South Pacific Classic
Encyclopedia
The South Pacific Classic is a Australian Jockey Club
Listed Thoroughbred
horse race for three year olds, at set weights, over a distance of 1400 metres. It is held annually at Randwick Racecourse
in Sydney
in April. Total prize money for the race is A$100,000.
Australian Jockey Club
The Australian Jockey Club was founded in January 1842. It morphed from the former Australian Racing Committee set up in May 1840 to set the standards for racing in the colony...
Listed 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 three year olds, at set weights, over a distance of 1400 metres. It is held annually at Randwick Racecourse
Randwick Racecourse
Royal Randwick Racecourse is a racecourse for horseracing in the Eastern Suburbs in Sydney, New South Wales. Randwick Racecourse, is operated by the Australian Jockey Club and known to many Sydney racegoers as headquarters...
in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
in April. Total prize money for the race is A$100,000.
Race history
- The race was a Listed class race before 2003.
- The race was down graded to a Listed race in 2011.
The winners
- 2010 Star Of Octagonal
- 2009 Fravashi
- 2008 Royal Discretion
- 2007 Danleigh
- 2006 Martiniforus
- 2005 Shania Dane
- 2004 Only Words
- 2003 Bollinger
- 2002 Gabfest
- 2001 Century Kid