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The Group 1 $3 million Stradbroke Handicap is the premier event of the Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival. Taking place on a Saturday in June.
The Stradbroke Handicap is the premier Group 1 race held in Queensland as part of the Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival. Conducted annually in June, this $3 million open handicap event is traditionally raced over 1400m at Eagle Farm or 1350m when taking place at sister track Doomben Racecourse. The richest race of the carnival, it is run as the highlight event on Stradbroke Handicap Day at Eagle Farm Racecourse (track permitting).
For the 2020 Stradbroke Handicap the prize money was reduced to just $350,000 to help cope with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic before returning to $1.5 million 2021 and then doubled to $3 million ahead of the 2023 edition.
The race shares the day with other quality events including the Group 1 J.J. Atkins (1600m) for two-year-old milers and the Group 2 Brisbane Cup (3200m) for stayers. The latest addition to the Stradbroke Handicap Day card is the recently launched Group 2 $1.2 million The Q22 (2200m) -replacing the PJ O’Shea Stakes – running for the first time in 2021.
The key new lead-up race for runners in the Stradbroke Handicap is the Group 1 Kingsford Smith Cup (1300m) – formerly known as the BTC Cup and conducted over 1200m – held a fortnight before at the Eagle Farm or Doomben track. Another good lead-up into both races is the weight-for-age Group 1 Doomben 10,000 (1200m) in mid-May.
Think About It (2023) was the last horse to complete the Stradbroke Handicap – Kingsford Smith Cup double.
Class sprinters that perform well in the Stradbroke Handicap may go on to contest some of the other high status Australian races held during the Sydney and Melbourne Spring Racing Carnivals later in the year.
When betting on the Stradbroke Handicap it is important to look at things like the age of the competitors, as six-year-olds have dominated the race over the past decade with six wins from 2008 – 2023 including most recently Tyzone (2020). Only one two-year-old has claimed victory in the race, Wiggle in 1958, while the last three-year-old Stradbroke Handicap winner was Impending in 2017.
Following a run in the Stradbroke Handicap the mares may opt to back-up a fortnight later in the Group 1 Tattersall’s Tiara (1400m) at the same track and distance with Tofane (2021) the last to do the double. Tofane further franked the Stradbroke Handicap form from 2021 going on to run top three in a host of interstate Group 1 races over the next 12 months including a win in Caulfield’s C.F. Orr Stakes in February of 2022.
The 2022 Stradbroke Handicap form was franked with the winner Alligator Blood going on to enjoy a huge spring that included Group 1 wins in the Underwood Stakes and VRC Champions Mile. He also returned in the autumn of 2023 and won the Group 1 Futurity Stakes first-up in Melbourne.
The 2022 Stradbroke runner-up Private Eye further franked the form with his second that spring in Sydney’s $15 million The Everest before winning the $3 million Winners Stakes.
The 2023 Stradbroke Handicap ran on Saturday June 10, 2023 offering an unprecedented $3 million in stakes and was won in bullish fashion by Joe Pride’s The Everest-bound favourite Think About It ($3.60F).
Stradbroke Handicap 2023 | |
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Date: | Saturday June 10, 2023 |
Track: | Eagle Farm Racecourse |
Distance: | 1400m |
Conditions: | Open Handicap |
Status: | Group 1 |
Prize Money: | $3 million |
Inaugurated: | 1890 |
The Everest-bound Think About It ($3.60F) was too good again continuing his impressive strike rate to take his career record up to nine wins from 10 starts including back-to-back Group 1 victories after his arrogant victory for the punters in the 2023 Stradbroke Handicap results at Eagle Farm.
Click here to read more on the impressive win by Think About It in the Stradbroke Handicap 2023.
