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

The 2023 Stradbroke Handicap ran on Saturday June 10, 2023 offering an unprecedented $3 million in stakes and was won in bullish fashion by Joe Pride’s The Everest-bound favourite Think About It ($3.60F). 

Stradbroke Handicap 2023
Date:	Saturday June 10, 2023
Track:	Eagle Farm Racecourse
Distance:	1400m
Conditions:	Open Handicap
Status:	Group 1
Prize Money:	$3 million
Inaugurated:	1890

2023 Stradbroke Handicap Results

• 1st: #9 Think About It ($3.60F)
• 2nd: #1 Rothfire
• 3rd: #18 Hawaii Five Oh

The Everest-bound Think About It ($3.60F) was too good again continuing his impressive strike rate to take his career record up to nine wins from 10 starts including back-to-back Group 1 victories after his arrogant victory for the punters in the 2023 Stradbroke Handicap results at Eagle Farm.

Click here to read more on the impressive win by Think About It in the Stradbroke Handicap 2023.

2023 Stradbroke Handicap Results & Finishing Order

	Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight	Penalty	Starting Price
	1	9	THINK ABOUT IT	Joseph Pride	Sam Clipperton		8	54kg		$3.60F
	2	1	ROTHFIRE	Robert Heathcote	Nash Rawiller	1.47L	18	57kg		$16
	3	18	HAWAII FIVE OH	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Ms Rachel King	1.84L	2	49.5kg		$5
	4	16	PALAISIPAN	Chris Munce	Kyle Wilson-Taylor	2.28L	7	52kg		$91
	5	14	RUTHLESS DAME (NZ)	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Michael Dee	2.59L	9	52.5kg		$12
	6	15	CHAIN OF LIGHTNING	Peter G Moody	Ms Linda Meech	2.61L	14	52kg		$31
	7	5	CONVERGE	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Tim Clark	3.23L	13	55.5kg		$6.50
	8	17	TICK TOCK QUEEN	Tony Gollan	Ms Angela Jones (a)	4.35L	3	51kg		$101
	9	12	AFT CABIN	James Cummings	Kerrin McEvoy	4.36L	15	53kg		$12
	10	3	VILANA	James Cummings	James McDonald	4.43L	11	56kg		$21
	11	13	ROYAL MERCHANT	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Ben Thompson	4.64L	10	52.5kg		$21
	12	6	SURF DANCER (IRE)	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Tyler Schiller (a)	5.07L	5	54.5kg		$61
	13	7	GENTLEMAN ROY	Ben & JD Hayes	Craig Williams	5.41L	1	54.5kg		$26
	14	10	CARDINAL GEM	Grahame Begg	Jordan Childs	6.17L	4	54kg		$11
	15	4	SCALLOPINI	Steven O’Dea & Matthew Hoysted	Boris Thornton	6.66L	6	55.5kg		$26
	16	11	HOLYFIELD	Annabel Neasham	Damien Thornton	8.92L	17	53.5kg		$101
	17	2	SUPERSTORM	Lauren Abbott	James Orman	9.41L	12	56.5kg		$151
	18	8	ELEVEN ELEVEN	Gregory Hickman	Jason Collett	11.28L	16	54.5kg		$101
		22e	SINAWANN (IRE)	Anthony & Sam Freedman			0
		23e	YELLOW BRICK	Tony & Maddysen Sears			0
		21e	DRAGON LEAP	Lance O’Sullivan & Andrew Scott			0
		19e	ALPINE EDGE	Toby & Trent Edmonds	Martin Harley		0
		20e	OPAL RIDGE	Luke Pepper	Tyler Schiller (a)		0

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2023 Stradbroke Handicap Betting Odds

The top Stradbroke Handicap 2023 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 2023 STRADBROKE HANDICAP ODDS (Final Fiel)

2023 Stradbroke Handicap Form Guide

Stay tuned for our comprehensive Stradbroke Handicap 2023 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 2023 STRADBROKE HANDICAP FORM GUIDE

2023 Stradbroke Handicap Tips

Stay tuned for our insider Stradbroke Handicap 2023 Tips on the $3 million Queensland winter feature this season.

