Epsom Handicap
| Group 1 race | |
 Amounis, 1926 & 1928 winner | |
| Location | Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1865 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - flat |
| Sponsor | TAB (2019) |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1,600 metres |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Right-handed |
| Qualification | Horses three years old and older |
| Weight | Handicap |
| Purse | A$1,000,000 (2019) |
| Bonuses | Winner exemption from a ballot on the Queen Elizabeth Stakes |
The Epsom Handicap is an Australian Turf Club Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race for horses three years old and older, under handicap conditions over a distance of 1,600 metres at Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia in early October.[1] Prize money is A$1,000,000.
History
In 1897 Jim McHugh weighing 4 stone 4 pounds (27 kg) and aged 11 years and 4 months was having his second race ride ever, on Robin Hood in the Epsom Handicap and won the race.[2]
Jockey, Donald Nicholson won the race in succession five times from 1880 to 1884 and came fifth in 1885. He was killed a few weeks later when his mount fell in the 1885 Caulfield Cup.[3]
It is one of the major races of the ATC Spring Carnival. Many great milers have won the race, including Chatham, Gunsynd, and Super Impose, who was also a dual winner of the autumn equivalent, the Doncaster Handicap.
Name
The race was named after the famous Epsom Downs Racecourse in the South of England where the classic three-year-old Epsom Derby has been contested since 1780.[1]
Grade
- 1865–1978 - Principal Race
- 1979 onwards - Group 1
Distance
- 1865–1878 - 1 mile (~1600 metres)
- 1879–1884 - 11⁄8 miles (~1800 metres)
- 1885–1971 - 1 mile (~1600 metres)
- 1972–2000 – 1600 metres
- 2001 – 1400 metres (run at Randwick's inner course known as the Kensington)
- 2002 onwards - 1600 metres
Venue
- 1865–1982 - Randwick Racecourse
- 1983 - Warwick Farm Racecourse
- 1984 onwards - Randwick Racecourse
1954 racebook
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Front cover of the 1954 AJC Epsom Handicap racebook -
Starters and jockeys of the 1954 Epsom Handicap -
1954 Epsom Handicap racebook showing the winner, Connaught -
1954 Epsom Handicap racebook
Winners
- 2019 - Kolding[4]
- 2018 - Hartnell[5]
- 2017 - Happy Clapper[6]
- 2016 - Hauraki[7]
- 2015 - Winx[8]
- 2014 - He's Your Man[9]
- 2013 - Boban[10]
- 2012 - Fat Al[11]
- 2011 - Secret Admirer[12]
- 2010 - Captain Sonador[13]
- 2009 - Rock Kingdom[14]
- 2008 - Theseo[15]
- 2007 - ‡race not held
- 2006 - Racing To Win[16]
- 2005 - Desert War[17]
- 2004 - Desert War[18]
- 2003 - Clangalang[19]
- 2002 - Excellerator[20]
- 2001 - Final Fantasy[21]
- 2000 - Shogun Lodge[22]
- 1999 - Allez Suez[23]
- 1998 - Dodge[24]
- 1997 - Iron Horse[25]
- 1996 - Filante[26]
- 1995 - Nick's Joy[27]
- 1994 - Navy Seal[28]
- 1993 - Golden Sword[29]
- 1992 - Kinjite[30]
- 1991 - Super Impose[31]
- 1990 - Super Impose[32]
- 1989 - From The Planet[33]
- 1988 - Regal Native[34]
- 1987 - Sound Horizon[35]
- 1986 - Chanteclair[36]
- 1985 - Magnitude[37]
- 1984 - Riverdale[38]
- 1983 - Cool River[39]
- 1982 - Dalmacia
- 1981 - Gold Circle
- 1980 - Bold Diplomat
- 1979 - Imposing
- 1978 - Leonotis
- 1977 - Raffindale
- 1976 - La Neige
- 1975 - Authentic Heir
- 1974 - Citadel
- 1973 - Lord Nelson
- 1972 - Triton
- 1971 - Gunsynd
- 1970 - Ricochet
- 1969 - Broker's Tip
- 1968 - Speed Of Sound
- 1967 - Cabochon
- 1966 - Chantal
- 1965 - Even Better
- 1964 - Toi Port
- 1963 - Toi Port
- 1962 - Rochdale
- 1961 - Sky High
- 1960 - Ma Cherie
- 1959 - Noholme
- 1958 - Turkestan
- 1957 - Timor
- 1956 - Knave
- 1955 - Hans
- 1954 - Connaught
- 1953 - Silver Phantom
- 1952 - High Law
- 1951 - Davey Jones
- 1950 - Achilles
- 1949 - Denali
- 1948 - De La Salle
- 1947 - Titanic
- 1946 - Blue Legend
- 1945 - Shannon
- 1944 - Modulation
- 1943 - Kiaree
- 1942 - Freckles
- 1941 - Rimveil
- 1940 - High Caste
- 1939 - Geebung
- 1938 - King's Head
- 1937 - Gold Rod
- 1936 - Capris
- 1935 - Synagogue
- 1934 - Silver Ring
- 1933 - Chatham
- 1932 - Chatham
- 1931 - Autopay
- 1930 - Cathmar
- 1929 - Nightmarch
- 1928 - Amounis
- 1927 - Vaals
- 1926 - Amounis
- 1925 - †Boaster / Metellus
- 1924 - Blackadder
- 1923 - Claro
- 1922 - Rostrum
- 1921 - Beauford
- 1920 - Greenstead
- 1919 - Wolaroi
- 1918 - Rebus
- 1917 - Satin Bird
- 1916 - Panacre
- 1915 - Woorak
- 1914 - Portrush
- 1913 - Aleconner
- 1912 - Hartfell
- 1911 - Volsloane
- 1910 - Silver Hampton
- 1909 - Hyman
- 1908 - Melodrama
- 1907 - Melodrama
- 1906 - Maximize
- 1905 - Sleeper
- 1904 - Contest
- 1903 - Famous
- 1902 - Air Motor
- 1901 - Sequence
- 1900 - Ampier
- 1899 - Djin Djin
- 1898 - Alemene
- 1897 - Robin Hood
- 1896 - Steward
- 1895 - Hopscotch
- 1894 - Uabba
- 1893 - Brockleigh
- 1892 - Daredevil
- 1891 - Marvel
- 1890 - Bungebah
- 1889 - Novice
- 1888 - Stockwell
- 1887 - Phaon
- 1886 - Zeno
- 1885 - Folly
- 1884 - Espiegle
- 1883 - Masquerade
- 1882 - Masquerade
- 1881 - Waxy
- 1880 - Master Avenel
- 1879 - Sweetmeat
- 1878 - Viscount
- 1877 - Eva
- 1876 - Malta
- 1875 - Evangeline
- 1874 - Westminster
- 1873 - †Atalanta / Kingfisher
- 1872 - The Count
