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.

2024 Stradbroke Handicap Results

  • 1st: #17 Stefi Magnetica
  • 2nd: #1 Bella Nipotina
  • 3rd: #6 Vilana




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 then $15 million The Everest before winning the $3 million Winners Stakes.

In 2023 the Stradbroke Handicap winner Think About It franked the form winning the $20 million The Everest race in Sydney that spring.

In 2024 Stefi Magnetica became the first filly to win the Stradbroke Handicap since La Montagna (2006).

The 2024 Stradbroke Handicap ran on Saturday June 15, 2024 as the jewel of the Brisbane Winter Racing crown and was won in a thrilling upset up the inside by Bjorn Baker’s progressive filly Stefi Magnetica ($15). 

Stradbroke Handicap 2024
Date: Saturday June 15, 2024
Track: Eagle Farm Racecourse
Distance: 1400m
Conditions: Open Handicap
Status: Group 1
Prize Money: $3 million
Inaugurated: 1890

2024 Stradbroke Handicap Results

  • 1st: #17 Stefi Magnetica ($15)
  • 2nd: #1 Bella Nipotina
  • 3rd: #6 Vilana

Bjorn Baker’s up-and-coming filly Stefi Magnetica ($15) was given a beautiful ride by apprentice Zac Lloyd who snuck up the inside to hold out Bella Nipotina and claim a narrow thriller in the 2024 Stradbroke Handicap results in Brisbane.

Click here to read more on the narrow Stradbroke Handicap 2024 win by young Stefi Magnetica.

2024 Stradbroke Handicap Results & Finishing Order

Finish No. Horse Trainer Jockey Margin Bar. Weight Penalty Starting Price
1 17 STEFI MAGNETICA Bjorn Baker Zac Lloyd (a) 15 50kg $15
2 1 BELLA NIPOTINA Ciaron Maher Craig Williams 0.25L 17 56kg $11
3 6 VILANA James Cummings Tim Clark 2.35L 11 53kg $4.80F
4 9 THE INEVITABLE John Keys Craig Newitt 3.53L 6 53kg $26
5 10 AMENABLE Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) Chad Schofield 4.31L 13 53kg $9
6 12 OSIPENKO (NZ) Chris Waller Mark Du Plessis 5.21L 9 52.5kg $41
7 8 NUGGET (GB) Ciaron Maher Jason Collett 5.39L 8 53kg $14
8 4 BENEDETTA Jason Warren Daniel Stackhouse 5.41L 4 54kg $13
9 15 DREAM HOUR Kris Lees Robbie Dolan 5.51L 2 51.5kg $101
10 14 SEMANA Ciaron Maher Dylan Gibbons (a) 5.81L 18 52kg $21
11 18 ROLL ON HIGH Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman Will Price 5.9L 10 50kg $26
12 3 ANTINO (NZ) Tony Gollan Vlad Duric 6.03L 16 54.5kg $7
13 16 STEPARTY Paul Preusker Dean Yendall 8.67L 3 50.5kg $16
14 2 MAGIC TIME Grahame Begg Michael Dee 9.35L 7 55.5kg $13
15 5 CEPHEUS (GB) Matthew Dunn Tommy Berry 10.16L 12 54kg (cd 54.5kg) $61
16 13 MIGHTY ULYSSES (GB) Annabel Neasham Damien Thornton 12.48L 14 52.5kg $26
17 11 PRINCE OF BOOM Robert Heathcote Tyler Schiller 14.17L 5 52.5kg $26
18 7 HERE TO SHOCK (NZ) Ben, Will & JD Hayes Regan Bayliss 14.69L 1 53kg $31
22e AUREUS ANGEL Chris Munce 0
23e CIFRADO Rex Lipp 0
21e STRAIT ACER Edward Cummings 0
19e FREEDOM RALLY Tony Gollan Tyler Schiller 0
20e YELLOW BRICK Tony & Maddysen Sears Kyle Wilson-Taylor 0

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2024 Stradbroke Handicap Betting Odds

The top Stradbroke Handicap 2024 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.

There was a notable upset in 2024 with the three-year-old filly Stefi Magnetica saluting at Stradbroke Handicap odds of $15.

CLICK HERE FOR THE LATEST 2024 STRADBROKE HANDICAP ODDS (Final Field)

2024 Stradbroke Handicap Form Guide

Stay tuned for our comprehensive Stradbroke Handicap 2024 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 2024 STRADBROKE HANDICAP FORM GUIDE

2024 Stradbroke Handicap Tips

Stay tuned for our insider Stradbroke Handicap 2024 Tips on the $3 million Queensland winter feature this season.

