Stradbroke Handicap

The Group 1 $3 million Stradbroke Handicap is the premier event of the Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival. Taking place on a Saturday in June.

2023 Stradbroke Handicap Results

  • 1st: #9 Think About It
  • 2nd: #1 Rothfire
  • 3rd: #18 Hawaii Five Oh




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
Date: Saturday June 10, 2023
Track: Eagle Farm Racecourse
Distance: 1400m
Conditions: Open Handicap
Status: Group 1
Prize Money: $3 million
Inaugurated: 1890

2023 Stradbroke Handicap Results

  • 1st: #9 Think About It ($3.60F)
  • 2nd: #1 Rothfire
  • 3rd: #18 Hawaii Five Oh

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.

2023 Stradbroke Handicap Results & Finishing Order

Finish No. Horse Trainer Jockey Margin Bar. Weight Penalty Starting Price
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. 

2023 Stradbroke Handicap Betting Odds

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.

CLICK HERE FOR THE LATEST 2023 STRADBROKE HANDICAP ODDS (Final Fiel)

2023 Stradbroke Handicap Form Guide

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.

CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL 2023 STRADBROKE HANDICAP FORM GUIDE

2023 Stradbroke Handicap Tips

Stay tuned for our insider Stradbroke Handicap 2023 Tips on the $3 million Queensland winter feature this season.

CLICK HERE FOR OUR COMPLETE 2023 STRADBROKE HANDICAP TIPS & BEST BETS

The Favourite: #9 Think About It ($3.40 At Time Of Publish) – BET NOW

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 Danger: #18 Hawaii Five Oh ($5.50) at time of publish) – BET NOW

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.

Best Roughie: #14 Ruthless Dame ($12 at time of publish) – BET NOW

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.

2023 Stradbroke Handicap Field

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
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. 

2023 Stradbroke Handicap First Acceptances

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
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.

2023 Stradbroke Handicap Nominations

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
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. 

Stradbroke Handicap History

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.

Recent Stradbroke Handicap Winners

Year Place Horse Time
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

Spring Racing

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Overpass Heads 2023 Winterbott...

Overpass Heads 2023 Winterbottom Stakes Field & Betting Markets

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Osipenko Leads The Gong 2023 Race Field & Betting

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2023 Railway Stakes Field & Betting Update: Tuvalu Narrow Favourite

The Lindsey Smith-trained top-weight Tuvalu is narrow favourite in the latest...

Horse Racing Today

2024 Coolmore Classic Winner Z...

2024 All-Star Mile Results: Pr...

2024 All-Star Mile Results: Pride Of Jenni Beats Mr Brightside by 2 Lengths

Pride Of Jenni was enormous running her rivals ragged with a blistering...

2024 Pago Pago Stakes Results:...

2024 Pago Pago Stakes Results: McEvoy’s Dublin Down on Golden Slipper Bid

Dublin Down is into Saturday week’s 2024 Golden Slipper field after a gutsy...

Magic Night Winner Drifting Fi...

Magic Night Winner Drifting Firms in Golden Slipper 2024 Betting

Drifting did plenty right to win the 2024 Magic Night Stakes at Rosehill on...

Randwick Guineas 2024 Results:...

Randwick Guineas 2024 Results: Celestial Legend Nudges out Militarize on the Line

Celestial Legend put the writing on the wall for a huge year ahead with the...

Race Results

2024 Coolmore Classic Winner Zougotcha Dives Late to Salute

2024 All-Star Mile Results: Pride Of Jenni Beats Mr Brightside by 2 Lengths

2024 Pago Pago Stakes Results: McEvoy’s Dublin Down on Golden Slipper Bid

Randwick Guineas 2024 Results: Celestial Legend Nudges out Militarize on the Line

2024 Canterbury Stakes Results: Lady Laguna Upsets Think About It, Espiona Third

Race Previews

2024 Golden Slipper Stakes Field & Barriers: Storm Boy Draws Two

Magic Night Winner Drifting Firms in Golden Slipper 2024 Betting

Zougotcha Heads 2024 Coolmore Classic Field & Odds

2024 All-Star Mile Field & Betting Update: Mr Brightside Odds-On

2024 Adelaide Cup Field & Betting Update: The Map Leads the Way

Fields & Form

2024 Golden Slipper Stakes Field & Barriers: Storm Boy Draws Two

Zougotcha Heads 2024 Coolmore Classic Field & Odds

2024 All-Star Mile Field & Betting Update: Mr Brightside Odds-On

2024 Adelaide Cup Field & Betting Update: The Map Leads the Way

2024 Randwick Guineas Field & Odds Update: Militarize Set to Strike Second-Up