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Gunsynd Classic

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History

REDIENER winning the ASCOT GREEN GUNSYND CLASSIC
REDIENER winning the ASCOT GREEN GUNSYND CLASSIC Picture: Michael McInally/Racing Queensland

The Gunsynd Classic is a Group 3 race for three-year-olds conducted at Eagle Farm by the Brisbane Racing Club.

The Gunsynd Classic was first run at Doomben in 1989 by the Brisbane Amateur Turf Club as the Doomben Classic.

It has been run under set weight conditions since its inception and became the Gunsynd Classic in 2010 in recognition of the popular Queensland-owned champion of the 1970s known around Australia as the Goondiwindi Grey.

The Doomben/Gunsynd Classic was run over 1615m from 1989 until 1999 and again from 2011 to 2009. In 2000 the distance was 1640m and from 2010 to 2014 it was run over 1600m.

The distance in 2015 was 1800m and in 2016 it returned to 1630m. The race has been run at Doomben every year with the exception of 2014 (Eagle Farm) and 2015 (Gold Coast). It's now back at Eagle Farm.

The Doomben/Gunsynd Classic was a Listed Race until 1996 and has been Group 3 since 1997.

The race was effectively swapped with the Queensland Guineas to be run on Stradbroke Day from 2021.

The 2023 Gunsynd Classic was worth prizemoney of $200,000.

Notable winners of the Doomben/Gunsynd Classic include Stylish Century, Kidman's Cove, Marble Halls, Belmonte, Akhenaton, Galroof, Reigning To Win, Proverb, Hopfgarten, Gem Song and Ayrton.

The 2023 Gunsynd Classic was won by Rediener from Yellow Brick and Soothsayer.


Racing and Sports

Previous Gunsynd Classic Winners

Date Horse Jockey WT Trainer BP
REDIENER (AUS) 3G
REDOUTE'S CHOICE (AUS) - WIENER (AUS) MORE THAN READY (USA)
JAMES MCDONALD 57.0 CHRIS WALLER 4
KISS SUM (AUS) 3G
SHAMUS AWARD (AUS) - STOLEN KISSES (AUS) MOSSMAN (AUS)
JASON COLLETT 57.0 TRACEY BARTLEY 4
AYRTON (NZ) 3G
IFFRAAJ (GB) - ODESSA (NZ) FALKIRK (NZ)
JAMES MCDONALD 57.0 M PRICE & M KENT 1
SUPERGIANT (NZ) 3G
RED GIANT (USA) - MY MARGUERITE (NZ) SPECTACULAR LOVE (USA)
A CHAU 57.0 MICHAEL COSTA 5
GEM SONG (AUS) 3C
YOUR SONG (AUS) - BEAUTIFUL GEM (AUS) PEINTRE CELEBRE (USA)
B SHINN 57.0 KRIS LEES 8
VILLERMONT (AUS) 3C
ALL TOO HARD (AUS) - BOLLINGER (AUS) DEHERE (USA)
D J BROWNE 57.0 CIARON MAHER 9
DREAMS APLENTY (AUS) 3G
DREAM AHEAD (USA) - TIPSY MOMENT (AUS) REDOUTE'S CHOICE (AUS)
TIFFANI BROOKER 57.0 J W ZIELKE 2
CYLINDER BEACH (NZ) 3G
SHOWCASING (GB) - QUEEN'S COLOURS (GB) RAINBOW QUEST (USA)
MICHAEL CAHILL 57.0 DESLEIGH FORSTER 4
WORTHY CAUSE (AUS) 3C
CHOISIR (AUS) - TAHNEE TANGO (AUS) GRAND LODGE (USA)
JUSTIN P STANLEY 57.0 J W ZIELKE 7
HOPFGARTEN (AUS) 3G
MOSSMAN (AUS) - BLACK TOURMALINE (NZ) O'REILLY (NZ)
D J BROWNE 57.0 ROBERT HEATHCOTE 14
PROVERB (AUS) 3G
COMMANDS (AUS) - MORE HASTE (AUS) BRIEF TRUCE (USA)
J PARR 57.0 PETER SNOWDEN 3
TRUMP (AUS) 3G
WRITTEN TYCOON (AUS) - QUEENIE (NZ) BLACK MINNALOUSHE (USA)
D J BROWNE 57.0 ROBERT HEATHCOTE 7
CHATEAU FORT (AUS) 3G
KEMPINSKY (AUS) - CHOUETTE (AUS) DOLPHIN STREET (FR)
D J BROWNE 56.0 PAUL MESSARA 4
SANDERSON (AUS) 3G
IGLESIA (AUS) - PRINCESS TATSUTA (AUS) FUJI KISEKI (JPN)
J HOLDER 56.0 KELLY DOUGHTY 2
ZA MAGIC (AUS) 3G
MAGIC ALBERT (AUS) - ZAB WATCH (NZ) ZABEEL (NZ)
B STEWART 56.0 MARYANN THEXTON 11
PEPPERWOOD (AUS) 3G
EASY ROCKING (AUS) - RHIANNA LOUISE (AUS) WOODMAN (USA)
G COLLESS 56.5 LIAM BIRCHLEY 11
REIGNING TO WIN (AUS) 3G
KING OF KINGS (IRE) - SECRET LIAISONS (NZ) T. V. HEART THROB (USA)
G BOSS 56.5 JOHN O'SHEA 2
BELMONTE (AUS) 3G
SINGSPIEL (IRE) - MISUNDERSTANDING (AUS) PALACE MUSIC (USA)
Z PURTON 55.5 BERNIE HOWLETT 11
SAXON (AUS) 3C
DANEHILL (USA) - JEANETTA COCHRANE (IRE) SADLER'S WELLS (USA)
S SEAMER 55.5 GERALD RYAN 7
DRUNKEN JOKER (AUS) 3G
HULA CHIEF (NZ) - INTOXICATE (AUS) NOBLE BIJOU (USA)
JUSTIN P STANLEY 55.5 PAUL WALLACE 15
BOB'S BOY (NZ) 3G
LORD BALLINA (AUS) - CONCHELLE (NZ) SOUND REASON (CAN)
C MUNCE 55.5 ANDREW R CAMPBELL 11
GALROOF (NZ) 3F
MAROOF (USA) - KARMAN GAL (IRE) PERSIAN BOLD (IRE)
S KATSIDIS 52.5 MICHAEL MORONEY 11
ARRABEEA (NZ) 3F
ZABEEL (NZ) - TROTANOY (AUS) LORD SEYMOUR (IRE)
L BEASLEY 52.5 PAUL PERRY 14
MARLINA (AUS) 3F
MARAUDING (NZ) - ZERLINA (AUS) ZEDITAVE (AUS)
MS LEANNE G HENRY 52.5 CLARRY CONNERS 7
AKHENATON (AUS) 3C
SNIPPETS (AUS) - MARROUGE (AUS) MARSCAY (AUS)
G BOSS 55.5 BILL MITCHELL 2

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