2012 Coolmore Classic

The Coolmore Classic is a 1500 metre race for fillies and mares run under quality handicap conditions. It is held at Rosehill on the opening day of the Sydney Turf Club’s Golden Slipper Festival in March.

Race Type: Group 1, Fillies and Mares Quality Handicap
Distance: 1500 metres
Track: Rosehill Racecourse, Sydney, New South Wales
Date: Saturday 24 March 2012

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The Coolmore Classic was originally registered as the NSW Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes and was first run in 1973 when it was won by Miss Personality. It has had many name changes being known as the Rosemount Wines Classic, the Winfield Classic, Orlando Wines Classic, the Marlboro Classic, and the STC Fillies & Mares Classic. In 2005 the registered name of the Coolmore Classic became the TAD Kennedy Stakes in memory of former STC chairman Tom Kennedy.

Major lead-up races for the Coolmore Classic are the Group 2 Surround Stakes for three-year-old fillies over 1400 metres and the Group 3 Millie Fox Stakes for fillies and mares over 1300 metres. The winner is exempt from the Doncaster ballot although only Skating (1993) and Sunline (2002) have won the Coolmore Classic – Doncaster double. Most runners continue on to the Queen Of The Turf Stakes.

Three-year-old fillies have won around half of the runnings of this race. As many more mares than fillies have started in the race it seems that the conditions must favour the younger horses. Many of the winners had their lead-up in the Surround Stakes.

Coolmore Classic Final Field & Odds 2012

See below for early markets for this years Coolmore Classic.

Coolmore Classic Preview & Tips 2012

Track: Heavy    Weather: Overcast

There are 14 fillies and mares in the $600,000 Coolmore Classic, with 2 three-years-olds, 8 four-year-olds and 4 five-year-olds. Three-year old Streama is the early favourite following her win in the Group 2 Surround Stakes last start. Next in the betting is Steps In Time who has won all 3 starts this campaign, by increasing margins. Red Tracer won at Group 3 level last start and has won all 4 of her starts on slow and heavy going.

Ofcourseican raced away to win the Liverpool City Cup last start by nearly 3 lengths, and King’s Rose is well-performed at Group1 level and ready to improve after one run back. Alberton Park has shown excellent form this campaign but is more likely to run a place than win. Lady’s Angel has impressive form on heavy going. Tomboy is currently the rank outsider despite having 3 wins and 2 places from 5 runs this campaign in Brisbane.

The following are the top 4 selections from our tipster panel for this years race.

Past winners of the Coolmore Classic:

The race is won by top quality fillies and mares, and Sunline is the only horse to win more than once (2000 and 2002). Bounding Away is the only Golden Slipper winner to win (1986 Slipper and 1987 Coolmore). The Coolmore Classic and Queen Of The Turf Stakes double has been won by Favoured (1974) and Camino Rose (1999), although Typhoon Tracy won the 2009 Coolmore Classic and the 2010 Queen Of The Turf.