Finish | No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Bar. | Weight | Penalty | Starting Price | |
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1 | 9 | THINK ABOUT IT | Joseph Pride | Sam Clipperton | 8 | 54kg | $3.60F | |||
2 | 1 | ROTHFIRE | Robert Heathcote | Nash Rawiller | 1.47L | 18 | 57kg | $16 | ||
3 | 18 | HAWAII FIVE OH | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Ms Rachel King | 1.84L | 2 | 49.5kg | $5 | ||
4 | 16 | PALAISIPAN | Chris Munce | Kyle Wilson-Taylor | 2.28L | 7 | 52kg | $91 | ||
5 | 14 | RUTHLESS DAME (NZ) | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | Michael Dee | 2.59L | 9 | 52.5kg | $12 | ||
6 | 15 | CHAIN OF LIGHTNING | Peter G Moody | Ms Linda Meech | 2.61L | 14 | 52kg | $31 | ||
7 | 5 | CONVERGE | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Tim Clark | 3.23L | 13 | 55.5kg | $6.50 | ||
8 | 17 | TICK TOCK QUEEN | Tony Gollan | Ms Angela Jones (a) | 4.35L | 3 | 51kg | $101 | ||
9 | 12 | AFT CABIN | James Cummings | Kerrin McEvoy | 4.36L | 15 | 53kg | $12 | ||
10 | 3 | VILANA | James Cummings | James McDonald | 4.43L | 11 | 56kg | $21 | ||
11 | 13 | ROYAL MERCHANT | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | Ben Thompson | 4.64L | 10 | 52.5kg | $21 | ||
12 | 6 | SURF DANCER (IRE) | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Tyler Schiller (a) | 5.07L | 5 | 54.5kg | $61 | ||
13 | 7 | GENTLEMAN ROY | Ben & JD Hayes | Craig Williams | 5.41L | 1 | 54.5kg | $26 | ||
14 | 10 | CARDINAL GEM | Grahame Begg | Jordan Childs | 6.17L | 4 | 54kg | $11 | ||
15 | 4 | SCALLOPINI | Steven O’Dea & Matthew Hoysted | Boris Thornton | 6.66L | 6 | 55.5kg | $26 | ||
16 | 11 | HOLYFIELD | Annabel Neasham | Damien Thornton | 8.92L | 17 | 53.5kg | $101 | ||
17 | 2 | SUPERSTORM | Lauren Abbott | James Orman | 9.41L | 12 | 56.5kg | $151 | ||
18 | 8 | ELEVEN ELEVEN | Gregory Hickman | Jason Collett | 11.28L | 16 | 54.5kg | $101 | ||
22e | SINAWANN (IRE) | Anthony & Sam Freedman | 0 | |||||||
23e | YELLOW BRICK | Tony & Maddysen Sears | 0 | |||||||
21e | DRAGON LEAP | Lance O’Sullivan & Andrew Scott | 0 | |||||||
19e | ALPINE EDGE | Toby & Trent Edmonds | Martin Harley | 0 | ||||||
20e | OPAL RIDGE | Luke Pepper | Tyler Schiller (a) | 0 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
The top Stradbroke Handicap 2023 odds and betting market links to Ladbrokes.com.au on the richest Group 1 race of the Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival will be available below leading-up to the race.
Black Piranha ($4) for his first in 2009 followed by Think About It ($3.60 in 2023) are the last Stradbroke Handicap favourites to salute for the punters.
Stay tuned for our comprehensive Stradbroke Handicap 2023 Form Guide & Betting Preview with Ladbrokes.com.au also providing a detailed Stradbroke Handicap Form Guide the week of the event.
Stay tuned for our insider Stradbroke Handicap 2023 Tips on the $3 million Queensland winter feature this season.
He’s a pretty hard to knock favourite having done everything right so far. It takes a talented horse to win seven on the trot and this son of So You Think doesn’t look done just yet. He was excellent at Eagle Farm when posting a Group 1 Kingsford Smith Cup victory here last time out with 59kg at WFA. Back to 54kg here so will be flying. Sam Clipperton retains the ride, could come in from barrier 12 to 9 with emergencies out which looks ideal, and the 1400m should suit. He is unbeaten with a two-from-two record at the distance to date and is the class runner here. From nine career runs he has only been beaten once and the price is still backable. Can salute.
The three-year-olds don’t have the best strike-rate in the Stradbroke with Impending (2017) the last to win, but this classy I Am Invincible colt from last year’s winning stable (Waterhouse/Bott) has understandable support to be the next. He was excellent two back winning the Group 3 Hawkesbury Guineas (1400m) by over three lengths before travelling to the sunshine state for a win at this track and trip in the Group 3 Fred Best Classic with 57kg. In the Group 1 he is back down to just 49.5kg and will be airborne with that allocation from a gun gate three draw. Needs to step it up now taking on the older sprinters here, but ticks plenty of boxes. Each Way.
There are so many good roughie hopes at double-figures out to challenge in this year’s Straddie including one of the two last start Group 1 winning fillies from the stables of Ciaron Maher & David Eustace. This nicely-bred Tavistock filly boasts a 50% winning strike rate from her six starts to date having taken the step-up to Group 1 company at Morphettville last start on May 6 winning the Robert Sangster Stakes. She carried 55kg there and defeated a host of more mature mares, and she has had a nice freshen-up since. Looked good in a recent Warwick Farm trial to bring her on fitness-wise ahead of the Stradbroke where she needs to go to another level again. Drawn a similar gate, drops back to 52.5kg and looks very well rated here to surprise a few at a price.
