The Stradbroke Handicap Betting & Tips

The 2023 Stradbroke Handicap will take place at Eagle Farm Racecourse on Saturday the 10th of June and is a staple of the Queensland Winter Racing Carnival. This year’s Stradbroke Handicap promises to be a thriller as last year we saw a superb run from Alligator Blood on his way to victory in the 2022 Stradbroke Handicap.

The 1400m Stradbroke Handicap is an open qualification to the nation’s greatest thoroughbreds battling it out in a prestigious Group 1 race for the main spoils of the now $3 million AUD prize pool. Read below for more information on the increase in prize money for the Stradbroke Handicap as well as how that prize money is distributing amongst the field of competitors.

Click on any of the links below to jump straight to the relevant section of this 2023 Stradbroke Handicap preview. Just a reminder, keep your calendars open for Saturday the 10th of June 2023, so you do not miss out on the 2023 Stradbroke Handicap at Eagle Farm Racecourse.

The Feature Race – The 2023 Stradbroke Handicap
In the main section of this 2023 Stradbroke Handicap preview, we take a deep dive into the upcoming feature race that is the 2023 Stradbroke Handicap. As hinted above, we look at the proposed distribution of prize money for the 2023 Stradbroke Handicap at Eagle Farm Racecourse.

In addition, we have compiled a full list of all current pre-nominations for the 2023 Stradbroke Handicap. Below that is a table of the current odds on favourites to win the 2023 Stradbroke Handicap at the time of writing.

The fixed win and fixed place odds for the current favourites going into the 2023 Stradbroke Handicap are provided by PlayUp. Be sure to visit our Bookmaker Reviews page for a comprehensive breakdown of PlayUp, as well as lots of other available Australian bookmakers that offer markets on Group 1 thoroughbred races such as the 2023 Stradbroke Handicap.

Where to Bet on the 2023 Stradbroke Handicap
This section of OnlyRacing’s 2023 Stradbroke Handicap preview provides tips on how to choose the best bookie for you come race day on Saturday the 10th of June 2023 at Eagle Farm Racecourse. Alongside these tips and tricks are five pros and cons tables for some of the available Australian bookmakers that we have made all-inclusive reviews about. Make sure you go to our Bookmaker Reviews page to read into the bookmaker you use!

Track History of Eagle Farm Racecourse – Home to the Stradbroke Handicap
Eagle Farm Racecourse is the second most prestigious racing venue in Queensland, just after Doomben Racecourse at Ascot. However, this does not diminish the history and moments that have unfolded at Eagle Farm Racecourse. Whilst our 2023 Stradbroke Handicap preview does not look too deep into the track history of Eagle Farm Racecourse, you can visit our Group 1 Races page or our Eagle Farm Racecourse page for more information.

In this review of Eagle Farm Racecourse, we look into the biggest moments and events that have taken place at the venue, as well as what sets it apart from Doomben Racecourse and other racing venues around Australia that also play host to Group 1 races.

Race History of the Stradbroke Handicap
In the ‘Race History of the Stradbroke Handicap’ section of this 2023 Stradbroke Handicap preview we breakdown the changes over the years that have taken place to the Stradbroke Handicap, as well as the most successful jockeys, trainers, horses, and stables that have travelled to Eagle Farm Racecourse to compete the 2023 Stradbroke Handicap.

This section of the 2023 Stradbroke Handicap preview really paints a picture of the prestige behind this great race and is a great read to fully appreciate the Stradbroke Handicap before placing your bets on the race at Eagle Farm Racecourse taking place in June.

Past Winners of the Stradbroke Handicap
To conclude our 2023 Stradbroke Handicap preview, we have put together a complete list of all of the winners of the Stradbroke Handicap. This includes the winner all the way back in the inaugural 1890 Stradbroke Handicap more than 130 years ago, as well as the most recent champion in Alligator Blood who won the 2022 Stradbroke Handicap.

The Feature Race - The 2024 Stradbroke Handicap

1400m Eagle Farm RacecourseStradbroke Handicap – 1400m

Date: Saturday 1st April 2023
Time: TBD (AEDT)
Prize Money: $3 million AUD

Mostly thanks to Racing New South Wales, all other state racing commissions including Queensland Racing have upped their prize money for the 2023 Group 1 thoroughbred racing season. As a result, the prize money on offer for the Stradbroke Handicap has doubled! Yes, that is not a typo, the Stradbroke Handicap had $1.5 million AUD up for grabs in the 2022 Stradbroke Handicap, has seen a whopping increase to its kitty. So much so that there is now $3 million AUD in the prize pool available for the runners in the 2023 Stradbroke Handicap.

