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The Grand Prix Stakes is a Group 3 race held annually at Eagle Farm Racecourse from 2017 having previous been run at Doomben.

Once held on the Kingsford-Smith Cup raceday in May over the Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival, the race was moved to summer time slot in 2019. Officially there were two 2019 Grand Prix Stakes, the first held in the winter and won by Fun Fact and the second contested at the end of December and taken out by Chains Of Honour.

The Grand Prix Stakes is open only to three-year-old staying types, the set weights showdown now offering a lucrative $300,000 in total prize money as of 2023.

Contested over 2100m (previously 2200m), the event once held Group 2 status and when run in the winter served as a good guide to the Group 1 Queensland Derby (2400m) run back at the Eagle Farm track a fortnight later on Stradbroke Handicap Day.

The latest horses to complete the Grand Prix Stakes – Queensland Derby double in the same year were Brambles (2012) and Hawkspur (2013), while in 2016 Eagle Way won the Queensland Derby on the back of a Grand Prix second. In 2018 the Grand Prix Stakes winner Heavenly Thought ran second in the Queensland Derby next start.

Kovalica meanwhile won the 2022 Grand Prix Stakes before success in the 2023 Queensland Derby the following winter.

The 2021 Grand Prix Stakes form was franked with the winner Gypsy Goddess returning in the autumn of 2022 to run third in the Group 1 Vinery Stud Stakes (2000m) and second in the Group 1 ATC Oaks (2400m) in Sydney. She then went on to win Brisbane’s Group 1 Queensland Oaks (2400m) in the winter before a third in the spring in the $10 million Golden Eagle (1500m) as a four-year-old.

The 2022 Grand Prix Stakes winner Kovalica went on to win the 2023 Group 2 Queensland Guineas the following autumn before a third in the Group 1 Doomben Cup (2000m) and victory in the 2023 Queensland Derby. He further franked the form in the spring of 2023 running second in Sydney’s Group 1 Epsom Handicap (1600m).

The next edition of the 2023 Grand Prix Stakes runs on Saturday December 16, 2023 at Eagle Farm Racecourse in Brisbane. 

Grand Prix Stakes Info:
Date:	Saturday December 16, 2023
Track:	Eagle Farm Racecourse
Distance:	2100m
Race Type:	3YOs – Set Weights
Status:	Group 3
Prizemoney:	$300,000

2023 Grand Prix Stakes Results

• 1st: TBD
• 2nd: TBD
• 3rd: TBD

2023 Grand Prix Stakes Betting Odds

The season’s top Grand Prix Stakes 2023 betting odds and market links to Ladbrokes.com.au on the now summer racing feature in Brisbane will be provided below the week of the race.

Chains Of Honour ($1.90 in 2019), The Elanora ($2.35 in 2020), at the time undefeated Tarzino filly Gypsy Goddess ($1.24 in 2021), and the Chris Waller-trained Kovalica ($1.45 in 2022) are the latest favourites in Grand Prix Stakes betting to salute for the punters.

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2023 Grand Prix Stakes Form Guide

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2023 Grand Prix Stakes Tips

Stay tuned for our insider Grand Prix Stakes 2023 Tips on the Brisbane summer showdown this season.

• To Win: TBD

2023 Grand Prix Stakes Field

The Grand Prix Stakes field attracts a gun field of three-year-old stayers heading towards the following winter’s Queensland Derby.

The Grand Prix Stakes 2023 Final Field & Barriers are set for release on the Wednesday of race week and will be published in full below once announced by Racing Queensland.

2023 Grand Prix Stakes Nominations

Early nominations for the Grand Prix Stakes race in 2023 close the Monday of race week and will be updated below once available.

Grand Prix Stakes History

The Grand Prix Stakes was originally held at Eagle Farm before being shifted to Doomben Racecourse in 2010.

From 2017 onward the race returned to its inaugural home and joined the Kingsford Smith Cup Day card. Inaugurated in 1971 when Mode won, a number of renowned horses can be found among the Grand Prix Stakes results. These include Balmerino (1976), Surround (1977), Kingston Town (1980), and Sirmione (2007).

After the 2019 Grand Prix Stakes was run and won in the winter, Racing Queensland moved the Group 3 race to the summer making for two 2019 editions. The race’s prize money was also increased to $250,000 and the Grand Prix Stakes was given its own feature race meeting in December.

The Grand Prix Stakes race distance has changed multiple times and was again decreased from 2200m to 2100m in 2021.

