The Cameron Handicap is a Group 3 event held at Newcastle Racecourse in mid-September on Newcastle Gold Cup Day as a lead-up to the Epsom Handicap.
2024 Cameron Handicap Results
- 1st: #1 Here To Shock
- 2nd: #12 Matcha Latte
- 3rd: #3 Berkshire Shadow
Cameron Handicap News
The Cameron Handicap is a Group 3 race conducted over 1500m during the Newcastle Gold Cup Racing Carnival each September.
Held at Newcastle Racecourse on a Friday in mid to late September, the Cameron Handicap is worth $250,000 in total prize money as of 2023. The Cameron Handicap is held under open handicap conditions and usually attracts a fairly commendable field. Held on Newcastle Gold Cup Day the event usually draws horses from local and Sydney-based stables.
The Cameron Handicap is part of the two day Newcastle Spring Carnival, which also features the Newcastle Gold Cup (2300m) and Tibbie Stakes (1400m).
Horses often seek to contend the Cameron Handicap following successful runs in other races held at Newcastle. The Group 1 Winx Stakes (1400m) is another lead up race for Sydney horses. Some Sydney horses might seek to incorporate the Cameron Handicap into their spring campaigns and make the two hour journey up for the race.
The Cameron Handicap winner is exempt from ballot for the Group 1 Epsom Handicap (1600m) held at Randwick the following month and Excellerator (2002) was the last to do the double.
In 2020 Rock successfully defended his Cameron Handicap title and went on to run third in that year’s Group 1 Kennedy Cantala during the Melbourne Cup Carnival at Flemington.
The 2021 Cameron Handicap form was franked with the third-placed mare Duais returning the following autumn to complete the Group 1 Australian Cup – Tancred Stakes interstate double in 2022.
In 2024 the Cameron Handicap also offers eligibility for the first two runners for the $3 million The Big Dace race in Sydney on Melbourne Cup Day.
The 2024 Cameron Handicap ran on Friday, September 20, 2024 as part of the Newcastle Gold Cup Day card offering Big Dance race eligibility to the impressive winner Here To Shock ($3F) and the brave runner-up Matcha Latte.
| Cameron Handicap 2024 | |
|---|---|
| Date: | Friday, September 20, 2024 |
| Track: | Newcastle Racecourse |
| Distance: | 1500m |
| Race Type: | Open Handicap |
| Status: | Group 3 |
| Prize Money: | $250,000 |
2024 Cameron Handicap Results
- 1st: #1 Here To Shock ($3F)
- 2nd: #12 Matcha Latte
- 3rd: #3 Berkshire Shadow
The Ben, Will & JD Hayes-trained Here To Shock ($3F) proved his class with The Big Dance 2024 calling for the galloper who carried the 59kg topweight to a half-length win over Matcha Latte in Newcastle’s Cameron Handicap 2024 results.
| Finish | No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Bar. | Weight | Penalty | Starting Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | HERE TO SHOCK (NZ) | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | Nash Rawiller | 6 | 59kg | $3F | |||
| 2 | 12 | MATCHA LATTE | Sara Ryan | Regan Bayliss | 0.48L | 5 | 54kg | $9.50 | ||
| 3 | 3 | BERKSHIRE SHADOW (GB) | Ciaron Maher | Kerrin McEvoy | 2.32L | 12 | 57.5kg | $11 | ||
| 4 | 9 | ROBUSTO | Bjorn Baker | Tim Clark | 2.54L | 2 | 55kg | $12 | ||
| 5 | 14 | RIYAZAN (IRE) | Michael, John & Wayne Hawkes | Zac Lloyd (a) | 2.55L | 4 | 54kg | $13 | ||
| 6 | 11 | CHORLTON LANE (IRE) | Ciaron Maher | Jason Collett | 2.79L | 3 | 54kg | $3.60 | ||
| 7 | 5 | UCALLEDIT (NZ) | Kris Lees | Adam Hyeronimus | 3.97L | 9 | 57kg | $20 | ||
| 8 | 4 | LOCH EAGLE | Kris Lees | Joshua Parr | 4.44L | 1 | 57kg | $21 | ||
| 9 | 15 | DUCASSE | Michael Freedman | Andrew Adkins | 4.6L | 10 | 54kg | $20 | ||
| 10 | 7 | STOCKMAN (NZ) | Joseph Pride | Reece Jones | 4.87L | 8 | 56.5kg | $101 | ||
| 11 | 10 | KINLOCH | Kris Lees | Tom Sherry | 6.13L | 11 | 54.5kg | $18 | ||
| 12 | 6 | OLD FLAME (GB) | Peter Snowden | Tyler Schiller | 9.63L | 7 | 56.5kg | $101 | ||
| 17e | BEAR ON THE LOOSE (IRE) | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Tim Clark | 0 | ||||||
| 16 | FLOATING | Matthew Smith | 0 | |||||||
| 8 | CHARTERHOUSE (GB) | Ciaron Maher | Tommy Berry | 0 | ||||||
| 2 | NUGGET (GB) | Ciaron Maher | Dylan Gibbons | 0 | ||||||
| 13 | ST LAWRENCE (NZ) | Ciaron Maher | Kerrin McEvoy | 0 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2024 Cameron Handicap Betting Odds
The top Newcastle racing odds and Cameron Handicap 2024 betting market links to Ladbrokes.com.au will be available below the week of the race.
