Race type Thoroughbred - flat Surface Turf | Distance 1,400 metres Track Right-handed | |
Location Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia Inaugurated 1867 (as AJC Squatters' Handicap) | ||
The Bill Ritchie Handicap is an Australian Turf Club Group 3 Thoroughbred open quality handicap horse race for horses three years old and older, over a distance of 1400 metres, held annually at Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia in September. Total prize money for the race is A$125,000.
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Race history
Originally the race was known as the AJC Squatters' Handicap which was run as early as 1867. The race was renamed in 1994 after the New South Wales racehorse owner-breeder Bill Ritchie.
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Bill Ritchie Handicap Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA