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Here are some of the stats which can lead you to find a winner on the big day in Brisbane.

Stradbroke Hcp (G1 3yo+ Hcp 1400m)

• First Running: 1890 (won by Pyrrhus).
• Race Record (1400m): 1:20.43 Tyzone (2020).
• Course: Eagle Farm. Run at Doomben in 2015/17/18.
• Distance: Was 1200m up to 1953. 1400m otherwise bar for the Doomben runnings.
• Multiple Winners: Babel (1895, 1896), Gold Tie (1918, 1919), Highland (1925, 1926), Petrol Lager (1934, 1935), Lucky Ring (1949, 1950), Daybreak Lover (1984, 1986), Rough Habit (1991, 1992), Black Piranha (2009, 2010).
• Other Notable Winners: Wiggle (1958), Persian Lyric (1961), Winfreux (1965), Divide And Rule (1970), Triton (1972), Campaign King (1988), Dane Ripper (1997), Show A Heart (2002), Private Steer (2003), Santa Ana Lane (2018).
• Mares: Previous mare winner – Srikandi (2015).
• 3yo Colts/Geldings: Previous C/G winner – Impending (2017).
• 3yo Fillies: Previous filly winner – La Montagna (2006).
• 2yos: Previous winner – Wiggle (1958).
• Rough Habit dropped back from the Hollindale in 1991 to win then up in trip to win the Doomben Cup. He followed the same path in 1992 in one of the all-time great rides by Jim Cassidy.
• Doomben 10,000/Stradbroke Handicap double – Campaign King (1988), Spedito (1975), Winfreux (1965), High Rank (1941).
• Kingsford-Smith Cup/Stradbroke Handicap double – Thorn Park (2004).
• The 10,000 and Kingsford-Smith Cup have recently flipped their order and distance making their histories askew.
• No horse has done the Moreton Cup/Stradbroke double.
• Only three horses have carried more than 55.5kg to win in the last 40 years – Show A Heart (56kg), Rough Habit (58.5), Campaign King (58.5).
• Darren Beadman did not win a Stradbroke as a rider but in the transition period before James Cummings took over as Godolphin's Head Trainer, he was the official trainer of Impending in 2017. Interestingly he rode both Impending's sire Lonhro and dam Mnemosyne, both to multiple G1 wins.
• Wide barriers have not been a hurdle – last 20 years there have been 10 draw 12 or wider.
• Queensland Derby winners who have also won a Stradbroke – Rough Habit, Persian Lyric, Syce Lad, Fitz Grafton, Boreas. (Mr Quickie?)
• 2020 Stradbroke – Madam Rouge (2nd), Niccanova (3rd), Vega One (4th), Outback Barbie (6th), Victorem (13th).
• Leading Trainers: Walter Blacklock (6), Bart Cummings, John Stone (4).
• Other Current Trainers with wins: Con Karakatsanis (2), John Wheeler (2), James Cummings (1), Anthony Freedman (1), Ciaron Maher (1), Natalie McCall (1), John Sadler (1), Peter Moody (1), Stephen Farley (1), Mike Moroney (1), Tracey Bartley (1), Barry Baldwin (1), Bevan Laming (1), John O'Shea (1), John Hawkes (1), Noel Mayfield-Smith (1), Lee Freedman (1), Bryan Guy (1), Graeme Rogerson (1), Toby & Trent Edmonds (1).
• Leading Jockeys: John Stone (4), Bill Camer, Myles Connell, Darby McCarthy, George Moore (3).
• Other Current Jockeys with wins: Kerrin McEvoy (2), Ben Melham (1), Corey Brown (1), Dwayne Dunn (1), Damien Oliver (1), Luke Nolen (1), Jason Taylor (1), Nash Rawiller (1), Craig Williams (1), Craig Newitt (1), Michael Cahill (1), Glen Boss (1), Jim Byrne (1), Robbie Fradd (1).

JJ Atkins (G1 2yo SW 1600m)

• First Running (as the Claret Stakes): 1893 (won by Common).
• First Running (as the mile race): 1976 (won by Romantic Dream).
• Status: It was a Group 1 from 1985 onwards.
• Course: Eagle Farm. Run at Doomben in 2015/17/18.
• Conditions: 2yo Set Weights. Was a handicap until 2007.
• Distance: 1893-1904 (1200m), 1905-54, 2020 (1400m), 1955-onwards (1600m).
• Notable Winners: Luskin Star (1977), Zeditave (1988), Prince Salieri (1989), Slight Chance (1992), Mahogany (1993), Ravarda (1995), Freemason (1999), Show A Heart (2000), Darci Brahma (2005), Sizzling (2012), Press Statement (2015), The Autumn Sun (2018), Rothfire (2020).
• Was re-named in 2013 after the great JJ Atkins who won so many major Queensland races.
• BRC Sires Produce/JJ Atkins double – Sizzling (2012), Pressday (2010), Lovely Jubly (2002), Juanmo (2001), Anthems (1996), Mahogany (1993), Slight Chance (1992), Flotilla (1987), Royal Paree (1980), Zephyr Zip (1979), Luskin Star (1977), Romantic Dream (1976).
• JJ Atkins/Caulfield Guineas – The Autumn Sun (2018), Press Statement (2015), Show A Heart (2000), Mahogany (1993), Luskin Star (1977).
• Rothfire gave Robert Heathcote his maiden G1 win in his home training state of Queensland despite many further south.
• You either have had to race in the BRC Sires or a 2yo Open in Sydney as your lead up.
• Last filly winner – Linky Dink (2009).
• Current Trainers with wins: Chris Waller (3), Gai Waterhouse (2), Anthony Cummings (2), John Hawkes (2), Clarry Conners (2), Paul Butterworth (1), Tony Pike (1), Peter Snowden (1), Jason Coyle (1), John O'Shea (1), Mark Walker (1), John Size (1), Bryan Guy (1), Lee Freedman (1), Robert Heathcote (1).
• Current Jockeys with wins: Kerrin McEvoy (4), Nash Rawiller (2), Jim Byrne (2), Zac Purton (1), Tommy Berry (1), Mark Zahra (1), Corey Brown (1), Brett Prebble (1), Larry Cassidy (1).