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The Aurie's Star Handicap is a Group 3 event held at Flemington Racecourse in early August.
The Aurie’s Star Handicap is a Group 3 sprint hosted at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne every year around early August. Run over 1200m under open handicap conditions, the Aurie’s Star Handicap pays a total of $200,000 prize money.
The Aurie’s Star Handicap is one of the first group races of the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival, and as a result tends to attract punting attention in excess of its status. Keep a close eye on the Aurie’s Star Handicap results, as they can provide a good indicator for later form in Group 1 races including the Manikato Stakes at The Valley that the 2017 Aurie’s Star winner Hey Doc went onto win.
More recently the 2019 Aurie’s Star Handicap winner So Si Bon, who won at 20/1, went on to run second next start in the Group 1 Memsie Stakes (1400m).
The Aurie’s Star Handicap 2021 ran on Saturday August 7, 2021 and was won by fit winter type The Astrologist.
Aurie’s Star Handicap | |
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Date: | Saturday August 7, 2021 |
Track: | Flemington Racecourse |
Distance: | 1200m |
Race Type: | Open Handicap |
Status: | Group 3 |
Prize Money: | $200,000 |
Zoustar five-year-old The Astrologist ($6) continued his strong winter bid improving on a lead-up third in the Bletchingly Stakes to post a one-length win in the Aurie’s Star Handicap 2021 results ahead of a spring bid targeting the Group 1 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes.
Finish | No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Bar. | Weight | Penalty | Starting Price | |
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1 | 5 | THE ASTROLOGIST | Leon & Troy Corstens | Damien Thornton | 8 | 57kg | $6 | |||
2 | 4 | ROMANCER (NZ) | Grahame Begg | Jordan Childs | 1L | 6 | 57kg | $31 | ||
3 | 14 | TOO GOOD TOO HARD | Phillip Stokes | Will Price (a) | 1.75L | 10 | 54kg | $11 | ||
4 | 8 | BANQUO | Danny O’Brien | Damian Lane | 1.85L | 3 | 55.5kg | $7 | ||
5 | 10 | SECRET BLAZE | Tony & Calvin McEvoy | Jye McNeil | 2.25L | 7 | 55.5kg | $41 | ||
6 | 15 | IRISH SONGS | Kurt Goldman | Beau Mertens | 2.45L | 14 | 54kg | $81 | ||
7 | 11 | SIRIUS SUSPECT | Saab Hasan | Damien Oliver | 2.65L | 13 | 55.5kg | $12 | ||
8 | 6 | GREAT AGAIN | Lindsey Smith | Declan Bates | 2.75L | 2 | 56.5kg | $13 | ||
9 | 12 | REGARDSMAREE | Nick Ryan | Fred Kersley | 3.25L | 1 | 54kg | $11 | ||
10 | 2 | ORDER OF COMMAND | Danny O’Brien | Craig Williams | 4L | 5 | 58.5kg | $9.50 | ||
11 | 3 | AYSAR | Ben & JD Hayes | Ms Jamie Kah | 4.1L | 9 | 57.5kg | $4.80F | ||
12 | 7 | TACTICAL ADVANTAGE | Kris Lees | Craig Newitt | 4.85L | 12 | 56.5kg | $41 | ||
13 | 1 | JOHNNY GET ANGRY (NZ) | Denis Pagan | Jamie Mott | 9.85L | 11 | 59kg | $91 | ||
14 | 9 | KING OF HASTINGS | Anthony & Sam Freedman | Brett Prebble | 10.35L | 4 | 55.5kg | $10 | ||
SB | 13 | I AM SOMEONE | Matt Laurie | Lachlan Neindorf (a) | 0 | 54kg |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
Betting on the Aurie’s Star Handicap 2021 opens as soon as nominations are out the Monday of race week, the latest Aurie’s Star Handicap betting odds to be published below complete with market links to Ladbrokes.com.au.
Many horses come into the Aurie’s Star Handicap field off the winter lead-up races held in Melbourne including the Group 3 Sir John Monash Stakes (1100m) at Caulfield in mid-July and the Group 3 Bletchingly Stakes (1200m) a fortnight later. In 2018 Voodoo Lad won the Sir John Monash Stakes – Aurie’s Star Handicap double and finished runner-up in Caulfield’s Bletchingly Stakes in between. The Astrologist (3rd in 2021) was the last Bletchingly Stakes graduate to back-up and win the Aurie’s Star Handicap.
The 2021 Aurie’s Star Handicap field and barriers are announced the Wednesday of race week and the full list of acceptances will be available below once released.
The Aurie’s Star Handicap 2021 final field features 15 hopefuls including Glasshouse Handicap winner King Of Hastings, returning Caulfield Guineas runner-up Aysar, the spring’s VRC Derby champion Johnny Get Angry and the in-form The Astrologist last seen running third in Caulfield’s Group 3 Bletchingly Stakes.
Click here to read more on the key chances in the 2021 Aurie’s Star field and betting markets.