The Stradbroke Handicap field attracts a quality field of middle-distance sprinters each season from both local Queensland stables as well as interstate raiders. In recent years horses from Sydney and Melbourne have enjoyed plenty of success over the Brisbane sprinters in the Stradbroke Handicap field.
Horses come into the race via runs in lead-up events in Brisbane like the Doomben 10,000 and the new-look Kingsford Smith Cup (formerly the BTC Cup). The Goodwood over 1200m in Adelaide the month before is also a key lead-up into the Stradbroke Handicap field.
The official Stradbroke Handicap 2023 Final Field will be announced by Racing Queensland the Tuesday before race day and published in full below.
The 2023 Stradbroke Handicap final field is confirmed with markets led by Joe Pride’s Kingsford Smith Cup champ Think About It chasing his seventh on the trot and in-form young colt Hawaii Five Oh carrying just 49.5kg.
The 2023 Stradbroke Handicap barrier draw took place from 5pm (AEST) on Tuesday the 6th of May, 2023 and saw Think About It drawn perfectly in gate 12, while local hope Rothfire suffered a blow with the extreme outside alley.
Click here to read more on the big winners in the Stradbroke Handicap 2023 field and barrier draw.
No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Probable Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating |
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1 | x15285x213 | ROTHFIRE | Robert Heathcote | Nash Rawiller | 23 | 57kg | |||
2 | x413316x7x | SUPERSTORM | Lauren Abbott | James Orman | 16 | 56.5kg | |||
3 | 8x1810x176 | VILANA | James Cummings | James McDonald | 15 | 56kg | |||
4 | 5251x311x4 | SCALLOPINI | Steven O’Dea & Matthew Hoysted | Boris Thornton | 8 | 55.5kg | |||
5 | x6900x7302 | CONVERGE | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Tim Clark | 17 | 55.5kg | |||
6 | 1x16460x01 | SURF DANCER (IRE) | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Ryan Maloney | 7 | 54.5kg | |||
7 | 146×124700 | GENTLEMAN ROY | Ben & JD Hayes | Craig Williams | 2 | 54.5kg | |||
8 | 30x5L92x70 | ELEVEN ELEVEN | Gregory Hickman | Jason Collett | 20 | 54.5kg | |||
9 | 13x1111x11 | THINK ABOUT IT | Joseph Pride | Sam Clipperton | 12 | 54kg | |||
10 | 3110×62113 | CARDINAL GEM | Grahame Begg | Jordan Childs | 6 | 54kg | |||
11 | 76x1233x89 | HOLYFIELD | Annabel Neasham | Damien Thornton | 21 | 53.5kg | |||
12 | 2121×15414 | AFT CABIN | James Cummings | Kerrin McEvoy | 19 | 53kg | |||
13 | 1254423211 | ROYAL MERCHANT | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | Ben Thompson | 14 | 52.5kg | |||
14 | 11×3201 | RUTHLESS DAME (NZ) | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | Michael Dee | 13 | 52.5kg | |||
15 | 1310×38994 | CHAIN OF LIGHTNING | Peter G Moody | Ms Linda Meech | 18 | 52kg | |||
16 | 3x3220x420 | PALAISIPAN | Chris Munce | Kyle Wilson-Taylor | 11 | 52kg | |||
17 | x16161x947 | TICK TOCK QUEEN | Tony Gollan | Ms Angela Jones (a) | 4 | 51kg | 81 | ||
18 | 139×2211 | HAWAII FIVE OH | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Ms Rachel King | 3 | 49.5kg | 101 | ||
19e | 05x721x018 | ALPINE EDGE | Toby & Trent Edmonds | Martin Harley | 5 | 53kg | |||
20e | 28121×1451 | OPAL RIDGE | Luke Pepper | Tyler Schiller (a) | 10 | 49.5kg | 50kg | ||
21e | 244x146x92 | DRAGON LEAP | Lance O’Sullivan & Andrew Scott | 1 | 53kg | ||||
22e | 28x67458x7 | SINAWANN (IRE) | Anthony & Sam Freedman | 9 | 53kg | ||||
23e | 3111x12x12 | YELLOW BRICK | Tony & Maddysen Sears | 22 | 51kg |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
The Stradbroke Handicap 2023 first acceptances further narrow down the list of potential runners in the winter carnival feature race and close on Wednesday the 31st of May, 2023.
