Sponsor James Boag (2016) Surface Turf | Distance 1,350 metres | |
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Location Doomben Racecourse
Brisbane, Australia Inaugurated 1933 (as Doomben Newmarket Handicap) Race type Thoroughbred - Flat racing | ||
The Doomben 10,000 is a Brisbane Racing Club Group 1 Thoroughbred Weight for Age horse race, run over a distance of 1350 metres at Doomben Racecourse, Brisbane, Australia during the Queensland Winter Racing Carnival. Total prize money is A$750,000. The race is considered one of the premier sprint race in Queensland Racing.
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Race history
The race was changed to the Doomben 10,000 after the ₤10,000 prize money on offer which at the time this was the richest sprint in Australia.
Notable sprinters to win the race are Chief De Beers (1995, 1998), Falvelon (2001-02), Prince Triala in 1990-91, and Black Onyx in 1969-70. Included in the list are former greats Bernborough in 1946, Manikato in 1979. Recently champion sprinters Apache Cat and Takeover Target captured this race. Sea Siren was the first three-year-old filly to win the race in 2012.
Race name
The race has had its name changed several times.
Race distance
Race grade
Race records
Jockey George Moore won the race five times:
Trainer T J Smith won the race six times:
The race record for the current distance was set by Falvelon in 2001 with a time of 1:17.21 and Tipperary Star in 1963 in 1: 17 1⁄5.