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A famous sprint is the Standish Handicap run at Flemington on Wednesday.
Iglesia's record is still in place from all those years ago. Will the 2020 Standish Handicap (1200m) at Flemington on Wednesday be another fast one?
2020 Standish Handicap: Nominations
2020 STANDISH HANDICAP - RACE HISTORY AND BACKGROUND
The Standish Handicap is a Group 3 race for the sprinters conducted by the Victoria Racing Club at Flemington.
The Standish Handicap was first run in 1884 and was won by Chuckster. It is run on New Year's Day each year.
It was named after a VRC Chairman Frederick Standish.
The Standish Handicap is run over 1200m under Handicap conditions.
From 1980 it became a G3 race and due to track upgrades was run at Moonee Valley in 1997 and Caulfield in 2007.
In 2001, Iglesia was the subject of a massive plunge before winning the Standish Handicap at Flemington in track record time. His straight six mark of 1:07.16 still stands today.
Flamberge won in 2014 and would win three G1 races over the two years that followed.
The 2020 Standish Handicap is worth $160,000.
Notable winners of the Standish Handicap include Waltzing Lily (1933), Warrior King (1984), True Version (1986), Redelva (1988), Grandiose (1989/1991), Jolly Old Mac (1992), Iglesia (2001), Super Impressive (2003/2005), Catapulted (2012), Flamberge (2014) and Whispering Brook (2019).
The 2019 Standish Handicap was won by Whispering Brook from Smart Coupe and True Excelsior.