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The BRC Sprint is a Group 3 race held each year at Doomben Racecourse during the Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival on a Saturday in May.

Run over a distance of 1350m, the BRC Sprint is an option both for horses that excel at shorter sprints as well as mile runners. With a total purse of $140,000 ($81,200 to the victor), the BRC Sprint is a good early lead-up for gallopers heading towards the Group 1 $1.5 million Stradbroke Handicap (1400m) at Eagle Farm the following month. In recent years the Stradbroke Handicap has been run over the same track / distance as the BRC Sprint due to the unsuitable racing surface at Eagle Farm.

For 2020 the COVID-19 pandemic saw the BRC Sprint contested earlier in May over a shorter 1200m distance and offering a lesser $125,000 in total prizemoney.

Known as the BTC Sprint up until 2009, the race was renamed to reflect the new Brisbane Racing Club, the result of an amalgamation of the Brisbane Turf Club and Queensland Turf Club. The BRC Sprint runs alongside the Group 1 Doomben Cup (2000m) and a number of other black-type winter races.

The 2020 BRC Sprint ran on Saturday May 9, 2020 over 1200m due to COVID-19 and was won in an upset by Tambo’s Mate. 

BRC Sprint 2020 Info:
Date:	Saturday May 9, 2020
Track:	Doomben Racecourse
Distance:	1350m (1200m in 2020)
Race Type:	Quality Handicap
Status:	Group 3
Prizemoney:	$140,000 ($125,000 in 2020)

2020 BRC Sprint Results

• 1st: #9 Tambo’s Mate
• 2nd: #6 Deep Image
• 3rd: #8 Outback Barbie

The Stuart Kendrick-trained Tambo’s Mate stamped himself as a genuine hope for the Group 1 Stradbroke Handicap with a brave win in the 2020 BRC Sprint results over Deep Image (2nd) and the beaten favourite Outback Barbie (3rd).

Click here to read more on the 2020 BRC Sprint win by Tambo’s Mate.

Place	#	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Barrier	Weight	SP
1	9	TAMBO’S MATE	Stuart Kendrick	Matthew McGillivray	–	9	54kg	$12
2	6	DEEP IMAGE	Robert Heathcote	Ms Stephanie Thornton (a)	0.1L	7	56.5kg	$16
3	8	OUTBACK BARBIE	Tony Gollan	Jim Byrne	0.85L	3	56kg	$3.80EF
4	5	VEGA ONE	Tony Gollan	Baylee Nothdurft (a)	1.05L	10	57kg	$6
5	1	KEMENTARI	James Cummings	Ryan Maloney	1.15L	8	61kg	$3.80EF
6	4	BANDIPUR	Kelly Purdy	Michael Cahill	1.35L	4	57kg	$19
7	3	TYZONE	Toby & Trent Edmonds	Robbie Fradd	1.45L	5	58kg	$19
8	10	MISHANI HUSTLER	Les Ross	Mark Du Plessis	1.65L	6	54kg	$26
9	7	SESAR	Kacy Fogden	Jag Guthmann-Chester	2.15L	2	56.5kg	$26
10	2	VICTOREM	Jenny Graham	Brad Stewart	5.4L	1	58.5kg	$6.50

2020 BRC Sprint Betting

The full BRC Sprint 2020 odds and betting market links to Ladbrokes.com.au on the Stradbroke Handicap lead-up race will be provided below once released the week of the race.

2020 BRC Sprint Field

The BRC Sprint field attracts a line-up of middle-distance sprinters that could come off a Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival campaign or that may have had a Brisbane lead-up in other similar class and distance events.

Horses out of the BRC Sprint field could back-up later in the Carnival’s Group 1 Kingsford-Smith Cup (1350m), a race the 2017 BRC Sprinter winner Jungle Edge ran second in next-up.

The 2020 BRC Sprint field & barriers are due out on the Wednesday of race week and will be available in full below once announced by Racing Queensland.

The BRC Sprint 2020 final field attracted 10 potential Stradbroke Handicap-bound sprinters including Group 1 winner and 61kg topweight Kementari, the resuming Victorem drawn barrier one and the well-backed Vega One for local horseman Tony Gollan.

Click here to read more on the key horses in the 2020 BRC Sprint field and betting markets.

#	Form (Last 10)	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Hcp. Rating
1	2439x27x33	KEMENTARI	James Cummings	Ryan Maloney	8	61kg	110
2	13x2814x2x	VICTOREM	Jenny Graham	Brad Stewart	1	58.5kg	105
3	12x86436x7	TYZONE	Toby & Trent Edmonds	Robbie Fradd	5	58kg	104
4	164466×612	BANDIPUR	Kelly Purdy	Michael Cahill	4	57kg	102
5	191x8211x4	VEGA ONE	Tony Gollan	Baylee Nothdurft (a)	10	57kg	102
6	x1213115x8	DEEP IMAGE	Robert Heathcote	Ms Stephanie Thornton (a)	7	56.5kg	101
7	x17x16300x	SESAR	Kacy Fogden	Jag Guthmann-Chester	2	56.5kg	101
8	5700x1281x	OUTBACK BARBIE	Tony Gollan	Jim Byrne	3	56kg	104
9	x211213x42	TAMBO’S MATE	Stuart Kendrick	Matthew McGillivray	9	54kg	96
10	4111330×16	MISHANI HUSTLER	Les Ross	TBA	6	54kg	95

2020 BRC Sprint Nominations

The BRC Sprint nominations are announced on the Monday prior to the race. Although it only holds Group 3 status, the BRC Sprint nominations draw some very talented horses from around the country, including many Queensland stables and some top interstate stables.

The 2020 BRC Sprint nominations will be published below as soon as released by Queensland Racing.

The BRC Sprint 2020 nominations attracted 14 gallopers with the Godolphin-raced Kementari, coming off back-to-back Group 3 thirds over the 1200m in Sydney, allocated the 61kg topweight.

#	Form (Last 10)	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Ballot	Weight	True Weight	Hcp. Rating
1	2439x27x33	KEMENTARI	G	5	James Cummings	1	61kg	61kg	110
2	13x2814x2x	VICTOREM	G	5	Jenny Graham	2	58.5kg	58.5kg	105
3	12x86436x7	TYZONE	G	6	Toby & Trent Edmonds	3=	58kg	58kg	104
4	5700x1281x	OUTBACK BARBIE	M	4	Tony Gollan	3=	56kg	56kg	104
5	164466×612	BANDIPUR	G	5	Kelly Purdy	5=	57kg	57kg	102
6	191x8211x4	VEGA ONE	G	4	Tony Gollan	5=	57kg	57kg	102
7	x1213115x8	DEEP IMAGE	G	6	Robert Heathcote	7=	56.5kg	56.5kg	101
8	x17x16300x	SESAR	H	4	Kacy Fogden	7=	56.5kg	56.5kg	101
9	12×0414621	FREDDIE FOX TROT	G	5	Les Kelly	9=	54kg	54kg	96
10	x211213x42	TAMBO’S MATE	G	4	Stuart Kendrick	9=	54kg	54kg	96
11	4111330×16	MISHANI HUSTLER	G	4	Les Ross	11	54kg	53.5kg	95
12	41116×3010	MACEWEN	G	4	Tony Gollan	12	54kg	49kg	86
13	x324698824	ORIENTAL RUNNER	G	6	John Smerdon	13	54kg	44.5kg	77
14	1214190×54	COLPO DI TAMBURO	G	5	Leo Roche	14	54kg	44kg	76

BRC Sprint History

Following the merger of the Queensland Turf Club and the Brisbane Turf Club in 2009, the BTC Sprint became known as the BRC Sprint. First run in 1985, the race is old enough to have a solid reputation while still being relatively young. The BRC Sprint was a listed race for its first decade, upgrading to Group 3 for the 1996 edition and remaining at that grade since. Two trainers share the record for most races won, at two wins each: Walter Doolan and John Morish.

The fastest time around the BRC Sprint was made by Chief De Beers in 1998, at 1:17.5. Incidentally, Chief De Beers won 20 out of his 51 races, and he never won away from Doomben Racecourse.

The BRC Sprint was first run in 1985, when Final Affair seized a solid victory.

For 2020 the BRC Sprint was moved to the start of May and took place over a shorter 1200m due to the COVID-19 pandemic and it’s affect on the Australian racing industry.

BRC Sprint results since 2000 are below.

BRC Sprint Results

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2020 BRC Sprint	1st	Tambo’s Mate	1:09.52
	2nd	Deep Image
	3rd	Outback Barbie
2019 BRC Sprint	1st	Tyzone	1:18.98
	2nd	Violate
	3rd	I’m A Rippa
2018 BRC Sprint	1st	I’m A Rippa	1:18.98
	2nd	Privlaka
	3rd	Mr Sneaky
2017 BRC Sprint	1st	Jungle Edge	1:21.46
	2nd	High Midnight
	3rd	Ulmann
2016 BRC Sprint	1st	Snippets Land	1:18.0
	2nd	Religify
	3rd	Artlee
2015 BRC Sprint	1st	Charlie Boy	1:19.1
	2nd	Rock Sturdy
	3rd	Nite Rocker
2014 BRC Sprint	1st	River Lad	1:19.6
	2nd	Benny’s Buttons
	3rd	Fire Up Fifi
2013 BRC Sprint	1st	Belltone	1:19.5
	2nd	Mahisara
	3rd	Listen Son
2012 BRC Sprint	1st	Tiger Tees	1:18.7
	2nd	Meet George
	3rd	Steel Zip
2011 BRC Sprint	1st	Woorim	1:18.7
	2nd	Listen Son
	3rd	Thankgodyou’rehere
2010 BRC Sprint	1st	Beaded	1:18.9
	2nd	Secrets Untold
	3rd	Drenalin
2009 BRC Sprint	1st	Court Command	1:18.1
	2nd	El Cambio
	3rd	Hard To Catch
2008 BRC Sprint	1st	Helideck	1:18.2
	2nd	Absolut Glam
	3rd	Mr Hornblower
2007 BRC Sprint	1st	Friday Creek	1:18.5
	2nd	Mr Hornblower
	3rd	Son Of Dane
2006 BRC Sprint	1st	Hard To Catch	1:18.4
	2nd	Amex
	3rd	Consular
2005 BRC Sprint	1st	Ballet Society	1:17.9
	2nd	River To The Sea
	3rd	Recapitalize
2004 BRC Sprint	1st	True Glo	1:17.7
	2nd	Falkirk
	3rd	Patezza
2003 BRC Sprint	1st	Emission	1:17.9
	2nd	Cariboo
	3rd	Court Of Jewels
2002 BRC Sprint	1st	Carael Boy	1:18.1
	2nd	Make Mine Magic
	3rd	King Lotto
2001 BRC Sprint	1st	Zariz	1:18.3
	2nd	King Lotto
	3rd	Treasure The Kwila
2000 BRC Sprint	1st	Pleasure Giver	1:20.3
	2nd	Brighter Scene
	3rd	Narwong