Eagle Farm Racecourse

Eagle Farm Racecourse is a

heritage-listed horse racing venue in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is located at the northern end of Racecourse Road in the suburb of Ascot, 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) from the Brisbane central business district

.

The turf track is 28 metres (92 ft) wide, with a circumference of 2,027 metres (6,650 ft) and a

home straight

of 434 metres (1,424 ft). Races are run in a clockwise direction.

Doomben Racecourse is located nearby in the same suburb.

History

The Eagle Farm Racecourse was established in 1863 and it is now the premier

racecourse in Brisbane.^[1]

In 1889–1890, the architecture partnership Hunter and Corrie and architect John H. Buckeridge jointly designed the grandstands, known as the Paddock Stands. They also designed stables and sheds.^[2]

In 1941 the racecourse was taken over by the military authorities to house thousands of American troops during the Pacific War. It was then known as U.S. Camp Ascot.^[3]

Heritage listing

A combined entry

Eagle Farm Racecourse and Ascot Railway Station was listed on the Queensland Heritage Register in 2004.^[4]

Transport

CityCat

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Races

The following is a list of Group races which are run at Eagle Farm Racecourse:

Grp	Race Name	Age	Sex	Weight	Distance	Date
1	Queensland Derby	3YO	Open	sw	2400	June
1	Queensland Oaks	3YO	Fillies	sw	2400	June
1	Stradbroke Handicap	Open	Open	hcp	1400	June
1	The T J Smith	2YO	Open	hcp	1600	June
1	Winter Stakes	Open	Open	wfa	1400	June
2	Brisbane Cup	Open	Open	hcp	2400	June
2	P J O'Shea Stakes	Open	Open	wfa	2400	June
2	QTC Cup	Open	Open	hcp	1300	June
2	QTC Sires Produce Stakes	2YO	Open	sw	1400	June
2	Queensland Guineas	3YO	Open	sw	1600	June
2	Sir Byrne Hart Stakes	Open	Open	wfa	1200	May
3	Dane Ripper Quality	Open	F&M	qlty	1400	June
3	Grand Prix Stakes	3YO	Open	hcp	2100	June
3	Tattersall's Cup	Open	Open	hcp	2200	June
3	W J Healy Stakes	Open	Open	hcp	1200	June
3	Queen's Cup	Open	Open	hcp	3200	July