Telegraph Handicap

{{Infobox horseraces

| class = Group I

| horse race = Telegraph Handicap

| image =

| caption =

| location = Trentham Racecourse
Wellington, New Zealand

| inaugurated = 1891

| race type = Thoroughbred - Flat racing

| website = {{URL|http://www.trentham.co.nz}}

| distance = 1200m (6 furlongs)

| surface = Turf

| track = Left-handed

| qualification = Three-year-olds and up

| weight = Set Weights & Penalties

| purse = NZ$550,000 (2025)

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The Telegraph Handicap is a Group One New Zealand horse race contested by the Wellington Racing Club at Trentham Racecourse in Upper Hutt. It was traditionally raced during the Wellington Cup carnival in mid-January, however from 2025 it has been shifted to earlier in January.

The Telegraph Handicap, raced over 1200 metres, and the Railway Stakes contested at Ellerslie Racecourse are New Zealand's premier sprint races.

In the late 1980s the race was called the Wrightson Handicap.

The nature of the Trentham track ensures fast times and some Telegraph Handicap winners have been able to lay claim to world record times over 1200m.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/racing/horse-racing-credibility-the-key-to-world-records/NJWV7AFQPYHHDHNHN6K5U2GWEM/#google_vignette|title=Horse Racing: Credibility the key to world records|date=February 1, 2025|website=The New Zealand Herald }}