Brisbane Cup

Brisbane Cup

The Brisbane Cup, worth $300,000 in prize money, is one of the best staying distance handicaps of the Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival and is raced over 2,400 metres. Held on Stradbroke Handicap Day, the Brisbane Cup is open to horses of any age or sex, and attracts a highly competitive field of local gallopers to the esteemed Eagle Farm racecourse each year. Some interstate entrants have seen Brisbane Cup success in the past including Viewed, who won the 2008 Brisbane Cup and followed this up with an illustrious Melbourne Cup victory at the next Spring Carnival.

Running throughout May and June each year, the Brisbane Winter Carnival is host to eight elite race days including the richest and most prestigious; the Stradbroke Handicap Day in June. Aside from the three Group 1 races of the day: the Stradbroke Handicap (1400m), the TJ Smith (1600m) and the Queensland Derby (2400m), the Group 2 Brisbane Cup also takes place and provides spectators with yet another thrilling race.

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There are a number of great lead-up races held earlier in the carnival that all punters should look to as an indication for their Brisbane Cup bets, including the Group 3 Premier’s Cup (2200m) held a fortnight before, and the Group 3 Chairman’s Handicap (2020m) a month before.

Brisbane Cup Race Information

• Date: June
• Location: Eagle Farm Racecourse, Brisbane
• Race Distance: 2400m
• Race Status: Group 2
• Race Conditions: Open Handicap
• Prize Money: $300,000
• First Run: 1866

The Brisbane Cup is one of your last chances to make some great money in the Queensland Winter Carnival, so make sure you check out the excellent array of odds and bet types open on the race with Australia’s leading bookmakers.