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Ladbrokes Tip: The Breeders Classic is a good lead-up into the Coolmore Classic each autumn

The Breeders Classic is one of the first Group 2 races held during the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival and lights up Warwick Farm Racecourse on a Saturday in mid-February each year. Open only to mares aged four-years-old and above, it is a sprint showdown contested over 1200m at set weights plus penalties.

Offering a total of $200,000 in prize money, the Breeders Classic is one of two Group races held at Randwick that meeting along with the Group 3 Eskimo Prince Stakes (1200m) for three-year-olds. Mares in the Breeders Classic field are often targeting the Group 1 Coolmore Classic (1500m) held at Rosehill Gardens the following month and the last to complete the double was Alverta (2010).

The latest edition of the Breeders Classic ran on Saturday February 9, 2019 .

2019 Breeders Classic Results

• 1st: Champagne Cuddles
• 2nd: Cool Passion
• 3rd: Alassio

Breeders Classic Race Facts

• Date: Saturday February 9, 2019
• Track: Warwick Farm Racecourse
• Distance: 1200m
• Conditions: Set Weights + Penalties – Mares 4YO&Up
• Status: Group 2
• Prize Money: $200,000
• First Run: 1996

2019 Breeders Classic Results

The official Breeders Classic 2019 results will be known on Saturday February 9, 2019 and published in full below.

With so many of the mares in the race returning to the track, the Breeders Classic odds are often dominated by proven first-up performers. Breeders Classic betting also often favours mares with winning form at the track / distance and any nice types trained by Chris Waller who has a gun recent record in the race.

Breeders Classic Betting & Odds

Odds open on the Breeders Classic field after final acceptances are taken on the Wednesday before the race and favourites have a good record in the event for punters.

2019 Breeders Classic Odds

The full Breeders Classic 2019 betting odds will be published below the week of the race.

Breeders Classic Field

Amicus won the 2016 Breeders Classic at odds of $9.50 for top Sydney trainer Chris Waller. Photo Credit: Steve Hart.

The Breeders Classic field features a host of sprinter / miler mares each autumn, many kicking off their carnival campaigns in the race.

It is the first Group race for mares-only in the metropolitan Sydney race scene for the year and usually attracts a class line-up of female gallopers heading towards other features including the Coolmore Classic at Rosehill in March.

Breeders Classic nominations close on the Monday before the race with the final field and barriers out on the Wednesday, which is also when betting on the feature opens at bookmakers around the country.

2019 Breeders Classic Field

The 2019 Breeders Classic field and barriers are out on the Wednesday prior to the race and will be published right here so check back in the autumn.

2019 Breeders Classic Nominations

The Breeders Classic 2019 Nominations are taken the Monday of race week and the full list of early entries will be available below once released.

The official 2018 Breeders Classic Nominations drew just nine hopeful mares including the Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott-trained Prompt Response and the equally highest-rated entry Egyptian Symbol who ran third in the $1 million Magic Millions Sprint (1200m) at the Gold Coast last time out.

Breeders Classic Tips

Breeders Classic tips include looking for mares that come off a nice trial win ahead of a first-up run in the early Sydney Autumn showdown.

Mares with proven ability at Warwick Farm over the 1200m are also worth backing, as are the defending champions with both Steps In Time (2012-13) and Catkins (2014-15) going back-to-back in the race in recent years.

2019 Breeders Classic Betting Tips

Our insider Breeders Classic 2019 tips and betting preview on the early autumn Group 2 will be published below the week of the race.

Breeders Classic Form Guide

The Breeders Classic form guide details all the must know information for punters including saddlecloth numbers, jockeys, trainers and the barriers for all the mares in the field. Trainer Chris Waller has a strong record in the Breeders Classic in the past half-a-decade and any mares from his stable are often worth looking for on the form.

Looking back at mares that ran in Melbourne’s Group 1 Myer Classic (1600m) at Flemington during the spring the season prior is also a good form line to follow in the Breeders Classic, the form of which recently held with the 2018 Breeders Classic winner Prompt Response who finished fourth in the previous spring’s Myer Classic.

2019 Breeders Classic Form Guide

A link to our comprehensive Breeders Classic 2019 Form Guide will be provided below the week of the race.

Breeders Classic Results

The Breeders Classic results have been dominated by classy mares in recent history with notable winners including Hot Danish (2009), More Joyous (2011), Steps In Time (2012-13) and Catkins (2014-15).

Recent Breeders Classic Winners