The Northerly Stakes: Date, how to watch, past winners, latest odds and more

The Northerly Stakes, previously known as the Kingston Town Classic, is a Group 1 race held at Ascot Racecourse each year.

The 1800m event is held in December each year and forms part of one of Perth's premier race meetings following up from the Group 1 Railway Stakes and Group 2 Winterbottom Stakes.

Northerly Stakes date

The Northerly Stakes 2024 will be run on Saturday, 7th December.

Northerly Stakes time

The Northerly Stakes has a scheduled post time of 17:00 local time.

Northerly Stakes venue

The Northerly Stakes takes place at Ascot Racecourse in Perth, with the headquarters of the Perth Racing positioned directly opposite the racetrack.

Regarded as the 'Grand Old Lady' of Australian racecourses, Ascot boasts a round 2000m track, with modern, well drained turf.

The inclined straight ensures the course is regarded as a proper stamina test. The Northerly Stakes is one of the key races held annually at Ascot.

Northerly Stakes how to watch

The Northerly Stakes will be shown free-to-air by Channel 7 and also via the 7plus app.

Northerly Stakes prize money

The Group 1 contest is set to boast a total prize pool of $1,500,000.

Northerly Stakes history

After spring racing concludes in Sydney and Melbourne for another year, attention turns to Perth.

The Northerly Stakes, formerly known as the Kingston Town Classic, is contested over a distance of 1800m and sees some of the best middle-distance horses going head-to-head.

The race is now named after Northerly, who was a champion racehorse from Western Australia back in the early 2000s.

The Northerly Stakes has the honour of being the last Group 1 race of the calendar year on the Australian programme.

In 2022, Racing WA announced an increase in prize money to some major races, including this one, and the race is now worth $1,500,000.

Northerly Stakes past winners

Past winners include Family Of Man, who won the inaugural running in 1976 and then backed it up a couple of years later to win again in 1978.

The 1980 Australian Champion Racehorse of the Year, Kingston Town won this contest in 1982 and the race was named after him until recently.

Vo Rogue was victorious in the Northerly Stakes in 1988, while Better Loosen Up won the 1989 running and he was named the Australian Horse of the Year in 1991.

The other four two-time winners of the race were Summer Beau (1996/1997), Old Comrade (2000, 2001), Niconero (2006, 2008) and Playing God (2010, 2011).

The popular Arcadia Queen captured the hearts of many racing fans and in 2018 she won the Northerly Stakes.

Northerly Stakes odds

Storyville is 6.00 to win the Northerly Stakes this time around, while Attrition can be backed at 7.00 and Light Infantry Man is 7.00, with Democracy Manifest at 8.50.

Other contenders include Olympic Park at 11.00, September Born at 13.00 and Casino Seventeen at 17.00.