The Group 1 Newmarket Handicap (1200m) was won by Wanted at Melbourne’s Flemington Racecourse on Saturday, on a day which will certainly be remembered, due to torrential weather.
The 2010 Newmarket Handicap was the sixth race of the day, the first…
This Saturday, Melbourne’s Flemington Racecourse will play host to one of its most prestigious days of racing – Super Saturday, and will see the Group 1 Newmarket Handicap provide a thrilling sprint down the straight.
Going into the 2010 Newmarket Handicap…
The highly anticipated feature raceday of the Melbourne Racing Carnival – Super Saturday, is taking place this weekend, and the 2010 Newmarket Handicap will be just one of the highlights, as it brings the Flemington Racecourse alive.
Taking place as the…
The Newmarket Handicap is one of the elite Group 1 races held at the famous Flemington Racecourse towards the tail end of the coveted Melbourne Autumn Racing Carnival.
Run over the sprint distance of 1200m, the Newmarket Handicap is an open handicap event and is one of an incredible seven group status races held on Flemington’s Super Saturday of Racing in early March. It shares the day with two other Group 1 events, the Australian Cup and Australian Guineas.
Worth a very lucrative $1million, it is the premier sprint race of the autumn and as such attracts a world-class field of contenders every year.
The Newmarket Handicap is one of Melbourne’s oldest and most prestigious races, first run back in 1874 when Maid Of Avenel claimed victory. Originally run over six furlongs, the race changed to the metric conversion of 1200m in 1973 and has remained the same since.
Starting as a Principal race, the Newmarket Handicap was given Group 1 status in 1980.
The Super Saturday of Racing at Flemington is one of the biggest and best days of action for punters as the line-up of superb races allows plenty of opportunity to win! To be there on the day is a real treat, with the colours and intensity of thoroughbred racing coming to a peak. If you can’t make it to the course, however, the best way to place a bet on the Newmarket Handicap is online with one of the many bookmaker sites available to Australian punters.
There are a number of excellent lead-up races to the Newmarket Handicap that have served as decent guides to the race in the past including the Group 1 Oakleigh Plate (1100m) a fortnight earlier at Caulfield and the Group 3 Standish Handicap held on New Year’s Day. Another ideal preparatory race is the Group 1 Lightning Stakes, as it is also run down the Flemington ‘Straight Six’ course.
The Lightning Stakes – Newmarket Handicap is a popular betting option open during the Autumn Carnival that pays excellent dividends when successful.
Don’t forget to do all of your horse betting online. As online betting sites such as SportsBet offer odds on everything from the New Market Handicap to the Melbourne Cup, they have all your racing needs covered.
When: Early March
Track Location: Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne
Race Distance: 1200m
Group Status: Group 1
Race Type: Open Handicap
Stakes: $1million
First Run: 1874
