Victoria Handicap

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Victoria Handicap
Group 3 race
Location Caulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia
Inaugurated1949
Race type Thoroughbred
Sponsor Neds (2022)
Race information
Distance1,400 metres
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
Qualification Maidens ineligible
WeightHandicap
Minimum 54kg
Purse $200,000 (2022)

The Victoria Handicap is a Melbourne Racing Club Group 3 Thoroughbred open handicap horse race, over a distance of 1400 metres, held annually at Caulfield Racecourse in Melbourne, Australia. The total prize money for the race is A$200,000. The race is traditionally held on Easter Saturday. [1]

Contents

History

Name

In 2020 the event was raced as the Elvis Thurgood 40th Anniversary Cup in honor of former jockey Ricky Elvis Thurgood who suffered career ending injuries in 1980. [2]

Grade

Distance

1949 racebook

Winners

† Dead heat

See also

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