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Inaugurated
  
1881

Surface
  
Turf

Qualification
  
Maidens ineligible

Sponsor
  
Race type
  
Thoroughbred

Track
  
Left-handed

Distance
  
1,600 m

Purse
  
500,000 USD (2016)

Toorak Handicap

Location
  
Caulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia

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The Toorak Handicap is a Melbourne Racing Club Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race run as an open handicap race, over a distance of 1,600 metres at Caulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia. Currently, the prizemoney is A$500,000.

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Race history

The race is held annually in October on Caulfield Guineas day, the first day of the MRC Spring Carnival.

During World War II the race was run at Flemington Racecourse.

The G1 1400 metre Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes, held three weeks earlier under the same handicap conditions at Caulfield is considered the predominant lead up race. Thoroughbreds which perform well he usually either follow up by entering the G1 Emirates Stakes later in the Spring Carnival. Some of the classier thoroughbreds do extend in distance and are successful.

Race name

  • 1886–1980 - Toorak Handicap
  • 1981–1984 - The IXL
  • 1985–1989 - The Elders Mile
  • 1990 onwards - Toorak Handicap
  • Race distance

  • 1886–1890 - 1 mile (~1600 metres)
  • 1891 - 118 miles (~1800 metres)
  • 1892–1971 - 1 mile (~1600 metres)
  • 1972 onwards - 1600 metres
  • Race grade

  • 1886–1978 - Principal Race
  • 1979 onwards - Group 1
  • Double winners

    Thoroughbreds that have won the Toorak Handicap – Caulfield Cup double:

  • The Trump (1937), Royal Gem (1946), Galilee (1966 - also Melbourne Cup), Tobin Bronze (1967 - also W S Cox Plate), Leilani (1974).
  • References

    Toorak Handicap Wikipedia