CLICK HERE FOR OUR COMPLETE 2024 STRADBROKE HANDICAP TIPS & BEST BETS

  • To Win: #4 Benedetta ($11 at time of publish) – BET NOW

The Stradbroke barrier draw threw the race wide open on Tuesday evening, with several favourites landing unfavourable outside barriers. Looking for value? Benedetta, a talented Group 1 winner, could be a surprise contender. Trained by Jason Warren, the four-year-old mare drew a good gate (6) with jockey Daniel Stackhouse. This will be her first race since winning The Goodwood (1200m) in Adelaide at elite level on May 11th. While she’ll carry a slightly lighter weight (54kg), the 1400m distance here is a slight concern after her narrow win at Morphettville. However, her class and favourable weight can’t be ignored. A strong recent Doomben trial following her Group 1 win and past success up to 1300m suggest she’s a contender to watch.

2024 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 2024 Final Field will be announced by Racing Queensland the Tuesday before race day and published in full below.

The 2024 Stradbroke Handicap field is now out featuring a star-studded line-up of winter gallopers led in betting by the Tony Gollan-trained Antino and Godolphin’s last start Group 2 Moreton Cup winner Vilana.

The 2024 Stradbroke Handicap barrier draw took place from 5pm (AEST) on Tuesday the 11th of June, 2024 with the favourite Vilana drawn wide out in gate 14.

Click here to read more on the key runners in the 2024 Stradbroke Handicap field and betting markets.

No Last 10 Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight Probable Weight Penalty Hcp Rating
1 15×4542412 BELLA NIPOTINA Ciaron Maher Craig Williams 21 56kg 117
2 x5131x6718 MAGIC TIME Grahame Begg Michael Dee 9 55.5kg 115
3 1x41220x16 ANTINO (NZ) Tony Gollan Vlad Duric 20 54.5kg 109
4 1134×44131 BENEDETTA Jason Warren Daniel Stackhouse 6 54kg 112
5 151120x00x CEPHEUS (GB) Matthew Dunn Tommy Berry 15 54kg 54.5kg 108
6 x56830x261 VILANA James Cummings Tim Clark 14 53kg 108
7 22057×3121 HERE TO SHOCK (NZ) Ben, Will & JD Hayes Regan Bayliss 1 53kg 106
8 3x404x7340 NUGGET (GB) Ciaron Maher Jason Collett 10 53kg 106
9 3x287524x7 THE INEVITABLE John Keys Craig Newitt 8 53kg 106
10 x1564x2922 AMENABLE Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) Chad Schofield 16 53kg 106
11 11x094x463 PRINCE OF BOOM Robert Heathcote Tyler Schiller 7 52.5kg 105
12 1x573030x9 OSIPENKO (NZ) Chris Waller Mark Du Plessis 11 52.5kg 105
13 15x516x014 MIGHTY ULYSSES (GB) Annabel Neasham Damien Thornton 18 52.5kg 105
14 215x21123x SEMANA Ciaron Maher Dylan Gibbons (a) 22 52kg 108
15 4x171x45x4 DREAM HOUR Kris Lees Robbie Dolan 3 51.5kg 86
16 1x113x3x68 STEPARTY Paul Preusker Dean Yendall 4 50.5kg 103
17 1x12342x53 STEFI MAGNETICA Bjorn Baker Zac Lloyd (a) 19 50kg 105
18 2211×64771 ROLL ON HIGH Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman Will Price 13 50kg 98
19e x24121x324 FREEDOM RALLY Tony Gollan Tyler Schiller 5 51.5kg 104
20e 122x20x251 YELLOW BRICK Tony & Maddysen Sears Kyle Wilson-Taylor 23 51.5kg 104
21e 243×562248 STRAIT ACER Edward Cummings 17 51.5kg 102
22e 11333x0x10 AUREUS ANGEL Chris Munce 2 51.5kg 96
23e x40619x620 CIFRADO Rex Lipp 12 50kg 94

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2024 Stradbroke Handicap First Acceptances

The Stradbroke Handicap 2024 first acceptances further narrow down the list of potential runners in the winter carnival feature race and close on Wednesday the 5th of June, 2024.

