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Brisbane Racing Club The Brisbane Racing Club (BRC) is an Australian horse racing organization based in Brisbane in the state of Queensland. The head office of the club is located at 230 Lancaster Road in Ascot. History The Brisbane Racing Club was founded on 1 Ju ...
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horse race for three-year-olds at, set weights, run over a distance of 2400 metres at
Eagle Farm Racecourse Eagle Farm Racecourse is a heritage-listed horse racing venue in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is located at the northern end of Racecourse Road in the suburb of Ascot, from the Brisbane central business district. The turf track is wi ...
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in June during the Queensland Winter Racing Carnival. Total prize money is A$1,000,000. Due to track reconstruction of
Eagle Farm Racecourse Eagle Farm Racecourse is a heritage-listed horse racing venue in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is located at the northern end of Racecourse Road in the suburb of Ascot, from the Brisbane central business district. The turf track is wi ...
for the 2014–15 racing season, the event was transferred to
Doomben Racecourse Doomben Racecourse is a horse racing venue in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is located in the suburb of Ascot, 7 kilometres north of the Brisbane central business district. The Doomben course neighbours another thoroughbred venue cal ...
with a shorter distance of 2200 metres.


History

The race was first run at the Gayndah Racecourse in 1868, before moving to Eagle Farm in 1871. File:Lough Neagh 1937 AJC Randwick Cumberland Plate Trainer Tim Brosnan.jpg,
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, 1931 winner File:GayndahJockeyClubStatue.JPG, Statue recognising the first running of the Queensland Derby in Gayndah
* Race was held twice in 1870, Grafton winning both runnings.


Venue

* 2015 -
Doomben Racecourse Doomben Racecourse is a horse racing venue in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is located in the suburb of Ascot, 7 kilometres north of the Brisbane central business district. The Doomben course neighbours another thoroughbred venue cal ...
* 2017 -
Doomben Racecourse Doomben Racecourse is a horse racing venue in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is located in the suburb of Ascot, 7 kilometres north of the Brisbane central business district. The Doomben course neighbours another thoroughbred venue cal ...
2200m


Winners

* 2022 - Pinarello * 2021 - Kukeracha * 2020 - ‡''race not held'' *2019 -
Mr Quickie Mr Quickie (foaled 10 August 2015) is a retired multiple Group 1 winning Australian bred thoroughbred racehorse. Background Mr Quickie was a A$115,000 Magic Millions purchase for Dalziel Racing from the Rosemont Stud draft. Rosemont Stud rem ...
*2018 - Dark Dream *2017 - Ruthven *2016 - Eagle Way *2015 - Magicool *2014 - Sonntag *2013 - Hawkspur *2012 - Brambles *2011 - Shootoff *2010 - Dariana *2009 - Court Ruler *2008 - Riva San *2007 - Empires Choice *2006 - Ice Chariot *2005 - Lachlan River *2004 - Toulouse Lautrec *2003 - Half Hennessy *2002 - County Tyrone *2001 - De Gaulle Lane *2000 -
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*1999 - Camarena *1998 - Dodge *1997 - Yippyio *1996 - Valance *1995 - Turridu *1994 - Tenor *1993 - Air Seattle *1992 - Royal Magic *1991 - Dorset Downs *1990 -
Rough Habit Rough Habit (2 December 1986 – 7 November 2014) was a New Zealand-bred Thoroughbred racehorse who won 11 Group One (G1) races on both sides of the Tasman, and won New Zealand's Horse of the Year Award in 1992 and 1995. Background Rough H ...
*1989 - Hidden Rhythm *1988 - Bravery *1987 - Princess Gracious *1986 - Handy Proverb *1985 - Tristina *1984 - Librici *1983 -
Strawberry Road Strawberry Road (28 September 1979 – 1 June 1995) was a champion Australian Thoroughbred racehorse who went on to race in Germany, France, the United States, and Japan. Bred in New South Wales, he was by the 'superbly-bred' Whiskey Road (Ni ...
*1982 - Our Planet *1981 - Mr. Cromwell *1980 - Kingston Town *1979 -
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*1978 - Lefroy *1977 - Florissa *1976 - Cheyne Walk *1975 - Bottled Sunshine *1974 - Count Rapier *1973 - Analie *1972 - ''race not held'' *1971 - Amby's Love *1970 - Silver Sharpe *1969 - Intrepid Clipper *1968 - Tails *1967 - Minto Crag *1966 - Dark Briar *1965 - Bahram Star *1964 - Royal Sovereign *1963 - Confidence *1962 - Honest Man *1961 - Raajpoot *1960 - Persian Lyric *1959 -Travel Boy *1958 - Earlwood *1957 -
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*1956 - Book Link *1955 - Regal Dignity *1954 - The Wash *1953 - Castillo *1952 - Headstockman *1951 - Forest Beau *1950 - Basha Felika *1949 - Pocket Money *1948 - Blue Slipper *1947 - Sefiona *1946 - Te Tana *1942–45 - ''race not held'' *1941 - Lord Spear *1940 - Fearless Fox *1939 - Spearace *1938 - Hendra Lad *1937 - Spear Chief *1936 - Six Fifty *1935 - Auto Buz *1934 - Glen's Spear *1933 - Waikare *1932 - Braeburn *1931 -
Lough Neagh Lough Neagh ( ) is a freshwater lake in Northern Ireland and is the largest lake in the island of Ireland, the United Kingdom and the British Isles. It has a surface area of and supplies 40% of Northern Ireland's water. Its main inflows come ...
*1930 - Monash Valley *1929 - Bernfield *1928 - Paddi Eve *1927 - High Syce *1926 - Kitty Paddington *1925 - Wee Glen *1924 - Serelot *1923 - Ardglen *1922 - Kingslot *1921 - Lawn Mower *1920 - Seremist *1919 - Boy Syce *1918 - Syce Lad *1917 - Symposium *1916 - Lord Acre *1915 - Rascasse *1914 - Fog Bell *1913 - Signal Lamp *1912 - King Cleo *1911 - Maritoria *1910 - Persian Jewel *1909 - Braw Laddie *1908 - Flaxen *1907 - Euroa *1906 - Togo *1905 - Alexis *1904 - Joyance *1903 - Fitz Grafton *1902 - Balfour *1901 - Narelle *1900 - Musket *1899 - Master Bernie *1898 - Boreas II *1897 - The Guard *1896 - Greyleg *1895 - Black Diamond *1894 - Czarina *1893 - Triton *1892 - Tridentate *1891 - Splendide *1890 - Garuda *1889 - Fernando *1888 - Greywing *1887 - Lord Headington *1886 - Fano *1885 - Elbe *1884 - Petronel *1883 - Wheatmeat *1882 - Goldfinder *1881 - Legerdemain *1880 - Waterloo *1879 - Elastic *1878 - Whisker *1873–77 - ''race not held'' *1872 - J.L. *1871 - Florence *1870 - Grafton *1870 - Grafton *1869 - Zambesi *1868 - Hermit ‡ Not held because of the
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See also

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List of Australian Group races This List of Australian Group races is recognized as a list of Australia's classified Black type thoroughbred horse races. The Pattern Committee of the Australian Racing Board (ARB) recommends which races shall be designated as Group and Listed r ...
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Group races Group races, also known as Pattern races, or Graded races in some jurisdictions, are the highest level of races in Thoroughbred horse racing. They include most of the world's iconic races, such as, in Europe, the Derby, Irish Derby and Prix de l'A ...


References

{{Reflist, 2 Group 1 stakes races in Australia Flat horse races for three-year-olds