The Epsom Handicap is a Group 1

Group One

Group One or Group 1 is the term used for the highest level of Thoroughbred and Standardbred stakes races in many countries. Group One races may be run under handicap conditions in Australia but in Europe weight-for-age conditions always apply. Races may be also restricted to age groups or a...

 Australian Thoroughbred

Thoroughbred

The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word thoroughbred is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed...

 horse race held over 1,600 metres (one mile) at Randwick Racecourse

Randwick Racecourse

Royal Randwick Racecourse is a racecourse for horseracing in the Eastern Suburbs in Sydney, New South Wales. Randwick Racecourse, is operated by the Australian Jockey Club and known to many Sydney racegoers as headquarters...

. It is one of the major races of the Sydney

Sydney

Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...

 Spring Carnival. Many great milers have won the race, including Chatham

Chatham (horse)

Chatham was an outstanding Australian Thoroughbred racehorse that was bred by Percy Miller at the Kia Ora Stud near Scone in the Hunter Valley, New South Wales.-Pedigree:...

, Gunsynd

Gunsynd

Gunsynd was a champion Australian Thoroughbred racehorse who won 29 races and A$280,455 in prizemoney. In his seven starts over one mile he was only once defeated, by half-a-head in the Epsom Handicap....

, and Super Impose

Super Impose

Super Impose was a New Zealand bred Thoroughbred racehorse who was inducted into the Australian Racing Hall of Fame. In a career spanning 74 starts, Super Impose won eight Group One races and a then Australasian record $5.6 million in prize money...

, who was also a dual winner of the autumn equivalent, the Doncaster Handicap

Doncaster Handicap

The Doncaster Mile is a Group One Thoroughbred horse race held at Royal Randwick Racecourse, Sydney. Although the race has traditionally been held on Easter Monday, the race is now run on the third Saturday in April. The race is contested over 1,600 metres . The prizemoney in 2010 was A$1,510,000...

. No Epsom Handicap was held in 2007 due to the outbreak of horse flu in Australia. Prize money is A$500,000.

In 1897 Jim McHugh weighing 4 stone 4 pounds (27 kg) and aged 11 years and 4 months was having his second race ride ever, on Robin Hood in the Epsom Handicap and won the race.

The winners

• 2011 - Secret Admirer
• 2010 - Captain Sonador
• 2009 - Rock Kingdom
• 2008 - Theseo
• 2007 - no race due to equine influenza
  2007 Australian equine influenza outbreak
  An outbreak of equine influenza in Australia was confirmed by the New South Wales Department of Primary Industries on 24 August 2007 in Sydney. Also known as "horse flu" and "A1 influenza", the rapid outbreak was of the Influenza A virus strain of subtype H3N8...
  
  
• 2006 - Racing To Win
• 2005 - Desert War
  Desert War (horse)
  Desert War was an Australian Thoroughbred racehorse gelding that won six Group one races including the Epsom Handicap , Chipping Norton Stakes, LKS Mackinnon Stakes, AJC Queen Elizabeth Stakes and Ranvet Stakes....
  
  
• 2004 - Desert War
  Desert War (horse)
  Desert War was an Australian Thoroughbred racehorse gelding that won six Group one races including the Epsom Handicap , Chipping Norton Stakes, LKS Mackinnon Stakes, AJC Queen Elizabeth Stakes and Ranvet Stakes....
  
  
• 2003 - Clangalang
• 2002 - Excellerator
• 2001 - Final Fantasy
• 2000 - Shogun Lodge
• 1999 - Allez Suez
• 1998 - Dodge
• 1997 - Iron Horse
• 1996 - Filante
• 1995 - Nick's Joy
• 1994 - Navy Seal
• 1993 - Golden Sword
• 1992 - Kinjite
• 1991 - Super Impose
  Super Impose
  Super Impose was a New Zealand bred Thoroughbred racehorse who was inducted into the Australian Racing Hall of Fame. In a career spanning 74 starts, Super Impose won eight Group One races and a then Australasian record $5.6 million in prize money...
  
  
• 1990 - Super Impose
  Super Impose
  Super Impose was a New Zealand bred Thoroughbred racehorse who was inducted into the Australian Racing Hall of Fame. In a career spanning 74 starts, Super Impose won eight Group One races and a then Australasian record $5.6 million in prize money...
  
  
• 1989 - From The Planet
• 1988 - Regal Native
• 1987 - Sound Horizon
• 1986 - Chanteclair
• 1985 - Magnitude
• 1984 - Riverdale
• 1983 - Cool River
• 1982 - Dalmacia
• 1981 - Gold Circle
• 1980 - Bold Diplomat
• 1979 - Imposing
  Imposing
  Imposing was a notable Australian thoroughbred racehorse.He was a chestnut son of Todman from the Arctic Explorer mare Hialeah.Some of his major race victories included the 1979 AJC Epsom Handicap, AJC George Main Stakes and the STC Hill Stakes....
  
  
• 1978 - Leonotis
• 1977 - Raffindale
• 1976 - La Neige
• 1975 - Authentic Heir
• 1974 - Citadel
• 1973 - Lord Nelson
• 1972 - Triton
• 1971 - Gunsynd
  Gunsynd
  Gunsynd was a champion Australian Thoroughbred racehorse who won 29 races and A$280,455 in prizemoney. In his seven starts over one mile he was only once defeated, by half-a-head in the Epsom Handicap....
  
