Kingston Town Classic
Encyclopedia
The Kingston Town Classic is an 1800 metre Australian Thoroughbred
horse
race run under Weight for Age
conditions. It is named in honor of the Australian Racing Hall of Fame
horse, Kingston Town
who won the race in 1982.
A Group One
event, the Kingston Town Classic is held each December at Ascot Racecourse
in Perth, Western Australia
.
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
Horse
The horse is one of two extant subspecies of Equus ferus, or the wild horse. It is a single-hooved mammal belonging to the taxonomic family Equidae. The horse has evolved over the past 45 to 55 million years from a small multi-toed creature into the large, single-toed animal of today...
race run under Weight for Age
Weight for Age
Weight for Age is a term in Thoroughbred horse racing which is one of the conditions for a race. It means that a horse will carry a set weight in accordance with the Weight for Age Scale. This weight varies depending on the horse’s age, its sex, the race distance and the month of the year...
conditions. It is named in honor of the Australian Racing Hall of Fame
Australian Racing Hall of Fame
The Australian Racing Hall of Fame is part of the Australian Racing Museum which documents and honours the horseracing legends of Australia. The museum officially opened in 1981 and created the Hall of Fame in 2000....
horse, Kingston Town
Kingston Town
Kingston Town was an outstanding Australian bred Thoroughbred racehorse who won a record three Cox Plates and 11 other Group One races in a career spanning from 1979 to 1982...
who won the race in 1982.
A Group One
Group One
Group One or Group 1 is the term used for the highest level of Thoroughbred and Standardbred stakes races in many countries. Group One races may be run under handicap conditions in Australia but in Europe weight-for-age conditions always apply. Races may be also restricted to age groups or a...
event, the Kingston Town Classic is held each December at Ascot Racecourse
Ascot Racecourse, Western Australia
Ascot Racecourse is the major racecourse in Perth, Western Australia, situated approximately 8 kilometres east of the Perth central business district, with the headquarters of the Western Australian Turf Club positioned directly opposite....
in Perth, Western Australia
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
.
Race history
This race has undergone many name changes in a short period of time.- From 1976 to 1979 known as Marlboro 50,000.
- From 1980 to 1983 known as Western Mail Classic.
- From 1984 to 1987 known as Rothwells Stakes.
- From 1988 to 1991 known as Winfield Stakes.
- From 1992 to 1994 known as Beat Diabetes 2 Stakes.
- From 1995 to 2006 known as Fruit 'N' Veg Stakes.
- From 2007 onwards known by its registered name Kingston Town Classic.
- From 1999 to 2000 was run over 1600 metres
- 2003 was over 2000 metres
The winners
- 2010 - Playing God
- 2009 - Sniper's Bullet
- 2008 - Niconero
- 2007 - Megatic
- 2006 - Niconero
- 2005 - Early Express
- 2004 - Modem
- 2003 - True Steel
- 2002 - Blevvo
- 2001 - Old Comrade
- 2000 - Old Comrade
- 1999 - St. Clemens Belle
- 1998 - Old Nick
- 1997 - Summer Beau
- 1996 - Summer Beau
- 1995 - Forge On
- 1994 - Island Morn
- 1993 - Credit Account
- 1992 - Red Javelin
- 1991 - Old Role
- 1990 - Bar Landy
- 1989 - Better Loosen UpBetter Loosen UpBetter Loosen Up was an Australian Thoroughbred racehorse who won the Japan Cup in 1990 and was named Australia's champion racehorse in 1991. He campaigned from two to seven years of age, and won 17 of his 45 starts, including eight Group One races...
- 1988 - Vo RogueVo RogueVo Rogue is an Australian Thoroughbred racehorse. He was sired by American-bred Ivor Prince whose racing career ended from injury after just two starts. Ivor Prince was a son of the British champion Sir Ivor who won the 1968 2,000 Guineas and Epsom Derby. His American damsire, Dignitas, was a...
- 1987 - Doodlakine Lass
- 1986 - Military Plume
- 1985 - Rant And Rave
- 1984 - Importune
- 1983 - Bounty Hawk
- 1982 - Kingston TownKingston TownKingston Town was an outstanding Australian bred Thoroughbred racehorse who won a record three Cox Plates and 11 other Group One races in a career spanning from 1979 to 1982...
- 1981 - Little Imagele
- 1980 - Sovereign Red
- 1979 - Mighty Kingdom
- 1978 - Family Of Man
- 1977 - Stormy Rex
- 1976 - Family Of Man