The 2024 Stradbroke Handicap first acceptances are now out with 33 runners left in the mix including BRC Sprint winner Here To Shock, Ciaron Maher’s recent Group 1 Doomben 10,000 winner Bella Nipotina, and the all-in favourite Antino out to atone for his Group 1 Kingsford Smith Cup sixth.

Last 10 Horse Sex Age Trainer Ballot Weight True Weight Penalty Hcp Rating
1 15×4542412 BELLA NIPOTINA M 6 Ciaron Maher 1 55.5kg
2 1134×44131 BENEDETTA M 4 Jason Warren 2 53.5kg
3 22057×3121 HERE TO SHOCK (NZ) G 6 Ben, Will & JD Hayes 3 52.5kg
4 2211×64771 ROLL ON HIGH F 3 Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman 4 49.5kg 98
5 4x171x45x4 DREAM HOUR G 4 Kris Lees 5 51kg 86
6 x5131x6718 MAGIC TIME M 4 Grahame Begg 6 55kg
7 1x41220x16 ANTINO (NZ) G 5 Tony Gollan 7 54kg
8 151120x00x CEPHEUS (GB) G 7 Matthew Dunn 8 53.5kg
9 215x21123x SEMANA M 4 Ciaron Maher 9 51.5kg
10 3x404x7340 NUGGET (GB) G 7 Ciaron Maher 10 52.5kg
11 52x5010x30 ROOTS M 5 Chris Waller 11 51kg
12 3x287524x7 THE INEVITABLE G 8 John Keys 12 52.5kg
13 x1564x2922 AMENABLE G 4 Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) 13 52.5kg
14 0x56830x26 VILANA G 5 James Cummings 14 52.5kg
15 1x12342x53 STEFI MAGNETICA F 3 Bjorn Baker 15 49.5kg
16 5125x290x1 OPAL RIDGE M 4 Luke Pepper 16 51kg
17 11x094x463 PRINCE OF BOOM G 5 Robert Heathcote 17 52kg
18 1x573030x9 OSIPENKO (NZ) G 4 Chris Waller 18 52kg
19 15x516x014 MIGHTY ULYSSES (GB) G 5 Annabel Neasham 19 52kg
20 1x113x3x68 STEPARTY C 3 Paul Preusker 20 50kg
21 x24121x324 FREEDOM RALLY G 4 Tony Gollan 21 51kg 104
22 243×562248 STRAIT ACER G 4 Edward Cummings 22 51kg 102
23 x012146x11 NAMAZU G 6 Ricky Vale 23 51kg 102
24 x122x20x25 YELLOW BRICK G 4 Tony & Maddysen Sears 24 51kg 102
25 x221615x23 ALL THAT PIZZAZZ G 4 Tony Gollan 25 51kg 100
26 112117×884 ZARASTRO G 5 Tony Gollan 26 51kg 100
27 4x15310x76 KALINO G 5 Chris Waller 27 51kg 98
28 x1774x6741 COASTWATCH G 5 Richard & Will Freedman 28 51kg 98
29 11333x0x10 AUREUS ANGEL M 6 Chris Munce 29 51kg 96
30 x7x1528x70 NETTUNO G 4 Tony Gollan 30 51kg 95
31 x40619x620 CIFRADO G 3 Rex Lipp 31 49.5kg 94
32 111286×571 WATEGOS G 5 Bjorn Baker 32 51kg 93
33 4124015711 GERIATRIX C 3 Lance O’Sullivan & Andrew Scott 33 49.5kg 80

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2024 Stradbroke Handicap Nominations

Early Stradbroke Handicap 2024 nominations close on a Tuesday in early May and will be available below.

The 2024 Stradbroke Handicap nominations close on Tuesday the 7th of May, 2024.

The Stradbroke Handicap 2024 nominations drew a bumper 127 entries with updated all-in markets on Queensland’s richest race currently led by Tony Gollan’s progressive Victory Stakes winner Antino and recent All Aged Stakes winning mare Magic Time.

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 – subsequent The Everest champion in Sydney that spring – became the first favourite since 2009 to win when posting his eighth straight victory and nine from 10 career starts.

Stefi Magnetica was the last three-year-old Stradbroke Handicap winning filly in 2024.

Recent Stradbroke Handicap Winners

Year Place Horse Time
2024
Stradbroke Handicap
1st Stefi Magnetica 1 minute 21.00 seconds
2nd Bella Nipotina
3rd Vilana
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

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