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The Group 3 Fred Best Classic is a Group 3 race for three-year-olds held during the Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival in May.
The Group 3 Fred Best Classic is a 1400m event held annually in late May at Eagle Farm Racecourse. Held during the Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival on Kingsford-Smith Cup Day the event is a key lead-up for three-year-olds into Group 2 Queensland Guineas (1600m) run back at the track a fortnight later on Stradbroke Handicap Day.
Run under set weight conditions, the Fred Best Classic is open only to three-year-olds and now offers $150,000 in total prize money having been moved from Doomben for the 2017 season onwards.
In 2020 COVID-19 saw a number of major changes to the Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival including the Fred Best Classic taking place over 1350m at Doomben Racecourse as the key event at the meeting offering a reduced $125,000 in prize money.
The 2020 edition of the Fred Best Classic also offered a ballot exemption to the winner for the following week’s Group 1 Stradbroke Handicap (1400m), one of just two elite level races taking place during the carnival due to Coronavirus.
The 2020 Fred Best Classic ran on Saturday May 30, 2020 at Doomben Racecourse and saw the favourite Dawn Passage salute.
Fred Best Classic Info: |
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Date: |
Saturday May 30, 2020 |
Track: |
Eagle Farm Racecourse (Doomben in 2020) |
Distance: |
1400m (1350m in 2020) |
Race Type: |
3YOs – Set Weights |
Status: |
Group 3 |
Prizemoney: |
$150,000 ($125,000 in 2020) |
The Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott-trained favourite Dawn Passage ($2.15) was far too dominant for his rivals over the final 100m in the Fred Best Classic 2020 results, the Hawkesbury Guineas – Inglis Guineas double winner booking his spot in the Stradbroke Handicap field with a win for the punters.
Colour | Finish | No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Bar. | Weight | Penalty | Starting Price |
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1 | 3 | DAWN PASSAGE | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Brad Stewart | 6 | 57kg | $2.15F | ||
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2 | 12 | EXHILARATES | James Cummings | Larry Cassidy | 0.75L | 4 | 55kg | $6 | |
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3 | 13 | SUBPOENAED (NZ) | Chris Waller | Michael Cahill | 1.5L | 8 | 55kg | $4.60 | |
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4 | 9 | SCATHING | Chris Munce | Justin Huxtable (a) | 3.75L | 3 | 57kg | $17 | |
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5 | 4 | STAMPE | Chris Munce | Sean Cormack | 4.05L | 10 | 57kg | $26 | |
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6 | 7 | GARIBALDI | Tony Gollan | Baylee Nothdurft (a) | 4.15L | 1 | 57kg | $31 | |
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7 | 1 | THE ODYSSEY | Kelly Schweida | Ms Stephanie Thornton | 4.35L | 9 | 57kg | $10 | |
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8 | 6 | BELLEVUE HILL | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Ryan Maloney | 7.6L | 7 | 57kg | $26 | |
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9 | 11 | SHADOW OF TIME | Stewart Barr | Dale Smith | 7.9L | 5 | 57kg | $81 | |
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10 | 14 | READY BABE | Mark Currie | Mark Du Plessis | 8.4L | 2 | 55kg | $31 | |
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2 | HIGHTAIL | Peter & Paul Snowden | Ryan Maloney | 0 | |||||
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8 | THE SINNER | Natalie McCall | Daniel Griffin | 0 | |||||
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*Table Credit: Racing Australia.
The winter’s latest Fred Best Classic 2020 betting odds and links to the markets at Ladbrokes.com.au will be available below once released.
Dawn Passage ($2.15 in 2020) was the last favourite in Fred Best Classic betting to salute for the punters.
The Fred Best Classic field attracts a strong line-up of both local Queensland-trained three-year-olds as well as interstate raiders chasing the Brisbane winter racing riches. The race is a good lead-up to the Queensland Guineas and may be a next-up option for gallopers coming off a run in the Group 3 Gold Coast Guineas (1200m) earlier in the month.
The official Fred Best Classic 2020 final field & barriers are set for release by Racing Queensland on the Wednesday of race week and will be published in full below.
The 2020 Fred Best Classic field features 15 three-year-olds including Doomben specialist The Odyssey, the in-form Gold Coast Guineas winner Hightail whose co-trainer Peter Snowden chases a fourth win in the race and the Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott-trained Dawn Passage coming off the Hawkesbury Guineas – Inglis Guineas double.
Click here to read more on the top chances in the Fred Best Classic 2020 field and betting markets.
Update: #2 Hightail (11) and #8 The Sinner (5) have been scratched from the Fred Best Classic. Hightail will instead go straight into the Group 1 Stradbroke Handicap on June 6.
