Ladbrokes Tip: The Kembla Grange Classic is a good lead-up into the Group 1 Vinery Stud Stakes for fillies
The latest edition of the Kembla Grange Classic ran on Friday, March 13, 2026 as a potential lead-up into the Sydney Group 1 races for fillies and was won in a narrow upset by the Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott-trained Feminino ($12).
2026 Kembla Grange Classic Results
The complete Kembla Grange Classic 2026 Results & Finishing Order will be published right here once the race is run on Friday, March 13, 2026.
- #15 Feminino
- #13 Burn The Sky
- #3 Profoundly
The progressive Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott-trained Tivaci filly Feminino ($12) was given a peach of a ride by Tim Clark to come from third on the turn to find the front and hold off the fast-finishing Burn The Sky in an upset photo-thriller Kembla Grange Classic 2026 result on Friday handing co-trainer Waterhouse her first win in the event in two decades.
2026 Kembla Grange Classic Odds
Our top Kembla Grange Classic 2026 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 followed by the official Kembla Grange Classic results after the event.
| 15. Feminino (16) J: Tim Clark 55kg 31T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | ||
| 13. Burn The Sky (2) J: Regan Bayliss 55kg 98×91T: John O’shea & Tom Charlton | ||
| 3. Profoundly (15) J: Tommy Berry 55kg 324×1T: Michael Freedman | ||
| 5. Long Legs (6) J: Andrew Adkins 55kg x13x3T: Gary Portelli | ||
| 4. Aisle Two (3) J: Adam Hyeronimus 55kg 1×121T: Robert & Luke Price | ||
| 7. Reflect (14) J: Chad Schofield 55kg 15×83T: Joseph Pride | ||
| 6. Samarelle (11) J: Jason Collett 55kg 22×53T: John O’shea & Tom Charlton | ||
| 1. Spicy Lu (8) J: Nash Rawiller 57kg 817×4T: Nick Olive | ||
| 10. Satono Invader (10) J: Tom Sherry 55kg 1×211T: Kris Lees | ||
| 2. Queen Of Clubs (4) J: Andrew Calder 55kg 86×68T: Gary Portelli | ||
| 14. Listen Sweetheart (1) J: Dylan Gibbons 55kg 85×11T: John Sargent | ||
| 11. Fireball Miss (12) J: Kerrin Mcevoy 55kg 51T: Ciaron Maher | ||
| 16. Mountain Queen (7) J: Ashley Morgan 55kg 45×21T: Matthew Smith | ||
| 12. Hush Hush (5) J: Adam Farragher 55kg 2×124T: Ciaron Maher | ||
| 18. Neferusobek (13) J: Pierre Boudvillain 55kg 942T: Diane Poidevin-Laine | ||
| 9. Regal Problem (9) J: Alysha Collett 55kg 1×394T: Lyle Chandler |
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.
2026 Kembla Grange Classic Tips
Our Ladbrokes’ insider Kembla Grange Classic 2026 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.
| 1. Spicy Lu (8) J: Nash Rawiller 57kg 817×4T: Nick Olive |
| 5. Long Legs (6) J: Andrew Adkins 55kg x13x3T: Gary Portelli |
| 13. Burn The Sky (2) J: Regan Bayliss 55kg 98×91T: John O’shea & Tom Charlton |
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.
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.
Kembla Grange Classic Race Info
- Date: Friday, March 13, 2026
- 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.
In 2026, Feminino scored a notable upset saluting at $12 Kembla Grange Classic odds.
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’.
Kembla Grange Classic nominations close the Monday before the race with the final field and barriers out on the Wednesday.
2026 Kembla Grange Classic Field
The official Kembla Grange Classic 2026 field and barrier draw will be released by Racing NSW on the Wednesday prior to the race and published below so bookmark this page to see what gallopers make the cut in the Vinery Stud Stakes lead-up.
