Zipping Classic

The Zipping Classic is a Group 2 race that is held at Caulfield Racecourse and is run under weight for age conditions for stayers, boasting a prize pool of $750,000.

Since the inaugural running in 1888, the race has had four different names; Williamstown Cup (1888-1962), Sandown Cup (1963-1998), Sandown Classic (1999-2010) and Zipping Classic (2011 onwards).

Although the race distance has changed a few times, the Zipping Classic has been run over 2200m or further but since 1972 the race has stayed at the 2400m distance.

The race was named after the war horse Zipping, who won four editions of the race from 2007 to 2010, with three of those wins coming after Melbourne Cup tilts.

Notable winners of the Zipping Classic include Vow And Declare (2022), Sound (2021 & 2020), The Taj Mahal (2018 & 2017), Zipping (2007, 2008, 2009 & 2010), Roman Arch (2005), Sky Heights (2001), Count Chivas (1995), Our Pompeii (1994), Arwon (1980), Gunsynd (1971), Light Fingers (1966), Shadow King (1933) and Amounis (1928).

2023 Zipping Classic betting odds 2023

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Latest Zipping Classic News

2023 Zipping Classic Final Field

Horsebetting.com.au will update this page when the 2023 Zipping Classic field is released.

Previous Zipping Classic Field

• 2022 Zipping Classic field

  No.	Silks	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight
  1		Vow And Declare	Danny O’Brien	John Allen	3	59kg
  2		Dark Dream	Ben & JD Hayes	Luke Nolen	2	59kg
  3		Sound	Michael Moroney	Jamie mott	10	59kg
  4		Persan	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Harry Coffey	6	59kg
  5		Chapada	Michael Moroney	Daniel Stackhouse	8	59kg
  6		Kukeracha	Chris Waller	Damien Thornton	7	59kg
  7		Great House	Chris Waller	Michael Dee	9	59kg
  8		Desert Icon	Chris Waller	Craig Williams	5	59kg
  9		Luncies	Kris Lees	Blake Shinn	4	59kg
  10		Without A Fight	Anthony & Sam Freedman	Mark Zahra	1	59kg

2022 Zipping Classic result

Recent Zipping Classic results

• 2022: Vow And Declare outstays his rivals in Zipping Classic
  Vow And Declare (+400) finally broke through to win his first race of the spring in the 2022 Group 2 Zipping Classic. John Allen and Danny O’Brien combined at Caulfield to get a much-deserved win in the 2400m feature race of the day. Luncies (+230) appeared to raise a challenge at the 200m mark, but he couldn’t run down the winner, as Persan (+450) stayed on for third place.
• 2021: Sound claims back-to-back Zipping Classics
  Sound (+1900) has gone back-to-back in the Group 2 Zipping Classic as he charged home from midfield to claim Dr Drill (+2500) in the final 50m and run away with a dominant win. The Michael Moroney-trained stayer became just the third horse to win multiple Zipping Classics, emulating the effort of The Taj Mahal who went back-to-back three years prior. After leading the field up, Dr Drill held on for second and Wentwood (+3000) battled away on the inside to claim third.
• 2020: Sound runs away with Zipping Classic victory
  Jamie Kah produced one of the spring’s best judged rides to partner Sound (+400) to his first win in Australia in the Group 2 Zipping Classic. At his 19th start in Australia, the Michael Moroney-trained import finally broke through for his first win on Aussie soil. After settling worse than midfield until the halfway mark, Kah chose to take off and settle outside the leader. By the 200m mark, Sound kicked clear to put a length on her rivals and was able to hold on from the fast-finishing Brimham Rocks (+500) and Future Score (+500), who finished in second and third, respectively.
• 2019: Southern France blows away his rivals in Zipping Classic win
  Southern France (+200) backed up from a underwhelming performace in the Melbourne Cup and produce a devastating finish to run straight past his rivals in the Group 2 Zipping Classic. The Ciaron Maher & David Eustace-trained import settled last in the 2400m contest and was still in last place at the 400m mark, before he charged home down the outside to pick up his rivals within 300m and draw clear. Miss Siska (+900) and Chapada (+1800) fought out the minor placings, with the former getting the nod in a close photo for second place.

Zipping Classic winners

Zipping Classic winners pre-2000