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$1.2 million Group 2 The Q22 (2200m) is a key feature race held on Stradbroke Handicap Day during the Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival.

It replaced the now defunct Eagle Farm Cup / PJ O’Shea Stakes. For the history of that race please click here.

The first official running of the revamped The Q22 race took place in 2021 and was won by odds-on favourite Zaaki. Zaaki went on to frank the form out of the inaugural The Q22 winning the Underwood Stakes – Mackinnon Stakes double that spring, and the The All-Star Mile (1600m) the following autumn in 2022.

In 2022 trainer Annabel Neasham enjoyed back-to-back The Q22 wins with Numerian scoring an upset at 20/1.

The Q22 is a 2200m staying race taking place at Eagle Farm Racecourse in mid-June on Straddie Day. The meeting is host to two elite level races with The Q22 the key support act to the Group 1 Stradbroke Handicap (1400m) and the Group 1 J.J. Atkins (1600m).

Worth a lucrative $1.2 million in prize money, The Q22 is contested at weight-for-age and is part of the reinvented Queensland Winter Racing Carnival.

Previously the Group 1 Queensland Derby was also run on Stradbroke Handicap Day, but that 2400m feature now runs a fortnight earlier allowing the three-year-old stayers out of the Derby to also target the The Q22.

The Group 1 Doomben Cup (2000m) is the key lead-up into The Q22 field and Zaaki (2021) is the last horse to do the double.

The 2023 The Q22 form was firmly franked with the winner, Without A Fight, returning in the spring to complete the coveted Caulfield Cup – Melbourne Cup race double.

Annabel Neasham secured her third win in four years in the 2024 The Q22 with Fawkner Park saluting for the stable by nearly four lengths.

Fawkner Park went on to run a number of top three Group 1 placings over the next 12 months including in the 2025 Ranvet Stakes (3rd) and 2025 Doomben Cup (2nd).

The 2026 The Q22 runs on Saturday June 13, 2026 as part of the Stradbroke Handicap Day line-up at Eagle Farm. 

The Q22 Info:
Date:	Saturday June 13, 2026
Track:	Eagle Farm Racecourse
Distance:	2200m
Race Type:	Weight-for-age
Status:	Group 2
Prize money:	$1,200,000

2026 The Q22 Results

Stay tuned for the official 2026 The Q22 results and finishing order when the $1.2 million feature runs at Eagle Farm on Saturday June 13, 2026.

• 1st: TBD
• 2nd: TBD
• 3rd: TBD

Winning Margin: TBD

Winning Time: TBD

2026 The Q22 Betting

The top The Q22 2026 betting markets and links to The Q22 racing odds at Ladbrokes.com.au will be available at Races.com.au the week of the race.

Zaaki ($1.26F in 2021), Without A Fight ($2.80 in 2023) and Fawkner Park ($4.20 in 2024) are the latest The Q22 favourites to salute for the punters.

There was a notable upset in 2022 with Numerian winning at $21.

2026 The Q22 Form

CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL 2026 THE Q22 FORM GUIDE

2026 The Q22 Tips

Stay tuned for our insider The Q22 2026 Tips for the $1.2 million showdown at Eagle Farm this winter.

• To Win: TBD

2026 The Q22 Field

The Q22 field attracts a number of winter stayers coming off a lead-up in a race like the Doomben Cup or Queensland Derby looking to finish their campaign with a big $1.2 million feature win.

The official 2026 The Q22 field will be released on Wednesday the 10th of June 2026 and will be published in full below.

2026 The Q22 Nominations

The official 2025 The Q22 nominations close on Monday the 8th of June 2026 and will be updated below once released.

The Q22 History

The Q22 replaced the PJ O’Shea Stakes (formerly the Eagle Farm Cup) in 2021.

The race it replaced, the PJ O’Shea Stakes was run from 1947 – 2019, with no edition of either race held in 2020 due to COVID-19.

In 2021 the first official running of the new-look The Q22 (WFA) ran on Stradbroke Handicap Day and was won by last-start Doomben Cup champion Zaaki.

Click here for more on the PJ O’Shea Stakes history prior to 2021.

The Q22 Winners

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2026 The Q23	1st	TBD	TBD
	2nd	TBD
	3rd	TBD
2025 The Q23	1st	Kovalica	2 minutes 15.44 seconds
	2nd	New Endeavour
	3rd	Fawkner Park
2024 The Q23	1st	Fawkner Park	2 minute 14.41 seconds
	2nd	Knight’s Choice
	3rd	Bois D’Argent
2023 The Q23	1st	Without A Fight	2 minutes 16.84 seconds
	2nd	Nonconformist
	3rd	Duais
2022 The Q22	1st	Numerian	2 minutes 16.98 seconds
	2nd	Kolding
	3rd	Yonkers
2021 The Q22	1st	Zaaki	2 minutes 15.39 seconds
	2nd	Homesman
	3rd	Paths Of Glory

Eagle Farm Cup / PJ O’Shea Stakes Results Since 2000

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2019 Eagle Farm Cup	1st	Kenedna	2 minutes 14.47 seconds
	2nd	Sixties Groove
	3rd	Re Edit
2018 Eagle Farm Cup	1st	Egg Tart	2 minutes 20.7 seconds
	2nd	Tradesman
	3rd	Megablast
2017 Eagle Farm Cup	1st	Single Gaze	2 minutes 19.21 seconds
	2nd	Rudy
	3rd	High Church
2016 Eagle Farm Cup	1st	Race Not Run	N/A
	2nd	N/A
	3rd	N/A
2015 Eagle Farm Cup	1st	Werther	2 minutes 17.2 seconds
	2nd	Moriarty
	3rd	Epingle
2014 Eagle Farm Cup	1st	Moriarty	2 minutes 16.4 seconds
	2nd	Mr O’Ceirin
	3rd	Floria
2013 Eagle Farm Cup Stakes	1st	Quintessential	2 minutes 19.6 seconds
	2nd	Manighar
	3rd	Voila Ici
2012 Eagle Farm Cup Stakes	1st	Lights Of Heaven	2 minutes 19.0 seconds
	2nd	Scenic Shot
	3rd	Ginga Dude
2011 Eagle Farm Cup	1st	Glass Harmonium	2 minutes 15.1 seconds
	2nd	Shoot Out
	3rd	Scenic Shot
2010 Eagle Farm Cup	1st	Triple Honour	2 minutes 14.3 seconds
	2nd	Raffaello
	3rd	Newport
2009 PJ O’Shea Stakes	1st	Scenic Shot	2 minutes 20.9 seconds
	2nd	Mirkola Lass
	3rd	Fulmonti
2008 PJ O’Shea Stakes	1st	Scenic Shot	2 minutes 19.2 seconds
	2nd	Rampant Lion
	3rd	Dougs Mate
2007 PJ O’Shea Stakes	1st	Pentathon	2 minutes 17.9 seconds
	2nd	Gaze
	3rd	Grand Zulu
2006 PJ O’Shea Stakes	1st	Mahtoum	2 minutes 30.7 seconds
	2nd	Art Success
	3rd	Gorgeous George
2005 PJ O’Shea Stakes	1st	Natural Blitz	2 minutes 30 seconds
	2nd	Zumanity
	3rd	Regal Punch
2004 PJ O’Shea Stakes	1st	Pentastic	2 minutes 28.7 seconds
	2nd	Maze
	3rd	Another Warrior
2003 PJ O’Shea Stakes	1st	Maguire	2 minutes 30.5 seconds
	2nd	County Tyrone
	3rd	Grey Song
2002 PJ O’Shea Stakes	1st	Hey Pronto	2 minutes 28.1 seconds
	2nd	Freemason
	3rd	Prized Gem
2001 PJ O’Shea Stakes	1st	Yippyio	2 minutes 25.6 seconds
	2nd	Citi Habit
	3rd	King Keitel
2000 PJ O’Shea Stakes	1st	Kens Joy	2 minutes 28.7 seconds
	2nd	Make Mine Magic
	3rd	Yippyio