Kembla Grange Classic 2024

Ladbrokes Tip: The Kembla Grange Classic is a good lead-up into the Group 1 Vinery Stud Stakes for fillies.

The Kembla Grange Classic – registered as the Keith F Nolan Classic – is a Group 3 mile race run over 1600m held by the Illawarra Turf Club at Kembla Grange Racecourse* on a Friday in March on the eve of Sydney’s Coolmore Classic Day at Rosehill.

*Note: The 2022 Kembla Grange Classic was been moved from the abandoned Kembla Grange meeting to Goulburn Racecourse on the same day due to heavy rainfall.

Offering $250,000 in prize money, the 1600m event is a set weights plus penalties race for three-year-old fillies.

First contested in 2003 it has held Group 3 status since 2010 and the registered race name is in honour of the founding chairman of the Illawarra Turf Club, Keith F. Nolan.

Despite its short history the Kembla Grange Classic has been won by many nice mares including Hot Danish (2007) who now also has a race named in her honour, the Group 2 Hot Danish Stakes (1400m) held in November.

The Kembla Grange Classic can serve as a nice lead-up into upcoming Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival features for the fillies including the Group 1 Vinery Stud Stakes (2000m) run at the end of the month.

Single Gaze (2016) was the last runner to complete the Kembla Grange Classic – Vinery Stud Stakes double.

The latest edition of the Kembla Grange Classic ran on Friday March 15, 2024 and was won in style by the Team Snowden-trained Pierro filly Queen Of Dragons ($12).

2024 Kembla Grange Classic Results

The complete Kembla Grange Classic 2024 Results & Finishing Order will be published right here once the race is run on Friday March 15, 2024.

• 1st: #5 Queen Of Dragons
• 2nd: #11 Our Gold Hope
• 3rd: #10 Waikato

Queen Of Dragons ($12) from the Snowden stable stopped a local fairy-tale in the 2024 Kembla Grange Classic results charging home strongly to beat the 25/1 local fancy Our Gold Hope home by a length off a perfectly-timed ride by Tyler Schiller. 

2024 Kembla Grange Classic Odds

Our top Kembla Grange Classic 2024 betting odds on the hopeful fillies will be available right here the week of the race so bookmark this page for the best autumn racing markets.

Kembla Grange Classic Race Info

• Date: Friday March 15, 2024
• Track: Kembla Grange Racecourse
• Distance: 1600m
• Conditions: Set Weights + Penalties – 3YO Fillies
• Status: Group 3
• Prize Money: $250,000
• First Run: 2003

 

Kembla Grange Classic Betting

Kembla Grange Classic odds favour the better performed young fillies in the mix coming off a winning Sydney lead-up and those with a previous record over the distance. 

Any runners down in grade off a Group 1 Surround Stakes performance will also usually sit higher up the Kembla Grange Classic betting markets. 

Pohutukawa ($1.65 in 2019) followed by Pretty Amazing ($2.90 in 2022) are the latest favourites in Kembla Grange Classic betting to salute for the punters. 

Kembla Grange Classic Field

The Kembla Grange Classic race field attracts a line-up of promising autumn fillies, many that are eyeing off a tougher assignment in the coming weeks’ Group 1 races. 

Fillies in the Kembla Grange Classic field may come via a host of different lead-up races perhaps even the Group 1 Surround Stakes (1400m) run in late February. 

The better fillies out of the Kembla Grange Classic field will go on to run in races including the Group 1 Vinery Stud Stakes (2000m) and the Group 1 ATC Oaks (2400m) held over the mile and a half at Randwick during April’s ‘The Championships’. 

2018 Kembla Grange Classic winner Luvaluva (pictured at Flemington). Photo: Ultimate Racing Photos.

Kembla Grange Classic nominations close the Monday before the race with the final field and barriers out on the Wednesday.

2024 Kembla Grange Classic Field

The official Kembla Grange Classic 2024 field and barrier draw will be released by Racing NSW on Wednesday March 13, 2024 and published below so bookmark this page to see what gallopers make the cut in the Vinery Stud Stakes lead-up.

2024 Kembla Grange Classic Nominations

The early Kembla Grange Classic 2024 nominations close the Monday of race week and will be published below once confirmed. 

