2026 Ladbrokes Doomben 10,000 Results

Stay tuned for the official 2026 Ladbrokes Doomben 10,000 results and finishing order at Doomben on Saturday May 16, 2026 and to see what runners have the Stradbroke Handicap in sight.

• 1st: No. 4 Rothfire ($61)
• 2nd: No. 16 Spicy Martini
• 3rd: No. 18e Napoleonic

Winning Margin: 1.01 lengths

Winning Time: 1:10.44

Rob Heathcote’s eight-year-old local Queenslander Rothfire ($61) capped his remarkable comeback by storming home to win score a shock one-length victory in the 2026 Ladbrokes Doomben 10,000 results on Saturday delivering Queensland a long-awaited hometown triumph in the sprinting feature. Given a patient ride by Brad Rawiller who flew to Brisbane especially for the ride, Rothfire stormed home from sixth to first on the home straight to beat Spicy Martini with Napoleonic in third.

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Ladbrokes Doomben 10,000 Tips

Stay tuned for our exclusive Ladbrokes Doomben 10,000 2026 Tips on the opening Group 1 sprint of the Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival, this May.

To Win: No. 12 Grafterburners

GRAFTERBURNERS (6) is the young gun who looks ready to announce himself as Brisbane’s next sprint star by taking out the Doomben 10,000 on Saturday. The Graff colt was terrific fresh in the G2 Arrowfield at Randwick, sitting handy and sticking on strongly for third behind the classy Tempted, and he’s historically taken a big jump second-up — his only previous attempt resulted in a narrow but authoritative win here over the same trip. He’s already a proven 1200m operator, he’s been kept sharp with a quiet Doomben trial, and the addition of a brow band should help him focus when the pressure goes on. With the flying Zac Purton jetting into the Sunshine State to take the ride and a map that sees him camp just off the speed, this rising three-year-old has the tactical versatility and finishing punch to worry the older horses. At the weights and with clear upside still to come, he’s the one we want to be with in the 10,000 for mine.

Ladbrokes Doomben 10,000 News

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The Ladbrokes Doomben 10,000 is a Group 1 weight-for-age race held during the Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival in May each year. It was previously raced over a middle-distance sprint of 1350m, but from 2017 it has been contested over 1200m and kicks off Group 1 racing in Queensland for the season.

Offering a lucrative $1,500,000 in prize money, the Doomben 10,000 is one of Queensland’s richest races and the weight-for-age event is now held two weeks before the Group 1 BTC Cup (1300m) – now known as the Kingsford Smith Cup.

The Group 1 BTC Cup, previously run a fortnight before, was the best lead up race to the Doomben 10,000 and prior to the scheduled Brisbane Winter Carnival race changes in 2017 the last horse to do the double was Sea Siren (2012).

In 2019 Kiwi galloper The Bostonian became the latest horse to take out the Doomben 10,000 / Kingsford Smith Cup double having won the former as a 40/1 outsider.

The new key Doomben 10,000 lead-up race is the Group 2 Victory Stakes (1200m) run over the same distance also at weight-for-age two weeks before.

The Doomben 10,000 form was franked with the winner Eduardo going on to win a number of subsequent races including the Classique Legend (Winners) Stakes on the back of a third in the then $15 million (now $20 million) The Everest in Sydney that spring.

The Doomben 10,000 winner in 2022 Mazu franked the form returning in the spring to run placings in a host of feature races in Sydney including a third in The Everest results that October behind Giga Kick.

The form was further franked with Paulele running second in both the Doomben 10,000 and Kingsford-Smith Cup results before heading west to win the Group 1 Winterbottom Stakes (1200m) in Perth that summer.

In 2023 the Doomben 10,000 was won by the previous spring’s The Everest winning three-year-old Giga Kick who moved to ninth on the Australian Racing All-Time Prizemoney list with the victory.

The Doomben 10,000 form from 2023 was franked with the runner-up Overpass going on to win Perth’s Group 1 Winterbottom Stakes (1200m) that summer.

The 2024 Doomben 10,000 winning mare Bella Nipotina franked the form running second in that year’s Kingsford Smith Cup and Stradbroke Handicap trifectas before winning the Group 1 Tatt’s Tiara. She also came back for a huge spring headlined by her The Everest victory in Sydney. The form was further franked with the Doomben 10,000 runner-up, I Wish I Win, taking out the Kingsford Smith Cup at his next start.

In 2026, Rob Heathcote’s locally trained marvel Rothfire scored a shock upset at $61 going one better than his second to Sunshine In Paris the year before and secure his second career Group 1 2,170 days after his maiden elite level victory as a two-year-old in the JJ Atinks.

