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 race is traditionally held on Easter Saturday.

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.

Grade

  • 1949–1978 - Principal Race
  • 1979 - Listed Race
  • 1980 onwards - Group 3

Distance

  • 1949–1972 - 7 furlongs (~ 1400 metres)
  • 1973 onwards - 1400 metres

1949 racebook

  • 1949 MRC Victoria Handicap racebook front cover
  • 1949 MRC Victoria Handicap raceday officials
  • 1949 MRC Victoria Handicap showing the winner, Ungar
  • 1949 MRC Victoria Handicap starters and results
  • Back cover showing railway and admission charges

Winners

The following are past winners of the race.

† Dead heat

See also