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The Standish Handicap is a Group 3 sprint race held at Flemington Racecourse in January each summer.
Standish Handicap News
The Standish Handicap is a 1200m sprint that takes place at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne in early January each summer.
It is held under handicap conditions and pays $200,000 in prize money and has been run in mid-January since 2022 having been moved from its traditional spot on the New Year’s Day race card at HQ.
As a Group 3 event, it attracts some fairly decent talent looking for an off-season Black-Type to either round out their summer or kick off their autumn.
Standish Handicap Day now runs on the Saturday prior to Queensland’s Magic Millions Race Day at the Gold Coast headlined by the $3 million Magic Millions 2YO Classic and $3 million Magic Millions 3YO Guineas.
It is now also part of Melbourne’s Summer Sprint Series running as the third event in the four-race series. The other races in the series are the Listed Kensington Stakes at Flemington, Listed Christmas Stakes at Caulfield and the Group 2 Australia Stakes at Moonee Valley.
The Standish Handicap is considered an important event for some horses who are gearing up for some of the few January races or the early Autumn Racing Carnival. However, many of the top sprinters in Melbourne are usually in the paddock around this time.
In 2019 the Standish Handicap winner Whispering Brook franked the form winning the Group 2 Australia Stakes (1200m) next start at The Valley.
The Standish Handicap is held down the “straight six”, which is the Flemington straight (six furlongs long).
Horses that do well in the Standish Handicap may target the Group 1 sprints of the Melbourne Autumn Racing Carnival including Caulfield’s Group 1 Oakleigh Plate (1100m) in February.
Dual Standish Handicap champion Halvorsen franked the form out of the 2022 race when running second in both the Group 1 William Reid Stakes (1200m) in Melbourne and Group 1 The Goodwood (1200m) in Adelaide later that year.
The Standish Handicap winner is now also exempt from that autumn’s Group 1 Newmarket Handicap (1200m) held at the same track and distance in March.
The 2026 Standish Handicap runs on Saturday January 10, 2026 at Flemington Racecourse.
| Standish Handicap 2026 | |
|---|---|
| Date: | Saturday January 10, 2026 |
| Track: | Flemington Racecourse |
| Distance: | 1200m |
| Race Type: | Open Handicap |
| Status: | Group 3 |
| Prize Money: | $200,000 |
2026 Standish Handicap Results
Stay tuned for the official 2026 Standish Handicap results and finishing order at Flemington Racecourse on Saturday January 10, 2026.
- 1st: TBD
- 2nd: TBD
- 3rd: TBD
Winning Margin: TBD
Winning Time: TBD
2026 Standish Handicap Betting
The latest available Standish Handicap 2026 betting odds will be open at Ladbrokes where you can lock in your Standish Handicap betting tips at the hottest summer racing prices and also published here at Races.com.au.
Sirius Suspect ($2.90 in 2021) and Sghirripa ($2.05 in 2024) are the latest favourites in Standish Handicap betting to salute for the punters.
2026 Standish Handicap Form Guide
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2026 Standish Handicap Tips
Stay tuned for our insider Standish Handicap 2026 Tips on the summer showdown this January.
- To Win:Â TBD
2026 Standish Handicap Field
The Standish Handicap field attracts a quality line-up of summer sprinters each January, many coming off a lead-up run at the Flemington track and the bulk of which progress onto the Melbourne Autumn Racing Carnival sprint races later in the year.
The 2026 Standish Handicap field and barriers are set for release the week before the race and will be provided in full below as soon as made available by Racing Victoria.
2026 Standish Handicap Nominations
Early Standish Handicap 2026 nominations are taken the Monday leading-up to the race.
Standish Handicap History
The Standish Handicap was inaugurated in 1884. This makes it one of the older races in Australia.
It is named after Captain Frederick Standish. He was a former VRC Chairman and also held the position of Victorian Chief Commissioner of police during the period that Ned Kelly was galloping around the scrub bush-rangering. Fred Standish passed away in 1883.
Between 1884 and 1972 the Standish Handicap was held over six furlongs. Following the conversion to metric, it was held over 1200m, right up until 2006. In that year it was held over 1100m. Since 2007 it has been raced over 1200m.
In 1997 for a year the race was held at Moonee Valley. Caulfield Racecourse hosted it in 2006.
Prior to 1979, it was a Principal race, and since then it has held Group 3 status.
Notable Standish Handicap winners include: Barefoot (1892); Miss Bobby (1907, 08); Press Gang (1935); Ungar (1950, 51); Scarborough Fair (1972); Redelva (1988); Iglesia (2001); Super Impressive (2003, 05); and Flamberge (2014).
Standish Handicap results, place getters and winning times since 2000 are provided below.
In 2022 Halvorsen emulated Super Impressive (2003, 2005) winning the Standish Handicap for the second time in three years.
