The Stradbroke Handicap is a Brisbane Racing Club Group 1 Thoroughbred open handicap horse race, run over a distance of 1,400 metres at Eagle Farm Racecourse, Brisbane in June during the Queensland Winter Racing Carnival.
History
The race is named after Lord Stradbroke, relative of Henry John Rous, originator of the weight-for-age scale in thoroughbred racing.
Five two-year-olds have won the race, the last was Wiggle, carrying 7 stone 5 pounds (~46.5 kg) in 1958. The 1,400 metre race and track record is 1:20.2 established by Toledo in 1998. Between 1982 and 1988 the race was known as the Elders Handicap.
Distance In 1890 the Stradbroke Handicap was a Principal race run over six furlongs (~1,200m), when it was won by Pyrrhus.
The distance was changed in 1953 to 7 furlongs and in 1972 to the current distance of 1,400 metres.
Due to track reconstruction of Eagle Farm Racecourse, for the 2014–15 racing season the event was transferred to Doomben Racecourse over a slightly shorter distance of 1350 metres.
1951 racebook
Winners The following are past winners of the race.
2026 - Spicy Martini 2025 - War Machine 2024 - Stefi Magnetica 2023 - Think About It 2022 - Alligator Blood 2021 - Tofane 2020 - Tyzone 2019 - Trekking 2018 - Santa Ana Lane 2017 - Impending 2016 - Under The Louvre 2015 - Srikandi 2014 - River Lad 2013 - Linton 2012 - Mid Summer Music 2011 - Sincero 2010 - Black Piranha 2009 - Black Piranha 2008 - Mr Baritone 2007 - Sniper's Bullet 2006 - La Montagna 2005 - St. Basil 2004 - Thorn Park 2003 - Private Steer 2002 - Show A Heart 2001 - Crawl 2000 - Landsighting 1999 - Adam 1998 - Toledo 1997 - Dane Ripper 1996 - Danasinga 1995 - Rouslan 1994 - All Our Mob 1993 - Never Undercharge 1992 - Rough Habit 1991 - Rough Habit 1990 - Plush Embassy 1989 - Robian Steel 1988 - Campaign King 1987 - Dancing Poet 1986 - Daybreak Lover 1985 - Canterbury Belle 1984 - Daybreak Lover 1983 - Brenlaine 1982 - Grey Receiver 1981 - Watney 1980 - Bemboka Yacht 1979 - Imposing 1978 - Innisfree 1977 - Sir Wisp 1976 - Manawapoi 1975 - Spedito 1974 - Go Fun 1973 - Lucky Cloud 1972 - Triton 1971 - Rajah Sahib 1970 - Divide And Rule 1969 - Prince Medes 1968 - Cabochon 1967 - Mister Hush 1966 - Castanea 1965 - Winfreux 1964 - Cele's Image 1963 - Mullala 1962 - Kilshery 1961 - Persian Lyric 1960 - Wallgar 1959 - Grey Ghost 1958 - ‡Wiggle 1957 - Kingster 1956 - Knave 1955 - Plato 1954 - Karendi 1953 - Suncup 1952 - Wedborough 1951 - Aqua Regis 1950 - Lucky Ring 1949 - Lucky Ring 1948 - Ballyvista 1947 - Hedui 1946 - Abbeville 1942–45 - race not held 1941 - High Rank 1940 - Heroic's Double 1939 - Bahwing 1938 - Thurles Lad 1937 - King Merlin 1936 - Capris 1935 - Petrol Lager 1934 - Petrol Lager 1933 - Sun Eagle 1932 - Credence 1931 - Lady Linden 1930 - Will Yet 1929 - I.O.U. 1928 - Sarlind 1927 - Running Girl 1926 - Highland 1925 - Highland 1924 - Molly Cyrus 1923 - Lady Aura 1922 - Laneffe 1921 - Syceonelle 1920 - Syce Lad 1919 - Gold Tie 1918 - Gold Tie 1917 - Sydney Damsel 1916 - ‡Amberdown 1915 - Cairn Wallace 1914 - Malt Mark 1913 - ‡Line Gun 1912 - Pittsworth Gun 1911 - Lady Hope 1910 - Bright Laddie 1909 - Storm King 1908 - Satisfair 1907 - Jessie's Dream 1906 - Darelong 1905 - Ruscity 1904 - Forge 1903 - ‡Fitz Grafton 1902 - Blunderer 1901 - Glengarry 1900 - Prince Edward 1899 - ‡Sweetheart 1898 - Boreas Ii 1897 - †The Scamp/Dalnair 1896 - Babel 1895 - Babel 1894 - Studbook 1893 - Rosy Dawn 1892 - Tallboy 1891 - Dan O'Connell 1890 - Pyrrhus
See also Brisbane Cup Dane Ripper Stakes Gunsynd Classic J. J. Atkins The Q22 (Eagle Farm Cup / P J O'Shea Stakes) Doomben Cup Doomben 10,000 Queensland Derby Queensland Guineas List of Australian Group races Group races
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