Telegraph Handicap
The Telegraph Handicap is a Group One New Zealand horse race.
| Group I race | |
| Location | Trentham Racecourse Wellington, New Zealand |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1891 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | www |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1200m (6 furlongs) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-olds and up |
| Weight | Set Weights & Penalties |
| Purse | NZ$250,000 |
Held at Trentham Racecourse in Upper Hutt, during the Wellington Cup carnival in January. The Telegraph Handicap is raced over 1200 metres and is New Zealand's premier sprint race with a purse of NZ$250,000.
Previous winners
| Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Avantage | Opie Bosson | 1:07.04 |
| 2019 | Enzo's Lad | Michael McNab | 1:06.95 |
| 2018 | Enzo's Lad | Sam Weatherley | 1:08.30 |
| 2017 | Signify | Racha Cuneen | 1:07.71 |
| 2016 | Adventador | Matt Cameron | 1:08.34 |
| 2015 | Sacred Star | Vinnie Colgan | 1:07.71 |
| 2014 | Irish Fling | Mark Du Plessis | 1:07.48 |
| 2013 | Final Touch | Chris W Johnson | 1:08.53 |
| 2012 | Guiseppina | James McDonald | 1:06.94 |
| 2011 | Mufhasa | Sam Spratt | 1:07.04 |
| 2010 | Vonusti | Noel G Harris | 1:09.36 |
| 2009 | Mufhasa | Sam Spratt | 1:07.39 |
| 2008 | Seachange | G McKeon | 1:06.66 |
| 2007 | Darci Brahma | Opie Bosson | 1:07.00 |
| 2006 | Gee I Jane | Scott Seamer | 1:07.77 |
| 2005 | Keeninsky | AC Peard | 1:07.55 |
| 2004 | King's Chapel | Noel G Harris | 1:06.79 |
| 2003 | Tit For Taat | Michael Walker | 1:07.64 |
| 2002 | Vinaka | Lance O'Sullivan | 1:08.06 |
| 2001 | Star Of Gold | PD Johnson | 1:07.76 |
| 2000 | Fritz | Noel G Harris | 1:07.63 |
| 1999 | Bawalaksana | Lance O'Sullivan | 1:06.51 |
| 1998 | Vegas | Opie Bosson | 1:08.85 |
| 1997 | O'Reilly | Lance O'Sullivan | 1:07.36 |
| 1996 | Loader | Chris W Johnson | 1:06.85 |
| 1995 | Lord Tridan | Tony K Allan | 1:07.06 |
| 1994 | Lady Madonna | JD O'Styke | 1:10.40 |
| 1993 | Victory Dias | CA Beets | 1:06.59 |
| 1992 | Morar | Larry V Cassidy | 1:08.91 |
| 1991 | Vain Sovereign | B Hibberd | 1:08.31 |
| 1990 | Mr Tiz | Lance O'Sullivan | 1:07.99 |
| 1989 (dead heat) | Mr Tiz | Lance O'Sullivan | 1:07.66 |
| 1989 (dead hear) | Festal | Larry V Cassidy | 1:07.66 |
| 1988 | Courier Bay | David Walsh | 1:07.45 |
| 1987 | Courier Bay | David Walsh | 1:07.45 |
| 1986 | Tanalyse | David Walsh | 1:07.35 |
| 1985 | High Regards | Lance O'Sullivan | 1:07.23 |
Wellington Cup Carnival
Other major races include the:
References
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