Here To Shock ($3 in 2024) was the last favourite in Cameron Handicap betting to salute for the punters.
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2024 Cameron Handicap Form
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2024 Cameron Handicap Tips
Stay tuned for our insider Cameron Handicap 2024 Tips on the spring carnival showdown this September.
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The Cameron Handicap has seen several scratchings, but Ciaron Maher’s talented stayer Chorlton Lane remains a strong contender. With his consistent form and recent third-place finish in the Goulburn Cup, this fit five-year-old is well-positioned for success in the Group 3 race. The drop in weight and a favourable draw further enhance his chances of victory.
2024 Cameron Handicap Field
The official Cameron Handicap Final Field & Barrier Draw is announced on the Wednesday of race week and attracts quality middle-distance sprinters coming off lead-up runs in earlier spring events including the Group 2 Tramway Stakes (1400m) at Randwick a fortnight earlier or the Group 3 Show County Quality (1200m) in late August.
Democracy Manifest (10th in 2023) was the last Tramway Stakes graduate to win the Cameron Handicap.
| No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Probable Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 57x31210x2 | HERE TO SHOCK (NZ) | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | Nash Rawiller | 9 | 59kg | 105 | ||
| 2 | 04x73407x8 | NUGGET (GB) | Ciaron Maher | Dylan Gibbons | 6 | 58.5kg | 104 | ||
| 3 | 356x5089x6 | BERKSHIRE SHADOW (GB) | Ciaron Maher | James McDonald | 16 | 57.5kg | 102 | ||
| 4 | 1218600×60 | LOCH EAGLE | Kris Lees | Joshua Parr | 1 | 57kg | 101 | ||
| 5 | x774050x54 | UCALLEDIT (NZ) | Kris Lees | Adam Hyeronimus | 13 | 57kg | 101 | ||
| 6 | 12713x0x00 | OLD FLAME (GB) | Peter Snowden | Tyler Schiller | 10 | 56.5kg | 100 | ||
| 7 | 4x073650x0 | STOCKMAN (NZ) | Joseph Pride | Reece Jones | 12 | 56.5kg | 100 | ||
| 8 | 106×855329 | CHARTERHOUSE (GB) | Ciaron Maher | Tommy Berry | 17 | 55kg | 97 | ||
| 9 | 141225×105 | ROBUSTO | Bjorn Baker | 2 | 55kg | 97 | |||
| 10 | x1193225x7 | KINLOCH | Kris Lees | Tom Sherry | 15 | 54.5kg | 96 | ||
| 11 | 1233×11753 | CHORLTON LANE (IRE) | Ciaron Maher | Jason Collett | 3 | 54kg | 91 | ||
| 12 | 1224x3652x | MATCHA LATTE | Sara Ryan | Regan Bayliss | 8 | 54kg | 90 | ||
| 13 | 460×342332 | ST LAWRENCE (NZ) | Ciaron Maher | Kerrin McEvoy | 4 | 54kg | 90 | ||
| 14 | 022×698942 | RIYAZAN (IRE) | Michael, John & Wayne Hawkes | Zac Lloyd (a) | 7 | 54kg | 87 | ||
| 15 | 3x187719x0 | DUCASSE | Michael Freedman | Andrew Adkins | 14 | 54kg | 86 | ||
| 16 | 1421414×95 | FLOATING | Matthew Smith | 11 | 54kg | 86 | |||
| 17e | 31711x14x | BEAR ON THE LOOSE (IRE) | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Tim Clark | 5 | 54kg | 83 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2024 Cameron Handicap Nominations
Nominations for the Cameron Handicap 2024 are taken the Monday leading-up to Newcastle Gold Cup Day.
Cameron Handicap History
The Cameron Handicap was inaugurated in 1950 and has continued to grow in prize money and prestige over the decades. The race is named after James George Cameron, who was born in Newcastle to a very large family. He built Cameron’s Family Hotel in Broadmeadow, a home on Cameron’s Hill and purchased land nearby the racecourse. Tibbie, after whom the Tibbie Stakes is named, was part-owned by Cameron. James George Cameron served the Newcastle Jockey Club as president for 25 years and was instrumental in the construction of Newcastle Racecourse.
The Cameron Handicap was a listed race until the 2005 edition ran as a Group 3 event for the first time. It has remained at that grade since. In 2011, the distance was changed to the current 1500m.
