The Coolmore Classic, registered as the TAD Kennedy Stakes is an

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horse race for fillies and mares aged three years old and upwards under set weights conditions, run over a distance of 1500 metres at

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, Sydney, Australia in March. Total prize money for the race is A$600,000.

History

Name

The registered name of the race is Thomas Arthur David (TAD) Kennedy Stakes, named after a former horse trainer and Sydney Turf Club committeeman Thomas Kennedy. The race name has changed many times since its inaugural running in 1973. The current race name is named after the sponsor of the race –

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. *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) * Most wins jockey - Jim Cassidy (4) :Satin Sand (1986), Kapchat (1994), Flitter (1995) and Shamekha (2004) * Heaviest winners - Emancipation and Sunline at 60 kg. * Lightest winner - Crimson Cloud 48 kg.

Winners

* 2022 - Lighthouse * 2021 - Krone * 2020 - Con Te Partiro * 2019 - Dixie Blossoms * 2018 - Daysee Doom * 2017 - Heavens Above * 2016 - Peeping * 2015 - Plucky Belle * 2014 - Steps In Time * 2013 - Appearance * 2012 - Ofcourseican * 2011 - Aloha * 2010 - Alverta * 2009 -

Typhoon Tracy Typhoon Tracy (5 September 2005 – 13 August 2012) was an outstanding Australian Thoroughbred racemare who won six group one (G1) races and was crowned Australian Racehorse of the Year for 2009/10. Breeding She was bred and is raced by Hutchi ...

* 2008 - Eskimo Queen * 2007 - Tuesday Joy * 2006 - Regal Cheer * 2005 - Danni Martine * 2004 - Shamekha * 2003 - Bollinger * 2002 - Sunline * 2001 - Porto Roca * 2000 - Sunline * 1999 - Camino Rose * 1998 - Shindig * 1997 - Assertive Lass * 1996 - Chlorophyll * 1995 - Flitter * 1994 - Kapchat * 1993 - Skating * 1992 - Acushla Marie * 1991 - Quicksilver Cindy * 1990 - Happy Sailing * 1989 - Red Express * 1988 - Strawberry Fair * 1987 - Bounding Away * 1986 - Satin Sand * 1985 - Avon Angel * 1984 -

Emancipation Emancipation generally means to free a person from a previous restraint or legal disability. More broadly, it is also used for efforts to procure economic and social rights, political rights or equality, often for a specifically disenfranch ...

* 1983 - Hooplahannah * 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

External links

First three placegetters Coolmore Classic (ATC)

References

{{Reflist, 2 Group 1 stakes races in Australia Sprint category horse races for fillies and mares