Fred Best Classic

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Fred Best Classic
Group 3 race
Location Eagle Farm Racecourse
Brisbane, Australia
Inaugurated1984 (as Courier Mail 2YO Stakes)
Race type Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Sponsor Mullins Lawyers (2022)
Race information
Distance1,400 metres
SurfaceTurf
TrackRight-handed
QualificationThree year old
Weight Set Weights
Colts and geldings – 57 kg
Fillies – 55 kg
Purse A$250,000 (2022)
BonusesWinner exempt from ballot for Stradbroke Handicap

The Fred Best Classic is a Brisbane Racing Club Group 3 Thoroughbred horse race for horses aged three years old, at set weights, over a distance of 1400 metres, held annually at Eagle Farm Racecourse, Brisbane, Australia during the Queensland Winter Racing Carnival. [1] Prizemoney is A$250,000.

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History

The race is named in honour of former top trainer Fred Best (died 1990), who dominated Brisbane racing for 20 years into the 1970s. [2]

The race has its beginnings from the sponsor, Brisbane's newspaper The Courier-Mail , which sponsored a two-year-old race in 1984. [3] The race was not sponsored again by the newspaper until 1987, when the race was run for three-year-olds. [3] The race has seen many name changes. [4]

Trainer Peter Snowden holds the record with three wins in this race [4] (2008, 2010, 2012).

The race record is held by 2007 winner Gold Edition, who ran the 1,350 metres in 1.17.52. [4]

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Winners

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References

  1. ↑ "Winners and Past Results for the Fred Best Classic". Progroup Racing (Australia). 2012. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
  2. ↑ "Fred Best". Queensland History of Racing (Australia). 2012. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Winners and Past Results for the BTC Classic". Progroup Racing (Australia). 2012. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
  4. 1 2 3 "Fred Best Classic". Queensland History of Racing (Australia). 2012. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
  5. 1 2 "2010 Result – Lyndhurst Stud F. Best Classic (held 22 May 2010)". breednet.com. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  6. ↑ "2023 Result – Mullins Lawyers Fred Best Classic (held 27 May 2023)". racingpost.com. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  7. ↑ "2022 Result – Mullins Lawyers Fred Best Classic (held 28 May 2022)". racingpost.com. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  8. ↑ "2021 Result – Mullins Lawyers Fred Best Classic (held 29 May 2021)". breednet.com. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  9. ↑ "2020 Result – TAB Fred Best Classic (held 30 May 2020)". breednet.com. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  10. ↑ "2019 Result – Nuturf Fred Best Classic (held 25 May 2019)". breednet.com. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  11. ↑ "2018 Result – Sky Racing Fred Best Classic (held 27 May 2018)". breednet.com. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  12. ↑ "2017 Result – Sky Racing Fred Best Classic (held 27 May 2017)". breednet.com. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  13. ↑ "2016 Result – Sky Racing Fred Best Classic (held 21 May 2016)". breednet.com. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  14. ↑ "2015 Result – Suez Environnement Fred Best (held 23 May 2015)". breednet.com. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  15. ↑ "2014 Result – Ascend Sales Fred Best Classic (held 17 May 2014)". breednet.com. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  16. ↑ "2013 Result – Grinders Fred Best Classic (held 18 May 2013)". breednet.com. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  17. ↑ "2012 Result – Ascend Sales Fred Best Classic (held 19 May 2012)". breednet.com. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  18. ↑ "2011 Result – Triple M Btc Classic (held 21 May 2011)". breednet.com. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  19. ↑ "2009 Result – B T C Classic (held 16 May 2009)". breednet.com. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  20. ↑ "2008 Result – Btc Classic (held 17 May 2008)". breednet.com. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  21. ↑ "2007 Result – B T C Classic (held 19 May 2007)". breednet.com. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  22. ↑ "2006 Result – B.T.C. Classic (held 20 May 2006)". breednet.com. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  23. ↑ "2005 Result – B.T.C. Classic (held 30 April 2005)". breednet.com. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  24. ↑ "2004 Result – B.T.C. Classic (held 1 May 2004)". breednet.com. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  25. ↑ "2003 Result – Wyndham Estate Classic (held 26 April 2003)". breednet.com. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  26. ↑ "2002 Result – B.T.C. Classic (held 20 April 2002)". breednet.com. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  27. ↑ "2001 Result – Courier Mail Classic (held 21 April 2001)". breednet.com. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  28. ↑ "2000 Result – Courier-Mail Classic (held 29 April 2000)". breednet.com. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  29. ↑ "1999 Result – Courier-Mail Classic (held 24 April 1999)". breednet.com. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  30. ↑ "1998 Result – Courier Mail Classic (held 18 April 1998)". breednet.com. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  31. ↑ "1997 Result – Courier-Mail Classic (held 19 April 1997)". Racing NSW (Aus.). Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  32. ↑ "1996 Result – Courier-Mail Classic Hcp (held 20 April 1996)". Racing NSW (Aus.). Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  33. ↑ "1995 Result – Courier-Mail Classic Hcp (held 22 April 1995)". Racing NSW (Aus.). Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  34. ↑ "1994 Result – Courier-Mail Classic (held 23 April 1994)". Racing NSW (Aus.). Retrieved 15 May 2015.
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