Lincoln Handicap


History

An event called the Lincolnshire Handicap was established at Lincoln in 1849. It was run over a distance of 2 miles in August.
The venue introduced the Lincoln Spring Handicap at a new fixture in March 1853. The first two runnings were over 1½ miles, and it was shortened to a mile in 1855. The summer race ended when the meeting was temporarily discontinued in the 1850s. The spring version was renamed the Lincolnshire Handicap in 1860.
The race continued to be held at Lincoln until 1964. It was transferred to Doncaster in 1965, following the closure of its former venue. From this point it was known as the Lincoln Handicap.
The bookmaker William Hill supported the Lincoln Handicap for several years prior to 1997. The company started a new period of sponsorship in 2006 which ran until 2014, and from 2015 to 2017 the race was sponsored by the bookmakers Betway. In 2018, it was sponsored by 32Red and since 2019 Unibet have sponsored the race.
The names of the winning horses from 1926 to 1937 are used in the Waddingtons board game Totopoly.

Records


Most successful horse :
  • Ob – 1906, 1907
  • Babur – 1957, 1958
Leading jockey :
Leading trainer :

Winners since 1965

* The 1916 running took place at Lingfield Park.
  • * The 1942 run as "Northern Lincoln", 1943, 1944 and 1945 editions were held at Pontefract.
BBC Television televised the race from 1959 to 1964 inclusive.