A field of 15 horses have accepted for a run in the $500,000 race.

Included in the 2012 Epsom Handicap final field is Secret Admirer, who is looking to continue her flawless Epsom Handicap Day record.

The five-year-old mare won the Group 1 Flight Stakes as a three-year-old in 2010, before winning the Group 1 Epsom Handicap last year.

Since her 2011 Epsom Handicap win, Secret Admirer has not managed to claim a victory, despite a number of Group placings.

The Dubawi mare has won three of her 19 race starts so far and has earned more than $1.18 million in prize money during her career.

Her most recent result was a third placing in the Group 1 George Main Stakes at Royal Randwick Racecourse behind Shoot Out and Rangirangdoo on September 19.

Trainer Grahame Begg is confident Secret Admirer will be at the top of her game for the 2012 Epsom Handicap.

“I think she’s peaking at the right time,” Begg said.

“Her coat has really come on in the past two weeks.

“She has trained on well since her last start, she’s back to a handicap and we thought she galloped very, very well this morning.

“She did the normal short, sharp work and up the running she strode out really well.”

Secret Admirer has drawn barrier nine for the 2012 Epsom Handicap and will be ridden by jockey James McDonald.

Yosei, Fat Al and Shoot Out are also included in the 2012 Epsom Handicap final field and barrier draw.

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2012 Epsom Handicap Final Field & Barrier Draw

The six-year-old has been allocated 60.5 kilograms for the race due to her impressive recnent race wins.

More Joyous has won 20 of her 27 race starts and has earned more than $4.3 million in prize money.

The six-year-old mare has not lost a race this year, with her most recent win being first-up in the Listed Sheraco Stakes at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse last weekend.

She won a total of three Group 1 races during the autumn racing carnival, including the $2 million Doncaster Mile.

Shoot Out has been allocated the second top weight in the 2012 Epsom Handicap.

Trainer Chris Waller is happy with the weight and feels the galloper can take out the $500,000 race.

“I think it’s a really good weight and a fair weight for him,” Waller said.

Shoot Out has won eight of his 29 race starts and has earned more than $2.6 million in prize money.

He finished second to More Joyous in the Doncaster Mile and won his last trial at Randwick.

The High Chaparral gelding won the Group 1 Chipping Norton Stakes during the autumn racing carnival and is expected to be one of the betting favourites for the 2012 Epsom Handicap.

Shoot Out is also nominated for the $2.5 million Caulfield Cup 2012 on October 20, 2012.

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2012 Epsom Handicap Weights

Gai Waterhouse has nominated a total of 16 horses for the 2012 Epsom Handicap in the pursuit of a record equalling seventh Epsom win.

Included in the nominations is More Joyous, who appears to be Waterhouse’s best chance of success in the race.

More Joyous went unbeaten during the autumn racing carnival, winning all her four starts.

Her most recent win came in the Group 1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Royal Randwick Racecourse in April.

More Joyous will be working towards her major spring assignment of the 2012 Cox Plate, which will run on Saturday October 27, 2012.

The More Than Ready mare has won 19 of her 26 race starts and has earned more than $4.25 million in prize money.

Secret Admirer is also included in the 2012 Epsom Handicap nominations.

The five-year-old mare resumed in the Group 2 Warwick Stakes at Warwick Farm last Saturday, where she posted an impressive second placing behind Pinwheel.

Secret Admirer is the reigning Epsom Handicap champion, having won last year’s event by almost two lengths in front of a quality field.

The Dubawi mare as won three of her 17 race starts and has earned more than $1.11 million in prize money.

ATC racing manager, Colin Tuck, was impressed with the 101 nominations received for the 2012 Epsom Handicap.

“The quality is certainly there particularly in the Epsom,” Tuck said.

“There are the proven top liners combined with the up-and-coming horses so it is already shaping as a very good race.”

Fast Clip, Danleigh, Glass Harmonium and Pied A Terre are also included in the 2012 Epsom Handicap nominations.

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2012 Epsom Handicap Nominations

It’s worth remembering that a fair hunk of these horses are dual nominated for The Metropolitan as well so acceptance time will be a very important period.

One horse that we know will be headed for the mile feature though is Sincero, the star horse that has taken Australia by storm over last season and this season.

First he won the Stradbroke Handicap and now from two spring runs he remains unbeaten and a dominant favourite for the 2011 Epsom Handicap.

His main competition is expected to come in the form of a group of talented mares headed by Pinker Pinker who also returned to winning form last start.

There is a crucial stat working against her though, no mare has won the Epsom Handicap since way back in the 1970′s.

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2011 Epsom Handicap Nominations

The minimum weight for the Epsom Handicap is 52kg and that’s the level all but 19 horses have been placed on.

