BRC Sprint
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History
The BRC Sprint is a Group 3 race conducted by the Brisbane Racing Club at Doomben in Brisbane.
The BRC Sprint was introduced in 1985 as the BTC Sprint and carried that name until 2009 when it became the BRC Sprint following the merger of the Brisbane Turf Club and Queensland Turf Club to become the Brisbane Racing Club.
The BRC Sprint is run over 1350m under quality handicap conditions and is a feature of the Doomben Cup program. It serves as a lead-up race for sprinters preparing for the Stradbroke Handicap at Eagle Farm in June.
The BRC Sprint was a Listed Race from 1985-1995 and has been Group 3 since 1996. It was run over 1200m once in 1987 and then again in 2020 due to the Coronavirus outbreak. It's back to 1350m in 2021.
Race had to be pushed back one week in 2022, changed to 1300m and moved to Eagle Farm due to a massive amount of rain.
The race record is held by Chief De Beers, who recorded all his 20 career wins at the Doomben racecourse.
Barrosa Boy is the only horse to win the Doomben sprint treble of the BTC Cup, BTC Sprint and Doomben Ten Thousand in the same year. Chief De Beer won all three races in different years.
BRC Sprint/Stradbroke double has been done by River Lad and War Machine.
Here To Shock won in 2024 but then into the next season won a G3 Cameron Hcp, Alan Brown Stks, Pakenham Supernova and G1 Waikato Sprint in New Zealand.
The 2026 BRC Sprint was run over 1350m for $300,000.
Notable winners of the BRC Sprint include High Signal, Catering King, Barrosa Boy, Kenfair, Simonstad, Cohort, Poetic King, Chief De Beers, Ballet Society, Court Command, Beaded, Woorim, Tiger Tees, River Lad, Charlie Boy, Jungle Edge, Tyzone, Here To Shock, War Machine and the dual winners Tiny's Finito and Pleasure Giver.
The 2026 BRC Sprint was won by Abounding from Cifrado and Harry's Yacht.
Previous BRC Sprint Winners
| Date | Horse | Jockey | WT | Trainer | BP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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ABOUNDING
(AUS)
5M RICH ENUFF (AUS) - TRANSONIC (AUS) CASINO PRINCE (AUS) |
TIM CLARK | 57.5 | ROBERT HEATHCOTE | 2 |
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WAR MACHINE
(NZ)
4G HARRY ANGEL (IRE) - CASERTA (AUS) HUSSONET (USA) |
B SHINN | 56.5 | BEN, WILL & JD HAYES | 6 |
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HERE TO SHOCK
(NZ)
6G SHOCKING (AUS) - FRESCOES (AUS) LONHRO (AUS) |
MICHAEL DEE | 57.0 | BEN, WILL & JD HAYES | 4 |
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SURF DANCER
(IRE)
6G LOPE DE VEGA (IRE) - BEACH BELLE (GB) INVINCIBLE SPIRIT (IRE) |
J PARR | 57.5 | G WATERHOUSE & A BOTT | 4 |
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SOXAGON
(AUS)
6G ROCKER (AUS) - STRIKE ON GOAL (NZ) VAN NISTELROOY (USA) |
B STEWART | 58.0 | MARK CURRIE | 5 |
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|
EMERALD KINGDOM
(AUS)
6G BRYANNBO'S GIFT (NZ) - HORSHOE (AUS) COMMANDS (AUS) |
R FRADD | 55.5 | ROBERT HEATHCOTE | 12 |
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TAMBO'S MATE
(AUS)
4G MOSSMAN (AUS) - PASSAGEMAKER (AUS) CANNY LAD (AUS) |
MATTHEW MC GILLIVRAY | 54.0 | STUART KENDRICK | 9 |
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TYZONE
(AUS)
5G WRITTEN TYCOON (AUS) - REZONET (AUS) HUSSONET (USA) |
B SHINN | 57.5 | TOBY EDMONDS | 10 |
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I'M A RIPPA
(AUS)
4G LOVE CONQUERS ALL (AUS) - DERIPPA (AUS) SEIDNAZAR (AUS) |
J LLOYD | 54.0 | TONY GOLLAN | 6 |
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JUNGLE EDGE
(AUS)
6G DUBAWI (IRE) - JUNGLE GIRL (NZ) CARNEGIE (IRE) |
K FORRESTER | 58.0 | MICK BELL | 9 |
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SNIPPETS LAND
(AUS)
5G SNIPPETSON (AUS) - SEDUCTION LINE (AUS) TESTA ROSSA (AUS) |
B SHINN | 55.0 | P & P SNOWDEN | 9 |
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CHARLIE BOY
(AUS)
4G MYBOYCHARLIE (IRE) - MARITIME (AUS) FALBRAV (IRE) |
B SHINN | 55.0 | P & P SNOWDEN | 2 |
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RIVER LAD
(AUS)
6G TOP ECHELON (AUS) - IKEYMO (AUS) CANNY LAD (AUS) |
TIMOTHY BELL | 57.5 | NATALIE MCCALL | 10 |
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BELLTONE
(AUS)
7G BRAHMS (USA) - BELLE SALIERI (AUS) SALIERI (USA) |
C MUNCE | 56.0 | KELSO WOOD | 5 |
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TIGER TEES
(NZ)
4G DUBAWI (IRE) - PARFORE (NZ) GOLD BROSE (AUS) |
C REITH | 58.0 | JOSEPH PRIDE | 13 |
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WOORIM
(AUS)
5G SHOW A HEART (AUS) - WABBLE (AUS) CANADIAN SILVER (CAN) |
D J BROWNE | 56.0 | ROBERT HEATHCOTE | 9 |
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BEADED
(AUS)
4M LONHRO (AUS) - SUBTLE (AUS) NIGHT SHIFT (USA) |
K MCEVOY | 56.0 | PETER SNOWDEN | 5 |
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