Kingston Town Stakes
Kingston Town Stakes
Group Three Betting Guide
Date: | Saturday, September 25, 2025 |
Location: | Randwick Racecourse – Sydney, New South Wales |
Prize Money: | $250,000 |
Distance: | 2000m |
The Kingston Town Stakes is a Group 3 race for open class horses and is run under set weights and penalty conditions, boasting a prize pool of $250,000.
Since the inaugural running of the Kingston Town Stakes, the race has been classified as a Principal Race (1948-1978) before being upgraded to Group 2 status from 1979 until 1989. However, from 1990 onwards, the Kingston Town has been classed as a Group 3.
From 1948 to 1990, the Kingston Town Stakes was run over 2400m, but from 1992 onwards the race has been a 2000m contest.
The race was previously known as the STC Cup, but was later renamed to the Kingston Town Stakes after the legendary thoroughbred won the race twice in 1980 and 1981.
Just Fine won the 2023 edition of the Kingstown Town Stakes in impressive fashion for Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott.
Notable winners of the Kingston Town Stakes include Alegron (2022), Finche (2019), Avilius (2018), He’s Your Man (2014), Herculian Prince (2010), Yobro (1996), Kingston Town (1980 & 1981), Tails (1969 & 1971) and Valerius (1959 & 1960).
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No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight 1 Kalapour Kris Lees Nash Rawiller 9 58kg 2 Military Mission Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Regan Bayliss 7 57.5kg 3 Alegron Bjorn Baker Rachel King 3 57kg 4 Francesco GuardiChris WallerN/A1857kg5 Zeyrek Michael, John & Wayne Hawkes Joshua Parr 10 56.5kg 6 Eliyass Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Tim Clark 1 56kg 7 Serpentine Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Adam Hyeronimus 6 56kg 8 Adelaide River Kris Lees Dylan Gibbons 16 56kg 9 Athabascan John O’Shea & Tom Charlton Jason Collett 8 56kg 10 Trust In You Bruce Wallace & Grant Cooksley Reece Jones 11 56kg 11 Ceolwulf Joseph Pride James McDonald 13 55kg 12 Golden Path Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) Chad Schofield 12 55kg 13 El Bodegon Chris Waller Zac Wadick 14 55kg 14 Valiant King Chris Waller Tommy Berry 2 55kg 15 Star Of India Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald Jay Ford 15 55kg 16 Land Legend Chris Waller Zac Lloyd 5 55kg 17 Waltham (1E)Matthew SmithN/A1755kg18 Zardozi (2E) James Cummings Kerrin McEvoy 4 56kg No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight 1 Knights Order Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Rachel King 11 58kg 2 Major Beel Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Joshua Parr 6 58kg 3 Manzoice Chris Waller Nash Rawiller 18 58kg 4 Montefilia Chris Waller Jason Collett 3 57kg 5 Navajo Peak David Payne Chad Schofield 17 57kg 6 Camorra Ben, Will & JD Hayes Tom Sherry 4 57kg 7 Protagonist Kris Lees Dylan Gibbons 16 56kg 8 Gear UpAnnabel NeashamN/A1556kg9 Bold Mac Chris Waller Kerrin McEvoy 10 55kg 10 King Frankel Annabel Neasham Tyler Schiller 13 55kg 11 Sky Lab Paul Perry Kathy O’Hara 8 55kg 12 Bois D’ArgentAnnabel NeashamJean Van Overmeire1455kg13 Benaud John O’Shea Zac Lloyd 7 55kg 14 Fancy ManAnnabel NeashamN/A555kg15 (1E) Al Aabir Chris Waller Brett Prebble 9 55kg 16 (2E) Just Fine Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Regan Bayliss 12 55kg 17 (3E) Parry SoundSara RyanN/A156kg18 (4E) TazaralPeter & Paul SnowdenN/A255kgNo. