The Brisbane Cup is a Group 2 open handicap race held annually each June at Eagle Farm racecourse in Brisbane, Queensland.
The race is run over a distance of 2400 metres and worth $300,000 in prizemoney. The 2011 Brisbane Cup was won by Tullamore from Glass Harmonium with De Fine Lago third.
The Brisbane Cup is one of the highlight races on Stradbroke Day which is Eagle Farm's major race day of the year and takes place along side the Group 1 Stradbroke Handicap, Group 1 Queensland Derby & Group 1 The TJ Smith.
The Brisbane Cup was first run in 1871 at Eagle Farm and raced over a distance of 3200m at Group 1 level, until 2007 when the race distance was reduced to 2400m and the race status was downgraded to a Group 2 event. Since 2009 the Brisbane Cup has been held on Stradbroke Day after previously being held on the Queen's Birthday holiday on a Monday.
Typically attracting predominantly handy local stayers, some talented interstate raiders have been successful over the years including the ill-fated Bart Cumming's galloper Viewed (2008) who went on to win the time honoured Gr1 Melbourne Cup the following spring after winning the Brisbane Cup.
Races such as the Gr1 Doomben Cup or Gr2 PJ O'Shea Stakes are typical lead up races to the Brisbane Cup and Scenic Shot (2009) managed a clean sweep of all three races when he won the Doomben Cup and PJ O'Shea Stakes on his way to winning this event.
Tullamore (2011) ran second in the listed Winter Cup over 2400m at Rosehill prior to scoring in this event and recent Brisbane Cup winners include Crossthestart (2010) and Scenic Shot (2009).
2011 Brisbane Cup result
1. $8.00 Tullamore 52.5 C Munce
2. $1.75 Glass Harmonium 57.0 Ms L Cropp
3. $10.00 De Fine Lago 52.5 J Byrne
Then followed
4. $12.00 Ironstein 53.5 T Clark
5. $8.50 Shuffle The Cash 53 L Nolen
6. $15.00 Tinseltown 54.5 K Mc Evoy
7. $41.00 Raeburn 52.5 S Galloway
8. $17.00 Persian Star 52.5 M Walker
9. $19.00 Viking Hero 52.5 G Schofield
10. $10.00 The Chevron 52.5 carr 53 C Brown
11. $101.00 Streets Away 52.5 R Quinn
12. $151.00 Warrior Within 52.5 P Hammersley
13. $201.00 Mancuso 52.5 J L Taylor
Margins: 1 1/4 len, 1 3/4 len Time: 2:28.38
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