Grand Prix Stakes Race Distance

Period	Distance
1971-72	1.5 miles
1973-74	2400m
1975-82	2200m
1983	2232m
1984-89	2200m
1990	2244m
1991	2225m
1992-2001	2200m
2002	2144m
2003	2140m
2004-09	2100m
2009-2020	2200m
2021-onward	2100m

Once a Group 2 race (1979-2005) the Grand Prix Stakes lost its rating and since 2006 has been run as a Group 3 race. In spite of its reduced status, the Grand Prix Stakes still attracts some very good horses from all around each year. Recent winners of the Grand Prix Stakes – Queensland Derby double include Brambles (2012) and Hawkspur (2013).

In 2022 the odds-on favourite Kovalica saluted for the punters in a record time of 2 minutes 9.59 seconds and returned in 2023 to win the Queensland Guineas – Queensland Derby double.

Grand Prix Stakes results since 2000 are listed below.

Grand Prix Stakes Results

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2023 Grand Prix Stakes	1st	TBD	TBD
	2nd	TBD
	3rd	TBD
2022 Grand Prix Stakes	1st	Kovalica	2:09.59 (R)
	2nd	Noah ‘N’ A Deel
	3rd	Kandos Cosmos
2021 Grand Prix Stakes	1st	Gypsy Goddess	2:11.57
	2nd	Balmaurice
	3rd	Ironic Miss
2020 Grand Prix Stakes	1st	The Elanora	2:16.70
	2nd	Toscanini
	3rd	Atonement
2019 (Summer) Grand Prix Stakes	1st	Chains Of Honour	2:17.59
	2nd	Mission Phoenix
	3rd	Mosshiki
2019 (Winter) Grand Prix Stakes	1st	Fun Fact	2:16.07
	2nd	Angel Of Heaven
	3rd	Home Made
2018 Grand Prix Stakes	1st	Heavenly Thought	2:14.22
	2nd	Han Xin
	3rd	Dark Dream
2017 Grand Prix Stakes	1st	Order Again	2:22.3
	2nd	Volatile Mix
	3rd	Violate
2016 Grand Prix Stakes	1st	Mackintosh	2:16.4
	2nd	Eagle Way
	3rd	Howard Be Thy Name
2015 Grand Prix Stakes	1st	Upham	2:04.6
	2nd	Redoutable Heart
	3rd	Master Of Arts
2014 Grand Prix Stakes	1st	Vilanova	2:14.5
	2nd	Pinstripe Lane
	3rd	Rudy
2013 Grand Prix Stakes	1st	Hawkspur	2:16.3
	2nd	Rhythm To Spare
	3rd	Honorius
2012 Grand Prix Stakes	1st	Brambles	2:16.1
	2nd	Vatuvei
	3rd	Red Shift
2011 Grand Prix Stakes	1st	Turnitup	2:18.0
	2nd	Mr Light Blue
	3rd	Alma’s Fury
2010 Grand Prix Stakes	1st	Kutchinsky	2:17.0
	2nd	The Hombre
	3rd	Landlord
2009 Grand Prix Stakes	1st	Saint Minerva	2:19.4
	2nd	Markus Maximus
	3rd	The Grogoch
2008 Grand Prix Stakes	1st	Bell Academy	2:14.9
	2nd	Teary Eyed
	3rd	Petushki
2007 Grand Prix Stakes	1st	Sirmione	2:10.3
	2nd	My Centurion
	3rd	Currigee
2006 Grand Prix Stakes	1st	Ice Chariot	2:10.5
	2nd	Kincharm
	3rd	Just Grand
2005 Grand Prix Stakes	1st	Spuruson	207.6
	2nd	Willy Leica
	3rd	Atapi
2004 Grand Prix Stakes	1st	Reclaim	2:08.9
	2nd	Dodgem
	3rd	Russian Pearl
2003 Grand Prix Stakes	1st	Half Hennessy	2:11.4
	2nd	General Minolta
	3rd	Mahtoum
2002 Grand Prix Stakes	1st	Distinctly Secret	2:11.7
	2nd	Cassimir
	3rd	Arlington Road
2001 Grand Prix Stakes	1st	Reenact	2:14.6
	2nd	Air War
	3rd	Feed The Meter
2000 Grand Prix Stakes	1st	Make Mine Magic	2:14.6
	2nd	Freemason
	3rd	Fairway