Eagle Farm Racecourse

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Eagle Farm Racecourse is a horse racing venue in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is located in the suburb of Ascot, 7 kilometers from the Brisbane central business district.

The turf track is 28 metres wide, with a circumference of 2027 metres and a home straight of 434 metres. Races are run in a clockwise direction.

[edit] Transport

Ascot railway station has direct access to the racecourse and is located on the Doomben Line. The racecourse can also be accessed by bus and ferry.

[edit] 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	Brisbane Cup	Open	Open	hcp	3200	June
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
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	1400	April
2	Winter Stakes	Open	F&M	hcp	1500	June
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

[edit] External links

• Queensland Turf Club

Coordinates: -27.427738° 153.06736°

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