Queensland Cup

KO Racing eyeing first Listed win with Chocolatier

Posted on October 7, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

Thoroughbred owner Kobie O’Brien will be hoping that Chocolatier can run a cheeky race at odds in Saturday’s Listed Queensland Cup at Eagle Farm.

Posted on August 27, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

New Zealand-bred jumper Social Element is flying heading into the Australian Grand National Steeplechase (4500m) at Ballarat on Sunday. The eight-year-old son of Savabeel has won his last four races, including the Crisp Steeplechase (4200m) at Sandown earlier this month, and trainers Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott couldn't be happier with the gelding heading into[...]

Posted on October 9, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Sir Barnabus produced an out-of-character performance in the Toowoomba Cup but trainer Jason Edwards is confident he can bounce back in the Queensland Cup.

Posted on August 21, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

A home state Cups campaign is on the agenda for Sir Barnabus if he can repel the Chris Waller juggernaut at Doomben. Sir Barnabus is on the second line of betting at $4.80 with TAB fixed odds, behind the Waller-trained duo of Humbolt Current and Mangione, the $4.20 joint favourites for the Souths Sports Club[...]

Posted on July 20, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

The Listed Queensland Cup will return to its traditional timeslot as part of a revamped spring carnival but at a much shorter distance. The Cup was run in the Queensland spring for more than 100 years and is one of the oldest races in the state. It was one of the few remaining 3200m races[...]

Posted on July 21, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Queensland Cup-winning jockey Matt McGillivray has been suspended for 11 days for causing interference in the Listed race. McGillivray, who rode the Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained Azuro to win Saturday's 3200m-race, was found guilty of causing interference to Dhoukan and Social Element at the 1500m. He is already set to serve a suspension which[...]

Posted on July 20, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

In form jockey Matt McGillivray showed how much he has matured as a jockey when he completed a great winter by winning the $200,000 Queensland Cup on Azuro. McGillivray made it seven stakes wins for the winter when took the favourite Azuro ($2.70) to the lead at the 1600m and then turned the 3200m race[...]

Posted on July 19, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Jim Byrne's reputation as a top rider of stayers has gained him a rare chance for champion trainer Chris Waller in the $200,000 Listed Queensland Cup at Eagle Farm. Byrne will ride tough stayer Exoteric who will be trying to add to Waller's stakes race total of 54 this season. Waller and Byrne combined to[...]

Posted on July 18, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Caloundra trainer Paul Jenkins is considering taking improved staying mare Travistee to New Zealand to chase more black-type. In the space of seven weeks Travistee has gone from winning the Gatton Cup to being a last-start third in the Listed Caloundra Cup (2400m). Travistee was second in the Provincial Stayers Cup and fifth in the[...]

Posted on July 14, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

The Ciaron Maher-David Eustace training partnership looks set to add another stakes win to its tally with a two-headed attack on the $200,000 Listed Queensland Cup (3200m) at Eagle Farm. Saturday's Cup is one of the oldest races in Queensland and was traditionally run in November until about 10 years ago when it was switched[...]

Posted on June 30, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Having proven himself at 3200 metres, Azuro will be given the chance to add to his Stayer's Cup win over the distance. The gelding will head to Brisbane for the Listed Queensland Cup at Eagle Farm on July 20. He won Saturday's Stayer's Cup at Rosehill with a sustained run down the straight. At Azuro's[...]

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