Eagle Farm Racecourse


Eagle Farm Racecourse is a heritage-listed horse racing venue in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is located at the northern end of Racecourse Road in the suburb of Ascot, from the Brisbane central business district.
The turf track is wide, with a circumference of and a home straight of. Races are run in a clockwise direction.
Doomben Racecourse is located nearby in the same suburb.

History

The Eagle Farm Racecourse was established in 1863 and it is now the premier racecourse in Brisbane.
In 1889–1890, the architecture partnership Hunter and Corrie and architect John H. Buckeridge jointly designed the grandstands, known as the Paddock Stands. They also designed stables and sheds.
In 1941 the racecourse was taken over by the military authorities to house thousands of American troops during the Pacific War. It was then known as U.S. Camp Ascot.

Heritage listing

A combined entry Eagle Farm Racecourse and Ascot Railway Station was listed on the Queensland Heritage Register in 2004.

Transport

has direct access to the racecourse and is located on the Doomben line. The racecourse can also be accessed by bus and, from Bretts Wharf, by CityCat.

Races

The following is a list of Group races which are run at Eagle Farm Racecourse:
GrpRace NameAgeSexWeightDistanceDate
1Queensland Derby3YOOpensw2400June
1Queensland Oaks3YOFilliessw2400June
1Stradbroke HandicapOpenOpenhcp1400June
1The T J Smith2YOOpenhcp1600June
1Winter StakesOpenOpenwfa1400June
2Brisbane CupOpenOpenhcp2400June
2P J O'Shea StakesOpenOpenwfa2400June
2QTC CupOpenOpenhcp1300June
2QTC Sires Produce Stakes2YOOpensw1400June
2Queensland Guineas3YOOpensw1600June
2Sir Byrne Hart StakesOpenOpenwfa1200May
3Dane Ripper QualityOpenF&Mqlty1400June
3Grand Prix Stakes3YOOpenhcp2100June
3Tattersall's CupOpenOpenhcp2200June
3W J Healy StakesOpenOpenhcp1200June
3Turf Monthly Queen's CupOpenOpenhcp3200July