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The Kembla Grange Classic is a Group 3 event run in March at Kembla Grange Racecourse in New South Wales by a field of three-year-old fillies with ATC Oaks potential.
2023 Kembla Grange Classic Results
- 1st: #6 Pavitra
- 2nd: #8 So Dazzling
- 3rd: #3 Pierossa
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The Keith F Nolan Classic – now run as the Kembla Grange Classic – is a Group 3 race run at Kembla Grange Racecourse* each March by the Illawarra Turf Club during the autumn.
*Note: The 2022 Kembla Grange Classic ran at Goulburn Racecourse due to the Kembla Grange meeting being abandoned.
The event is a 1600m mile event for three-year-old fillies at set weights plus penalties and offers $200,000 in total prize money.
Fillies in the Kembla Grange Classic field may come off a Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival lead-up in a race like the recently upgraded Group 1 Surround Stakes (1400m).
The best out of the race may back-up in a tougher Sydney race including the Group 1 Vinery Stud Stakes (2000m) at Rosehill Gardens at the end of the month and Single Gaze (2016) was the last filly to complete the Keith Nolan Classic – Vinery Stud Stakes double. More recently, Frankely Awesome ran second in both the Kembla Grange Classic and Vinery Stud Stakes in 2019. The Group 1 ATC Oaks (2400m) during Royal Randwick’s The Championships in April is another later option.
The 2022 Kembla Grange Classic form was franked with the runner-up Hope In Your Heart returning in the spring to win a number of races before a fourth in the $10 million The Golden Eagle (1500m) at Rosehill and second in the $1 million The Gong (1600m) which is the richest race held annually at Kembla Grange.
Gin Martini meanwhile ran third in both the Kembla Grange Classic and Group 1 ATC Oaks in 2022.
The Kembla Grange Classic 2023 ran on Friday March 10, 2023 and saw the spring’s VRC Oaks runner-up Pavitra ($3.10) post a runaway four-length victory.
| 2023 Kembla Grange Classic | |
|---|---|
| Date: | Friday March 10, 2023 |
| Track: | Kembla Grange Racecourse |
| Distance: | 1600m |
| Race Type: | 3YO Fillies / Set Weights + Penalties |
| Status: | Group 3 |
| Prize Money: | $200,000 |
2023 Kembla Grange Classic Results
- 1st: #6 Pavitra ($3.10)
- 2nd: #8 So Dazzling
- 3rd: #3 Pierossa
The Richard & Will Freedman-trained American Pharoah filly Pavitra ($3.10) was huge second-up dominating the Kembla Grange Classic 2023 results on Friday with four-length romp home over the 30/1 outsider So Dazzling. It was a massive performance from the spring’s VRC Oaks runner-up who was an easy winner over her less than ideal distance with improvement to come ahead of the Group 1 Vinery Stud Stakes on March 25.
| Finish | No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Bar. | Weight | Penalty | Starting Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | PAVITRA | Richard & Will Freedman | Chad Schofield | 7 | 54kg | $3.10 | |||
| 2 | 8 | SO DAZZLING (NZ) | John Sargent | Tom Sherry | 4L | 5 | 54kg | $31 | ||
| 3 | 3 | PIEROSSA | Peter & Paul Snowden | Sam Clipperton | 4.2L | 10 | 56kg | $21 | ||
| 4 | 7 | CALL DI | Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou | Tyler Schiller (a) | 4.4L | 6 | 54kg | $2.40F | ||
| 5 | 9 | INFINITIVE | Chris Waller | Regan Bayliss | 7.2L | 11 | 54kg | $41 | ||
| 6 | 2 | POLYGON (NZ) | Lance Noble | Kerrin McEvoy | 7.7L | 9 | 57kg | $7.50 | ||
| 7 | 14 | WHISKER TO WHISKER | John Thompson | Brock Ryan | 7.8L | 2 | 54kg | $81 | ||
| 8 | 10 | WHISKY WISDOM | Benjamin Smith | Ms Rachel King | 7.9L | 12 | 54kg | $31 | ||
| 9 | 15 | ARTS OBJECT | Kurt Goldman | Mitchell Bell | 8.4L | 3 | 54kg | $41 | ||
| 10 | 12 | PETERSHAM | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Tim Clark | 8.8L | 4 | 54kg | $9 | ||
| 11 | 11 | MARIGOLD’S DREAM | Paul & Martha Cave | Jeff Penza | 11.8L | 8 | 54kg | $151 | ||
| 12 | 13 | ARTS | Edward Cummings | Brett Prebble | 15.3L | 1 | 54kg (cd 54.5kg) | $31 | ||
| 1 | WOLVERINE (NZ) | Kris Lees | 0 | |||||||
| 4 | A LOT MORE LOVE | Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou | 0 | |||||||
| 5 | RAZETA | Kris Lees | Dylan Gibbons (a) | 0 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2023 Kembla Grange Classic Betting Odds
The autumn’s best Kembla Grange Classic 2023 betting odds will be available below the week of the race complete with market links to Ladbrokes.com.au.
