Coongy Handicap
The Coongy Handicap is a Group 3 open handicap race held at Caulfield racecourse in Melbourne, Victoria each October. It's run over a distance of 2000 metres and worth $200,000 in prize money. The 2019 Coongy Handicap was won by Wolfe from Top Of The Range with Kiwia third.
In 2019 the Melbourne Racing Club moved the Coongy Handicap from Caulfield Cup day on the final Saturday of the Caulfield three-day spring racing carnival, to Wednesday midweek on the second day, which is Blue Sapphire Stakes day.
Coongy Handicap info
| Date: | Wednesday 13th October 2021 |
| Track: | Caulfield racecourse, Melbourne |
| Distance: | 2000 metres |
| Race Type: | Open Handicap |
| Status: | Group 3 |
| Prize Money: | $200,000 |
| 2019 Winner: | Wolfe |
The Coongy Handicap is a middle distance race for open horses and attracts handy milers and those horses looking to step up in distance towards the longer races to come during the spring carnival.
This event provides a handy lead-up race for horses who may be contesting the Caulfield Cup. In recent times it has also proven a reasonable guide to upcoming distance races such as the Gr2 Moonee Valley Cup at Moonee Valley on Cox Plate Day and the Gr2 Hotham Handicap at Flemington on Derby Day.
Wolfe (2019) ran third in the Group 3 The Bart Cummings over 2520m at Flemington before pulling out all stops to tin this event for the Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott stable.
Recent Coongy Handicap winners include Mask Of Time (2018) and Kiwia (2017).
Spring Carnival Guide
This race has not been a great guide to any upcoming big race winners and the most recent winner to do anything of note was Ginga Dude (2010) who went on to run third in the Group 1 Mackinnon Stakes at Flemington on Derby Day. Top Of The Range (2nd in 2019) and Dream Pedlar (4th in 2010) managed to win the Group 3 Bendigo Cup later in the month at Epsom racecourse in Bendigo.
Shocking (2009) scored a big win in the the Hotham Handicap on Derby day before winning the Melbourne Cup the following Tuesday and Baughurst (2008-09) went on to run placings in both the 2008 Moonee Valley Cup and 2008 Queen Elizabeth Stakes.
Fire in the Night (2007) ran 3rd in the listed HKJC Plate on Melbourne Cup day of the same year, while Maybe Better (2006) went on to win the Hotham Handicap on Derby day before running 3rd in that years Melbourne Cup.
2019 Coongy Handicap result
1. $3.50 Wolfe 54.0 Ms Linda Meech
2. $31.00 Top Of The Range 54.0 Michael Dee
3. $20.00 Kiwia 56.5 Damian Lane
then followed
4. $14.00 Sin To Win 54.0 Luke Nolen
5. $4.20 Yulong Prince 58.0 Mark Zahra
6. $4.20 Oceanex 54.5 Jamie Kah
7. $17.00 Pushin’ Shapes 54.5 Damien Oliver
8. $11.00 Nelson 57.0 Brett Prebble
9. $31.00 Spanish Steps 54.0 Anthony Darmanin
10. $81.00 Midterm 56.0 Kerrin McEvoy
11. $18.00 Muraaqeb 54.0 Craig Williams
Margins: 0.2 len, 1.5 len
Time: 2:02.73
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Coongy Handicap winners & placegetters
| Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | Time |
| 2019 | Wolfe | Top Of The Range | Kiwia | 2:02.7 |
| 2018 | =1 Mask Of Time | =1 Best Of Days | Life Less Ordinary | 2:07.0 |
| 2017 | Kiwia | Samovare | Maurus | 2:02.9 |
| 2016 | Vanbrugh | Tom Melbourne | It's Somewhat | 2:02.1 |
| 2015 | Stratum Star | Awesome Rock | Leebaz | 2:02.1 |
| 2014 | Contributer | Noble Protector | Signoff | 2:05.2 |
| 2013 | Spurtonic | Bass Strait | Garud | 2:03.1 |
| 2012 | Lightinthenite | Bagman | Extra Zero | 2:04.2 |
| 2011 | Foreteller | Extra Zero | Midnight Martini | 2:03.1 |
| 2010 | Ginga Dude | Purple | Zoomin | 2:06.6 |
| 2009 | Baughurst | Shocking | Pacino | 2:03.6 |
| 2008 | Baughurst | Pacino | Annenkov | 2:02.0 |
| 2007 | Fire In The Night | Molotov | Pachino | 2:02.4 |
| 2006 | Maybe Better | King Of Ashford | Temple Hills | 2:01.2 |
| 2005 | Activation | Studebaker | Uprize | 2:00.6 |
| 2004 | Reclaim | Pretorius | Star Of Grechen | 2:05.7 |
| 2003 | Frightening | Crawl | Adolescence | 2:03.5 |
| 2002 | Mr Lofty | Little Miss Quick | Society Beau | 2:02. |
| 2001 | Citras Prince | Indian Ridge | Tempest Morn | 2:04.1 |
| 2000 | Typhoon | Avilde | Slavonic | 2:00.9 |
| 1999 | Oliver Twist | Make A Scene | Nahayan | 2:03.5 |
| 1998 | Its All In Fun | Kalastaire | Madonna | 2:16.3 |
| 1997 | Our Sumo | Sunny Lane | Toil | 2:15.8 |
| 1996 | Circles Of Gold | Filante | Beau Heed | 2:03.0 |
| 1995 | Macdrury | Waikikamukau | Makarpura Star | 2:03.6 |
| 1994 | Excited Angel | Ball Park | Over The Top | 2:02.8 |
| 1993 | Silk Ali | Maraakiz | Notwithstanding | 2:01.6 |
| 1992 | Fraar | Brave Expectations | Mountain Rule | 2:02.5 |
| 1991 | Mantlepiece | Majestic Boy | Centro | 2:01.1 |
| 1990 | Kessem | Kingston Rule | Goliath | 2:00.6 |
| 1989 | Eye Of The Sky | Perfect Answer | Chigarow | 2:01.6 |
| 1988 | Ideal Centreman | Be Reasonable | Exocet | 2:00.1 |
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