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight 1 Knights Order Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Tim Clark 4 58kg 2 Kukeracha Chris Waller Hugh Bowman 8 58kg 3 Stockman Joseph Pride Sam Clipperton 6 56kg 4 ElephantEmma Lee & David BrowneJoshua Parr756kg5 No Compromise Chris Waller Jay Ford 5 56kg 6 Gold TripCiaron Maher & David EustaceJason Collett956kg7 Alegron James Cummings Rachel King 2 55kg 8 Crystal PegasusChris WallerTommy Berry155kg9 Benaud John O’Shea William Pike 10 55kg 10 SacramentoGai Waterhouse & Adrian BottRegan Bayliss1255kg11 Angel Of Truth Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes Andrew Adkins 3 55kg 12 Surefire Chris Waller James McDonald 14 55kg 13 Aleas Chris Waller Brenton Avdulla 11 55kg 14 Francesco Guardi Chris Waller Kerrin McEvoy 13 55kg
2024 Kingston Town Stakes result
1st – Eliyass (+300)
2nd – Ceolwulf (+180)
3rd – Golden Path (+130)
Recent Kingston Town Stakes winners
- Eliyass ($4.00) kept his undefeated Australian record intact, claiming the Group 3 Kingston Town Stakes (2000m) at Randwick, giving him a hat-trick of wins since arriving to the Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott barn. The son of Le Havre recorded his ninth win at start eleven on Saturday, holding off a gallant Ceolwulf ($2.80) in the shadows of the post, solidifying himself as the early favourite for the Group 1 Metropolitan Handicap (2400m) later in the spring. Things couldn’t have panned out better for Tim Clark from barrier one, gaining the back of stable companion Serpentine ($26.00) in the early stages, ensuring they ran along at a genuine clip throughout the 2000m. Eliyass hit the front with 400m left to travel and was left vulnerable with a wall of horses chasing him down, including the well-supported Ceolwulf, along with Golden Path ($5.00) and Zardozi ($11.00) making inroads late. They were all playing for minor money in the end, however, as Eliyass proved too strong to claim his third Australian success.
- Just Fine ($3.20) lived up to the bookies’ favouritism with a convincing victory in the 2022 Kingstown Town Stakes. The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained horse, which sat outside the leader Knights Order, before rounding the bend and bounding away impressively. Benaud and Montefilia raced on well to fill the minor placings.
- James Cummings and Rachel King combined with Alegron ($20) to take out the Group 3 Kingston Town Stakes at Randwick, defeating the race favourite Benaud ($2.70). After settling midfield from barrier one, King was able to navigate a path off the fence on the home turn before the eventual winner let down with a winning burst of acceleration. Kinghts Order ($4.20) led for most of the trip, but he ran out of gas at the 200m mark, as the winner and runner-up ran straight past him.
- She’s Ideel ($2.80) has become the first mare since Ready To Lift in 2009 to win the Kingston Town Stakes, with the Bjorn Baker mare proving too good for her rivals. Jason Collett gave the race favourite a peach of a ride from barrier two, which saw her follow the speed before peeling off the back of the leader Entente ($26) to go straight past him. Of the beaten brigade Montefilia ($5) made up a lot of ground from the back to finish in second, 1.3 lengths behind She’s Ideel.
- Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott only had the one runner in the 2020 Kingston Town Stakes and that was the only runner they needed, as Taikomochi ($9.50) proved way too strong for his rivals. Tim Clark settled the seven-year-old gelding behind the leader Wu Gok ($31) and as he started to struggle the winner took over with 300m to go and booted clear to put up a winning margin. With 100m to go, it appeared as though Shared Ambition ($4.20) and Brimham Rocks ($17) were going to challenge, but they couldn’t go with the winner late, leaving them to fill the placings.