# | Form (Last 10) | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating |
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1 | 6313481112 | THE ODYSSEY | Kelly Schweida | Ms Stephanie Thornton | 13 | 57kg | 94 | |
2 | x28x214x11 | HIGHTAIL | Peter & Paul Snowden | Ryan Maloney | 11 | 57kg | 96 | |
3 | 3x156x2811 | DAWN PASSAGE | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Brad Stewart | 9 | 57kg | 96 | |
4 | 2×01323140 | STAMPE | Chris Munce | Sean Cormack | 14 | 57kg | 83 | |
5 | 4132×11411 | GRAND PIANO | John Thompson | James Orman (late alt) | 6 | 57kg | 89.5 | |
6 | 1217x8x9 | BELLEVUE HILL | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Matthew McGillivray | 10 | 57kg | 84 | |
7 | 430x50x227 | GARIBALDI | Tony Gollan | Baylee Nothdurft (a) | 1 | 57kg | 75 | |
8 | 123×199931 | THE SINNER | Natalie McCall | Daniel Griffin | 5 | 57kg | 75 | |
9 | 12223×114 | SCATHING | Chris Munce | Justin Huxtable (a) | 3 | 57kg | 75 | |
10 | 2x21x26x21 | PETRONIUS | Gary Moore | Luke Dittman | 8 | 57kg | 72 | |
11 | 156×13117 | SHADOW OF TIME | Stewart Barr | Dale Smith | 7 | 57kg | 72 | |
12 | x1127x53x3 | EXHILARATES | James Cummings | Larry Cassidy | 4 | 55kg | 96 | |
13 | 160×125924 | SUBPOENAED (NZ) | Chris Waller | Michael Cahill | 12 | 55kg | 86 | |
14 | 1×125 | READY BABE | Mark Currie | Mark Du Plessis | 2 | 55kg | 68 |
The Fred Best Classic was first run in 1984, when Bonnie Princess seized victory. Initially, the race was run for two-year-olds, and was known as the Courier Mail 2YO Classic. The Fred Best Classic has experienced many name changes over the years. Since 2000, the race has been known variously as the Powerhouse Classic, the Wyndham Estate Classic, the Richmond Grove Classic, the BTC Classic (2006-2009) and finally the Fred Best Classic from 2010 onwards.
The Fred Best Classic is run on Doomben Cup Day alongside the Group 2 Doomben Roses, Group 3 BRC Sprint, Listed Lancaster Stakes and Dalrello Stakes and of course the Group 1 Doomben Cup.
Named after renowned Brisbane trainer Fred Best, the Fred Best Classic always attracts a stellar field. Peter Snowden has had three winners in the race (2008, 2012 and 2019), making him the most successful trainer.
The fastest time is held by Gold Edition, who won the race in 2007 with a blistering 1:17.52. From 2017 onwards the Fred Best Classic will be run at Eagle Farm, moved from Doomben, and raced over 1400m (up from 1350m).
In 2020 the Fred Best Classic ran at Doomben over 1350m due to COVID-19.
Fred Best Classic results since 2000 are listed below.
Year |
Place |
Horse |
Time |
2020 Fred Best Classic |
1st | Dawn Passage | 1:18.83 (over 1350m) |
2nd | Exhilarates | ||
3rd | Subpoenaed | ||
2019 Fred Best Classic |
1st | Military Zone | 1:22.06 |
2nd | Baccarat Baby | ||
3rd | Krone | ||
2018 Fred Best Classic |
1st | Perast | 1:19.70 |
2nd | Assimilate | ||
3rd | Mishani Bullitt | ||
2017 Fred Best Classic |
1st | Niccanova | 1:26.59 |
2nd | Sylpheed | ||
3rd | I Thought So | ||
2016 Fred Best Classic |
1st | Counterattack | 1:18.86 |
2nd | Takedown | ||
3rd | Perfect Dare | ||
2015 Fred Best Classic |
1st | Najoom | 1:19.00 |
2nd | Miss Cover Girl | ||
3rd | Awesome Rock | ||
2014 Fred Best Classic |
1st | Havana | 1:19.2 |
2nd | Into The Red | ||
3rd | Dothraki | ||
2013 Fred Best Classic |
1st | Platinum Kingdom | 1:19.8 |
2nd | Boban | ||
3rd | Academus | ||
2012 Fred Best Classic |
1st | Mental | 1:19.3 |
2nd | Amah Rock | ||
3rd | Boys On Tour | ||
2011 Fred Best Classic |
1st | Falino | 1:18.8 |
2nd | Spirit Of Boom | ||
3rd | Skilled | ||
2010 Fred Best Classic |
1st | Stryker | 1:19.1 |
2nd | Happy Hippy | ||
3rd | Graceful Anna | ||
2009 Fred Best Classic |
1st | Court | 1:19.4 |
2nd | Leapfrog | ||
3rd | Geeza | ||
2008 Fred Best Classic |
1st | El Cambio | 1:19.2 |
2nd | Mr Unforgettable | ||
3rd | Diplomatic Force | ||
2007 Fred Best Classic |
1st | Gold Edition | 1:8.44 |
2nd | Grand Reve | ||
3rd | J’Adane | ||
2006 Fred Best Classic |
1st | La Montagna | 1:18.0 |
2nd | Century Serb | ||
3rd | Pasikatera | ||
2005 Fred Best Classic |
1st | Gumnuts | 1:18.8 |
2nd | Rich Megadale | ||
3rd | Aqua D Amore | ||
2004 Fred Best Classic |
1st | Gallieni | 1:18.1 |
2nd | Drunken Joker | ||
3rd | Sky Cuddle | ||
2003 Fred Best Classic |
1st | Proudly Agro | 1:18.9 |
2nd | Brief Embrace | ||
3rd | Charlie Bub | ||
2002 Fred Best Classic |
1st | Tellson | 1:17.8 |
2nd | Gabfest | ||
3rd | Acadame | ||
2001 Fred Best Classic |
1st | Marlina | 1:19.2 |
2nd | Zariz | ||
3rd | Johann Lover | ||
2000 Fred Best Classic |
1st | Cryptavia | 1:20.7 |
2nd | Make Mine Magic | ||
3rd | The Kildare Kid |