Fred Best Classic
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History
The Fred Best Classic is a Group 3 race for three-year-olds conducted by the Brisbane Racing Club usually at Eagle Farm as part of the Queensland racing carnival.
The Fred Best Classic was first run in 1987 and carried many sponsorship names until it became the Fred Best Classic in 2010 when it was named in honour of the 17 times Premiership winning Brisbane trainer.
The Fred Best Classic is run under set weight conditions. It was at 1350m in 2020 at Doomben with the revamped carnival but back to 1400m at EF in 2021.
It can be a lead up to the Stradbroke Hcp usually run the fortnight later. It was held at Doomben in 2020.
It became a Listed Race in 1996 and has been Group 3 since 2003.
Trainer Peter Snowden holds the recent record with wins in 2008, 2010, 2012 and 2019.
The 2023 Fred Best Classic was run for prizemoney of $300,000.
Past winners include Kingdom Bay, Courier Bay, Spot The Rock, Social Rule, Chief De Beers, Staging, Mr Innocent, La Montagna, Gold Edition, El Cambio, Stryker, Skilled, Mental, Havana, Najoom, Counterattack and Hawaii Five Oh.
The 2023 Fred Best Classic was won by Hawaii Five Oh from Yellow Brick and End Assembly.
Previous Fred Best Classic Winners
| Date | Horse | Jockey | WT | Trainer | BP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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HAWAII FIVE OH
(AUS)
3C I AM INVINCIBLE (AUS) - ALOHA (AUS) ENCOSTA DE LAGO (AUS) |
N RAWILLER | 57.0 | G WATERHOUSE & A BOTT | 9 |
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VILANA
(AUS)
3C HALLOWED CROWN (AUS) - RETSINA (AUS) REDOUTE'S CHOICE (AUS) |
SAM CLIPPERTON | 57.0 | JAMES CUMMINGS | 9 |
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APACHE CHASE
(AUS)
3G BETTER THAN READY (AUS) - SILKEN WHISPER (USA) DIESIS (GB) |
J BYRNE | 57.0 | DESLEIGH FORSTER | 3 |
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DAWN PASSAGE
(AUS)
3C DAWN APPROACH (IRE) - RAJA LANE (AUS) DEVARAJA (NZ) |
B STEWART | 57.0 | G WATERHOUSE & A BOTT | 6 |
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MILITARY ZONE
(AUS)
3G EPAULETTE (AUS) - LOADING ZONE (AUS) STREET SENSE (USA) |
JAMES MCDONALD | 57.0 | P & P SNOWDEN | 3 |
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PERAST
(AUS)
3C SNITZEL (AUS) - THOUSAND VEILS (NZ) ZABEEL (NZ) |
TIM CLARK | 57.0 | PAUL PERRY | 3 |
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NICCANOVA
(AUS)
3G NICCONI (AUS) - DANANOVA (AUS) SNIPPETSON (AUS) |
JAMES ORMAN | 57.0 | STEVE TREGEA | 16 |
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COUNTERATTACK
(AUS)
3C REDOUTE'S CHOICE (AUS) - KISMA (AUS) SNIPPETS (AUS) |
JAMES MCDONALD | 57.0 | CHRIS WALLER | 15 |
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NAJOOM
(AUS)
3F NORTHERN METEOR (AUS) - CHARLETY STAR (AUS) ARENA (AUS) |
TOMMY BERRY | 55.0 | MS G WATERHOUSE | 15 |
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HAVANA
(AUS)
3G STARCRAFT (NZ) - TOP CUBAN (AUS) ANABAA (USA) |
L NOLEN | 57.0 | PAUL MESSARA | 2 |
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PLATINUM KINGDOM
(AUS)
3G MAGNUS (AUS) - MISS RANGOON (USA) GIANT'S CAUSEWAY (USA) |
J K RIDDELL | 57.0 | L LATTA | 5 |
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MENTAL
(AUS)
3G LONHRO (AUS) - INTRIGUES (AUS) NIGHT SHIFT (USA) |
K MCEVOY | 57.0 | PETER SNOWDEN | 4 |
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FALINO
(AUS)
3G FUSAICHI PEGASUS (USA) - DANAMALA (GB) DANEHILL (USA) |
TIM CLARK | 56.0 | JEFFREY CAUGHT | 4 |
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STRYKER
(AUS)
3C FASTNET ROCK (AUS) - LAETITIA (AUS) WOODMAN (USA) |
J CASSIDY | 56.0 | CHRIS WALLER | 14 |
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COURT
(AUS)
3F ANABAA (USA) - SPLISH (AUS) ZEDITAVE (AUS) |
DAMIEN OLIVER | 54.0 | CLARRY CONNERS | 16 |
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EL CAMBIO
(AUS)
3G COMMANDS (AUS) - CHAPARRA (AUS) CANNY LAD (AUS) |
C W BROWN | 56.5 | PETER SNOWDEN | 12 |
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GOLD EDITION
(AUS)
3F LION HUNTER (AUS) - GLIMMERS (AUS) SUCCESS EXPRESS (USA) |
J CASSIDY | 54.0 | R E MAUND | 13 |
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LA MONTAGNA
(AUS)
3F MONASHEE MOUNTAIN (USA) - MILLENNIAL (AUS) HATTA'S MIL (AUS) |
S GALLOWAY | 52.5 | BARRY BALDWIN | 9 |
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GUMNUTS
(AUS)
3G SHINKO FOREST (IRE) - MAKE BELIEVE (GB) CAESOUR (USA) |
J BYRNE | 55.5 | BRYAN GUY | 8 |
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GALLIENI
(AUS)
3G GENERAL NEDIYM (AUS) - TRENDY PRESS (IRE) NORTHFIELDS (USA) |
B PENGELLY | 55.5 | GERALD RYAN | 4 |
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PROUDLY AGRO
(AUS)
3G GROUCHO (AUS) - PIPER'S PRIDE (AUS) CAPTAIN'S GOLD (USA) |
MS L MORRISON | 55.5 | BARRY BOWDITCH | 8 |
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TELLSON
(AUS)
3C DANTIBES (AUS) - TELLTINA (AUS) SEMIPALATINSK (USA) |
S KATSIDIS | 55.5 | R G LIPP | 2 |
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CRYPTAVIA
(NZ)
3F GOLD BROSE (AUS) - NURAVIA (GB) NUREYEV (USA) |
J BYRNE | 52.5 | RUSSELL CAMERON | 14 |
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