Newmarket Handicap

The $1.5 million Newmarket Handicap is a Group 1 sprint down the Flemington straight held in March during the Melbourne Autumn Racing Carnival.

2024 Newmarket Handicap Results

  • 1st: #14 Cylinder
  • 2nd: #1 Imperatriz
  • 3rd: #7 The Astrologist




The Group 1 Newmarket Handicap takes place in early March at Flemington Racecourse during the Melbourne Autumn Racing Carnival in early March.

The day previously featured the Group 1 Australian Cup (2000m) which was moved to its own feature meeting later in the month ahead of 2023.

Raced down the 1200m straight of the world renowned Flemington Racecourse – known as the ‘straight six’ – the Newmarket Handicap offers $1.5 million in prize money.

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).

In 2020 Bivouac improved on a luckless unplaced Oakleigh Plate run to win the Newmarket Handicap, the eighth three-year-old winner of the Newmarket since 2004. He also went on to win that year’s Group 1 VRC Sprint at the same track and distance over the spring.

The 2022 Newmarket Handicap form was franked with the upset 100/1 winner Roch ‘N’ Horse returning in the spring to win the Group 1 Champions Sprint (1200m) during the Melbourne Cup Carnival. Third place-getter September Run further franked the form with her next-up win in the Group 1 William Reid Stakes victory at The Valley.

In 2023 the Newmarket Handicap third place-getter I Wish I Win headed to Sydney at his next start and won Randwick’s Group 1 TJ Smith Stakes (1200m). He also went on to enjoy a successful spring that included a second in the $20 million The Everest race.

History was made in the 2024 Newmarket Handicap with Cylinder flashing home to go back-to-back for Godolphin-raced three-year-olds in the event following the 2023 win by In Secret.

In Secret (2023) had been ridden by Dean Holland who picked up the ride after Jamie Kah fell earlier at the meeting in the Group 2 VRC Sires’ nearly losing her life.

Holland sadly passed away soon after in a Victorian race fall in April of 2023. The Dean Holland Trophy was later created and awarded to the winning jockey of the Newmarket Handicap which, incredibly, in 2024 was Jamie Kah.

The 2024 Newmarket Handicap ran on Saturday March 9, 2024 at Flemington Racecourse and was won by the fast-finishing and brave three-year-old Godolphin-raced colt Cylinder ($11) in an upset with Jamie Kah in the saddle. 

Newmarket Handicap 2024
Date: Saturday March 9, 2024
Racecourse: Flemington Racecourse
Distance: 1200m
Race Type: Open Handicap
Status: Group 1
Prize Money: $1,500,000

2024 Newmarket Handicap Results

  • 1st: #14 Cylinder ($11)
  • 2nd: #1 Imperatriz
  • 3rd: #7 The Astrologist

Twelve months on from losing the ride on In Secret having nearly lost her life in a race fall, Jamie Kah continued her heroic return and outstanding autumn adding the Group 1 Newmarket Handicap 2024 result and Dean Holland Trophy to her cabinet in an emotional win aboard the fast-finishing Cylinder ($11) who flashed down the outside to defeat the beaten favourite and nine-time winner Imperatriz ($2.80F).

Click here to read more on the fairy tale Newmarket Handicap 2024 win by Jamie Kah aboard Cylinder.

2024 Newmarket Handicap Results & Finishing Order

Finish No. Horse Trainer Jockey Margin Bar. Weight Penalty Starting Price
1 14 CYLINDER James Cummings Ms Jamie Kah 11 51.5kg $11
2 1 IMPERATRIZ Mark Walker Opie Bosson 1.25L 3 58kg $2.80F
3 7 THE ASTROLOGIST Leon & Troy Corstens Declan Bates 1.55L 12 52.5kg $101
4 8 BENEDETTA Jason Warren Harry Coffey 1.65L 9 52kg $18
5 2 BELLA NIPOTINA Ciaron Maher Craig Williams 1.85L 4 55.5kg $15
6 6 MAGIC TIME Grahame Begg Michael Dee 2.25L 10 53kg $5
7 12 SGHIRRIPA Shane & Cassie Oxlade Craig Newitt 3.5L 6 52kg $11
8 5 RUTHLESS DAME (NZ) Ciaron Maher Damian Lane 3.6L 2 53.5kg $26
9 3 BUENOS NOCHES Matthew Smith Blake Shinn 4.35L 7 55.5kg $5
10 10 MASTER FAY Chad Ormsby Dean Yendall 11.35L 8 52kg $26
11 13 SKEW WIFF (NZ) Mark Walker Ms Celine Gaudray (a) 16.85L 5 52kg $61
12 9 IT’SOURTIME Danny O’Brien Ms Linda Meech 18.6L 1 52kg $81
4 ESPIONA Chris Waller Jye McNeil 0
11 REY MAGNERIO Robbie Griffiths & Mathew de Kock Daniel Moor 0

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2024 Newmarket Handicap Betting Odds

CLICK HERE FOR THE LATEST 2024 NEWMARKET HANDICAP ODDS (Final Field)

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 and Zoutori ($21 in 2021).

The longest-priced Newmarket Handicap winner in recent history was Roch ‘N’ Horse who won her Australian debut in the famous sprint at $101.