Although Alligator Blood took home the main prize out of a possible $1.5 million AUD his for his connections, the winner of the 2023 Stradbroke Handicap will walk away with more! Whoever is crowned champion of the 2023 Stradbroke Handicap at Eagle Farm Racecourse will walk away with $1,800,000 AUD in prize money that will be distributed to the jockey on the day, as well as the stable, trainers, and investors.

Have a look below to see how the $3 million AUD prize pool will be distributed in the 2023 Stradbroke Handicap:

Placing	Prize Money
1st	$1,800,000
2nd	$540,000
3rd	$270,000
4th	$135,000
5th	$75,000
6th, 7th, and 8th	$60,000

At the time of writing this 2023 Stradbroke Handicap preview, the feature race is over a month away. As a result, the current odds provided by Australian bookmakers that offer futures markets on Group 1 thoroughbred races are all pre-nomination odds. As such, we thought it pertinent to include a complete list of all current pre-nominations in alphabetical order, as well as the current favourites for the 2023 Stradbroke Handicap.

A Case Of You (Ire)
Acquitted (Ire)
Aft Cabin
Air To Air
Alpine Edge
Ang Pow
Antino (Nz)
Arentee
Aureus Angel
Axe
Baller
Bank Maur
Bella Nipotina
Billionair Baby
Blondeau
Brereton
Bring The Ransom
Brookspire
Bunker Hut (Nz)
Cardinal Gem
Cepheus (Gb)
Chain Of Lightning
Chairman
Clemenceau
Coal Crusher
Converge
Corner Pocket
Corona Lad
Count Da Beans
Dalchini
Dark Destroyer (Nz)
Deer Trail
Democracy Manifest
Dragon Leap
Dream Hour
Ef Troop
Ekaterina
Eleven Eleven
Emerald Kingdom
End Assembly
Espiona
Excelida
Extremely Lucky
Far Too Easy
Fashion Legend
Finepoint
Flag Of Honour
Frosty Rocks
General Beau
Gentleman Roy
Gundy Bridge
Hawaii Five Oh
Hilal
Holyfield
Inver Park (Gb)
Irish Songs
Iron Man
Kementari
Kiku
Kipsbay
Kirwan’s Lane (Nz)
Lady Of Honour
Lady Of Luxury
Lofty Strike
Lord Vladivostok (Nz)
Lost And Running (Nz)
Lubrication
Mariamia
Matcha Latte
Me Me Lagarde
Meritable
Military Expert
Millane
Mister Yu Shu
Munhamek (Gb)
Not An Option
Old Flame (Gb)
Opal Ridge
Oscar Zulu
Overpass
Palaisipan
Paulele
Prime Candidate
Prince Of Boom
Promise Of Success (Gb)
Purple Sector (Nz)
Quantico
Revolutionary Miss
Roch ’N’ Horse (Nz)
Roots
Rothfire
Royal Merchant
Rubamos
Ruthless Dame (Nz)
Salateen
Scallopini
September Run
Shades Of Rose
Sheeza Belter
She’s All Class
Sinawann (Ire)
Startantes
Superstorm
Swiss Exile
Tamerlane
The Inferno
Think About It
Tick Tock Queen
Titanium Power
Tuvalu
Ucalledit (Nz)
Victory Lane
Vilana
Vinco
Vowmaster
Waihaha Falls (Nz)
Welwal (Gb)
West Of Africa
Written Beauty
Yellow Brick
Zou Tiger
Zoutori

Quite a few pre-nominations for the 2023 Stradbroke Handicap! Some names might be familiar, others not, however it is noticeable that a lot of Australia’s elite are in the conversation. Look below to see the current favourites at the time of writing this 2023 Stradbroke Handicap preview.

The odds denoted in the ‘FIXED WIN ODDS’ and ‘FIXED PLACE ODDS’ columns are given by PlayUp. To see a comprehensive review of the bookmaker, click on PlayUp or our Bookmaker Reviews page.

Please Note: All odds are provided by PlayUp.

