Show County Quality Handicap

Show County Quality Handicap
Group 3 race
Location Randwick Racecourse
Inaugurated 1993
Race type Thoroughbred
Race information
Distance 1,200 metres
Surface Turf
Track Right-handed
Qualification 3-year-olds and older
Weight Quality handicap
Minimum weight – 54 kg
Purse $125,000 (2014)

The Show County Quality Handicap is an Australian Turf Club Group 3 Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old and older, run as a quality handicap over a distance of 1200 metres at Randwick Racecourse, Sydney in August.[1] Total prize money for the race is A$125,000.

Race history

The race is named in honour of the versatile sprinter Show County, who was predominant as a two-year-old and three old winning in 1988 and 1989 the following races:[2] Breeders Plate, Silver Slipper Stakes, Maribyrnong Plate, Skyline Stakes, Stan Fox Stakes, San Domenico Stakes, Roman Consul Stakes.

Race grade

Race venue

Past winners

  • 2014 - Terravista[3]
  • 2013 - Rebel Dane[4]
  • 2012 - Moment of Change[5]
  • 2011 - Skytrain[6]
  • 2010 - Kenny's World[7]
  • 2009 - Swift Alliance[8]
  • 2008 - Bank Robber[9]
  • 2007 - †race not held
  • 2006 - Primus[10]
  • 2005 - Lotteria[11]
  • 2004 - Athelnoth[12]
  • 2003 - Sportsman[13]
  • 2002 - Presently[14]
  • 2001 - Kingsgate[15]
  • 2000 - Stanzaic[16]
  • 1999 - Upright[17]
  • 1998 - Siddinghausen[18]
  • 1997 - Might And Power[19]
  • 1996 - Winning Hand[20]
  • 1995 - Identikit[21]
  • 1994 - Remouche[22]
  • 1993 - Big Dreams[23]

† Not held because of outbreak of equine influenza[24]

See also

References