Belmont Classic
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History
The Belmont Classic is a Listed race run under Set Weights conditions for three year olds at Belmont conducted by Perth Racing.
The Belmont Classic is effectively the Perth Derby in the Winter. The distance of the Belmont Classic has been at 2200m since 1999.
William Pike has most wins with five.
Nine fillies have won the race in recent seasons. Seven times the Belmont Oaks winner has been successful.
Come Play With Me won in 2018 and then when transferred to Sydney a year later won the Metropolitan.
Chantrea made it six from six in just taking the 2020 renewal.
The 2025 Belmont Classic was run for prizemoney of $125,000.
Notable winners of the Belmont Classic include Ihts Closing Inn (2023), Chantrea (2020), Come Play With Me (2018), Proceedwithcaution (2014), Cohort (2008), Dexian (2002), Shot Of Thunder (2001), Kim Angel (1999), and Lawmaker (1998).
The 2025 Belmont Classic was won by Arcadia Park from Fancy Red and Royal Trooper.
Previous Belmont Classic Winners
| Date | Horse | Jockey | WT | Trainer | BP |
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ARCADIA PARK
(NZ)
3G OCEAN PARK (NZ) - ARCADIA DREAM (AUS) DOMESDAY (AUS) |
CLINT JOHNSTON-PORTER | 57.0 | MICHAEL GRANTHAM | 1 |
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WEERAECHOUX
(AUS)
3G JIMMY CHOUX (NZ) - RAE'S RAE (NZ) PENTIRE (GB) |
CHRIS PARNHAM | 56.5 | BRIAN KERSLEY | 3 |
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IHTS CLOSING INN
(AUS)
3F SESSIONS (AUS) - IHTSATUNE (AUS) IHTIRAM (IRE) |
WILLIAM PIKE | 54.5 | ADAM DURRANT | 9 |
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BLACK FANTASY
(AUS)
3G BLACKFRIARS (AUS) - DREAMALONG (AUS) SOUTHERN IMAGE (USA) |
LUCY FIORE | 56.5 | DANIEL & BEN PEARCE | 4 |
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BARONOVA
(AUS)
3F FIORENTE (IRE) - TWINKLE TOES (IRE) DANEHILL (USA) |
WILLIAM PIKE | 54.5 | JUSTIN WARWICK | 4 |
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CHANTREA
(AUS)
3F PUISSANCE DE LUNE (IRE) - MOSSE (AUS) DANZIG CONNECTION (USA) |
WILLIAM PIKE | 54.5 | LINDSEY SMITH | 1 |
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RIVALRY GALORE
(AUS)
3G TRADE FAIR (GB) - LADY RIVALRY (AUS) BLACKFRIARS (AUS) |
T TURNER | 56.5 | BRETT POPE | 5 |
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COME PLAY WITH ME
(AUS)
3G BLACKFRIARS (AUS) - RUSSIAN PLAYMATE (AUS) DR JOHNSON (USA) |
P D KNUCKEY | 56.5 | ADAM DURRANT | 2 |
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JACKPOT PRINCE
(AUS)
3G CASINO PRINCE (AUS) - TRANSIT OF VENUS (AUS) GALILEO (IRE) |
CLINT JOHNSTON-PORTER | 56.5 | G DURRANT & J MILLER | 13 |
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ROSMARTINI
(AUS)
3F PROART (AUS) - ROSMOPOLITAN (AUS) VERGLAS (IRE) |
J WHITING | 54.5 | SIMON A MILLER | 8 |
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DARK MUSKET
(AUS)
3G MUSKET (AUS) - ORIENTAL LASS (NZ) FALTAAT (USA) |
S O'DONNELL | 56.5 | G C BALLANTYNE | 7 |
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PROCEEDWITHCAUTION
(AUS)
3G TRADE FAIR (GB) - KINCHICA (AUS) KING OF KINGS (IRE) |
B KENNEDY | 56.5 | DARREN MCAULIFFE | 7 |
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SUMMAH'S TOUCH
(AUS)
3F BLACKFRIARS (AUS) - HOLLYWOOD TOUCH (AUS) CITIDANCER (IRE) |
BEN PATERSON | 54.5 | ADAM DURRANT | 2 |
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ELUSIVE IMAGE
(AUS)
3G ELUSIVE QUALITY (USA) - REFLECTED IMAGE (AUS) BLUEBIRD (USA) |
WILLIAM PIKE | 56.5 | GRANT WILLIAMS | 10 |
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MISS TIPSY TOPSY
(AUS)
3F SPINNING WORLD (USA) - RENADAH (AUS) DANEWIN (AUS) |
J WHITING | 54.0 | S R BATES | 3 |
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PEACH TREE
(AUS)
3F BEL ESPRIT (AUS) - GEORGIA (AUS) NATURALISM (NZ) |
D J STAECK | 54.0 | STEPHEN REED | 10 |
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MEGA STEEL
(AUS)
3G HELENUS (AUS) - CABERNET QUEEN (AUS) MARAUDING (NZ) |
C K HARVEY | 56.0 | C H WEBSTER | 4 |
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COHORT
(AUS)
3G SCENIC (IRE) - DARK AMBER (AUS) MARSCAY (AUS) |
P J HARVEY | 56.0 | IVAN HAGGERTY | 3 |
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LORDS RANSOM
(AUS)
3G JEUNE (GB) - PALACE ALICE (AUS) PALACE MUSIC (USA) |
WILLIAM PIKE | 56.0 | ADAM DURRANT | 1 |
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TAYASU RUN
(AUS)
3F TAYASU TSUYOSHI (JPN) - MILLRUN (AUS) BELELE (AUS) |
S O'DONNELL | 53.5 | BRUCE HYDE | 4 |
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EMPIRE DANCER
(AUS)
3F SECOND EMPIRE (IRE) - BALLET GIRL (AUS) COVETOUS (AUS) |
J WHITING | 53.5 | MICHAEL GRANT | 3 |
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INTOWISHIN
(AUS)
3G SCENIC (IRE) - BEDTIME (AUS) BE MY GUEST (USA) |
P CARBERY | 56.0 | A D MATHEWS | 10 |
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PRICELESS MATT
(AUS)
3G PRICELESSLY (USA) - DANCILLA (AUS) LORD OF THE DANCE (USA) |
JOHN CLAITE | 56.0 | FRED KERSLEY | 1 |
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DEXIAN
(AUS)
3G TRIBU (AUS) - RIPETTA (AUS) HARBOUR TOWN (AUS) |
J WHITING | 55.5 | P H HUMANN | 8 |
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SHOT OF THUNDER
(AUS)
3C THUNDER GULCH (USA) - MY BRILLIANT STAR (AUS) COPPER KINGDOM (USA) |
P KING | 55.5 | DAVID EDWARDS | 2 |
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NOW'S GOOD
(NZ)
3G BIGSTONE (IRE) - HOW ABOUT NOW (AUS) RASCOLNIK (GB) |
J J BROWN | 55.5 | N C PAYNE | 2 |
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