Australia’s best horses arrive in Brisbane
All eyes on the $1 million prize
The action packed Channel 7 Brisbane Racing Carnival will come to an exciting end this Saturday, 12 June, with Queensland's grandest day of horse-racing – the AAMI Stradbroke Day.
Thousands will flock to Eagle Farm to share in the excitement of Queensland's top day of racing culminating in the AAMI Stradbroke Handicap, Brisbane's richest and most celebrated race.
Race-goers will witness history as Australia's elite horses battle it out in Australia's premiere sprint handicap race, all eyes on the $1 million prize.
The AAMI Stradbroke Handicap is named after Lord Stradbroke, a relative of Admiral Rous, the man who developed the weight for age scale.
Weight for age means a horse will carry a set weight in accordance with its age, qualifying the average physical progress a thoroughbred horse makes as it matures. This results in a closely matched field where every horse has a chance of being first past the post.
The AAMI Stradbroke Handicap is a favourite with both professional and amateur punters offering the biggest betting prize pool and best odds of any of the Brisbane Racing Carnival races.
Raced over a distance of 1400 metres, the AAMI Stradbroke Handicap has produced many heart-stopping moments over its 120 year history and 2010 promises to be just as electrifying.
This high stakes race has been known to produce some of the nation's finest champions, some of which go on to become racing legends.
Australiasia's finest jockeys, trainers and horses are lining up to compete but the race also has a local flavour in 2010 with some South East Queensland trainers and owners hoping for a win in front of a home crowd.
This pinnacle of the Queensland racing calendar brings the social and racing worlds together to enjoy an incredible day of entertainment both on and off the track.
The South East Queensland social set will rub shoulders with racing's elite in the myriad of marquees that line the track.
Hundreds of kilos of Queensland's finest seafood, crates of champagne, as well as a huge assortment of the finest food and wines are heading trackside for an epic day of wining, dining and racing.
The Myer Fashions on the Field will see a hotly contested race off the track as South East Queensland fashionistas hope to impress the judges with their interpretation of classic race-wear.
Race-goers will get to see the results of the inaugural AAMI Stradbroke Paint a Horse Competition where 24 primary schools from all over Qld decorated a life size fibre glass horse in a theme centered on the120th year of the great race. Each horse will be on show at various points around the track.
It is the end of an era on Saturday when veteran race-caller Wayne Wilson, 25 years as the Voice of Queensland Racing, will call his last Stradbroke Day before retiring in August.
Tickets are just $25 through Ticketek (plus booking fee) or they can be purchased at the gate on the day.