The 2023 Stradbroke Handicap first acceptances are now out attracting 38 hopefuls for the $3 million feature led in all-in betting by Joe Pride’s Kingsford Smith Cup winner Think About It and the Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott-trained Group 3 Fred Best Classic winner Hawaii Five Oh.
Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Ballot | Weight | True Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating | |
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1 | 1254423211 | ROYAL MERCHANT | F | 3 | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | 1 | 52.5kg | |||
2 | 1x16460x01 | SURF DANCER (IRE) | G | 6 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 2 | 54.5kg | |||
3 | 13x1111x11 | THINK ABOUT IT | G | 4 | Joseph Pride | 3 | 54kg | |||
4 | 139×2211 | HAWAII FIVE OH | C | 3 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 4 | 49.5kg | 101 | ||
5 | x16161x947 | TICK TOCK QUEEN | M | 4 | Tony Gollan | 5 | 51kg | 81 | ||
6 | x15285x213 | ROTHFIRE | G | 5 | Robert Heathcote | 6 | 57kg | |||
7 | x413316x7x | SUPERSTORM | G | 6 | Lauren Abbott | 7 | 56.5kg | |||
8 | 8x1810x176 | VILANA | H | 4 | James Cummings | 8 | 56kg | |||
9 | 11×3201 | RUTHLESS DAME (NZ) | F | 3 | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | 9 | 52.5kg | |||
10 | 5251x311x4 | SCALLOPINI | G | 8 | Steven O’Dea & Matthew Hoysted | 10 | 55.5kg | |||
11 | x6900x7302 | CONVERGE | G | 4 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 11 | 55.5kg | |||
12 | 1x7214x1x0 | DARK DESTROYER (NZ) | G | 4 | Lance O’Sullivan & Andrew Scott | 12 | 55kg | |||
13 | 2121×15414 | AFT CABIN | C | 3 | James Cummings | 13 | 53kg | |||
14 | 15x133x707 | BALLER | G | 7 | Tony Gollan | 14 | 54.5kg | |||
15 | 146×124700 | GENTLEMAN ROY | G | 6 | Ben & JD Hayes | 15 | 54.5kg | |||
16 | 30x5L92x70 | ELEVEN ELEVEN | G | 6 | Gregory Hickman | 16 | 54.5kg | |||
17 | 3110×62113 | CARDINAL GEM | G | 4 | Grahame Begg | 17 | 54kg | |||
18 | 1310×38994 | CHAIN OF LIGHTNING | M | 4 | Peter G Moody | 18 | 52kg | |||
19 | 3x3220x420 | PALAISIPAN | M | 5 | Chris Munce | 19 | 52kg | |||
20 | 10x840x136 | PRINCE OF BOOM | G | 4 | Robert Heathcote | 20 | 54kg | |||
21 | 1215x3410x | ROOTS | M | 4 | Chris Waller | 21 | 51.5kg | |||
22 | 76x1233x89 | HOLYFIELD | G | 5 | Annabel Neasham | 22 | 53.5kg | |||
23 | 05x721x018 | ALPINE EDGE | H | 4 | Toby & Trent Edmonds | 23 | 53kg | |||
24 | 28121×1451 | OPAL RIDGE | F | 3 | Luke Pepper | 24 | 49.5kg | |||
25 | 244x146x92 | DRAGON LEAP | G | 6 | Lance O’Sullivan & Andrew Scott | 25 | 53kg | |||
26 | 28x67458x7 | SINAWANN (IRE) | H | 6 | Anthony & Sam Freedman | 26 | 53kg | |||
27 | 3111x12x12 | YELLOW BRICK | G | 3 | Tony & Maddysen Sears | 27 | 51kg | |||
28 | 218x27410x | BANK MAUR | C | 3 | Richard Laming | 28 | 51kg | |||
29 | 030×231023 | CEPHEUS (GB) | G | 6 | Matthew Dunn | 29 | 52.5kg | |||
30 | 30x400x927 | THE INFERNO | G | 6 | Cliff Brown | 30 | 52.5kg | |||
31 | 02x9551x06 | VINCO | G | 6 | Tony Gollan | 31 | 51kg | 99 | ||
32 | x112370x03 | MILITARY EXPERT | H | 4 | Annabel Neasham | 32 | 51kg | 98 | ||
33 | 14x4127x16 | FAR TOO EASY | G | 4 | David McColm | 33 | 51kg | 97 | ||
34 | 302523117x | MUNHAMEK (GB) | G | 7 | Nick Ryan | 34 | 51kg | 96 | ||
35 | 12x221x524 | CLEMENCEAU | G | 4 | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | 35 | 51kg | 95 | ||
36 | 1x1131x111 | ANTINO (NZ) | G | 4 | Tony Gollan | 36 | 51kg | 94 | ||
37 | 4x430x86x6 | BRERETON | C | 3 | Peter G Moody | 37 | 49.5kg | 76.5 | ||
38 | 5107×05101 | MISTER YU SHU | G | 6 | Jim Conlan | 38 | 51kg | 76 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
Early Stradbroke Handicap 2023 nominations close on a Tuesday in early May and will be available below.
