Stephen Quality Handicap 2012

Stephen Quality Handicap

The Colin Stephen Quality Handicap is a Group Three Australian horserace. Taking place every September at the Royal Randwick Racecourse, the Colin Stephen Quality Handicap forms part of the ever-exciting Sydney Spring Racing Carnival. A race for three-year-olds and over, the Colin Stephen Quality handicap is worth $150,000 in prizemoney and spans a distance of 2400 metres – drawing in some of the nation’s finest stayers.

The winner of the Colin Stephen Quality Handicap is exempt from ballot on, and penalties in, the Group One The Metropolitan (2400m) held a week later. With this in mind the Colin Stephen Quality Handicap is the perfect lead up race to the prestigious Group One event.

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Race Information

Date: September
Racecourse: Randwick Racecourse, Sydney
Distance: 2400 metres
Race Type: 3YO+, Quality Handicap
Group Listing: Group Three
Prize Money: $150,000

History Of The Colin Stephen Quality Handicap

The Colin Stephen Quality Handicap was first raced in 1870 as a Principal race over 14 furlongs, and saw Illumination claim the honours. Originally called the AJC Spring Stakes until 1938, the race has undertaken many different names including the AJC Queens Cup (1976, 1988 & 2006), the AJC Japan Trophy Race from 1989 to 1995, and the AJC Jubilee Handicap in 1977. It was first called the Colin Stephen Quality Handicap in 1938, the year after the former chairman of the Australian Jockey Club, Sir Colin Stephen, died.

The race was run as a weight for age event from 1938 to 1972, and found its status lifted to Listed in 1979. Nine years later the race became a Group Three status race, and converted to the metric system – 2400 metres – in 1972.

Betting On the Colin Stephen Quality Handicap

When it comes to betting on the Colin Stephen Handicap, there is no better method than using an online bookie. Reputable online websites such as SportsBet offer the latest odds and provide the most convenient method of wagering. For keen punters, the best race to watch in the lead up to the Colin Stephen Quality Handicap is the Group Three Newcastle Gold Cup (2300m) held a couple of weeks before.

Another tactic many horseracing pundits take is familiarising themselves with previous race winners. Below we have listed recent winners and the year in which they won. Take a look and see what paths the horses took in the lead up to their Colin Stephen Quality Handicap victory, that way when you head over to SportsBet to place your punt, you know you will be backing a winning horse!