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The 2018 Kingston Town Classic is a Group 1 race that takes place at Ascot Racecourse in Perth in December each year. Run under weight-for-age conditions, the Kingston Town Classic is worth $1,000,000 in prize money.

The race is run over a distance of 1,800 metres and is held on the last day of the Festival of Perth carnival, while also being part of the wider Perth Summer Racing Carnival. The Festival of Perth also includes the Group 1 Railway Stakes (1600m) and the Group 2 Winterbottom Stakes (1200m).

The first Kingston Town Classic was run in 1976 when it was won by Family Of Man. Throughout the running of the Kingston Town Classic the race has known many different names. While originally being called the Marlboro 50,000, the race has also been called the Western Mail Classic, Rothwells Stakes, Winfield Stakes, Beat Diabetes 2 Stakes and Fruit ‘N’ Veg Stakes. The race became today’s Kingston Town Classic to commemorate the talented racehorse of the same name, who won the race in 1982.

Horses that run in the Kingston Town Classic have often come via races such as the Group 2 Lee Steere Stakes (1400m), Group 2 WA Guineas (1600m) or the Group 1 Railway Stakes (1600m).

Horses that perform well in the Kingston Town Classic may go on to run in the Group 2 CB Cox Stakes (2100m) later in the summer.

Notable Kingston Town Classic winners include Vo Rogue (1988), Better Loosen Up (1989), St. Clemens Belle (1999), Niconero (2006, 2008), Snipers Bullet (2009) and Playing God (2010).

2018 Kingston Town Classic Field

The Kingston Town Classic field usually attracts a fairly broad range of horses from a variety of preparations. As a major Western Australian feature race, the Kingston Town Classic field regularly draws gallopers from the eastern seaboard.

The 2018 Kingston Town Classic field will be provided below.

No Last 10 Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight
1 x632117521 TRAP FOR FOOLS Jarrod McLean Damien Oliver 10 59kg
2 5221x111x3 MATERIAL MAN Justin Warwick Ms Lucy Warwick 2 59kg
3 8x522x2330 GREAT SHOT Rhys Radford Craig Staples 5 59kg
4 x544431x12 GATTING Darren Mcauliffe Damian Lane 3 59kg
5 2x9L54x777 STAR EXHIBIT Adam Durrant Jarrad Noske 7 59kg
6 3095611805 MISTER SEA WOLF (IRE) Chris Waller Rory Hutchings 12 59kg
7 x6038x87x3 HEART STARTER Chris Gangemi Peter Knuckey 11 59kg
8 x2441111x6 PRYING TOM Sharon Miller Alan Kennedy 15 59kg
9 23x70x1320 ACHERNAR STAR Simon A Miller Shaun Mc Gruddy 1 58.5kg
10 113×381188 ICONOCLASM Darren Weir Dean Yendall 8 58.5kg
11 15233×6052 HOLY SNOW Darren Weir Mitchell Pateman 9 58.5kg
12 1x2111x211 GALAXY STAR Grant & Alana Williams Chris Parnham 14 57kg
13 222×333228 ELEGANT BLAST Justin Warwick Glenn Smith 13 57kg
14 x11414x684 PERFECT JEWEL Grant & Alana Williams Peter Hall 4 56.5kg
15 11311 ARCADIA QUEEN Grant & Alana Williams William Pike 6 50kg

2018 Kingston Town Classic Nominations

The Kingston Town Classic nominations usually feature a bit of a mixture of horses, with some coming out of local stables and others from NSW, Victoria and other states. Usually though, the quality of the Kingston Town Classic nominations is fairly high, with some genuinely talented types targeting the race each year.

The 2018 Kingston Town Classic nominations will be published here.

