The BRC Sprint is a Group 3 race traditionally run on Doomben Cup Day in May during the Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival as a possible Stradbroke Handicap lead-up.
2025 BRC Sprint Results
- 1st: #11 War Machine
- 2nd: #2 Far Too Easy
- 3rd: #9 Pier
BRC Sprint News
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.
2025 BRC Sprint Results
- 1st: #11 War Machine ($2.40F)
- 2nd: #2 Far Too Easy
- 3rd: #9 Pier
Team Hayes’ in-form Harry Angel four-year-old War Machine ($2.40F) raced his way into Stradbroke Handicap contention with a dominant 2.6 length win for the punters in the 2025 BRC Sprint results.
BRC Sprint 2025 Odds & Results
HKJC World Pool BRC Sprint (G3)
| Runner Details | Win | Place |
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1st
11. War Machine (6)
J: Blake Shinn 56.5kg
T: Ben, Will & Jd Hayes |
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2nd
2. Far Too Easy (10)
J: Craig Williams 59kg
T: David McColm |
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3rd
9. Pier (16)
J: Ethan Brown 57kg
T: Darryn & Briar Weatherley |
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4th
7. Willaidow (11)
J: Jason Collett 58kg
T: Marc Conners |
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5th
13. Transatlantic (12)
J: Regan Bayliss 56kg
T: Tony Gollan |
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6th
14. Abounding (13)
J: Tommy Berry 55.5kg
T: Robert Heathcote |
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7th
15. Xidaki (5)
J: Kerrin McEvoy 55.5kg
T: Peter Snowden |
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8th
16. Matcha Latte (14)
J: Kyle Wilson-Taylor 55kg
T: Sara Ryan |
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9th
3. Freedom Rally (3)
J: Ryan Maloney 59kg
T: Tony Gollan |
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10th
8. Cifrado (2)
J: Cejay Graham 57.5kg
T: Rex Lipp |
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11th
1. Yellow Brick (7)
J: Andrew Mallyon 60kg
T: Tony & Maddysen Sears |
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12th
17. Boom Torque (8)
J: Damien Thornton 55kg
T: Matthew Dunn |
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13th
6. Attractable (9)
J: Nash Rawiller 58kg
T: Sara Ryan |
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14th
12. Coleman (4)
J: James McDonald 56kg
T: Chris Waller |
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15th
10. Rockribbed (15)
J: Emily Lang 56.5kg
T: Tony Gollan |
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16th
4. Iknowastar (1)
J: Rachel King 59kg
T: Bjorn Baker |
Data retrieved: 27/06/2025 05:58:22 AM (Australia/Brisbane)
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 $300,000 as of 2023, the BRC Sprint is a good early lead-up for gallopers heading towards the Group 1 $3 million Stradbroke Handicap (1400m) at Eagle Farm the following month.
Each winter, the BRC Sprint winner is exempt from Stradbroke Handicap ballot.
Recently class mare Tofane improved on a lead-up second in the BRC Sprint to win the Stradbroke Handicap in 2021.
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 2022 BRC Sprint form was franked with the runner-up Alligator Blood winning the Stradbroke Handicap next start followed by a host of subsequent interstate Group 1 victories over the next 12 months including the 2022 Underwood Stakes, 2022 Cantala Stakes and the 2023 Futurity Stakes.
The 2024 BRC Sprint winner Here To Shock went on to frank the form the next year when winning the Group 1 BCD Group Sprint in New Zealand.
The 2025 BRC Sprint ran on Saturday May 24, 2025 as part of Brisbane’s Doomben Cup Day card and was won in dominant fashion by the Ben, Will & JD Hayes trained favourite War Machine ($2.40F).
