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The Group 3 Dark Jewel Classic takes place on Day 2 of the Scone Cup Carnival in mid-May.
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: |
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Date: |
Saturday May 13, 2023 |
Track: |
Scone Racecourse |
Distance: |
1400m |
Race Type: |
F&M Qlty |
Status: |
Group 3 |
Prizemoney: |
$200,000 |
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 | |
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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.
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.
Stay tuned for our insider Dark Jewel Classic 2023 Tips on the Scone feature this May.
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.
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 |
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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.
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 | |
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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.
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.
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 |