Newmarket Handicap

Newmarket Handicap
Group 1 race
Bernborough, 1946 winner
LocationFlemington Racecourse
Inaugurated1874
Race typeThoroughbred
SponsorYulong Stud (2023)
Race information
Distance1,200 metres
SurfaceTurf
TrackStraight
QualificationMaidens ineligible
WeightHandicap
Purse$1,500,000 (2023)

The Newmarket Handicap is a Victoria Racing Club Group 1 Thoroughbred open handicap horse race over a distance of 1200 metres, at Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia on Super Saturday[1] in March during the VRC Autumn Racing Carnival.[2] Prize money is A$1,500,000.

Ajax, 1938 winner
Gothic, 1927, 1928 winner
  1. ^ "Super Saturday". www.vrc.com.au. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Winners and Past Results for the Newmarket Handicap". Pro Group Racing Australia. 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2015.