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The Toorak Handicap is held midway through the premier racing carnival in Australia, the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival. Taking place on a Saturday in early – mid October each year on Caulfield Guineas Day, this 1600m middle distance event is one of four elite Group 1 races held at Caulfield at the meeting along with the Caulfield Guineas (1600m), Thousand Guineas (1600m) and Caulfield Stakes (2000m).

Worth $500,000 in total prize money and run under open handicap conditions, it is a fantastic lead up to some of the other middle distanced carnival races like the Group 2 Crystal Mile (1600m) on Cox Plate Day or the Group 1 Empire Rose Stakes (1600m) at Flemington on Victoria Derby Day for fillies and mares.

There are a number of excellent races runners can compete in prior to the Toorak Handicap that will give punters a good guide for the race. Entries may come via earlier handicap events like the Group 1 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes (1400m) a fortnight before.

The Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes produced all four Toorak Handicap six of the seven winners from 2012-18 including Trust In A Gust (2014) who was the last to do the double. It is a race that attracts the best in form sprinters and is considered one of the leading mile races in the Spring Carnival.

The Toorak Handicap 2020 ran on Caulfield Guineas Day – Saturday October 10, 2020 and was won in an upset by the top-weight Mr Quickie. 

Toorak Handicap 2020
Date:	Saturday October 10, 2020
Track:	Caulfield Racecourse
Distance:	1600m
Conditions:	Open Handicap
Status:	Group 1
Prizemoney:	$500,000
Inaugurated:	1881

2020 Toorak Handicap Results

• 1st: #1 Mr Quickie
• 2nd: #15 Buffalo River
• 3rd: #5 Superstorm

Mr Quickie ($21) was too good coming back to a mile and kept fresh by trainer Phillip Stokes with the outsider in betting carrying the top-weight to a commanding two length win in the 2020 Toorak Handicap results.

Click here to read more on the powerhouse Toorak Handicap 2020 win by Cantala Stakes-bound Mr Quickie.

Colour	Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight	Penalty	Starting Price
	1	1	MR QUICKIE	Phillip Stokes	Jamie Kah		2	59kg		$21
	2	15	BUFFALO RIVER (USA)	Michael Moroney	Craig Williams	2L	5	53kg		$4.80
	3	5	SUPERSTORM	Grant & Alana Williams	William Pike	2.5L	13	57.5kg		$8
	4	12	AGE OF CHIVALRY (NZ)	Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra	Damian Lane	3L	15	55.5kg		$31
	5	9	ACHERNAR STAR	Lindsey Smith	Jamie Mott	3.3L	1	56kg		$41
	6	6	CHIEF IRONSIDE (GB)	Kris Lees	Hugh Bowman	3.4L	3	57kg		$21
	7	3	SO SI BON	Tom Dabernig & Ben Hayes	Luke Nolen	3.8L	12	58kg		$51
	8	2	CASCADIAN (GB)	James Cummings	Damien Oliver	4.1L	6	58.5kg		$6.50
	9	13	JUNIPAL	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	John Allen	4.6L	9	55.5kg		$4F
	10	4	I AM SUPERMAN (IRE)	Peter & Paul Snowden	Mark Zahra	4.7L	7	57.5kg		$11
	11	8	REYKJAVIK	Lindsey Smith	Dean Yendall	5.7L	14	56.5kg		$31
	12	7	MANDELA EFFECT	Scott Brunton	Craig Newitt	6.1L	8	56.5kg		$51
	13	11	SIRCCONI	Nick Ryan	Daniel Stackhouse	7.35L	11	56kg		$18
	14	10	SIKANDARABAD (IRE)	Sam Kavanagh	Jye McNeil	8.35L	10	56kg		$41
	15	14	HARLECH (NZ)	Michael Moroney	Michael Dee	17.35L	4	54.5kg		$41

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2020 Toorak Handicap Betting Odds

The latest Toorak Handicap 2020 odds and betting markets complete with links to Ladbrokes.com.au will be available below for you to back your Toorak Handicap tips at the right price this spring.