No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating |
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1 | 0329431x | JOHNNY GET ANGRY (NZ) | Denis Pagan | Jamie Mott | 11 | 59kg | 104 | |
2 | 722x329x98 | ORDER OF COMMAND | Danny O’Brien | Craig Williams | 5 | 58.5kg | 103 | |
3 | x1622x229x | AYSAR | Ben & JD Hayes | Ms Jamie Kah | 9 | 57.5kg | 101 | |
4 | 7174346×18 | ROMANCER (NZ) | Grahame Begg | Jordan Childs | 6 | 57kg | 100 | |
5 | 2145×54113 | THE ASTROLOGIST | Leon & Troy Corstens | Damien Thornton | 8 | 57kg | 100 | |
6 | x16232x483 | GREAT AGAIN | Lindsey Smith | Declan Bates | 2 | 56.5kg | 99 | |
7 | 8568436×98 | TACTICAL ADVANTAGE | Kris Lees | Craig Newitt | 12 | 56.5kg | 99 | |
8 | 25x7277x52 | BANQUO | Danny O’Brien | Damian Lane | 3 | 55.5kg | 97 | |
9 | 9x615x0641 | KING OF HASTINGS | Anthony & Sam Freedman | Brett Prebble | 4 | 55.5kg | 97 | |
10 | 11218227×0 | SECRET BLAZE | Tony & Calvin McEvoy | Jye McNeil | 7 | 55.5kg | 97 | |
11 | 60x311x76x | SIRIUS SUSPECT | Saab Hasan | Damien Oliver | 13 | 55.5kg | 97 | |
12 | 34x131114x | REGARDSMAREE | Nick Ryan | Fred Kersley | 1 | 54kg | 94 | |
13 | 36x99x7407 | I AM SOMEONE | Matt Laurie | Lachlan Neindorf (a) | 14 | 54kg | 90 | |
14 | 72233×7711 | TOO GOOD TOO HARD | Phillip Stokes | Will Price (a) | 10 | 54kg | 89 | |
15 | 403×439067 | IRISH SONGS | Kurt Goldman | Beau Mertens | 15 | 54kg | 76 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
The early Aurie’s Star Handicap 2021 nominations are taken by the VRC on the Monday of race week with the full list of entries to be announced below.
The 2021 Aurie’s Star Handicap nominations drew 20 entries including returning Victoria Derby champion Johnny Get Angry, last year’s Caulfield Guineas runner-up Aysar and the in-form Leon & Troy Corstens-trained The Astrologist.
Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Ballot | Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating | |
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1 | 0329431x | JOHNNY GET ANGRY (NZ) | G | 4 | Denis Pagan | 1 | 59kg | 104 | |
2 | 722x329x98 | ORDER OF COMMAND | G | 7 | Danny O’Brien | 2 | 58.5kg | 103 | |
3 | x1622x229x | AYSAR | H | 4 | Ben & JD Hayes | 3 | 57.5kg | 101 | |
4 | 2145×54113 | THE ASTROLOGIST | G | 5 | Leon & Troy Corstens | 4 | 57kg | 100 | |
5 | 7174346×18 | ROMANCER (NZ) | G | 8 | Grahame Begg | 5 | 57kg | 100 | |
6 | 8568436×98 | TACTICAL ADVANTAGE | G | 8 | Kris Lees | 6 | 56.5kg | 99 | |
7 | x16232x483 | GREAT AGAIN | G | 9 | Lindsey Smith | 7 | 56.5kg | 99 | |
8 | 9x615x0641 | KING OF HASTINGS | G | 5 | Anthony & Sam Freedman | 8 | 55.5kg | 97 | |
9 | 25x7277x52 | BANQUO | H | 5 | Danny O’Brien | 9 | 55.5kg | 97 | |
10 | 11218227×0 | SECRET BLAZE | G | 6 | Tony & Calvin McEvoy | 10 | 55.5kg | 97 | |
11 | 60x311x76x | SIRIUS SUSPECT | G | 7 | Saab Hasan | 11 | 55.5kg | 97 | |
12 | 34x131114x | REGARDSMAREE | G | 5 | Nick Ryan | 12 | 54kg | 94 | |
13 | x6062329x0 | BRAVE SONG | G | 7 | Peter & Paul Snowden | 13 | 54kg | 94 | |
14 | 086x6673x8 | HIGHTAIL | G | 5 | Peter & Paul Snowden | 14 | 54kg | 93 | |
15 | 36x99x7407 | I AM SOMEONE | G | 7 | Matt Laurie | 15 | 54kg | 90 | |
16 | 72233×7711 | TOO GOOD TOO HARD | M | 6 | Phillip Stokes | 16 | 54kg | 89 | |
17 | 112x1101x2 | LA MEXICANA | M | 4 | Anthony & Sam Freedman | 17 | 54kg | 88 | |
18 | 4522×52161 | KALKARNI ROYALE | M | 5 | Kevin Corstens | 18 | 54kg | 83 | |
19 | x31536x021 | FREE TO MOVE | G | 4 | Ken & Kasey Keys | 19 | 54kg | 76 | |
20 | 403×439067 | IRISH SONGS | G | 6 | Kurt Goldman | 20 | 54kg | 76 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
The Aurie’s Star Handicap was inaugurated in 1996 as an unlisted event, with Homestead taking out the first edition of the race. In 2005, the Aurie’s Star Handicap was upgraded to a listed event and given a boost in prize money. In 2010, it was ran as a Group 3 event, however was downgraded to listed status for the 2011 edition. In 2012, the Aurie’s Star Handicap was again upgraded to Group 3 and has remained at that status since.