	Last 10	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Ballot	Weight	True Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	221x6734x3	TUTTA LA VITA	F	3	Chris Waller	1	54kg			90
2	32x1165x70	ARCTIC GLAMOUR	F	3	Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou	2	55kg			77
3	111338×4	HARLOW MIST (NZ)	F	3	John Sargent	3	54kg			76
4	46x51972x6	QUEEN OF DRAGONS	F	3	Peter & Paul Snowden	4	54kg			72
5	24x4012x9	KIND WORDS	F	3	Kris Lees	5	54kg			70
6	4×111	MARE OF MT BULLER	F	3	Chris Waller	6	54kg			73
7	2428067×21	PRIVATE LEGACY	F	3	Gregory Hickman	7	54kg			68
8	31×27	WAIKATO GIRL (NZ)	F	3	Michael Freedman	8	54kg			65
9	215×1376	ZARROSE	F	3	Peter & Paul Snowden	9	54kg			64
10	531	SEAFALL	F	3	Chris Waller	10	54kg			65
11	13×513	OUR GOLD HOPE	F	3	Robert & Luke Price	11	54kg			64
12	68x417x2	COLOURS OF AUTUMN	F	3	Brad Widdup	12	54kg			62
13	1x06x28	LAST STRAW	F	3	John Sargent	13	54kg			65
14	43158×2	GLOBAL PIVOT	F	3	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	14	54kg			63
15	79×53514	NOBLE TESS	F	3	Brad Widdup	15	54kg			58
16	81x4x44	GOOD BANTER (NZ)	F	3	John O’Shea	16	54kg			60
17	16x60586x	FIRESTORM (NZ)	F	3	Chris Waller	17	54kg			68
18	8×78253	BUSH GIRL	F	3	Kerry Parker	18	54kg
19	1×45	ABOUT A GIRL (NZ)	F	3	Chris Waller	19	54kg			60
20	0x67	EPIC STATEMENT	F	3	Peter Green	20	54kg

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

Kembla Grange Classic Tips

Looking for previous Group status winning fillies out of similar grade Sydney races and those with a good strike-rate over the mile and further are good Kembla Grange Classic betting tips. 

2024 Kembla Grange Classic Tips

Our Ladbrokes’ insider Kembla Grange Classic 2024 betting tips and exotic Group 3 racing selections will be detailed below soon after the field is out so stay tuned for the fillies to get behind in the race this autumn.

• To Win: #7 Private Legacy ($9.50 at time of publish) – BET NOW

Value lies in Gregory Hickman’s nicely-bred The Autumn Sun filly Private Legacy who is well tried and improving. She has her 10 start here and is after win number two following an impressive breaking of her maiden status at this Kembla Grange track last start. Was a 1.3 length winner at the course and distance with 58.5kg and drops back to 54kg here. Is a Group 1 performer, presents fit, and is drawn a treat in gate five. Can surprise again. 

Kembla Grange Classic Form Guide

The Kembla Grange Classic form guide details all of the key information punters need including saddlecloth numbers, jockeys, trainers, barriers and lead-up form of the fillies in the final field. 

The Kembla Grange Classic form has gone on to stack-up in better grade Sydney races many times over the years including in the Vinery Stud Stakes. 

Gin Martini franked the 2022 Kembla Grange Classic form running third in both it and then the Group 1 ATC Oaks results. The Kembla Grange Classic form was further franked with the runner-up Hope In Your Heart winning a number of races that spring before her fourth in the $10 million The Golden Eagle (1500m) and second in Kembla Grange’s richest race – the $1 million The Gong (1600m). 

Pavitra won the 2023 Kembla Grange Classic before a second in the Vinery Stud Stakes results that season, while So Dazzling franked the form with a Kembla Grange Classic second and second in the ATC Oaks results later that autumn. 

2024 Kembla Grange Classic Form Guide

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

Kembla Grange Classic Results

Notable Kembla Grange Classic / Keith F Nolan Classic winners throughout history include a Nikita (2004), Hot Danish (2007), the previous spring’s VRC Oaks winner Brazilian Pulse (2011), Appearance (2012), and Single Gaze (2016). 

Kembla Grange Classic Winners

Past Kembla Grange Classic winners and place-getters dating back to the year 2003 are detailed in the below table.