The 2023 Stradbroke Handicap nominations close on Tuesday the 2nd of May, 2023.
The Stradbroke Handicap 2023 nominations attracted a bumper 122 winter hopefuls led in all-in betting by the ultra-consistent Joe Pride-trained four-year-old Think About It, Godolphin’s recent Group 3 Hall Mark Stakes winner out of Sydney Vilana, and classy Group 2 winning Astern colt Aft Cabin also prepared by James Cummings.
Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Hcp Rating | |
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1 | 2130x00x56 | A CASE OF YOU (IRE) | H | 5 | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | |
2 | 41x973x410 | ACQUITTED (IRE) | G | 6 | Kris Lees | |
3 | 2121x1541x | AFT CABIN | C | 3 | James Cummings | |
4 | x0x5130x17 | AIR TO AIR | M | 6 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | |
5 | 505x721x01 | ALPINE EDGE | H | 4 | Toby & Trent Edmonds | |
6 | 2x3x18011x | ANG POW | G | 4 | Richard & Will Freedman | |
7 | 1x1131x11 | ANTINO (NZ) | G | 4 | Tony Gollan | |
8 | 2x8x61210x | ARENTEE | G | 4 | Chris Meagher | |
9 | 246x1x121 | AUREUS ANGEL | M | 5 | Chris Munce | |
10 | 598x21230x | AXE | G | 6 | Jack Bruce | |
11 | 15x133x707 | BALLER | G | 7 | Tony Gollan | |
12 | 218x27410x | BANK MAUR | C | 3 | Richard Laming | |
13 | x1219x3023 | BELLA NIPOTINA | M | 5 | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | |
14 | 2211x70x75 | BILLIONAIR BABY | G | 3 | Robert Heathcote | |
15 | 1550x0304x | BLONDEAU | G | 5 | Chris Waller | |
16 | 14x430x86x | BRERETON | C | 3 | Peter G Moody | |
17 | 0x100x5687 | BRING THE RANSOM | M | 6 | Bjorn Baker | |
18 | 124x80x71x | BROOKSPIRE | M | 5 | Chris Waller | |
19 | 322150×2 | BUNKER HUT (NZ) | G | 3 | Michael Freedman | |
20 | 23110×6211 | CARDINAL GEM | G | 4 | Grahame Begg | |
21 | 0030×23102 | CEPHEUS (GB) | G | 6 | Matthew Dunn | |
22 | 1310x3899x | CHAIN OF LIGHTNING | M | 4 | Peter G Moody | |
23 | 1368×312 | CHAIRMAN | C | 3 | Tony Gollan | |
24 | 12x221x52x | CLEMENCEAU | G | 4 | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | |
25 | 52162×4341 | COAL CRUSHER | G | 5 | Joseph Pride | |
26 | x6900x730x | CONVERGE | G | 4 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | |
27 | 5x3x24120x | CORNER POCKET | G | 6 | Lindsey Smith | |
28 | 65x722336x | CORONA LAD | G | 4 | Ashley Perks | |
29 | 0x22622x48 | COUNT DA BEANS | G | 3 | Tony Gollan | |
30 | x6440x7903 | DALCHINI | M | 4 | Lee & Cherie Curtis | |
31 | 11x7214x1x | DARK DESTROYER (NZ) | G | 4 | Lance O’Sullivan & Andrew Scott | |
32 | 161×57 | DEER TRAIL | G | 3 | Tony Gollan | |
33 | 1523213×17 | DEMOCRACY MANIFEST | G | 4 | Chris Waller | |
34 | x244x146x9 | DRAGON LEAP | G | 6 | Lance O’Sullivan & Andrew Scott | |
35 | x11530x57x | DREAM HOUR | G | 3 | Kris Lees | |
36 | x2301x32x7 | EF TROOP | G | 7 | Tony Gollan | |
37 | 15515×8163 | EKATERINA | F | 3 | Robert Heathcote | |
38 | x430x5L92x | ELEVEN ELEVEN | G | 6 | Gregory Hickman | |
39 | 4181610×42 | EMERALD KINGDOM | G | 8 | Desleigh Forster | |
