Stradbroke Handicap

Looking for this year’s Stradbroke Handicap betting odds, tips and form? The experts at Neds have put together everything you need to know before this year’s race.

Run over 1,400 metres, the Stradbroke Handicap is a Group 1 race taking place at Eagle Farm Racecourse. With a $3,000,000 prize purse as of 2022, it attracts the absolute cream of the crop of local sprinting talent.

The 2020 edition of the Stradbroke Handicap offered a reduced $350,000 in prize money as the racing industry continued to deal with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic before returning to $1.5 million in 2021 and then doubled to $3 million ahead of the 2023 event.

This race’s namesake is Lord Stradbroke, a famous Queenslander who has familial ties to the inventor of the thoroughbred weight for age scale system.

Many star sprinters have won the Stradbroke Handicap over the years including Rough Habit (1991-92), Dane Ripper (1997) and more recently Trekking (2019).

The Group 1 Kingsford Smith Cup (1300m) run a fortnight prior now serves as the key Stradbroke Handicap lead-up. In 2021 the Kingsford-Smith Cup winner Vega One went on to run second to Tofane in the Stradbroke Handicap results.

Think About It (2023) is the last sprinter to complete the Kingsford Smith Cup – Stradbroke Handicap double.

The 2022 Stradbroke Handicap winner Alligator Blood continued on to win a host of other Group 1 races interstate including the Underwood Stakes and VRC Champions Mile in Melbourne that spring. That year’s Stradbroke runner-up Private Eye further franked the form in Sydney with a The Everest second and $3 million Winners Stakes victory.

The 2023 Stradbroke Handicap also produced that spring’s $20 million The Everest winner with Think About It doing the double.

In 2024 Stefi Magnetica became the first three-year-old Stradbroke Handicap winning filly since 2006. She would go on to win the following year’s Group 1 Doncaster Mile in Sydney at Randwick in 2025.

Stradbroke Handicap 2025 – Quick Information

• Race Day: Saturday, June 14th, 2025
• Track Location: Eagle Farm Racecourse
• Track Surface: Turf
• Track Direction: Right-handed
• Race Distance: 1,400 metres
• Weight Conditions: Handicap
• Qualification: Open
• Type: Thoroughbred
• Grade: Group 1
• Operator: Brisbane Racing Club
• Prize Purse: $3,000,000 
• Inaugural Race: 1980
• 2025 Stradbroke Handicap Winner: TBD

sTRADBROKE HANDICAp RESULTS 2025

The official 2025 Stradbroke Handicap results will be available below once the race takes place on Saturday June 14, 2025.

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Stradbroke Handicap Betting 2025

There are many different ways to bet on the Stradbroke Handicap, and we have included some of the most popular options below:

How To Bet On The Stradbroke Handicap in 2025

1. Join up at neds.com.au
2. Make a deposit, using your credit card, PayPal or other safe electronic method
3. Make sure to check out form guide, once it’s released
4. Decide what kind of bet you’re going to place (Win, Place, Each-Way, Trifecta + more betting options, please read our section on Stradbroke Handicap Betting above).
5. Select the horse(s) for the race.

Which Horse Will Win The Stradbroke Handicap in 2025

The best way to pick which horse will win the Stradbroke Handicap in 2025 is to take into account their lead-up winter racing form, assess the barriers, consider the weights and look for the Group 1 graduates in the mix. 

Additional factors to consider when picking the Stradbroke Handicap winner include: 

• Lead Up – The Doomben 10,000 and the Kingsford Smith Cup are the best lead-up Stradbroke Handicap races. In 2023 Think About It did the Kingsford Smith – Stradbroke Group 1 double at Eagle Farm. 
• Peak Maturity Reached – Six year olds do best in this open qualification race.
• Favourite Failures – Favourites have a poor record in the Stradbroke. 

Stradbroke Handicap Favourites 2025

Favourites in 2025 Stradbroke Handicap betting include Group 1 Newmarket winner Joliestar from the Waller stable, last year’s The Goodwood winning mare in Adelaide Benedetta, and Anthony & Sam Freedman’s progressive Tassort filly Ameena who ran second in this year’s Robert Sangster at Morphettville.

