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Kingston Town Classic

Kingston Town Classic
Group 1 race
Location Ascot Racecourse
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:


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