Toorak Handicap

Toorak Handicap

Group 1 race
Location	Caulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia
Inaugurated	1881
Race type	Thoroughbred
Sponsor	David Jones NBCF (2015)
Race information
Distance	1,600 metres
Surface	Turf
Track	Left-handed
Weight	Handicap
Purse	$400,000 (2015)

The Toorak Handicap is a Melbourne Racing Club Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race run as an open handicap race, over a distance of 1,600 metres at Caulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia.^[1] Currently, the prizemoney is A$400,000.

Race history

The race is held annually in October on Caulfield Guineas day, the first day of the MRC Spring Carnival.

During World War II the race was run at Flemington Racecourse.^[2]

The G1 1400 metre Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes, held three weeks earlier under the same handicap conditions at Caulfield is considered the predominant lead up race. Thoroughbreds which perform well he usually either follow up by entering the G1 Emirates Stakes later in the Spring Carnival. ^[3] Some of the classier thoroughbreds do extend in distance and are successful.^[1]

Uncle Sam,1912 Toorak Handicap winner

Race name

• 1886–1980 - Toorak Handicap
• 1981–1984 - The IXL
• 1985–1989 - The Elders Mile
• 1990 onwards - Toorak Handicap

Race distance

• 1886–1890 - 1 mile (~1600 metres)
• 1891 - 1¹⁄₈ miles (~1800 metres)
• 1892–1971 - 1 mile (~1600 metres)
• 1972 onwards - 1600 metres

Race grade

• 1886–1978 - Principal Race
• 1979 onwards - Group 1

Double winners

Thoroughbreds that have won the Toorak Handicap – Caulfield Cup double:

• The Trump (1937), Royal Gem (1946), Galilee (1966 - also Melbourne Cup), Tobin Bronze (1967 - also W S Cox Plate), Leilani (1974).^[4]

The winners

• 2015 – Lucky Hussler ^[5]
• 2014 – Trust In A Gust ^[6]
• 2013 – Solzhenitsyn ^[7]
• 2012 – Solzhenitsyn ^[8]
• 2011 – King Mufhasa ^[9]
• 2010 – More Joyous ^[10]
• 2009 – Allez Wonder ^[11]
• 2008 – Alamosa ^[12]
• 2007 – Divine Madonna ^[13]
• 2006 – Red Dazzler^[14]
• 2005 – Barely A Moment^[15]
• 2004 – Regal Roller^[16]
• 2003 – Roman Arch^[17]
• 2002 – Shot Of Thunder^[18]
• 2001 – Show A Heart^[19]
• 2000 – Umrum^[20]
• 1999 – Umrum^[21]
• 1998 – Marble Halls^[22]
• 1997 – Penghulu^[23]
• 1996 – Poetic King^[24]
• 1995 – Sober Suit^[25]
• 1994 – Oppressor^[26]
• 1993 – Golden Sword^[27]
• 1992 – Ready To Explode^[28]
• 1991 – Comrade^[29]
• 1990 – Ricochet Rosie^[30]
• 1989 – Cole Diesel^[31]
• 1988 – Planet Ruler^[32]
• 1987 – Caledonian Boy^[33]
• 1986 – Canny Lass^[34]
• 1985 – King Phoenix^[35]
• 1984 – Mr. Ironclad^[36]
• 1983 – Showmeran^[37]
• 1982 – Magari
• 1981 – Penny Edition
• 1980 – Torbek
• 1979 – Manaroa
• 1978 – Salamander
• 1977 – Nunkalowe
• 1976 – Visit
• 1975 – Plush
• 1974 – Leilani
• 1973 – Princess Eulogy
• 1972 – All Shot
• 1971 – Gunsynd
• 1970 – Tauto
• 1969 – Crewman
• 1968 – Tried And True
• 1967 – Tobin Bronze
• 1966 – Galilee
• 1965 – Ripa
• 1964 – Nicopolis
• 1963 – Nicopolis
• 1962 – Gay Filou
• 1961 – Anonyme
• 1960 – Gabonia
• 1959 – Smokey Jane
• 1958 – Tudor Hill
• 1957 – Mac's Amber
• 1956 – Farquhar
• 1955 – Harmonist
• 1954 – Plato
• 1953 – Desert Breeze
• 1952 – Desert Breeze
• 1951 – Jovial Lad
• 1950 – Grey Boots
• 1949 – Saxony
• 1948 – Saxony
• 1947 – Don Pedro
• 1946 – Royal Gem
• 1945 – Huntingdale
• 1944 – The Bohemian
• 1943 – ‡ Burberry / Counsel ^[38]
• 1942 – Crojick ^[39]
• 1941 – Sun Valley
• 1940 – Gold Salute
• 1939 – Hilton
• 1938 – † El Golea / Ena
• 1937 – The Trump
• 1936 – The Chanter
• 1935 – † Epigram / Journal
• 1934 – Sir Simper
• 1933 – Chilperic
• 1932 – K. Cid
• 1931 – Glenanton
• 1930 – The Gay Mutineer
• 1929 – Highland
• 1928 – Kalloni
• 1927 – Textile
• 1926 – Abdera
• 1925 – Metellus
• 1924 – Soorak
• 1923 – Sonora
• 1922 – The Tyrant
• 1921 – Stare
• 1920 – Lord Setay
• 1919 – St. Mira
• 1918 – Prince Royal
• 1917 – King's Bounty
• 1916 – Rael Locin
• 1915 – Miss Meadows
• 1914 – Rathlea
• 1913 – Valido
• 1912 – Uncle Sam
• 1911 – Motoa
• 1910 – Sequarious
• 1909 – Irishman
• 1908 – Soultline
• 1907 – True Scot
• 1906 – Iolaire
• 1905 – Dandalla
• 1904 – Ossian
• 1903 – F.J.A.
• 1902 – Kinglock
• 1901 – Bonnie Chiel
• 1900 – Lochaber
• 1899 – Alva
• 1898 – Massinissa
• 1897 – Paul Pry
• 1896 – Hopscotch
• 1895 – Mostyn
• 1894 – Devon
• 1893 – Titan
• 1892 – Fortunatus
• 1891 – Zalinski
• 1890 – Precedence
• 1889 – Maelstrom
• 1888 – Bothwell
• 1887 – Dufferin
• 1886 – Middlemarch
• 1885 – Mentmore
• 1884 – Precious Stone
• 1883 – Bar One
• 1882 – Verdure
• 1881 – Josephine

† Deadheat
‡ Run in divisions

See also

• List of Australian Group races
• Group races

References

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