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The Doomben 10,000 is a Brisbane Racing Club Group 1 Thoroughbred Weight for Age horse race, run over a distance of 1200 metres at Doomben Racecourse, Brisbane, Australia during the Queensland Winter Racing Carnival. [1] Total prize money is A$1,000,000. The race is considered one of the premier sprint races in Queensland racing.
Two trainers have won this race twice: [2] Walter Doolan (1990, 1991) John Morish (1999, 2000) Two jockeys have won the race twice: [2] John Hutchings (1990, 1991) Larry Cassidy (1993, 1995) The race record is held by Chief De Beers in 1998 in 1:17.50. [2] Chief De Beers recorded all his twenty victories on the Doomben race track. [3]
The Doomben Cup is a Brisbane Racing Club Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race for horses three years old and older, run under Weight for Age conditions over a distance of 2000 metres at Doomben Racecourse, Brisbane, Australia during the Queensland Winter Racing Carnival. [1] Total prize money is A$1,000,000.
The Chairman's Handicap is a Brisbane Racing Club Group 3 Australian Thoroughbred open quality handicap, over a distance of 2000 metres at Doomben Racecourse, Brisbane, Australia during the Queensland Winter Racing Carnival. [1] Prizemoney is A$150,000.
The following is a list of commentators who have broadcast thoroughbred racing events for Fox Sports. Race callers. Larry Collmus [1] Trevor Denman [2]
The race was upgraded to a Listed race in 1979. [3] The race continued to be held on Labour Day until 2003 when it was rescheduled for late April with the name change to Doomben Carnival Cup. [4] In 2005 the race was set to the current name Lord Mayor's Cup [5] and since 2006 the race is on the Doomben Cup racecard. [1]
After the Pacific war ended and military camps were removed from Doomben, the race became known as the Doomben 10,000 following the reopening of the course on June 1, 1946, in which the prize was increased to 10,000 pound. This made Doomben 10,000 the richest sprint race in Australia at the time, however, the total prize pool for the race in ...
The network ran the race until 2005, when ESPN signed an eight-year television contract to broadcast the race starting in 2006. In 2012, NBC regained the broadcast rights for the Breeders' Cup. Most races are shown on the NBC Sports Network, while the Classic is broadcast on the main network. [3]