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The Group 1 Newmarket Handicap takes place on Flemington’s Super Saturday of Racing during the Melbourne Autumn Racing Carnival in early March. The day also features the Group 1 Australian Cup (2000m) and a host of other Black-Type support acts for punters to enjoy a bet on at an online bookmaker such as Ladbrokes.com.au.

Raced down the 1200m straight of the world renowned Flemington Racecourse – known as the ‘straight six’ – the Newmarket Handicap offers $1.25 million in prize money and $5,000 in trophies.

Run under open handicap conditions the Newmarket Handicap field attracts the best sprinters from around the country.

The best lead-up races held earlier in the autumn for Newmarket Handicap horses include Flemington’s Group 1 Black Caviar Lightning Stakes (1000m) and the Group 1 Oakleigh Plate (1100m) at Caulfield. Lankan Rupee (2014) was the last sprinter to do the Oakleigh Plate – Newmarket Handicap double, while Redkirk Warrior made history in the 2018 Newmarket Handicap on the back of a Black Caviar Lightning win to become the first dual Newmarket champion since Razor Sharp (1982-83).

The 2018 Newmarket Handicap ran on Saturday March 10, 2018 and saw the reigning champion Redkirk Warrior salute again.

Newmarket Handicap 2018
Date:	Saturday March 10, 2018
Racecourse:	Flemington Racecourse
Distance:	1200m
Race Type:	Open Handicap
Status:	Group 1
Prize Money:	$1,250,000

2018 Newmarket Handicap Results

• 1st: #1 Redkirk Warrior
• 2nd: #2 Brave Smash
• 3rd: #11 Merchant Navy

See below for the official Newmarket Handicap 2018 Results & Finishing Order, following the link to read more on the historical win by Redkirk Warrior who successfully defended his title in the race despite carrying top weight from the outside gate.

Place	#	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Br.	Weight	SP
1	1	REDKIRK WARRIOR (GB)	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Regan Bayliss	–	15	57.5kg	$7
2	2	BRAVE SMASH (JPN)	Darren Weir	Craig Williams	0.1L	2	56.5kg	$9
3	11	MERCHANT NAVY	Aaron Purcell	Chad Schofield	0.3L	4	52kg	$6.50F
4	5	ROCK MAGIC	Chris Gangemi	Damian Lane	0.8L	6	52.5kg (cd 53kg)	$13
5	6	SUPIDO	Michael Kent	Beau Mertens	1.1L	14	52.5kg	$15
6	4	RICH CHARM	Udyta Clarke	Patrick Moloney	2.85L	5	52.5kg	$8
7	14	BOOKER	Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra	Ben Thompson	2.95L	3	50kg	$7
7	12	MISSROCK	Robbie Laing	Craig Newitt	2.95L	11	52kg	$21
9	9	KEN’S DREAM	Darren Weir	Dean Yendall	3.15L	8	52kg	$19
10	10	LUCKY LIBERTY	Henry Dwyer	Chris Parnham	4.15L	13	52kg	$61
11	15	CATCHY	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Cory Parish	4.55L	9	50kg	$14
12	7	THRONUM	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Michael Dee	5.55L	7	52.5kg	$12
13	13	SO SI BON	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Michael Walker	7.3L	12	52kg (cd 52.5kg)	$26
14	3	LORD OF THE SKY	Robbie Laing	Ms Kathy O’Hara	8.05L	1	52.5kg	$81
15	8	FASTNET TEMPEST (IRE)	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Ben Allen (a)	12.05L	10	52kg	$41

2018 Newmarket Handicap Tips

• 1st: #4 Rich Charm
• 2nd: # 14 Booker
• 3rd: #6 Supido

Read our full Newmarket Handicap 2018 Tips & Exotic Selections.

2018 Newmarket Handicap Form Guide

Check out our comprehensive Newmarket Handicap 2018 Form Guide & Betting Preview.