- 1871 - Captain Cook
- 1870 - Deceptive
- 1869 - Circassian
- 1868 - Phoebe
- 1867 - Birmingham
- 1866 - Rapidan
- 1865 - Dundee
† Dead heat
‡ Not held because of outbreak of equine influenza[40]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Winners and Past Results for Epsom Handicap". Progroup Racing (Australia). 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
- ^ Young, Craig (3 October 1997). "Family steeped in fine tradition". Sydney Morning Herald / racingsaddles.com.au. Racing Saddles. Archived from the original on 30 September 2010. Retrieved 16 September 2010.
- ^ "Facts about the Epsom". racingandsports.com.au. 2004. Retrieved 16 September 2010.
- ^ "2019 Result – TAB Epsom Handicap (held 5 October 2019)". breednet.com. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- ^ "2018 Result – TAB Epsom Handicap (held 29 September 2018)". breednet.com. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
- ^ "2017 Result – TAB Epsom Hcp (held 30 September 2017)". breednet.com. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
- ^ "2016 Result – TAB Epsom Hcp (held 1 October 2016)". breednet.com. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ "2015 Result – The Star 150th Epsom Hcp (held 3 October 2015)". breednet.com. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
- ^ "2014 Result – The Star Epsom Hcp (held 4 October 2014)". breednet.com. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
- ^ "2013 Result – The Star Epsom Hcp (held 5 October 2013)". breednet.com. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
- ^ "2012 Result – The Star Epsom Hcp (held 6 October 2012)". breednet.com. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
- ^ "2011 Result – Racingnetwork.Com.Au Epsom (held 1 October 2011)". breednet.com. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
- ^ "2010 Result – Telstra T-Box Epsom Hcp (held 2 October 2010)". breednet.com. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
- ^ "2009 Result – Arrowfield Stud Epsom Hcp (held 3 October 2009)". breednet.com. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
- ^ "2008 Result – Epsom Hcp (held 4 October 2008)". breednet.com. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
- ^ "2006 Result – Epsom Hcp (held 7 October 2006)". breednet.com. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
- ^ "2005 Result – Epsom Hcp (held 1 October 2005)". breednet.com. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
- ^ "2004 Result – Epsom Hcp (held 2 October 2004)". breednet.com. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
- ^ "2003 Result – Epsom Hcp (held 4 October 2003)". breednet.com. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
- ^ "2002 Result – Epsom Hcp (held 5 October 2002)". breednet.com. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
- ^ "2001 Result – Epsom Hcp (held 29 September 2001)". breednet.com. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
- ^ "2000 Result – Epsom Hcp (held 2 October 2000)". breednet.com. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
- ^ "1999 Result – Epsom Hcp (held 2 October 1999)". breednet.com. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
- ^ "1998 Result – Epsom Hcp (held 3 October 1998)". breednet.com. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
- ^ "1997 Result – Epsom Hcp (held 4 October 1997)". breednet.com. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
- ^ "1996 Result – Epsom Hcp (held 5 October 1996)". breednet.com. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
- ^ "1995 Result – Epsom Hcp (held 30 September 1995)". breednet.com. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
- ^ "1994 Result – Epsom Hcp (held 1 October 1994)". breednet.com. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
- ^ "1993 Result – Epsom Hcp (held 2 October 1993)". breednet.com. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
- ^ "1992 Result – Epsom Hcp (held 3 October 1992)". breednet.com. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
- ^ "1991 Result – Epsom Hcp (held 5 October 1991)". breednet.com. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
- ^ "1990 Result – Epsom Hcp (held 29 September 1990)". breednet.com. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
- ^ "1989 Result – Epsom Hcp (held 30 September 1989)". breednet.com. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
- ^ "1988 Result – Epsom Hcp (held 1 October 1988)". breednet.com. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
- ^ "1987 Result – Epsom Hcp (held 3 October 1987)". breednet.com. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
- ^ "1986 Result – Epsom Hcp (held 4 October 1986)". breednet.com. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
- ^ "1985 Result – Epsom Hcp (held 5 October 1985)". breednet.com. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
- ^ "1984 Result – Epsom Hcp (held 29 September 1984)". breednet.com. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
- ^ "1983 Result – Epsom Hcp (held 1 October 1983)". breednet.com. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
- ^ "Carnival may be delayed". The Age, Melbourne. 25 August 2007. Retrieved 30 September 2014.