Dark Jewel Classic

The Group 3 Dark Jewel Classic takes place on Day 2 of the Scone Cup Carnival in mid-May.

2023 Dark Jewel Classic Results

  • 1st: #9 More Prophets
  • 2nd: #3 Bring The Ransom
  • 3rd: #13 Short Shorts



The Dark Jewel Classic is a Group 3 race open to fillies and mares under quality handicap conditions. Raced over 1400 metres, the race attracts both talented sprinters and experienced mile runners.

Held at Scone Racecourse each year in May, the Dark Jewel Classic now runs on the Saturday following the popular Scone Cup on the Friday.

In 2020 the COVID-19 restrictions saw the Dark Jewel Classic moved to Rosehill Gardens Racecourse and offer a reduced $160,000 in prize money. The Dark Jewel Classic prize money was increased to $200,000 in 2021.

Horses who contest the Dark Jewel Classic often come via other New South Wales events including the Group 3 Hawkesbury Crown (1300m) and may head to Queensland next up for a shot at the Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival races. More Prophets (11th in 2023) was the last Hawkesbury Crown graduate to improve and win the Dark Jewel Classic at Scone.

Plenty of nice mares have won the Dark Jewel Classic over the years including Con Te Partiro in 2019 who went on to take out the Group 1 Coolmore Classic – Queen Of The Turf Stakes double the following autumn in 2020.

The form of the 2021 Dark Jewel Classic was franked with the winner Rocha Clock going on to run second in that spring’s $2 million The Invitation (1400m) and Group 2 $500,000 Hot Danish Stakes (1400m).

The 2023 Dark Jewel Classic ran on Saturday May 13, 2023 on Day 2 of the Scone Cup Carnival and saw the John Thompson-trained More Prophets ($13) swoop late to salute in a barnstorming upset.  

Dark Jewel Classic Info:

Date:
Saturday May 13, 2023
Track:
Scone Racecourse
Distance:
1400m
Race Type:
F&M Qlty
Status:
Group 3
Prizemoney:
$200,000

2023 Dark Jewel Classic Results

  • 1st: #9 More Prophets ($13)
  • 2nd: #3 Bring The Ransom
  • 3rd: #13 Short Shorts

The John Thompson-trained More Prophets ($13) was huge late swooping down the outside inside the final 150m to run them down and charge through the line in an upset 2023 Dark Jewel Classic result at Scone.

Finish No. Horse Trainer Jockey Margin Bar. Weight Penalty Starting Price
1 9 MORE PROPHETS John Thompson Reece Jones (a) 6 53kg $13
2 3 BRING THE RANSOM Bjorn Baker Ms Rachel King 1.23L 2 56kg $13
3 13 SHORT SHORTS (NZ) Brad Widdup Jean Van Overmeire 1.57L 12 53kg $4.60EF
4 8 HEALING OASIS (FR) Annabel Neasham Chad Schofield 1.62L 15 54kg $6
5 12 SUR LA MER Chris Waller Grant Buckley 1.73L 3 53kg $41
6 16 OUR MODENA (NZ) Scott Singleton Ms Jenny Duggan 2.14L 9 53kg $151
7 15 LEKVARTE (NZ) Joseph Pride Jay Ford 2.39L 14 53kg $11
8 2 NEVER TALK Kris Lees Dylan Gibbons (a) 2.54L 4 57kg $17
9 1 EXPAT (NZ) Joseph Pride Brett Prebble 3.9L 11 59kg $12
10 7 MEG Matthew Dale Ms Hannah Williams (a) 4.1L 8 54kg $41
11 14 RIDUNA Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Ms Winona Costin 4.13L 1 53kg $31
12 5 FINEPOINT Chris Waller Sam Clipperton 4.78L 7 54.5kg $4.60EF
13 17e DUCHY OF SAVOY Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes Andrew Adkins 4.88L 13 53kg $81
14 10 SELEQUE Chris Waller Ms Kathy O’Hara 5.43L 5 53kg $41
15 11 FRENCH BONNET Kim Waugh Ms Alysha Collett 6.59L 10 53kg $26
16 6 BAROSSA ROSA Tracey Bartley Jason Collett 14.85L 16 54kg $26
19e AIR TO AIR Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Regan Bayliss 0
20e OAKFIELD ARROW Kristen Buchanan 0
4 WRITTEN BEAUTY Chris Waller Tom Sherry 0
18e MAYROSE John Sargent 0

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2023 Dark Jewel Classic Betting

The season’s latest Dark Jewel Classic 2023 odds and betting market links to the Scone event courtesy of Ladbrokes.com.au will be available below the week of the race.

There was a notable upset in 2022 with Bring The Ransom winning at Dark Jewel Classic odds of $51.

CLICK HERE FOR THE LATEST 2023 DARK JEWEL CLASSIC ODDS (Final Field)

2023 Dark Jewel Classic Form

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2023 Dark Jewel Classic Tips

Stay tuned for our insider Dark Jewel Classic 2023 Tips on the Scone feature this May.