From 2004-24 just two favourites in Stradbroke Handicap betting managed to get the job done with Black Piranha ($4) for his first in 2009 and the Joe Pride-trained Think About It ($3.60 in 2023).

Stradbroke Handicap Field 2025

The official 2025 Stradbroke Handicap final field is announced by Racing Queensland on the Tuesday of race week and will be published in full below. 

Stradbroke Handicap Tips 2025

Favourite: TBD

Best Bet: TBD

Best Roughie: TBD

Our insider Stradbroke Handicap 2025 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 2025 STRADBROKE HANDICAP DAY PREVIEW & TIPS

Stradbroke Handicap Race Day 2025

2025 Stradbroke Handicap Day takes place on Saturday the 14th of June 2025 at Eagle Farm Racecourse and is also host to the $1 million Group 1 J.J. Atkins (1600m) for two-year-old milers as well as the Group 2 $1.2 million The Q22 (2200m).

Other support acts on the card include the Group 2 $400,000 Brisbane Cup (3200m) run over the traditional two-mile Cup distance and the Group 2 $300,000 Dane Ripper Stakes (1300m) for fillies and mares.

Stradbroke Handicap Barrier Draw 2025

The 2025 Stradbroke Handicap barrier draw will be released on the Tuesday of race week at 5:15pm (AEST) with gates listed in our above Stradbroke Handicap Field section. 

The Stradbroke Handicap 2025 barrier draw takes place from 5:00pm (AEST) on Tuesday the 10th of June 2025. 

Stradbroke Handicap First acceptances 2025

The 2025 Stradbroke Handicap first acceptances close on Wednesday the 4th of June 2025 and the full list of first acceptors plus the updated Stradbroke Handicap 2025 order of entry will be available below.

Stradbroke Handicap Nominations 2025

The 2025 Stradbroke Handicap nominations close on Tuesday May 6, 2025, and the full list of early entries will be available below.

The Stradbroke Handicap 2025 nominations attracted 127 of the season’s best middle-distance sprinters led in all-in betting by Chris Waller’s Newmarket Handicap winning mare Joliestar.

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

Stradbroke Handicap Weights 2025

Handicap conditions apply to this race. Minimum weight is 51 kilograms. Final 2025 Stradbroke Handicap weights are announced at 4:00 PM the on Tuesday of race week and published in our above Stradbroke Handicap Field section. 

2025 Stradbroke Handicap Topweight:

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Stradbroke Handicap Acceptances 2025

2025 Stradbroke Handicap final acceptances must be declared before 9:00 AM on the Tuesday of race week and published in our above Stradbroke Handicap Field section. 

Stradbroke Handicap Jockeys 2025

The final riders’ announcement is at 12 PM on the Wednesday of race week and the official 2025 Stradbroke Handicap jockeys to be published in our above Stradbroke Handicap Field section. 

Stradbroke Handicap Scratchings 2025

2025 Stradbroke Handicap scratchings close at 7:30 AM on Saturday the 14th of June 2025. 

Stradbroke Handicap Prize Money 2025

The 2025 Stradbroke Handicap prize purse is worth $3,000,000 in total, distributed from places first through to tenth.

Stradbroke Handicap Race Number 2025

The 2025 Stradbroke Handicap race number is TBC for Saturday the 14th of June 2025. There are nine races in total that day at Eagle Farm Racecourse.

Stradbroke Handicap Form Guide 2025

The final form guide will be available the week of the race. You can check below for a link to our full 2025 Stradbroke Handicap Form Guide following final acceptances. 

CLICK HERE FOR OUR FULL 2025 STRADBROKE HANDICAP FORM GUIDE

Stradbroke Handicap Live 2025

You can watch or listen to the 2025 Stradbroke Handicap live, across the following mediums.

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

Free-to-air: Seven Network

Radio: Radio Sport National

Streaming: Racing NSW 

Stradbroke Handicap winners

Winners of the Stradbroke Handicap going back to 2000 are displayed in the table below. For a complete list of past Stradbroke Handicap winners right back to the race’s inauguration in 1890 – click here.