2018 Newmarket Handicap Betting & Odds

The latest Newmarket Handicap odds and market links to Ladbrokes.com.au will be available below as soon as betting on the Flemington ‘Super Saturday’ sprint opens. Plenty of horses at roughie prices in Newmarket Handicap betting have saluted in recent years including Redkirk Warrior ($31 in 2017) who became the first horse in a century to win the race first-up.

2018 Newmarket Handicap Field

The Newmarket Handicap field and barriers are released on the Tuesday before Super Saturday and attract a similar field to those that faced off earlier in the autumn in the Black Caviar Lightning Stakes and Oakleigh Plate.

The Newmarket Handicap final field and barrier draw will be published below as soon as available on Tuesday March 6, 2017.

The official 2018 Newmarket Handicap Field drew 15 hopefuls, the most since a 22 horse field faced off in 2012. Heading the list of final Newmarket Handicap acceptances this year are Lindsay Park’s upset Black Caviar Lightning winner Redkirk Warrior who suffered a blow in the far outside barrier and the Coolmore Stud Stakes winning three-year-old Merchant Navy drawn a treat in gate four.

Read more on the 15-horse Newmarket Handicap 2018 Final Field.

#	Form (Last 10)	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Hcp. Rating
1	x105x100x1	REDKIRK WARRIOR (GB)	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Regan Bayliss	15	57.5kg	114
2	4x2123x531	BRAVE SMASH (JPN)	Darren Weir	Craig Williams	2	56.5kg	112
3	15x66x1650	LORD OF THE SKY	Robbie Laing	Ms Kathy O’Hara	1	52.5kg	104
4	4111x411x4	RICH CHARM	Udyta Clarke	Patrick Moloney	5	52.5kg	104
5	11x43765x5	ROCK MAGIC	Chris Gangemi	Damian Lane	6	52.5kg	104
6	3x930x15x4	SUPIDO	Michael Kent	Beau Mertens	14	52.5kg	104
7	1306x13x14	THRONUM	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Michael Dee	7	52.5kg	104
8	311900821x	FASTNET TEMPEST (IRE)	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Ben Allen (a)	10	52kg	98
9	75537×5141	KEN’S DREAM	Darren Weir	Dean Yendall	8	52kg	95
10	1351x30x32	LUCKY LIBERTY	Henry Dwyer	Chris Parnham	13	52kg	90
11	111x101x3	MERCHANT NAVY	Aaron Purcell	Chad Schofield	4	52kg	108
12	x1449729x3	MISSROCK	Robbie Laing	Craig Newitt	11	52kg	106
13	x22833005x	SO SI BON	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Michael Walker	12	52kg	95
14	12x2316x14	BOOKER	Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra	Ben Thompson (a)	3	50kg	102
15	10x21330x6	CATCHY	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Cory Parish	9	50kg	102

2018 Newmarket Handicap First Acceptances

The official Newmarket Handicap first acceptances close in late February a fortnight out from the Group 1 Flemington Super Saturday sprint run in March.

The 2018 Newmarket Handicap First Acceptances attracted 33 sprinters including the reigning champion Redkirk Warrior who enjoyed an explosive first-up win in the Black Caviar Lightning. Beaten favourite in that, Redzel, is a notable omission from the Newmarket Handicap 2018 first declarations.

View the full Redzel-less Newmarket Handicap First Acceptances for 2018.

2018 Newmarket Handicap Nominations

The 2018 Newmarket Handicap nominations will be provided below once announced by Racing Victoria in late January.

The Newmarket Handicap nominations are released over a month out from race day and allow for futures Newmarket Handicap betting to open at bookmakers like Ladbrokes.com.au. Following the nominations the Newmarket Handicap first declarations close in late February as the field begins to take shape.

The 2018 Newmarket Handicap Nominations drew 56 sprinters including the defending champion Redkirk Warrior who is out to win successive editions of the race for the first time in 25 years and Peter & Paul Snowden’s The Everest – Darley Classic double winning star Redzel.

View the official Newmarket Handicap 2018 Nominated Horses by following the link.

