Australian horse racing club
Horse race
The Doomben 10,000 is a Brisbane Racing Club Group 1 Thoroughbred Weight for Age horse race, run over a distance of 1200 metres at Doomben Racecourse , Brisbane , Australia during the Queensland Winter Racing Carnival.[1] Total prize money is A$ 1,000,000. The race is considered one of the premier sprint races in Queensland racing.
History
The race was changed to the Doomben 10,000 after the £10,000 prize money on offer, which at the time was the richest sprint in Australia.
Notable sprinters to win the race are Chief De Beers (1995, 1998), Falvelon (2001-02), Prince Trialia in 1990–91, and Black Onyx in 1969–70.[1] Included in the list are former greats Bernborough in 1946 and Manikato in 1979.[1]
In July 1951, then apprentice Aboriginal jockey Merv Maynard (whose career spanned nearly five decades, in which he rode over 1,500 winners[2] ) was heading for a win on Waratah King when the horse came down, and he was thrown. Coniston went on to win the race.[3] [4]
Recently,[when? ] champion sprinters Apache Cat and Takeover Target captured this race.[1] Sea Siren was the first three-year-old filly to win the race in 2012.[1]
Lough Neagh , 1934 winner
1954 racebook
Front cover of the 1954 BATC Doomben 10,000 racebook
1954 BATC Doomben 10,000 showing raceday officials
Starters and results showing the winner, Nagpuni
Starters and results of the 1954 BATC Doomben 10,000
Back cover showing admission charges
Name
1933–1945 - Doomben Newmarket Handicap
1946–1979 - Doomben 10,000
1980–1989 - Rothmans 100,000
1990–1992 - Castlemaine 10,000
1993 onwards - Doomben 10,000
Distance
1933-1941 - 6 furlongs (~1200 metres) run at Doomben straight 6 furlongs.
1942-1945 - run over 7 furlongs at Albion Park
1942–1972 - 7 furlongs (~1400 metres)
1973–2016 – 1350 metres
2017 onwards - 1,200 metres
Grade
1933–1979 - Principal Race
1980 onwards - Group 1
Records
Jockey George Moore won the race five times:[5]
(1940, 1953, 1957, 1969, 1971) Trainer T J Smith won the race six times:[5]
(1955, 1964, 1969, 1970, 1982, 1985) The race record for the 1350 metre distance was set by Falvelon in 2001 with a time of 1:17.21 and Tipperary Star in 1963 in 1:17+ 1 ⁄5 .[5]
Winners
2023 - Giga Kick [6]
2022 - Mazu[7]
2021 - Eduardo[8]
2020 - ‡race not held [9]
2019 - The Bostonian[10]
2018 - English[11]
2017 - Redzel [12]
2016 - Music Magnate[13]
2015 - Boban[14]
2014 - Spirit of Boom[15]
2013 - Epaulette [16]
2012 - Sea Siren[17]
2011 - Beaded[18]
2010 - Hot Danish[19]
2009 - Apache Cat [20]
2008 - Apache Cat [21]
2007 - Takeover Target [22]
2006 - Undue[23]
2005 - Red Oog[24]
2004 - Super Elegant[25]
2003 - Bel Esprit[26]
2002 - Falvelon[27]
2001 - Falvelon[28]
2000 - Mr. Innocent[29]
1999 - Laurie's Lottery[30]
1998 - Chief De Beers[31]
1997 - Accomplice[32]
1996 - Suntain[33]
1995 - Chief De Beers[34]
1994 - Flitter[35]
1993 - Unequalled[36]
1992 - Barrosa Boy[37]
1991 - Prince Trialia[38]
1990 - Prince Trialia[39]
1989 - Potrero[40]
1988 - Campaign King[41]
1987 - Broad Reach[42]
1986 - Between Ourselves[43]
1985 - Lord Ballina[44]
1984 - Getting Closer[45]
1983 - My Axeman[46]
1982 - Ideal Planet
1981 - Sovereign Red
1980 - Hit It Benny
1979 - Manikato
1978 - Blue's Finito
1977 - Maybe Mahal
1976 - Burwana
1975 - Spedito
1974 - Charlton Boy
1973 - Craigola
1972 - Bengalla Lad
1971 - Baguette
1970 - Black Onyx
1969 - Black Onyx
1968 - Gay Gauntlet
1967 - Bourbon Beau
1966 - Pterylaw
1965 - Winfreux
1964 - The Tempest
1963 - Tipperary Star
1962 - Red Smoke
1961 - Aquanita
1960 - In Love
1959 - Second Earl
1958 - Grey Ghost
1957 - Teranyan
1956 - El Khobar
1955 - Apple Bay
1954 - Nagpuni
1953 - True Leader
1952 - Highlea
1951 - Coniston
1950 - Rim Boy
1949 - Ungar
1948 - Murray Stream
1947 - Highstrung
1946 - Bernborough
1945 - Port Raider
1944 - Gold Force
1943 - The Image
1942 - Auction
1941 - High Rank
1940 - Expressman
1939 - Micawber
1938 - Hamurah
1937 - Gay Chou
1936 - High Benia
1935 - Pamelus
1934 - Lough Neagh
1933 - Wallen
‡ Not held because of the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia