Fred Best Classic
Encyclopedia
The Fred Best Classic is a Brisbane Turf Club Group 3
Australia
n Thoroughbred
horse race for horses aged three years old, at set weights, over a distance of 1350 metres. Prizemoney is A$125,000. It is held annually at Doomben Racecourse
in Brisbane
, Queensland
in May.
Group races
Group races are the highest standard of Thoroughbred horseraces in Australia. The Australian Pattern Committee recommends to the Australian Racing Board which races shall be designated as Group races...
Australia
Australia
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n Thoroughbred
Thoroughbred
The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word thoroughbred is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed...
horse race for horses aged three years old, at set weights, over a distance of 1350 metres. Prizemoney is A$125,000. It is held annually at Doomben Racecourse
Doomben Racecourse
Doomben Racecourse is a horse racing venue in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is located in the suburb of Ascot, 7 kilometres north of the Brisbane central business district....
in Brisbane
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
, Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
in May.
Past winners
- 2011 Skilled
- 2010 Stryker
- 2009 Court
- 2008 El Cambio
- 2007 Gold Edition
- 2006 La Montagna
- 2005 Gumnuts
- 2004 Gallieni
- 2003 Proudly Agro
- 2002 Tellson
- 2001 Marlina
- 2000 Cryptavia
- 1999 Mr Innocent