CLICK HERE FOR OUR COMPLETE 2023 STRADBROKE HANDICAP TIPS & BEST BETS

The Favourite: #9 Think About It ($3.40 At Time Of Publish) – BET NOW

He’s a pretty hard to knock favourite having done everything right so far. It takes a talented horse to win seven on the trot and this son of So You Think doesn’t look done just yet. He was excellent at Eagle Farm when posting a Group 1 Kingsford Smith Cup victory here last time out with 59kg at WFA. Back to 54kg here so will be flying. Sam Clipperton retains the ride, could come in from barrier 12 to 9 with emergencies out which looks ideal, and the 1400m should suit. He is unbeaten with a two-from-two record at the distance to date and is the class runner here. From nine career runs he has only been beaten once and the price is still backable. Can salute.

The Danger: #18 Hawaii Five Oh ($5.50) at time of publish) – BET NOW

The three-year-olds don’t have the best strike-rate in the Stradbroke with Impending (2017) the last to win, but this classy I Am Invincible colt from last year’s winning stable (Waterhouse/Bott) has understandable support to be the next. He was excellent two back winning the Group 3 Hawkesbury Guineas (1400m) by over three lengths before travelling to the sunshine state for a win at this track and trip in the Group 3 Fred Best Classic with 57kg. In the Group 1 he is back down to just 49.5kg and will be airborne with that allocation from a gun gate three draw. Needs to step it up now taking on the older sprinters here, but ticks plenty of boxes. Each Way.

Best Roughie: #14 Ruthless Dame ($12 at time of publish) – BET NOW

There are so many good roughie hopes at double-figures out to challenge in this year’s Straddie including one of the two last start Group 1 winning fillies from the stables of Ciaron Maher & David Eustace. This nicely-bred Tavistock filly boasts a 50% winning strike rate from her six starts to date having taken the step-up to Group 1 company at Morphettville last start on May 6 winning the Robert Sangster Stakes. She carried 55kg there and defeated a host of more mature mares, and she has had a nice freshen-up since. Looked good in a recent Warwick Farm trial to bring her on fitness-wise ahead of the Stradbroke where she needs to go to another level again. Drawn a similar gate, drops back to 52.5kg and looks very well rated here to surprise a few at a price.

2023 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 2023 Final Field will be announced by Racing Queensland the Tuesday before race day and published in full below.

The 2023 Stradbroke Handicap final field is confirmed with markets led by Joe Pride’s Kingsford Smith Cup champ Think About It chasing his seventh on the trot and in-form young colt Hawaii Five Oh carrying just 49.5kg.

The 2023 Stradbroke Handicap barrier draw took place from 5pm (AEST) on Tuesday the 6th of May, 2023 and saw Think About It drawn perfectly in gate 12, while local hope Rothfire suffered a blow with the extreme outside alley.

Click here to read more on the big winners in the Stradbroke Handicap 2023 field and barrier draw.

