Standish Handicap
The Standish Handicap is a Victoria Racing Club Group 3 Thoroughbred horse race held under open handicap conditions, over a distance of 1200 metres at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Australia in January, traditionally on New Year's Day. The prizemoney is A$160,000 with $96,000 allotted to the winner.
History
The Standish Handicap is named after Captain Frederick Standish, a VRC chairman and former Chief Commissioner of police at the time of the bushranger Ned Kelly. Standish is also credited with coming up with an idea to run a race and call it the Melbourne Cup.Distance
- 1884-1972 - 6 furlongs
- 1973-2005 - 1200 metres
- 2006 - 1100 metres
- 2007 onwards - 1200 metres
Venue
- 1997 the race was run at Moonee Valley Racecourse.
- 2006 the race was run at Caulfield Racecourse.
Grade
- 1884-1979 - Principal race
- 1980 onwards - Group 3
Winners
- 2020 - Halvorsen
- 2019 - Whispering Brook
- 2018 - Lord Of The Sky
- 2017 - Odyssey Moon
- 2016 - Durendal
- 2015 - Decircles
- 2014 - Flamberge
- 2013 - Adamantium
- 2012 - Catapulted
- 2011 - Ahdashim
- 2010 - Royal Ida
- 2009 - King Hoaks
- 2008 - Publishing
- 2007 - Watchyerback
- 2006 - Honalee
- 2005 - Super Impressive
- 2004 - Blessum
- 2003 - Super Impressive
- 2002 - Lets Planet
- 2001 - Iglesia
- 2000 - Upright
- 1999 - Whistle Up
- 1998 - Hon Kwok Star
- 1997 - Khaptingly
- 1996 - Ben's Rocket
- 1995 - Blue Boss
- 1994 - Laser Beam
- 1993 - Western Voyage
- 1992 - Jolly Old Mac
- 1991 - Grandiose
- 1990 - Strawberry Ranch
- 1989 - Grandiose
- 1988 - Redelva
- 1987 - Burano
- 1986 - True Version
- 1985 - Maniwreck
- 1984 - Warrior King
- 1983 - Braw Laddie
- 1982 - Hes A Haze
- 1981 - Grey Sapphire
- 1980 - Rooney
- 1979 - Kaoru Coup
- 1978 - Rooney
- 1977 - Skylea
- 1976 - Aurealis
- 1975 - Vain Prince
- 1974 - Brooklyn
- 1973 - Mao's Peak
- 1972 - Scarborough Fair
- 1971 - Timele
- 1970 - Jimeal
- 1969 - Ridicule
- 1968 - Lord Orpin
- 1967 - Top Court
- 1966 - Elect
- 1965 - Tone
- 1964 - Chokra
- 1963 - Regolano
- 1962 - Monte Bianco
- 1961 - Victorious
- 1960 - Planetoid
- 1959 - Scenic Star
- 1958 - Sports Quiz
- 1957 - On Parade
- 1956 - Fair Chief
- 1955 - Cowboy Bill
- 1954 - Hyroanie
- 1953 - Flying Halo
- 1952 - Gay Saint
- 1951 - Ungar
- 1950 - Ungar
- 1949 - Chal
- 1948 - High Play
- 1947 - Air Marshal
- 1946 - David's Last
- 1945 - David's Last
- 1944 - Phildoll
- 1943 - Reception
- 1942 - Orteli
- 1941 - Manrico
- 1940 - Chatsbury
- 1939 - Manrico
- 1938 - Amiable
- 1937 - Cereza
- 1936 - Ogwell
- 1935 - Press Gang
- 1934 - Calulu King
- 1933 - Waltzing Lily
- 1932 - Bold Bid
- 1931 - Umbertana
- 1930 - Birdcage
- 1929 - Aga Khan
- 1928 - Sans Culotte
- 1927 - Quintus
- 1926 - Trice
- 1925 - Valdes
- 1924 - Una Carlos
- 1923 - Sunburst
- 1922 - Whiz Bang
- 1921 - Blue Cross
- 1920 - Blue Cross
- 1919 - Head Wind
- 1918 - Perdo
- 1917 - Aleconner
- 1916 - Eurobin
- 1915 - Iownit
- 1914 - Captain White
- 1913 - Berry Consols
- 1912 - Berry Consols
- 1911 - Carette
- 1910 - Malmsey
- 1909 - Dunolly
- 1908 - Miss Bobby
- 1907 - Miss Bobby
- 1906 - Rosebloom
- 1905 - Sinnang
- 1904 - Silenus
- 1903 - Fishery
- 1902 - The Victory
- 1901 - Duke Of Portland
- 1900 - Silvermoor
- 1899 - Veloce
- 1898 - Embrasure
- 1897 - Culzean
- 1896 - Lord Charles Scott
- 1895 - Fortunatus
- 1894 - Parramatta
- 1893 - Ascot Vale
- 1892 - Barefoot
- 1891 - Gladstone
- 1890 - Fishwife
- 1889 - Boz
- 1888 - Mozart
- 1887 - William Tell
- 1886 - Duration
- 1885 - Middlemarch
- 1884 - Chuckster