Grand Prix Stakes
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History
The Grand Prix Stakes is a Group 3 race for three-year-olds conducted by the Brisbane Racing Club at Eagle Farm as part of the Queensland Summer racing carnival.
The Grand Prix Stakes is run over 1800m under set weights and was introduced in 1971 as a major lead-up to the G1 Queensland Derby. It was moved to December from 2019.
The Grand Prix Stakes was run at Eagle Farm from 1971 until 2009. From 2010 it was held at Doomben but is back to Eagle Farm.
The distance has varied many times and went back to 1800m in 2024.
The Grand Prix Stakes was a Group 2 race from 1979 until 2005 and has been Group 3 since 2006.
All three placegetters from 2018 were raced in Asia after the Winter carnival.
Gypsy Goddess would end up the Queensland Oaks winner six months after winning the Grand Prix.
The following horses have completed the Grand Prix Stakes–Queensland Derby double: Lefroy (1978), Double Century (1979), Kingston Town (1980), Mr. Cromwell (1981), Our Planet (1982), Librici (1984), Handy Proverb (1986), Hidden Rhythm (1989), Dorset Downs (1991), Air Seattle (1993), Half Hennessy (2003), Ice Chariot (2006), Brambles (2012) and Hawkspur (2013). Kovalica won that double in 2023 as the first to do it with the races six months apart.
Other notable winners of the Grand Prix Stakes include Mode, Latin Knight, Asgard, Balmerino, Surround, Our Sophia, Stargazer, Distinctly Secret, Reenact, Vilanova, Gypsy Goddess and Kovalica.
The 2025 Grand Prix Stakes was run for prizemoney of $300,000.
The 2025 Grand Prix Stakes was won by Matias from Agent Zero and Tameloa.
Previous Grand Prix Stakes Winners
| Date | Horse | Jockey | WT | Trainer | BP |
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MATIAS
(AUS)
3G SNITZEL (AUS) - NEVER LISTEN (AUS) TRUSTING (AUS) |
M RODD | 57.0 | G RYAN & S ALEXIOU | 7 |
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BEAU DAZZLER
(NZ)
3C ARDROSSAN (AUS) - PWERFECT (AUS) PENTIRE (GB) |
JAG GUTHMANN-CHESTER | 57.0 | TONY & MADDYSEN SEARS | 1 |
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ENCODER
(AUS)
3G ENCRYPTION (AUS) - EIGHT BELOW (AUS) SEBRING (AUS) |
DAMIEN THORNTON | 57.0 | D L FREEDMAN | 10 |
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KOVALICA
(NZ)
3G OCEAN PARK (NZ) - VITESSE (NZ) MAKFI (GB) |
JAMES ORMAN | 57.0 | CHRIS WALLER | 8 |
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GYPSY GODDESS
(NZ)
3F TARZINO (NZ) - INVISIBLE COIN (AUS) REDOUTE'S CHOICE (AUS) |
STEPHANIE THORNTON | 55.0 | DAVID VANDYKE | 1 |
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THE ELANORA
(AUS)
3C REDOUTE'S CHOICE (AUS) - YESTERJOY (AUS) MORE THAN READY (USA) |
G BOSS | 57.0 | CHRIS WALLER | 12 |
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CHAINS OF HONOUR
(AUS)
3G REDOUTE'S CHOICE (AUS) - FAINT PERFUME (AUS) SHAMARDAL (USA) |
M J ZAHRA | 57.0 | GERALD RYAN | 2 |
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FUN FACT
(AUS)
3G THE FACTOR (USA) - FILL THE PAGE (AUS) DANE SHADOW (AUS) |
MICHAEL CAHILL | 57.0 | BJORN BAKER | 8 |
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HEAVENLY THOUGHT
