The Aurie's Star Handicap is a Group 3 open handicap race that takes place in early August down the 1200 metre straight track at Flemington racecourse in Melbourne. Worth over $151,000 in prizemoney the 2011 Aurie's Star Handicap was taken out by Temple Of Boom from Rekindled Interest with Offenders third.
Previously a listed race, the Aurie's Star Handicap was upgraded to a Group 3 event for the 2010/2011 racing season.
The Aurie's Star Handicap is a more than handy sprint race to bring in the new racing season and quite often provides a starting point for many of our better sprinters on their way to a spring campaign in Melbourne.
Raced down the Flemington 1200 metre 'Straight Course', the Aurie's Star Handicap suits those horses with previous experience down the Flemington straight or any horse who prefers straight racing rather than around turns.
The 2009 Aurie's Star Handicap proved a pivotal one for the spring as Mic Mac (2009) went on to win the Gr 2 Memsie Stakes after winning this race and he then ran multiple placings in a number of good quality races during the spring carnival.
All American (2nd in 2009) ran second in the Aurie's Star Handicap before going on to finish runner-up in the Gr2 Waterford Mile at Moonee Valley and then came out and won the Gr1 Emirates Stakes on the final day of the Flemington carnival.
Temple of Boom (2011) finished unplaced in the listed Ramornie Handicap over 1200m at Grafton prior to success in this event and recent Aurie's Star Handicap winners include Elusive Touch (2010) and Mic Mac (2009).
2011 Aurie's Star Handicap result
1. $8.00 Temple Of Boom 54.0 J McDonald
2. $13.00 Rekindled Interest 53.0 D Dunn
3. $7.00 Offenders 53.0 C Newitt
then followed
4. $3.20 Perturbo 54.5 B Melham
5. $13.00 Nicholls Court 53.0 D Lane
5. $9.50 State Grade 53.0 P Mertens
7. $61.00 Cedarberg 58.0 R McLeod
8. $101.00 Green Moon 53.0 Ms M Payne
9. $4.60 Miss Gai Flyer 53.0 L Nolen
10. $101.00 At First Sight 56.0 N Hall
11. $26.00 Foxham 53.0 C Symons
12. $81.00 Midas Touch 59.0 S King
13. $151.00 Alandi 60.0 S Arnold
Margins: 3/4 len, 1/2 len Time: 1:10.55
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