Pretty Amazing ($2.90 in 2022) was the last favourite in Kembla Grange Classic betting to win.
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2023 Kembla Grange Classic Form
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2023 Kembla Grange Classic Tips
Stay tuned for our insider Kembla Grange Classic 2023 Tips on the Friday Group 3 this March.
- To Win: #2 Polygon ($4 at time of publish)
Happy to stick with the current favourite who is chasing a third win on the trot. The flying Lance Noble-trained filly travels over from New Zealand for the first time looking to frank the Kiwi form down under here. In December she won a Group 3 over a mile before a New Year’s Day Group 2 success over 2000m by nearly three lengths. Presents a danger fresh here over the 1600m with Kerrin McEvoy to ride. Carries a bit of weight with 57kg but has the class to beat this field.
2023 Kembla Grange Classic Field
The Keith F Nolan Classic field – now the Kembla Grange Classic – features a classy line-up of three-year-old fillies progressing to tougher and or longer distance races during the autumn in Sydney.
The official 2023 Kembla Grange Classic field and barriers are set for release the Wednesday before the race and will be published in full below.
Group 2 winning filly from New Zealand, Polygon, heads the 2023 Kembla Grange Classic field and odds racing fresh in the mile feature this Friday.
| No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Probable Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2x2x638x07 | WOLVERINE (NZ) | Kris Lees | 11 | 57kg | 90 | |||
| 2 | 45x124511x | POLYGON (NZ) | Lance Noble | Kerrin McEvoy | 10 | 57kg | 89 | ||
| 3 | 29x4211x0 | PIEROSSA | Peter & Paul Snowden | Sam Clipperton | 12 | 56kg | 76 | ||
| 4 | 3x22113x00 | A LOT MORE LOVE | Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou | 13 | 55kg | 78 | |||
| 5 | 13x461x90 | RAZETA | Kris Lees | Dylan Gibbons (a) | 1 | 55kg | 78 | ||
| 6 | 55115322×5 | PAVITRA | Richard & Will Freedman | Chad Schofield | 8 | 54kg | 92 | ||
| 7 | 73×13 | CALL DI | Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou | Tyler Schiller (a) | 7 | 54kg | 72 | ||
| 8 | 5130×8 | SO DAZZLING (NZ) | John Sargent | Tom Sherry | 6 | 54kg | 67 | ||
| 9 | 441361 | INFINITIVE | Chris Waller | Regan Bayliss | 14 | 54kg | 65 | ||
| 10 | 3414 | WHISKY WISDOM | Benjamin Smith | Zac Lloyd (a) | 15 | 54kg | 62 | ||
| 11 | 8213 | MARIGOLD’S DREAM | Paul & Martha Cave | Jeff Penza | 9 | 54kg | 60 | ||
| 12 | 21 | PETERSHAM | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Tim Clark | 5 | 54kg | 60 | ||
| 13 | 1 | ARTS | Edward Cummings | Brett Prebble | 2 | 54kg | 54.5kg | 59 | |
| 14 | 75x0305x71 | WHISKER TO WHISKER | John Thompson | Brock Ryan | 3 | 54kg | 59 | ||
| 15 | 9×0211 | ARTS OBJECT | Kurt Goldman | Mitchell Bell | 4 | 54kg | 58 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2023 Kembla Grange Classic Nominations
Early nominations for the Kembla Grange Classic in 2023 will be provided below the week of the race.
| Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Ballot | Weight | True Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2x2x638x07 | WOLVERINE (NZ) | F | 3 | Kris Lees | 1 | 57kg | 90 | ||
| 2 | 55115322×5 | PAVITRA | F | 3 | Richard & Will Freedman | 2 | 54kg | 92 | ||
| 3 | 11×32 | RUTHLESS DAME (NZ) | F | 3 | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | 3 | 56kg | 102 | ||
| 4 | 92x3114x7 | ZENNZELLA | F | 3 | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | 4 | 57kg | 84 | ||
| 5 | 3x22113x00 | A LOT MORE LOVE | F | 3 | Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou | 5 | 55kg | 78 | ||
| 6 | 29x4211x0 | PIEROSSA | F | 3 | Peter & Paul Snowden | 6 | 56kg | 76 | ||
| 7 | 13x461x90 | RAZETA | F | 3 | Kris Lees | 7 | 55kg | 78 | ||
| 8 | 45x124511x | POLYGON (NZ) | F | 3 | Lance Noble | 8 | 57kg | 89 | ||
| 9 | 73×13 | CALL DI | F | 3 | Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou | 9 | 54kg | 72 | ||
| 10 | 441361 | INFINITIVE | F | 3 | Chris Waller | 10 | 54kg | 65 | ||
| 11 | 5130×8 | SO DAZZLING (NZ) | F | 3 | John Sargent | 11 | 54kg | 67 | ||
| 12 | 9×0211 | ARTS OBJECT | F | 3 | Kurt Goldman | 12 | 54kg | 58 | ||
| 13 | 75x0305x71 | WHISKER TO WHISKER | F | 3 | John Thompson | 13 | 54kg | 59 | ||
| 14 | 3414 | WHISKY WISDOM | F | 3 | Benjamin Smith | 14 | 54kg | 62 | ||
| 15 | 8213 | MARIGOLD’S DREAM | F | 3 | Paul & Martha Cave | 15 | 54kg | 60 | ||
| 16 | 4x312x2 | OFFSPRING | F | 3 | Keith Dryden | 16 | 54kg | 58 | ||
| 17 | 21 | PETERSHAM | F | 3 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 17 | 54kg | 60 | ||
| 18 | 1 | ARTS | F | 3 | Edward Cummings | 18 | 54kg | 59 | ||
| 19 | 22×83 | MOUNTAIN GUEST | F | 3 | John Sargent | 19 | 54kg | |||
| 20 | 42 | ZARNI | F | 3 | Paul Murray | 20 | 54kg |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
Keith F Nolan Classic History
The Keith Nolan Classic – officially the Keith F Nolan Classic – is named in honour of the Illawarra Turf Club’s founding chairman Keith F. Nolan who passed away in 2005. The event has been run and won since 2003 and the inaugural winner was Ain’t Seen Nothing. Since then plenty of quality fillies have won the race including Hot Danish (2007), Allez Wonder (2009), Brazilian Pulse (2011), Appearance (2012) and Single Gaze (2016).
The race began as a Listed event and gained its current Group 3 status in 2010. For one year in 2011 the Keith Nolan Classic ran at Rosehill Gardens due to the unsuitable conditions at Kembla Grange Racecourse, which is one of New South Wales’ leading provincial race tracks.
In 2022 the event was moved to Goulburn Racecourse due to heavy rainfall and an unsuitable track at Kembla Grange.
