BRC Sprint

The BRC Sprint is a Group 3 Quality Handicap race held each May at Doomben racecourse in Brisbane, Queensland. The race is run over a distance of 1350 metres and is worth $125,000 in prizemoney. The 2011 BRC Sprint was won by Woorim from Listen Son with Thankgodyou'rehere third.

Formerly known as the 'BTC Sprint', in 2009 the newly formed Brisbane Racing Club changed the race name from the 'BTC Sprint' to the 'BRC Sprint' after the merger of the QTC & BTC race clubs. The BRC Sprint takes place on Gr1 Doomben Cup day on one of the biggest days of the Brisbane winter racing carnival at Doomben.

BRC Sprint info
Date:	Saturday 19th May 2012
Track:	Doomben racecourse, Brisbane
Distance:	1350 metres
Race Type:	Quality Handicap
Status:	Group 3
Prizemoney:	$125,000
2011 Winner:	Woorim

The BRC Sprint is run under quality handicap conditions and suits improving horses who can get in with a light weight to beat the handicapper. Generally attracing a more than handy field of sprinters, the race takes place over the same course & distance as the Doomben feature sprint race the following week, the Gr1 Doomben 10,000 over 1350m at weight-for-age.

Although the race attracts reasonable fields, the BRC Sprint has not been a great guide to the Doomben 10000 in recent times, with Chief De Beers (1998) the last galloper to win the BRC Sprint & Doomben 10000 double.

The Gr2 QTC Cup on Oaks Day in June at Eagle Farm may be next on the agenda for gallopers contesting this race, while the better horses engaged might consider tackling the stronger Doomben 10,000 the following Saturday at Doomben.

Woorim (2011) ran fifth in the Gr2 Sir Byrne Hart Stakes over 1200m at Eagle Farm prior to scoring in this event and recent BRC Sprint winners have been Beaded (2010) and Court Command (2009).

2011 Fred Best Classic result
1. $7.00 Woorim 56.0 D Browne
2. $4.40 Listen Son 53.0 L Cassidy
3. $6.50 Thankgodyou'rehere 57.0 R Quinn

Then followed
4. $8.00 Meet George 53.0 S Galloway
5. $9.00 King Pulse 55.5 J Bowman
6. $26.00 El Chico 54.0 C Munce
7. $31.00 Eire Of Magic 53.0 M Palmer
8. $81.00 Mr Armstrong 53.0 M Hellyer
9. $13.00 Tampiko 54.5 L Nolen
10. $14.00 Bold Glance 58.0 S Seamer
11. $26.00 Lucky Luna 54.5 M Rodd
12. $9.50 Kenny's World 57.5 C Brown
13. $61.00 Charming Rogue 53.0 T Clark
14. $31.00 Jazz Heart 53.0 J Byrne
15. $19.00 Sainthood 54.0 J Cassidy
16. $31.00 Fifteen Carat 53.0 T Bell

Margins: 1/2 neck, short 1/2 head
Time: 1:18.78

BRC Sprint recent winners & placegetters
Year	Winner	2nd	3rd	Time
2011	Woorim	Listen Son	Thankgodyou'rehere	1:18.7
2010	Beaded	Secrets Untold	Drenalin	1:18.9
2009	Court Command	El Cambio	Hard To Catch	1:18.1
2008	Helideck	Absolut Glam	Mr Hornblower	1:18.2
2007	Friday Creek	Mr Hornblower	Son Of Dane	1:18.5
2006	Hard To Catch	Amex	Consular	1:18.4
2005	Ballet Society	River To The Sea	Recapitalize	1:17.9
2004	True Glo	Falkirk	Patezza	1:17.7
2003	Emission	Cariboo	Court Of Jewels	1:17.9
2002	Carael Boy	Make Mine Magic	King Lotto	1:18.1
2001	Zariz	King Lotto	Treasure The Kwila	1:18.3
2000	Pleasure Giver	Brighter Scene	Narwong	1:20.3
1999	Pleasure Giver	Rodway Sea	Adam	1:19.2
1998	Chief De Beers	Blazing Steel	Ajaccio	1:17.5
1997	Poetic King	Chief De Beers	Confiscate	1:19.1
1996	Taos	Gold Ace	Quick Return	1:21.8
1995	Cohort	Chief De Beers	Inside Edge	1:18.4
1994	Simonstad	All Our Mob	Capestad	1:18.0
1993	Kenfair	Friends Venture	Danjiki	1:18.9
1992	Barrosa Boy	Baanya Boy	Megs Ego	1:20.0
1991	Tinys Finito	Miss Comanche	Dannatelle	1:19.7
1990	Tinys Finito	Potrero	Prince Trialia	1:19.7
1989	Count Henri	Potrero	Dieu D Or	1:25.9
1988	Lots Of Rule	Mirraben	Cool Report	1:18.5