Brisbane Racing Club


The Brisbane Racing Club is an Australian horse racing organization based in Brisbane in the state of Queensland. The head office of the club is located at 230 Lancaster Road in Ascot.

History

The Brisbane Racing Club was founded on 1 July 2009 by a merger of the Queensland Turf Club and the Brisbane Turf Club. The club conducted 98 race meetings in 2012. The consolidation of the race clubs was the first of its kind in Australia as later other metropolitan race clubs would follow their initiative.

Courses

The courses operated by the BRC are Eagle Farm Racecourse and Doomben Racecourse.

Major races

The highlight on the Brisbane Racing Clubs racing calendar is the Brisbane Racing Carnival, run across five consecutive Saturdays in May and June. The highlights include the Doomben 10,000 and the AAMI Stradbroke Handicap.