The Aurie’s Star Handicap was held for a year at Moonee Valley Racecourse in 2007, but is now certainly a Flemington race. Although the Aurie’s Star Handicap only has a brief history, it has played an important role in the preparation of many sprinters for the spring campaigns.
In 2020 jockey Damien Oliver won the Aurie’s Star Handicap for a record fifth time taking out the race aboard Home Of The Brave who, in 2018, ran second to the Oliver-ridden winner Voodoo Lad when debuting down under.
Notable Aurie’s Star Handicap winners include Homestead (1996), Fields Of Omagh (2002), Sports (2003), Temple Of Boom (2011) and Voodoo Lad (2018) who went on to win Perth’s Group 1 Winterbottom Stakes (1200m) later in the year.
Year | Place | Horse | Time |
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2021 Aurie’s Star Handicap |
1st | The Astrologist | 1 minute 10.50 seconds |
2nd | Romancer | ||
3rd | Too Good Too Hard | ||
2020 Aurie’s Star Handicap |
1st | Home Of The Brave | 1 minute 10.58 seconds |
2nd | Great Again | ||
3rd | Game Keeper | ||
2019 Aurie’s Star Handicap |
1st | So Si Bon | 1 minute 11.07 seconds |
2nd | Malibu Style | ||
3rd | Sesar | ||
2018 Aurie’s Star Handicap |
1st | Voodoo Lad | 1 minute 9.64 seconds |
2nd | Home Of The Brave | ||
3rd | Brave Song | ||
2017 Aurie’s Star Handicap |
1st | Hey Doc | 1 minute 9.9 seconds |
2nd | Cannyescent | ||
3rd | Grande Rosso | ||
2016 Aurie’s Star Handicap |
1st | Sooboog | 1 minute 10 seconds |
2nd | Dibayani | ||
3rd | Tashbeeh | ||
2015 Aurie’s Star Handicap |
1st | Shiraz | 1 minute 09.4 seconds |
2nd | Play Master | ||
3rd | Le Bonsir | ||
2014 Aurie’s Star Handicap |
1st | Tiger Tees | 1 minute 09.9 seconds |
2nd | Mr Chard | ||
3rd | Zamorar | ||
2013 Aurie’s Star Handicap |
1st | Broken | 1 minute 12.5 seconds |
2nd | Temple Of Boom | ||
3rd | Cavallo Nero | ||
2012 Aurie’s Star Handicap |
1st | Shanghai Warrior | 1 minute 11.4 seconds |
2nd | Golden Archer | ||
3rd | Zamorar | ||
2011 Aurie’s Star Handicap |
1st | Temple Of Boom | 1 minute 10.7 seconds |
2nd | Rekindled Interest | ||
3rd | Offenders | ||
2010 Aurie’s Star Handicap |
1st | Elusive Touch | 1 minute 11.1 seconds |
2nd | Leica Larrikin | ||
3rd | Beltrois | ||
2009 Aurie’s Star Handicap |
1st | Mic Mac | 1 minute 09.7 seconds |
2nd | All American | ||
3rd | El Segundo | ||
2008 Aurie’s Star Handicap |
1st | Grand Duels | 1 minute 10.5 seconds |
2nd | Stavka | ||
3rd | Valedictum | ||
2007 Aurie’s Star Handicap |
1st | Monet Rules | 1 minute 12.0 seconds |
2nd | Orange County | ||
3rd | El Segundo | ||
2006 Aurie’s Star Handicap |
1st | Bel Danoro | 1 minute 09.9 seconds |
2nd | El Segundo | ||
3rd | Apache Cat | ||
2005 Aurie’s Star Handicap |
1st | Niconero | 1 minute 02.8 seconds |
2nd | Valedictum | ||
3rd | Tszyu | ||
2004 Aurie’s Star Handicap |
1st | General Bayton | 1 minute 11.2 seconds |
2nd | Deprave | ||
3rd | Via De Lago | ||
2003 Aurie’s Star Handicap |
1st | Sports | 1 minute 10.2 seconds |
2nd | Naden | ||
3rd | Prince Rubiton | ||
2002 Aurie’s Star Handicap |
1st | Fields Of Omagh | 1 minute 09.4 seconds |
2nd | Pindi Ridge | ||
3rd | Gypsy Lad | ||
2001 Aurie’s Star Handicap |
1st | Sound The Alarm | 1 minute 08.9 seconds |
2nd | Slalom | ||
3rd | Le Zagaletta | ||
2000 Aurie’s Star Handicap |
1st | Roktzar | 1 minute 10.8 seconds |
2nd | Le Zagaletta | ||
3rd | Mystic Morse |