The Epsom Handicap is one of the two great Group 1 handicap miles (1600m) run by the Australian Jockey Club. The race is held in October each year at Randwick during the Spring Racing Carnival.
Race Type: Group 1 Handicap
Distance: 1600m
Track: Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, New South Wales
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The race is named after the famous Epsom Downs racecourse in the south of England where the highly prestigious three-year-old Classic the Epsom Derby has been contested since 1780. The first Epsom Handicap was run in 1865 and was won by a horse named Dundee. The race is for three year olds and up, and along with the Doncaster is regarded as one of Australia classic 1600m races, carrying prizemoney of $600,000.
It is a race which has been contested by some of the best horses in Australia and many top class horses have carried huge weights to win.
2011 Epsom Handicap Final Field & Odds:
Markets for the 2011 Epsom Handicap are now live with in form Sincero the early favourite followed closely by Pinker Pinker and Secret Admirer. See below for all the latest Epsom Handicap odds plus final field.
2011 Epsom Handicap Preview & Tips:
Racing returns to Randwick this week for a Super Saturday event with four Group 1, two Group 2, a Group 3 and two Listed races. The headline race is the Group 1 $500,000 Epsom Handicap over 1600 metres. Click through to our full race preview and tips. • 2011 Epsom Handicap Preview & Tips
Previous winners of the Epsom Handicap:
Six horses have won the race in consecutive years – Masquerade (1882/1883), Melodrama (1907/1908), Chatham (1932/1933), Toi Port (1963/1964), the wonderful Super Impose (1990/1991) and Desert War (2004/2005). In addition Amounis won twice, but not consecutively, in 1926 and 1928.
The race was not ran in 2007 for the first time in its 142 year history, due to an outbreak of Equine Influenza that stopped horse movements in the area.
| Year | Winner | Second | Third |
| 2011 | Secret Admirer | Pinker Pinker | Red Tracer |
| 2010 | Captain Sonador | Trusting | Sacred Choice |
| 2009 | Rock Kingdom | Rangirangdoo | Road To Rock |
| 2008 | Theseo | Bank Robber | Gallant Tess |
| 2007 | Race Not Run | ||
| 2006 | Racing To Win | Desert War | Malcolm |
| 2005 | Desert War | Johan’s Toy | Lotteria |
| 2004 | Desert War | Our Egyptian Raine | Tsuimai |
| 2003 | Clangalang | Grand Armee | Forum Floozie |
| 2002 | Excellerator | Kingsgate | Gordo |
| 2001 | Final Fantasy | Kingsgate | Crawl |
| 2000 | Shogun Lodge | Landsighting | Chinhoyi |