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Probable Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	x15285x213	ROTHFIRE	Robert Heathcote	Nash Rawiller	23	57kg
2	x413316x7x	SUPERSTORM	Lauren Abbott	James Orman	16	56.5kg
3	8x1810x176	VILANA	James Cummings	James McDonald	15	56kg
4	5251x311x4	SCALLOPINI	Steven O’Dea & Matthew Hoysted	Boris Thornton	8	55.5kg
5	x6900x7302	CONVERGE	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Tim Clark	17	55.5kg
6	1x16460x01	SURF DANCER (IRE)	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Ryan Maloney	7	54.5kg
7	146×124700	GENTLEMAN ROY	Ben & JD Hayes	Craig Williams	2	54.5kg
8	30x5L92x70	ELEVEN ELEVEN	Gregory Hickman	Jason Collett	20	54.5kg
9	13x1111x11	THINK ABOUT IT	Joseph Pride	Sam Clipperton	12	54kg
10	3110×62113	CARDINAL GEM	Grahame Begg	Jordan Childs	6	54kg
11	76x1233x89	HOLYFIELD	Annabel Neasham	Damien Thornton	21	53.5kg
12	2121×15414	AFT CABIN	James Cummings	Kerrin McEvoy	19	53kg
13	1254423211	ROYAL MERCHANT	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Ben Thompson	14	52.5kg
14	11×3201	RUTHLESS DAME (NZ)	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Michael Dee	13	52.5kg
15	1310×38994	CHAIN OF LIGHTNING	Peter G Moody	Ms Linda Meech	18	52kg
16	3x3220x420	PALAISIPAN	Chris Munce	Kyle Wilson-Taylor	11	52kg
17	x16161x947	TICK TOCK QUEEN	Tony Gollan	Ms Angela Jones (a)	4	51kg			81
18	139×2211	HAWAII FIVE OH	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Ms Rachel King	3	49.5kg			101
19e	05x721x018	ALPINE EDGE	Toby & Trent Edmonds	Martin Harley	5	53kg
20e	28121×1451	OPAL RIDGE	Luke Pepper	Tyler Schiller (a)	10	49.5kg	50kg
21e	244x146x92	DRAGON LEAP	Lance O’Sullivan & Andrew Scott		1	53kg
22e	28x67458x7	SINAWANN (IRE)	Anthony & Sam Freedman		9	53kg
23e	3111x12x12	YELLOW BRICK	Tony & Maddysen Sears		22	51kg

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2023 Stradbroke Handicap First Acceptances

The Stradbroke Handicap 2023 first acceptances further narrow down the list of potential runners in the winter carnival feature race and close on Wednesday the 31st of May, 2023.

The 2023 Stradbroke Handicap first acceptances are now out attracting 38 hopefuls for the $3 million feature led in all-in betting by Joe Pride’s Kingsford Smith Cup winner Think About It and the Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott-trained Group 3 Fred Best Classic winner Hawaii Five Oh.

