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The Epsom Handicap is a $1 million Group 1 race run at Royal Randwick over the mile during the Sydney Spring Racing Carnival.
The Group 1 Epsom Handicap is the premier handicap event of the Sydney Spring Racing Carnival held in last September or early October annually. Run at Royal Randwick Racecourse, the 1600m open handicap race is one of the two biggest mile races at the course. The other is the Doncaster Handicap held in April during ‘The Championships’.
Held on the same day as the Group 1 The Metropolitan (2400m) and the Group 1 Flight Stakes (1600m) for three-year-old fillies, the Epsom Handicap offers $1,000,000 in prize money. It has been dominated by local Sydney milers in recent years including the Chris Waller-trained Boban (2013), He’s Your Man (2014), subsequent Cox Plate winning mare Winx (2015) and Happy Clapper (2017).
In 2019 Kolding won the Epsom Handicap before backing up to salute in the inaugural $7.5 million Golden Eagle for four-year-olds.
This season the Epsom Handicap 2020 took place on Saturday October 3, 2020 and was won by Kiwi mare Probabeel.
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Date: | Saturday October 3, 2020 |
Track: | Randwick Racecourse |
Distance: | 1600m |
Race Type: | 3YO+ Handicap |
Status: | Group 1 |
Prizemoney: | $1,000,000 |
Probabeel ($6.50) enjoyed her second Group 1 win at Randwick defeating regular sparing partner, the Chris Waller-trained Funstar ($10), home as the mares ran one-two in the 2020 Epsom Handicap results.
Click here to read more on the eye-catching Epsom Handicap 2020 win by Probabeel.
Colour | Finish | No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Bar. | Weight | Penalty | Starting Price |
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1 | 11 | PROBABEEL (NZ) | Jamie Richards | Kerrin McEvoy | 15 | 52.5kg | $6.50 | ||
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2 | 12 | FUNSTAR | Chris Waller | Glen Boss | 1L | 16 | 52.5kg | $10 | |
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3 | 17 | RIODINI (NZ) | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Ms Winona Costin | 1.2L | 11 | 50kg | $16 | |
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4 | 7 | YULONG PRINCE (SAF) | Chris Waller | Sam Clipperton | 1.3L | 2 | 54kg | $21 | |
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5 | 16 | LOOKS LIKE ELVIS | Jarrod Austin | Ms Jess Taylor | 1.6L | 7 | 50kg | $61 | |
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6 | 14 | COLETTE | James Cummings | Ms Rachel King | 2L | 9 | 52kg | $26 | |
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7 | 13 | ROCK | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | Tommy Berry | 2.3L | 12 | 52.5kg | 1.5kg | $6 |
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8 | 6 | BRANDENBURG (NZ) | John Sargent | Jason Collett | 2.4L | 3 | 54kg | $21 | |
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9 | 9 | WILD PLANET | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | Tim Clark | 2.6L | 6 | 53kg | $17 | |
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10 | 2 | MISTER SEA WOLF (IRE) | Chris Waller | Brenton Avdulla | 3.1L | 4 | 56kg | $26 | |
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11 | 3 | STAR OF THE SEAS (NZ) | Chris Waller | Nash Rawiller | 3.2L | 1 | 55.5kg | $5F | |
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12 | 4 | IMAGING (GB) | Chris Waller | James McDonald | 3.4L | 17 | 55.5kg | $15 | |
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13 | 19 | GLENALL | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | Brock Ryan (a) | 4.2L | 5 | 50kg | $101 | |
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14 | 20 | VANNA GIRL | Toby & Trent Edmonds | Robbie Dolan | 5.8L | 14 | 50kg | $12 | |
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15 | 8 | THE CANDY MAN | Peter & Paul Snowden | Regan Bayliss | 6.6L | 8 | 53.5kg | $31 | |
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16 | 10 | NICCANOVA | Craig Carmody | Blaike McDougall | 7.4L | 10 | 53kg | $41 | |
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17 | 5 | NETTOYER | Wendy Roche | James Innes Jnr | 8.4L | 13 | 54kg | $61 | |
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21e | JUST THINKIN’ | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 0 | ||||||
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1 | KOLDING (NZ) | Chris Waller | Hugh Bowman | 0 | |||||
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15 | RELOADED | Chris Waller | Ms Kathy O’Hara | 0 | |||||
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18 | SAVACOOL (NZ) | Chris Waller | Ms Alysha Collett | 0 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
The official Epsom Handicap 2020 Results and Finishing Order will be detailed below when the million-dollar Sydney event runs on Saturday October 3, 2020.
