARD	Danny O’Brien	Ms Rachel King	18	55kg			102
9	3×13313191	FORBIDDEN LOVE	Richard & Michael Freedman	Nash Rawiller	3	54.5kg			102
10	x1273181x1	RICH HIPS	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	Michael Dee	9	54.5kg			101
11	213x1174x3	ALL SAINTS’ EVE (NZ)	John O’Shea	Brenton Avdulla	7	54kg			100
12	7x15522x22	TRICKY GAL	Matthew Smith	Glen Boss	11	54kg			100
13	x415219x36	EMERALDS	John Sargent	Jason Collett	10	53.5kg			99
14	11x1348x1	CHAILLOT	Archie Alexander	Declan Bates	13	52.5kg			97
15	74x1114x49	DAME GISELLE	Peter & Paul Snowden	Robbie Dolan	16	51kg			95
16	44x33387x4	ALIFEROUS	Kris Lees	Ms Louise Day (a)	14	51kg			86
17	16370×0340	BARBIE’S FOX	Louise Bonella		12	51kg			74
18	22x4330x82	VANGELIC	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Ms Kathy O’Hara	5	50kg			92

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2021 Coolmore Classic Nominations

The 2021 Coolmore Classic nominations are set to close on Monday March 8, 2021 and will be listed below.

Surround Stakes winning filly Forbidden Love leads the 21 Coolmore Classic 2021 nominations.

	Last 10	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Ballot	Weight	True Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	1133x0x602	MIZZY	M	5	Anthony Cummings	1=	58kg	58kg		108
2	55x19941x5	SWEET DEAL	M	6	John Thompson	1=	58kg	58kg		108
3	2521×03011	KRONE	M	5	Tony Gollan	3=	57kg	57kg		106
4	02x6741x26	MADAM ROUGE	M	5	Chris Waller	3=	57kg	57kg		106
5	43x46160x1	SUBPOENAED (NZ)	M	4	Chris Waller	5	56.5kg	56.5kg		105
6	x242512x33	ICEBATH (NZ)	M	4	Brad Widdup	6	56kg	56kg		104
7	x221x07x44	REELEM IN RUBY	M	5	Peter & Paul Snowden	7=	55kg	55kg		102
8	126111×851	SOVEREIGN AWARD	M	5	Danny O’Brien	7=	55kg	55kg		102
9	3×13313191	FORBIDDEN LOVE	F	3	Richard & Michael Freedman	7=	54.5kg	54.5kg		102
10	x1273181x1	RICH HIPS	M	4	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	10	54.5kg	54.5kg		101
11	213x1174x3	ALL SAINTS’ EVE (NZ)	M	4	John O’Shea	11=	54kg	54kg		100
12	7x15522x22	TRICKY GAL	M	5	Matthew Smith	11=	54kg	54kg		100
13	x415219x36	EMERALDS	M	4	John Sargent	13	53.5kg	53.5kg		99
14	11x1348x1	CHAILLOT	M	4	Archie Alexander	14=	52.5kg	52.5kg		97
15	9040836951	MISSYBEEL (NZ)	M	6	Bjorn Baker	14=	52.5kg	52.5kg		97
16	74x1114x49	DAME GISELLE	F	3	Peter & Paul Snowden	16	51kg	51kg		95
17	211x2235x1	NIMALEE	M	4	Matthew Smith	17=	51kg	51kg		92
18	15x2227x78	HUNGRY HEART	F	3	Chris Waller	17=	50kg	50kg		92
19	22x4330x82	VANGELIC	F	3	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	17=	50kg	50kg		92
20	44x33387x4	ALIFEROUS	M	5	Kris Lees	20	51kg	51kg		86
21	16370×0340	BARBIE’S FOX	M	4	Louise Bonella	21	51kg	51kg		74

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-equaling fifth Coolmore Classic victory with Con Te Partiro.

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
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