Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival Tips & Betting Advice
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The Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival is Queensland's top thoroughbred festival and the highlight of gallops action in Australia in the colder months.
Highlighted by Stradbroke Handicap and the Doomben 10,000, the Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival is a top tier festival on our racing calendar.
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Brisbane Winter Racing Schedule
- Date Race Name State Prize Money Distance Track
August 2026
- Sat 29 Memsie Stakes (Group 1) Melbourne Spring Carnival VIC $750,000 1400 metres Caulfield
September 2026
- Sat 05 AJ Moir Stakes (Group 1) Melbourne Spring Carnival VIC $750,000 1000 metres Moonee Valley
- Sat 12 Makybe Diva Stakes (Group 1) Melbourne Spring Carnival VIC $750,000 1600 metres Flemington
- Sat 19 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes (Group 1) Melbourne Spring Carnival VIC $1,000,000 1400 metres Caulfield
- Sat 19 Underwood Stakes (Group 1) Melbourne Spring Carnival VIC $750,000 1800 metres Caulfield
- Sat 26 Golden Rose (Group 1) Sydney Spring Carnival NSW $1,000,000 1400 metres Rosehill
- Sun 27 Manikato Stakes (Group 1) Melbourne Spring Carnival VIC $2,000,000 1200 metres Caulfield
October 2026
- Sat 03 The Metropolitan (Group 1) Sydney Spring Carnival NSW $750,000 2400 metres Randwick
- Sat 03 Turnbull Stakes (Group 1) Melbourne Spring Carnival VIC $750,000 2000 metres Flemington
- Sat 03 Epsom Handicap (Group 1) Sydney Spring Carnival NSW $1,500,000 1600 metres Randwick
- Sat 03 Flight Stakes (Group 1) Sydney Spring Carnival NSW $750,000 1600 metres Randwick
- Sat 10 Might And Power (Group 1) Melbourne Spring Carnival VIC $1,000,000 2000 metres Caulfield
- Sat 10 Toorak Handicap (Group 1) Melbourne Spring Carnival VIC $1,000,000 1600 metres Caulfield
- Sat 10 Caulfield Guineas (Group 1) Melbourne Spring Carnival VIC $3,000,000 1600 metres Caulfield
- Sat 17 The Everest (Non-Listed) Sydney Spring Carnival NSW $15 Million 1200 metres Randwick
- Sat 17 King Charles III Stakes (Group 1) Sydney Spring Carnival NSW $5,000,000 1600 Randwick
- Sat 17 Thousand Guineas (Group 1) Melbourne Spring Carnival VIC $1,500,000 1600 metres Caulfield
- Sat 17 Caulfield Cup (Group 1) Melbourne Spring Carnival VIC $5,000,000 2400 metres Caulfield
- Sat 24 Spring Champion Stakes (Group 1) Sydney Spring Carnival NSW $2,000,000 2000 metres Randwick
- Sat 24 W.S. Cox Plate (Group 1) Melbourne Spring Carnival VIC $5,000,000 2040 metres Flemington
- Sat 31 Empire Rose Stakes (Group 1) Melbourne Cup Carnival VIC $1,000,000 1600 metres Flemington
- Sat 31 Coolmore Stud Stakes (Group 1) Melbourne Cup Carnival VIC $2,000,000 1200 metres Flemington
- Sat 31 Golden Eagle (Group 1) Sydney Spring Carnival NSW $7,500,000 1500 metres Rosehill
- Sat 31 Victoria Derby (Group 1) Melbourne Cup Carnival VIC $2,000,000 2500 metres Flemington
November 2026
- Tue 03 Melbourne Cup (Group 1) Melbourne Cup Carnival VIC $8,000,000 3200 metres Flemington
- Thu 05 VRC Oaks (Group 1) Melbourne Cup Carnival VIC $1,000,000 2500 metres Flemington
- Sat 07 VRC Champions Mile (Group 1) Melbourne Cup Carnival VIC $3,000,000 1600 metres Flemington
- Sat 07 Champions Sprint (Group 1) Melbourne Cup Carnival VIC $3,000,000 1200 metres Flemington
