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THINK ABOUT IT winning the THE STAR STRADBROKE HANDICAP
THINK ABOUT IT winning the THE STAR STRADBROKE HANDICAP Picture: Michael McInally/Racing Queensland

The Stradbroke Handicap is a Group 1 race for open class sprinters conducted by the Brisbane Racing Club as part of the Queensland racing carnival.

The Stradbroke Handicap was first run in 1890 won by Pyrrhus.

The Stradbroke Handicap is run under handicap conditions and is usually run over 1400m at Eagle Farm but in 2017/2018 was over 1350m at Doomben, the same as 2015. It was back to Eagle Farm in 2019.

No horse has done the 10,000/Stradbroke double since Campaign King did it in 1988. 10,000 placegetters have done well like Black Piranha, Private Steer, Show a Heart, Adam etc.

QTC (Moreton) Cup winners have an absolutely shocking record in the Stradbroke with no dual winners.

Before Black Piranha, only outright favourite to win since 1996 was Private Steer in 2003. Trekking was a wide fav in 2019.

Only two winners have carried more than 56kg to win in the last 40 years (Rough Habit and Campaign King).

Black Piranha 2009/10 was the first horse to won two Stradbrokes since Rough Habit in 1991/92.

Last 3yo to win was Impending in 2017. Before him it was Sincero in 2011.

Last mare to score was Tofane in 2021 and the last filly was La Montagna in 2006.

Since 2000 only Show a Heart, Black Piranha (2010), Santa Ana Lane, Tofane and Alligator Blood had won a G1 prior to their Stradbroke win.

When Rough Habit won his Stradbrokes, he did it both times dropping in journey. He won by panels in 1991 after taking the Hollindale at 1800m beforehand. He did the same thing in 1992. He then would step up over 600m more to win the Doomben Cup run after the Stradbroke in those days.

Coming off his Goodwood win, Santa Ana Lane won another G1 at big odds in the Stradbroke and would end the year in the Everest and also winning the VRC Sprint Classic. He came back and took the TJ Smith in the Autumn.

Has been a great race for Victorian jockeys with many recent winners.

Following Trekking's win, he came back in the Spring to win the Schillaci and then place in the Everest.

Tofane would add to her All Aged and Stradbroke wins by taking the Tatts Tiara a fortnight later and the CF Orr the following Autumn.

Think About It took his record to 9 wins from 10 starts and his last 7 too in winning easily in 2023.

In fact 4 of the last 6 winners either had run in or would go on to run in an Everest including Think About It slotted for 2023.

Gai Waterhouse would become part of 150 G1 wins with the victory of Alligator Blood in 2022 (16 with Adrian Bott and 134 by herself).

The 2023 Stradbroke was worth $3,000,000 in prizemoney.

Past winners of the Stradbroke Handicap include Wiggle (1958), Persian Lyric (1961), Winfreux (1965), Cabochon (1968), Divide And Rule (1970), Rajah Sahib (1971), Triton (1972), Campaign King (1988), Rough Habit (1991/1992), All Our Mob (1994), Dane Ripper (1997), Show A Heart (2002), Private Steer (2003), Black Piranha (2009/2010), Srikandi (2015), Santa Ana Lane (2018), Trekking (2019), Tofane (2021), Alligator Blood (2022) and Think About It (2023).

The 2023 Stradbroke Handicap was won by Think About It from Rothfire and Hawaii Five Oh.


