The Stradbroke Handicap is a

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open handicap horse race, run over a distance of 1,400 metres at

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in June during the Queensland Winter Racing Carnival. It is one of the highlight races on the Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival with total prize money of A$1,500,000

History

The race is named after Lord Stradbroke, relative to

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, originator of the

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scale in thoroughbred racing. Five two-year-olds have won the race, the last was Wiggle, carrying 7 stone 5 pounds (~46.5 kg) in 1958. The 1,400 metre race and track record is 1:20.2 established by Toledo in 1998. Between 1982 and 1988 the race was known as the Elders Handicap.

Distance

In 1890 the Stradbroke Handicap was a Principal race run over six furlongs (~1,200m), when it was won by Pyrrhus. The distance was changed in 1953 to 7 furlongs and in 1972 to the current distance of 1,400 metres. Due to track reconstruction of

for the 2014–15 racing season the event was transferred to

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over a slightly shorter distance of 1350 metres.

Winners

* 2022 - Alligator Blood * 2021 -

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* 2020 - Tyzone * 2019 -

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* 2018 - Santa Ana Lane * 2017 - Impending * 2016 - Under The Louvre * 2015 - Srikandi * 2014 - River Lad * 2013 - Linton * 2012 - Mid Summer Music * 2011 - Sincero * 2010 - Black Piranha * 2009 - Black Piranha * 2008 - Mr Baritone * 2007 - Sniper's Bullet * 2006 - La Montagna * 2005 - St. Basil * 2004 - Thorn Park * 2003 - Private Steer * 2002 - Show A Heart * 2001 - Crawl * 2000 - Landsighting * 1999 - Adam * 1998 - Toledo * 1997 -

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* 1996 - Danasinga * 1995 - Rouslan * 1994 -

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* 1993 - Never Undercharge * 1992 -

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* 1991 -

* 1990 - Plush Embassy * 1989 - Robian Steel * 1988 - Campaign King * 1987 - Dancing Poet * 1986 - Daybreak Lover * 1985 - Canterbury Belle * 1984 - Daybreak Lover * 1983 - Brenlaine * 1982 - Grey Receiver * 1981 - Watney * 1980 - Bemboka Yacht * 1979 -

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* 1978 - Innisfree * 1977 - Sir Wisp * 1976 - Manawapoi * 1975 - Spedito * 1974 - Go Fun * 1973 - Lucky Cloud * 1972 - Triton * 1971 - Rajah Sahib * 1970 - Divide And Rule * 1969 - Prince Medes * 1968 - Cabochon * 1967 - Mister Hush * 1966 - Castanea * 1965 - Winfreux * 1964 - Cele's Image * 1963 - Mullala * 1962 - Kilshery * 1961 - Persian Lyric * 1960 - Wallgar * 1959 - Grey Ghost * 1958 - ‡Wiggle * 1957 - Kingster * 1956 - Knave * 1955 - Plato * 1954 - Karendi * 1953 - Suncup * 1952 - Wedborough * 1951 - Aqua Regis * 1950 - Lucky Ring * 1949 - Lucky Ring * 1948 - Ballyvista * 1947 - Hedui * 1946 - Abbeville * 1942–45 - ''race not held'' * 1941 - High Rank * 1940 - Heroic's Double * 1939 - Bahwing * 1938 - Thurles Lad * 1937 - King Merlin * 1936 - Capris * 1935 - Petrol Lager * 1934 - Petrol Lager * 1933 - Sun Eagle * 1932 - Credence * 1931 - Lady Linden * 1930 - Will Yet * 1929 - I.O.U. * 1928 - Sarlind * 1927 - Running Girl * 1926 - Highland * 1925 - Highland * 1924 - Molly Cyrus * 1923 - Lady Aura * 1922 - Laneffe * 1921 - Syceonelle * 1920 - Syce Lad * 1919 - Gold Tie * 1918 - Gold Tie * 1917 - Sydney Damsel * 1916 - ‡Amberdown * 1915 - Cairn Wallace * 1914 - Malt Mark * 1913 - ‡Line Gun * 1912 - Pittsworth Gun * 1911 - Lady Hope * 1910 - Bright Laddie * 1909 - Storm King * 1908 - Satisfair * 1907 - Jessie's Dream * 1906 - Darelong * 1905 - Ruscity * 1904 - Forge * 1903 - ‡Fitz Grafton * 1902 - Blunderer * 1901 - Glengarry * 1900 - Prince Edward * 1899 - ‡Sweetheart * 1898 - Boreas Ii * 1897 - †The Scamp/Dalnair * 1896 - Babel * 1895 - Babel * 1894 - Studbook * 1893 - Rosy Dawn * 1892 - Tallboy * 1891 - Dan O'Connell * 1890 - Pyrrhus

References

{{reflist, 2 Group 1 stakes races in Australia Open mile category horse races