- Sat 07 VRC Champions Stakes (Group 1) Melbourne Cup Carnival VIC $3,000,000 2000 metres Flemington
- Sat 14 C.F. Orr Stakes (Group 1) Melbourne Autumn Carnival VIC $750,000 1400 metres Caulfield
- Sat 21 Railway Stakes (Group 1) Perth Summer Carnival WA $1,500,000 1600 metres Ascot
- Sat 28 Winterbottom Stakes (Group 1) Perth Summer Carnival WA $1,500,000 1200 metres Ascot
December 2026
- Sat 05 Kingston Town Classic (Group 1) Perth Summer Carnival WA $1,500,000 1800 metres Ascot
February 2027
- Sat 13 Black Caviar Lightning Stakes (Group 1) Melbourne Autumn Carnival VIC $1,000,000 1000 metres Flemington
- Sat 20 Futurity Stakes (Group 1) Melbourne Autumn Carnival VIC $750,000 1400 metres Caulfield
- Sat 20 Blue Diamond Stakes (Group 1) Melbourne Autumn Carnival VIC $2,000,000 1200 metres Caulfield
- Sat 20 Oakleigh Plate (Group 1) Melbourne Autumn Carnival VIC $750,000 1100 metres Caulfield
- Sat 27 Chipping Norton Stakes (Group 1) Sydney Autumn Carnival NSW $1,000,000 1600 metres Randwick
- Sat 27 Randwick Guineas (Group 1) Sydney Autumn Carnival NSW $1,000,000 1600 metres Randwick
- Sat 27 Australian Guineas (Group 1) Melbourne Autumn Carnival VIC $1,000,000 1600 metres Flemington
- Sat 27 Surround Stakes (Group 1) Sydney Autumn Carnival NSW $750,000 1400 metres Randwick
March 2027
- Sat 06 Canterbury Stakes (Group 1) Sydney Autumn Carnival NSW $750,000 1300 metres Randwick
- Sat 06 All-Star Mile (Group 1) Melbourne Autumn Carnival VIC $2,500,000 1600 metres Moonee Valley
- Sat 06 Newmarket Handicap (Group 1) Melbourne Autumn Carnival VIC $1,500,000 1200 metres Flemington
- Mon 08 Adelaide Cup (Group 2) Adelaide Racing Carnival SA $400,000 3200 metres Morphettville
- Sat 13 Coolmore Classic (Group 1) Sydney Autumn Carnival NSW $1,000,000 1500 metres Rosehill
- Sat 20 Ranvet Stakes (Group 1) Sydney Autumn Carnival NSW $1,000,000 2000 metres Rosehill
- Sat 20 George Ryder Stakes (Group 1) Sydney Autumn Carnival NSW $1,000,000 1500 metres Rosehill
- Sat 20 Rosehill Guineas (Group 1) Sydney Autumn Carnival NSW $750,000 2000 metres Rosehill
- Sat 20 William Reid Stakes (Group 1) Melbourne Autumn Carnival VIC $1,000,000 1200 metres Moonee Valley
- Sat 20 Golden Slipper (Group 1) Sydney Autumn Carnival NSW $5,000,000 1200 metres Rosehill
- Sat 20 The Galaxy (Group 1) Sydney Autumn Carnival NSW $1,000,000 1100 metres Rosehill
- Sat 27 Australian Cup (Group 1) Melbourne Autumn Carnival VIC $2,500,000 2000 metres Flemington
- Sat 27 Vinery Stud Stakes (Group 1) Sydney Autumn Carnival NSW $750,000 2000 metres Rosehill
- Sat 27 Tancred Stakes (Group 1) Sydney Autumn Carnival NSW $1,5000,000 2400 metres Rosehill
April 2027
- Sat 03 Inglis Sires' (Group 1) The Championships NSW $1,000,000 1400 metres Randwick
- Sat 03 Australian Derby (Group 1) The Championships NSW $2,000,000 2400 metres Randwick
- Sat 03 TJ Smith Stakes (Group 1) The Championships NSW $3,000,000 1200 metres Randwick
- Sat 03 Doncaster Mile (Group 1) The Championships NSW $4,000,000 1600 metres Randwick
- Sat 10 Australian Oaks (Group 1) The Championships NSW $1,000,000 2400 metres Randwick
- Sat 10 Sydney Cup (Group 1) The Championships NSW $2,000,000 3200 metres Randwick
- Sat 10 Queen Elizabeth Stakes (Group 1) The Championships NSW $4,000,000 2000 metres Randwick
- Sat 10 Queen of the Turf Stakes (Group 1) The Championships NSW $1,000,000 1600 metres Randwick
- Sat 17 Champagne Stakes (Group 1) Sydney Autumn Carnival NSW $1,000,000 1600 metres Randwick