The updated Epsom Handicap 2020 betting markets will be provided for punters below across the Sydney Spring Racing Carnival as lead-up races are run and won. Proven milers at the Randwick track dominate the Epsom Handicap odds each year, as do the in-form Chris Waller-trained hopefuls.
Check out the latest 2020 Epsom Handicap odds via the link below to Ladbrokes.com.au.
Each year the Epsom Handicap field is announced on the Tuesday of race week and features the season’s top-class milers coming off lead-up runs in races including the Group 2 Shannon Stakes (1500m) held at Rosehill the week before and the Group 1 George Main Stakes (1600m).
Horses out of the Epsom Handicap field often go onto run in other Group 1 races heading south for the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival. The 2018 Epsom winner Hartnell ran second next-up in Caulfield’s Group 1 Toorak Handicap (1600m). He finished top three in a further three Group 1 races the following autumn and was second in the inaugural $5 million All-Star Mile at Flemington behind Mystic Journey.
The official Epsom Handicap 2020 Final Field & Barriers will be published in full below once announced by Racing NSW.
The 2020 Epsom Handicap field features a capacity line-up of milers including eight for the master trainer Chris Waller led in betting by his perennial Group 1 runner-up Star Of The Seas and the defending champion Kolding drawn wide.
Click here to read more on the key fancies in the 2020 Epsom Handicap field and betting markets.
Update: #1 Kolding (20) has been scratched from the Epsom field in favour of a run in the Group 2 Hill Stakes (2000m) at the same meeting, while Waller later withdrew stablemate #15 Reloaded (7). The field will run two under capacity at this stage with the only emergency – #21e Just Thinkin’ – also an early scratching.
Update: #18 Savacool (16) is the latest Epsom scratching from the Waller stable with the team confirming the mare is in foal.
No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Probable Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating |
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1 | x45778x021 | KOLDING (NZ) | Chris Waller | Hugh Bowman | 20 | 56.5kg | 111 | ||
2 | 101x300x51 | MISTER SEA WOLF (IRE) | Chris Waller | Brenton Avdulla | 4 | 56kg | 110 | ||
3 | 93x1720x22 | STAR OF THE SEAS (NZ) | Chris Waller | Nash Rawiller | 1 | 55.5kg | 109 | ||
4 | 0x8100x343 | IMAGING (GB) | Chris Waller | James McDonald | 21 | 55.5kg | 109 | ||
5 | 190x1410x0 | NETTOYER | Wendy Roche | James Innes Jnr | 14 | 54kg | 110 | ||
6 | 2x13437x03 | BRANDENBURG (NZ) | John Sargent | Jason Collett | 3 | 54kg | 106 | ||
7 | x7207523x2 | YULONG PRINCE (SAF) | Chris Waller | Sam Clipperton | 2 | 54kg | 106 | ||
8 | 7713116×14 | THE CANDY MAN | Peter & Paul Snowden | Regan Bayliss | 9 | 53.5kg | 105 | ||
9 | 31x7410x81 | WILD PLANET | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | Tim Clark | 6 | 53kg | 104 | ||
10 | 12×2322605 | NICCANOVA | Craig Carmody | Blaike McDougall | 11 | 53kg | 104 | ||
11 | x111228x21 | PROBABEEL (NZ) | Jamie Richards | Kerrin McEvoy | 18 | 52.5kg | 107 | ||
12 | 11x2142x62 | FUNSTAR | Chris Waller | Glen Boss | 19 | 52.5kg | 107 | ||
13 | 11150x3x51 | ROCK | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | Tommy Berry | 13 | 52.5kg | 1.5kg | 100 | |
14 | 8221111×05 | COLETTE | James Cummings | Ms Rachel King | 10 | 52kg | 106 | ||
15 | 3x82435x35 | RELOADED | Chris Waller | Ms Kathy O’Hara | 7 | 51kg | 100 | ||
16 | 832022×073 | LOOKS LIKE ELVIS | Jarrod Austin | Ms Jess Taylor | 8 | 50kg | 97 | ||
17 | 1x11123x92 | RIODINI (NZ) | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Ms Winona Costin | 12 | 50kg | 96 | ||
18 | 363422×164 | SAVACOOL (NZ) | Chris Waller | Ms Alysha Collett | 16 | 50kg | 98 | ||
19 | 23250×3466 | GLENALL | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | Brock Ryan (a) | 5 | 50kg | 98 | ||
20 | 41121111×9 | VANNA GIRL | Toby & Trent Edmonds | Robbie Dolan | 15 | 50kg | 96 | ||
21e | x11445x612 | JUST THINKIN’ | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 17 | 50kg | 88 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
The 2020 Epsom Handicap nominations are taken on a Monday in early September about four weeks out from the race.
