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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2025 Kingston Town Stakes Final Field

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Previous Kingston Town Stakes Fields

Check the previous fields of the Kingston Town Stakes here.

  • No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight
    1 Silks
    Kalapour
    Kris Lees
    Nash Rawiller
    9
    58kg
    2 Silks
    Military Mission
    Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
    Regan Bayliss
    7
    57.5kg
    3 Silks
    Alegron
    Bjorn Baker
    Rachel King
    3
    57kg
    4 Silks
    Francesco Guardi
    Chris Waller
    N/A
    18
    57kg
    5 Silks
    Zeyrek
    Michael, John & Wayne Hawkes
    Joshua Parr
    10
    56.5kg
    6 Silks
    Eliyass
    Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
    Tim Clark
    1
    56kg
    7 Silks
    Serpentine
    Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
    Adam Hyeronimus
    6
    56kg
    8 Silks
    Adelaide River
    Kris Lees
    Dylan Gibbons
    16
    56kg
    9 Silks
    Athabascan
    John O’Shea & Tom Charlton
    Jason Collett
    8
    56kg
    10 Silks
    Trust In You
    Bruce Wallace & Grant Cooksley
    Reece Jones
    11
    56kg
    11 Silks
    Ceolwulf
    Joseph Pride
    James McDonald
    13
    55kg
    12 Silks
    Golden Path
    Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)
    Chad Schofield
    12
    55kg
    13 Silks
    El Bodegon
    Chris Waller
    Zac Wadick
    14
    55kg
    14 Silks
    Valiant King
    Chris Waller
    Tommy Berry
    2
    55kg
    15 Silks
    Star Of India
    Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald
    Jay Ford
    15
    55kg
    16 Silks
    Land Legend
    Chris Waller
    Zac Lloyd
    5
    55kg
    17 Silks
    Waltham (1E)
    Matthew Smith
    N/A
    17
    55kg
    18 Silks
    Zardozi (2E)
    James Cummings
    Kerrin McEvoy
    4
    56kg
  • No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight
    1 Silks
    Knights Order
    Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
    Rachel King
    11
    58kg
    2 Silks
    Major Beel
    Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
    Joshua Parr
    6
    58kg
    3 Silks
    Manzoice
    Chris Waller
    Nash Rawiller
    18
    58kg
    4 Silks
    Montefilia
    Chris Waller
    Jason Collett
    3
    57kg
    5 Silks
    Navajo Peak
    David Payne
    Chad Schofield
    17
    57kg
    6 Silks
    Camorra
    Ben, Will & JD Hayes
    Tom Sherry
    4
    57kg
    7 Silks
    Protagonist
    Kris Lees
    Dylan Gibbons
    16
    56kg
    8 Silks
    Gear Up
    Annabel Neasham
    N/A
    15
    56kg
    9 Silks
    Bold Mac
    Chris Waller
    Kerrin McEvoy
    10
    55kg
    10 Silks
    King Frankel
    Annabel Neasham
    Tyler Schiller
    13
    55kg
    11 Silks
    Sky Lab
    Paul Perry
    Kathy O’Hara
    8
    55kg
    12 Silks
    Bois D’Argent
    Annabel Neasham
    Jean Van Overmeire
    14
    55kg
    13 Silks
    Benaud
    John O’Shea
    Zac Lloyd
    7
    55kg
    14 Silks
    Fancy Man
    Annabel Neasham
    N/A
    5
    55kg
    15 (1E) Silks
    Al Aabir
    Chris Waller
    Brett Prebble
    9
    55kg
    16 (2E) Silks
    Just Fine
    Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
    Regan Bayliss
    12
    55kg
    17 (3E) Silks
    Parry Sound
    Sara Ryan
    N/A
    1
    56kg
    18 (4E) Silks
    Tazaral
    Peter & Paul Snowden
    N/A
    2
    55kg
  • No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight
    1 Silks
    Knights Order
    Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
    Tim Clark
    4
    58kg
    2 Silks
    Kukeracha
    Chris Waller
    Hugh Bowman
    8
    58kg
    3 Silks
    Stockman
    Joseph Pride
    Sam Clipperton
    6
    56kg
    4 Silks
    Elephant
    Emma Lee & David Browne
    Joshua Parr
    7
    56kg
    5 Silks
    No Compromise
    Chris Waller
    Jay Ford
    5
    56kg
    6 Silks
    Gold Trip
    Ciaron Maher & David Eustace
    Jason Collett
    9
    56kg
    7 Silks
    Alegron
    James Cummings
    Rachel King
    2
    55kg
    8 Silks
    Crystal Pegasus
    Chris Waller
    Tommy Berry
    1
    55kg
    9 Silks
    Benaud
    John O’Shea
    William Pike
    10
    55kg
    10 Silks
    Sacramento
    Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
    Regan Bayliss
    12
    55kg
    11 Silks
    Angel Of Truth
    Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes
    Andrew Adkins
    3
    55kg
    12 Silks
    Surefire
    Chris Waller
    James McDonald
    14
    55kg
    13 Silks
    Aleas
    Chris Waller
    Brenton Avdulla
    11
    55kg
    14 Silks
    Francesco Guardi
    Chris Waller
    Kerrin McEvoy
    13
    55kg

2024 Kingston Town Stakes result


1stEliyass (+300)
2ndCeolwulf (+180)
3rdGolden 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
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
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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