- Sat 17 All Aged Stakes (Group 1) Sydney Autumn Carnival NSW $1,500,000 1400 metres Randwick
- Sat 24 Australasian Oaks (Group 1) Adelaide Racing Carnival SA $1,000,000 2000 metres Morphettville
- Sat 24 Robert Sangster Stakes (Group 1) Adelaide Racing Carnival SA $1,000,000 1200 metres Morphettville
May 2027
- Sat 01 South Australian Derby (Group 1) Adelaide Racing Carnival SA $1,000,000 2500 metres Morphettville
- Sat 08 The Goodwood (Group 1) Adelaide Racing Carnival SA $1,000,000 1200 metres Morphettville
- Sat 15 Doomben 10000 (Group 1) Brisbane Winter Carnival QLD $1,500,000 1200 metres Doomben
- Sat 22 Doomben Cup (Group 1) Brisbane Winter Carnival QLD $1,000,000 2000 metres Doomben
- Sat 29 Queensland Derby (Group 1) Brisbane Winter Carnival QLD $1,000,000 2400 metres Eagle Farm
- Sat 29 Kingsford-Smith Cup (Group 1) Brisbane Winter Carnival QLD $1,000,000 1300 metres Eagle Farm
June 2027
- Sat 05 Queensland Oaks (Group 1) Brisbane Winter Carnival QLD $700,000 2200 metres Eagle Farm
- Sat 12 JJ Atkins (Group 1) Brisbane Winter Carnival QLD $1,000,000 1600 metres Eagle Farm
- Sat 12 Stradbroke Handicap (Group 1) Brisbane Winter Carnival QLD $3,000,000 1400 metres Eagle Farm
- Sat 26 Tattersalls Tiara (Group 1) Brisbane Winter Carnival QLD $700,000 1400 metres Eagle Farm
Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival Betting Odds
Check the individual races pages for the latest betting markets, news and tips on the big Group One races of the Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival.
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Major races of the Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival
The major race of the Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival is the Group One Stradbroke Handicap, which is the only race in Queensland that has prizemoney in seven figures ($1.5 million).
The Doomben 10,000 is the other major sprint of the carnival, with the JJ Atkins (1600m) the premier mile event of the winter.
Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival History
In the months of May and June, Doomben and Eagle Farm racecourses come alive for five days of thoroughbred action in the state of Queensland.
The highlight of the carnival is the Group One Stradbroke Handicap, which was first run and won back in 1890 with Pyrrhus taking out the prize. Since that running the festival has grown in stature every year, culiminating in the 2019 edition of the Stradbroke being run for $1.5 million.
Today the Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival is Australia's top colder month festivals and a must-watch for thoroughbred enthusiasts.
Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival FAQ
When does the Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival take place?
The Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival kicks off earnestly in May with the Doomben 10,000 the first of a number of major races. It concludes in June.
Where is the Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival held?
Eagle Farm and Doomben are the venues that host the main races of the Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival.
When is the Stradbroke Handicap?
The Stradbroke Handicap is without question the most recognisable race of the Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival. It is traditionally held at the start of June each year.