The Newmarket Handicap favourite has saluted six times between 2007 – 2023, but not since Hay List ($3.80 in 2012).

There was a notable upset in 2024 with three-year-old Cylinder saluting at Newmarket odds of $11 when beating the $2.80 favourite Imperatriz by over a length while The Astrologist ran third at 100/1.

2024 Newmarket Handicap Form

CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL 2024 NEWMARKET HANDICAP FORM GUIDE

2024 Newmarket Handicap Tips

Stay tuned for our insider Newmarket Handicap 2024 Tips on the Group 1 Flemington sprint this autumn.

  • To Win: #1 Imperatriz ($2.60 at time of publish) – BET NOW

The Newmarket Handicap promises fireworks with Imperatriz, the champion New Zealand mare, aiming to extend her phenomenal Group 1 record despite carrying the top weight. Trainer Mark Walker is confident his star can handle the 58kg burden, and her recent win in the Black Caviar Lightning at Flemington suggests she’s in peak form. While the extra weight makes her a slight underdog compared to her recent odds-on runs, Imperatriz’s class and consistency are undeniable. Her record of two wins from two at Flemington and an impressive 9:7-1-1 strike rate over 1200m inspires confidence. Though she’ll face a tough challenge giving away weight, Imperatriz remains a serious contender for victory.

2024 Newmarket Handicap Field

The Newmarket Handicap field and barriers are released on the Wednesday before 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 2024 final field and barrier draw will be published below as soon as available on Wednesday the 6th of March, 2024.

Nine-time Group 1 winning mare Imperatriz carries top-weight as favourite in the 2024 Newmarket Handicap final field at Flemington this weekend.

2024 Newmarket Handicap Scratchings Update:

  • #4 Espiona (8) has come out in favour of a Sydney run in a small Group 1 Canterbury Stakes (1300m) field at Randwick on the same day. 
  • #11 Rey Magnerio (7) has been scratched due to a minor bruised heel. 

Click here to read more on the key runners in the 2024 Newmarket Handicap field and betting markets.

No Last 10 Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight Probable Weight Penalty Hcp Rating
1 121x1111x1 IMPERATRIZ Mark Walker Opie Bosson 3 58kg 119
2 36x33315x4 BELLA NIPOTINA Ciaron Maher Craig Williams 4 55.5kg 114
3 x57x1382x4 BUENOS NOCHES Matthew Smith Blake Shinn 9 55.5kg 110
4 17x21714x3 ESPIONA Chris Waller Jye McNeil 8 54.5kg 112
5 0150x7527x RUTHLESS DAME (NZ) Ciaron Maher Damian Lane 2 53.5kg 110
6 1x13x5131x MAGIC TIME Grahame Begg Michael Dee 12 53kg 109
7 062725×957 THE ASTROLOGIST Leon & Troy Corstens Declan Bates 14 52.5kg 104
8 113x1134x4 BENEDETTA Jason Warren Harry Coffey 11 52kg 102
9 423134043x IT’SOURTIME Danny O’Brien 1 52kg 98
10 1×11 MASTER FAY Chad Ormsby Dean Yendall 10 52kg 90
11 1134111219 REY MAGNERIO Robbie Griffiths & Mathew de Kock Daniel Moor 7 52kg 88
12 145×113117 SGHIRRIPA Shane & Cassie Oxlade Craig Newitt 6 52kg 102
13 22x21615x0 SKEW WIFF (NZ) Mark Walker Ms Celine Gaudray (a) 5 52kg 107
14 27x11350x6 CYLINDER James Cummings Ms Jamie Kah 13 51.5kg 107

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2024 Newmarket Handicap Nominations

The 2024 Newmarket Handicap nominations will be provided below once announced by Racing Victoria on Monday the 4th of March, 2024.

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.

In 2020 Bivouac became the eighth three-year-old Newmarket Handicap winner since 2004.

Roch ‘N’ Horse made history in the 2022 Newmarket Handicap results with the Kiwi mare scoring a boil-over at $101.

The three-year-olds were back on top with Godolphin’s Coolmore Stud Stakes winning filly from the spring In Secret taking out the 2023 Newmarket Handicap.

Godolphin-raced three-year-olds went back-to-back in 2024 with Cylinder ridden by Jamie Kah.

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

Recent Newmarket Handicap Winners

Year Place Horse Time
2024
Newmarket Handicap
1st Cylinder 1 minute 08.83 seconds
2nd Imperatriz
3rd The Astrologist
2023
Newmarket Handicap
1st In Secret 1 minute 08.24 seconds
2nd Lofty Strike
3rd I Wish I Win
2022
Newmarket Handicap
1st Roch ‘N’ Horse 1 minute 09.01 seconds
2nd The Astrologist
3rd September Run
2021
Newmarket Handicap
1st Zoutori 1 minute 09.61 seconds
2nd Indian Pacific
3rd Amish Boy
2020
Newmarket Handicap
1st Bivouac 1 minute 09.21 seconds
2nd Loving Gaby
3rd Gytrash
2019
Newmarket Handicap
1st Sunlight 1 minute 08.25 seconds
2nd Osborne Bulls
3rd Brave Smash
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

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