BRC Sprint 2025 Info: |
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Date: |
Saturday May 24, 2025 |
Track: |
Doomben Racecourse |
Distance: |
1350m |
Race Type: |
Quality Handicap |
Status: |
Group 3 |
Prizemoney: |
$300,000 |
2025 BRC Sprint Finishing Order
| Finish | No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Bar. | Weight | Penalty | Starting Price | |
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| 1 | 11 | WAR MACHINE (NZ) | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | Blake Shinn | 6 | 56.5kg | $2.40F | |||
| 2 | 2 | FAR TOO EASY | David McColm | Craig Williams | 2.63L | 10 | 59kg | $26 | ||
| 3 | 9 | PIER (NZ) | Darryn & Briar Weatherley | Ethan Brown | 3.23L | 16 | 57kg | $51 | ||
| 4 | 7 | WILLAIDOW | Marc Conners | Jason Collett | 3.71L | 11 | 58kg | $21 | ||
| 5 | 13 | TRANSATLANTIC | Tony Gollan | Regan Bayliss | 3.8L | 12 | 56kg | $11 | ||
| 6 | 14 | ABOUNDING | Robert Heathcote | Tommy Berry | 4.37L | 13 | 55.5kg | $31 | ||
| 7 | 15 | XIDAKI | Peter Snowden | Kerrin McEvoy | 4.76L | 5 | 55.5kg | $16 | ||
| 8 | 16 | MATCHA LATTE | Sara Ryan | Kyle Wilson-Taylor | 5.07L | 14 | 55kg | $31 | ||
| 9 | 3 | FREEDOM RALLY | Tony Gollan | Ryan Maloney | 5.91L | 3 | 59kg | $21 | ||
| 10 | 8 | CIFRADO | Rex Lipp | Ms Cejay Graham | 6.18L | 2 | 57.5kg | $26 | ||
| 11 | 1 | YELLOW BRICK | Tony & Maddysen Sears | Andrew Mallyon | 6.57L | 7 | 60kg | $20 | ||
| 12 | 17e | BOOM TORQUE | Matthew Dunn | Damien Thornton | 7.2L | 8 | 55kg | $26 | ||
| 13 | 6 | ATTRACTABLE | Sara Ryan | Nash Rawiller | 8.54L | 9 | 58kg | $81 | ||
| 14 | 12 | COLEMAN | Chris Waller | James McDonald | 9.67L | 4 | 56kg | $7 | ||
| 15 | 10 | ROCKRIBBED | Tony Gollan | Ms Emily Lang (a) | 11.14L | 15 | 56.5kg | $20 | ||
| 16 | 4 | IKNOWASTAR | Bjorn Baker | Ms Rachel King | 14.15L | 1 | 59kg | $11 | ||
| 20e | OUGHTON | Melissa Kelly | Robbie Dolan | 0 | ||||||
| 21e | WARNIE (IRE) | Ciaron Maher | 0 | |||||||
| 19e | RED WAVE | Tony & Maddysen Sears | Jag Guthmann-Chester | 0 | ||||||
| 5 | RISE AT DAWN (NZ) | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | Mark Zahra | 0 | ||||||
| 18e | ESTADIO MESTALLA (IRE) | Joseph Pride | Tim Clark | 0 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2025 BRC Sprint Betting
The full BRC Sprint 2025 betting odds and market links to Ladbrokes.com.au on the Stradbroke Handicap lead-up race will be provided at Races.com.au once released the week of the race.
There was a notable upset in 2021 with Emerald Kingdom winning the event at BRC Sprint odds of $31.
Soxagon ($6 in 2022) and War Machine ($2.40 in 2025) are the latest favourites in BRC Sprint betting to win.
The roughies were back on top in 2023 with the Sydney-based Surf Dancer posting an upset at BRC Sprint odds of $31.
2025 BRC Sprint Form
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2025 BRC Sprint Tips
Stay tuned for our insider BRC Sprint 2025 Tips on the Stradbroke lead-up race this winter.
- Each Way: #10 Rockribbed ($17 at time of publish)
For an intriguing Each Way value play in the final race on Doomben Cup Day, we’re keenly eyeing the local Tony Gollan-trained ROCKRIBBED (19). This consistent seven-year-old looks a genuine Top 3 contender at a generous price, making him an excellent roughie prospect. While the wide draw and a strong field might test his win credentials outright, Rockribbed is a bona fide Doomben specialist (3 starts: 2 wins, 1 placing). He appears somewhat underrated here, being a fit and in-form runner on his pet track in what’s shaping as an open affair. He comes into this race full of confidence, chasing a hat-trick of wins after securing back-to-back victories in Queensland. Two starts ago, he won impressively at Eagle Farm under a significant weight, before taking out the Listed ATC Trophy (1200m) on a wet Gold Coast track on May 10. His versatility on all types of going means a firmer track at Doomben certainly won’t hinder him, and his lovely strike-rate at the distance (9 starts: 3 wins, 2 seconds, 1 third) further boosts his appeal. With his regular jockey aboard, the key will be his ability to overcome the wide barrier, but if he gets a clear run, look for him to be charging hard for a prominent finish.
