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The Brisbane Cup is a Group 2 race for winter stayers contested in Brisbane as part of the stellar Stradbroke Handicap Day line-up.
Brisbane Cup News
The Brisbane Cup is a staying event traditionally held at Eagle Farm Racecourse in Brisbane. Raced during the Brisbane Winter Carnival in June, the Group 2 feature is a quality handicap is currently worth a lucrative $400,000 in prize money. Previously taking place on the Queen’s Birthday public holiday, the Brisbane Cup is now run on Stradbroke Handicap Day in June.
The race has taken place over a variety of distances, but as of 2021 is back up over the traditional two-mile (3200m) cup distance.
Stradbroke Handicap Day is host to two Group 1 races including the $3 million Group 1 Stradbroke Handicap, while the Brisbane Cup is one of the key support acts on the program along with the likes of the Group 1 JJ Atkins for two-year-old milers and the $1.2 million The Q22 (2200m) that replaces the race previously known as the PJ O’Shea Stakes.
The form of the 2021 Brisbane Cup was franked with the winner Knights Order going on to win the following year’s Group 1 Sydney Cup (3200m) at Randwick.
In 2023 Chris Waller’s 2021 Sydney Cup champion Selino returned to winning form saluting in the Brisbane Cup results to break a lengthy drought.
The Brisbane Cup 2026 runs on Saturday June 13, 2026 at Eagle Farm Racecourse over 3200m as a potential early lead-up into the spring’s Melbourne Cup field on the first Tuesday of November.
Brisbane Cup Info: | |
Date: | Saturday June 13, 2026 |
Track: | Eagle Farm Racecourse |
Distance: | 3200m |
Race Type: | Quality Handicap |
Status: | Group 2 |
Prizemoney: | $400,000 |
2026 Brisbane Cup Results
Stay tuned for the official 2026 Brisbane Cup results and finishing order on Saturday June 13, 2026 at Eagle Farm.
- 1st: TBD
- 2nd: TBD
- 3rd: TBD
Winning Margin: TBD
Winning Time: TBD
2026 Brisbane Cup Betting
The winter’s top Brisbane Cup 2026 betting odds and market links to Ladbrokes.com.au for you to back your favourite season stayers will be available right here the week of the race.
In 2021 Knights Order ($3.70) and Carif ($3.70) ran one-two as the equal favourites in Brisbane Cup betting.
Campaldino ($2.90 in 2025) was the last Brisbane Cup favourite to win.
2026 Brisbane Cup Form
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Stay tuned for our insider Brisbane Cup 2026 Tips on the two-mile winter showdown this Stradbroke Day.
- To Win: TBD
2026 Brisbane Cup Field
The Brisbane Cup field draws a smart line-up of winter stayers coming out of lead-up runs earlier in the carnival including the Group 3 Premier’s Cup (2400m) at Eagle Farm a fortnight prior on Kingsford-Smith Cup Day or even the Group 1 Doomben Cup (2000m).
Campaldino (2025) was the last horse to complete the Premier’s Cup – Brisbane Cup double.
Sixties Groove (3rd in 2019) was the last Doomben Cup graduate to go on to win the Brisbane Cup.
The official Brisbane Cup 2026 final field and barriers will be out the Wednesday of race week and published below in full.
2026 Brisbane Cup Nominations
The Brisbane Cup 2026 Nominations are out the Monday leading-up to Stradbroke Handicap Day and will be available below as soon as released by Racing Queensland.
Brisbane Cup History
First won in 1866 by Forester, the Brisbane Cup was a Group 1 3200m event prior to 2007.
The race has been won by several champion thoroughbreds including Melbourne Cup winners Carbine (1875), Tulloch (1961) and Viewed (2008).
Double winners of the Brisbane Cup include Fitz Grafton in 1904-05, Spear Chief in 1938-39, Fair Patton in 1964-65 and Desert Chill in 1995 & 1997.
In 2021 the Brisbane Cup distance returned back to 3200m.
Recent Brisbane Cup Winners
| Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 2025 | Campaldino | Etna Rosso | Manzoice | 3:22.89 |
| 2024 | Alegron | Mostly Cloudy | Captain Envious | 3:20.71 |
| 2023 | Selino | Warning | True Marvel | 3:23.55 |
| 2022 | Irish Sequel | Through Irish Eyes | Sweet Thomas | 3:22.24 |
| 2021 | Knights Order | Carif | Sweet Thomas | 3:22.54 |
| 2020Race Not Held (COVID-19) | – | – | – | – |
| 2019 | Sixties Groove | Grey Lion | Big Duke | 2:29.4 |
| 2018 | Sedanzer | Anton En Avant | Kiwia | 2:18.3 |
| 2017 | Chocante | Single Gaze | Pemberley | 2:15.0 |
| 2016 | Benzini | Sir John Hawkwood | Junoob | 2:31.6 |
| 2015 | Jetset Lad | Sense Of Occasion | Epingle | 2:15.0 |
| 2014 | Floria | Moriarty | Zephyron | 2:25.6 |
| 2013 | Moriarty | Quintessential | Zennista | 2:29.1 |
| 2012 | Lights Of Heaven | Dance With Her | Mawingo | 2:29.6 |
| 2011 | Tullamore | Glass Harmonium | De Fine Lago | 2:27.5 |
| 2010 | Crossthestart | Scouting Wide | Ekstreme | 2:27.5 |
| 2009 | Scenic Shot | Ready To Lift | Tinseltown | 2:34.6 |
| 2008 | Viewed | Fulmonti | Sky Biscuit | 2:35.9 |
| 2007 | Newport | Lilakyn | Ice Chariot | 2:28.1 |
| 2006 | Art Success | Gorgeous George | Sculptor | 3:22.4 |
| 2005 | Portland Singa | Shamrock Shore | Regal Punch | 3:20.8 |
| 2004 | Danestorm | Pentastic | Upsetthym | 3:20.2 |
| 2003 | Piachay | County Tyrone | Homewrecker | 3:22.5 |
| 2002 | Prized Gem | Majestic Avenue | Nauders | 3:24.6 |
| 2001 | Star Covet | Citi Habit | Karasi | 3:17.4 |
| 2000 | Yippyio | Sharscay | Karasi | 3:24.9 |
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