The ATC Chairmans Handicap is a 2600m staying event held at Sydney’s Randwick Racecourse in mid-April.
Worth $175,000 in prize money, the Group 2 open handicap has a minimum weight of 52kg and a high weight of 61kg. It is a lead-up race to the Group 1 Sydney Cup (3200m) and the winner of the Chairmans Handicap is exempt from ballot and penalty for the Sydney Cup. The ATC Chairmans Handicap takes place on the same day as the Group 1 ATC Australian Derby.
The Chairman’s Handicap 2013 will be run on Saturday April 13th, 2013.
| Chairmans Handicap | |
|---|---|
| Date: | April 13, 2013 |
| Track: | Randwick Racecourse, Sydney |
| Distance: | 2600m |
| Race Type: | Open Handicap |
| Status: | Group 2 |
| Prizemoney: | $175,000 |
Chairmans Handicap History
The Chairmans Handicap first recorded win was in 1979 by Lady Dignitas. Since then, No Wine No Song has been the only horse to win the event in two consecutive years in 2007 and 2008. Steel Phoenix has also won the event twice in 1999 and 2001.
The Chairmans Handicap/Sydney Cup double most recent winners include No Wine No Song in 2008, Henderson Bay in 2002, Linesman in 1997 and King Aussie in 1990. The fastest recorded winning time was 2 minutes 29.79 seconds by Henderson Bay in 2002 and the slowest winning time was recorded by Philosophe in 2005 with 2 minutes 51.13 seconds.
Past Chairman’s Handicap Winners
Year |
Place |
Horse |
Time |
| 2012 Chairmans Handicap |
1st | Permit | 2 minutes 41.9 seconds |
| 2nd | Older Than Time | ||
| 3rd | Nextanix | ||
| 2011 Chairmans Handicap |
1st | Once Were Wild | 2 minutes 43.4 seconds |
| 2nd | Anudjawun | ||
| 3rd | C’est Le Guerre | ||
| 2010 Chairmans Handicap |
1st | Jessicabeel | 2 minutes 44.6 seconds |
| 2nd | No Wine No Song | ||
| 3rd | Harris Tweed | ||
| 2009 Chairmans Handicap |
1st |
Divine Rebel |
2 minutes 45.91 seconds |
| 2nd | Ice Chariot | ||
| 3rd | Common Objective | ||
| 2008 Chairmans Handicap |
1st | No Wine No Song | 2 minutes 49.84 seconds |
| 2nd | Sky Biscuit | ||
| 3rd | Resolution | ||
| 2007 Chairmans Handicap |
1st | No Wine No Song | 2 minutes 48.19 seconds |
| 2nd | Prince Arthur | ||
| 3rd | Magic Instinct | ||
| 2006 Chairmans Handicap |
1st | Fooram | 2 minutes 45.06 seconds |
| 2nd | Three Chimneys | ||
| 3rd | Cross Bar | ||
| 2005 Chairmans Handicap |
1st | Philosophe | 2 minutes 51.13 seconds |
| 2nd | Padfoot Charlie | ||
| 3rd | County Tyrone | ||
| 2004 Chairmans Handicap |
1st | Mummify | 2 minutes 47.77 seconds |
| 2nd | County Tyrone | ||
| 3rd | Saturday Fever | ||
| 2003 Chairmans Handicap |
1st | Grey Song | 2 minutes 32.44 seconds |
| 2nd | Honor Babe | ||
| 3rd | County Tyrone | ||
| 2002 Chairmans Handicap |
1st | Henderson Bay | 2 minutes 29.79 seconds |
| 2nd | Homewrecker | ||
| 3rd | Asia | ||
| 2001 Chairmans Handicap |
1st | Steel Phoenix | 2 minutes 32.06 seconds |
| 2nd | Giovana | ||
| 3rd | Wellington | ||
| 2000 Chairmans Handicap |
1st | Pravda | 2 minutes 31.25 seconds |
| 2nd | Consolidator | ||
| 3rd | Regal Touch | ||