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The Group 3 Fred Best Classic is a 1400m event held annually in late May at Eagle Farm Racecourse. Held during the Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival on Kingsford Smith Cup Day the event can serves as a potential lead-up for three-year-olds heading towards the Group 1 Stradbroke Handicap (1400m) run back at the track and distance a fortnight later.

Run under set weight conditions, the Fred Best Classic is open only to three-year-olds and now offers a lucrative $300,000 in total prize money following a prize money boost ahead of the 2023 edition.

In 2020 COVID-19 saw a number of major changes to the Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival including the Fred Best Classic taking place over 1350m at Doomben Racecourse as the key event at the meeting offering a reduced $125,000 in prize money.

The 2020 edition of the Fred Best Classic also offered a ballot exemption to the winner for the following week’s Stradbroke Handicap field, one of just two elite level races taking place during the carnival due to Coronavirus.

The 2022 Fred Best Classic form was franked with the winner Vilana going on to take out Sydney’s $1 million Silver Eagle and $1 million The Hunter race at Newcastle that spring.

In 2023 the Fred Best Classic winner Hawaii Five Oh ran a next-up third in that year’s Stradbroke Handicap trifecta.

The 2024 Fred Best Classic produced that year’s Stradbroke Handicap winner with the filly Stefi Magnetica winning the Group 1 on the back of a lead-up Fred Best third. She also won the following year’s Doncaster Mile in Sydney.

The 2025 Fred Best Classic runs on Saturday May 31, 2025 at Eagle Farm Racecourse as a potential Stradbroke Handicap lead-up. 

Fred Best Classic Info:
Date:	Saturday May 31, 2025
Track:	Eagle Farm Racecourse
Distance:	1400m
Race Type:	3YOs – Set Weights
Status:	Group 3
Prizemoney:	$300,000

2025 Fred Best Classic Results

• 1st: TBD
• 2nd: TBD
• 3rd: TBD

2025 Fred Best Classic Betting

The winter’s latest Fred Best Classic 2025 betting odds and links to the markets at Ladbrokes.com.au will be available at Races.com.au once released.

Dawn age ($2.15 in 2020) was the last favourite in Fred Best Classic betting to salute for the punters.

There was a notable upset in 2022 with the James Cummings-trained Hallowed Crown colt Vilana winning at Fred Best Classic odds of $15.

2025 Fred Best Classic Form

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2025 Fred Best Classic Tips

Stay tuned for our insider Fred Best Classic 2025 Tips on the popular Brisbane Group 3 showdown this winter.

• To Win: TBD

2025 Fred Best Classic Field

The Fred Best Classic field attracts a strong line-up of both local Queensland-trained three-year-olds as well as interstate raiders chasing the Brisbane winter racing riches. The race was a good lead-up to the Queensland Guineas before a change in the race schedule in 2021 and may be a next-up option for gallopers coming off a run in the Group 3 Gold Coast Guineas (1200m) earlier in the month.

In 2021 the Queensland Guineas ran prior to the Fred Best Classic and the runner-up Apache Chase enjoyed an upset win in the latter. Beaten odds-on favourite in the 2021 Fred Best Classic, Ayrton went on to win the Group 3 Gunsynd Classic (1600m) next start.

The official Fred Best Classic 2025 final field & barriers are set for release by Racing Queensland on the Wednesday of race week and will be published in full below.

2025 Fred Best Classic Nominations

The early Fred Best Classic 2025 nominations close on the Monday of race week and will be updated in full below.

Fred Best Classic History

The Fred Best Classic was first run in 1984, when Bonnie Princess seized victory. Initially, the race was run for two-year-olds and was known as the Courier Mail 2YO Classic. The Fred Best Classic has experienced many name changes over the years. Since 2000, the race has been known variously as the Powerhouse Classic, the Wyndham Estate Classic, the Richmond Grove Classic, the BTC Classic (2006-2009) and finally the Fred Best Classic from 2010 onwards.

The Fred Best Classic was previously on Doomben Cup Day before being moved later on the carnival schedule.

