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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.
2024 Kembla Grange Classic Results
- 1st: #5 Queen Of Dragons
- 2nd: #11 Our Gold Hope
- 3rd: #10 Waikato
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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 $250,000 in total prize money as of 2024.
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.
In 2023 the Kembla Grange Classic form was franked with the winner Pavitra running second next start in the Vinery Stud Stakes results, while runner-up So Dazzling also finished second in the Group 1 ATC Oaks that prep.
The Kembla Grange Classic 2024 ran on Friday March 15, 2024 as a key lead-up to the Vinery Stud Stakes and was won in an impressive upset by the Peter & Paul Snowden-trained Queen Of Dragons ($12).
| 2024 Kembla Grange Classic | |
|---|---|
| Date: | Friday March 15, 2024 |
| Track: | Kembla Grange Racecourse |
| Distance: | 1600m |
| Race Type: | 3YO Fillies / Set Weights + Penalties |
| Status: | Group 3 |
| Prize Money: | $250,000 |
2024 Kembla Grange Classic Results
- 1st: #5 Queen Of Dragons ($12)
- 2nd: #11 Our Gold Hope
- 3rd: #10 Waikato
A gun ride by Tyler Schiller saw the progressive Peter & Paul Snowden-trained Pierro filly Queen Of Dragons ($12) celebrate her second career successive driving through to beat home local roughie Our Gold Hope ($26) by a length in the 2024 Kembla Grange Classic results.
| Finish | No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Bar. | Weight | Penalty | Starting Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | QUEEN OF DRAGONS | Peter & Paul Snowden | Tyler Schiller | 4 | 54kg | $12 | |||
| 2 | 11 | OUR GOLD HOPE | Robert & Luke Price | Dylan Gibbons (a) | 1L | 7 | 54kg | $26 | ||
| 3 | 10 | WAIKATO GIRL (NZ) | Michael Freedman | Tommy Berry | 1.2L | 1 | 54kg (cd 54.5kg) | $21 | ||
| 4 | 7 | PRIVATE LEGACY | Gregory Hickman | Ms Rachel King | 2L | 5 | 54kg | $11 | ||
| 5 | 1 | ARCTIC GLAMOUR | Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou | Kerrin McEvoy | 2.2L | 9 | 55kg | $5.50 | ||
| 6 | 15 | GOOD BANTER (NZ) | John O’Shea | Jason Collett | 2.4L | 11 | 54kg | $13 | ||
| 7 | 2 | TUTTA LA VITA | Chris Waller | Tom Marquand | 2.5L | 14 | 54kg (cd 55kg) | $2.80F | ||
| 8 | 9 | SEAFALL | Chris Waller | Regan Bayliss | 4.3L | 6 | 54kg | $26 | ||
| 9 | 6 | KIND WORDS | Kris Lees | Sam Clipperton | 4.8L | 3 | 54kg | $14 | ||
| 10 | 13 | GLOBAL PIVOT | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Tim Clark | 5.3L | 10 | 54kg | $31 | ||
| 11 | 3 | HARLOW MIST (NZ) | John Sargent | Reece Jones | 6.1L | 2 | 54kg | $9.50 | ||
| 12 | 14 | COLOURS OF AUTUMN | Brad Widdup | Chad Schofield | 9.1L | 8 | 54kg (cd 54.5kg) | $21 | ||
| 13 | 17e | ABOUT A GIRL (NZ) | Chris Waller | Jay Ford | 9.2L | 13 | 54kg | $41 | ||
| 14 | 16 | NOBLE TESS | Brad Widdup | Ms Alysha Collett | 12L | 12 | 54kg | $201 | ||
| 8 | LAST STRAW | John Sargent | Brock Ryan | 0 | ||||||
| 12 | ZARROSE | Peter & Paul Snowden | Tom Sherry | 0 | ||||||
| 4 | MARE OF MT BULLER | Chris Waller | Tom Marquand | 0 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2024 Kembla Grange Classic Betting Odds
The autumn’s best Kembla Grange Classic 2024 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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2024 Kembla Grange Classic Form
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2024 Kembla Grange Classic Tips
Stay tuned for our insider Kembla Grange Classic 2024 Tips on the Friday Group 3 this March.
- To Win: #7 Private Legacy ($9.50 at time of publish) – BET NOW
Look for a potential upset from Gregory Hickman’s well-bred The Autumn Sun filly, Private Legacy. Despite already having nine races under her belt, she’s clearly on an upward trajectory. Coming off an impressive maiden win at Kembla Grange, she dominated by 1.3 lengths while carrying a significant weight of 58.5kg. Here, she receives a welcome weight reduction to 54kg. A Group 1 performer, she enters the race in peak condition and has drawn a favourable barrier five. Private Legacy offers significant value and could surprise again.
2024 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 2024 Kembla Grange Classic field and barriers are set for release the Wednesday before the race and will be published in full below.
