From the race’s inauguration in 1976, all the way up to 2024, we have every Kingston Town Classic and Northerly Stakes winner listed from past race meets. Included are finishing times, sex, age and more details of the Group 1 Northerly Stakes winners in Perth, WA on the race formerly known as the Kingston Town Classic.

Regal Power | Photo: Ultimate Racing Photos | Neds
2021 Kingston Town Classic winner Regal Power (pictured in Melbourne). Photo: Ultimate Racing Photos.

From 2022 onwards the winners of this race are known as the Northerly Stakes winners after the event was renamed in honour of former champion racehorse, and dual Cox Plate and Australian Cup hero, Northerly.

The inaugural Kingston Town Classic winner was Family Of Man in 1976 who was best known for his 1977 Cox Plate triumph the following year. Family Of Man returned two years later to become the first dual Kingston Town Classic winner in history with a second success in 1978 when the race was known as the Marlboro 50,000.

The event was named the Kingston Town Classic from 2007 – 2022 to honour its 1982 champion Kingston Town. The 1980 Australian Champion Racehorse of the Year, Kingston Town won this race when it ran as the Western Mail Classic and won three straight editions of the Cox Plate (1980-82) along 11 other Group 1 races.

Multiple Kingston Town Classic winners: Family Man (1976, 1978); Summer Beau (1996, 1997); Old Comrade (2000, 2001); Niconero (2006, 2008); Playing God (2010, 2011).

Other standout Kingston Town Classic winners before the event was renamed the Northerly Stakes include: Vo Rogue (1988), Better Loosen Up (1989), Sniper’s Bullet (2009), Luckygray (2012), and Arcadia Queen (2018).

In 2022 the favourite, last start WA Guineas winning filly Amelia’s Jewel ($2.90F), became the first runner to win the event as the Northerly Stakes before her brave second in the inaugural $4 million The Quokka race back in Perth the following autumn in April of 2023.

The 2023 Northerly Stakes winner was the Sean & Jake Casey-trained Railway Stakes third place-getter Dom To Shoot ($21) who charged home strongly late to deny the beaten favourite Zaaki victory in a final stride thriller.

The 2024 Northerly Stakes winner was the Ciaron Maher-trained Victorian raider Light Infantry Man ($12) who improved on a 12th in the Railway to easily account for impressive 100/1 shot Admiration Express while the fellow Maher runner Socks Nation ran a brave third to complete the trifecta.

Complete list of past Kingston town Classic / Northerly STAKES winners

Year Winner Jockey Trainer/s Sex Age Weight (kg) Barrier Time
2024

Northerly Stakes

Light Infantry Man Ethan Brown Ciaron Maher G 6 59 14 1:47.91
2023

Northerly Stakes

Dom To Shoot Jarrad Noske Sean & Jake Casey G 6 59 1 1:48.61
2022

Northerly Stakes

Amelia’s Jewel Patrick Carbery Simon A. Miller F 3 50 1 1:50.81
2021 Regal Power Patrick Carbery Grant & Alana Williams G 6 59 8 1:48.81
2020 Truly Great Chris Parnham Grant & Alana Williams G 5 59 8 1:48.27
2019 Kay Cee Steven Parnham Neville Parnham F 3 50 1 1:51.29
2018 Arcadia Queen William Pike Grant & Alana Williams F 3 50 6 1:48.55
2017 Pounamu Patrick Carbery Alan Mathews G 6 59 8 1:49.5
2016 Stratum Star Damian Lane Darren Weir H 5 59 1 1:49.4
2015 Perfect Reflection William Pike Grant Williams F 3 50 12 1:53.7
2014 Moriarty Douglas Whyte Chris Waller G 7 59 1 1:48.7
2013 Ihtsahymn Steven Parnham Fred Kersley G 3 52 2 1:49.9
2012 Luckygray Shaun O’Donnell Gino Poletti G 5 59 4 1:50.6
2011 Playing God Steven Parnham Neville Parnham H 4 58.5 5 1:49.5
2010 Playing God Steven Parnham Neville Parnham C 3 52 8 1:48.9
2009 Sniper’s Bullet Damien Oliver Tracey Bartley G 6 59 16 1:46.9
2008 Niconero Brad Rawiller D A Hayes G 7 59 14 1:46.9
2007 Megatic 1:48.0
2006 Niconero 1:47.4
2005 Early Express J Whiting P J Giadresco G 6 58 2 1:48.0
2004 Modem P Harvey Trevor Andrews G 6 58 6 1:50.1
2003 True Steel Clint Harvey Maxine Payne H 6 58 10 2:03.6
2002 Blevvo 1:52.1
2001 Old Comrade P Harvey N M Lamey G 4 57.5 13 1:50.0
2000 Old Comrade P Harvey N M Lamey G 3 52 2 1:36.2
1999 St. Clemens Belle J A Cassidy Russell And Scott Cameron M 4 55.5 4
1998 Old Nick P Knuckey Graeme Ballantyne G 3 50 10
1997 Summer Beau D Miller R S Taylor H 4 57 1
1996 Summer Beau S O’Donnell R S Taylor H 3 50.5 4
1995 Forge On P King N A Reid G 4 57 2
1994 Island Morn David Oliver Lou Luciani H 4 57 14
1993 Credit Account Mark Miller A Bailey M 4 54.5 7
1992 Red Javelin I Albuino F L O’hara G 6 58.5 5
1991 Old Role J Oliver Albie Beckett H 3 50.5 7
1990 Bar Landy W Treloar Peter Ilsley G 5 58.5 1
1989 Better Loosen Up M Clarke D A Hayes G 4 57 12
1988 Vo Rogue C Small V R Rail G 5 58.5 10
1987 Doodlakine Lass J Bennier Paul Jordan M 5 56 7
1986 Military Plume M Clarke C S Hayes H 3 50.5 6
1985 Rant And Rave R Kemp B O’malley H 3 50.5 5
1984 Importune R Kemp Alan Mathews H 3 51 3
1983 Bounty Hawk M De Montfort Bart Cummings G 3 50.5 10
1982 Kingston Town
1981 Little Imagele
1980 Sovereign Red
1979 Mighty Kingdom
1978 Family Of Man
1977 Stormy Rex
1976 Family Of Man

 

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