2023 Shaftesbury Avenue Handicap: Race History

By: Racing & Sports Time published 2023-03-07 at 10:33 AM (GMT +11:00)

The Race History of the Shaftesbury Avenue Handicap run at Flemington on Saturday shows some interesting horses.

KISSONALLFORCHEEKS winning the Furphy Shaftesbury Avenue Hcp
KISSONALLFORCHEEKS winning the Furphy Shaftesbury Avenue Hcp Picture: Colin Bull / Sportpix

Kissonallforcheeks has run top races since winning. Will the 2023 Shaftesbury Avenue Handicap (1400m) at Flemington on Saturday provide another like her?

2023 SHAFTESBURY AVENUE HANDICAP - RACE HISTORY AND BACKGROUND

The Shaftesbury Avenue Handicap is a Group 3 race over 1400m for open ages at Flemington conducted by the Victoria Racing Club.

First run in 2001, it hasn't produced a star studded line up of winners and even lost grading status from 2008 to 2010.

The Shaftesbury Avenue Handicap is run under Handicap conditions.

Notable winners of the Shaftesbury Avenue Handicap include Sedation, Orange County, Launay (twice), Amorino and Kissonallforcheeks.

The 2023 Shaftesbury Avenue Handicap was worth $200,000 in prizemoney.

Nozomi was a Derby placegetter in 2014 but only won three times in weak races before winning this last year.

The 2022 Shaftesbury Avenue Handicap was won by Kissonallforcheeks from Crosshaven and Morvada.


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