A class line-up of three-year-old fillies face off in the Kembla Grange Classic 2024 final field with markets led by Tutta La Vita who is a dual acceptor also in the mix for Saturday’s Group 2 Phar Lap Stakes at Rosehill.
| No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Probable Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 32x1165x70 | ARCTIC GLAMOUR | Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou | Kerrin McEvoy | 10 | 55kg | 77 | ||
| 2 | 221x6734x3 | TUTTA LA VITA | Chris Waller | Tom Marquand | 17 | 54kg | 55kg | 90 | |
| 3 | 111338×4 | HARLOW MIST (NZ) | John Sargent | Reece Jones | 2 | 54kg | 76 | ||
| 4 | 4×111 | MARE OF MT BULLER | Chris Waller | Tom Marquand | 13 | 54kg | 55kg | 73 | |
| 5 | 46x51972x6 | QUEEN OF DRAGONS | Peter & Paul Snowden | Tyler Schiller | 4 | 54kg | 72 | ||
| 6 | 24x4012x9 | KIND WORDS | Kris Lees | Sam Clipperton | 3 | 54kg | 70 | ||
| 7 | 2428067×21 | PRIVATE LEGACY | Gregory Hickman | Ms Rachel King | 5 | 54kg | 68 | ||
| 8 | 1x06x28 | LAST STRAW | John Sargent | Brock Ryan | 7 | 54kg | 65 | ||
| 9 | 531 | SEAFALL | Chris Waller | Regan Bayliss | 6 | 54kg | 65 | ||
| 10 | 31×27 | WAIKATO GIRL (NZ) | Michael Freedman | Tommy Berry | 1 | 54kg | 55kg | 65 | |
| 11 | 13×513 | OUR GOLD HOPE | Robert & Luke Price | Dylan Gibbons (a) | 8 | 54kg | 64 | ||
| 12 | 215×1376 | ZARROSE | Peter & Paul Snowden | Tom Sherry | 15 | 54kg | 64 | ||
| 13 | 43158×2 | GLOBAL PIVOT | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Tim Clark | 11 | 54kg | 63 | ||
| 14 | 68x417x2 | COLOURS OF AUTUMN | Brad Widdup | Chad Schofield | 9 | 54kg | 55kg | 62 | |
| 15 | 81x4x44 | GOOD BANTER (NZ) | John O’Shea | Jason Collett | 12 | 54kg | 60 | ||
| 16 | 79×53514 | NOBLE TESS | Brad Widdup | Ms Alysha Collett | 14 | 54kg | 58 | ||
| 17e | 1×45 | ABOUT A GIRL (NZ) | Chris Waller | Jay Ford | 16 | 54kg | 60 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2024 Kembla Grange Classic Nominations
Early nominations for the Kembla Grange Classic in 2024 will be provided below the week of the race.
| Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Ballot | Weight | True Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 221x6734x3 | TUTTA LA VITA | F | 3 | Chris Waller | 1 | 54kg | 90 | ||
| 2 | 32x1165x70 | ARCTIC GLAMOUR | F | 3 | Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou | 2 | 55kg | 77 | ||
| 3 | 111338×4 | HARLOW MIST (NZ) | F | 3 | John Sargent | 3 | 54kg | 76 | ||
| 4 | 46x51972x6 | QUEEN OF DRAGONS | F | 3 | Peter & Paul Snowden | 4 | 54kg | 72 | ||
| 5 | 24x4012x9 | KIND WORDS | F | 3 | Kris Lees | 5 | 54kg | 70 | ||
| 6 | 4×111 | MARE OF MT BULLER | F | 3 | Chris Waller | 6 | 54kg | 73 | ||
| 7 | 2428067×21 | PRIVATE LEGACY | F | 3 | Gregory Hickman | 7 | 54kg | 68 | ||
| 8 | 31×27 | WAIKATO GIRL (NZ) | F | 3 | Michael Freedman | 8 | 54kg | 65 | ||
| 9 | 215×1376 | ZARROSE | F | 3 | Peter & Paul Snowden | 9 | 54kg | 64 | ||
| 10 | 531 | SEAFALL | F | 3 | Chris Waller | 10 | 54kg | 65 | ||
| 11 | 13×513 | OUR GOLD HOPE | F | 3 | Robert & Luke Price | 11 | 54kg | 64 | ||
| 12 | 68x417x2 | COLOURS OF AUTUMN | F | 3 | Brad Widdup | 12 | 54kg | 62 | ||
| 13 | 1x06x28 | LAST STRAW | F | 3 | John Sargent | 13 | 54kg | 65 | ||
| 14 | 43158×2 | GLOBAL PIVOT | F | 3 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 14 | 54kg | 63 | ||
| 15 | 79×53514 | NOBLE TESS | F | 3 | Brad Widdup | 15 | 54kg | 58 | ||
| 16 | 81x4x44 | GOOD BANTER (NZ) | F | 3 | John O’Shea | 16 | 54kg | 60 | ||
| 17 | 16x60586x | FIRESTORM (NZ) | F | 3 | Chris Waller | 17 | 54kg | 68 | ||
| 18 | 8×78253 | BUSH GIRL | F | 3 | Kerry Parker | 18 | 54kg | |||
| 19 | 1×45 | ABOUT A GIRL (NZ) | F | 3 | Chris Waller | 19 | 54kg | 60 | ||
| 20 | 0x67 | EPIC STATEMENT | F | 3 | Peter Green | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Kembla Grange Classic |
1st | Queen Of Dragons | TBD |
| 2nd | Our Gold Hope | ||
| 3rd | Waikato | ||
| 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 | ||
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