From the race’s inauguration in 1874 all the way up to 2025, we have a comprehensive list of Newmarket Handicap winners from past race meets.

2022 Newmarket Handicap Winner Roch 'N' Horse
2022 Newmarket Handicap winner Roch ‘N’ Horse. Photo: Ultimate Racing Photos.

Included are finishing times, sex, and other important details on the winners of the Group 1 Newmarket Handicap sprint race at Flemington from 1979 to the present. Further down is a complete list of past Newmarket Handicap winning horses.

Maid Of Avenel was the inaugural Newmarket Handicap winner back in 1874.

Notable early Newmarket Handicap winners include Malua (1884), Wakeful (1901), Heroic (1926), Ajax (1938), heavyweight hero Bernborough (1946), Royal Gem (1948) and history’s first Two Year Old Triple Crown winner Baguette (1971).

Aspen (1880, 1881) was the first dual Newmarket Handicap champion.

There have only been five back-to-back Newmarket Handicap winners throughout history with Redkirk Warrior (2017,2018), Razor Sharp (1982,1983), Correct (1960,1961), Gothic (1927,1928) and the aforementioned Aspen (1880,1881).

One of history’s standout Newmarket Handicap winners was the undefeated mare Black Caviar (2011) who finished her flawless career with 25 wins from 25 starts including 15 Group 1 victories.

The 2022 Newmarket Handicap winner was Michael Moroney’s New Zealand mare Roch ‘N’ Horse who won at a blow-out price of $101! Roch ‘N’ Horse (2022) is both the longest-priced Newmarket Handicap winner throughout history and the only New Zealand-bred champ to date.

Other notable Newmarket Handicap winners include Placid Ark (1987), international performer Shaftesbury Avenue (1981), Schillaci (1992), All Our Mob (1995), Exceed And Excel (2004), Alinghi (2005), Takeover Target (2006), that season’s Australian Champion Racehorse of the Year Miss Andretti (2007), Weekend Hussler (2008), Scenic Blast (2009) who won the King’s Stand Stakes at Royal Ascot in the UK, Hay List (2012), Sunlight (2019), and Bivouac (2020).

The 2023 Newmarket Handicap winner was the James Cummings-trained Coolmore Stud Stakes winning filly from the spring In Secret ($6) who won the race third-up off two Sydney lead-ups and was ridden in a late pick-up by Dean Holland who sadly lost his life the following month in a Victorian race fall.

The Newmarket Handicap 2024 winner was Cylinder ($11) who went back-to-back for James Cummings-trained three-year-olds in the race. He was huge late down the outside for jockey Jamie Kah who lost the ride last year after a fall. She was back to claim victory 12 months on honouring the fallen Dean Holland.

The 2025 Newmarket Handicap winner is TBC and will be known when the famous Flemington sprint takes place on Saturday the 8th of March 2025.

Newmarket handicap WINNERS 1979 – present

Year Winner Colour Sex Age Weight Time Starting Price
2025 TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD
2024 Cylinder Bay Colt 3y 51.5kg 1:08.83 $11
2023 In Secret Bay Filly 3y 51.5kg 1:08.24 $6
2022 Roch ‘N’ Horse Chestnut Mare 5y 52.5kg 1:09.01 $101
2021 Zoutori Bay Gelding 5y 57kg 1:09.61 $20
2020 Bivouc Bay Colt 3y 54 kg 1:09.21 $5.50
2019 Sunlight Bay Filly 3y 50.5 kg 1:08.25 $13.00
2018 Redkirk Warrior Chestnut Gelding 7y 57.5 kg 1:08.33 $7.00
2017 Redkirk Warrior Chestnut Gelding 6y 52.5 kg 1:09.05 $31.00
2016 The Quarterback Chestnut Gelding 5y 52 kg 1:09.23 $21.00
2015 Brazen Beau Brown Colt 3y 52 kg 1:09.24 $5.50
2014 Lankan Rupee Bay Gelding 4y 56.5 kg 1:09.26 $6.00
2013 Shamexpress Bay Colt 3y 50.5 kg 1:08.16 $15.00
2012 Hay List Bay/Brown Gelding 6y 58.5 kg 1:08.72 $N/A
2011 Black Caviar Brown Mare 4y 58 kg 1:07.36 $1.18
2010 Wanted Bay Colt 3y 51.5 kg 1:10.11 $13.00
2009 Scenic Blast Bay/Brown Gelding 4y 57 kg 1:08.75 $13.00
2008 Weekend Hussler Bay Gelding 3y 56 kg 1:08.97 $1.70
2007 Miss Andretti Bay Mare 5y 56 kg 1:07.74 3-1
2006 Takeover Target Bay Gelding 6u 57 kg 1:08.3 9-2
2005 Alinghi Brown Fill 3y 53.5 kg 1:08.1 9-10
2004 Exceed And Excel Bay Colt 3y 55 kg 1:08.72 13-4
2003 Belle Du Jour Bay Mare 5y 52.5 kg 1:08.64 9-1
2002 Rubitano Brown Gelding 4y 51 kg 1:09.03 16-1
2001 Toledo Bay Gelding 7y 54.5 kg 1:08.67 16-1
2000 Miss Pennymoney Chestnut Fill 3y 53.5 kg 1:07.68 9-2
1999 Isca Bay Fill 3y 52.5 kg 1:07.8 5-1
1998 General Nediym Chestnut Colt 3y 55 kg 1:09.23 5-2
1997 Ruffles Chestnut Mare 4y 52.5 kg 1:08.90 16-1
1996 Brawny Spirit Brown Gelding 5y 54 kg 1:07.70 12-1
1995 All Our Mob Chestnut Gelding 5y 56 kg 1:08.20 16-1
1994 Mookta Bay Horse 4y 54 kg 1:10.20 33-1
1993 Primacy Chestnut Gelding 3y 52 kg 1:08.10 11-4
1992 Schillaci Grey Gelding 3y 55.5 kg 1:09.40 5-2
1991 Shaftesbury Avenue Chestnut Gelding 4y 58 kg 1:11.00 4-1
1990 Gold Trump Bay Gelding 5y 52 kg 1:08.3 16-1
1989 Grandiose Brown Gelding 4y 53.5 kg 1:10.1 10-1
1988 Special Bay Mare 4y 55 kg 1:11.20 4-1
1987 Placid Ark Brown Gelding 3y 55 kg 1:09.50 9-4
1986 Lockley’s Tradition Bay Gelding 4y 54.5 kg 1:10.60 12-1
1985 Red Tempo Chestnut Horse 5y 55.5 kg 1:09.20 14-1
1984 Heron Bridge Brown Gelding 6y 54 kg 1:08.80 33-1
1983 Razor Sharp Bay Gelding 5y 55.5 kg 1:09.7 25-1
1982 Razor Sharp Bay Gelding 4y 53 kg 1:09.1 10-1
1981 Elounda Bay Chestnut Colt 3y 53.5 kg 1:08.5 10-1
1980 Dor Kon Bay Gelding 4y 46.5 kg 1:11.6 33-1
1979 Better Beyond Chestnut Gelding 4y 50 kg 1:09.7 66-1

