Dark Jewel Classic 2024

The Dark Jewel Classic is a Group 3 race for fillies and mares run at Scone Racecourse in the Hunter Valley in New South Wales, well known for being a successful horse breeding region, each May.

Held on Day 2 of the popular Scone Cup Carnival in mid-May, the Dark Jewel Classic runs on the Saturday and follows the Listed Scone Cup (1600m) held on the Friday.

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First contested in 1996, the event is run over 1400m and is open only to female gallopers.

A quality handicap race, the Dark Jewel Classic currently offers $250,000 in prize money.

The event is named after Dark Jewel who was one of the country’s most remarkable broodmares. She had eleven foals including an incredible five individual Group 1 winners in: Baguette, Betelgeuse, Birthright, Cabochon and Heirloom.

The Dark Jewel Classic gained Group 3 status in 2014 and has been won by a number of nice mares including Daysee Doom (2017) and Con Te Partiro (2019).

The next edition of the Dark Jewel Classic runs on Saturday May 18, 2024 on Day 2 of the Scone Cup Carnival.

2024 Dark Jewel Classic Odds

The Dark Jewel Classic 2024 betting odds will be available below the week of the race giving you access to the best autumn racing odds ahead of the $250,000 Listed showdown in May. 

Dark Jewel Classic Race Info

• Date: Saturday May 18, 2024
• Track: Scone Racecourse
• Distance: 1400m
• Conditions: Quality Handicap; Fillies & Mares
• Status: Group 3
• Prize Money: $250,000
• First Run: 1996

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

Dark Jewel Classic Tips

Dark Jewel Classic tips include looking for proven Group-class mares with winning form over the 1400m or further and those with a good lead-up run from the autumn. 

Fillies also have a strong record in the race with four winning since 2009 with So Anyway (2010), Chuckle (2003), Romare (2004), and Stella Maree (2000). 

2024 Dark Jewel Classic Tips

Our Ladbrokes’ insider Dark Jewel Classic 2024 betting tips and race selections will be detailed below the week of the race so stay tuned for the gallopers to back and sack in the winter showdown. 

• To Win: #5 Shadows Of Love ($3.60 at time of publish) – BET NOW

Happy to stick with the favourite Shadows Of Love who looks up to a race like this building nicely this prep. Kim Waugh’s Dissident four-year-old is yet to win over this distance, but the 1400m doesn’t look beyond her reach based on her recent form. Back-to-back thirds at her two most recent, the latest of which had her only a half-length beaten in Hawkesbury’s Group 3 Crown race with 56kg. Drops to 54.5kg here and Tommy Berry in the saddle is another plus for the punters’ pick. 

Dark Jewel Classic Form Guide

The Dark Jewel Classic form guide details must know facts for punters including the trainers, jockeys, barriers and lead-up form of all the runners in the race.

The Dark Jewel Classic form has gone on to hold-up in tougher events many times in recent years including when the 2019 winner Con Te Partiro went on to win the Group 1 Coolmore Classic – Queen Of The Turf Stakes double in the autumn of 2020. 

In 2021 the Dark Jewel Classic winner Rocha Clock continued on to finish runner-up in both the $2 million The Invitation (1400m) and Group 2 $500,000 Hot Danish Stakes (1400m) that spring. 

2024 Dark Jewel Classic Form Guide

A link to our comprehensive Dark Jewel Classic 2024 Form Guide will be provided for punters below the week of the race.

Dark Jewel Classic Results

Notable mares to head the Dark Jewel Cup race results in recent years include Arctic Flight (2013), Daysee Doom (2017), and Con Te Partiro (2019). 

*Note: In 2020 the Dark Jewel Classic ran at Rosehill Gardens due to COVID-19 restrictions. 

Past Dark Jewel Classic Winners

Recent Dark Jewel Classic winners and place-getters dating back to the year 1996 are detailed in the below table.