Racing and Sports

Previous Stradbroke Handicap Winners

Date Horse Jockey WT Trainer BP
THINK ABOUT IT (AUS) 4G
SO YOU THINK (NZ) - TIARE (AUS) FLYING SPUR (AUS)
SAM CLIPPERTON 54.0 JOSEPH PRIDE 8
ALLIGATOR BLOOD (AUS) 5G
ALL TOO HARD (AUS) - LAKE SUPERIOR (AUS) ENCOSTA DE LAGO (AUS)
TIM CLARK 55.0 G WATERHOUSE & A BOTT 17
TOFANE (NZ) 5M
OCEAN PARK (NZ) - BAGGY GREEN (AUS) GALILEO (IRE)
CRAIG WILLIAMS 54.5 MICHAEL MORONEY 10
TYZONE (AUS) 6G
WRITTEN TYCOON (AUS) - REZONET (AUS) HUSSONET (USA)
R FRADD 52.5 TOBY & TRENT EDMONDS 16
TREKKING (AUS) 4G
STREET CRY (IRE) - OUTDOOR (AUS) REDOUTE'S CHOICE (AUS)
K MCEVOY 54.0 JAMES CUMMINGS 8
SANTA ANA LANE (AUS) 5G
LOPE DE VEGA (IRE) - FAST FLEET (AUS) FASTNET ROCK (AUS)
B MELHAM 55.5 ANTHONY FREEDMAN 3
IMPENDING (AUS) 3C
LONHRO (AUS) - MNEMOSYNE (AUS) ENCOSTA DE LAGO (AUS)
C W BROWN 52.5 DARREN BEADMAN 13
UNDER THE LOUVRE (AUS) 5H
EXCELLENT ART (GB) - BARCELONA GIRL (AUS) NOVERRE (USA)
D DUNN 54.5 R W SMERDON 13
SRIKANDI (AUS) 4M
DUBAWI (IRE) - RAINING (AUS) HURRICANE SKY (AUS)
K MCEVOY 53.0 CIARON MAHER 1
RIVER LAD (AUS) 6G
TOP ECHELON (AUS) - IKEYMO (AUS) CANNY LAD (AUS)
DAMIEN OLIVER 55.0 NATALIE MCCALL 15
LINTON (AUS) 6G
GALILEO (IRE) - OUR HEATHER (NZ) CENTAINE (AUS)
NICHOLAS HALL 54.5 JOHN SADLER 16
MID SUMMER MUSIC (AUS) 6M
OAMARU FORCE (AUS) - SAMSARA LADY (NZ) NASSIPOUR (USA)
L NOLEN 53.5 PETER G MOODY 5
SINCERO (AUS) 3G
UMATILLA (NZ) - YOURS AS ALWAYS (AUS) PREGO (IRE)
JASON TAYLOR 50.5 STEPHEN FARLEY 3
BLACK PIRANHA (AUS) 6G
CLANG (AUS) - JAZZTRACK (AUS) DISTINCTLY NORTH (USA)
N RAWILLER 55.5 CON KARAKATSANIS 12
BLACK PIRANHA (AUS) 5G
CLANG (AUS) - JAZZTRACK (AUS) DISTINCTLY NORTH (USA)
T ANGLAND 55.0 CON KARAKATSANIS 4
MR BARITONE (NZ) 6G
STRAVINSKY (USA) - TUNISIA (GB) SANGLAMORE (USA)
S MURPHY 53.5 MICHAEL MORONEY 7
SNIPER'S BULLET (AUS) 3G
BITE THE BULLET (USA) - YALLAH TERRACE (AUS) YALLAH PRINCE (AUS)
CRAIG WILLIAMS 50.0 TRACEY BARTLEY 12
LA MONTAGNA (AUS) 3F
MONASHEE MOUNTAIN (USA) - MILLENNIAL (AUS) HATTA'S MIL (AUS)
C NEWITT 48.5 BARRY BALDWIN 18
ST. BASIL (NZ) 7G
VETTORI (IRE) - DEWAMAR (AUS) MARSCAY (AUS)
MICHAEL CAHILL 53.0 S B LAMING 17
THORN PARK (AUS) 4H
SPINNING WORLD (USA) - JOY (AUS) BLUEBIRD (USA)
D NIKOLIC 54.0 R H THOMSEN 8
PRIVATE STEER (AUS) 3F
DANEHILL DANCER (IRE) - LISHEENOWEN (AUS) SEMIPALATINSK (USA)
G BOSS 48.0 JOHN O'SHEA 1
SHOW A HEART (AUS) 4H
BRAVE WARRIOR (AUS) - MISS SANDMAN (AUS) REGAL ADVICE (NZ)
D NIKOLIC 56.0 BARRY MILLER 18
CRAWL (AUS) 4G
DR GRACE (NZ) - TRAIPSE (AUS) BLETCHINGLY (AUS)
D GAUCI 53.5 JOHN HAWKES 4
LANDSIGHTING (AUS) 4G
GREIG (NZ) - POLITICAL ASYLUM (AUS) PLUSH (NZ)
C MUNCE 49.5 NOEL MAYFIELD-SMITH 4

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