Tickets On Sale for the New-Look 2026 Ladbrokes Stradbroke Season
5 March 2026
Ladbrokes Stradbroke Season is out of the gates with
tickets to Queensland’s biggest
racing carnival, going on sale to the public at 10am on Thursday 5 March, with
the 2026 edition set to be the biggest in the carnival’s history.
Running from 2 May to 27 June, this year’s Ladbrokes Stradbroke Season
expands to seven racedays, following the addition of Tattersall’s Tiara Day (27
June) to the Brisbane Racing Club carnival.
The move means all of Queensland’s Group 1 races will now be staged
within Brisbane’s winter carnival, further cementing Ladbrokes Stradbroke
Season as the state’s premier thoroughbred racing showcase.
The carnival culminates with the running of Queensland’s most
prestigious race, the Group 1 $3 million Ladbrokes Stradbroke Handicap (13
June).
In another major development for 2026, the Queensland Government
recently confirmed Seven Oaks Day (6 June) will form part of Queensland’s Mega
Day of Sport, a statewide celebration marking 167 years since Queensland
separated from New South Wales.
Seven Oaks Day will now sit alongside a packed program of elite sporting
events across the state as Queensland celebrates its official birthday.
Sport fans will again be spoilt for choice during Ladbrokes Doomben
10,000 Day (16 May), which coincides with Day 2 of the NRL’s Magic Round at
Suncorp Stadium.
Last year’s XXXX Trackside Beer Garden proved a major hit with both
racing and rugby league fans, creating a lively cross-sport atmosphere that
Brisbane Racing Club expects to build on again in 2026.
The remaining feature racedays — Guineas Day (2 May), XXXX Doomben Cup
Day (23 May), and Sky Racing Derby Day (30 May) will continue to showcase the
elite racing, premium hospitality and vibrant trackside entertainment that have
made Ladbrokes Stradbroke Season a highlight of Queensland’s sporting calendar.
Tickets will be available through Brisbane Racing Club’s new ticketing
partner, Ticketmaster.
Long regarded as the carnival that produces future Everest, Melbourne
Cup and Caulfield Cup winners, the carnival’s global profile has also been
boosted through inclusion in the Hong Kong Jockey Club’s World Pool, the
world’s most liquid pari-mutuel wagering pool, reserved for only the biggest
racedays across the globe.
Brisbane Racing Club CEO Karl deKroo said the 2026 carnival would bring
a fresh energy to one of Queensland’s great sporting traditions.
“Ladbrokes Stradbroke Season is Queensland’s moment to shine on racing’s
global stage,” Mr deKroo said.
“It attracts the country’s best horses, jockeys and trainers, while also
playing a major role in the state’s tourism and major events calendar.
“Across seven racedays we expect to welcome more than 35,000 racegoers
and generate almost half of the racing industry’s annual contribution to the
Queensland economy, which IER estimates to be $2.5 billion.
“The carnival will feel refreshed in 2026 with a new marketing campaign,
Ladbrokes as our naming rights partner, the addition of Tattersall’s Tiara Day,
and deeper connections to the wider sporting landscape through the Mega Day of
Sport and the return of our rugby league trackside experience on Doomben 10,000
Day.
“Brisbane will be buzzing across those weeks, and we’re looking forward
to welcoming racegoers, sports fans and visitors from across the country
trackside for another outstanding Ladbrokes Stradbroke Season.”