Group 1 race | |
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Amounis, 1926 & 1928 winner | |
Location |
Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia |
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Inaugurated | 1865 |
Race type | Thoroughbred - flat |
Sponsor | TAB (2022) |
Race information | |
Distance | 1,600 metres |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Right-handed |
Qualification | Horses three years old and older |
Weight | Handicap |
Purse | A$1,500,000 (2022) |
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$1,500,000.
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.
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]
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Dead heat
‡ Not held because of outbreak of
equine influenza
[43]