Doomben

Echoes Of Heaven will have to battle a wide barrier draw when he takes to the track for the 2011 Grand Prix Stakes at Doomben Racecourse this Saturday May 28, 2011. The three-year-old colt has drawn gate 20 for the race, which combined with Doomben’s tight track spells major problems…

Gerald Ryan will attempt to stop Darley from winning another Group 1 two-year-old race when he lines Hot Snitzel up in the Group 1 T.J. Smith on June 11. Darley has managed to win all of the previous Group 1 juvenile races this season, however, Ryan is hoping he can…

Trainer Tony Gollan will try his luck in the $125,000 BRC Sprint this Saturday with four-year-old gelding Listen Son. Listen Son will be out to win his first Group race when he takes to Doomben Racecourse this weekend. The Big Jesse gelding finished eighth in his last start in the…

The Hombre will attempt to walk in the successful footsteps of his stablemate Jimmy Choux when he takes to the track for the 2011 Doomben Cup this Saturday May 14, 2011. The John Bary-trained New Zealander will have his first start in Australia since running in the Group 1 Queensland…

Doomben Racecourse will come alive this Saturday when the picturesque track hosts their third and final race meeting of the Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival, the Carlton Mid Doomben 10,000 Day. Three quality Group races are programmed for the day, including race six, the $125,000 Group 3 Premier’s Cup (2200m). The…

In the closing race at Doomben Racecourse on Saturday, Peter Snowden’s consistent mare Beaded secured a narrow win in the $125,000 Group 3 Darley BRC Sprint (1350m). A four-year-old daughter of boom sire Lonhro, Beaded started as the clear $2.90 favourite and held on to defeat the fast approaching $14…

In a sensational day of racing for Chris Waller, the Rosehill-based mentor secured his second of three wins at Doomben on Saturday in the $150,000 Group 2 Champagne Classic (1200m) with promising two-year-old Pressday. Domesday colt Pressday ($8.50) managed a tidy 1 ¼ length victory ahead of consistent Queensland colt…

In an intense and entertaining finish in the $500,000 Group 1 Doomben Cup (2020m) at Doomben racecourse on Saturday, the Chris Waller-trained favourite Metal Bender pulled out a final burst of acceleration to bound home and secure back-to-back black type success. A four-year-old Danasinga gelding, Metal Bender entered the betting…

On Saturday as part of the highly anticipated Kirks Doomben Cup Day, a top-class field of sprinters will take to the Doomben track in the final race of the day, the $125,000 Group 3 Darley BRC Sprint (1350m). This year the 2010 BRC Sprint has attracted 16 runners plus four…

This Saturday Doomben Racecourse is home to the latest meeting of the prestigious Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival, and as part of the day’s proceedings a capacity field of two-year-olds will take to the track in the $150,000 Group 2 Champagne Classic (1200m). Some exciting juveniles line-up in this year’s Champagne…