The 2026 Kembla Grange Classic final field features a capacity line-up of three-year-old fillies including Nick Olive’s Tagaloa filly Spicy Lu coming off a fourth in the Group 2 Angus Armanasco and the ultra-consistent Robert & Luke Price-trained Aisle Two.
| Entrant | Last 6 | Sex | Barrier | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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1. Spicy Lu
J: Nash Rawiller
T: Nick Olive |
4817x4 | F | 8 | 57kg | |
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2. Queen Of Clubs
J: Andrew Calder
T: Gary Portelli |
486x68 | F | 4 | 55kg | |
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3. Profoundly
J: Tommy Berry
T: Michael Freedman |
6324x1 | F | 15 | 55kg | |
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4. Aisle Two
J: Adam Hyeronimus
T: Robert & Luke Price |
31x121 | F | 3 | 55kg | |
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5. Long Legs
J: Andrew Adkins
T: Gary Portelli |
4x13x3 | F | 6 | 55kg | |
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6. Samarelle
J: Jason Collett
T: John O'shea & Tom Charlton |
122x53 | F | 11 | 55kg | |
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7. Reflect
J: Chad Schofield
T: Joseph Pride |
515x83 | F | 14 | 55kg | |
| 8. Soverato (17) Scratched: | |||||
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9. Regal Problem
J: Alysha Collett
T: Lyle Chandler |
11x394 | F | 9 | 55kg | |
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10. Satono Invader
J: Tom Sherry
T: Kris Lees |
21x211 | F | 10 | 55kg | |
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11. Fireball Miss
J: Kerrin Mcevoy
T: Ciaron Maher |
51 | F | 12 | 55kg | |
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12. Hush Hush
J: Adam Farragher
T: Ciaron Maher |
2x124 | F | 5 | 55kg | |
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13. Burn The Sky
J: Regan Bayliss
T: John O'shea & Tom Charlton |
x98x91 | F | 2 | 55kg | |
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14. Listen Sweetheart
J: Dylan Gibbons
T: John Sargent |
685x11 | F | 1 | 55kg | |
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15. Feminino
J: Tim Clark
T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott |
31 | F | 16 | 55kg | |
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16. Mountain Queen
J: Ashley Morgan
T: Matthew Smith |
345x21 | F | 7 | 55kg | |
| 17. La Morra (12) Scratched: | |||||
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18. Neferusobek
J: Pierre Boudvillain
T: Diane Poidevin-Laine |
942 | F | 13 | 55kg | |
2026 Kembla Grange Classic Nominations
The early Kembla Grange Classic 2026 nominations close the Monday of race week and will be published below once confirmed.
| Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Hcp Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 59x331x121 | AISLE TWO | F | 3 | Robert & Luke Price | 71 |
| 2 | 1x98x91 | BURN THE SKY | F | 3 | John O’Shea & Tom Charlton | 67 |
| 3 | 31 | FEMININO (NZ) | F | 3 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 64 |
| 4 | 51 | FIREBALL MISS | F | 3 | Ciaron Maher | 65 |
| 5 | 2×124 | HUSH HUSH | F | 3 | Ciaron Maher | 62 |
| 6 | 574×8712 | LA MORRA | F | 3 | John Thompson | |
| 7 | 9x685x11 | LISTEN SWEETHEART | F | 3 | John Sargent | 61 |
| 8 | 24x13x3 | LONG LEGS | F | 3 | Gary Portelli | 69 |
| 9 | 345×21 | MOUNTAIN QUEEN | F | 3 | Matthew Smith | 58 |
| 10 | 942 | NEFERUSOBEK | F | 3 | Diane Poidevin Laine | |
| 11 | 513x6324x1 | PROFOUNDLY | F | 3 | Michael Freedman | 70 |
| 12 | 51x3486x68 | QUEEN OF CLUBS | F | 3 | Gary Portelli | 82 |
| 13 | 8x38515x83 | REFLECT | F | 3 | Joseph Pride | 70 |
| 14 | 26x11x394 | REGAL PROBLEM | F | 3 | Lyle Chandler | 62 |
| 15 | 04×91322 | RULE OF FAITH | F | 3 | Stephen O’Halloran | |
| 16 | 122×53 | SAMARELLE (NZ) | F | 3 | John O’Shea & Tom Charlton | 70 |
| 17 | 21×211 | SATONO INVADER (NZ) | F | 3 | Kris Lees | |
| 18 | 129×751 | SNITZEL DANCER | F | 3 | Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou | 69 |
| 19 | 41×12 | SOVERATO (NZ) | F | 3 | Chris Waller | 68 |
| 20 | 17x04817x4 | SPICY LU | F | 3 | Nick Olive |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
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.
