2011 Grand Prix Stakes Results

The 2011 Grand Prix Stakes has been taken out by the Peter Moody trained Turnitup, who beat home a classy field of three year olds in what is one of the traditional lead up races to the Queensland Derby. Turnitup produced a sustained run down the middle of the Doomben…

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Grand Prix Stakes

Every winter in Brisbane, the city comes alive as the Queensland capital draws some of Australia’s elite horses to the state, competing in the Brisbane Winter Carnival. Regarded as the premier racing event in the Sunshine State, the carnival is host to many top class races, one of which is the Group 3 Grand Prix Stakes every May.

Held at the Eagle Farm Racecourse, the Grand Prix Stakes draws in three-year-old horses to compete over 2,100 metres, for a share in $125,000. As an open handicap, the Grand Prix Stakes falls on one of the carnivals top days of racing; the Treasury Casino QLD Day.

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Also held on the Treasury Casino QLD Day is the $400,000 Group 1 Queensland Oaks (2400m), the Group 2 QTC Sires Produce Stakes (1400m), the Group 2 P J O’Shea Stakes (2200m), the Group 2 QTC Cup (1300m) and the Group 2 Dane Ripper Quality (1400m).

Race Information

When: May

Where: Eagle Farm Racecourse, Brisbane

Distance: 2100m

Race Status: Group 3

Race Conditions: 3YO, Open Handicap

Prize Money: $125,000

First Run: 1971

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