The Sir Byrne Hart Stakes is a Group 2 weight-for-age race held late April or early May at Eagle Farm racecourse in Brisbane, Queensland. The race is the first group event of the Brisbane winter carnival and is race is run over a distance of 1200 metres and worth $150,000 in prizemoney. The 2010 Sir Byrne Hart Stakes was won by Ghetto Blaster from The Jackal with Albert The Fat third.
The race was ran as the 'Victory Stakes' for the 2009/2010 racing season.
| Sir Byrne Hart Stakes info |
| Date: |
Saturday 30th April 2011 |
| Track: |
Eagle Farm racecourse, Brisbane |
| Distance: |
1200 metres |
| Race Type: |
Weight-for-age |
| Status: |
Group 2 |
| Prizemoney: |
$150,000 |
| 2010 Winner: |
Ghetto Blaster |
The Sir Byrne Hart Stakes is a weight-for-age sprint race that usually assembles a field of predominantly local gallopers with differing ability. Every now and then a top class galloper will tackle the race and some more than handy horses have saluted over the years, including Summer Beau (1998), Rough Habit (1991) and Groucho in 1989.
The natural progression from this race is the Gr1 BTC Cup (1200m) in two weeks time at Doomben. In recent times both Swiss Ace (2008) and Mitanni (2007) went on to run third in the BTC Cup after winning this race.
Albert The Fat (3rd in 2010) went on to score a narrow victory in the BTC Cup at his next start after running a first-up third in this event.
Ghetto Blaster (2010) won this race first-up from a spell and recent Sir Byrne Hart Stakes winners have been Swiss Ace in consecutive years (2008-09).
2010 Sir Byrne Hart Stakes result
1. $3.80 Ghetto Blaster 58.5 S Katsidis
2. $4.80 The Jackal 58.5 L V Cassidy
3. $5.00 Albert The Fat 58.5 D J Browne
Then followed:
4. $12.00 Chinchilla Rose 56.0.5 B El-Issa
5. $8.00 Olonana 56.0.5 J Byrne
6. $4.00 Poor Judge 58.5 C Munce
7. $101.00 Blazing Hearts 58.5 S Scriven
8. $41.00 Tour Guide 58.5 B N Stewart
9. $8.00 Cardinal Virtue 58.5 G Colless
10. $41.00 Express Air 56.0.5 J Holder
Margins: 1-1/4 len, 3/4 len
Time: 1:09.64
2010 Sir Byrne Hart Stakes: Ghetto Blaster came from worse than midfield on the turn to finish with a well timed run to go to the elad inside the final 100m for a good win. The Jackal was wide all the way and ran to the lead as they straightened up and he battled on gamely for second. Albert The Fat ran on fairly well to claim third.
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Sir Byrne Hart Stakes recent winners & placegetters
| Year |
Winner |
2nd |
3rd |
Time |
|
2010 |
Ghetto Blaster |
The Jackal |
Albert The Fat |
1:09.6 |
|
2009 |
Swiss Ace |
Sniper's Bullet |
Red Element |
1:09.7 |
|
2008 |
Swiss Ace |
Atapi |
Dance The Waves |
1:09.8 |
|
2007 |
Mitanni |
Anwaar |
Tellem |
1:09.7 |
|
2006 |
All Bar One |
Falaise |
Impaler |
1:08.5 |
|
2005 |
Wager |
Deuxieme |
Dezigna |
1:21.9 |
|
2004 |
Only Words |
Our Egyptian Raine |
Defier |
1:25.8 |
|
2003 |
Tit For Taat |
Scenic Peak |
Mr Bureaucrat |
1:21.5 |
|
2002 |
Mr Bureaucrat |
Salgado |
Faiza |
1:23.3 |
|
2001 |
Make Mine Magic |
Play Station |
Camarena |
1:20.8 |
|
2000 |
Cheiron |
Narwong |
City Fair |
1:22.8 |
|
1999 |
Roulette |
Marble Halls |
Paris Dream |
1:24.2 |
|
1998 |
Summer Beau |
Quick Flick |
Super Dane |
1:26.9 |
|
1997 |
Quick Flick |
Jarrodane |
Shame |
1:25.4 |
|
1996 |
Abandoned |
|
|
|
|
1995 |
Pride Of Rancho |
Gnusept |
Bowral |
1:22.9 |
|
1994 |
Lets Hurry |
Try And Remember |
Yarradorf |
1:25.3 |
|
1993 |
Chortle |
Rough Habit |
Pharaoh |
1:22.3 |
|
1992 |
Majestic Boy |
Lets Hurry |
Big Dreams |
1:25.2 |
|
1991 |
Rough Habit |
Post Elect |
Stargazer |
1:23.4 |
|
1990 |
Noble Clubs |
Notorius Deed |
Sioux Chief |
1:22.6 |
|
1989 |
Groucho |
Our Poetic Prince |
Don't Play |
1:22.2 |
|
1988 |
Finezza Belle |
Atatari |
Dazzling Duke |
1:53.3 |
