Ladbrokes Tip: The BRC Sprint serves as a nice lead-up into the Stradbroke Handicap

The BRC Sprint is a Group 3 quality handicap event runs at Doomben Racecourse on a Saturday in May during the Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival on Doomben Cup Day.

The COVID-19 pandemic saw a number of big changes to the 2020 Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival including the BRC Sprint running over 1200mm instead of the traditional 1350m.

Offering $175,000 in total prize money as of 2021, the race serves as a nice lead-up into the Group 1 Stradbroke Handicap (1400m) at Eagle Farm.

Tyzone (2019) won the BRC Sprint before a Stradbroke second and then improved on an unplaced BRC Sprint run the following year before winning the 2020 Stradbroke Handicap.

The latest edition of the BRC Sprint ran on Saturday the 22nd of May, 2021 and was won in an upset by local hope Emerald Kingdom. 

BRC Sprint Race Info

• Date: Saturday the 22nd of May, 2021
• Track: Doomben Racecourse 
• Distance: 1350m 
• Conditions: Quality Handicap – Open
• Status: Group 3
• Prize Money: $175,000 
• First Run: 1985

2021 BRC Sprint Results

The full BRC Sprint 2021 race results & finishing order will be available below once the race is run and won on Saturday the 22nd of May, 2021.

• 1st: #6 Emerald Kingdom
• 2nd: #2 Tofane
• 3rd: #16 Axe

The Robert Heathcote-trained Emerald Kingdom ($31) enjoyed an upset win in the BRC Sprint 2021 results earning a shot at the Group 1 Stradbroke Handicap in a fortnight’s time.

BRC Sprint Betting & Odds

BRC Sprint betting markets are led by in-form sprinters coming off good lead-up runs from the autumn – early winter season. The runners that finished in the money in races like the Group 3 Hall Mark Stakes (1200m) at Randwick often sit high up the BRC Sprint odds, as do any returning runners that performed well in previous editions of the race.

Favourites only have a fair record in the BRC Sprint so looking for horses further down the markets, especially any Group 1 performers or 1400m horses down in grade or distance.

There was a notable upset in 2021 however with the BRC Sprint winner Emerald Kingdom saluting at 30/1.

2021 BRC Sprint Odds

The season’s best BRC Sprint 2021 betting odds and markets will be available right here the week of the race so stay tuned for the top Brisbane Winter Racing odds and offers on the Stradbroke lead-up.

BRC Sprint Field

The BRC Sprint field attracts the winter’s most promising sprinters and middle-distance runners targeting a potential Stradbroke Handicap run over the 1400m next run at Brisbane’s premier track, Eagle Farm.

2021 BRC Sprint Field

The official BRC Sprint 2021 field & barriers are set for release on the Wednesday of race week.

A line-up of potential Stradbroke-bound horses do battle in the 2021 BRC Sprint final field led in betting by Tony Gollan’s ultra-consistent Garibaldi who won four on the trot last time in before a first-up second at Eagle Farm last start.

• Scratched: #7 Dragon Leap (9); #12 Flash Aah (4); #15 Wonderful Riri (12)

2021 BRC Sprint Nominations

The BRC Sprint 2021 nominations will be provided below on the Monday of race week so stay tuned to see what early Stradbroke Handicap hopes are targeting the traditional lead-up.

BRC Sprint Tips

BRC Sprint betting tips include looking for the sprinters that performed best in lead-up races like Sydney’s Hall Mark Stakes or the Group 2 Victory Stakes (1200m).

Looking for previous Stradbroke Handicap performers down in grade or kicking off their winter bids in the BRC Sprint in easier company is another good tip.

2021 BRC Sprint Tips

Our Ladbrokes’ insider BRC Sprint 2021 betting tips will be detailed below the week of the race so stay tuned for the young hopefuls to back and sack in the Group 3 event.

• To Win: #8 Groundswell ($7.50 at time of publish)

Strong lead-up form from this Anthony & Sam Freedman-trained Fastnet Rock four-year-old who is looking to make it three on the trot. Drawn to win in barrier one with Damian Lane continuing associations. Won at Bendigo from the inside alley by nearly three lengths over 1400m two back before a Black-Type Adelaide victory on April 24 carrying three kilos more than his 55kg allocation here. Big chance to continue his state-by-state dominance.

BRC Sprint Form Guide

The BRC Sprint form guide features information like the jockeys, trainers, barriers and lead-up form of all the fillies in the field.

Looking for sprinters coming off a Black-Type win, those that ran well in Sydney’s Hall Mark Stakes last time out, runners proven at the Doomben track and Stradbroke hopes are all important when doing the BRC Sprint form.

The BRC Sprint form has also stacked up in the Group 1 Stradbroke Handicap in recent years.

2021 BRC Sprint Form Guide

A link to our comprehensive BRC Sprint 2021 Form Guide will be provided for punters below the week of the race.

BRC Sprint Results

The BRC Sprint results in Brisbane have been dominated by smart sprinters with proven Group race ability and past Group 1 performers out of the Stradbroke.

Notable BRC Sprint winners include the current race record holder Chief De Beers (1998), Tiger Tees (2012) and Tyzone (2019).

Past BRC Sprint Winners