Telegraph Handicap
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| Group I race | |
| Location | Trentham Racecourse Wellington, New Zealand |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1891 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | www |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1200m (6 furlongs) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-olds and up |
| Weight | Set Weights & Penalties |
| Purse | NZ$250,000 |
The Telegraph Handicap is a Group One New Zealand horse race.
Held at Trentham Racecourse in Upper Hutt, during the Wellington Cup carnival in January. The Telegraph Handicap is raced over 1200 metres and is New Zealand's premier sprint race with a purse of NZ$250,000.
Previous winners
| Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Avantage | Opie Bosson | 1:07.04 |
| 2019 | Enzo's Lad | Michael McNab | 1:06.95 |
| 2018 | Enzo's Lad | Sam Weatherley | 1:08.30 |
| 2017 | Signify | Racha Cuneen | 1:07.71 |
| 2016 | Adventador | Matt Cameron | 1:08.34 |
| 2015 | Sacred Star | Vinnie Colgan | 1:07.71 |
| 2014 | Irish Fling | Mark Du Plessis | 1:07.48 |
| 2013 | Final Touch | Chris W Johnson | 1:08.53 |
| 2012 | Guiseppina | James McDonald | 1:06.94 |
| 2011 | Mufhasa | Sam Spratt | 1:07.04 |
| 2010 | Vonusti | Noel G Harris | 1:09.36 |
| 2009 | Mufhasa | Sam Spratt | 1:07.39 |
| 2008 | Seachange | G McKeon | 1:06.66 |
| 2007 | Darci Brahma | Opie Bosson | 1:07.00 |
| 2006 | Gee I Jane | Scott Seamer | 1:07.77 |
| 2005 | Keeninsky | AC Peard | 1:07.55 |
| 2004 | King's Chapel | Noel G Harris | 1:06.79 |
| 2003 | Tit For Taat | Michael Walker | 1:07.64 |
| 2002 | Vinaka | Lance O'Sullivan | 1:08.06 |
| 2001 | Star Of Gold | PD Johnson | 1:07.76 |
| 2000 | Fritz | Noel G Harris | 1:07.63 |
| 1999 | Bawalaksana | Lance O'Sullivan | 1:06.51 |
| 1998 | Vegas | Opie Bosson | 1:08.85 |
| 1997 | O'Reilly | Lance O'Sullivan | 1:07.36 |
| 1996 | Loader | Chris W Johnson | 1:06.85 |
| 1995 | Lord Tridan | Tony K Allan | 1:07.06 |
| 1994 | Lady Madonna | JD O'Styke | 1:10.40 |
| 1993 | Victory Dias | CA Beets | 1:06.59 |
| 1992 | Morar | Larry V Cassidy | 1:08.91 |
| 1991 | Vain Sovereign | B Hibberd | 1:08.31 |
| 1990 | Mr Tiz | Lance O'Sullivan | 1:07.99 |
| 1989 (dead heat) | Mr Tiz | Lance O'Sullivan | 1:07.66 |
| 1989 (dead hear) | Festal | Larry V Cassidy | 1:07.66 |
| 1988 | Courier Bay | David Walsh | 1:07.45 |
| 1987 | Courier Bay | David Walsh | 1:07.45 |
| 1986 | Tanalyse | David Walsh | 1:07.35 |
| 1985 | High Regards | Lance O'Sullivan | 1:07.23 |
Wellington Cup Carnival
Other major races include the:
See also
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