(AUS)
3C SO YOU THINK (NZ) - GOD LOVE IT (AUS) ST COVET (AUS) |
DAMIAN LANE | 57.0 | DARREN WEIR | 1 |
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ORDER AGAIN
(NZ)
3G IFFRAAJ (GB) - GLASS HALF FULL (NZ) VAN NISTELROOY (USA) |
L V CASSIDY | 57.0 | BRIAN SMITH | 7 |
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MACKINTOSH
(NZ)
3G PINS (AUS) - LOLLY SCRAMBLE (NZ) GENEROUS (IRE) |
B SHINN | 57.0 | CHRIS WALLER | 3 |
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BASIC TRILOGY
(NZ)
3G MASTERCRAFTSMAN (IRE) - SHE'S GOLDEN CLASS (NZ) GOLD BROSE (AUS) |
K MCEVOY | 57.0 | PETER G MOODY | 11 |
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VILANOVA
(NZ)
3G COMMANDS (AUS) - VALPOLICELLA (NZ) RED RANSOM (USA) |
N RAWILLER | 57.0 | CHRIS WALLER | 14 |
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HAWKSPUR
(AUS)
3G PURREALIST (AUS) - MOLLYHAWK (AUS) CATBIRD (AUS) |
J CASSIDY | 57.0 | CHRIS WALLER | 1 |
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BRAMBLES
(NZ)
3G SAVABEEL (AUS) - PRICKLE (NZ) PINS (AUS) |
B RAWILLER | 57.0 | PETER G MOODY | 7 |
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TURNITUP
(AUS)
3G DANE SHADOW (AUS) - NO FINDING (AUS) HULA CHIEF (NZ) |
L NOLEN | 56.0 | PETER G MOODY | 10 |
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KUTCHINSKY
(AUS)
3G ANABAA (USA) - MY FIRST ZABEEL (AUS) ZABEEL (NZ) |
C NEWITT | 56.0 | TONY NOONAN | 3 |
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SAINT MINERVA
(AUS)
3F GALILEO (IRE) - AMICABLE (AUS) LAST TYCOON (IRE) |
CRAIG WILLIAMS | 52.0 | ALAN BAILEY | 13 |
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BELL ACADEMY
(AUS)
3G ROYAL ACADEMY (USA) - BELLQUIN (AUS) BELLOTTO (USA) |
G SCHOFIELD | 54.0 | ROBERT HEATHCOTE | 8 |
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SIRMIONE
(AUS)
3G ENCOSTA DE LAGO (AUS) - WORLD GUIDE (NZ) DEFENSIVE PLAY (USA) |
M RODD | 56.5 | BART CUMMINGS | 8 |
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ICE CHARIOT
(AUS)
3G SEMIPALATINSK (USA) - SNOW CHARIOT (AUS) CHARIOT (AUS) |
G A LYNCH | 53.0 | R E MAUND | 14 |
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SPURUSON
(AUS)
3G FLYING SPUR (AUS) - TAMARI (USA) NUREYEV (USA) |
A PATTILLO | 53.0 | RODNEY OLLERTON | 3 |
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RECLAIM
(AUS)
3G ASCOT KNIGHT (CAN) - SPRING SERENADE (AUS) WITHOUT FEAR (FR) |
G CHILDS | 53.0 | GERALD RYAN | 1 |
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HALF HENNESSY
(AUS)
3C HENNESSY (USA) - SINGEING LAMP (AUS) BLAZING SADDLES (AUS) |
S SEAMER | 56.5 | BEDE MURRAY | 4 |
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DISTINCTLY SECRET
(NZ)
3G DISTINCTLY NORTH (USA) - TE AKAU SECRET (NZ) LORD BALLINA (AUS) |
B YORK | 53.5 | MARK WALKER | 12 |
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REENACT
(AUS)
3C MARSCAY (AUS) - ROLE (USA) GULCH (USA) |
G COLLESS | 55.5 | JACK DENHAM | 10 |
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MAKE MINE MAGIC
(AUS)
3G CANADIAN SILVER (CAN) - THIS WAY UP (AUS) SEMIPALATINSK (USA) |
G COLLESS | 53.0 | ALAN BAILEY | 11 |
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