Newmarket Handicap History

The Newmarket Handicap was first run in 1874 and won by Maid Of Avenel. The most famous Newmarket Handicap took place in 2002 when Rubitano took out the title. In the last few metres of the race there was less than a head’s distance separating the first six place getters; ending in an extremely close finish to the race.

Double winners of the Newmarket Handicap include Aspen in 1880-81, Gothic in 1927-28, Correct in 1960-61, Razor Sharp in 1982-83 and most recently Redkirk Warrior (2017-18). Since 1988 the fastest winning time was recorded by Black Caviar in 2011 with 1 minute 7.3 seconds. The 2017 Newmarket Handicap winner Redkirk Warrior made history as the first horse in 100 years to take out the sprint feature first-up before carrying top weight from the outside gate to win again in 2018 making him the first horse to do the Newmarket – Lightning Stakes – Newmarket treble.

The Newmarket Handicap results going back to 2000 are listed in the table below.

Recent Newmarket Handicap Winners

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2019 Newmarket Handicap	1st	TBD	TBD
	2nd	TBD
	3rd	TBD
2018 Newmarket Handicap	1st	Redkirk Warrior	1 minute 8.33 seconds
	2nd	Brave Smash
	3rd	Merchant Navy
2017 Newmarket Handicap	1st	Redkirk Warrior	1 minute 9.05 seconds
	2nd	Voodoo Lad
	3rd	Star Turn
2016 Newmarket Handicap	1st	The Quarterback	1 minute 9.2 seconds
	2nd	Black Heart Bart
	3rd	Chautauqua
2015 Newmarket Handicap	1st	Brazen Beau	1 minute 09.2 seconds
	2nd	Chautauqua
	3rd	Terravista
2014 Newmarket Handicap	1st	Lankan Rupee	1 minute 09.3 seconds
	2nd	Spirit Of Boom
	3rd	Knoydart
2013 Newmarket Handicap	1st	Shamexpress	1 minute 08.2 seconds
	2nd	Moment Of Change
	3rd	Aeronautical
2012 Newmarket Handicap	1st	Hay List	1 minute 08.7 seconds
	2nd	Buffering
	3rd	Foxwedge
2011 Newmarket Handicap	1st	Black Caviar	1 minute 07.3 seconds
	2nd	Crystal Lily
	3rd	Beaded
2010 Newmarket Handicap	1st	Wanted	1 minute 10.11 seconds
	2nd	Eagle Falls
	3rd	Starspangledbanner
2009 Newmarket Handicap	1st	Scenic Blast	1 minute 8.7 seconds
	2nd	Swiss Ace
	3rd	Aichi
2008 Newmarket Handicap	1st	Weekend Hustler	1 minute 9 seconds
	2nd	Magnus
	3rd	Grand Duels
2007 Newmarket Handicap	1st	Miss Andretti	1 minute 7.7 seconds
	2nd	Gold Edition
	3rd	Undue
2006 Newmarket Handicap	1st	Takeover Target	1 minute 8.3 seconds
	2nd	Snitzel
	3rd	Stratum
2005 Newmarket Handicap	1st	Alinghi	1 minute 8.1 seconds
	2nd	Fastnet Rock
	3rd	Foreplay
2004 Newmarket Handicap	1st	Exceed And Excel	1 minute 8.7 seconds
	2nd	Titanic Jack
	3rd	Regimental Gal
2003 Newmarket Handicap	1st	Belle Du Jour	1 minute 8.6 seconds
	2nd	Bel Espirit
	3rd	Super Impressive
2002 Newmarket Handicap	1st	Rubitano	1 minute 9 seconds
	2nd	North Boy
	3rd	Mistegic
2001 Newmarket Handicap	1st	Toledo	1 minute 8.6 seconds
	2nd	Show A Heart
	3rd	Mannington
2000 Newmarket Handicap	1st	Miss Pennymoney	1 minute 7.6 seconds
	2nd	Black Bean
	3rd	Falvelon