	Last 10	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Ballot	Weight	True Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	1254423211	ROYAL MERCHANT	F	3	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	1	52.5kg
2	1x16460x01	SURF DANCER (IRE)	G	6	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	2	54.5kg
3	13x1111x11	THINK ABOUT IT	G	4	Joseph Pride	3	54kg
4	139×2211	HAWAII FIVE OH	C	3	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	4	49.5kg			101
5	x16161x947	TICK TOCK QUEEN	M	4	Tony Gollan	5	51kg			81
6	x15285x213	ROTHFIRE	G	5	Robert Heathcote	6	57kg
7	x413316x7x	SUPERSTORM	G	6	Lauren Abbott	7	56.5kg
8	8x1810x176	VILANA	H	4	James Cummings	8	56kg
9	11×3201	RUTHLESS DAME (NZ)	F	3	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	9	52.5kg
10	5251x311x4	SCALLOPINI	G	8	Steven O’Dea & Matthew Hoysted	10	55.5kg
11	x6900x7302	CONVERGE	G	4	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	11	55.5kg
12	1x7214x1x0	DARK DESTROYER (NZ)	G	4	Lance O’Sullivan & Andrew Scott	12	55kg
13	2121×15414	AFT CABIN	C	3	James Cummings	13	53kg
14	15x133x707	BALLER	G	7	Tony Gollan	14	54.5kg
15	146×124700	GENTLEMAN ROY	G	6	Ben & JD Hayes	15	54.5kg
16	30x5L92x70	ELEVEN ELEVEN	G	6	Gregory Hickman	16	54.5kg
17	3110×62113	CARDINAL GEM	G	4	Grahame Begg	17	54kg
18	1310×38994	CHAIN OF LIGHTNING	M	4	Peter G Moody	18	52kg
19	3x3220x420	PALAISIPAN	M	5	Chris Munce	19	52kg
20	10x840x136	PRINCE OF BOOM	G	4	Robert Heathcote	20	54kg
21	1215x3410x	ROOTS	M	4	Chris Waller	21	51.5kg
22	76x1233x89	HOLYFIELD	G	5	Annabel Neasham	22	53.5kg
23	05x721x018	ALPINE EDGE	H	4	Toby & Trent Edmonds	23	53kg
24	28121×1451	OPAL RIDGE	F	3	Luke Pepper	24	49.5kg
25	244x146x92	DRAGON LEAP	G	6	Lance O’Sullivan & Andrew Scott	25	53kg
26	28x67458x7	SINAWANN (IRE)	H	6	Anthony & Sam Freedman	26	53kg
27	3111x12x12	YELLOW BRICK	G	3	Tony & Maddysen Sears	27	51kg
28	218x27410x	BANK MAUR	C	3	Richard Laming	28	51kg
29	030×231023	CEPHEUS (GB)	G	6	Matthew Dunn	29	52.5kg
30	30x400x927	THE INFERNO	G	6	Cliff Brown	30	52.5kg
31	02x9551x06	VINCO	G	6	Tony Gollan	31	51kg			99
32	x112370x03	MILITARY EXPERT	H	4	Annabel Neasham	32	51kg			98
33	14x4127x16	FAR TOO EASY	G	4	David McColm	33	51kg			97
34	302523117x	MUNHAMEK (GB)	G	7	Nick Ryan	34	51kg			96
35	12x221x524	CLEMENCEAU	G	4	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	35	51kg			95
36	1x1131x111	ANTINO (NZ)	G	4	Tony Gollan	36	51kg			94
37	4x430x86x6	BRERETON	C	3	Peter G Moody	37	49.5kg			76.5
38	5107×05101	MISTER YU SHU	G	6	Jim Conlan	38	51kg			76

