The Stradbroke Handicap is a Group 1 open handicap race that takes place annually in June at Eagle Farm racecourse in Brisbane, Queensland. The race is run over a distance of 1400 metres and worth $1,000,000 in prizemoney. The 2010 Stradbroke Handicap was won by Black Piranha from Melito with Mic Mac third.
Stradbroke Day is Eagle Farm's biggest day of racing for the year and also on the program are the Gr1 Queensland Derby for three-year-olds and Gr1 The TJ Smith for two-year-olds.
| Stradbroke Handicap info |
| Date: |
Saturday 11th June 2011 |
| Track: |
Eagle Farm racecourse, Brisbane |
| Distance: |
1400 metres |
| Race Type: |
Open Handicap |
| Status: |
Group 1 |
| Prizemoney: |
$1,000,000 |
| 2010 Winner: |
Black Piranha |
The Stradbroke Handicap was first run in 1890 and is the biggest race of the Brisbane winter carnival being worth $1,000,000 in prizemoney since 1996. The Stradbroke was named after Lord Stradbroke who was a relative of Admiral Rous, an architect of the weight for age scale.
The race itself is one of the premier sprint races held in Australia and is one of the toughest 1400m handicaps on the racing calendar each year. The Stradbroke is a high pressure race that always attracts a capacity field of very talented gallopers and suits those horses who can run out a very strong 1400 metres. It is not a race for the feint hearted and strong milers are well suited in the Stradbroke.
Black Piranha (2010) made it back to back wins in the Stradbroke Handicap when he came from back in the field in the straight to just get the nod in a blanket four horse finish.
Top horses such as Dane Ripper (1997), All Our Mob (1994) and Rough Habit (1991-92) have all won this race and it the most highly anticipated race of the Brisbane winter canrival that typically sees four-year-old gallopers run very well..
Races such as the Gr1 Doomben 10,000 and Gr2 QTC Cup are typical lead up races to the Stradbroke and Black Piranha (2009) ran second in the Doomben 10,000 prior to winning this event, while Ortensia (3rd in 2009) won the QTC Cup before her third placing in this race.
Private Steer (2003), Show A Heart (2002), Adam (1999), All Our Mob (1994) and Rough Habit (1992) all finished runner-up in the Doomben 10,000 prior to winning this race.
Melito (2nd in 2010) went on to win the premier mares race of the winter carnival, the Gr1 Winter Stakes, after finishing runner-up in the Stradbroke.
Black Piranha (2010) finished fourth in the Doomben 10,000 prior to winning this race for the second year in a rown and previous Stradbroke Handicap winners include Mr Baritone (2008) and Snipers Bullet (2007).
2010 Stradbroke Handicap result
1. $21.00 Black Piranha 55.5 N Rawiller
2. $5.50 Melito 51.5 C W Brown
3. $21.00 Mic Mac 54.0 S Scriven
Then followed:
4. $18.00 Beaded 51.0 K Mc Evoy
5. $26.00 Albert The Fat 53.0 D J Browne
6. $26.00 Culminate 51.5 S Seamer
7. $71.00 King Mufhasa 54.5 Ms S C Spratt
8. $26.00 Mr Baritone 52.0 J Ford
9. $41.00 Phelan Ready 52.5 S Katsidis
10. $17.00 Shellscrape 50.5 Timothy Bell
11. $3.50 Whobegotyou 57.0 M Rodd
12. $8.00 Catapulted 53.0 L Nolen
13. $8.50 Graceful Anna 49.5 G Boss
14. $6.50 Latin News 50.0 C Newitt
15. $51.00 Ghetto Blaster 51.5 Ms C Lindop
16. $12.00 Ortensia 53.5 Craig Williams
17. $201.00 Red Lord 52.5 D Nikolic
18. $71.00 Russeting 51.0 J Maskiell
Margins: Sht 1/2 hd, lg hd
Time: 1:21.16
2010 Stradbroke Handicap: Black Piranha came from well back around the turn to finish resolutely in the straight and gain the nod right on the line in a four way blanket finish with gallanat mare Melito finishing second after having every chance, while Mic Mac battled on gamely to be a very close third.
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Stradbroke Handicap recent winners & placegetters
| Year |
Winner |
2nd |
3rd |
Time |
|
2010 |
Black Piranha |
Melito |
Mic Mac |
1:21.1 |
|
2009 |
Black Piranha |
Danleigh |
Ortensia |
1:25.5 |
|
2008 |
Mr Baritone |
Hard To Catch |
Double Dare |
1:26.4 |
|
2007 |
Snipers Bullet |
Gold Edition |
Bendetti |
1:23.1 |
|
2006 |
La Montagna |
Gee I Jane |
Cog Hill |
1:22.9 |
|
2005 |
St Basil |
Perfect Promise |
Shamekha |
1:20.7 |
|
2004 |
Thorn Park |
Consular |
St Basil |
1:21.3 |
|
2003 |
Private Steer |
Diamond Dane |
Into The Night |
1:21.6 |
|
2002 |
Show A Heart |
Falvelon |
Kingsgate |
1:21.7 |
|
2001 |
Crawl |
Hire |
Mr Innocent |
1:20.5 |
|
2000 |
Landsighting |
Mr Innocent |
Brighter Scene |
1:21.4 |
|
1999 |
Adam |
City Fair |
Staging |
1:23.9 |
|
1998 |
Toledo |
Monopolize |
Blazing Steel |
1:20.2 |
|
1997 |
Dane Ripper |
Quick Flick |
Celestial Choir |
1:23.1 |
|
1996 |
Danasinga |
Encores |
Monopolize |
1:21.4 |
|
1995 |
Rouslan |
Schillaci |
Khaptingly |
1:20.8 |
|
1994 |
All Our Mob |
Baggio |
Simonstad |
1:21.5 |
|
1993 |
Never Undercharge |
Danjiki |
Pharaoh |
1:21.2 |
|
1992 |
Rough Habit |
Barrosa Boy |
Rechabite |
1:21.6 |
|
1991 |
Rough Habit |
St Jude |
Barrosa Boy |
1:25.5 |
|
1990 |
Plush Embassy |
Ark Regal |
Aisle |
1:27.6 |
|
1989 |
Robian Steel |
Don't Play |
Potrero |
1:25.5 |
|
1988 |
Campaign King |
Rancho Ruler |
Planet Ruler |
1:23.1 |
