Epsom Handicap

The Epsom Handicap is the premier Group 1 handicap event of the Sydney spring racing carnival and is held each year in early October at Randwick racecourse in Sydney. The race is run over a distance of 1600 metres and worth $500,000 in prizemoney. The 2012 Epsom Handicap was won by Fat Al from Ambidexter with Rolling Pin third.

Epsom Handicap Day features three other quality Group 1 races alongside the Epsom, which are the Spring Champion Stakes for three-year-olds, The Metropolitan for stayers and the Flight Stakes for 3yo fillies.

The Epsom Handicap is the major race of the Randwick spring carnival and is one of two tough Group 1 mile races on the Randwick racing calendar each year, with the other being the Doncaster Handicap in April.

Rich in history, the Epsom Handicap always attracts many of Australia's best milers and has been won by some talented gallopers over the years, including Theseo (2008), Racing To Win (2006), Shogun Lodge (2000), Dodge (1998), Filante (1996), and the grand miler Super Impose, who was a memorable dual winner of this race in 1990-91.

In recent years Rangiragdoo (2nd in 2009) went on to win the Gr2 Crystal Mile (1600m) at Moonee Valley later in the spring on Cox Plate day in Melbourne.

Fat Al (2012) ran 3rd in the Gr2 Shannon Stakes over 1500m at Rosehill prior to winning this event and recent Epsom Handicap winners have been Secret Admirer (2011) and Captain Sonador (2010).

2012 Epsom Handicap result
1. $4.60 Fat Al 52.0 Tommy Berry
2. $5.50 Ambidexter 52.0 Kerrin McEvoy
3. $41.00 Rolling Pin 52.0 Chad Schofield (a)

then followed
4. $17.00 Lightinthenite 52.0 Jim Cassidy
5. $6.50 Secret Admirer 54.0 James McDonald
6. $51.00 Monton 53.0 Ms Kathy O’Hara
7. $6.00 Shoot Out 58.0 Hugh Bowman
8. $21.00 Yosei 52.5 Glyn Schofield
9. $61.00 Tagus 52.0 Brenton Avdulla
10. $51.00 Wild And Proud 52.0 Peter Robl
11. $17.00 Said Com 52.0 Corey Brown
12. $12.00 Rangirangdoo 57.5 Nash Rawiller
13. $26.00 Somepin Anypin 52.0 Jay Ford
14. $41.00 Gangster’S Choice 52.0 Jason Collett
15. $16.00 Kontiki Park 52.0 Nathan Berry

Margins: Head, 1 1/2 len
Time: 1:34.56

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