Runners	Fixed Win Odds	Fixed Place Odds
Think About it	4.60	1.90
Yellow Brick	6.00	2.25
Ruthless Dame	10.00	3.25
Aft Cabin	11.00	3.50
Opal Ridge	11.00	3.50
Antino	12.00	3.75
Hawaii Five Oh	14.00	4.25
A Case of You	15.00	4.50
Cardinal Gem	15.00	4.50
Far Too Easy	15.00	4.50
Vilana	15.00	4.50
Rothfire	17.00	5.00
Gentleman Roy	21.00	6.00
Converge	26.00	7.30
Espiona	26.00	7.30
Lofty Strike	26.00	7.30
Lost And Running	26.00	7.30
Mariamia	26.00	7.30
Overpass	26.00	7.30
Prince Of Boom	26.00	7.30

Check back closer to the race date of the 2023 Stradbroke Handicap on Saturday the 10th of June 2023 for updated odds and a confirmed field of runners. Also be sure to visit our OnlyRacing Tips page a couple of days out from the 2023 Stradbroke Handicap so you can get key insights and betting tips before the feature race jumps at Eagle Farm Racecourse.

Where to Bet on the 2024 Stradbroke Handicap

There are over 80 available Australian bookmakers that offer markets on Group 1 thoroughbred horse races around the country. Our Bookmaker Reviews page has a full list of all of these bookies! Be sure to check it out, as well as specific bookmakers for which we have in-depth reviews too.

Picking which of these many, many available Aussie bookies to bet with on the 2023 Stradbroke Handicap might seem like quite a difficult task. However, follow these two steps below to put your mind at ease.

First off, if you are a creature of habit and do not want to overcomplicate betting on the 2023 Stradbroke Handicap, then choose the bookie you are most comfortable with using. If your everyday bookie to bet with, or check odds with, is Unibet for example, then check out the specific promotions on offer for that day to maximise your returns. Scroll down in this ‘Where to Bet on the 2023 Stradbroke Handicap’ portion of OnlyRacing’s 2023 Stradbroke Handicap preview to see a pros and cons list for PlayUp. Alternatively, visit our PlayUp Review page for a complete review.

The other method to use is odds comparison. This way will take a lot longer to decide which bookie to use for the 2023 Stradbroke Handicap, however, you will most likely have a higher return on average. What I suggest for betting on the 2023 Stradbroke Handicap is to:

Select the markets you wish to bet on for the 2023 Stradbroke Handicap at Eagle Farm Racecourse.
Compare the odds from as many available Australian bookmakers as you can muster. Our Bookmaker Reviews page has a full list if you need. From there, whichever of these Aussie bookmakers are offering you the best odds for your selected market, you should place with.

We have included five pros and cons tables below that can hopefully assist you with your decision of where to punt on for the 2023 Stradbroke Handicap. Tune in to Eagle Farm Racecourse on Saturday the 10th of June 2023 to watch the 2023 Stradbroke Handicap live.

Track History of Eagle Farm Racecourse – Home to the Stradbroke Handicap

Eagle Farm Racecourse plays host to some of Australia’s biggest and best Group 1 thoroughbred races. This is no exception with the Stradbroke Handicap that takes place at a distance of 1400m and is staged in the Queensland Winter Racing Carnival, especially now that the prize pool is set at $3 million AUD for the 2023 Stradbroke Handicap.

Visit our Eagle Farm Racecourse Review page for a breakdown of the biggest events that take place at the venue, in addition to the new amenities on offer after reconstruction in the second half of the 2010s.

Race History of the Stradbroke Handicap

Traditionally run as a six furlong race (approximately 1200m) from its inaugural feature race, the 1890 Stradbroke Handicap, the big event shifted to a seven furlong race in 1953 for twenty years. Since 1972, the modern Stradbroke Handicap is run right-handed at Eagle Farm Racecourse for a distance of 1400m.

Below are some important historical facts to know about the Stradbroke Handicap before you bet on the 2023 Stradbroke Handicap. Please note if you are still struggling to decide what bookie to use for betting on the 2023 Stradbroke Handicap, scroll up to the ‘Where to Bet on the 2023 Stradbroke Handicap’ section of this race preview. Also, check back closer to the race date for a full set of tips on our OnlyRacing Tips Page.

There have only been five two-year-old winners in the history of the Stradbroke Handicap, with the most recent occurring over 60 years ago when Wiggle won the 1958 Stradbroke Handicap.

The Stradbroke Handicap has been named as such, except between the years of 1982 and 1988 when the Stradbroke Handicap was known as the Elders Handicap which was also run at Eagle Farm Racecourse.

The only edition of the Stradbroke Handicap raced at a venue other than Eagle Farm Racecourse was the 2015 Stradbroke Handicap that saw renovations happening at Eagle Farm Racecourse. The course of action was to move the 2015 Stradbroke Handicap to Queensland’s most prestigious and stored racing venue, Doomben Racecourse.

A wild conclusion to the 1980 Stradbroke Handicap saw Bemboka Yacht crowned champion due to Ducatoon failing a steroid test after the race. This is one of the only noted title stripping due to a banned substance in Australian Group 1 history.

