Telegraph Handicap
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The Telegraph Handicap is a Group One New Zealand horse race contested by the Wellington Racing Club at Trentham Racecourse in Upper Hutt, during the Wellington Cup carnival in January.
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Group I race | |
Location | Trentham Racecourse Wellington, New Zealand |
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Inaugurated | 1891 |
Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
Website | www |
Race information | |
Distance | 1200m (6 furlongs) |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Left-handed |
Qualification | Three-year-olds and up |
Weight | Set Weights & Penalties |
Purse | NZ$450,000 (2024) |
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The Telegraph Handicap, raced over 1200 metres, and the Railway Stakes contested at Ellerslie Racecourse are New Zealand's premier sprint races.
In the late 1980s the race was called the Wrightson Handicap.