2025 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 (1300m), a race the 2017 BRC Sprinter winner Jungle Edge ran second in next-up, except in 2022 when the race was held on the same day as the Kingsford Smith Cup.
The 2025 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 2025 final field features a smart line-up of winter sprinters including Team Hayes’ last start Caulfield winning four-year-old War Machine, the resuming Bjorn Baker trained Star Witness gelding Iknowastar, and Tony Gollan’s local Group 2 Victory Stakes graduate Freedom Rally.
| No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Probable Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating |
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| 1 | 51x2143x5x | YELLOW BRICK | Tony & Maddysen Sears | Andrew Mallyon | 7 | 60kg | 107 | ||
| 2 | 3x14x410x0 | FAR TOO EASY | David McColm | Craig Williams | 12 | 59kg | 105 | ||
| 3 | 49832×8587 | FREEDOM RALLY | Tony Gollan | Ryan Maloney | 3 | 59kg | 105 | ||
| 4 | 231322x51x | IKNOWASTAR | Bjorn Baker | Ms Rachel King | 1 | 59kg | 105 | ||
| 5 | 122111×164 | RISE AT DAWN (NZ) | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | Mark Zahra | 13 | 59kg | 105 | ||
| 6 | x412x8050x | ATTRACTABLE | Sara Ryan | Nash Rawiller | 11 | 58kg | 103 | ||
| 7 | 21811×1520 | WILLAIDOW | Marc Conners | Jason Collett | 14 | 58kg | 103 | ||
| 8 | x22132x020 | CIFRADO | Rex Lipp | Ms Cejay Graham | 2 | 57.5kg | 102 | ||
| 9 | 38x876x1x2 | PIER (NZ) | Darryn & Briar Weatherley | Ethan Brown | 21 | 57kg | 101 | ||
| 10 | 91123×3611 | ROCKRIBBED | Tony Gollan | Ms Emily Lang (a) | 19 | 56.5kg | 100 | ||
| 11 | 11x2380x21 | WAR MACHINE (NZ) | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | Blake Shinn | 6 | 56.5kg | 100 | ||
| 12 | 23x66276x0 | COLEMAN | Chris Waller | James McDonald | 4 | 56kg | 100 | ||
| 13 | 20x31611x3 | TRANSATLANTIC | Tony Gollan | Regan Bayliss | 15 | 56kg | 99 | ||
| 14 | 3734x167x0 | ABOUNDING | Robert Heathcote | Tommy Berry | 16 | 55.5kg | 102 | ||
| 15 | 21x2030x79 | XIDAKI | Peter Snowden | Kerrin McEvoy | 5 | 55.5kg | 98 | ||
| 16 | 652x2x3114 | MATCHA LATTE | Sara Ryan | Kyle Wilson-Taylor | 18 | 55kg | 97 | ||
| 17e | x3134x43x4 | BOOM TORQUE | Matthew Dunn | Damien Thornton | 10 | 55kg | 97 | ||
| 18e | 222x94210x | ESTADIO MESTALLA (IRE) | Joseph Pride | Tim Clark | 8 | 55kg | 97 | ||
| 19e | 1x6310588x | RED WAVE | Tony & Maddysen Sears | Jag Guthmann-Chester | 9 | 54.5kg | 96 | ||
| 20e | x5831200x7 | OUGHTON | Melissa Kelly | Robbie Dolan | 17 | 54kg | 93 | ||
| 21e | 115x1332x4 | WARNIE (IRE) | Ciaron Maher | 20 | 54kg | 92 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2025 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 2025 BRC Sprint nominations will be published below as soon as released by Queensland Racing.
| Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Hcp Rating | |
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| 1 | 3734x167x0 | ABOUNDING | M | 4 | Robert Heathcote | |
| 2 | 24x21116x5 | ACCREDITED | G | 5 | Joseph Pride | |
| 3 | 159x116x1x | ANGEL CAPITAL | C | 3 | Chris Waller | |
| 4 | x412x8050x | ATTRACTABLE | G | 6 | Sara Ryan | |
| 5 | 1318×30254 | BENEDETTA | M | 5 | Jason Warren | |
| 6 | 6687x2119x | BETTCHA THE CROWN | G | 5 | Desleigh Forster | |
| 7 | x3134x43x4 | BOOM TORQUE | G | 5 | Matthew Dunn | |
| 8 | x22132x020 | CIFRADO | G | 4 | Rex Lipp | |
| 9 | 23x66276x0 | COLEMAN | C | 3 | Chris Waller | |
| 10 | 70x6637x62 | COMRADE ROSA | M | 6 | Tony Gollan | |
| 11 | x7441x600x | COTTEE | M | 5 | Mark Currie | |
| 12 | 222x94210x | ESTADIO MESTALLA (IRE) | G | 6 | Joseph Pride | |
| 13 | 3x14x410x0 | FAR TOO EASY | G | 6 | David McColm | |
| 14 | 49832×8587 | FREEDOM RALLY | G | 5 | Tony Gollan | |
| 15 | 11111212×3 | I AM ARTIE | G | 5 | Paul Jenkins | |
| 16 | 231322x51x | IKNOWASTAR | G | 5 | Bjorn Baker | |
| 17 | 7×13239151 | LOST IN TRANSIT | G | 5 | Stuart Kendrick | |
| 18 | 1247×33231 | LUBRICATION | G | 5 | Matthew Dunn | |
| 19 | 652x2x3114 | MATCHA LATTE | G | 5 | Sara Ryan | |
| 20 | 17240×1101 | NAME DROPPER (NZ) | G | 5 | Richard Laming | |
| 21 | x5831200x7 | OUGHTON | G | 6 | Melissa Kelly | |
| 22 | 38x876x1x2 | PIER (NZ) | G | 5 | Darryn & Briar Weatherley | |
| 23 | 1x6310588x | RED WAVE | G | 6 | Tony & Maddysen Sears | |
| 24 | 1x141210x9 | REDFORD | G | 4 | Stuart Kendrick | |
| 25 | 122111×164 | RISE AT DAWN (NZ) | G | 4 | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | |
| 26 | 91123×3611 | ROCKRIBBED | G | 7 | Tony Gollan | |
| 27 | x7x28050x0 | ROOTS | M | 6 | Chris Waller | |
| 28 | 0247×94314 | SWISS EXILE | G | 5 | Annabel & Rob Archibald | |
| 29 | 567321×611 | TAVS | G | 4 | Mark Currie | |
| 30 | x261125x23 | THE INFLICTOR | G | 4 | Craig Cousins | |
| 31 | 20x31611x3 | TRANSATLANTIC | G | 4 | Tony Gollan | |
| 32 | 11x2380x21 | WAR MACHINE (NZ) | G | 4 | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | |
| 33 | 115x1332x4 | WARNIE (IRE) | G | 4 | Ciaron Maher | |
| 34 | 21811×1520 | WILLAIDOW | G | 6 | Marc Conners | |
| 35 | 21x2030x79 | XIDAKI | G | 4 | Peter Snowden | |
| 36 | 51x2143x5x | YELLOW BRICK | G | 5 | Tony & Maddysen Sears | |
| 37 | 6x0851040x | ZOOLOGY (GB) | G | 5 | Peter & Will Hulbert |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
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 its effect on the Australian racing industry.
In 2022 the BRC Sprint was moved to the Queensland Derby Day card a week later to run over 1300m at Eagle Farm due to heavy rainfall in Brisbane.
BRC Sprint results since 2000 are below.
BRC Sprint Results
Year |
Place |
Horse |
Time |
| 2025 BRC Sprint |
1st | War Machine | 1 minute 18.76 seconds |
| 2nd | Far Too Easy | ||
| 3rd | Pier | ||
| 2024 BRC Sprint |
1st | Here To Shock | 1:20.07 |
| 2nd | Freedom Rally | ||
| 3rd | Prince Of Boom | ||
| 2023 BRC Sprint |
1st | Surf Dancer | 1:18.83 |
| 2nd | Dragon Leap | ||
| 3rd | Cardinal Gem | ||
| 2022 BRC Sprint (Held at Eagle Farm over 1300m) |
1st | Soxagon | 1:16.00 |
| 2nd | Alligator Blood | ||
| 3rd | Niccanova | ||
| 2021 BRC Sprint |
1st | Emerald Kingdom | 1:19.83 |
| 2nd | Tofane | ||
| 3rd | Axe | ||
| 2020 BRC Sprint |
1st | Tambo’s Mate | 1:09.52 (over 1200m) |
| 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 | ||
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