Newmarket Handicap

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The Newmarket Handicap is one of Australia's premier Group 1 thoroughbred sprint races, traditionally run over 1200 metres at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Group 1 race
horse race
alsoKnownAs Newmarket
associatedCarnival Flemington autumn carnival
city Melbourne
country Australia
distance 1200 metres
distanceUnit metres
genderEligibility colts
fillies
geldings
mares
governingBody Racing Victoria
grade Group 1
handicapConditions weights allocated by handicapper
hasCategory Australian Group 1 race
Flemington Racecourse event
Sprint race
homeStraight Flemington straight-six
importance one of Australia’s premier sprint races
inaugurated 1874
location Flemington Racecourse
notableWinner Black Caviar
Hay List
Lankan Rupee
linked to: Sri Lankan rupee

Redkirk Warrior
Takeover Target
Weekend Hussler
organiser Victoria Racing Club
qualification open
three-years-old and older
raceClass handicap
racecourse Flemington Racecourse
raceRegion Australasia
linked to: Oceania
raceType Thoroughbred
flat
raceTypeDetail set weights and penalties handicap
sprintRace true
state Victoria
surface turf
timingRelativeToEvent run during the Australian autumn racing season
trackDirection left-handed
typicalFieldSize large fields
typicalStartType barrier start
usualMonthRun March

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Flemington Racecourse hostsEvent Newmarket Handicap
Victoria Racing Club organises Newmarket Handicap
VRC organisesEvent Newmarket Handicap
VRC notableRace Newmarket Handicap