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2023 Stradbroke Handicap Nominations

Early Stradbroke Handicap 2023 nominations close on a Tuesday in early May and will be available below.

The 2023 Stradbroke Handicap nominations close on Tuesday the 2nd of May, 2023.

The Stradbroke Handicap 2023 nominations attracted a bumper 122 winter hopefuls led in all-in betting by the ultra-consistent Joe Pride-trained four-year-old Think About It, Godolphin’s recent Group 3 Hall Mark Stakes winner out of Sydney Vilana, and classy Group 2 winning Astern colt Aft Cabin also prepared by James Cummings.

	Last 10	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Hcp Rating
1	2130x00x56	A CASE OF YOU (IRE)	H	5	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)
2	41x973x410	ACQUITTED (IRE)	G	6	Kris Lees
3	2121x1541x	AFT CABIN	C	3	James Cummings
4	x0x5130x17	AIR TO AIR	M	6	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
5	505x721x01	ALPINE EDGE	H	4	Toby & Trent Edmonds
6	2x3x18011x	ANG POW	G	4	Richard & Will Freedman
7	1x1131x11	ANTINO (NZ)	G	4	Tony Gollan
8	2x8x61210x	ARENTEE	G	4	Chris Meagher
9	246x1x121	AUREUS ANGEL	M	5	Chris Munce
10	598x21230x	AXE	G	6	Jack Bruce
11	15x133x707	BALLER	G	7	Tony Gollan
12	218x27410x	BANK MAUR	C	3	Richard Laming
13	x1219x3023	BELLA NIPOTINA	M	5	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace
14	2211x70x75	BILLIONAIR BABY	G	3	Robert Heathcote
15	1550x0304x	BLONDEAU	G	5	Chris Waller
16	14x430x86x	BRERETON	C	3	Peter G Moody
17	0x100x5687	BRING THE RANSOM	M	6	Bjorn Baker
18	124x80x71x	BROOKSPIRE	M	5	Chris Waller
19	322150×2	BUNKER HUT (NZ)	G	3	Michael Freedman
20	23110×6211	CARDINAL GEM	G	4	Grahame Begg
21	0030×23102	CEPHEUS (GB)	G	6	Matthew Dunn
22	1310x3899x	CHAIN OF LIGHTNING	M	4	Peter G Moody
23	1368×312	CHAIRMAN	C	3	Tony Gollan
24	12x221x52x	CLEMENCEAU	G	4	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes
25	52162×4341	COAL CRUSHER	G	5	Joseph Pride
26	x6900x730x	CONVERGE	G	4	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
27	5x3x24120x	CORNER POCKET	G	6	Lindsey Smith
28	65x722336x	CORONA LAD	G	4	Ashley Perks
29	0x22622x48	COUNT DA BEANS	G	3	Tony Gollan
30	x6440x7903	DALCHINI	M	4	Lee & Cherie Curtis
31	11x7214x1x	DARK DESTROYER (NZ)	G	4	Lance O’Sullivan & Andrew Scott
32	161×57	DEER TRAIL	G	3	Tony Gollan
33	1523213×17	DEMOCRACY MANIFEST	G	4	Chris Waller
34	x244x146x9	DRAGON LEAP	G	6	Lance O’Sullivan & Andrew Scott
35	x11530x57x	DREAM HOUR	G	3	Kris Lees
36	x2301x32x7	EF TROOP	G	7	Tony Gollan
37	15515×8163	EKATERINA	F	3	Robert Heathcote
38	x430x5L92x	ELEVEN ELEVEN	G	6	Gregory Hickman
39	4181610×42	EMERALD KINGDOM	G	8	Desleigh Forster
40	111×6	END ASSEMBLY	G	3	Mark Currie
41	1x640x611x	ESPIONA	M	4	Chris Waller
42	5163x7320x	EXCELIDA	M	6	Ben & JD Hayes
43	1x251x130x	EXTREMELY LUCKY	G	4	Will Clarken & Niki O’Shea
44	414x4127x1	FAR TOO EASY	G	4	David McColm
45	412x31111x	FASHION LEGEND	G	3	Richard & Will Freedman
46	3x130x330x	FINEPOINT	M	4	Chris Waller
47	11448x	FLAG OF HONOUR	G	3	Kris Lees
48	x1176x941x	FROSTY ROCKS	G	6	Bjorn Baker
49	23420x49x5	GENERAL BEAU	H	4	Mathew Ellerton
50	146x12470x	GENTLEMAN ROY	G	6	Ben & JD Hayes
51	24x1x11x	GUNDY BRIDGE	G	5	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
52	139×221	HAWAII FIVE OH	C	3	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
53	94000x826x	HILAL	H	4	Tony Gollan
54	176x1233x8	HOLYFIELD	G	5	Annabel Neasham
55	x23111878x	INVER PARK (GB)	G	5	Kris Lees
