Group 1 race | |
Location | Ascot Racecourse |
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Inaugurated | 1976 |
Race type | Thoroughbred |
Sponsor | (2016) |
Race information | |
Distance | 1,800 metres |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Left-handed |
Qualification | Three year old and older |
Weight | Weight for age |
Purse | A$1,000,000 (2016) |
The Kingston Town Classic is a Perth Racing Group 1 Thoroughbred horse run under Weight for Age conditions for three year olds and older over a distance of 1800 metres at Ascot Racecourse in Perth, Australia in early December. Total prizemoney is A$1,000,000.
The race is named after the Australian Racing Hall of Fame horse, Kingston Town who won the race in 1982. The stakemoney was increased to A$1 million in 2015.
Thoroughbreds that have won the Railway Stakes – Kingston Town Classic double: