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The $1 million Toorak Handicap is a Group 1 mile event held on Caulfield Guineas Day in mid-October during the spring.
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 three elite Group 1 races held at Caulfield at the meeting along with the Caulfield Guineas (1600m) and Caulfield Stakes (2000m) with the latter currently run as the Might And Power Stakes.
Worth $1,000,000 in total prize money as of 2021 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.
In 2021 I’m Thunderstruck atoned for a luckless third in the Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes to salute for the punters in the Toorak Handicap.
The next year in 2022 Tuvalu also improved on a lead-up Sir Rupert Clarke third to win the Toorak.
I’m Thunderstruck went on to frank the Toorak Handicap form winning Sydney’s lucrative The Golden Eagle race for four-year-olds next start. He also returned the following autumn to run second in both the $5 million The All-Star Mile in Melbourne and Sydney’s Doncaster Mile.
In 2022 the Toorak Handicap form was franked with the winner Tuvalu running second next-up in the Champions Mile during the Melbourne Cup Carnival. The Toorak runner-up Laws Of Indices meanwhile continued on to finish third in that year’s Five Diamonds in Sydney and Hong Kong Mile when sent overseas in December.
The Toorak Handicap 2023 ran on Caulfield Guineas Day, Saturday October 14, 2023, and was won in a photo-finish thriller by the deserving Mitchell Freedman-trained Attrition ($26) in a narrow upset.
Toorak Handicap 2023 | |
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Date: | Saturday October 14, 2023 |
Track: | Caulfield Racecourse |
Distance: | 1600m |
Conditions: | Open Handicap |
Status: | Group 1 |
Prizemoney: | $1,000,000 |
Inaugurated: | 1881 |
After a number of earlier, frustrating close calls at Group 1 level Churchill four-year-old Attrition ($26) showed true grit to extend his neck right on the line and hold out the better-fancied Queenslander Antino in a thrilling photo-finish Toorak Handicap 2023 result on Caulfield Guineas Day.
Finish | No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Bar. | Weight | Penalty | Starting Price | |
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1 | 7 | ATTRITION | Mitchell Freedman | Beau Mertens | 10 | 54kg | $26 | |||
2 | 6 | ANTINO (NZ) | Tony Gollan | Blake Shinn | 0.1L | 16 | 54.5kg | $5 | ||
3 | 8 | BANKERS CHOICE (NZ) | Michael Moroney | Patrick Moloney | 1.1L | 15 | 53.5kg | $201 | ||
4 | 15 | AMENABLE | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | Wiremu Pinn (a) | 1.2L | 6 | 52kg | $18 | ||
5 | 4 | PINSTRIPED | Enver Jusufovic | Ben Allen | 2.95L | 11 | 56kg | $15 | ||
6 | 10 | PRIDE OF JENNI | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | Declan Bates | 3.35L | 5 | 52kg | $14 | ||
7 | 2 | THE INEVITABLE | John Keys | David Pires | 4.35L | 8 | 56.5kg | $12 | ||
8 | 5 | POUNDING | Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman | Billy Egan | 5.35L | 9 | 55kg | $26 | ||
9 | 3 | AMELIA’S JEWEL | Simon A Miller | Damian Lane | 5.45L | 12 | 56kg | $2.40F | ||
10 | 13 | SEE YOU IN HEAVEN | Richard & Chantelle Jolly | Michael Dee | 5.75L | 13 | 52kg | $31 | ||
11 | 9 | CORNER POCKET | Lindsey Smith | Craig Newitt | 5.95L | 4 | 53.5kg | $61 | ||
12 | 17 | BELTORO | Robert Hickmott | Teo Nugent | 7.7L | 7 | 52kg | $201 | ||
13 | 14 | HERE TO SHOCK (NZ) | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | Dean Yendall | 9.45L | 3 | 52kg | $11 | ||
14 | 12 | SAVANNAH CLOUD (NZ) | Phillip Stokes | Daniel Moor | 12.45L | 14 | 52kg | $81 | ||
15 | 16 | CHARTERHOUSE (GB) | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | Jye McNeil | 14.2L | 2 | 52kg | $26 | ||
16 | 11 | IRONCLAD (GB) | Will Clarken & Niki O’Shea | Ms Linda Meech | 26.2L | 1 | 52kg | $81 | ||
1 | MY OBERON (IRE) | Annabel Neasham | Mark Zahra | 0 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
The latest Toorak Handicap 2023 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.
I’m Thunderstruck ($3.20 in 2021) was the last favourite in Toorak Handicap betting to salute for the punters.
There was a notable upset in 2023 with Attrition winning at Toorak Handicap odds of $26.
Stay tuned for our exclusive Toorak Handicap 2023 Tips on the spring milers to back and sack this Caulfield Guineas Day.
Can Simon Miller’s star mare from WA keep the wins coming down south? She continues to thrive in Melbourne and is now two-from-two this prep having won the Group 2 Let’s Elope fresh and Group 2 Stocks Stakes over the mile at The Valley last time out. She faces tougher company here, but she has Group 1 winning form back in Perth up to 1800m and presents rock hard fit third-up. She is undefeated at the Toorak distance and this in-form four-year-old has options from barrier 12 with Damian Lane continuing associations. He knows her well now, she gets in okay weight-wise with 56kg and is going too good to bet against.
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 or Sydney’s Group 1 Epsom Handicap (1600m).
The official Toorak Handicap 2023 Final Field & Barriers will be announced by Racing Victoria on the Wednesday of race week and listed in full below.
The 2023 Toorak Handicap final field features a class field of middle distance gallopers including last start Stocks Stakes winning mare Amelia’s Jewel, the widely-drawn Tony Gollan-trained Queenslander Antino with support from the punters, and Pinstriped representing value off his good win in the Group 2 Feehan Stakes at Moonee Valley.
Click here to read more on the key runners in the Toorak Handicap 2023 field and betting markets.
Toorak Update: Original top-weight #1 My Oberon (15) has been withdrawn in favour of a Sydney run in the Group 1 $5 million King Charles III Stakes (1600m) at Royal Randwick.
No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Probable Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating |
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1 | 6x6026x647 | MY OBERON (IRE) | Annabel Neasham | Mark Zahra | 15 | 57kg | 109 | ||
2 | 1111113×28 | THE INEVITABLE | John Keys | David Pires | 8 | 56.5kg | 108 | ||
3 | 1211x12x11 | AMELIA’S JEWEL | Simon A Miller | Damian Lane | 12 | 56kg | 111 | ||
4 | x534113x21 | PINSTRIPED | Enver Jusufovic | Ben Allen | 11 | 56kg | 107 | ||
5 | 111263×640 | POUNDING | Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman | Billy Egan | 9 | 55kg | 105 | ||
6 | 31x1111x41 | ANTINO (NZ) | Tony Gollan | Blake Shinn | 17 | 54.5kg | 104 | ||
7 | 3x1152x520 | ATTRITION | Mitchell Freedman | Beau Mertens | 10 | 54kg | 103 | ||
8 | x6362598x7 | BANKERS CHOICE (NZ) | Michael Moroney | Patrick Moloney | 16 | 53.5kg | 102 | ||
9 | 3x24120x33 | CORNER POCKET | Lindsey Smith | Craig Newitt | 4 | 53.5kg | 102 | ||
10 | 37x4298x62 | PRIDE OF JENNI | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | Declan Bates | 5 | 52kg | 101 | ||
11 | 402369×901 | IRONCLAD (GB) | Will Clarken & Niki O’Shea | Ms Linda Meech | 1 | 52kg | 99 | ||
12 | 111432×142 | SAVANNAH CLOUD (NZ) | Phillip Stokes | Daniel Moor | 14 | 52kg | 99 | ||
13 | 731x22x124 | SEE YOU IN HEAVEN | Richard & Chantelle Jolly | Michael Dee | 13 | 52kg | 99 | ||
14 | x26111x822 | HERE TO SHOCK (NZ) | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | Dean Yendall | 3 | 52kg | 98 | ||
15 | 36x254x156 | AMENABLE | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | Wiremu Pinn (a) | 6 | 52kg | 97 | ||
16 | 91316x32x6 | CHARTERHOUSE (GB) | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | Jye McNeil | 2 | 52kg | 97 | ||
17 | 3126114×04 | BELTORO | Robert Hickmott | Teo Nugent | 7 | 52kg | 96 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
Nominations for the Toorak Handicap in 2023 close the Monday leading-up to the race and will be listed for punters below.
