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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 $1.5 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).

The race shares the day with other quality events including the Group 1 J.J. Atkins (1600m) for two-year-old milers, Group 1 Queensland Derby (2400m) for three-year-olds and the Group 2 Brisbane Cup (2400m) for stayers. When Stradbroke Handicap Day is run at Doomben, the 2400m staying features are conducted over a shortened 2200m.

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.

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 five wins from 2008 – 2017. 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.

The 2019 Stradbroke Handicap runs on Saturday June 8, 2019.

Stradbroke Handicap 2019
Date:	Saturday June 8, 2019
Track:	Eagle Farm Racecourse (Doomben for 2017 & 2018)
Distance:	1400m (1350m for 2017 & 2018)
Conditions:	Open Handicap
Status:	Group 1
Prize Money:	$1.5 million
Inaugurated:	1890

2019 Stradbroke Handicap Results

• 1st: TBD
• 2nd: TBD
• 3rd: TBD

2019 Stradbroke Handicap Betting Odds

The top Stradbroke Handicap 2019 odds and betting market links to Ladbrokes.com.au on the richest Group 1 race of the Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival are available below leading-up to the race.

2019 Stradbroke Handicap Form Guide

Stay tuned for our comprehensive Stradbroke Handicap 2019 Form Guide & Betting Preview.

2019 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 2019 Final Field & Barriers is now published and available to view below.

2019 Stradbroke Handicap First Acceptances

The Stradbroke Handicap 2019 first acceptances further narrow down the list of potential runners in the winter carnival feature race and close on May 29, 2019.

2019 Stradbroke Handicap Nominations

Early Stradbroke Handicap 2019 nominations close on a Tuesday in early May and will be available below.

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 $1.5 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.

Recent Stradbroke Handicap Winners

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2019 Stradbroke Handicap	1st	TBD	TBD
	2nd	TBD
	3rd	TBD
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