56	909x61261x	IRISH SONGS	G	7	Louise White
57	2×241	IRON MAN	G	3	Edward O’Rourke
58	03x54737x0	KEMENTARI	G	8	James Cummings
59	x179x42x6x	KIKU	M	5	Chris Waller
60	621x11x154	KIPSBAY	G	4	Nathan Doyle
61	x44131x69x	KIRWAN’S LANE (NZ)	G	6	John O’Shea
62	712330×734	LADY OF HONOUR	M	4	Ben & JD Hayes
63	34110x332x	LADY OF LUXURY	M	5	Bjorn Baker
64	x347x1228x	LOFTY STRIKE	C	3	Julius Sandhu
65	952838×664	LORD VLADIVOSTOK (NZ)	G	6	Michael Hickmott
66	x10x317x60	LOST AND RUNNING (NZ)	G	6	John O’Shea
67	50231×43	LUBRICATION	C	3	Matthew Dunn
68	443x11415x	MARIAMIA	M	6	Joseph Pride
69	1224x3652x	MATCHA LATTE	C	3	Sara Ryan
70	2x9x65183x	ME ME LAGARDE	M	4	Toby & Trent Edmonds
71	21422x40x	MERITABLE	H	4	Annabel Neasham
72	7x112370x0	MILITARY EXPERT	H	4	Annabel Neasham
73	x3380x078x	MILLANE	C	3	Tony Gollan
74	5107x0510x	MISTER YU SHU	G	6	Jim Conlan
75	302523117x	MUNHAMEK (GB)	G	7	Nick Ryan
76	784×746153	NOT AN OPTION	G	5	Michael Moroney
77	3x12713x0x	OLD FLAME (GB)	H	5	Peter & Paul Snowden
78	128121×145	OPAL RIDGE	F	3	Luke Pepper
79	4432x10x2x	OSCAR ZULU	G	5	Chris Waller
80	57x26690x1	OVERPASS	G	4	Bjorn Baker
81	13x3220x4x	PALAISIPAN	M	5	Chris Munce
82	2x61801x84	PAULELE	H	4	James Cummings
83	227572380x	PRIME CANDIDATE	G	8	Bjorn Baker
84	110x840x13	PRINCE OF BOOM	G	4	Robert Heathcote
85	x7109x975x	PROMISE OF SUCCESS (GB)	M	7	John O’Shea
86	6x2202864x	PURPLE SECTOR (NZ)	G	7	John Thompson
87	111x0x168x	QUANTICO	G	6	John O’Shea
88	0572x5512x	REVOLUTIONARY MISS	F	3	Peter & Paul Snowden
89	x4221x0039	ROCH ’N’ HORSE (NZ)	M	6	Michael Moroney
90	1215x3410x	ROOTS	M	4	Chris Waller
91	3x15285x21	ROTHFIRE	G	5	Robert Heathcote
92	x112544232	ROYAL MERCHANT	F	3	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace
93	381171422x	RUBAMOS	G	5	Chris Waller
94	11x320x	RUTHLESS DAME (NZ)	F	3	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace
95	235x5682x3	SALATEEN	M	5	Tony Gollan
96	75251x311x	SCALLOPINI	G	8	Steven O’Dea & Matthew Hoysted
97	35x84x404x	SEPTEMBER RUN	M	5	Chris Waller
98	211118×099	SHADES OF ROSE	M	4	Bjorn Baker
99	1x81x7830x	SHEEZA BELTER	F	3	Peter & Paul Snowden
100	2726305×15	SHE’S ALL CLASS	M	4	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace
101	x28x67458x	SINAWANN (IRE)	H	6	Anthony & Sam Freedman
102	951x700x80	STARTANTES	M	4	Robert Heathcote
103	x413316x7x	SUPERSTORM	G	6	Lauren Abbott
104	12x397x482	SWISS EXILE	C	3	Annabel Neasham
105	632911×211	TAMERLANE	G	5	James Cummings
106	730x400x92	THE INFERNO	G	6	Cliff Brown
107	113x1111x	THINK ABOUT IT	G	4	Joseph Pride
108	x2x16161x9	TICK TOCK QUEEN	M	4	Tony Gollan
109	2x109132x8	TITANIUM POWER	G	5	Joseph Pride
110	11x312x79x	TUVALU	G	5	Lindsey Smith
111	45x121113x	UCALLEDIT (NZ)	G	5	Kris Lees
112	4x47321x1	VICTORY LANE	G	3	Robert & Luke Price
113	518x1810x1	VILANA	H	4	James Cummings
114	8102x9551x	VINCO	G	6	Tony Gollan
115	x5385x243x	VOWMASTER	G	5	Chris Waller
116	x11x422x02	WAIHAHA FALLS (NZ)	G	5	John O’Shea
117	160x0x9522	WELWAL (GB)	H	4	Chris Waller
118	570x12330x	WEST OF AFRICA	C	3	Annabel Neasham
119	9x720x7455	WRITTEN BEAUTY	M	5	Chris Waller
120	1x3111x12x	YELLOW BRICK	G	3	Tony & Maddysen Sears
121	x183x2236x	ZOU TIGER	C	3	John O’Shea
122	0x0865x05x	ZOUTORI	G	7	Mathew Ellerton

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

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 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
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