| Class | Group 3 |
|---|---|
| Location | Scone Racecourse, Scone, New South Wales, Australia |
| Inaugurated | 1996 [1] |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - flat |
| Sponsor | Arrowfield (2025) |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1,400 metres |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Right-handed |
| Qualification | Fillies and mares |
| Weight | Quality handicap |
| Purse | A$250,000 (2025) |
The Dark Jewel Classic is a Scone Race Club Group 3 Thoroughbred quality handicap horse race for fillies and mares, over a distance of 1400 metres, held at Scone Racecourse in Scone, New South Wales, Australia in May. [2] Total prize money for the race is A$250,000.
The race is named after the mare Dark Jewel, who is considered one of the most prodigious post World War II Australian broodmares. [3] She had eleven foals of which five were Group race winners (Baguette, Betelgeuse, Birthright, Cabochon and Heirloom). [4]
The race is held in Scone, New South Wales in the Hunter Valley which is world renowned for the horse breeding farms in the area. [5] The 2020 event was held at Rosehill Racecourse due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [6]