Recent Keith F Nolan / Kembla Grange Classic Winners
See below for the full list of Keith Nolan Classic winners and results going back to the inaugural edition in 2003.
| Year | Place | Horse | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Kembla Grange Classic |
1st | Pavitra | 1 minute 34.35 seconds |
| 2nd | So Dazzling | ||
| 3rd | Pierossa | ||
| 2022 Kembla Grange Classic |
1st | Pretty Amazing | 1 minute 39.21 seconds |
| 2nd | Hope In Your Heart | ||
| 3rd | Gin Martini | ||
| 2020 Kembla Grange Classic |
1st | Miravalle | 1 minute 35.76 seconds |
| 2nd | Elizabeel | ||
| 3rd | Pippali | ||
| 2020 Kembla Grange Classic |
1st | Asiago | 1 minute 36.10 seconds |
| 2nd | Shout The Bar | ||
| 3rd | All Saints’ Eve | ||
| 2019 Kembla Grange Classic |
1st | Pohutukawa | 1 minute 37.57 seconds |
| 2nd | Frankely Awesome | ||
| 3rd | Scarlet Dream | ||
| 2018 Kembla Grange Classic |
1st | Luvaluva | 1 minute 35.55 seconds |
| 2nd | Torvill | ||
| 3rd | Wedgie | ||
| 2017 Kembla Grange Classic |
1st | Dawn Wall | 1 minute 36.6 seconds |
| 2nd | Lubiton | ||
| 3rd | Faraway Town | ||
| 2016 Keith F Nolan Classic |
1st | Single Gaze | 1 minute 37.3 seconds |
| 2nd | Dixie Blossoms | ||
| 3rd | Asinara | ||
| 2015 Keith F Nolan Classic |
1st | Slightly Sweet | 1 minute 35.4 seconds |
| 2nd | Wine Tales | ||
| 3rd | Heavens Above | ||
| 2014 Keith F Nolan Classic |
1st | Zanbagh | 1 minute 37.8 seconds |
| 2nd | Role Model | ||
| 3rd | Metaphorical | ||
| 2013 Keith F Nolan Classic |
1st | Cameo | 1 minute 35.1 seconds |
| 2nd | Royal Descent | ||
| 3rd | Gold Epona | ||
| 2012 Keith F Nolan Classic |
1st | Appearance | 1 minute 38 seconds |
| 2nd | She Goes To Rio | ||
| 3rd | Aliyana Tilde | ||
| 2011 Keith F Nolan Classic |
1st | Brazilian Pulse | 1 minute 52 seconds |
| 2nd | Fibrilation | ||
| 3rd | Honor Net | ||
| 2010 Keith F Nolan Classic |
1st | Slapstick | 1 minute 35.8 seconds |
| 2nd | Mirrasalo | ||
| 3rd | Spinnawitch | ||
| 2009 Keith F Nolan Classic |
1st | Aleez Wonder | 1 minute 34.6 seconds |
| 2nd | Above Perfection | ||
| 3rd | Miss Darcey | ||
| 2008 Keith F Nolan Classic |
1st | Bernicia | 1 minute 37.5 seconds |
| 2nd | Raise | ||
| 3rd | Heavenly Glow | ||
| 2007 Keith F Nolan Classic |
1st | Hot Danish | 1 minute 37.21 seconds |
| 2nd | Miss Pageantry | ||
| 3rd | Rose Of Sharon | ||
| 2006 Keith F Nolan Classic |
1st | Pasikatera | 1 minute 36.81 seconds |
| 2nd | No Name For A Lady | ||
| 3rd | China Jade | ||
| 2005 Keith F Nolan Classic |
1st | Ponte Piccolo | 1 minute 36.28 seconds |
| 2nd | Pleasure Ground | ||
| 3rd | Villa Bled | ||
| 2004 Keith F Nolan Classic |
1st | La Nikita | 1 minute 35.21 seconds |
| 2nd | Timbourina | ||
| 3rd | Touched By God | ||
| 2003 Keith F Nolan Classic |
1st | Ain’t Seen Nothin’ | 1 minute 34.80 seconds |
| 2nd | Domielle | ||
| 3rd | Huit | ||
