The 2017 Victoria Handicap is a Group 3 race that takes place at Caulfield racecourse on Easter Saturday each year. Run over a distance of 1,400 metres, the Victoria Handicap is held as part of the Melbourne Autumn Racing Carnival. The Victoria Handicap is run under open handicap conditions and is worth a total of $150,000 in prize money.
The Victoria Handicap was first held in 1985 when it was won by a horse named Mendeara Etoile. The race is usually contested by horses that have run in races such as the Listed Moonee Valley Quality in Melbourne the month before. Those horses that run well in the Victoria Handicap will often go on to run in the Listed Anniversary Vase at Caulfield or the Group 1 Robert Sangster Stakes in Sydney.
The Victoria Handicap is held alongside the Group 3 Easter Cup and the Listed Galilee Series Final in Melbourne. It attracts mostly local gallopers, with much of the interstate talent attending the bigger race days in Sydney at this time of the autumn.
2017 Victoria Handicap Field
No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Hcp Rating |
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1 | 00352×0200 | AROD (IRE) | Chris Waller | Craig Newitt | 10 | 58kg | 105 |
2 | 4x31215x0x | ARTICUS (FR) | Darren Weir | Ben Allen (a) | 15 | 57.5kg | 104 |
3 | 00x70x9x20 | HOOKED | Robert Smerdon | Luke Nolen | 2 | 57kg | 103 |
4 | x05211x746 | KENJORWOOD | Darren Weir | Brad Rawiller | 18 | 57kg | 103 |
5 | 23036×7977 | FAST ’N’ ROCKING | David & B Hayes & T Dabernig | Stephen Baster | 7 | 56.5kg | 102 |
6 | 6210089×60 | CHARMED HARMONY | John Sadler | Ms Katelyn Mallyon | 3 | 56kg | 101 |
7 | 0x16222111 | HELLOVA STREET | Scott Brunton | David Pires | 4 | 56kg | 101 |
8 | 955x3075x6 | ENTIRELY PLATINUM (NZ) | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | Dwayne Dunn | 8 | 54kg | 97 |
9 | 16220×6518 | ROCKET COMMANDER | Matthew Dale | Ben E Thompson (a) | 1 | 54kg | 96 |
10 | 0x3110x741 | MASTER RESET | Matt Laurie | Daniel Stackhouse | 16 | 54kg | 95 |
11 | 8501038×28 | DAN ZEPHYR | Pat Carey | Jack Martin (a), (late alt) | 11 | 54kg | 93 |
12 | 13219×3215 | TURBO MISS | Darren Weir | Dean Yendall | 6 | 54kg | 93 |
13 | 5142617×70 | KANIANA | Darren Weir | Jye McNeil | 14 | 54kg | 92 |
14 | 0x9021354x | ONPICALO | Mick Price | Beau Mertens (a) | 13 | 54kg | 92 |
15 | 024094373x | PETROLOGY | David & B Hayes & T Dabernig | Michael Dee | 12 | 54kg | 91 |
16 | x09655345x | RHYTHM TO SPARE (NZ) | Michael Moroney | Patrick Moloney | 5 | 54kg | 91 |
17e | 760213×641 | GIVE US A GO | Craig Anderson | Jake Bayliss (a) | 9 | 54kg | 78 |
18e | x132172118 | BROADWAY AND FIRST | Darren Weir | 17 | 54kg | 77 |
Notable winners of the Victoria Handicap include Aiming (1986), Jet Fighter (1987-1988), Lord Luskin (1997), Debreif (2002-2003), Roamn Arch (2005), Masked Assassin (2009), Orbit Express (2010) and Red Colossus (2011).
Victoria Handicap Winners & Results
Here you will find a list of Victoria Handicap winners and results since the year 2000.
Year | Results | Winning Time | ||
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2017 | 1 Hooked | 2 Charmed Harmony | 3 Turbo Miss | 1:22.3 |
2016 | 1 Black Heart Bart | 2 Charmed Harmony | 3 Eclair Choice | 1:21.2 |
2015 | 1 Waterman’s Bay | 2 TBD | 3 TBD | TBD |
2014 | 1 Sistine Demon | 2 Gig | 3 London Stripe | 1:23.3 |
2013 | 1 Budriguez | 2 Sertorius | 3 British General | 1:23.4 |
2012 | 1 Smokin’ Joey | 2 Under The Eiffel | 3 Bagman | 1:22.0 |
2011 | 1 Red Colossus | 2 Budriguez | 3 Time Matters | 1:23.2 |
2010 | 1 Orbit Express | 2 Amberino | 3 Delayedreaction | 1:22.5 |
2009 | 1 Masked Assassin | 2 Chasm | 3 Falaise | 1:23.2 |
2008 | 1 Gotta Have Heart | 2 Valedictum | 3 Eskaw | 1:22.9 |
2007 | 1 Stickpin | 2 Mind Your Head | 3 Party Pie | 1:22.1 |
2006 | 1 Volitant | 2 Calveen | 3 Dismissal | 1:24.1 |
2005 | 1 Roman Arch | 2 Recapitalize | 3 Niconero | 1:22.3 |
2004 | 1 Regal Roller | 2 Bird Dancer | 3 Red Hannigan | 1:22.6 |
2003 | 1 Debrief | 2 Mr Magoo | 3 True Glo | 1:22.8 |
2002 | 1 Debrief | 2 Flavour | 3 Belle Ball | 1:22.7 |
2001 | 1 Keeper | 2 Intelligent Star | 3 Orchestrated | 1:22.1 |
2000 | 1 Go Flash Go | 2 Rancho Spark | 3 Typhoon | 1:22.3 |