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The JJ Atkins, formerly called The TJ Smith, is the premier event for two-year-olds at the annual Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival.

Traditionally held on the highly anticipated Stradbroke Handicap Day in June at Eagle Farm Racecourse, this Group 1 race is run over a middle distance of 1600m under set weight conditions.

Currently worth $1,000,000 it is one of the most lucrative races conducted during the carnival and shares the day with a host of other Group status races including the Group 1 $3 million Stradbroke Handicap (1400m) and the new-look $1.2 million The Q22 (2200m).

There are a number of quality races the two-year-old runners in the JJ Atkins field may have contested earlier including the Group 2 BRC Sires’ Produce Stakes (1400m) a fortnight before.

The BRC Sires Produce Stakes / JJ Atkins is a popular betting double at the carnival and horses that have won both races include Sheeza Belter (2022), Sizzling (2012), Pressday (2010), Lovely Jubly (2002), Juanmo (2001), Al Mansour (1997), Anthems (1996), Mahogany (1993), and Slight Chance (1992).

Many J.J. Atkins winners and place-getters will continue on to bigger and better races later in their careers.

The form of the 2021 JJ Atkins was franked with the winner Converge continuing on to win the Group 1 Randwick Guineas (1600m) and run second in the Rosehill Guineas in the autumn of 2022.

The 2022 JJ Atkins winner Sheeza Belta returned in the spring to win the Group 2 $500,000 Hot Danish Stakes (1400m) in Sydney before a third in the next year’s Group 1 Coolmore Classic (1500m).

The 2024 JJ Atkins runs on Saturday June 15, 2024 as part of the bumper Stradbroke Handicap Day race card. 

JJ Atkins 2024
Date:	Saturday June 15, 2024
Track:	Eagle Farm Racecourse
Distance:	1600m
Conditions:	2YOs – Set Weights
Status:	Group 1
Prize Money:	$1,000,000
Inaugurated:	1897

2024 JJ Atkins Results

• 1st: TBD
• 2nd: TBD
• 3rd: TBD

2024 JJ Atkins Betting Odds

The top JJ Atkins 2024 odds and Group 1 Brisbane racing odds provided by Ladbrokes.com.au will be available below as soon as released

Rothfire ($3.50 in 2020) followed the next year by Converge ($2.90 in 2021) are the latest favourites in JJ Atkins betting to salute for the punters.

There was a notable upset in 2023 with King Colorado winning at JJ Atkins odds of $14.

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2024 JJ Atkins Form

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2024 JJ Atkins Tips

Stay tuned for our insider JJ Atkins 2024 Tips on the million-dollar two-year-old’s showdown this winter.

• To Win: TBD

2024 JJ Atkins Field

The two-year-olds in the JJ Atkins field traditionally come off a lead-up run in Brisbane earlier during the winter with the BRC Sires’ Produce Stakes the key preparatory run into the Group 1 mile feature.

Interstate raiders also make-up a bulk of the JJ Atkins field each year and have a high strike rate beating home the local youngsters.

The official 2024 JJ Atkins Field & Barriers will be released by Racing Queensland the Tuesday leading-up to Stradbroke Handicap Day and published in full below.

2024 JJ Atkins First Acceptances

First acceptances for the JJ Atkins 2024 are taken on a Wednesday about a week and a half out from the race and will be published below once released by Racing Queensland.

The 2024 JJ Atkins first acceptances will be taken on Wednesday the 5th of June, 2024. 

2024 JJ Atkins Nominations

The early JJ Atkins 2024 nominations close on a  Monday or Tuesday in early May and will be available right here as soon as announced by Racing Queensland.

The official 2024 JJ Atkins nominations close on Tuesday the 7th of May, 2024. 

J.J. Atkins History

First run in 1897, the event was originally known as the Claret Stakes and Common won the inaugural race. The event was then named The TJ Smith after legendary trainer Tommy Smith. In 2013 the race was renamed the J.J. Atkins in honour of legendary Queensland trainer Jim Atkins.

The JJ Atkins began as a principal race run over six furlongs but was increased to seven furlongs in 1905. The race was not held between 1942 and 1945 but recommenced in 1946 under the same conditions. Nearly a decade later the race distance was increased to eight furlongs before changing to the metric conversion of 1600m in 1973. Not long after in 1980 the event reached Group 2 status before finally being elevated to its current Group 1 status in 1985.

