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Victoria Handicap

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History

CARDINAL GEM winning the Ladbrokes Victoria Handicap at Sandown in Australia.
CARDINAL GEM winning the Ladbrokes Victoria Handicap at Sandown in Australia. Picture: Racing Photos

The Victoria Handicap is Group 3 race for sprinters conducted by the Melbourne Racing Club usually at Caulfield.

The Victoria Handicap was first run in 1949 and was won by Ungar.

The Victoria Handicap has always been run over 1400m. It was run at Sandown in 2023 due to the Caulfield redevelopment.

The Victoria Handicap was a Principal race to 1979. It became a Group 3 after that.

Black Heart Bart won his first race for Darren Weir in the 2016 Victoria Handicap since arriving from Perth. He would win five G1s after that.

The race is a genuine 1400m horse's event with many on-pacers winning.

Showing his love of the Caulfield 1400m, Streets Of Avalon won this race in 2019 then also won the G3 Moonga Stakes in the Spring and the biggest of them the G1 Futurity Stakes in the Autumn.

The 2023 Victoria Handicap is over 1400m at Caulfield for $200,000.

Notable winners include Ayrton (2022), Mr Quickie (2021), Black Heart Bart (2016), Smokin' Joey (2012), Roman Arch (2005), Regal Roller (2004), Keeper (2001), Go Flash Go (2000), El Mirada (1999), Rustic Dream (1998), Lord Luskin (1997), Abdul/Count Karl (1972), Nicopolis (1964), Lord (1958) and St. Joel (1955).

The 2023 Victoria Handicap was won by Cardinal Gem from Frankie Pinot and Lady Of Honour.


Racing and Sports

Previous Victoria Handicap Winners

Date Horse Jockey WT Trainer BP
CARDINAL GEM (AUS) 4G
CHOISIR (AUS) - ELOQUENT RUBY (AUS) TURFFONTEIN (AUS)
JORDAN CHILDS 54.0 GRAHAME BEGG 7
AYRTON (NZ) 4G
IFFRAAJ (GB) - ODESSA (NZ) FALKIRK (NZ)
JAMIE KAH 54.0 M PRICE & M KENT 2
MR QUICKIE (AUS) 5G
SHAMUS AWARD (AUS) - SPECIAL FAVOUR (AUS) GENERAL NEDIYM (AUS)
BEN ALLEN 60.5 PHILLIP STOKES 16
BAM'S ON FIRE (AUS) 4M
UNIVERSAL RULER (AUS) - IM YOUR FIRE (NZ) HOLY ROMAN EMPEROR (IRE)
JAMIE KAH 56.0 C MAHER & D EUSTACE 4
STREETS OF AVALON (AUS) 4G
MAGNUS (AUS) - KAMUNIAK (NZ) BLACK MINNALOUSHE (USA)
CLAYTON DOUGLAS 56.0 SHANE NICHOLS 3
WIDGEE TURF (AUS) 4G
TURFFONTEIN (AUS) - GREYHOUND (AUS) KALA DANCER (GB)
HARRY COFFEY 55.0 PATRICK PAYNE 16
HOOKED (AUS) 6H
CASINO PRINCE (AUS) - ABSOLUTE LURE (AUS) LURE (USA)
L NOLEN 57.0 R W SMERDON 2
BLACK HEART BART (AUS) 5G
BLACKFRIARS (AUS) - SISTER THERESA (AUS) AT TALAQ (USA)
B RAWILLER 58.5 DARREN WEIR 7
WATERMANS BAY (AUS) 6G
ETERNITY RANGE (USA) - PARISIAN PRINCESS (AUS) RON BON (USA)
S W ARNOLD 56.0 D MORTON 6
SISTINE DEMON (AUS) 4G
EXCITES (AUS) - FAMOUS PAINTER (AUS) PEINTRE CELEBRE (USA)
JAMIE KAH 54.0 ANDREW NOBLET 14
BUDRIGUEZ (AUS) 6G
AL MAHER (AUS) - DENI (AUS) ST. COVET (AUS)
D GAUCI 59.0 DAVID JOLLY 2
SMOKIN' JOEY (AUS) 4G
ENCOSTA DE LAGO (AUS) - DALZING (AUS) BLAZING SWORD (AUS)
V DURIC 54.0 ANTHONY FREEDMAN 4
RED COLOSSUS (AUS) 4G
TESTA ROSSA (AUS) - PALACE GLOW (AUS) PALACE MUSIC (USA)
C D SYMONS 53.5 GREG EURELL 7
ORBIT EXPRESS (AUS) 6G
DANGEROUS (AUS) - LOOK FOR VENUS (AUS) IDEAL PLANET (AUS)
STEVEN KING 54.5 STEVE MCKINNON 2
MASKED ASSASSIN (AUS) 4H
DANZERO (AUS) - DUK DUK (AUS) CLAUDIUS (IRE)
D DUNN 54.0 PETER G MOODY 11
GOTTA HAVE HEART (AUS) 4G
SHOW A HEART (AUS) - RED CENTURY (NZ) CENTAINE (AUS)
C NEWITT 55.0 MICK PRICE 9
STICKPIN (NZ) 4G
PINS (AUS) - REPUTEDLY (AUS) QUEST FOR FAME (GB)
D GAUCI 55.5 BRIAN MAYFIELD-SMITH 11
VOLITANT (AUS) 4H
FLYING SPUR (AUS) - SIBON (AUS) BLETCHINGLY (AUS)
D GAUCI 54.0 MICHAEL HIBBS 8
ROMAN ARCH (AUS) 6G
ARCHWAY (IRE) - CELESTIAL OPTION (AUS) CLEAR CHOICE (USA)
N CALLOW 57.0 ROBBIE LAING 1
REGAL ROLLER (AUS) 4G
REGAL CLASSIC (CAN) - ARANTXA ROSE (AUS) RANCHO RULER (AUS)
L CURRIE 55.5 CLINTON MCDONALD 2
DEBRIEF (AUS) 5G
BRIEF TRUCE (USA) - ASHAJEST (NZ) CROWN JESTER (AUS)
D GAUCI 54.5 JOHN HAWKES 3
DEBRIEF (AUS) 4G
BRIEF TRUCE (USA) - ASHAJEST (NZ) CROWN JESTER (AUS)
D GAUCI 54.5 JOHN HAWKES 5
KEEPER (AUS) 3C
DANEHILL (USA) - NUWIRAH (USA) PLEASANT COLONY (USA)
K MCEVOY 53.0 MYLES PLUMB 12
GO FLASH GO (AUS) 4G
ARCHWAY (IRE) - ALWAYS AMBER (AUS) GALWAY BAY (FR)
N WILSON 53.5 JOHN BLAKEY 3

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