That means there’ll almost certainly be a few light weights in the final field placing extra pressure on those horses towards the top of the list.

At the very top of proceedings is Heart Of Dreams, the Mick Price trained runner allotted the top weight of 58kgs with a handicap rating of 115.

Just below him on 57.5kgs is My Kingdom Of Fife, the Chris Waller import impressing many with his first up second placed finish and earning himself a rating of 114.

Below them is a handy group of three with Glass Harmonium who beat My Kingdom Of Fife once in Brisbane, Sincero who won the Stradbroke Handicap and Trusting who accounted for My Kingdom Of Fife narrowly last start.

From there it’s another half a kilo back to Scared Choice on 56kg before another group of  five on 55kg including last start winner Rekindled Interest who beat Whobegotyou and is now one of the favourites for the 2011 Cox Plate.

All Silent and Triple Honour are locked on 54.5kgs with another two, Aloha and Gathering on 54kgs.

Rounding out those above the minimum standard are Toorak Toff and Triple Elegance with 53.5kg and the pair of Anacheeva and impressive mare King’s Rose on 53kgs.

Of the massive group of horses on the bottom weight it’s Secret Admirer who’s best placed on the order of entry currently sitting in 19th spot with another handful comfortably positioned in the 20′s.

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2011 Epsom Handicap Weight & Ballot Order

The Epsom Handicap itself is worth $500,000 and contested across a 1600m trip at Royal Randwick Racecourse.

It’s the headline act of the biggest day during the Sydney spring racing carnival and runs in partnership with three other Group 1′s including the Spring Champion Stakes, the Flight Stakes and the Metropolitan.

Not only are the who’s who of Sydney’s best trainers out in force in the Epsom Handicap nominations but so too are plenty of interstate trainers with the significance of the Epsom Handicap not lost on a national scale.

As it stands there are 121 horses on the list of Epsom Handicap nominations meaning there’s still a lot of water to go under the bridge before we determine a final field.

That being said we can still pinpoint a few nice looking early chances and a number which are well worth a mention.

Anacheeva is a Group 1 winner and looks to be well suited over 1600m. The horse is starting up this weekend in the Memsie Stakes so they could certainly be one to watch.

Brazilian Pulse ran a shocker first up on the weekend but at her best she’d be with them here. On current form you’d say no chance but don’t take your eye of her in the lead up.

Fanjura surprised many with its runs last prep but if it keeps improving there’s no reason it won’t be around the money in the Epsom. Mid pack horse with plenty of speed late, could be a real bolter.

Glass Harmonium was a star during the Brisbane winter carnival and his forward striding tough attitude is a perfect Epsom fit. The big grey European import is a hard horse to miss and he’ll definitely run a race should he get to Randwick.

Lucha Libre is very lightly raced but at those starts has impressed a lot. Won in black type company at just his second start, look to see how well he returns.

My Kingdom Of Fife was arguably the find of the autumn and if he comes back in top shape he’ll be a hard one to overlook. Incredibly impressive horse and he’ll get the mile no troubles.

Playing God will fly the flag for Western Australia, something he’s already done brilliantly well last season. He can mix it in group company and hopefully as a four year old he’s come back even better.

Startsmeup is already into his prep and will need a bit of stamina to make it to the Epsom. That being said the Queenslander has heart and last start ran a game third in a good field in Sydney.

Tullamore won during the Brisbane winter carnival and Gai Waterhouse has a big opinion of this horse. Probably suited to something longer but depending how quickly he comes back from a spell the Epsom could fit in nicely.

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2011 Epsom Handicap Nominations

The $500,000 Group 1 Epsom Handicap (1600m) is one of the final major races of the Sydney Spring Racing Carnival and has attracted a top class field of contenders lead by Neeson and Trusting.

Early Epsom Handicap betting had been dominated by Rothesay and Drumbeats, however Rothesay was ruled out with a virus last week and the Peter Snowden-trained Drumbeats will bypass the race in favour of next weekend’s Toorak Handicap at Caulfield.

The two top picks in the Epsom odds are now the Joseph Pride-trained Neeson and John Thompson’s Trusting.

Four-year-old Mossman gelding Neeson has drawn well in barrier four and will be looking to improve from their sixth place finish in the Shannon Stakes while Trusting (barrier nine) will be a favourite with the punters following their impressive second to More Joyous in the George Main Stakes last weekend.

Other top picks in the Epsom Handicap field are Gai Waterhouse’s duo made up of AJC Oaks winning mare Once Were Wild (barrier five) and US import Cannonball (barrier 14).

Topweights Danleigh and Black Piranha also have claims.

Chris Waller’s Danleigh must carry 59kg with Hugh Bowman aboard while the Con Karakatsanis-trained Black Piranha is expected to return to form on Saturday after drawing ideally with barrier two.