The Kembla Grange Classic 2024 winner Queen Of Dragons went on to run a next-up fourth in that year’s Vinery Stud Stakes results, while the runner-up Our Gold Hope also finished second in Brisbane’s Group 1 Queensland Oaks that winter.
2026 Kembla Grange Classic Form Guide
A link to our comprehensive Kembla Grange Classic 2026 Form Guide will be provided for punters below the week of the race.
CLICK HERE FOR OUR FULL 2026 KEMBLA GRANGE CLASSIC FORM GUIDE
Past 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).
Recent Kembla Grange Classic Winners
Past Kembla Grange Classic winners and placegetters dating back to the year 2003 are detailed in the below table.
| Year | Winner | Second | Third |
| 2026 | Feminino | Burn The Sky | Profoundly |
| 2025 | Verona Rose | Inevitable Truth | Brigidine Gal |
| 2024 | Queen Of Dragons | Our Gold Hope | Waikato Girl |
| 2023 | Pavitra | So Dazzling | Pierossa |
| 2022 | Pretty Amazing | Hope In Your Heart | Gin Martini |
| 2021 | Miravalle | Elizabeel | Pippali |
| 2020 | Asiago | Shout The Bar | All Saints’ Eve |
| 2019 | Pohutukawa | Frankely Awesome | Scarlet Dream |
| 2018 | Luvaluva | Torvill | Wedgie |
| 2017 | Dawn Wall | Lubiton | Faraway Town |
| 2016 | Single Gaze | Dixie Blossoms | Asinara |
| 2015 | Slightly Sweet | Wine Tales | Heavens Above |
| 2014 | Zanbagh | Role Model | Metaphorical |
| 2013 | Cameo | Royal Descent | Gold Epona |
| 2012 | Appearance | She Goes To Rio | Aliyana Tilde |
| 2011 | Brazilian Pulse | Fibrilation | Honor Net |
| 2010 | Slapstick | Mirrasalo | Spinnawitch |
| 2009 | Aleez Wonder | Above Perfection | Miss Darcey |
| 2008 | Bernicia | Raise | Heavenly Glow |
| 2007 | Hot Danish | Miss Pageantry | Rose Of Sharon |
| 2006 | Pasikatera | No Name For A Lady | China Jade |
| 2005 | Ponte Piccolo | Pleasure Ground | Villa Bled |
| 2004 | La Nikita | Timbourina | Touched By God |
| 2003 | Ain’t Seen Nothin’ | Domielle | Huit |
FAQ
Who won the 2026 Kembla Grange Classic?
The 2026 Kembla Grange Classic was won by three-year-old Tivaci filly Feminino at $12 for trainers Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott with jockey Tim Clark aboard on 55kg from barrier 16 to win by 0.1 lengths on a Soft (6) track in a time of 1:37.78.
Who won the 2025 Kembla Grange Classic?
The 2025 Kembla Grange Classic was won by Verona Rose at $14 for trainer Gary Portelli with jockey Kerrin McEvoy aboard o 54kg from barrier 10 to win by 0.2 lengths in a time of 1:35.75.
When is the Kembla Grange Classic 2026?
Friday, March 13, 2026What is the prize money for the Kembla Grange Classic 2026?
$250,000
Where is the Kembla Grange Classic 2026?
Kembla Grange Racecourse, Princes Highway, Kembla Grange NSW 2526.
How do I bet on the 2026 Kembla Grange Classic?
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Which horse will win the 2026 Kembla Grange Classic?
The best way to pick which horse will win the Kembla Grange Classic is to take into account the form, assess the barriers, and consider the weight the horse will carry (among other factors). Check out ladbrokes.com.au in the lead up to the race for full form information.