No. Last 10 Horse Sex Age Trainer Weight Hcp Rating
1 62x140x513 A SHIN ROOK (JPN) G 5 Anthony Freedman 59kg –
2 32267x390x ALWARD (IRE) G 6 Chris Waller 59kg –
3 3438x7132x BEST OF DAYS (GB) H 5 James Cummings 59kg –
4 7214523x2x CAPPO D’ORO G 6 Fred Kersley 59kg –
5 1612x9725x CHOCOLATE HOLIC G 6 Grant & Alana Williams 59kg –
6 x7389x0000 CLASSIC UNIFORM G 6 Gary Moore 59kg –
7 12561×1658 COMIN’ THROUGH G 5 Chris Waller 59kg –
8 9140x4x57x CRACK ME UP (NZ) G 5 Liam Birchley 59kg –
9 3x5x261x0x DANON DISTANCE (JPN) H 5 Anthony Freedman 59kg –
10 7x4x46x35x DANON ROMAN (JPN) H 5 Anthony Freedman 59kg –
11 85321×7730 DARK MUSKET G 7 Graeme Ballantyne 59kg –
12 58x1850x3x DISPOSITION G 7 Chris Gangemi 59kg –
13 0634x31x28 FIERCE IMPACT (JPN) H 5 Matthew Smith 59kg –
14 17x544431x GATTING G 5 Darren Mcauliffe 59kg 98
15 72x5x6909x GOOD PROJECT H 7 Chris Waller 59kg –
16 236×111113 GREAT AGAIN G 6 Lindsey Smith 59kg –
17 218x522x2x GREAT SHOT G 6 Rhys Radford 59kg –
18 x1304x2412 HARTNELL (GB) G 8 James Cummings 59kg –
19 0x6038x87x HEART STARTER G 6 Chris Gangemi 59kg 92
20 7233033x4x IHTSAHYMN G 8 Fred Kersley 59kg –
21 5x695x7525 IT’S SOMEWHAT (USA) G 8 James Cummings 59kg –
22 0x4312333x JUICING CARROTS G 6 Raquel Reid 59kg 71
23 51311×2131 LAND OF PLENTY H 5 Darren Weir 59kg –
24 74232×1724 LE ROMAIN G 6 Kris Lees 59kg –
25 x93116x54x LIFE LESS ORDINARY (IRE) G 7 Chris Waller 59kg –
26 113x79x21x MAN BOOKER G 6 Daniel Morton 59kg 106
27 45221x111x MATERIAL MAN G 7 Justin Warwick 59kg 112
28 111x2118x5 MISSILE LAUNCH G 5 Vaughn Sigley 59kg –
29 230956118x MISTER SEA WOLF (IRE) G 7 Chris Waller 59kg –
30 5x546x510x NEW TIPPERARY G 6 Joseph Pride 59kg –
31 311312x89x OLIVER’S TRAVELS G 5 Simon A Miller 59kg 85
32 1x31x3103x PLEIN CIEL (GER) G 6 Darren Weir 59kg –
33 25141×8118 PRIZE CATCH G 5 Lindsey Smith 59kg –
34 2630x3554x PRIZED ICON H 5 Kris Lees 59kg –
35 1132657x5x PROPERANTES G 7 Colin Webster 59kg –
36 1x2441111x PRYING TOM G 6 Sharon Miller 59kg –
37 8224660214 PUSHIN’ SHAPES G 6 Daniel & Ben Pearce 59kg –
38 51x10x5x36 SALORSCI G 5 Jeff Noske 59kg –
39 x211x2730x SCALES OF JUSTICE G 6 Lindsey Smith 59kg 111
40 61x8899x08 SENSE OF OCCASION G 8 Kris Lees 59kg –
41 5x05593x5x SO SI BON G 5 David & B Hayes & T Dabernig 59kg –
42 0x0172x95x SOVEREIGN NATION G 6 David & B Hayes & T Dabernig 59kg –
43 1x12x9L54x STAR EXHIBIT G 7 Darren Weir 59kg –
44 6x61x1185x STATE SOLICITOR G 6 Adam Durrant 59kg 97
45 0x34514x41 TAKE IT INTERN (IRE) G 5 Darren Weir 59kg –
46 78056x940x TAKEDOWN G 6 Darren Weir 59kg –
47 0x0551x58x TALLY G 6 James Cummings 59kg –
48 25828x260x TOM MELBOURNE (IRE) G 8 Chris Waller 59kg –
49 3224513x5x TORGERSEN (NZ) G 6 Chris Waller 59kg –
50 x44192123x TRADESMAN G 7 Darren Weir 59kg –
51 6x6321175x TRAP FOR FOOLS G 5 Jarrod McLean 59kg –
52 86x640260x ULMANN G 7 Darren Weir 59kg –
53 71223x70x1 ACHERNAR STAR G 4 Simon A Miller 58.5kg –
54 11x33251x2 ACTION G 4 Grant & Alana Williams 58.5kg –
55 213211300x AGE OF FIRE H 4 Darren Weir 58.5kg –
56 0830×02757 ALL TOO HUIYING H 4 Gary Moore 58.5kg –
57 145x219x1x ARCADIA PRINCE G 4 Adam Durrant 58.5kg –
58 27158×0715 CLIFF’S EDGE H 4 Darren Weir 58.5kg –
59 15233x605x HOLY SNOW H 4 Darren Weir 58.5kg –
60 141113×381 ICONOCLASM H 4 Darren Weir 58.5kg –
61 x6260x1144 KAONIC (NZ) H 4 Chris Waller 58.5kg –
62 56x430x81x MEROVEE H 4 Chris Waller 58.5kg –
63 6717×63150 MURAAQEB H 4 David & B Hayes & T Dabernig 58.5kg –
64 720110x20x PEACEFUL STATE H 4 Darren Weir 58.5kg –
65 6x2811x37x SAMBRO G 4 Chris Waller 58.5kg –
66 1295×27173 SIEGE OF QUEBEC H 4 Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott 58.5kg –
67 116×2211 TAMASA H 4 Darren Weir 58.5kg –
68 1111×22 FIFTY STARS (IRE) H 4 Darren Weir 57.5kg –
69 12222x333x ELEGANT BLAST M 5 Justin Warwick 57kg –
70 505x37x12x ELLICAZOOM M 5 David & B Hayes & T Dabernig 57kg –
71 1x11111x1x ENTICING STAR M 5 Adam Durrant 57kg –
72 21x1x2111x GALAXY STAR M 6 Grant & Alana Williams 57kg 90
73 43215x141x INVINCIBELLA M 5 Chris Waller 57kg –
74 12x412x217 NOIRE M 5 Chris Waller 57kg –
75 22415x558x OREGON’S DAY M 5 Mick Price 57kg –
76 x1522653x6 ROYAL STAR M 5 Adam Durrant 57kg –
77 x2220x893x SAMOVARE M 5 David & B Hayes & T Dabernig 57kg –
78 76x462x444 SHILLELAGH (NZ) M 7 Chris Waller 57kg –
79 x230040x7x BRING ME ROSES M 4 Tony McEvoy 56.5kg –
80 x31132269x LIKE A BUTTERFLY M 4 Lou Luciani 56.5kg 78
81 1x11414x PERFECT JEWEL M 4 Grant & Alana Williams 56.5kg 85
82 13×5 ADMIRAL PROMO G 3 Daniel Morton 52kg 62
83 11×2 BLACK SABBATH G 3 Robert & Todd Harvey 52kg –
84 115×1 CHIX PIC G 3 David Harrison 52kg –
85 13x FINAL HEARING G 3 Grant & Alana Williams 52kg 62
86 23×4 GREAT CHARADE C 3 Trevor Andrews 52kg –
87 2131x2x LORDHELPMERUN G 3 Steve Wolfe 52kg 80
88 23x4263x PLATOON C 3 Neville Parnham 52kg –
89 61x REGAL POWER G 3 Grant & Alana Williams 52kg 62
90 112×5 SPECIAL REWARD G 3 Simon A Miller 52kg –
91 13 TRUE ATTRACTION G 3 Grant & Alana Williams 52kg 62
92 2x11x TRUE DEFENDER G 3 Grant & Alana Williams 52kg –
93 1x14x4 VALOUR ROAD G 3 Simon A Miller 52kg –
94 1x ARCADIA QUEEN F 3 Grant & Alana Williams 50kg 58
95 11x FAIRY FAST F 3 Grant & Alana Williams 50kg 62
96 1x FESTIVAL MISS F 3 Grant & Alana Williams 50kg 60
97 122×3 LADY COSMOLOGY F 3 Simon A Miller 50kg –
98 04×221 LADY SASS F 3 Daniel Morton 50kg 56
99 11x LEADING GIRL (NZ) F 3 Grant & Alana Williams 50kg –
100 3x11x MYSTERY MISS F 3 Grant & Alana Williams 50kg 62
101 2x2240x8 PRINCESS PIERRO F 3 Trevor Andrews 50kg 61
102 x31591x383 SEABROOK (NZ) F 3 Mick Price 50kg –

Kingston Town Classic Results

Here you will find a list of Kingston Town Classic results and winning times since 2000.

Year Results Winning Time
2018 1 Arcadia Queen 2 Material Man 3 Galaxy Star 1:48.5
2017 1 Pounamu 2 Material Man 3 Archernar Star 1:49.5
2016 1 Stratum Star 2 Scales Of Justice 3 Perfect Reflection 1:49.4
2015 1 Perfect Reflection 2 Delicacy 3 Dark Musket 1:53.7
2014 1 Moriarty 2 Disposition 3 Elite Belle 1:48.7
2013 1 Itsahymn 2 Luckygray 3 Rohan 1:50.0
2012 1 Luckygray 2 Mr Moet 3 God Has Spoken 1:50.7
2011 1 Playing God 2 Ranger 3 King Saul 1:49.5
2010 1 Playing God 2 Impressive Jeuney 3 Trusting 1:48.9
2009 1 Sniper’s Bullet 2 God Has Spoken 3 Scenic Shot 1:46.9
2008 1 Niconero 2 Gilded Venom 3 Sniper’s Bullet 1:46.9
2007 1 Megatic 2 Guyno 3 New Spice 1:48.0
2006 1 Niconero 2 Scenic Shot 3 Daka’s Gem 1:47.4
2005 1 Early Express 2 Lock The Vault 3 Bon Argent 1:48.0
2004 1 Modem 2 Free At Last 3 True Steel 1:50.1
2003 1 True Steel 2 Milanova 3 Hardrada 2:03.6
2002 1 Blevvo 2 Finito 3 Corporate Bruce 1:52.1
2001 1 Old Comrade 2 Miss Precisely 3 Shot Of Thunder 1:50.0
2000 1 Old Comrade 2 Umrum 3 Slideaway 1:36.2

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