Looking for this year’s Spirit Of Boom Classic betting odds, field and Brisbane winter race form? The experts at Neds have put together everything you need to know before this year’s race.

Champagne Stakes BRC

Run over 1,200 metres, this is a Group 2 race taking place at Doomben Racecourse in early May as the key support act on Doomben 10,000 Day. The set weights sprint offers $300,000 in prize money and is open only to two-year-old runners.  

In 2020 the Champagne Classic also took place at Eagle Farm Racecourse offering a reduced $175,000 in prize money and ran on same card as the Group 2 Victory Stakes (1200m) due to the COVID-10 pandemic.

This race serves as a good guide to the upcoming Group 1 JJ Atkins (1600m) held at Eagle Farm over the mile and Rothfire (2020) was the last horse to do the double

From 1982 to 1986, the race was run as a Listed Race. From 1987, it was held as a Group 3 race, before being upgraded to Group 2 in 2006.

In 2021 the event was renamed the Spirit Of Boom Classic to honour the 2014 Doomben 10,000 winner Spirit Of Boom and was won by one of his progeny, Prince Of Boom.

spirit of boom Classic 2024 – Quick Information

  • Former Race Name: Champagne Classic
  • Race Day: Saturday, May 18, 2024
  • Track Location: Doomben Racecourse 
  • Track Surface: Turf
  • Track Direction: Right-handed
  • Race Distance: 1,200 metres
  • Weight Conditions: Set weights
  • Qualification: Two year olds
  • Type: Thoroughbred
  • Grade: Group 2
  • Operator: Brisbane Racing Club
  • Prize Purse: $300,000
  • Inaugural Race: 1982
  • 2024 Spirit Of Boom Classic Winner: TBD

spirit of boom classic 2024 RESULTS

The official 2024 Spirit Of Boom Classic results will be available below once the race takes place on Saturday May 18, 2024 at Doomben Racecourse. 

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spirit of boom Classic Betting 2024

New Ways to Bet at neds

There are many different ways to bet on the Spirit Of Boom Classic, and we have included some of the most popular options below:

Bet Type How To Place This Type Of Bet In This Year’s Spirit Of Boom Classic
Win Bet Place your bet on the horse you think will take first place in this year’s Spirit Of Boom Classic.
Place Bet Place your bet on the horse you think will place in the top three finishers at this year’s Spirit Of Boom Classic. Pays less than a win bet, but offers safer odds.
Each-Way Bet If your runner finishes 1st in the Spirit Of Boom Classic, you will collect both the Win and the Place dividend. If your horse finishes 2nd or 3rd you will collect the Place dividend.
Quinella Bet You must select the runners that finish 1st and 2nd in any order, within the Spirit Of Boom Classic, in order to win the Quinella.
Exacta Bet You must select the runners that finish 1st and 2nd in the correct order, within the Spirit Of Boom Classic to win the Exacta.
Trifecta Bet You must select runners to finish 1st, 2nd and 3rd in the correct order, within the Spirit Of Boom Classic to win the Trifecta.
First Four You must select runners that finish 1st, 2nd ,3rd and 4th in the correct order, within the Spirit Of Boom Classic to win the First 4.
Quadrella Bet (Quaddie) You must select the winners of four nominated races to win the Quaddie. This means you would have to select three other races apart from the Spirit Of Boom Classic, in order to be eligible to place a Quaddie.

How To Bet On The Spirit Of Boom Classic in 2024

  1. Login at neds.com.au
  2. Make sure to check out form guide, once it’s released
  3. Decide what kind of bet you’re going to place (Win, Place, Each-Way, Trifecta + more betting options, please read our section on Spirit Of Boom Classic Betting above).
  4. Select the horse(s) for the race.

Spirit Of Boom Classic 2025 Odds

Early market betting odds on the 2025 Spirit Of Boom Classic will be displayed below once available. Odds are subject to fluctuation. For current odds on all of our live markets, please visit neds.com.au.

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Which Horse Will Win The spirit of boom Classic in 2024

The best way to pick which horse will win the Spirit Of Boom Classic in 2024 is to take into account their lead-up winter racing form, assess the barriers and consider the previous Group performers. 

