Telegraph Handicap

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Telegraph Handicap
Group I race
Location Trentham Racecourse
Wellington, New Zealand
Inaugurated1891
Race type Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website www.trentham.co.nz
Race information
Distance1200m (6 furlongs)
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationThree-year-olds and up
WeightSet Weights & Penalties
PurseNZ$450,000 (2024)

The Telegraph Handicap is a Group One New Zealand horse race contested by the Wellington Racing Club at Trentham Racecourse in Upper Hutt, during the Wellington Cup carnival in January.

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The Telegraph Handicap, raced over 1200 metres, and the Railway Stakes contested at Ellerslie Racecourse are New Zealand's premier sprint races.

In the late 1980s the race was called the Wrightson Handicap.

Previous winners

Year
Winner
Jockey
Trainer(s)
Time
Second
Third
2024 [1] Mercurial 58.5Samantha SprattStephen Marsh1:08.51 (good)Express Yourself 56.5Bonny Lass 56.5
2023 [2] Levante 56.5Ryan ElliotKen & Bev Kelso1:07.11 (good)Babylon Berlin 56.5Ifndoubtgetout 58.5
2022 [3] Levante 56.5 [4] Ryan ElliottKen & Bev Kelso1:06.18 (good)Roch 'N' Horse 56.5Mascarpone 58.5
2021 [5] Avantage 56.5Danielle Johnson Jamie Richards 1:06.97 (good)Spring Heat 56.5Burgundy Belle 56.5
2020 [6] Avantage 56.5 Opie Bosson Jamie Richards 1:07.04 (good)Enzo’s Lad 58.5Spring Heat 56.5
2019 [7] Enzo's Lad 58Michael McNabMichael & Matthew Pitman1:06.95 (good)Ferrando 55.5Sensei 55.5
2018 [8] Enzo's Lad 55.5Sam WeatherleyMichael & Matthew Pitman1:08.30 (good) Kawi 59Ferrando 55.5
2017Signify 55Racha CuneenAlex Cowan, Ashburton1:07.71Start Wondering 58Perfect Fit 56
2016Adventador 55.5Matt CameronGus Lowry & Grant Cullen1:08.34Miss Seton Sands 53.5Trepidation 53
2015Sacred Star 57Vinnie ColganTony Pike1:07.71Designated Driver 53Trepidation 53
2014Irish Fling 52 Mark Du Plessis Gus Lowry & Grant Cullen1:07.48Natuzzi 54.5Jaggard 52
2013Final Touch 58 Chris Johnson John & Karen Parsons1:08.53Xanadu 55Burgundy 55
2012Guiseppina 53 James McDonald Steven Ramsay & Julia Ritchie, Maungatautari1:06.94Atomic Force 59El Chico 55
2011 Mufhasa 56.5Samantha SprattStephen McKee, Ardmore1:07.04First Command 58.5Coup Align 56.5
2010Vonusti 52.5 Noel Harris Tim & Margaret Carter1:09.36Tootsie 52.5Stupendous 52.5
2009 Mufhasa 55.5Samantha SprattStephen McKee, Ardmore1:07.39Atapi 55Ruud Van Slaats 53.5
2008 Seachange 58.5Gavin McKeonRalph Manning, Cambridge1:06.66Kay’s Awake 55Maximum Star 52
2007 Darci Brahma 57 Opie Bosson Mark Walker1:07.00 Seachange 55.5Kay's Awake 53
2006 Gee I Jane 55.5Scott SeamerNeville Couchman, Cambridge1:07.77Dezigna 52.5Magistra Decta 53
2005Keeninsky 50.5Allan Peard [9] Graeme Rogerson & Stephen Autridge, Tuhikaramea1:07.55Sedecrem 56.5Dezigna 50.5
2004King's Chapel Noel Harris Mark Walker1:06.79SunlawSedecrem
2003 Tit For Taat 58.5 Michael Walker Anne Herbert1:07.64Egyptian Raine 58Fair Embrace 54
2002Vinaka 52.5 Lance O'Sullivan Jim Gibbs1:08.06Life Of Riley 52Spring Rain 54
2001Star Of Gold 53Peter D JohnsonStephen & Trevor McKee 1:07.76Spring Rain 53Travellin' Man 52.5
2000Fritz 53 Noel Harris Neil Coulbeck, Leithfield1:07.63Cheiron 54Star Of Gold 54
1999 Bawalaksana 52 Lance O'Sullivan Paul O’Sullivan 1:06.51Buster Brookfield 52Samboa 53
1998Vegas 51.5 Opie Bosson Graeme Rogerson & Keith Hawtin1:08.85Kiora Star 52Coogee Walk 53
1997 O'Reilly 49 Lance O'Sullivan Dave & Paul O’Sullivan, Matamata1:07.36Classic Royal 49Krispin Klear 55.5
1996 Loader 55 Chris Johnson Peter J & Dawn M Williams1:06.85Sun Spot 55Snap 50
1995 Lord Tridan 57 Tony Allan Michael Moroney, Matamata1:07.06Rampage 48.5Saxonvale 54.5
1994Lady Madonna 50Jim O'StykeGrant Searle1:10.40Enhancer 51.5Lord Tridan 56
1993 Victory Dias 49.5Craig BeetsC W & Jim Gibbs & Lance Noble1:06.59Lord Tridan 51Javelin 56
1992Morar 52.5 Larry Cassidy Dave & Paul O’Sullivan 1:08.91Mrs Selleck 49.75Romanee Conti 47
1991Vain Sovereign 52Brian HibberdM R Campbell1:08.31 Mr Tiz 60.5Hypervain 50
1990 Mr Tiz 55.5 Lance O'Sullivan Dave & Paul O’Sullivan 1:07.99Vain Sovereign 52Zephyr Magic 55.5
1989 Mr Tiz 50.5 (dead heat) Lance O'Sullivan Dave & Paul O’Sullivan 1:07.66-Sirstaci 50
1989Festal 49 (dead heat) Larry Cassidy Bruce Marsh1:07.66-Sirstaci 50
1988 Courier Bay 58 David Walsh G A White1:07.45Sirstaci 49.5Squire Gray 47.5
1987 Courier Bay 54.5 David Walsh G A White1:07.45Kosha 57Knight Invader 50
1986Tanalyse 54.5 David Walsh D Grubb1:07.35Princess Dram 53Silver Tip 51.5
1985High Regards 48.5 Lance O'Sullivan Dave & Paul O’Sullivan, Matamata1:07.23Romantic Bay 48.5Clear Gold 56.5

