From the race’s inauguration back in 1888 right through until 2024 we have a complete list of past Zipping Classic winners.

2021 Zipping Classic Winner Sound
Sound successfully defended his Zipping Classic title in 2021 as a nine-year-old. Photo: Ultimate Racing Photos.

View every previous Zipping Classic / Sandown Classic champion throughout history, plus extra details including the age, gender and weight carried to victory of the Zipping Stakes winners going back to the year 2000.

Mara was the inaugural Sandown Classic winner back in 1888.

Internationally-trained Zipping Classic winners in recent years include Beautiful Romance (2016), Au Revoir (2014) and Americain (2011) who had won the previous year’s Melbourne Cup.

The race’s now namesake, Zipping, is one of the most famous Sandown Classic winners in history taking out four straight editions of the event from 2007-2010.

Sound (2020-21) was the last back-to-back Zipping Classic winner.

The 2022 Zipping Classic winner Vow And Declare ($5) enjoyed his first victory since winning the 2019 Melbourne Cup.

The 2023 Zipping Classic winner was the in-form Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott-trained grey Military Mission ($13) who improved on a Melbourne Cup 10th to come from right back before charging home for a 2.75 length win in the Group 2 at Caulfield.

The 2024 Zipping Classic winner was the Bjorn Baker-trained favourite Arapaho ($4.40) who franked the Champions Stakes form backing up from his fifth in that behind Via Sistina to salute for the punters and break a notable winning drought thanks to a gun ride by jockey Rachel King.

Zipping Classic WINNERS 2000 – the present

COMPLETE LIST OF PAST ZIPPinG CLASSIC WINNERS

Year Winner
2024 Arapaho
2023 Military Mission
2022 Vow And Declare
2021 Sound
2020 Sound
2019 Southern France
2018 The Taj Mahal
2017 The Taj Mahal
2016
Beautiful Romance
2015
Who Shot Thebarman
2014 Au Revoir
2013 Sertorius
2012 Tanby
2011 Americain
2010 Zipping
2009 Zipping
2008 Zipping
2007 Zipping
2006 Gallant Guru
2005 Roman Arch
2004 Count Ricardo
2003 Legible
2002 Hail
2001 Sky Heights
2000 Brave Chief
1999 Aerosmith
1998 Cheviot
1997 Star Binder
1996 Royal Snack
1995 Count Chivas
1994 Our Pompeii
1993 Tawlord
1992 Silk Ali
1991 Stylish Century
1990
Pressman’s Choice
1989 Sydeston
1988 Conbituate Lady
1987 Colour Page
1986 Pharostan
1985 Puckle Harbour
1984 Rich Brother
1983 Al Dwain
1982 Bianco Lady
1981 Allez Bijou
1980 Arwon
1979 Hauberk
1978 Salamander
1977 Tom’s Mate
1976 Kiwi Can
1975 Captain Peri
1974 Pyramul
1973 Baghdad Note
1972 Stormy Seas
1971 Gunsynd
1970 What’s Brewing
1969
General Command
1968 Better Talk
1967 Future
1966 Light Fingers
1965 Red William
1964 Sir Wynyard
1963 Conference
1962 New Statesman
1961 Twilight Glow
1960 Ilumquh
1959 Royal Jester
1958 Droll Prince
1957 Sailor’s Guide
1956 Fighting Force
1955 Ray Ribbon
1954 Prince Cortauld
1953 Royal Radiant
1952 Morse Code
1951 Shoreham
1950 Morse Code
1949 Saxony
1948 Gayness
1947 Columnist
1946 Royal Scot
1945 Counsel
1944 Peter
1943 Claudette
1942 Phocion
1941 Throttle
1940 Remarc
1939 Maikai
1938 Manolive
1937 John Wilkes
1936 Amalia
1935 Garrio
1934 Gothic Gem
1933 Shadow King
1932 Yarramba
1931 Second Wind
1930 Second Wind
1929 Cimbrian
1928 Amounis
1927 Star D’Or
1926 Bard Of Avon
1925 The Tyrant
1924 San Antonio
1923 Wynette
1922 King Ingoda
1921 Tangalooma
1920 Millieme
1919 Richmond Main
1918 Sea Bound
1917 Prince Bardolph
1916 Wishing Cap
1915 Carlita
1914 Aleconner
1913 Sea Prince
1912 Almissa
1911 Duke Foote
1910 Aborigine
1909 Kerlie
1908 Iolaire
1907 Thackeray
1906 Ellis
1905 Demas
1904 St. Ambrose
1903 Billali
1902 Eleanor
1901 Flagship
1900 Paul Pry
1899 Delusive
1898 Auriferous
1897 Battalion
1896 Merman
1895 Music
1894 Taranaki
1893 Jeweller
1892 E.K.
1891 Propounder
1890 Don Giovan
1889 Tarcoola
1888 Mara

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