2020 Toorak Handicap Field

The Toorak Handicap field features a host of smart spring milers, some looking to step-up in distance next race in the Group 1 Ladbrokes Cox Plate (2040m). Runners in the Toorak Handicap field come via lead-up races including the Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes at the track a fortnight earlier or Sydney’s Group 1 Epsom Handicap (1600m).

The official Toorak Handicap 2020 Final Field & Barriers will be announced by Racing Victoria on the Wednesday of race week and listed in full below.

Fifteen milers make-up the 2020 Toorak Handicap final field on Guineas Day with the consistent Buffalo River favourite in an open market stepping up notably in grade.

Click here to read more on the key fancies in the Toorak Handicap 2020 field and betting markets.

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	002x902x27	MR QUICKIE	Phillip Stokes	Jamie Kah	2	59kg		107
2	x25319x440	CASCADIAN (GB)	James Cummings	Damien Oliver	6	58.5kg		106
3	44116×4539	SO SI BON	Tom Dabernig & Ben Hayes	Luke Nolen	12	58kg		105
4	3x0x470x11	I AM SUPERMAN (IRE)	Peter & Paul Snowden	Mark Zahra	7	57.5kg		104
5	54x122x907	SUPERSTORM	Grant & Alana Williams	William Pike	13	57.5kg		104
6	x010x040x3	CHIEF IRONSIDE (GB)	Kris Lees	Hugh Bowman	3	57kg		103
7	5212111×59	MANDELA EFFECT	Scott Brunton	Craig Newitt	8	56.5kg		102
8	0x38156745	REYKJAVIK	Lindsey Smith	Dean Yendall	14	56.5kg		102
9	40x0223x84	ACHERNAR STAR	Lindsey Smith	Jamie Mott	1	56kg		101
10	98276×5120	SIKANDARABAD (IRE)	Sam Kavanagh	Jye McNeil	10	56kg		101
11	3502217224	SIRCCONI	Nick Ryan	Daniel Stackhouse	11	56kg		101
12	123x63x230	AGE OF CHIVALRY (NZ)	Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra	Damian Lane	15	55.5kg		100
13	131037×311	JUNIPAL	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	John Allen	9	55.5kg		100
14	x1212224x0	HARLECH (NZ)	Michael Moroney	Michael Dee	4	54.5kg		98
15	111x0x11x2	BUFFALO RIVER (USA)	Michael Moroney	Craig Williams	5	53kg		95

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2020 Toorak Handicap Nominations

Nominations for the Toorak Handicap in 2020 close the Monday leading-up to the race and will be listed for punters below.

The 2020 Toorak Handicap nominations feature 18 in-form mile types including Junipal and I Am Superman both coming off back-to-back wins this prep.

	Last 10	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Hcp Rating
1	40x0223x84	ACHERNAR STAR	G	6	Lindsey Smith	101
2	123x63x230	AGE OF CHIVALRY (NZ)	G	5	Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra	100
3	111x0x11x2	BUFFALO RIVER (USA)	G	5	Michael Moroney	95
4	x25319x440	CASCADIAN (GB)	G	6	James Cummings	106
5	x010x040x3	CHIEF IRONSIDE (GB)	H	6	Kris Lees	103
6	3x45050x64	GOLD FIELDS	G	8	Logan McGill	97
7	x1212224x0	HARLECH (NZ)	H	4	Michael Moroney	98
8	3x0x470x11	I AM SUPERMAN (IRE)	H	5	Peter & Paul Snowden	104
9	131037×311	JUNIPAL	G	5	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	100
10	5212111×59	MANDELA EFFECT	G	6	Scott Brunton	102
11	002x902x27	MR QUICKIE	G	5	Phillip Stokes	107
12	0x38156745	REYKJAVIK	H	6	Lindsey Smith	102
13	32x121x591	RIDDLE ME THAT	G	4	Matt Laurie	98
14	98276×5120	SIKANDARABAD (IRE)	G	8	Sam Kavanagh	101
15	3502217224	SIRCCONI	G	6	Nick Ryan	101
16	44116×4539	SO SI BON	G	7	Tom Dabernig & Ben Hayes	105
17	54x122x907	SUPERSTORM	G	4	Grant & Alana Williams	104
18	x1x2111421	WINDSTORM	G	4	Grant & Alana Williams	95

