The Age Classic

The Age Classic is a Group One Australian thoroughbred horse race for horses aged 3 years old and over under open weight for age conditions, over a distance of 1200m.

It is held at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne on the Saturday following the Melbourne Cup. It was run as a Group One for the first time in 2007, taking over the Group One status of the Salinger Stakes, a 1200m handicap run the previous Saturday.

From 2008 The Age Classic has taken over from the Australia Stakes as an Australian leg of the Global Sprint Challenge Series. The race is the seventh leg of the series, preceded by the Sprinters Stakes and followed by the Hong Kong International Sprint.

Race History

1868 - 1886 held over 6 furlongs (approx. 1200m)
1887 - 1907 held over 7 furlongs (approx. 1400m)
1908 - 1967 held over 8 furlongs (approx. 1600m)
1968 - 1971 held over 7 furlongs
1972 - 1991 held over 1400m
1992 onwards held over 1200m.

1868 – 1978 was a Principal Race
1979 - 2006 Group 2
2007 onwards Group 1

1868 - 1907 the race was known as the ‘Flying Stakes’
1908 - 1996 the race was known as the ‘Linlithgow Stakes’
1997 - 2003 the race was known as the ‘Emirates Classic’
2004 the race was known as the ‘Lexus Classic’
2005 onwards the race has been called ‘The Age Classic’.

The Winners

*2007 - Miss Andretti
*2006 - Magnus
*2005 - Glamour Puss
*2004 - Fastnet Rock
*2003 - Our Egyptian Raine
*2002 - Choisir
*2001 - Belle Du Jour
*2000 - Black Bean
*1999 - Pharein
*1998 - Toledo
*1997 - Al Mansour
*1996 - Mahogany
*1995 - You Remember
*1994 - Sequalo
*1993 - Gold Brose
*1992 - Tanjian Prince
*1991 - Wrap Around
*1990 - Redelva
*1989 - Boardwalk Angel
*1988 - Redelva
*1987 - Placid Ark
*1986 - Campaign King
*1985 - Rass Flyer
*1984 - Nouvelle Star
*1983 - Keepers
*1982 - Galleon
*1981 - My Axeman
*1980 - Prince Ruling
*1979 - Tolhurst
*1978 - Always Welcome
*1977 - Blockbuster
*1976 - Scamanda
*1975 - Scamanda
*1974 - Scamanda
*1973 - All Shot
*1972 - All Shot
*1971 - Maritana
*1970 - Our Faith
*1969 - Vain
*1968 - Regal Rhythm
*1967 - Foresight
*1966 - Legal Boy
*1965 - Star Affair
*1964 - Star Of Heaven
*1963 - Wenona Girl
*1962 - Sky High
*1961 - Anonyme
*1960 - Cadiz
*1959 - Noholme
*1958 - Wiggle
*1957 - Matrice
*1956 - Matrice
*1955 - Somerset Fair
*1954 - Prince Cortauld
*1953 - Silver Phantom
*1952 - Ellerslie
*1951 - Iron Duke
*1950 - Ellerslie
*1949 - Dickens
*1948 - Phoibos
*1947 - Columnist
*1946 - Attley
*1945 - Royal Gem
*1944 - "Not Held"
*1943 - "Not Held"
*1942 - "Not Held"
*1941 - High Caste
*1940 - High Caste
*1939 - High Caste /Manrico (dead heat)
*1938 - Ajax
*1937 - Ajax
*1936 - Young Idea
*1935 - Valiant Chief
*1934 - Closing Time
*1933 - Chatham
*1932 - Chatham
*1931 - Chatham
*1930 - Phar Lap
*1929 - Amounis
*1928 - Gothic
*1927 - Amounis
*1926 - Amounis
*1925 - The Night Patrol
*1924 - The Night Patrol
*1923 - Maid Of The Mist
*1922 - Violoncello
*1921 - Sir Ibex
*1920 - Greenstead
*1919 - Cetigne
*1918 - Wolaroi
*1917 - Biplane
*1916 - Wolaroi
*1915 - Traquette
*1914 - Mountain Knight
*1913 - Andelosia
*1912 - Mountain Princess
*1911 - Popinjay
*1910 - Beverage
*1909 - Dhobi
*1908 - Pink ‘Un
*1907 - Mountain King
*1906 - Iolaire
*1905 - Gladsome
*1904 - Gladsome
*1903 - F.J.A.
*1902 - Ibex
*1901 - Sequence
*1900 - Maltster
*1899 - Kenley
*1898 - The Grafter
*1897 - Aurum
*1896 - Hopscotch
*1895 - Hova
*1894 - Wallace
*1893 - Loyalty
*1892 - Bungebah
*1891 - Trieste
*1890 - Megaphone
*1889 - Carbine
*1888 - Carbine
*1887 - Lady Betty
*1886 - Hortense
*1885 - Blairgowrie
*1884 - Newstead
*1883 - Brown and Rose
*1882 - Kingsdale
*1881 - Navigator
*1880 - Welcome Jack
*1879 - Remembrance
*1878 - Sunshine
*1877 - Bosworth
*1876 - Savanaka
*1875 - The Marquis Colt
*1874 - Redwood
*1873 - Atalanta
*1872 - Barbelle
*1871 - Barbelle
*1870 - Barbelle
*1869 - Coeur De Lion
*1868 - Gulnare

References

[http://www.studbook.org.au/RaceWinnersHistory.aspx?RACEID=4271 Australian Studbook - VRC The Age Classic Race Winners]