They head to the second of the provincial areas for The Gong at Kembla Grange on Saturday.

Gringotts had future G1 success after his win. Who takes the 2025 The Gong (1600m) at Kembla Grange on Saturday?

2025 THE GONG - RACE HISTORY AND BACKGROUND

The Gong is a Group 3 race for the milers run under Quality conditions at Kembla Grange conducted by the Illawarra Turf Club.

The Gong is run over 1600m. It was first run in 2019 and was won by Mister Sea Wolf.

The Gong is the equal richest race run in the provincial region of NSW.

The Gong was upgraded to Group 3 from 2024.

Apart from a local win by Count De Rupee in 2021, it has been the big stables to have won the race.

After the Big Dance and Gong wins, Gringotts would win the G1 George Ryder in the Autumn.

The Gong was worth $1,000,000 in 2025.

Notable winners of The Gong include Gringotts (2024), Detonator Jack (2023), Riodini (2022), Count De Rupee (2021), Archedemus (2020) and Mister Sea Wolf (2019).

The 2024 Gong was won by Gringotts from Suparazi and Steparty.