40 | 111×6 | END ASSEMBLY | G | 3 | Mark Currie | |
41 | 1x640x611x | ESPIONA | M | 4 | Chris Waller | |
42 | 5163x7320x | EXCELIDA | M | 6 | Ben & JD Hayes | |
43 | 1x251x130x | EXTREMELY LUCKY | G | 4 | Will Clarken & Niki O’Shea | |
44 | 414x4127x1 | FAR TOO EASY | G | 4 | David McColm | |
45 | 412x31111x | FASHION LEGEND | G | 3 | Richard & Will Freedman | |
46 | 3x130x330x | FINEPOINT | M | 4 | Chris Waller | |
47 | 11448x | FLAG OF HONOUR | G | 3 | Kris Lees | |
48 | x1176x941x | FROSTY ROCKS | G | 6 | Bjorn Baker | |
49 | 23420x49x5 | GENERAL BEAU | H | 4 | Mathew Ellerton | |
50 | 146x12470x | GENTLEMAN ROY | G | 6 | Ben & JD Hayes | |
51 | 24x1x11x | GUNDY BRIDGE | G | 5 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | |
52 | 139×221 | HAWAII FIVE OH | C | 3 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | |
53 | 94000x826x | HILAL | H | 4 | Tony Gollan | |
54 | 176x1233x8 | HOLYFIELD | G | 5 | Annabel Neasham | |
55 | x23111878x | INVER PARK (GB) | G | 5 | Kris Lees | |
56 | 909x61261x | IRISH SONGS | G | 7 | Louise White | |
57 | 2×241 | IRON MAN | G | 3 | Edward O’Rourke | |
58 | 03x54737x0 | KEMENTARI | G | 8 | James Cummings | |
59 | x179x42x6x | KIKU | M | 5 | Chris Waller | |
60 | 621x11x154 | KIPSBAY | G | 4 | Nathan Doyle | |
61 | x44131x69x | KIRWAN’S LANE (NZ) | G | 6 | John O’Shea | |
62 | 712330×734 | LADY OF HONOUR | M | 4 | Ben & JD Hayes | |
63 | 34110x332x | LADY OF LUXURY | M | 5 | Bjorn Baker | |
64 | x347x1228x | LOFTY STRIKE | C | 3 | Julius Sandhu | |
65 | 952838×664 | LORD VLADIVOSTOK (NZ) | G | 6 | Michael Hickmott | |
66 | x10x317x60 | LOST AND RUNNING (NZ) | G | 6 | John O’Shea | |
67 | 50231×43 | LUBRICATION | C | 3 | Matthew Dunn | |
68 | 443x11415x | MARIAMIA | M | 6 | Joseph Pride | |
69 | 1224x3652x | MATCHA LATTE | C | 3 | Sara Ryan | |
70 | 2x9x65183x | ME ME LAGARDE | M | 4 | Toby & Trent Edmonds | |
71 | 21422x40x | MERITABLE | H | 4 | Annabel Neasham | |
72 | 7x112370x0 | MILITARY EXPERT | H | 4 | Annabel Neasham | |
73 | x3380x078x | MILLANE | C | 3 | Tony Gollan | |
74 | 5107x0510x | MISTER YU SHU | G | 6 | Jim Conlan | |
75 | 302523117x | MUNHAMEK (GB) | G | 7 | Nick Ryan | |
76 | 784×746153 | NOT AN OPTION | G | 5 | Michael Moroney | |
77 | 3x12713x0x | OLD FLAME (GB) | H | 5 | Peter & Paul Snowden | |
78 | 128121×145 | OPAL RIDGE | F | 3 | Luke Pepper | |
79 | 4432x10x2x | OSCAR ZULU | G | 5 | Chris Waller | |
80 | 57x26690x1 | OVERPASS | G | 4 | Bjorn Baker | |
81 | 13x3220x4x | PALAISIPAN | M | 5 | Chris Munce | |
82 | 2x61801x84 | PAULELE | H | 4 | James Cummings | |
83 | 227572380x | PRIME CANDIDATE | G | 8 | Bjorn Baker | |
84 | 110x840x13 | PRINCE OF BOOM | G | 4 | Robert Heathcote | |
85 | x7109x975x | PROMISE OF SUCCESS (GB) | M | 7 | John O’Shea | |
86 | 6x2202864x | PURPLE SECTOR (NZ) | G | 7 | John Thompson | |
87 | 111x0x168x | QUANTICO | G | 6 | John O’Shea | |
88 | 0572x5512x | REVOLUTIONARY MISS | F | 3 | Peter & Paul Snowden | |
89 | x4221x0039 | ROCH ’N’ HORSE (NZ) | M | 6 | Michael Moroney | |
