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The Race History of the Coolmore Classic run at Rosehill on Saturday shows it as the first and often the best of the mares G1s.

Tuesday Joy was a brilliant filly winner in 2007 coming from well back. The 2019 Coolmore Classic (1500m) at Rosehill on Saturday always throws up a top story line.

2019 COOLMORE CLASSIC - RACE HISTORY AND BACKGROUND

The Coolmore Classic is Group 1 race for fillies and mares conducted by the Australian Turf Club at Rosehill.

The Coolmore Classic is run over 1500m at Rosehill and was introduced in 1973. It is run under Handicap conditions with a Minimum topweight at acceptance time of 57kg. The first running was taken out by Miss Personality.

It has been run at Rosehill each year under various names but has been the Coolmore Classic for some time. The Registered name is the TAD Kennedy Stakes.

The Coolmore Classic was the first G1 for the F&M in Australia and remained the only one until over a couple of years the Myer Classic, Sangster Stakes, Tatts Tiara and Queen Of The Turf Stakes were added.

In 2019 the Coolmore Classic is worth $600,000.

The 3yo fillies have held their own winning 8 of the last 25. Of the older mares in recent seasons, only Sunline has won post her 5yo year before Alverta, Steps In Time and Plucky Belle.

An absolute blow out for the favourites. Apart from the great Sunline, there’s barely a primary elect in sight. Last favourite to win was Aloha (2011). In fact only 2 of the last 15 punters’ elects have saluted.

Gai Waterhouse has won this race four times and needs one to emulate Max Lees five winners (Shindig/Chlorophyll/Flitter/Quicksilver Cindy/Satin Sand).

Ofcourseican (2012) was the last winner not to run in a F&M race as the lead up (Liverpool City Cup). Before her it was Sunline in the Waikato Sprint in 2002.

Three have done the CC/QOTT double (Favoured 1974, Camino Rose 1999, Appearance 2013) but none since the QOTT’s re-assignment to Randwick.

The Millie Fox Stakes has provided 3 of the last 4 winners.

Previous winners of the Coolmore Classic include Emancipation (1984), Bounding Away (1987), Skating (1993), Assertive Lass (1997), Shamekha (2004), Tuesday Joy (2007), Typhoon Tracy (2009), Appearance (2013) and Steps In Time (2014).

In 2016, Coolmore Classic winner Peeping gave Sam Clipperton a big thrill winning for Ron Quinton but the mare sadly died suddenly a few weeks later suffering a colic attack.

The 2018 Coolmore Classic was won by Daysee Doom from Oregon’s Day and Silent Sedition.