Just A Printer holds the race record of 1:33.0 set in 1994.

The 2020 race ran over 1400m due to COVID-19.

For 2020 the prize money for the J.J. Atkins was cut to $350,000 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the race distance reduced from a mile to 1400m before returning to a mile and boosted to $1 million in stakes in 2021.

The 2017 JJ Atkins and other Stradbroke Handicap Day races were moved from Eagle Farm to Doomben Racecourse and Doomben hosted the 2018 JJ Atkins again due to the ongoing track upgrades at Eagle Farm.

In 2022 Sheeza Belter became the first filly since Linky Dink (2009) to win and the latest two-year-old to complete the BRC Sires’ – J.J. Atkins double.

Recent JJ Atkins Winners

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2024 JJ Atkins	1st	TBD	TBD
	2nd	TBD
	3rd	TBD
2023 JJ Atkins	1st	King Colorado	1 minute 36.42 seconds
	2nd	Miracle Of Love
	3rd	Tannhauser
2022 JJ Atkins	1st	Sheeza Belter	1 minute 36.01 seconds
	2nd	Political Debate
	3rd	Brosnan
2021 JJ Atkins	1st	Converge	1 minute 35.86 seconds
	2nd	Giannis
	3rd	Tiger Of Malay
2020 JJ Atkins	1st	Rothfire	1 minute 21.06 seconds (over 1400m)
	2nd	Gotta Kiss
	3rd	The Drinks Cart
2019 JJ Atkins	1st	Prince Fawaz	1 minute 35.61 seconds
	2nd	Kubrick
	3rd	Reloaded
2018 JJ Atkins	1st	The Autumn Sun	1 minute 38.89 seconds
	2nd	Zousain
	3rd	Fundamentalist
2017 JJ Atkins	1st	Capital Gain	1 minute 36.21 seconds
	2nd	Aloisia
	3rd	Taking Aim
2016 JJ Atkins	1st	Sacred Elixir	1 minute 37.82 seconds
	2nd	Charnley River
	3rd	Heart Skipt A Beat
2015 JJ Atkins	1st	Press Statement	1 minute 35.40 seconds
	2nd	Sagaronne
	3rd	Look To The Stars
2014 JJ Atkins	1st	Almalad	1 minute 35.39 seconds
	2nd	Brazen Beau
	3rd	Lookslikethecat
2013 JJ Atkins	1st	Romantic Touch	1 minute 36.54 seconds
	2nd	Zoustar
	3rd	Paximadia
2012 The TJ Smith	1st	Sizzling	1 minute 37.01 seconds
	2nd	Kabayan
	3rd	Academus
2011 The TJ Smith	1st	Benfica	1 minute 36.0 seconds
	2nd	Hot Snitzel
	3rd	Playtime
2010 The TJ Smith	1st	Pressday	1 minute 39.09 seconds
	2nd	Ringa Ringa Rosie
	3rd	American Crew
2009 The TJ Smith	1st	Linky Dink	1 minute 39.9 seconds
	2nd	Spot On Target
	3rd	Southport
2008 The TJ Smith	1st	Rockdale	1 minute 40.3 seconds
	2nd	Baci Amore
	3rd	Fravashi
2007 The TJ Smith	1st	Apercu	1 minute 37.9 seconds
	2nd	Tripitz
	3rd	Masked Assassin
2006 The TJ Smith	1st	Reigning To Win	1 minute 37.4 seconds
	2nd	Danleigh
	3rd	Carry To Glory
2005 The TJ Smith	1st	Darci Brahma	1 minute 34.9 seconds
	2nd	Ready As
	3rd	Daemons
2004 The TJ Smith	1st	Outback Prince	1 minute 34.1 seconds
	2nd	Star Shiraz
	3rd	Lords A Leaping
2003 The TJ Smith	1st	Picaday	1 minute 35.8 seconds
	2nd	Promoted
	3rd	Ambulance
2002 The TJ Smith	1st	Lovely Jubly	1 minute 35.3 seconds
	2nd	Top Echelon
	3rd	Big Breakfast
2001 The TJ Smith	1st	Juanmo	1 minute 35.1 seconds
	2nd	Barawin
	3rd	Evander
2000 The TJ Smith	1st	Show A Heart	1 minute 36.8 seconds
	2nd	Lady Mulan
	3rd	Rapid Man