The Chairman's Handicap is an Australian Turf Club Group 2 Thoroughbred quality handicap horse race for horses three years old and older, held over a distance of 2600 metres at Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia, in April. The winner of this race is exempt from ballot and penalty in weights for the ATC Sydney Cup.
History
Name
- 1979–2011 - Chairman's Handicap
- 2012–2013 - Chairman's Quality
- 2014–2017 - Chairman's Handicap
- 2018 onwards - Chairman's Quality
Grade
- 1979–2001 - Group 3
- 2002 onwards - Group 2
Distance
- 1979–1999 - 2600 metres
- 2000–2003 - 2400 metres
- 2004 onwards - 2600 metres
Chairman's Handicap - Sydney Cup
The race is traditionally a lead up for the Sydney Cup which is run one week later. The following horses have won the Chairman's Handicap - Sydney Cup double in the same year:
- 1986 - Marooned
- 1987 - Major Drive
- 1990 - King Aussie
- 1997 - Linesman
- 2002 - Henderson Bay
- 2008 - No Wine No Song
- 2010 - Jessicabeel
- 2014 - The Offer
- 2024 - Circle Of Fire
Winners
Past winners of the race are as follows.
- 2025 - Alalcance
- 2024 - Circle Of Fire
- 2023 - Surefire
- 2022 - Nerve Not Verve
- 2021 - Quick Thinker
- 2020 - Raheen House
- 2019 - Gallic Chieftain
- 2018 - Sir Charles Road
- 2017 - Big Duke
- 2016 - Libran
- 2015 - Tremec
- 2014 - The Offer
- 2013 - Tremec
- 2012 - Permit
- 2011 - Once Were Wild
- 2010 - Jessicabeel
- 2009 - Divine Rebel
- 2008 - No Wine No Song
- 2007 - No Wine No Song
- 2006 - Fooram
- 2005 - Philosophe
- 2004 - Mummify
- 2003 - Grey Song
- 2002 - Henderson Bay
- 2001 - Steel Phoenix
- 2000 - Pravda
- 1999 - Steel Phoenix
- 1998 - Joss Sticks
- 1997 - Linesman
- 1996 - Cornwall King
- 1995 - Spiritual Star
- 1994 - Paris Fire
- 1993 - Te Akau Nick
- 1992 - Demerit
- 1991 - Prizaan
- 1990 - King Aussie
- 1989 - Just Trish
- 1988 - Round The World
- 1987 - Major Drive
- 1986 - Marooned
- 1985 - Duanette's Girl
- 1984 - What A Nuisance
- 1983 - Lord Mop
- 1982 - Bianco Lady
- 1981 - Gatcombe
- 1980 - Just Jealous
- 1979 - Lady Dignitas
Notes:
- Date of race rescheduled due to postponement of the Easter Saturday meeting because of the heavy track conditions. The meeting was moved to Easter Monday, 6 April 2015.
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