Additional factors to consider when picking the Spirit Of Boom Classic winner include: 

  • Sydney Raiders: Sydney-trained horses have a strong recent record over the past decade in the Spirit Of Boom Classic.
  • Boys’ Club: The colts and geldings have dominated the Spirit Of Boom Classic results with few fillies able to beat home the boys in the past 20 years. Blueberry Hill (2015) was the last filly to take out the event.

Spirit Of Boom Classic Favourites 2024

Early favourites 2024 Spirit Of Boom Classic betting include the Clinton McDonald-trained Harry Angel colt Angel Capital coming off a good debut win at Cranbourne, Kelly Schweida’s classy filly El Morzillo coming off a Group 2 Percy Sykes Stakes fourth in Sydney, and dual Listed place-getter Bittercreek for Leon & Troy Corstens. 

Rothfire ($2.40 in 2020) followed by the fellow Robert Heathcote-trained Prince Of Boom ($4.40 in 2021) are the latest Champagne Classic / Spirit Of Boom Classic favourites to salute for the punters.

spirit Of Boom Classic field 2024

The field limit is 16 + 5 EM nominations. The Spirit Of Boom Classic 2024 field of final acceptances will be released on the Wednesday before the race and published below. 

Spirit Of Boom Classic tips 2024

Favourite: #5 Angel Capital ($3.90 at time of publish) – BET NOW

Best Bet: #4 Bosustow ($8.50 at time of publish) – BET NOW

Best Roughie: #6 Tiger Tie ($31 at time of publish) – BET NOW

Our insider 2024 Spirit Of Boom Classic tips will be detailed above the week of the race and a full betting preview published on the Neds Blog.

CLICK HERE FOR OUR COMPLETE 2024 DOOMBEN 10,000 DAY TIPS & PREVIEW

Spirit Of Boom Classic Race Day 2024

The Spirit Of Boom Classic 2024 runs at Doomben Racecourse on Saturday the 18th of May, 2024 as part of 2024 Doomben 10,000 Day

The feature races on the card include the:

spirit of boom Classic Barrier Draw 2024

The 2024 Spirit Of Boom Classic barrier draw will be released to the public a few days before the race and published in our above Spirit Of Boom Classic Field section. 

Spirit Of Boom Classic Nominations 2024

2024 Spirit Of Boom Classic nominations close at 11 AM on Monday, the 13th of May, 2024.

Last 10 Horse Sex Age Trainer Ballot Hcp Rating
1 21 ALTHOFF C 2 Chris Waller
2 1 ANGEL CAPITAL C 2 Clinton McDonald
3 32 BITTERCREEK C 2 Leon & Troy Corstens
4 623x BOSUSTOW C 2 Annabel Neasham
5 6 BRUTAL BOWLER C 2 Kris Lees
6 21934 EL MORZILLO F 2 Kelly Schweida
7 24×2 EMBASSY C 2 Peter & Paul Snowden
8 5×6 ESPINHO C 2 Anthony & Sam Freedman
9 1 GRACEFUL ARTIST F 2 Richard & Will Freedman
10 2x HEAVENLY IMPACT C 2 Marcus Wilson
11 4×3 ITALIAN DANCER C 2 Stuart Kendrick
12 LET’SGO HUGO G 2 Kristie Clark & Louis Peoples
13 221 PERSPIRATION C 2 Ciaron Maher
14 35x PRESIDENT C 2 Chris Waller
15 1 RICH DOTTIE F 2 Grahame Begg
16 22 RUN LUCY RUN F 2 Glenn Thornton
17 4 SAINT VINCENT G 2 Kelly Schweida
18 31 SMASHING TIME G 2 Robert & Luke Price
19 1x TIGER TIE C 2 Chris Munce
20 2 TORN C 2 Brett Cavanough
21 1 ZAMPANO G 2 Melissa Dennett
22 54 ZOUBABY F 2 Richard & Will Freedman
23 113 ZOUNA C 2 Lawrie Mayfield-Smith

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

spirit of boom Classic Weights 2024

Set weights apply to this race. Colts and geldings run at 57 kilograms, fillies at 55 kilograms. 2024 Spirit Of Boom Classic weights on the final acceptances will be published in our above Spirit Of Boom Classic Field section. 

spirit of boom Classic Acceptances 2024

2024 Spirit Of Boom Classic final acceptances must be declared before 9:00 AM on Wednesday, the 15th of May, 2024 and will be published in our above Spirit Of Boom Classic Field section.