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References

  1. ↑ "Race 8 JR & N BERKETT TELEGRAPH at WELLINGTON RC on 13 JAN 2024 | LOVERACING.NZ". loveracing.nz.
  2. ↑ "Race 8 JR & N BERKETT TELEGRAPH at WELLINGTON RC on 14 JAN 2023 | LOVERACING.NZ". loveracing.nz.
  3. ↑ "Race 8 JR & N BERKETT TELEGRAPH at WELLINGTON RC on 15 JAN 2022 | LOVERACING.NZ".
  4. ↑ "Levante wins Telegraph in unofficial world record time over 1200 metres". 15 January 2022.
  5. ↑ "Race 8 JR & N BERKETT TELEGRAPH at WELLINGTON RC on 16 JAN 2021 | LOVERACING.NZ". loveracing.nz.
  6. ↑ "Race 7 JR & N BERKETT TELEGRAPH at WELLINGTON RC on 18 JAN 2020 | LOVERACING.NZ". loveracing.nz.
  7. ↑ "Race 7 JR & N BERKETT TELEGRAPH at WELLINGTON RC on 19 JAN 2019 | LOVERACING.NZ". loveracing.nz.
  8. ↑ "Race 7 JR & N BERKETT TELEGRAPH at WELLINGTON RC on 20 JAN 2018 | LOVERACING.NZ". loveracing.nz.
  9. ↑ "Racing: Winning post 'just in time'". NZ Herald. February 6, 2024.
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