The 2017 Doomben Cup is a Group 1 Weight-For-Age event held over a distance of 2000 metres at Doomben Racecourse with prizemoney of $650,000. The Doomben Cup is a Brisbane Racing Carnival Group 1 that occurs in Brisbane as part of the Queensland Winter Racing carnival and in recent years has surpassed the Brisbane Cup as Queensland’s primary staying event.

History of The Doomben Cup

The race was inaugurated in 1933 and was won by a horse called Pentheus. The great kiwi gelding Rough Habit won the Doomben Cup three times from 1991-1993.

Doomben Cup Key Statistics

• Nine Doomben Cup winners have come from from the Hollindale Stakes with five completing the double. Streama, Metal Bender, Above Deck, Bush Padre and Mr Bureaucrat
• 2 out of the last 10 favourites have won the Doomben Cup.

Recent winners of the Doomben Cup

Doomben Cup Betting Options

A Win, Place and Each Way bet are the easiest form of betting options for the The Doomben Cup. A win bet known as betting ‘on the nose’, is the most common bet type. It is a bet made on a single horse to finish first. You can also back a runner to place which means they must finish 2nd or 3rd provided there are 8 or more runners.

Some other forms of horse racing betting include: quinella, exacta, trifecta, first 4, quaddie and the big6 all which are available at BlueBet.

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The Stradbroke Handicap is a Group 1 handicap event held over a distance of 1400 metres at Eagle Farm Racecourse. The race attracts prizemoney of $1,500,000. The Stradbroke Handicap is a Brisbane Racing Club Group 1 that occurs in Brisbane as part of the Queensland Winter Racing Carnival during the Brisbane Racing Carnival.

It is run on the same day as the Queensland Derby, JJ Atkin Stakes, Queensland Guineas, Brisbane Cup and Dane Ripper Stakes. It is one of three Group 1 races held on the day. The others are the Queensland Derby (2400m) and JJ Atkin Stakes (1600m).

Some greats of the Australian turf have won the Stradbroke Handicap including – Dane Ripper (1997), Rough Habit (1991 & 1992), and Imposing (1978).

Trainer Bart Cummings holds the record for most wins in the Stradbroke Handicap. He won the race three times.

History of The Stradbroke Handicap

The Stradbroke Handicap was first run in 1890. The race was originally run over 1200m and was won by a horse called Pyrrhus. In 1953, the race distance was changed to 1400m.
In 2015, the race was run over 1350m at Doomben Racecourse due to track reconstruction. The race was won by Srikandi.

Stradbroke Handicap Key Statistics

• Only 4 last start winners have won the Stradbroke Handicap in the last 30 years.
• Amazingly, barrier 18 is the most successful barrier with 4 winners in the history of the race.
• Horses jumping from 1, 3, 4, 6 and 12 have won the race 3 times each.
• No horse has won the race from barrier 2.

Recent winners of the Stradbroke Handicap

Stradbroke Handicap Betting Options

Having a punt on a horse racing is the most popular type of betting at the races. Horse races can vary by distance, the type of race such as a Handicap, Weight for Age and the number of horses in the field. All horses that compete in races are called thoroughbreds, which is why horse racing is sometimes referred to as thoroughbred racing.

A Win, Place and Each Way bet are the easiest form of betting options for the Stradbroke Handicap. A win bet known as betting ‘on the nose’, is the most common bet type. It is a bet made on a single horse to finish first.

Some other forms of horse racing betting include: quinella, exacta, trifecta, first 4, quaddie and the big6.

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The Doomben 10,000 is a Group 1 weight for age event held over a distance of 1200 metres at Doomben Racecourse with prizemoney of $700,000. The Doomben 10,000 is a Brisbane Racing Club Group 1 that occurs in Brisbane as part of the Queensland Winter Racing Carnival during the Brisbane Racing Carnival. It is run on the same day as the Champagne Classic for two-year-olds and Rough Habbit Plate for three-year-olds. It is one of two Group 1 races held at Doomben. The other is the Doomben Cup run over 2000m.

Some greats of the Australian turf have won the Doomben 10,000 including – Apache Cat (2008 & 2009), Takeover Target (2007), Manikato (1979) and Bernborough (1946).
TJ Smith holds the record for most wins in the Doomben 10,000. He won the race six times.

History of The Doomben 10,000

The Doomben 10,000 was first run in 1933. The race was originally run over 1200m and was called the Doomben Newmarket Handicap. The race was renamed Doomben 10,000 in 1947. In 1942, the race distance was changed to 1400m and in 1973 once again changed to 1350m. In 2017, the race has been changed back to its original distance of 1200m.

Doomben 10,000 Key Statistics

• Traditionally, the BTC Cup (1200m) has been a favoured lead up race to the Doomben 10,000. However, in 2017, the winter carnival schedule has changed so that the Doomben 10,000 will now likely be a key lead up race to the Kingsford Smith Cup (formerly BTC Cup) raced over 1300m under WFA conditions on Saturday 27 May 2017
• In the last 10 years, only three favourites have won the Doomben 10,000.
• Horses jumping from barriers 1 & 7 have been most successful over the years with 6 wins each.

Recent winners of the Doomben 10,000.

Doomben 10,000 Betting Options

Win bet

A win bet is the most popular bet. Simply pick a horse to win and bet on it according to the odds offered at bluebet.com.au.

Place bet

A place bet is a bet on which horse or horses will finish the race in the top three.

Each Way

An each way bet sees the punter able to collect if your horse wins or runs a place. If it runs a place, you will collect the place dividend only but if it wins you will receive the win & place bet dividend.

Some other forms of horse racing betting include: quinella, exacta, trifecta, first 4, quaddie and the big6.

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