- At just his fourth start in Australia, the Chris Waller-trained Finche ($10) has taken out the Group 3 Kingston Town Stakes at Randwick. Kerrin McEvoy settled the six-year-old gelding behind the speed and gave him a very economical run, before peeling off the back of the leader, Stampede ($21), in the final stages of the race. The son of Frankel proved to have a touch of class late, and Carzoff ($41) flew home into third place.
Kingston Town Stakes winners
Kingston Town Stakes Past Winners | |||
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Year | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
2024 | Eliyass | Tim Clark | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott |
2023 | Just Fine | Regan Bayliss | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott |
2022 | Alegron | Rachel King | James Cummings |
2021 | She’s Ideel | Jason Collett | Bjorn Baker |
2020 | Taikomochi | Tim Clark | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott |
2019 | Finche | Kerrin McEvoy | Chris Waller |
2018 | Avilius | Glyn Schofield | James Cummings |
2017 | Libran | Glyn Schofield | Chris Waller |
2016 | McCreery | Joao Moreira | Chris Waller |
2015 | Silverball | Brenton Avdulla | Chris Waller |
2014 | He’s Your Man | Hugh Bowman | Chris Waller |
2013 | Prince Cheri | Jay Ford | David Vandyke |
2012 | Stout Hearted | Glyn Schofield | Chris Waller |
2011 | Lamasery | Brenton Avdulla | David Vandyke |
2010 | Herculian Prince | Hugh Bowman | Gai Waterhouse |
2009 | Ready To Lift | Glyn Schofield | Gerald Ryan |
2008 | Hurrah | Hugh Bowman | Chris Waller |
2007 | Race Not Held | ||
2006 | Mr Martini | Darryl McLellan | Marc Conners |
2005 | Stormhill | Hugh Bowman | Tim Martin |
2004 | Just Polite | Danny Beasley | Shaun Dwyer |
2003 | Ariante | Lenny Beasley | Gai Waterhouse |
2002 | Dress Circle | Lenny Beasley | Gai Waterhouse |
2001 | Swiss Echo | Glen Boss | Gai Waterhouse |
2000 | Dashing Scene | Lenny Beasley | Gai Waterhouse |
Kingston Town Stakes Past Winners Pre 2000
Kingston Town Stakes Past Winners Pre 2000 | |||
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Year | Horse | ||
1999 | Vita Man | ||
1998 | Greenmailer | ||
1997 | Classy Fella | ||
1996 | Yobro | ||
1995 | Balmeressa | ||
1994 | Century Reign | ||
1993 | Never Say | ||
1992 | Regal Sea | ||
1991 | Lord Revenir | ||
1990 | Brixton Town | ||
1989 | Copatonic | ||
1988 | Kruthoffer | ||
1987 | Easy Life | ||
1986 | Wineglass | ||
1985 | Pekamagess | ||
1984 | Our Compromise | ||
1983 | Tulsa Knight | ||
1982 | Lordship | ||
1981 | Kingston Town | ||
1980 | Kingston Town | ||
1979 | French Command | ||
1978 | Lavache | ||
1977 | Saramore | ||
1976 | Gold And Black | ||
1975 | Nourishing | ||
1974 | History | ||
1973 | Analie | ||
1972 | With A Will | ||
1971 | Tails | ||
1970 | Regal Jane | ||
1969 | Tails | ||
1968 | Pirate Bird | ||
1967 | El Gordo | ||
1966 | Clovelly | ||
1965 | Amusement Park | ||
1964 | Piper’s Son | ||
1963 | Alpensea | ||
1962 | River Seine | ||
1961 | Sharply | ||
1960 | Valerius | ||
1959 | Valerius | ||
1958 | Monte Carlo | ||
1957 | Aqua Boy | ||
1956 | Advocate | ||
1955 | Sobriquet | ||
1954 | Sir Pilot | ||
1953 | Alinga | ||
1952 | Aristocrat | ||
1951 | Yeoval | ||
1950 | Carapooe | ||
1949 | Foxzami | ||
1948 | Columnist |
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