The Epsom Handicap was first won by Dundee in 1863 and has quite a few dual winners including Toi Port in 1963-64, Super Impose in 1990-91 and Desert War in 2004-05. Due to the Equine Flu, the race was not held in 2007. If you think the history on this race can help you in getting an edge in the market you can join any of the featured bookmakers on our partner site Freebets.com.au
In 2015 Winx won the Epsom Handicap, the third straight champion for trainer Chris Waller, and went on to make history taking out Melbourne’s Group 1 Cox Plate (2040m) at weight-for-age next start. Winx made Cox Plate history with a record four wins in the classic from 2015-18.
The current Epsom Handicap race record of 1:32.73 seconds was set by Hartnell in 2018.
Recent winners of the Group 1 Epsom Handicap are detailed below along with the placegetters and winning times.
Year | Place | Horse | Time |
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2020 Epsom Handicap |
1st | Probabeel | 1 minute 32.86 seconds |
2nd | Funstar | ||
3rd | Riodini | ||
2019 Epsom Handicap |
1st | Kolding | 1 minute 34.80 seconds |
2nd | Te Akau Shark | ||
3rd | Star Of The Seas | ||
2018 Epsom Handicap |
1st | Hartnell | 1 minute 32.73 seconds |
2nd | D’Argento | ||
3rd | Unforgotten | ||
2017 Epsom Handicap |
1st | Happy Clapper | 1 minute 33.17 seconds |
2nd | Tom Melbourne | ||
3rd | Snitzon | ||
2016 Epsom Handicap |
1st | Hauraki | 1 minute 33.8 seconds |
2nd | Dibayani | ||
3rd | Mackintosh | ||
2015 Epsom Handicap |
1st | Winx | 1 minute 34.58 seconds |
2nd | Ecuador | ||
3rd | Sons Of John | ||
2014 Epsom Handicap |
1st | He’s Your Man | 1 minute 33.34 seconds |
2nd | Royal Descent | ||
3rd | Hooked | ||
2013 Epsom Handicap |
1st | Boban | 1 minute 34.43 seconds |
2nd | Streama | ||
3rd | Toydini | ||
2012 Epsom Handicap |
1st | Fat Al | 1 minute 34.56 seconds |
2nd | Ambidexter | ||
3rd | Rolling Pin | ||
2011 Epsom Handicap |
1st | Secret Admirer | 1 minute 35.59 seconds |
2nd | Pinker Pinker | ||
3rd | Red Tracer | ||
2010 Epsom Handicap |
1st | Captain Sonador | 1 minute 34.1 seconds |
2nd | Trusting | ||
3rd | Sacred Choice | ||
2009 Epsom Handicap |
1st | Rock Kingdom | 1 minute 38.65 seconds |
2nd | Rangirangdoo | ||
3rd | Road To Rock | ||
2008 Epsom Handicap |
1st | Theseo | 1 minute 36.28 seconds |
2nd | Bank Robber | ||
3rd | Gallant Tess | ||
2007 Epsom Handicap |
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2006 Epsom Handicap |
1st | Racing To Win | 1 minute 35.06 seconds |
2nd | Desert War | ||
3rd | Malcolm | ||
2005 Epsom Handicap |
1st | Desert War | 1 minute 34.51 seconds |
2nd | Johan’s Toy | ||
3rd | Lotteria | ||
2004 Epsom Handicap |
1st | Desert War | 1 minute 37.23 seconds |
2nd | Our Egyptian Raine | ||
3rd | Tsuimai | ||
2003 Epsom Handicap |
1st | Clangalang | 1 minute 35.22 seconds |
2nd | Grand Armee | ||
3rd | Forum Floozie | ||
2002 Epsom Handicap |
1st | Excellerator | 1 minute 35.46 seconds |
2nd | Kingsgate | ||
3rd | Gordo | ||
2001 Epsom Handicap |
1st | Final Fantasy | 1 minute 22.45 seconds |
2nd | Kingsgate | ||
3rd | Crawl | ||
2000 Epsom Handicap |
1st | Shogun Lodge | 1 minute 33.5 seconds |
2nd | Landsighting | ||
3rd | Chinhoyi |