Bill Ritchie Handicap

Wandering Eyes · September 20, 2023

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Bill Ritchie Handicap

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Date:	Saturday, September 16, 2023
Location:	Randwick Racecourse – Sydney, New South Wales
Prize Money:	$250,000
Distance:	1400m

The Bill Ritchie Handicap is a Group 3 race held at Randwick racecourse under quality handicap conditions for open class horses, with the race boasting a prize pool of $250,000.

Since the inaugural running of the Bill Ritchie Handicap in 1978, the race has been run over 1400m.

Throughout its history, the Bill Ritchie Handicap has been run at Rosehill, Warwick Farm; however, since 2012 it has been run at Randwick.

The Bill Ritchie Handicap is the traditional lead up to the Epsom Handicap and the winner of the race is exempt from ballot for the Epsom.

However, only Top Ranked, Boban, Kolding and Probabeel have done the Bill Ritchie/Epsom Handicap double.

Notable winners of the Bill Ritchie Handicap include Top Ranked (2022), Probabeel (2020), Kolding (2019), Boban (2013), Steps In Time (2012), Zabarra (2002 & 2003), Bezeal Bay (1998), Monopolize (1995) and Rouslan (1994).

2023 Bill Ritchie Handicap Betting Odds

Markets for the 2024 Bill Ritchie Handicap are currently unavailable. Horsebetting will update this page when Bill Ritchie Handicap odds are available.

Best Bill Ritchie Handicap bookmakers

All of our recommended bookmakers have markets for the Bill Ritchie Handicap. These Australian bookmakers will have odds available well in advance of the race, although they won’t be available months in advance like other major horse races.

The best horse racing betting sites will offer outright betting on the Bill Ritchie Handicap, while you will also be able to place many exotics, including trifectas, quinellas, first four bets and many others. Different bookies will also have different markets and promotions that you can take advantage of.

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2023 Bill Ritchie Handicap Final Field

Horsebetting.com.au will update this page when the 2024 Bill Ritchie Handicap field is released.

Previous Bill Ritchie Handicap Field

2022 Bill Ritchie Handicap field

No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight
1	Top Ranked	Annabel Neasham	Hugh Bowman	2	59.5kg
2	Purple Sector	John Thompson	James McDonald	4	54kg
3	~~Blaze A Trail~~	~~Ciaron Maher & David Eustace~~	~~Brenton Avdulla~~	10	~~54kg~~
4	Paternal	Chris Waller	Jason Collett	9	54kg
5	Cross Talk	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Tim Clark	5	53kg
6	~~Character~~	~~James Cummings~~	~~Kerrin McEvoy~~	1	~~53kg~~
7	O’President	Bjorn Baker	Rachel King	3	53kg
8	Ranch Hand	Chris Waller	William Pike	8	53kg
9	Lackeen	James Cummings	Tommy Berry	7	53kg
10	~~The Frontman~~	~~Chris Waller~~	~~Jay Ford~~	6	~~53kg~~

2022 Bill Ritchie Handicap result

1st – Top Ranked ($5.50)
2nd – Purple Sector ($3.90)
3rd – Cross Talk (NTD)

Recent Bill Ritchie Handicap results

2022: Top Ranked Reigns Supreme in Bill Ritchie
At only his third start in Australia, Top Ranked ($5.50) has claimed his first victory in the Group 3 Bill Ritchie Handicap at Randwick. Hugh Bowman sat quietly on the ex-European stallion before bursting through a gap halfway down the straight to run away with a dominant victory. Both Top Ranked and Purple Sector ($11) were the only two runners to get past the leader and race favourite Cross Talk ($2.50), who was relegated to third.
2021: Atishu claims tough edition of the Bill Ritchie
After being sent around as the bookies favourite, the Chris Waller-trained Atishu ($3.50) has claimed the Group 3 Bill Ritchie Handicap. Tim Clark settled the daughter of Savabeel close to the speed and was able to find clear air at the top of the straight to chase down the leader Prime Star ($21), and held off Looks Like Elvis ($31) who stuck on for second. Aramayo ($13) lengthened nicely down the outside to nab third a further length behind the top two.
2020: Probabeel gets the job done
Jamie Richards and Kerrin McEvoy have combined with Probabeel ($2.45) to claim the Group 3 Bill Ritchie Handicap. The New Zealand-trained mare was sent around as the clear market elect and after settling behind the leaders, this daughter of Savabeel proved to classy for her rivals and ran over the top of Cuba ($12) in the final 100m. Charging home behind the top two, Brandenburg ($6) and Dadoozdart ($81) ran home nicley to finish third and fourth, respectively.
2019: Kolding nabs Fierce Impact on the line
Kolding ($7) and Fierce Impact ($10) battled out one of the closest finishes in the Group 3 Bill Ritchie Handicap, with only 0.2 lengths separating the two on the winning post. The Chris Waller-trained gelding looked to be beaten at the 100m mark, but under the urgings of Glen Boss, he picked up and put in a dive on the post to claim victory. A further two lengths behind the leading duo, Overlord ($5.50) battled on nicely into third place.