In 2020 Rock made history becoming the first back-to-back Cameron Handicap winner since Romantic Dream (1976 & 1979) having also won the event in 2019.
Notable Cameron Handicap winners include Luskin Star (1977), Cheval Cavalier (1990), Court’s In Session (2006), and Toydini (2013).
In 2023 the Chris Waller-trained Democracy Manifest came from last to first to win the Cameron Handicap in a new track record time of 1 minute 28.71 seconds.
Cameron Handicap results with winning times are listed below.
Cameron Handicap Results
| Year | Place | Horse | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Cameron Handicap |
1st | Here To Shock | 1 minute 29.40 seconds |
| 2nd | Matcha Latte | ||
| 3rd | Berkshire Shadow | ||
| 2023 Cameron Handicap |
1st | Democracy Manifest | 1 minute 28.71 seconds (R) |
| 2nd | Palmetoo | ||
| 3rd | Spangler | ||
| 2022 Cameron Handicap |
1st | Wild Chap | 1 minute 31.87 seconds |
| 2nd | Luncies | ||
| 3rd | Character | ||
| 2021 Cameron Handicap |
1st | Ashman | 1 minute 31.58 seconds |
| 2nd | Sky Lab | ||
| 3rd | Duais | ||
| 2020 Cameron Handicap |
1st | Rock | 1 minute 29.46 seconds |
| 2nd | Just Thinkin’ | ||
| 3rd | Chief Ironside | ||
| 2019 Cameron Handicap |
1st | Rock | 1 minute 29.46 seconds |
| 2nd | Articus | ||
| 3rd | Nettoyer | ||
| 2018 Cameron Handicap |
1st | New Tipperary | 1 minute 29.88 seconds |
| 2nd | Red Excitement | ||
| 3rd | Best Of Days | ||
| 2017 Cameron Handicap |
1st | Got Unders | 1 minute 29.5 seconds |
| 2nd | Sound Proposition | ||
| 3rd | Spectroscope | ||
| 2016 Cameron Handicap |
1st | Chetwood | 1 minute 18.3 seconds |
| 2nd | Le Romain | ||
| 3rd | Famous Seamus | ||
| 2015 Cameron Handicap |
1st | Forget | 1 minute 29.6 seconds |
| 2nd | Malice | ||
| 3rd | Wouldnt It Be Nice | ||
| 2014 Cameron Handicap |
1st | Hooked | 1 minute 32.3 seconds |
| 2nd | Rugged Cross | ||
| 3rd | Mighty Lucky | ||
| 2013 Cameron Handicap |
1st | Toydini | 1 minute 29.1 seconds |
| 2nd | High Esteem | ||
| 3rd | Scream Machine | ||
| 2012 Cameron Handicap |
1st | Rolling Pin | 1 minute 29.1 seconds |
| 2nd | Lightinthenite | ||
| 3rd | Offenders | ||
| 2011 Cameron Handicap |
1st | Raspberries | 1 minute 29.6 seconds |
| 2nd | Light Brigade | ||
| 3rd | Kaunda | ||
| 2010 Cameron Handicap |
1st | Kenny’s World | 1 minute 15.3 seconds |
| 2nd | Prince Braeman | ||
| 3rd | Chasm | ||
| 2009 Cameron Handicap |
1st | Absolutelyfabulous | 1 minute 16.3 seconds |
| 2nd | Black Piranha | ||
| 3rd | McClintock | ||
| 2008 Cameron Handicap |
1st | Raheeb | 1 minute 22.4 seconds |
| 2nd | Ashikaga | ||
| 3rd | Falaise | ||
| 2007 Cameron Handicap |
Race Not Held | ||
| 2006 Cameron Handicap |
1st | Court’s In Session | 1 minute 22.2 seconds |
| 2nd | Malcolm | ||
| 3rd | Mac’s Tune | ||
| 2005 Cameron Handicap |
1st | Collate | 1 minute 23.2 seconds |
| 2nd | Mr Celebrity | ||
| 3rd | Cincinatti Gal | ||
| 2004 Cameron Handicap |
1st | Osca Warrior | 1 minute 22.6 seconds |
| 2nd | Shamekha | ||
| 3rd | Tsuimai | ||
| 2003 Cameron Handicap |
1st | Archave | 1 minute 22.4 seconds |
| 2nd | Britt’s Best | ||
| 3rd | Stoway | ||
| 2002 Cameron Handicap |
1st | Excellerator | 1 minute 24.4 seconds |
| 2nd | Hey Pronto | ||
| 3rd | Mowerman | ||
| 2001 Cameron Handicap |
1st | Kingsgate | 1 minute 17.3 seconds |
| 2nd | Lord Essex | ||
| 3rd | Maitland Gold | ||
| 2000 Cameron Handicap |
1st | Mulan Princess | 1 minute 22.0 seconds |
| 2nd | Kenconcarne | ||
| 3rd | Spying | ||
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