  
• 1970 - Ricochet
• 1969 - Broker's Tip
• 1968 - Speed Of Sound
• 1967 - Cabochon
• 1966 - Chantal
• 1965 - Even Better
• 1964 - Toi Port
• 1963 - Toi Port
• 1962 - Rochdale
• 1961 - Sky High
  Sky High (horse)
  Sky High was an outstanding Australian Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. Some of his major race victories include the 1960 STC Golden Slipper Stakes, 1960 VRC Derby, 1961 and 1962 VRC Lightning Stakes and the 1961 AJC Epsom Handicap.-Breeding:...
  
  
• 1960 - Ma Cherie
• 1959 - Noholme
  Noholme
  Noholme was an Australian Thoroughbred racehorse who was the 1959 Australian Horse of the Year and who took nearly a full second off the race record in winning the prestigious Cox Plate. In 1959 he was Australian Horse of the Year.He was sired by Star Kingdom , the Leading sire in Australia on...
  
  

• 1958 - Turkestan
• 1957 - Timor
• 1956 - Knave
• 1955 - Hans
• 1954 - Connaught
• 1953 - Silver Phantom
• 1952 - High Law
• 1951 - Davey Jones
• 1950 - Achilles
• 1949 - Denali
• 1948 - De La Salle
• 1947 - Titanic
• 1946 - Blue Legend
• 1945 - Shannon
  Shannon (horse)
  Shannon , named Shannon II in America, was an outstanding Australian Thoroughbred racehorse who was inducted into the Hall of Fame. He created new racecourse records in Australia before he was sold to an American buyer who exported him to California in 1948...
  
  
• 1944 - Modulation
• 1943 - Kiaree
• 1942 - Freckles
• 1941 - Rimveil
• 1940 - High Caste
• 1939 - Geebung
• 1938 - King's Head
• 1937 - Gold Rod
• 1936 - Capris
• 1935 - Synagogue
• 1934 - Silver Ring
• 1933 - Chatham
  Chatham (horse)
  Chatham was an outstanding Australian Thoroughbred racehorse that was bred by Percy Miller at the Kia Ora Stud near Scone in the Hunter Valley, New South Wales.-Pedigree:...
  
  
• 1932 - Chatham
  Chatham (horse)
  Chatham was an outstanding Australian Thoroughbred racehorse that was bred by Percy Miller at the Kia Ora Stud near Scone in the Hunter Valley, New South Wales.-Pedigree:...
  
  
• 1931 - Autopay
• 1930 - Cathmar
• 1929 - Nightmarch
  Nightmarch
  Nightmarch, foaled in 1925 was an outstanding New Zealand bred Thoroughbred racehorse known as The Kiwi. He won the New Zealand Derby and Dunedin Cup as a three-year-old before going to Australia where he became the first horse to win both the Melbourne Cup and Cox Plate in the same year, as well...
  
  
• 1928 - Amounis
  Amounis
  Amounis was a good Australian Thoroughbred Hall of Fame racehorse. He won 33 races over distances ranging from 6 to 12 furlongs . Of these wins, 27 were in "Principal Races" , 16 of these races have since been promoted to Group One status...
  
  
• 1927 - Vaals
• 1926 - Amounis
  Amounis
  Amounis was a good Australian Thoroughbred Hall of Fame racehorse. He won 33 races over distances ranging from 6 to 12 furlongs . Of these wins, 27 were in "Principal Races" , 16 of these races have since been promoted to Group One status...
  
  
• 1925 - Boaster
• 1924 - Metellus
• 1923 - Blackadder
• 1922 - Claro
• 1921 - Rostrum
• 1920 - Beauford
• 1919 - Greenstead
• 1918 - Wolaroi
• 1917 - Rebus
• 1916 - Satin Bird
• 1915 - Panacre
• 1914 - Woorak
• 1913 - Portrush
• 1912 - Aleconner
• 1911 - Hartfell

• 1910 - Volsloane
• 1909 - Silver Hampton
• 1908 - Hyman
• 1907 - Melodrama
• 1906 - Melodrama
• 1905 - Maximize
• 1904 - Sleeper
• 1903 - Contest
• 1902 - Famous
• 1901 - Air Motor
• 1900 - Sequence
• 1899 - Ampier
• 1898 - Djin Djin
• 1897 - Alemene
• 1896 - Robin Hood
• 1895 - Steward
• 1894 - Hopscotch
• 1893 - Uabba
• 1892 - Brockleigh
• 1891 - Daredevil
• 1890 - Marvel
• 1889 - Bungebah
• 1888 - Novice
• 1887 - Stockwell
• 1886 - Phaon
• 1885 - Zeno
• 1884 - Folly
• 1883 - Espiegle
• 1882 - Masquerade
• 1881 - Masquerade
• 1880 - Waxy
• 1879 - Master Avenel
• 1878 - Sweetmeat
• 1877 - Viscount
• 1876 - Eva
• 1875 - Malta
• 1874 - Evangeline
• 1873 - Westminster
• 1872 - Atalanta
• 1871 - Kingfisher
• 1870 - The Count
• 1869 - Captain Cook
• 1868 - Deceptive
• 1867 - Circassian
• 1866 - Phoebe
• 1865 - Birmingham
• 1864 - Rapidan
• 1863 - Dundee