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The BRC Sprint is a Group 3 race conducted by the Brisbane Racing Club at Doomben in Brisbane.
Darren Weir has nominated both Black Heart Bart and Voodoo Lad to launch their winter carnival campaigns in the 2017 BRC Sprint at Doomben on along with first up winner Ulmann.
Robert Heathcote (Hopfgarten, Jopa), Darren Beadman (Federal, Handfast) and Matthew Dunn (Perfect Dare, Strawberry Boy) are other stables with more than one nominated for the Group 3 BRC Sprint.
2017 BRC SPRINT: RACE HISTORY AND BACKGROUND
The BRC Sprint is a Group 3 race conducted by the Brisbane Racing Club at Doomben in Brisbane.
The BRC Sprint was introduced in 1985 as the BTC Sprint and carried that name until 2009.
It became the BRC Sprint in 2010 following the merger of the Brisbane Turf Club and Queensland Turf Club to become the Brisbane Racing Club.
The BRC Sprint is run over 1350 metres under quality handicap conditions and is a feature of the Doomben Cup program.
It serves as a lead-up race for sprinters preparing for the $1.5 million Stradbroke Handicap at Eagle Farm in June.
The BRC Sprint was a Listed Race from 1985-1995 and has been Group 3 since 1996. It was run over 1200 metres once in 1987.
The 2017 BRC Sprint will be run over 1350 metres at Doomben on Saturday May 20 for $125,000 prizemoney.
The 2016 BRC Sprint was won by Snippets Land from Religify with Artlee third.
Notable winners of the BRC Sprint include High Signal, Catering King, Barrosa Boy, Kenfair, Simonstad, Cohort, Poetic King, Chief De Beers, Ballet Society, Court Command, Beaded, Woorim, Tiger Tees, River Lad, Charlie Boy and the dual winners Tiny’s Finito and Pleasure Giver.
The race record is held by Chief De Beers, who recorded all his 20 career wins at Doomben.
Barrosa Boy is the only horse to win the Doomben sprint treble of the BTC Cup, BTC Sprint and Doomben 10,000 in the same year. Chief De Beers won all three races in different years.
WHEN IS THE 2017 DOOMBEN BRC SPRINT?
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WHERE: Doomben Racecourse