90 | 1215x3410x | ROOTS | M | 4 | Chris Waller | |
91 | 3x15285x21 | ROTHFIRE | G | 5 | Robert Heathcote | |
92 | x112544232 | ROYAL MERCHANT | F | 3 | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | |
93 | 381171422x | RUBAMOS | G | 5 | Chris Waller | |
94 | 11x320x | RUTHLESS DAME (NZ) | F | 3 | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | |
95 | 235x5682x3 | SALATEEN | M | 5 | Tony Gollan | |
96 | 75251x311x | SCALLOPINI | G | 8 | Steven O’Dea & Matthew Hoysted | |
97 | 35x84x404x | SEPTEMBER RUN | M | 5 | Chris Waller | |
98 | 211118×099 | SHADES OF ROSE | M | 4 | Bjorn Baker | |
99 | 1x81x7830x | SHEEZA BELTER | F | 3 | Peter & Paul Snowden | |
100 | 2726305×15 | SHE’S ALL CLASS | M | 4 | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | |
101 | x28x67458x | SINAWANN (IRE) | H | 6 | Anthony & Sam Freedman | |
102 | 951x700x80 | STARTANTES | M | 4 | Robert Heathcote | |
103 | x413316x7x | SUPERSTORM | G | 6 | Lauren Abbott | |
104 | 12x397x482 | SWISS EXILE | C | 3 | Annabel Neasham | |
105 | 632911×211 | TAMERLANE | G | 5 | James Cummings | |
106 | 730x400x92 | THE INFERNO | G | 6 | Cliff Brown | |
107 | 113x1111x | THINK ABOUT IT | G | 4 | Joseph Pride | |
108 | x2x16161x9 | TICK TOCK QUEEN | M | 4 | Tony Gollan | |
109 | 2x109132x8 | TITANIUM POWER | G | 5 | Joseph Pride | |
110 | 11x312x79x | TUVALU | G | 5 | Lindsey Smith | |
111 | 45x121113x | UCALLEDIT (NZ) | G | 5 | Kris Lees | |
112 | 4x47321x1 | VICTORY LANE | G | 3 | Robert & Luke Price | |
113 | 518x1810x1 | VILANA | H | 4 | James Cummings | |
114 | 8102x9551x | VINCO | G | 6 | Tony Gollan | |
115 | x5385x243x | VOWMASTER | G | 5 | Chris Waller | |
116 | x11x422x02 | WAIHAHA FALLS (NZ) | G | 5 | John O’Shea | |
117 | 160x0x9522 | WELWAL (GB) | H | 4 | Chris Waller | |
118 | 570x12330x | WEST OF AFRICA | C | 3 | Annabel Neasham | |
119 | 9x720x7455 | WRITTEN BEAUTY | M | 5 | Chris Waller | |
120 | 1x3111x12x | YELLOW BRICK | G | 3 | Tony & Maddysen Sears | |
121 | x183x2236x | ZOU TIGER | C | 3 | John O’Shea | |
122 | 0x0865x05x | ZOUTORI | G | 7 | Mathew Ellerton |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
First run in 1890, the Stradbroke Handicap is one of the oldest Queensland races. Pyrrhus won the inaugural event when it was a principal race run over six furlongs. During the war the race was not held from 1942 to 1945. In 1953 the race distance was increased to seven furlongs and was later converted to 1400m in 1973. In 1980 the event was given Group 1 status. The race is named after Lord Stradbroke one of the originators of the weight-for-age scale in thoroughbred racing.
The Stradbroke Handicap became Queensland’s most lucrative and anticipated race in 1996 when the prize purse was increased to $1 million and it is now worth $3 million in total prize money.
Notable Stradbroke Handicap winners from the past few decades include Daybreak Lover (1984 & 1986), Rough Habit (1991-92), Dane Ripper (1997), Black Piranha (2009-10), and Under The Louvre (2016).
