The Brisbane Racing Club (BRC) is an Australian horse racing organization based in Brisbane in the state of Queensland. The head office of the club is located at 230 Lancaster Road in Ascot.
History The Brisbane Racing Club was founded on 1 July 2009 by a merger of the Queensland Turf Club and the Brisbane Turf Club (BTC). The club conducted 98 race meetings in 2012. The consolidation of the race clubs was the first of its kind in Australia as later other metropolitan race clubs would follow their initiative.
Courses The courses operated by the BRC are Eagle Farm Racecourse and Doomben Racecourse.
Major races
The highlight on the Brisbane Racing Clubs racing calendar is the Brisbane Racing Carnival, run across five consecutive Saturdays in May and June. The highlights include the Doomben 10,000 and the AAMI Stradbroke Handicap.
GrpRace NameAgeSexWeightDistanceDateCourse1BTC CupOpenOpenwfa1200MayDoomben1Doomben CupOpenOpenwfa2200MayDoomben1Doomben 10,000OpenOpenwfa1350MayDoomben2Champagne Classic2YOOpensw1200MayDoomben3BTC SprintOpenOpenhcp1350MayDoomben3BTC Chairman's HandicapOpenOpenhcp2000MayDoomben3The Roses3YOFilliessw2000MayDoomben3Fred Best Classic3YOOpensw1350MayDoomben3Gunsynd Mile3YOOpensw1600MayDoomben3Lord Mayor's CupOpenOpenwfa1600MayDoomben3Premier's CupOpenOpenhcp2200MayDoomben3Rough Habit Plate3YOOpensw2000MayDoomben3George Moore StakesOpenOpenhcp1200DecemberDoomben1Queensland Derby3YOOpensw2400JuneEagle Farm1Queensland Oaks3YOFilliessw2400JuneEagle Farm1Stradbroke HandicapOpenOpenhcp1400JuneEagle Farm1The T J Smith2YOOpenhcp1600JuneEagle Farm2Brisbane CupOpenOpenhcp2400JuneEagle Farm2P J O'Shea StakesOpenOpenwfa2400JuneEagle Farm2QTC CupOpenOpenhcp1300JuneEagle Farm2QTC Sires Produce Stakes2YOOpensw1400JuneEagle Farm2Queensland Guineas3YOOpensw1600JuneEagle Farm2Sir Byrne Hart StakesOpenOpenwfa1200MayEagle Farm3Dane Ripper QualityOpenF&Mqlty1400JuneEagle Farm3Grand Prix Stakes3YOOpenhcp2100JuneEagle Farm3Queen's CupOpenOpenhcp3200JulyEagle Farm
References
External links Official website for the Brisbane Racing Club