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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.

The 2024 Stradbroke Handicap runs on Saturday June 15, 2024 as the jewel of the Brisbane Winter Racing crown. 

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: TBD
• 2nd: TBD
• 3rd: TBD

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.

CLICK HERE FOR THE LATEST ALL-IN 2024 STRADBROKE HANDICAP ODDS (Pre-Nominations)

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: TBD

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 barrier draw takes place from 5pm (AEST) on Tuesday the 11th of June, 2024.

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.

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.

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.

Recent Stradbroke Handicap Winners

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2024 Stradbroke Handicap	1st	TBD	TBD
	2nd	TBD
	3rd	TBD
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