The 2023 Toorak Handicap nominations attracted a star-studded line-up of potential Cox Plate and Caulfield Cup hopefuls led in all-in betting by star WA-trained mare Amelia’s Jewel chasing her third win from as many starts in Melbourne this prep.
Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Ballot | Weight | True Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating | |
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1 | 1211x12x11 | AMELIA’S JEWEL | M | 4 | Simon A Miller | 1 | 56kg | 56kg | 111 | |
2 | 8x0653216x | HUETOR (FR) | G | 7 | Peter & Paul Snowden | 2 | 58kg | 58kg | 111 | |
3 | x2400x9013 | GOLDEN MILE | H | 4 | James Cummings | 3 | 57kg | 57kg | 109 | |
4 | 6x6026x647 | MY OBERON (IRE) | G | 7 | Annabel Neasham | 4 | 57kg | 57kg | 109 | |
5 | 1111113×28 | THE INEVITABLE | G | 8 | John Keys | 5 | 56.5kg | 56.5kg | 108 | |
6 | x534113x21 | PINSTRIPED | G | 5 | Enver Jusufovic | 6 | 56kg | 56kg | 107 | |
7 | x51210x048 | LINDERMANN | H | 4 | Chris Waller | 7 | 55kg | 55kg | 105 | |
8 | 111263×640 | POUNDING | G | 5 | Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman | 8 | 55kg | 55kg | 105 | |
9 | 31x1111x41 | ANTINO (NZ) | G | 5 | Tony Gollan | 9 | 54.5kg | 54.5kg | 104 | |
10 | 1113553×40 | NUGGET (GB) | G | 7 | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | 10 | 54.5kg | 54.5kg | 104 | |
11 | 3x1152x520 | ATTRITION | H | 4 | Mitchell Freedman | 11 | 54kg | 54kg | 103 | |
12 | x6362598x7 | BANKERS CHOICE (NZ) | G | 6 | Michael Moroney | 12 | 53.5kg | 53.5kg | 102 | |
13 | 3x24120x33 | CORNER POCKET | G | 7 | Lindsey Smith | 13 | 53.5kg | 53.5kg | 102 | |
14 | 37x4298x62 | PRIDE OF JENNI | M | 6 | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | 14 | 52kg | 52kg | 101 | |
15 | x310234174 | BARBIE’S FOX | M | 7 | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | 15 | 52kg | 52kg | 101 | |
16 | 731x22x124 | SEE YOU IN HEAVEN | M | 4 | Richard & Chantelle Jolly | 16 | 52kg | 52kg | 99 | |
17 | 111432×142 | SAVANNAH CLOUD (NZ) | G | 6 | Phillip Stokes | 17 | 52kg | 52kg | 99 | |
18 | 402369×901 | IRONCLAD (GB) | G | 8 | Will Clarken & Niki O’Shea | 18 | 52kg | 52kg | 99 | |
19 | x26111x822 | HERE TO SHOCK (NZ) | G | 6 | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | 19 | 52kg | 52kg | 98 | |
20 | 36x254x156 | AMENABLE | H | 4 | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | 20 | 52kg | 52kg | 97 | |
21 | 91316x32x6 | CHARTERHOUSE (GB) | G | 6 | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | 21 | 52kg | 52kg | 97 | |
22 | 3126114×04 | BELTORO | G | 6 | Robert Hickmott | 22 | 52kg | 52kg | 96 | |
23 | 6613106×01 | ASCENSION (GB) | G | 7 | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | 23 | 52kg | 52kg | 96 | |
24 | 745303×429 | WILLIAMSBURG | H | 4 | Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou | 24 | 52kg | 52kg | 94 | |
25 | 9309×50267 | JUNIPAL | G | 8 | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | 25 | 52kg | 52kg | 92 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
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.
The Group 1 Toorak Handicap winners and place-getters since 2000.
Year |
Place |
Horse |
Time |
2023 Toorak Handicap |
1st | Attrition | 1 minute 36.47 seconds |
2nd | Antino | ||
3rd | Bankers Choice | ||
2022 Toorak Handicap |
1st | Tuvalu | 1 minute 36.55 seconds |
2nd | Laws Of Indices | ||
3rd | Military Expert | ||
2021 Toorak Handicap |
1st | I’m Thunderstruck | 1 minute 34.87 seconds |
2nd | Tofane | ||
3rd | Superstorm | ||
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 |