Named after renowned Brisbane trainer Fred Best, the Fred Best Classic always attracts a stellar field. Peter Snowden has had three winners in the race (2008, 2012 and 2019), making him the most successful trainer.

The fastest time is held by Gold Edition, who won the race in 2007 with a blistering 1:17.52. From 2017 onwards the Fred Best Classic will be run at Eagle Farm, moved from Doomben, and raced over 1400m (up from 1350m).

In 2020 the Fred Best Classic ran at Doomben over 1350m due to COVID-19.

Fred Best Classic results since 2000 are listed below.

Fred Best Classic Results

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2025 Fred Best Classic	1st	TBD	TBD
	2nd	TBD
	3rd	TBD
2024 Fred Best Classic	1st	Roll On High	1:24.69
	2nd	Rhythm Of Love
	3rd	Stefi Magnetica
2023 Fred Best Classic	1st	Hawaii Five Oh	1:22.82
	2nd	Yellow Brick
	3rd	End Assembly
2022 Fred Best Classic	1st	Vilana	1:22.43
	2nd	Kiss Sum
	3rd	Battleton
2021 Fred Best Classic	1st	Apache Chase	1:20.06
	2nd	Ayrton
	3rd	Amish Boy
2020 Fred Best Classic	1st	Dawn age	1:18.83 (over 1350m)
	2nd	Exhilarates
	3rd	Subpoenaed
2019 Fred Best Classic	1st	Military Zone	1:22.06
	2nd	Baccarat Baby
	3rd	Krone
2018 Fred Best Classic	1st	Perast	1:19.70
	2nd	Assimilate
	3rd	Mishani Bullitt
2017 Fred Best Classic	1st	Niccanova	1:26.59
	2nd	Sylpheed
	3rd	I Thought So
2016 Fred Best Classic	1st	Counterattack	1:18.86
	2nd	Takedown
	3rd	Perfect Dare
2015 Fred Best Classic	1st	Najoom	1:19.00
	2nd	Miss Cover Girl
	3rd	Awesome Rock
2014 Fred Best Classic	1st	Havana	1:19.2
	2nd	Into The Red
	3rd	Dothraki
2013 Fred Best Classic	1st	Platinum Kingdom	1:19.8
	2nd	Boban
	3rd	Academus
2012 Fred Best Classic	1st	Mental	1:19.3
	2nd	Amah Rock
	3rd	Boys On Tour
2011 Fred Best Classic	1st	Falino	1:18.8
	2nd	Spirit Of Boom
	3rd	Skilled
2010 Fred Best Classic	1st	Stryker	1:19.1
	2nd	Happy Hippy
	3rd	Graceful Anna
2009 Fred Best Classic	1st	Court	1:19.4
	2nd	Leapfrog
	3rd	Geeza
2008 Fred Best Classic	1st	El Cambio	1:19.2
	2nd	Mr Unforgettable
	3rd	Diplomatic Force
2007 Fred Best Classic	1st	Gold Edition	1:8.44
	2nd	Grand Reve
	3rd	J’Adane
2006 Fred Best Classic	1st	La Montagna	1:18.0
	2nd	Century Serb
	3rd	Pasikatera
2005 Fred Best Classic	1st	Gumnuts	1:18.8
	2nd	Rich Megadale
	3rd	Aqua D Amore
2004 Fred Best Classic	1st	Gallieni	1:18.1
	2nd	Drunken Joker
	3rd	Sky Cuddle
2003 Fred Best Classic	1st	Proudly Agro	1:18.9
	2nd	Brief Embrace
	3rd	Charlie Bub
2002 Fred Best Classic	1st	Tellson	1:17.8
	2nd	Gabfest
	3rd	Acadame
2001 Fred Best Classic	1st	Marlina	1:19.2
	2nd	Zariz
	3rd	Johann Lover
2000 Fred Best Classic	1st	Cryptavia	1:20.7
	2nd	Make Mine Magic
	3rd	The Kildare Kid