Other horses not to be forgotten that look ideal for a Place bet are the two runners that finished one-two in the Shannon Stakes at Rosehill last start, Centennial Park in barrier one and Firebolt out wide but whose victory in the Shannon was very impressive.

The other major features at Randwick on Saturday are the $400,000 Group 1 The Metropolitan (2400m) where No Wine No Song should start the favourite, and the $400,000 Group 1 Flight Stakes (1600m) featuring classy fillies More Strawberries, Parables and Yosei.

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2010 Telstra T-Box Epsom Handicap Field & Barriers

Worth a lucrative $500,000 in prize money plus $3,500 in trophies this year, the Group 1 Epsom Handicap (1600m) is the marquee race of Epsom Handicap Day and is accompanied by six other Group status races on the day.

Epsom Handicap Prize Money

• Total: $500,000 plus $3,500 trophies
• First: $300,000 plus trophies valued at $2,500 (owner), $500 (trainer) and $500 (jockey)
• Second: $100,000
• Third: $50,000
• Fourth: $25,000
• Fifth: $10,000
• Sixth: $5,000
• Seventh: $5,000
• Eighth: $5,000
• Starter Subsidy: $200 for non-prize earning runners placed ninth and lower

One of the premier mile events on the Australian racing calendar, the Epsom Handicap attracts the season’s best gallopers.

Many of the same milers that previously contested the Doncaster Handicap in the autumn will have the Epsom on their spring agenda, so punters can use the Doncaster as an early indicator for their Epsom Handicap betting selections.

For example, the 2009 Doncaster Handicap was won by Rangirangdoo who continued on to finish second to Rock Kingdom in the Epsom that same year.

There were 87 horses in the 2010 Epsom Handicap Nominations taken back in August.

The Epsom Handicap final field will be released on Wednesday September 29 and published here moments after its release at 9am so bookmark this page.

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The current favourites to win are the Joseph Pride-trained Neeson at $6.50 and Queensland Guineas winner Rothesay paying $7.

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The $350,000 Group 1 Epsom Handicap (1600m) is due to run at Randwick on October 2 along with the Group 1 The Metropolitan (2400m), Group 1 Flight Stakes (1600m) for fillies and Group 2 Spring Champion Stakes (2000m).

Headlining entries in the Epsom Handicap that are sure to lead the way in the Sportsbet markets include Centennial Park, Peter Moody’s mare Ghostmilk, the Bart Cummings-trained Rock Classic and Sniper’s Bullet.

Other early favourites are three horses from the stables of Rosehill trainer Chris Waller – Metal Bender, Triple Honour and Danleigh – who ran the trifecta last start Group 2 Warwick Stakes (1400m).

Waller is looking to atone for his photo-finish second in the Epsom last year with Rangirangdoo who was narrowly beaten by Rock Kingdom.

Winner of the 2008 Epsom Handicap, the Gai Waterhouse-trained Theseo has also been nominated again this year following their absence from last year’s spring carnival.

Waterhouse has also entered ex-American galloper Cannonball, Descarado, Joku, Once Were Wild, Pureness, Rabbuka, consistent Group winning mare More Joyous and 2010 The Metropolitan favourite Herculian Prince for the Epsom Handicap.

Nominations in the Epsom Handicap were down from 101 last year, but the quality of the contenders is still top class making for an exciting showdown to enjoy a punt on at SportsBet.

The 2010 Epsom Handicap final field of acceptances will be released on Wednesday September 29 and published here first so bookmark this page.

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2010 Epsom Handicap Nominations

All the weight-for-age Sydney gallopers and a number of interstate and even international runners are always amongst the Epsom Handicap final field making it one of the best races to enjoy a Sportsbet wager on.

With the Australian Jockey Club (AJC) increasing the prizemoney on offer for the Epsom Handicap from $350,000 to $500,000 for the 2010 edition of the race, the quality of runners is sure to be higher than ever before giving punters plenty of top betting options.

Already a number of exciting prospects are preparing for a run in the 2010 Epsom Handicap including the in-form Queenslander Fifteen Carat, the Kerry Parker-trained Brilliant Light and Lonhro gelding Sainthood.

The 2010 Epsom Handicap is one of four Group 1 races headlining the cracker race card at the meeting, giving punters the biggest day of betting at Sydney during spring.

The other elite level races on the day are the $400,000 Spring Champion Stakes (2000m), $400,000 The Metropolitan (2400m) and the $400,000 Flight Stakes (1600m).

Nominations for the 2010 Epsom Handicap close on Monday September 27 after which the Epsom Handicap final field of acceptances will be announced and published here on Wednesday September 29.

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