  • To Win: #13 Short Shorts ($7.50 at time of publish) – BET NOW

Short Shorts is a classy four-year-old trained by Brad Widdup who presents fit here fourth-up and ready to fire. The smart chestnut won fresh at Kembla Grange and has been solid in her two subsequent runs this campaign. Her latest was a second over 1200m carrying 59kg narrowly beaten on March 6 at Gosford. She comes right back to 53kg here and even rising notably in grade looks a genuine winning chance.

2023 Dark Jewel Classic Field

The Dark Jewel Classic field attracts a line-up of smart fillies and mares, many of which had a run in the traditional lead-up race at Hawkesbury – the Godolphin Crown.

The official Dark Jewel Classic 2023 Final Field & Barrier Draw will be announced on the Wednesday of race week and published in full below.

The 2023 Dark Jewel Classic field features a smart line-up of fillies and mares led in betting by the Chris Waller-trained 59kg top-weight Expat last seen running second in the Group 3 Hawkesbury Crown with the same weight.

No Last 10 Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight Probable Weight Penalty Hcp Rating
1 x9707x2042 EXPAT (NZ) Joseph Pride Brett Prebble 11 59kg 101
2 5x3255x820 NEVER TALK Kris Lees Dylan Gibbons (a) 4 57kg 97
3 0x100x5687 BRING THE RANSOM Bjorn Baker Ms Rachel King 2 56kg 95
4 9x720x7455 WRITTEN BEAUTY Chris Waller Tom Sherry 16 56kg 95
5 13x130x330 FINEPOINT Chris Waller Sam Clipperton 7 54.5kg 92
6 020×114890 BAROSSA ROSA Tracey Bartley Jason Collett 20 54kg 90
7 59x1100x08 MEG Matthew Dale Ms Hannah Williams (a) 8 54kg 86
8 6x828439x1 HEALING OASIS (FR) Annabel Neasham Chad Schofield 18 54kg 83
9 8649×44700 MORE PROPHETS John Thompson Reece Jones (a) 6 53kg 89
10 x911318x8x SELEQUE Chris Waller Ms Kathy O’Hara 5 53kg 84
11 416x32100x FRENCH BONNET Kim Waugh Ms Alysha Collett 10 53kg 83
12 11215538×0 SUR LA MER Chris Waller Grant Buckley 3 53kg 83
13 124146×152 SHORT SHORTS (NZ) Brad Widdup Jean Van Overmeire 12 53kg 82
14 21020×0408 RIDUNA Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Ms Winona Costin 1 53kg 77
15 46x21641x5 LEKVARTE (NZ) Joseph Pride Jay Ford 15 53kg 76
16 17x33109x9 OUR MODENA (NZ) Scott Singleton Ms Jenny Duggan 9 53kg 76
17e 0x1418x280 DUCHY OF SAVOY Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes 14 53kg 75
18e 93697×0013 MAYROSE John Sargent 13 54kg 74
19e x0x5130x17 AIR TO AIR Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Regan Bayliss 17 54kg 72
20e 401861×500 OAKFIELD ARROW Kristen Buchanan 19 54kg 76

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2023 Dark Jewel Classic Nominations

The 2023 Dark Jewel Classic nominations close the Monday of race week and will be available below as soon as announced.

Last 10 Horse Sex Age Trainer Ballot Weight True Weight Penalty Hcp Rating
1 x9707x2042 EXPAT (NZ) M 5 Joseph Pride 1 59kg 59kg 101
2 2726305×15 SHE’S ALL CLASS M 4 Ciaron Maher & David Eustace 2 58kg 58kg 99
3 5x3255x820 NEVER TALK M 5 Kris Lees 3 57kg 57kg 97
4 0x100x5687 BRING THE RANSOM M 6 Bjorn Baker 4= 56kg 56kg 95
5 9x720x7455 WRITTEN BEAUTY M 5 Chris Waller 4= 56kg 56kg 95
6 13x130x330 FINEPOINT M 4 Chris Waller 6 54.5kg 54.5kg 92
7 020×114890 BAROSSA ROSA M 5 Tracey Bartley 7 54kg 53.5kg 90
8 8649×44700 MORE PROPHETS M 6 John Thompson 8 54kg 53kg 89
9 59x1100x08 MEG M 5 Matthew Dale 9 54kg 53kg 86
10 x911318x8x SELEQUE M 5 Chris Waller 10 54kg 53kg 84
11 416x32100x FRENCH BONNET M 5 Kim Waugh 11= 54kg 53kg 83
12 6x828439x1 HEALING OASIS (FR) M 4 Annabel Neasham 11= 54kg 53kg 83
13 11215538×0 SUR LA MER M 5 Chris Waller 11= 54kg 53kg 83
14 124146×152 SHORT SHORTS (NZ) M 4 Brad Widdup 14 54kg 53kg 82
15 7560×53435 ITA M 5 Bjorn Baker 15 54kg 53kg 81
16 172x6514x4 FRUMOS (USA) M 5 Chris Waller 16 54kg 53kg 78
17 21020×0408 RIDUNA M 4 Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott 17 54kg 53kg 77
18 46x21641x5 LEKVARTE (NZ) M 4 Joseph Pride 18= 54kg 53kg 76
19 401861×500 OAKFIELD ARROW M 5 Kristen Buchanan 18= 54kg 53kg 76
20 17x33109x9 OUR MODENA (NZ) M 6 Scott Singleton 18= 54kg 53kg 76
21 0x1418x280 DUCHY OF SAVOY M 4 Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes 21 54kg 53kg 75
22 93697×0013 MAYROSE M 4 John Sargent 22 54kg 53kg 74
23 x31445744x ONE AYE M 5 Barbara Joseph, Paul & Matt Jones 23 54kg 53kg 73
24 x0x5130x17 AIR TO AIR M 6 Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott 24 54kg 53kg 72
25 1519334×13 MYCHYNA (NZ) M 4 Ethan Ensby 25 54kg 53kg 63

