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Some of the most famous history of the Standish Handicap run at Flemington on Tuesday is around the race itself not the winners.

One of those is when Iglesia was set for a first up charge and he was heavily backed in 2001. He ran a ridiculous time that day. Could we see another in the 2019 Standish Handicap (1200m) at Flemington on Tuesday on a firm track?

2019 STANDISH HANDICAP - RACE HISTORY AND BACKGROUND

The Standish Handicap is a Group 3 race for the sprinters conducted by the Victoria Racing Club at Flemington.

The Standish Handicap was first run in 1884 and was won by Chuckster. It is run on New Year’s Day each year.

It was named after a VRC Chairman Frederick Standish.

The Standish Handicap is run over 1200m under Handicap conditions.

From 1980 it became a G3 race and due to track upgrades was run at Moonee Valley in 1997 and Caulfield in 2007.

In 2001, Iglesia was the subject of a massive plunge before winning the Standish Handicap at Flemington in track record time. His straight six mark of 1:07.16 still stands today.

Flamberge won in 2014 and would win three G1 races over the two years that followed.

The 2019 Standish Handicap is worth $150,000.

Notable winners of the Standish Handicap include Waltzing Lily (1933), Warrior King (1984), True Version (1986), Redelva (1988), Grandiose (1989/1991), Jolly Old Mac (1992), Iglesia (2001), Super Impressive (2003/2005), Catapulted (2012) and Flamberge (2014).

The 2018 Standish Handicap was won by Lord Of The Sky from Flippant and Chamois Road.