Brisbane Racing Club

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{{Infobox company

| name = Brisbane Racing Club

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| foundation = 2009 merger of the QTC and BTC

| location = Brisbane, Australia

| key_people = Karl deKroo, CEO{{cite news |title=Brisbane Racing Club appoints new CEO :: Racing Queensland |url=https://www.racingqueensland.com.au/news/2024/10-october/brisbane-racing-club-appoints-new-ceo |access-date=6 October 2024 |work=www.racingqueensland.com.au |date=5 October 2024 |language=en}}

| industry = Thoroughbred Racing & Events

| products = Doomben Racecourse, Eagle Farm Racecourse, Wagering, Wedding Venue, Corporate Functions, Restaurants, The Society

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| homepage = [https://www.brc.com.au/ www.brc.com.au]

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The Brisbane Racing Club (BRC) is an Australian horse racing organization based in Brisbane in the state of Queensland.{{cite web|url=http://www.progroupracing.com.au/group-races/brisbane-racing-club|title=Brisbane Racing Club|access-date=21 April 2013|publisher=Progroup Racing (Australia)|year = 2013}} The head office of the club is located at 230 Lancaster Road in Ascot.

History

The Brisbane Racing Club was founded on 1 July 2009 by a merger of the Queensland Turf Club and the Brisbane Turf Club (BTC). The club conducted 98 race meetings in 2012. The consolidation of the race clubs was the first of its kind in Australia{{cite web|url=http://www.brc.com.au/about-us/|title=Brisbane Racing Club - About us|access-date=21 April 2013|publisher=Brisbane Racing Club|year = 2013}} as later other metropolitan race clubs would follow their initiative.{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/06/23/2606132.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101206210138/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/06/23/2606132.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 December 2010|title=Clubs merger would save NSW racing: report|date=23 June 2009|access-date=21 April 2013|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation}}

Courses

The courses operated by the BRC are Eagle Farm Racecourse and Doomben Racecourse.

Major races

The highlight on the Brisbane Racing Clubs racing calendar is the Brisbane Racing Carnival, run across five consecutive Saturdays in May and June. The highlights include the Doomben 10,000 and the AAMI Stradbroke Handicap.

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!Grp

!Race Name

!Age

!Sex

!Weight

!Distance

!Date

!Course

1

|BTC Cup

|Open

|Open

|wfa

|1200

|May

|Doomben

1

|Doomben Cup

|Open

|Open

|wfa

|2200

|May

|Doomben

1

|Doomben 10,000

|Open

|Open

|wfa

|1350

|May

|Doomben

2

|Champagne Classic

|2YO

|Open

|sw

|1200

|May

|Doomben

3

|BTC Sprint

|Open

|Open

|hcp

|1350

|May

|Doomben

3

|BTC Chairman's Handicap

|Open

|Open

|hcp

|2000

|May

|Doomben

3

|The Roses

|3YO

|Fillies

|sw

|2000

|May

|Doomben

3

|Fred Best Classic

|3YO

|Open

|sw

|1350

|May

|Doomben

3

|Gunsynd Mile

|3YO

|Open

|sw

|1600

|May

|Doomben

3

|Lord Mayor's Cup

|Open

|Open

|wfa

|1600

|May

|Doomben

3

|Premier's Cup

|Open

|Open

|hcp

|2200

|May

|Doomben

3

|Rough Habit Plate

|3YO

|Open

|sw

|2000

|May

|Doomben

3

|George Moore Stakes

|Open

|Open

|hcp

|1200

|December

|Doomben

1

|Queensland Derby

|3YO

|Open

|sw

|2400

|June

|Eagle Farm

1

|Queensland Oaks

|3YO

|Fillies

|sw

|2400

|June

|Eagle Farm

1

|Stradbroke Handicap

|Open

|Open

|hcp

|1400

|June

|Eagle Farm

1

|The T J Smith

|2YO

|Open

|hcp

|1600

|June

|Eagle Farm

2

|Brisbane Cup

|Open

|Open

|hcp

|2400

|June

|Eagle Farm

2

|P J O'Shea Stakes

|Open

|Open

|wfa

|2400

|June

|Eagle Farm

2

|QTC Cup

|Open

|Open

|hcp

|1300

|June

|Eagle Farm

2

|QTC Sires Produce Stakes

|2YO

|Open

|sw

|1400

|June

|Eagle Farm

2

|Queensland Guineas

|3YO

|Open

|sw

|1600

|June

|Eagle Farm

2

|Sir Byrne Hart Stakes

|Open

|Open

|wfa

|1200

|May

|Eagle Farm

3

|Dane Ripper Quality

|Open

|F&M

|qlty

|1400

|June

|Eagle Farm

3

|Grand Prix Stakes

|3YO

|Open

|hcp

|2100

|June

|Eagle Farm

3

|Queen's Cup

|Open

|Open

|hcp

|3200

|July

|Eagle Farm

References

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