South Pacific Classic News
2011 South Pacific Classic Tips – Royal Randwick
The 2011 Listed South Pacific Classic will be run over 1400m fourth on the card during Doncaster Mile Day at Royal Randwick this Saturday April 16th. Our exclusive tips and betting updates on the South Pacific Classic will put you in the best position to get your stack up early…
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SOUTH PACIFIC CLASSIC
The South Pacific Classic is a Group 3 Australian thoroughbred race held in Sydney during the autumn carnival.
One of four group races held on Doncaster Mile Day at the esteemed Royal Randwick racecourse on the third Saturday in April, the Group 3 South Pacific Classic is a middle-distance sprint run over 1400m.
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The other feature events at the same meeting as the South Pacific Classic are the Group 1 Doncaster Mile (1600m), Group 1 Australian Oaks (2400m) and the Group 1 The Galaxy (1100m).
Worth $125,000 in stakes, the South Pacific Classic open to three-year-old runners only and is run under set weight plus penalty conditions.
The South Pacific Classic attracts those runner looking to claim a black type sprint victory but who are not quite up to elite level.
History
One of the youngest races of the Sydney autumn carnival, the South Pacific Classic’s inaugural year was 2001 when Century Kid claimed victory.
Two years after its inception, the South Pacific Classic was elevated from a Listed race to a Group 3 event.
Royal Discretion (2008) and Danleigh (2007) are possibly the two most impressive winners of the South Pacific Classic over the race’s short history.
