Cameron Handicap 2012

Cameron Handicap

The Cameron Handicap is an excellent Group 3 thoroughbred race conducted on one of just two race days held at Broadmeadow Racecourse in Newcastle during the Sydney Spring Racing Carnival.

Run over a middle sprint distance of 1,400m under open handicap conditions, the Group 3 Cameron Handicap is worth $150,000 in prizemoney and is held on a Wednesday in mid-September.

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The other group race conducted at Newcastle at the same meeting as the Cameron Handicap is the Group 3 Spring Stakes (1600m), then the next day on a Thursday the Group 3 Newcastle Gold Cup (2300m) is held, giving punters plenty of top betting opportunities!

Cameron Handicap Betting Guide

When looking to enjoy a bet on the Cameron Handicap at the online bookies, it is always a good tip to look at other earlier Sydney Spring Carnival races as a guide.

Lead-up races that horses may run in before the Cameron Handicap include the Group 3 Concorde Stakes (1100m) at Rosehill in late August and the Group 3 Tramway Quality Handicap (1400m) at Randwick in early September.

Quality sprinters and gallopers that contest the Cameron Handicap often continue onto Sydney to run in the Group 3 Bill Ritchie Handicap (1400m) at Randwick in late September, and the Cameron Handicap – Bill Ritchie Handicap is a popular betting double.

Cameron Handicap Winners

A number of impressive horses have won the Cameron Handicap since it was first run in 1977 including Captain Cadet (1980), Kingsgate (2001), Osca Warrior (2004) and Raheeb (2008). Below is a list of the most recent Cameron Handicap winners and placegetters.