Flat horse race in Britain
Horse race
The November Handicap is a flat handicap horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run at Doncaster over a distance of 1 mile 3 furlongs and 197 yards (2,393 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in early November.
History
The event was originally held at the New Barns, Manchester, where it was called the Manchester November Handicap. It was established in 1876, and was initially run over 1 mile and 4 furlongs before contested over 1 mile and 6 furlongs in 1880. It was cut to its present length in 1902 when the race was re-located to the Castle Irwell course.
The race was staged at Pontefract from 1942 to 1945. It returned to Manchester in 1946, and continued there until the venue closed in 1963.
The event was transferred to Doncaster in 1964, and from this point it was known as the Manchester Handicap. For a period it took place in October, on the same day as the Observer Gold Cup. It was rescheduled for November and given its current title in 1976.
The November Handicap is now run on the last day of Britain's turf flat racing season.
Records
Most successful horse:
- no horse has won this race more than once
Leading jockey (3 wins):
- Steve Donoghue – Ultimus (1911), Old Orkney (1927), Saracen (1928)
- Billy Nevett – Newton Ford (1936), Beinn Dearg (1940), Good Taste (1951)
- Joe Mercer – Paul Jones (1958), Misty Light (1971), Bold Rex (1985)
- Willie Carson – King Top (1972), Azzaam (1990), Hieroglyphic (1991)
Leading trainer (6 wins):
- John Gosden – Hieroglyphic (1991), Turgenev (1992), Sabadilla (1997), Charm School (2009), Zuider Zee (2011), Royal Line (2018)
Winners since 1980
- Weights given in stones and pounds.
- ^ The 1989 running took place at Thirsk
- ^ The 2006 edition was run at Windsor over 1 mile, 3 furlongs and 135 yards
- ^ The 2019 running was abandoned because of a waterlogged course
- ^ The 2023 running was run at Newcastle on an all-weather surface over 1 mile, 4 furlongs and 98 yards
Earlier winners
See also
References
- ^ Wilsher, Andrew (8 November 2019). "Doncaster's November Handicap meeting cancelled after torrential rain". Racing Post. Archived from the original on 8 November 2019.
- Paris-Turf:
- "1982"., "1986"., "1987".
- Racing Post
- 1988, /thirsk/1989-11-11/98252 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
- 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
- 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
- 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
- galopp-sieger.de – November Handicap (ex Manchester November Handicap).
- pedigreequery.com – November Handicap – Doncaster.
- Abelson, Edward; Tyrrel, John (1993). The Breedon Book of Horse Racing Records. Breedon Books. pp. 221–223. ISBN 1-873626-15-0.