The Queensland Turf Club (QTC) was founded in August 1863. It began on a piece of land in

Ascot, Queensland Ascot is a north-east suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , Ascot had a population of 5,777 people. Geography Ascot is characterised by large Queenslander homes and is located approximately north-east of Brisbane ...

, later called

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 ...

, given to the club by government grant. The first meeting of the club was held on 14 August 1865. Some of the major races staged today by the QTC are the

Brisbane Cup The Brisbane Cup is a Brisbane Racing Club Group 2 The term Group 2 may refer to: * Alkaline earth metal, a chemical element classification * Astronaut Group 2, also known as The New Nine, the second group of astronauts selected by NASA in 1962 ...

Queensland Derby The Queensland Derby is a Brisbane Racing Club Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds at, set weights, run over a distance of 2400 metres at Eagle Farm Racecourse, Brisbane, Australia in June during the Queensland Winter Racing Carniv ...

, The QTC Cup, The T. J. Smith handicap, The Sires produce, and Queensland's greatest race the

Stradbroke Handicap The Stradbroke Handicap is a Brisbane Racing Club Group 1 Thoroughbred open handicap horse race, run over a distance of 1,400 metres at Eagle Farm Racecourse, Brisbane in June during the Queensland Winter Racing Carnival. It is one of the highligh ...

. Some other races held at the QTC are the Sir Edward Williams handicap, P. O'Shea stakes, Peter Gallagher, Sir Byrne Hart stakes. On 1 July 2009, the Queensland Turf Club merged with the Brisbane Turf Club (BTC) to form the

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 ...

(BRC); the BTC had run until then the nearby

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 ...

.History
of the Brisbane Racing Club Past chairmen of the QTC include Sir Edward Williams, Sir Byrne Hart and Mr. P. Gallagher.

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