Eagle Farm Cup
Horse race
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The Q22, registered as the Eagle Farm Cup and previously the P. J. O’Shea Stakes is a Brisbane Racing Club Group 2 Thoroughbred horse race held under weight for age conditions, for horses aged three years old and upwards, over a distance of 2,200 metres at Doomben Racecourse, Brisbane, Australia during the Queensland Winter Racing Carnival.[1]
Brisbane, Australia
 Russia, 1947 winner | |
| Class | Group 2 |
|---|---|
| Location | Doomben Racecourse Brisbane, Australia |
| Inaugurated | 1947 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Sponsor | HKJC World Pool (2024 - 2026) |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 2,200 metres |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Right-handed |
| Qualification | Three years old and older |
| Weight | Weight for age |
| Purse | A$1,200,000 (2026) |
History
The inaugural running of the race as the P.J. O'Shea Stakes was in 1947.[2] The race was named after Patrick O'Shea, the Queensland Turf Club's treasurer in the early 1900s and raced horses in Brisbane for 35 years.[3]
The race used to be considered a major leadup race to the Brisbane Cup, however it is now raced on the same day as that race. This race now has greater stake money than the Cup.
Name
- 1947–1971 - P. J. O'Shea Stakes
- 1972 - Sir Winston Churchill Stakes
- 1973–2009 - P. J. O'Shea Stakes
- 2010–2016 - Eagle Farm Cup
- 2017–2019 - P. J. O'Shea Stakes
- 2021 onwards - Q22
Distance
Grade
- 1947–1978 - Principal race
- 1979 onwards - Group 2 race
Venue
Due to track reconstruction of Eagle Farm Racecourse for the 2014–15 racing season the event was transferred to Doomben Racecourse.[6] With the poor state of the Eagle Farm Racecourse in 2017 this race and the Queensland Oaks again moved to Doomben Racecourse.[7] In 2018 the meeting was moved to the Sunshine Coast.[8]
- 2015, 2017, 2019 - Doomben Racecourse[6]
- 2018 - Corbould Park Racecourse[8]
1951 racebook
1951 QTC Stradbroke Handicap showing raceday officials
1951 QTC Stradbroke Handicap showing raceday notices
1951 QTC P.J. O'Shea Stakes page showing the winner, Voussoir
1951 QTC Stradbroke Handicap showing information notices for owners
1951 QTC Stradbroke Handicap showing raceday programme of music
Back cover showing railway and catering arrangements
Winners
The following are past winners of the race.[9]
- 2026 - Royal Supremacy
- 2025 - Kovalica
- 2024 - Fawkner Park
- 2023 - Without A Fight[10]
- 2022 - Numerian[11]
- 2021 - Zaaki[12]
- 2020 - Race not held
- 2019 - Kenedna[13]
- 2018 - Egg Tart[14]
- 2017 - Single Gaze[15]
- 2016 - Race not held(1)
- 2015 - Werther[16]
- 2014 - Moriarty[17]
- 2013 - Quintessential[18]
- 2012 - Lights Of Heaven[19]
- 2011 - Glass Harmonium[20]
- 2010 - Triple Honour[21]
- 2009 - Scenic Shot[22]
- 2008 - Scenic Shot[23]
- 2007 - Pentathon[24]
- 2006 - Mahtoum[25]
- 2005 - Natural Blitz[26]
- 2004 - Pentastic[27]
- 2003 - Maguire[28]
- 2002 - Hey Pronto[29]
- 2001 - Yippyio[30]
- 2000 - Ken's Joy[31]
- 1999 - Sharscay[32]
- 1998 - Intergaze[33]
- 1997 - Pakaraka Star[34]
- 1996 - The Phantom Chance[35]
- 1995 - Rough Habit[36]
- 1994 - Full Suit[37]
- 1993 - Dark Ksar[38]
- 1992 - Mountain Rule[39]
- 1991 - Magnolia Hall/Spring Thaw(2)[40]
- 1990 - Shuzohra[41]
- 1989 - Card Shark[42]
- 1988 - Lord Hybrow[43]
- 1987 - Our Silver Elm[44]
- 1986 - Rising Fear[45]
- 1985 - Our Boyfriend[46]
- 1984 - Godarchi[47]
- 1983 - Prince Majestic[5]
- 1982 - Shamrock[48]
- 1981 - Four Crowns
- 1980 - Iko[49]
- 1979 - Belmura Lad[50]
- 1978 - Tod Bay
- 1977 - Ngawyni[51]
- 1976 - Balmerino
- 1975 - Nourishing
- 1974 - Passetreul
- 1973 - Baghdad Note[52]
- 1972 - Tails[53]
- 1971 - Bluelough
- 1970 - Roman Consul
- 1969 - Roman Consul
- 1968 - Swift Peter
- 1967 - Striking Force
- 1966 - Striking Force
- 1965 - Fair Patton
- 1964 - Count Radiant
- 1963 - Oakland
- 1962 - Rural Loch
- 1961 - Tulloch[4]
- 1960 - Tulloch
- 1959 - Caesar
- 1958 - Sailor's Guide
- 1957 - Redcraze
- 1956 - Redcraze
- 1955 - Surprise Ending
- 1954 - Gallant Archer
- 1953 - Hydrogen[54]
- 1952 - Spellman
- 1951 - Voussoir
- 1950 - Persist
- 1949 - Dark Marne
- 1948 - On Cor
- 1947 - Russia[2]