In the eighth iteration of the Stradbroke Handicap, the only feature race to be resulted as a dead-heat took place. The Scamp and Dalnair shared the spoils as co-victors in the 1897 Stradbroke Handicap.

Toledo holds the fastest time in winning a Stradbroke Handicap at the modern distance of 1400m. He ran the 1998 Stradbroke Handicap in a record 1 minutes 20.2 seconds!

Past Winners of the Stradbroke Handicap

Some of Australia’s greatest champions have won the Stradbroke Handicap at Eagle Farm Racecourse. Read below for our comprehensive list of every champion of the Stradbroke Handicap from Pyrrhus in the 1890 Stradbroke Handicap to Alligator Blood in the 2022 Stradbroke Handicap.

2022 - Alligator Blood
2021 - Tofane
2020 - Tyzone
2019 - Trekking
2018 - Santa Ana Lane
2017 - Impending
2016 - Under The Louvre
2015 - Srikandi
2014 - River Lad
2013 - Linton
2012 - Mid Summer Music
2011 - Sincero
2010 - Black Piranha
2009 - Black Piranha
2008 - Mr Baritone
2007 - Sniper's Bullet
2006 - La Montagna
2005 - St. Basil
2004 - Thorn Park
2003 - Private Steer
2002 - Show A Heart
2001 - Crawl
2000 - Landsighting
1999 - Adam
1998 - Toledo
1997 - Dane Ripper
1996 - Danasinga
1995 - Rouslan
1994 - All Our Mob
1993 - Never Undercharge
1992 - Rough Habit
1991 - Rough Habit
1990 - Plush Embassy
1989 - Robian Steel
1988 - Campaign King
1987 - Dancing Poet
1986 - Daybreak Lover
1985 - Canterbury Belle
1984 - Daybreak Lover
1983 - Brenlaine
1982 - Grey Receiver
1981 - Watney
1980 - Bemboka Yacht
1979 - Imposing
1978 - Innisfree
1977 - Sir Wisp
1976 - Manawapoi
1975 - Spedito
1974 - Go Fun
1973 - Lucky Cloud
1972 - Triton
1971 - Rajah Sahib
1970 - Divide And Rule
1969 - Prince Medes
1968 - Cabochon
1967 - Mister Hush
1966 - Castanea
1965 - Winfreux
1964 - Cele's Image
1963 - Mullala
1962 - Kilshery
1961 - Persian Lyric
1960 - Wallgar
1959 - Grey Ghost
1958 - Wiggle
1957 - Kingster
1956 - Knave
1955 - Plato
1954 - Karendi
1953 - Suncup
1952 - Wedborough
1951 - Aqua Regis
1950 - Lucky Ring
1949 - Lucky Ring
1948 - Ballyvista
1947 - Hedui
1946 - Abbeville
1942 - 45 –The 1942, 1943, 1944, and 1945 Stradbroke Handicap feature races did not take place.
1941 - High Rank
1940 - Heroic's Double
1939 - Bahwing
1938 - Thurles Lad
1937 - King Merlin
1936 - Capris
1935 - Petrol Lager
1934 - Petrol Lager
1933 - Sun Eagle
1932 - Credence
1931 - Lady Linden
1930 - Will Yet
1929 - I.O.U.
1928 - Sarlind
1927 - Running Girl
1926 - Highland
1925 - Highland
1924 - Molly Cyrus
1923 - Lady Aura
1922 - Laneffe
1921 - Syceonelle
1920 - Syce Lad
1919 - Gold Tie
1918 - Gold Tie
1917 - Sydney Damsel
1916 - Amberdown
1915 - Cairn Wallace
1914 - Malt Mark
1913 - Line Gun
1912 - Pittsworth Gun
1911 - Lady Hope
1910 - Bright Laddie
1909 - Storm King
1908 - Satisfair
1907 - Jessie's Dream
1906 - Darelong
1905 - Ruscity
1904 - Forge
1903 - Fitz Grafton
1902 - Blunderer
1901 - Glengarry
1900 - Prince Edward
1899 - Sweetheart
1898 - Boreas ii
1897 - The Scamp and Dalnair were both victors in a dead-heat in the 1897 Stradbroke Handicap.
1896 - Babel
1895 - Babel
1894 - Studbook
1893 - Rosy Dawn
1892 - Tallboy
1891 - Dan O'Connell
1890 – Pyrrhus

Thank you for reading OnlyRacing’s preview to the 2023 Stradbroke Handicap. We hope this preview provided useful information on both the historical side and in relation to the 2023 Stradbroke Handicap feature race. Good luck punters!