2026 Ladbrokes Doomben 10,000 Betting

The Doomben 10,000 2026 betting odds and Brisbane racing tips for the first Group 1 of the carnival will be available here at Races.com.au as soon as markets open at Ladbrokes.com.au.

Eduardo ($1.70 in 2021), Mazu ($3.30 in 2022), Giga Kick ($1.65 in 2023), and Sunshine In Paris ($3.30 in 2025) are the latest Doomben 10,000 favourites to salute for the punters.

There was a massive boilover for the locals in 2026 with Rothfire saluting at $61!

Ladbrokes Doomben 10,000 Field

2026 Ladbrokes Doomben 10,000 Form Guide

Stay tuned for our comprehensive Doomben 10,000 Form Guide & Betting Preview for 2026.

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2026 Ladbrokes Doomben 10,000 Nominations

The early Doomben 10,000 race nominations for 2026 will be announced below after entries for the weight-for-age sprint are released on the Tuesday May 5, 2026.

The 2026 Ladbrokes Doomben 10,000 nominations attracted 38 smart sprinters led in all-in betting by the Ciaron Maher-trained Jimmysstar coming off a close third in Sydney’s Group 1 All Aged Stakes.

2026 Ladbrokes Doomben 10,000 Field

The Doomben 10,000 field up until 2017 traditionally attracted weight-for-age sprinters coming off a BTC Cup run. The race is now held a fortnight earlier as the first Group 1 of the winter in Queensland and will likely be the carnival kick-off for many horses. Gallopers may also now come into the Doomben 10,000 race field via a Victory Stakes run a fortnight earlier in Brisbane.

In 2023 the odds-on favourite Giga Kick won the Doomben 10,000 on the back of a Sydney lead-up win the month before in the Group 1 All Aged Stakes (1400m).

Sunshine In Paris (3rd in 2025) was the last All Aged Stakes graduate to head to Brisbane and win the Doomben 10,000. 

The official Ladbrokes Doomben 10,000 field 2026 and barriers are set for release on the Tuesday of race week and will be published below as soon as announced by Racing Queensland.

The 2026 Ladbrokes Doomben 10,000 final field features a capacity line-up of winter sprinters with the Ciaron Maher-trained favourite, Jimmysstar, drawn in gate 11 for his first run at the track fourth-up and chasing his first win since the spring’s CF Orr in Melbourne.

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Ladbrokes Doomben 10,000 Barrier & Speedmap

1

Beadman Midfield

2

Spicy Martini Off Pace

3

Private Eye invalid settling lengths

3

Private Harry Leader

4

Zarastro Leader

5

Grafterburners Pace

6

Warnie Backmarker

6

Lady Of Camelot invalid settling lengths

7

Napoleonic Midfield

8

Jimmysstar Off Midfield

8

Devil Night invalid settling lengths

9

Esjay Backmarker

10

Uncommon James Leader

11

Rothfire Off Pace

12

Payline Off Midfield

12

Abounding invalid settling lengths

13

Reserve Bank Off Midfield

14

Skybird Backmarker

15

Another Wil Midfield

Ladbrokes Doomben 10,000 History

First won by Wallen in 1933, the race was originally named the T. M Ahearn Memorial however the name was changed when 10,000 pounds became the set amount of prize money. At this time, the Doomben 10,000 was the richest sprint race in Australia. The event was also won by the magnificent Manikato in 1979.

Originally a six-furlong (approx. 1200m) race, the distance for the Doomben 10,000 was changed to 7 furlongs (1400m) in 1942 and remained so until 1973 when it became a 1350m race.

The Doomben 10,000 race distance dropped back to the 1200m sprint in 2017, and the weight-for-age race moved forward a fortnight, so it now marks the start of Group 1 racing in Brisbane over the winter.

Star Sydney sprinter Redzel (2017) won the first 1200m edition of the rescheduled Doomben 10,000 before his The Everest – Darley Classic double that spring.

The 2020 edition of the race was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In 2022 the Doomben 10,000 ran at Eagle Farm Racecourse due to heavy rainfall.

The 2023 Ladbrokes Doomben 10,000 results were dominated by the odds-on favourite Giga Kick who won the previous October’s The Everest.

Sunshine In Paris (2025) was the last Doomben 10,000 winning mare having won the Group 1 Champions Sprint in Melbourne the previous spring.

Rothfire notably won the event at $61 in 2026 to become the first Queensland trained Doomben 10,000 winner since Spirit Of Boom in 2014.

Ladbrokes Doomben 10,000 Previous Race Winners