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

Dark Jewel Classic History

The Dark Jewel Classic was inaugurated in 1996 and upgraded to Listed status only three years later in 1999. Following the 2013 running of the race, when Arctic Flight seized victory, the Dark Jewel Classic was upgraded to Group 3. It has only grown in prestige since then, as more renowned trainers enter their horses pursuing the very decent $200,000 purse and a coveted black type victory. Local trainers have slowly been pushed out as major stables send their horses from Sydney and elsewhere. The modern Dark Jewel Classic is nothing like it’s 1999 ancestor when Little Pattie won for Frances Smith out of Wyong. People such as Gai Waterhouse and Anthony Cummings now count themselves among the winning trainers of the race.

The Dark Jewel Classic originally fell on the second day of the two day Scone Carnival, adding to one of the most anticipated country meets in NSW, before being moved to the Friday in 2021 for a one-day Scone Cup Day meeting.

Dark Jewel Classic results since 2001 are listed below.

Dark Jewel Classic Results

Year

Place

Horse

Time

2023
Dark Jewel Classic
1st More Prophets 1:21.99
2nd Bring The Ransom
3rd Short Shorts
2022
Dark Jewel Classic
1st Bring The Ransom 1:22.69
2nd Wandabaa
3rd Never Talk
2021
Dark Jewel Classic
1st Rocha Clock 1:22.70
2nd Missile Mantra
3rd Reelem In Ruby
2020
Dark Jewel Classic
1st Irithea 1:22.26
2nd Into The Abyss
3rd Ready To Prophet
2019
Dark Jewel Classic
1st Con Te Partiro 1:22.63
2nd Savatiano
3rd Organza
2018
Dark Jewel Classic
1st Siren’s Fury 1:23.81
2nd Schism
3rd Ghisoni
2017
Dark Jewel Classic
1st Daysee Doom 1:23.62
2nd Prompt Response
3rd Serene Majesty
2016
Dark Jewel Classic
1st Danish Twist 1:23.88
2nd Onemorezeta
3rd Press Report
2015
Dark Jewel Classic
1st Divertire 1:23.17
2nd Calming Influence
3rd Bound For Earth
2014
Dark Jewel Classic
1st Seaside 1:22.68
2nd Aerobatics
3rd Myamira
2013
Dark Jewel Classic
1st Arctic Flight 1:22.86
2nd Pipette
3rd Miss Stellabelle
2012
Dark Jewel Classic
1st Upon This Rock 1:22.9
2nd Shannara
3rd Rose Of Peace
2011
Dark Jewel Classic
1st Shannara 1:23.05
2nd Dane Julia
3rd Pontiana
2010
Dark Jewel Classic
1st So Anyway 1:22.57
2nd Purrpurrlena
3rd Melpomene
2009
Dark Jewel Classic
1st Rio Osa 1:23.63
2nd Hairy
3rd Portillo
2008
Dark Jewel Classic
1st Sung 1:24.19
2nd Judged
3rd Litter
2007
Dark Jewel Classic
1st Rosa’s Spur 1:27.12
2nd Alverta
3rd Leica Light
2006
Dark Jewel Classic
1st Really Flying 1:24.11
2nd Romare
3rd Fritz’s Princess
2005
Dark Jewel Classic
1st Kosta Nothin’ 1:23.73
2nd Zinzin
3rd Magsaya
2004
Dark Jewel Classic
1st Romare 1:23.61
2nd My Czech Chick
3rd Native Jester
2003
Dark Jewel Classic
1st Chuckle 1:23.5
2nd Faith Hill
3rd Provokes
2002
Dark Jewel Classic
1st Hot Riff 1:22.27
2nd Plain Crazy
3rd Expresso Rose
2001
Dark Jewel Classic
1st Nanny Maroon 1:23.21
2nd Transfer
3rd Crestfallen

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