Spirit Of Boom Classic Jockeys 2024

The final riders announcement is at 12 PM on Wednesday, the 15th of May, 2024 with the official 2024 Spirit Of Boom Classic jockeys to be published in our above Spirit Of Boom Classic Field section. 

Spirit Of Boom Classic Scratchings 2024

2024 Spirit Of Boom Classic scratchings close at 7:30 AM on Saturday, the 18th of May, 2024. 

Spirit Of Boom Classic Prize Money 2024

The 2024 Spirit Of Boom Classic prize purse is worth $300,000 in total, distributed from places first through to tenth.

Place Prize Money
1st $174,000
2nd $55,500
3rd $28,500
4th $15,000
5th $8,250
6th $3,750
7th $3,750
8th $3,750
9th $3,750
10th $3,750

spirit Of boom Classic Race Number 2024

The 2024 Spirit Of Boom Classic race number is scheduled as Doomben Race 6 at 2:43pm (AEST) on Saturday the 18th of May, 2024. There are nine races that day in total held at Doomben Racecourse. 

spirit of boom Classic Form Guide 2024

The final form guide will be available the week of the race. You can check below for a link to our full 2024 Spirit Of Boom Classic Form Guide following final acceptances. 

CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL 2024 SPIRIT OF BOOM CLASSIC FORM GUIDE

spirit of boom Classic Live 2024

You can watch or listen to the 2024 Spirit Of Boom Classic live, across the following mediums.

Pay television: Sky Racing 1 (channel 526 on Foxtel)

Radio: Radio Sport National

Free to air television: Seven Network

Champagne Classic / spirit of boom classic Winners

Winners of the Champagne Classic / Spirit Of Boom Classic going back to 2000 are displayed in the table below. 

Year Winner Trainer/s Jockey Weight Time
2024 TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD
2023 Cifrado Rex Lipp Damien Thornton 57 kgs 1:10.09
2022

(Held at Eagle Farm Racecourse)

Swiss Exile Annabel Neasham Sam Clipperton 57 kgs 1:13.16
2021 Prince Of Boom Robert Heathcote Ben Thompson 57 kgs 1:11.54
2020 Rothfire Robert Heathcote Jim Byrne 57 kgs 1:10.40
2019 Dubious Ciaron Maher & david Eustace James McDonald 57 kgs 1:10.14
2018 Zousain Chris Waller Kerrin McEvoy 57 kgs 1:10.80
2017 Tangled Chris Waller Kerrin McEvoy 57 kgs 1:11.87
2016 Winning Rupert Bjorn Baker Jeff Lloyd 57 kgs 1:09.56
2015 Blueberry Hill Liam Birchley Larry Cassidy 55 kgs 1:09.90
2014 Brazen Beau Chris Waller Nash Rawiller 57 kgs 1:09.76
2013 Vo Heart Darryl Hansen Eddie Wilkinson 57 kgs 1:12.15
2012 Sizzling Kelso Wood Chris Munce 57 kgs 1:09.96
2011 Free Wheeling Peter Snowden Hugh Bowman 56 kgs 1:10.50
2010 Pressday Chris Waller Nash Rawiller 56 kgs 1:09.96
2009 Funtantes Robert Heathcote Larry Cassidy 54 kgs 1:09.71
2008 Court Clarry Conners Jim Byrne 54 kgs 1:10.88
2007 Keiki Gai Waterhouse Damien Oliver 54 kgs 1:10.20
2006 Gold Edition Ron Maund Glenn Lynch 52.5 kgs 1:09.36
2005 Virage De Fortune Bruce McLachlan Jim Byrne 52.5 kgs 1:10.31
2004 Golden Fox Trevor Whittington Scott Seamer 55.5 kgs 1:10.31
2003 Shamekha Gai Waterhouse Jim Cassidy 52.5 kgs 1:09.86
2002 Lovely Jubly David Throsby Brett Prebble 52.5 kgs 1:10.52
2001 Dolce Veloce Clarry Conners Larry Cassidy 52.5 kgs 1:09.87
2000 Chenar Robert Heathcote Scott Seamer 52.5 kgs 1:13.43