Coolmore Classic
Horse race in Sydney, Australia
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The Coolmore Classic, registered as the TAD Kennedy Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race for fillies and mares aged three years old and upwards under set weights conditions, run over a distance of 1500 metres at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse, Sydney, Australia, in March.[1]
| Class | Group 1 |
|---|---|
| Location | Rosehill Gardens Racecourse |
| Inaugurated | 1973 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred |
| Sponsor | Coolmore Stud (since 1996) |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1,500 metres |
| Surface | Turf |
| Qualification | Three years old and over fillies and mares |
| Weight | Set weights |
| Purse | $1,000,000 (2026) |
| Bonuses | Exempt from ballot Doncaster Mile and the Queen Of The Turf Stakes |
History
Name
The registered name of the race is Thomas Arthur David (TAD) Kennedy Stakes,[2] named after a former horse trainer and Sydney Turf Club committeeman Thomas Kennedy.[3]
The race name has changed many times since its inaugural running in 1973.[4]
The current race name is named after the sponsor of the race – Coolmore Stud.
- 1973–1974 - Fillies & Mares Classic
- 1975–1976 - NSW Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes
- 1977–1978 - Marlboro Classic
- 1979–1985 - Rosemount Wines Classic
- 1986–1988 - Orlando Classic
- 1989–1991 - Orlando Wines Classic
- 1992–1995 - Winfield Classic
- 1996 onwards - Coolmore Classic
Grade
- 1973–1978 - Principal Race
- 1979–1983 - Group 2
- 1986 onwards - Group 1
Records
- Fastest time at 1:27.21 - Shindig (1998)[4]
- Most wins jockey - Jim Cassidy (4)
- Satin Sand (1986), Kapchat (1994), Flitter (1995) and Shamekha (2004)[4]
Winners
The following are past winners of the race.[5]
- 2026 - Lazzura
- 2025 - Lady Shenandoah[6]
- 2024 - Zougotcha[7]
- 2023 - Espiona[8]
- 2022 - Lighthouse[9]
- 2021 - Krone[10]
- 2020 - Con Te Partiro[11]
- 2019 - Dixie Blossoms[12]
- 2018 - Daysee Doom[13]
- 2017 - Heavens Above[14]
- 2016 - Peeping[15]
- 2015 - Plucky Belle[16]
- 2014 - Steps In Time[17]
- 2013 - Appearance[18]
- 2012 - Ofcourseican[19]
- 2011 - Aloha[20]
- 2010 - Alverta[21]
- 2009 - Typhoon Tracy[22]
- 2008 - Eskimo Queen[23]
- 2007 - Tuesday Joy[24]
- 2006 - Regal Cheer[25]
- 2005 - Danni Martine[26]
- 2004 - Shamekha[27]
- 2003 - Bollinger[28]
- 2002 - Sunline[29]
- 2001 - Porto Roca[30]
- 2000 - Sunline[31]
- 1999 - Camino Rose[32]
- 1998 - Shindig[33]
- 1997 - Assertive Lass[34]
- 1996 - Chlorophyll[35]
- 1995 - Flitter[36]
- 1994 - Kapchat[37]
- 1993 - Skating[38]
- 1992 - Acushla Marie[39]
- 1991 - Quicksilver Cindy[40]
- 1990 - Happy Sailing[41]
- 1989 - Red Express[42]
- 1988 - Strawberry Fair[43]
- 1987 - Bounding Away[44]
- 1986 - Satin Sand[45]
- 1985 - Avon Angel[46]
- 1984 - Emancipation[47]
- 1983 - Hooplahannah[48]
- 1982 - Sheraco
- 1981 - Cordon Rose
- 1980 - Stage Hit
- 1979 - Phar Talk
- 1978 - Princess Talaria
- 1977 - Somerset Pride
- 1976 - Crimson Cloud
- 1975 - Vicenza
- 1974 - Favoured
- 1973 - Miss Personality