COMPLETE LIST OF PAST newmarket handicap winners

Year Winner
2025 TBD
2024 Cylinder
2023 In Secret
2022 Roch ‘n’ Horse
2021 Zoutori
2020 Bivouac
2019 Sunlight
2018 Redkirk Warrior
2017 Redkirk Warrior
2016 The Quarterback
2015 Brazen Beau
2014 Lankan Rupee
2013 Shamexpress
2012 Hay List
2011 Black Caviar
2010 Wanted
2009 Scenic Blast
2008 Weekend Hussler
2007 Miss Andretti
2006 Takeover Target
2005 Alinghi
2004 Exceed And Excel
2003 Belle Du Jour
2002 Rubitano
2001 Toledo
2000 Miss Pennymoney
1999 Isca
1998 General Nediym
1997 Ruffles
1996 Brawny Spirit
1995 All Our Mob
1994 Mookta
1993 Primacy
1992 Schillaci]
1991 Shaftesbury Avenue
1990 Gold Trump
1989 Grandiose
1988 Special
1987 Placid Ark
1986 Lockley’s Tradition
1985 Red Tempo
1984 Heron Bridge
1983 Razor Sharp
1982 Razor Sharp
1981 Elounda Bay
1980 Dor Kon
1979 Better Beyond
1978 Maybe Mahal
1977 Desirable
1976 Toy Show
1975 Cap D’antibes
1974 Coolalinga
1973 Century
1972 Crown
1971 Baguette
1970 Black Onyx
1969 Begonia Belle
1968 Manihi
1967 Nebo Road
1966 Bowl King
1965 Ripa
1964 Rashlore
1963 Our Cobber
1962 Victorious
1961 Correct
1960 Correct
1959 Gold Stakes
1958 My Hour
1957 King’s Fair
1956 Kingster
1955 Swynphilos
1954 Birdwood
1953 Cultured
1952 Cromwell
1951 Carnage
1950 High Jip
1949 Reperio
1948 Royal Gem
1947 Gay Queen
1946 Bernborough
1945 Three Wheeler
1944 Orteli
1943 Denko
1942 Kelos
1941 All Veil
1940 Mildura
1939 El Golea
1938 Ajax
1937 Aurie’s Star
1936 Regular Bachelor
1935 Count Ito
1934 Foursome
1933 Waltzing Lily
1932 Lady Linden
1931 Parkwood
1930 Greenline
1929 St. Ardent
1928 Gothic
1927 Gothic
1926 Heroic
1925 Valiard
1924 Quintus
1923 Sunburst
1922 Rostrum
1921 Blue Cross
1920 Red Dome
1919 Molly’s Robe
1918 Cetigne
1917 Polycrates
1916 Amata
1915 Blague
1914 Iownit
1913 Relievo
1912 Desire
1911 Queen Of Scots
1910 Mala
1909 Soultline
1908 Scotland
1907 Ebullition
1906 Pendant
1905 Playaway
1904 Mairp
1903 Chantress
1902 Sir Foote
1901 Wakeful
1900 The Watchdog
1899 Forest
1898 Amiable
1897 Carlton
1896 Maluma
1895 Laundress
1894 Hova
1893 Fortunatus
1892 Wild Rose
1891 Bungebah
1890 Churchill
1889 Sedition
1888 Cranbrook
1887 Lochiel
1886 William Tell
1885 Coronet
1884 Malua
1883 Tyropean
1882 Hyacinth
1881 Aspen
1880 Aspen
1879 Diomede
1878 Lady Ellen
1877 Tom Kirk
1876 Sultan
1875 Calumny
1874 Maid Of Avenel

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