Horse Racing

The JJ Atkins, formerly called The TJ Smith, is the premier event for two-year-olds at the annual Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival. Traditionally held on the highly anticipated Stradbroke Handicap Day in June at Eagle Farm Racecourse, this Group 1 race is run over a middle distance of 1600m under set weight conditions. Worth $600,000 it is one of the most lucrative races conducted during the carnival and shares the day with a host of other Group status races including the $1.5 million Group 1 Stradbroke Handicap (1400m), Group 1 Queensland Derby (2400m) and the Group 2 Brisbane Cup (2400m).

The 2017 JJ Atkins and other Stradbroke Handicap Day races were moved from Eagle Farm to Doomben Racecourse.

There are a number of quality races the two-year-old runners in the JJ Atkins field may have contested earlier including the Group 2 BRC Sires’ Produce Stakes (1400m) a fortnight before. The BRC Sires Produce Stakes / JJ Atkins is a popular betting double at the carnival and horses that have won both races include Sizzling (2012), Pressday (2010), Lovely Jubly (2002), Juanmo (2001), Al Mansour (1997), Anthems (1996), Mahogany (1993) and Slight Chance (1992).

Many J.J. Atkins winners and placegetters will continue on to bigger and better races later in their careers.

The 2017 JJ Atkins ran on Saturday June 10.

2017 JJ Atkins Results

• 1st: #3 Capital Gain
• 2nd: #14 Aloisia
• 3rd: #1 Taking Aim

See below for the full JJ Atkins 2017 Results & Finishing Order, the two-years-old mile classic won in a huge upset by the Paul Butterworth-trained Capital Gain who arrived late with a barnstorming win down the outside to defeat Ciaron Maher’s lightly-raced filly Aloisia.

2017 JJ Atkins Betting Odds

The top JJ Atkins 2017 odds and Group 1 Brisbane racing odds provided by Ladbrokes.com.au will be available below as soon as released.

2017 JJ Atkins Form Guide

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2017 JJ Atkins Field

The two-year-olds in the JJ Atkins field traditionally come off a lead-up run in Brisbane earlier during the winter with the BRC Sires’ Produce Stakes the key preparatory run into the Group 1 mile feature. Interstate raiders also make-up a bulk of the JJ Atkins field each year and have a high strike rate beating home the local youngsters.

The official 2017 JJ Atkins Field & Barriers will be out on Wednesday June 7, 2017 and published in full below.

The 2017 JJ Atkins Field is now out and the runaway BRC Sires’ Produce Stakes winning filly from New Zealand Melody Belle is the one to beat in barrier nine with Opie Bosson to ride the flying visitor.

2017 JJ Atkins First Acceptances

First acceptances for the JJ Atkins 2017 are taken on Wednesday May 31, 2017 and will be published in full below once released by Racing Queensland.

The 2017 JJ Atkins First Acceptances officially attracted 19 two-year-olds, but the ultra-impressive BRC Sires’ Produce Stakes winning filly Melody Belle will be a late entry for the mile classic and is firm favourite in the futures betting at Ladbrokes.com.au.

2017 JJ Atkins Nominations

The early JJ Atkins 2017 nominations close on May 3, 2017 followed by the JJ Atkins first acceptances on May 31, 2017 and will be available right here as soon as announced by Racing Queensland.

The 2017 JJ Atkins Nominations attracted 115 two-year-olds including the undefeated New Zealand raider Qiji Phoenix looking to go back-to-back for the Kiwi raiders in the race after the success of Sacred Elixir last year.

J.J. Atkins History

First run in 1897, the event was originally known as the Claret Stakes and Common won the inaugural race. The event was then named The TJ Smith after legendary trainer Tommy Smith. In 2013 the race was renamed the J.J. Atkins in honour of legendary Queensland trainer Jim Atkins.

The JJ Atkins began as a principal race run over six furlongs but was increased to seven furlongs in 1905. The race was not held between 1942 and 1945 but recommenced in 1946 under the same conditions. Nearly a decade later the race distance was increased to eight furlongs before changing to the metric conversion of 1600m in 1973. Not long after in 1980 the event reached Group 2 status before finally being elevated to its current Group 1 status in 1985.

Just A Printer holds the race record of 1:33.0 set in 1994.

Recent JJ Atkins Winners