T.J. Smith Classic

T.J. Smith Classic. Winners and Past Results.

The T J Smith Classic is a Brisbane Racing Club Group 1 Australian horse race for 2 year olds at set weights.

It is contested over a distance of 1600 metres and is held at Eagle Farm Racecourse in Brisbane during the Winter Racing Carnival.

Prize money for the TJ Smith Classic is worth $500,000.

The TJ Smith Classic is named after legendary Sydney trainer Tommy Smith and the race has grown to become an elite race for two-year-olds during the Brisbane winter carnival. It is the final group race for 2yo gallopers.

T.J. Smith Classic was first run in 1893 as the Claret Stakes.

It began as a principal race run over six furlongs but was increased to seven furlongs in 1905. The T.J. Smith Classic was not held between 1942 and 1945 but recommenced in 1946 under the same conditions. Nearly a decade later The T J Smith Classic distance was increased to eight furlongs before changing to the metric conversion of 1600m in 1973. Not long after in 1980 the event reached Group 2 status before finally being elevated to its current Group 1 status in 1985.

The Group 2 Sires Produce Stakes (1400m) held one week earlier at the same track is the best guide to this event.

The 2010 TJ Smith Classic was won by Pressday from Ringa Ringa Rosie with American Crew third.

The 2011 TJ Smith Classic will be run on the 11th June, 2011.

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