Standish Handicap Winners
| Year | Place | Horse | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Standish Handicap | 1st | TBD | TBD |
| 2nd | TBD | ||
| 3rd | TBD | ||
| 2025 Standish Handicap | 1st | It’sourtime | 1 minute 10.08 seconds |
| 2nd | Aztec Ruler | ||
| 3rd | Joyful Fortune | ||
| 2024 Standish Handicap | 1st | Sghirripa | 1 minute 9.07 seconds |
| 2nd | Crosshaven | ||
| 3rd | Curran | ||
| 2023 Standish Handicap | 1st | Snapper | 1 minute 9.73 seconds |
| 2nd | Rose Quartz | ||
| 3rd | Dawn Passage | ||
| 2022 Standish Handicap | 1st | Halvorsen | 1 minute 8.66 seconds |
| 2nd | It’sourtime | ||
| 3rd | The Astrologist | ||
| 2021 Standish Handicap | 1st | Sirius Suspect | 1 minute 9.27 seconds |
| 2nd | Albumin | ||
| 3rd | Defiant Dancer | ||
| 2020 Standish Handicap | 1st | Halvorsen | 1 minute 10.24 seconds |
| 2nd | Bold Star | ||
| 3rd | Superhard | ||
| 2019 Standish Handicap | 1st | Whispering Brook | 1 minute 9.18 seconds |
| 2nd | Smart Coupe | ||
| 3rd | True Excelsior | ||
| 2018 Standish Handicap | 1st | Lord Of The Sky | 1 minute 8.98 seconds |
| 2nd | Flippant | ||
| 3rd | Chamois Road | ||
| 2017 Standish Handicap | 1st | Odyssey Moon | 1 minute 10.54 seconds |
| 2nd | Cavaloce | ||
| 3rd | Inspector | ||
| 2016 Standish Handicap | 1st | Durendal | 1 minute 9.4 seconds |
| 2nd | Zupacharged | ||
| 3rd | Churchill Dancer | ||
| 2015 Standish Handicap | 1st | Decircles | 1 minute 9.1 seconds |
| 2nd | Lord Of The Sky | ||
| 3rd | Reparations | ||
| 2014 Standish Handicap | 1st | Flamberge | 1 minute 9.9 seconds |
| 2nd | Essay Raider | ||
| 3rd | Decircles | ||
| 2013 Standish Handicap | 1st | Adamantium | 1 minute 8.2 seconds |
| 2nd | Catapulted | ||
| 3rd | Goldstone | ||
| 2012 Standish Handicap | 1st | Catapulted | 1 minute 7.6 seconds |
| =2nd | Rocking Force | ||
| =2nd | Cascabel | ||
| 2011 Standish Handicap | 1st | Ahdashim | 1 minute 9.1 seconds |
| 2nd | Chasm | ||
| 3rd | Eclair Mystic | ||
| 2010 Standish Handicap | 1st | Royal Ida | 1 minute 11.1 seconds |
| 2nd | Beltrois | ||
| 3rd | Juggle The Books | ||
| 2009 Standish Handicap | 1st | King Hoaks | 1 minute 10.3 seconds |
| 2nd | Bowhunter | ||
| 3rd | Orbit Express | ||
| 2008 Standish Handicap | 1st | Publishing | 1 minute 9.3 seconds |
| 2nd | Eskaw | ||
| 3rd | Pencelaron | ||
| 2007 Standish Handicap | 1st | Watchyerback | 1 minute 9.0 seconds |
| 2nd | Murray Downs | ||
| 3rd | Cocinero | ||
| 2006 Standish Handicap | 1st | Honalee | 1 minute 3.4 seconds |
| 2nd | Gold Wells | ||
| 3rd | Starhere | ||
| 2005 Standish Handicap | 1st | Super Impressive | 1 minute 9.8 seconds |
| 2nd | Blessum | ||
| 3rd | Savage Attack | ||
| 2004 Standish Handicap | 1st | Blessum | 1 minute 9.2 seconds |
| 2nd | Monahan Tweed | ||
| 3rd | Super Impressive | ||
| 2003 Standish Handicap | 1st | Super Impressive | 1 minute 10.3 seconds |
| 2nd | Confederate Kid | ||
| 3rd | The Expat | ||
| 2002 Standish Handicap | 1st | Lets Planet | 1 minute 9.7 seconds |
| 2nd | Chattanooga | ||
| 3rd | Generalissimo | ||
| 2001 Standish Handicap | 1st | Iglesia | 1 minute 7.1 seconds |
| 2nd | Sedation | ||
| 3rd | Major | ||
| 2000 Standish Handicap | 1st | Upright | 1 minute 9.6 seconds |
| 2nd | Rain Dance Lady | ||
| 3rd | Bush Outlaw | ||
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