For the 2017 and 2018 editions, the Stradbroke Handicap was run at Doomben over a shorter distance of 1350m.
In 2022 co-trainer Gai Waterhouse celebrated her 150th career Group 1 win preparing the Stradbroke Handicap winner Alligator Blood in partnership with Adrian Bott.
In 2023 the Stradbroke Handicap winner Think About It became the first favourite since 2009 to win when posting his eighth straight victory and nine from 10 career starts.
Year | Place | Horse | Time |
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2023 Stradbroke Handicap |
1st | Think About It | 1 minute 22.58 seconds |
2nd | Rothfire | ||
3rd | Hawaii Five Oh | ||
2022 Stradbroke Handicap |
1st | Alligator Blood | 1 minute 21.73 seconds |
2nd | Private Eye | ||
3rd | Rothfire | ||
2021 Stradbroke Handicap |
1st | Tofane | 1 minute 21.98 seconds |
2nd | Vega One | ||
3rd | Signore Fox | ||
2020 Stradbroke Handicap |
1st | Tyzone | 1 minute 20.43 seconds |
2nd | Madam Rouge | ||
3rd | Niccanova | ||
2019 Stradbroke Handicap |
1st | Trekking | 1 minute 21.86 seconds |
2nd | Tyzone | ||
3rd | Endless Drama | ||
2018 Stradbroke Handicap |
1st | Santa Ana Lane | 1 minute 19.90 seconds |
2nd | Super Cash | ||
3rd | Champagne Cuddles | ||
2017 Stradbroke Handicap |
1st | Impending | 1 minute 17.93 seconds (run over 1350m) |
2nd | In Her Time | ||
3rd | Clearly Innocent | ||
2016 Stradbroke Handicap |
1st | Under The Louvre | 1 minute 23.72 seconds |
2nd | Black Heart Bart | ||
3rd | The Virginian | ||
2015 Stradbroke Handicap |
1st | Srikandi | 1 minute 18.26 seconds |
2nd | Boban | ||
3rd | Generalife | ||
2014 Stradbroke Handicap |
1st | River Lad | 1 minute 21.66 seconds |
2nd | Temple Of Boom | ||
3rd | Srikandi | ||
2013 Stradbroke Handicap |
1st | Linton | 1 minute 22.06 seconds |
2nd | Buffering | ||
3rd | Streama | ||
2012 Stradbroke Handicap |
1st | Mid Summer Music | 1 minute 23.06 seconds |
2nd | Buffering | ||
3rd | Happy Zero | ||
2011 Stradbroke Handicap |
1st | Sincero | 1 minute 22.8 seconds |
2nd | Beaded | ||
3rd | Zero Rock | ||
2010 Stradbroke Handicap |
1st | Black Piranha | 1 minute 21.16 seconds |
2nd | Melito | ||
3rd | Mic Mac | ||
2009 Stradbroke Handicap |
1st | Black Piranha | 1 minute 25.5 seconds |
2nd | Danleigh | ||
3rd | Ortensia | ||
2008 Stradbroke Handicap |
1st | Mr Baritone | 1 minute 26.4 seconds |
2nd | Hard To Catch | ||
3rd | Double Dare | ||
2007 Stradbroke Handicap |
1st | Snipers Bullet | 1 minute 23.1 seconds |
2nd | Gold Edition | ||
3rd | Bendetti | ||
2006 Stradbroke Handicap |
1st | La Montagna | 1 minute 22.9 seconds |
2nd | Gee I Jane | ||
3rd | Cog Hill | ||
2005 Stradbroke Handicap |
1st | St Basil | 1 minute 20.7 seconds |
2nd | Perfect Promise | ||
3rd | Shamekha | ||
2004 Stradbroke Handicap |
1st | Thorn Park | 1 minute 21.3 seconds |
2nd | Consular | ||
3rd | St Basil | ||
2003 Stradbroke Handicap |
1st | Private Steer | 1 minute 21.6 seconds |
2nd | Diamond Dane | ||
3rd | Into The Night | ||
2002 Stradbroke Handicap |
1st | Show A Heart | 1 minute 21.7 seconds |
2nd | Falvelon | ||
3rd | Kingsgate | ||
2001 Stradbroke Handicap |
1st | Crawl | 1 minute 20.5 seconds |
2nd | Hire | ||
3rd | Mr Innocent | ||
2000 Stradbroke Handicap |
1st | Landsighting | 1 minute 21.4 seconds |
2nd | Mr Innocent | ||
3rd | Brighter Scene |