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

Toorak Handicap History

First run in 1881, Josephine won the first running of the Toorak Handicap. The race has been known as a few different names over the years. From 1981-1984 it was called The IXL, then from 1985-1989 the name was changed to The Elders Mile. From 1990 onwards the event has been registered under its current title, the Toorak Handicap. The race started as a Principal event run over eight furlongs until 1890. In 1891 the race distance was increased to nine furlongs for one year and then in 1892 it reverted back to the original eight furlongs. When the metric system came to Australia the length was converted to 1600m in 1972. The Toorak reached Group 1 status not long after in 1979.

Toorak Handicap Results

The Group 1 Toorak Handicap winners and placegetters since 2000.

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2020 Toorak Handicap	1st	Mr Quickie	1 minute 35.81 seconds
	2nd	Buffalo River
	3rd	Superstorm
2019 Toorak Handicap	1st	Fierce Impact	1 minute 35.19 seconds
	2nd	Night’s Watch
	3rd	Age Of Chivalry
2018 Toorak Handicap	1st	Land of Plenty	1 minute 34.5 seconds
	2nd	Hartnell
	3rd	Siege of Quebec
2017 Toorak Handicap	1st	Tosen Stardom	1 minute 35.86 seconds
	2nd	Sovereign Nation
	3rd	Petrology
2016 Toorak Handicap	1st	He’s Our Rokkii	1 minute 36.1 seconds
	2nd	Great Esteem
	3rd	Tivaci
2015 Toorak Handicap	1st	Lucky Hussler	1 minute 34.5 seconds
	2nd	Disposition
	3rd	Stratum Star
2014 Toorak Handicap	1st	Trust In A Gust	1 minute 35.2 seconds
	2nd	Speediness
	3rd	Desert Jeuney
2013 Toorak Handicap	1st	Solzhenitsyn	1 minute 36.4 seconds
	2nd	Trevieres
	3rd	Blackie
2012 Toorak Handicap	1st	Solzhenitsyn	1 minute 35.25 seconds
	2nd	Spirit Song
	3rd	Yosei
2011 Toorak Handicap	1st	King Mufhasa	1 minute 36.29 seconds
	2nd	King’s Rose
	3rd	Luen Yat Forever
2010 Toorak Handicap	1st	More Joyous	1 minute 36.4 seconds
	2nd	We’re Gonna Rock
	3rd	Proud Judge
2009 Toorak Handicap	1st	Allez Wonder	1 minute 35 seconds
	2nd	Gold Salute
	3rd	Rock Kingdom
2008 Toorak Handicap	1st	Alamosa	1 minute 36.9 seconds
	2nd	Rockwood
	3rd	Pillar Of Hercules
2007 Toorak Handicap	1st	Divine Madonna	1 minute 37.3 seconds
	2nd	Niconero
	3rd	Wonderful World
2006 Toorak Handicap	1st	Red Dazzler	1 minute 37.5 seconds
	2nd	Rewaaya
	3rd	Niconero
2005 Toorak Handicap	1st	Barely A Moment	1 minute 37.9 seconds
	2nd	Super Kid
	3rd	Calveen
2004 Toorak Handicap	1st	Regal Roller	1 minute 37.4 seconds
	2nd	Oscar Warrior
	3rd	Infinite Grace
2003 Toorak Handicap	1st	Roman Arch	1 minute 36 seconds
	2nd	Fields Of Omagh
	3rd	Umrum
2002 Toorak Handicap	1st	Shot Of Thunder	1 minute 36.1 seconds
	2nd	Umrum
	3rd	Pernod
2001 Toorak Handicap	1st	Show A Heart	1 minute 35.8 seconds
	2nd	La Zagaletta
	3rd	Shot Of Thunder
2000 Toorak Handicap	1st	Umrum	1 minute 36.4 seconds
	2nd	Go Flash Go
	3rd	Crawl