Ladbrokes Tip: The Sydney Cup graduates from the autumn make a nice Brisbane Cup tip!
The next edition of the Brisbane Cup runs on Saturday, June 13, 2026 as part of Eagle Farm’s Stradbroke Day card.
2026 Brisbane Cup Odds
Our top Brisbane Cup 2026 racing odds and betting market links will be available below as soon as available so stay tuned to back your favourite winter stayers at the right prices.
Brisbane Cup Tips
Brisbane Cup tips include looking for the best stayers out of the earlier winter staying features in the Sunshine State such as the Doomben Cup held over less distance.
Horses with winning form over 2000 – 2400m, any proven two-mile horses that may have run in Sydney’s Group 1 Sydney Cup (3200m) over the same distance at Randwick in the autumn, those that sneak into the race on a nice handicap and proven Brisbane performers all make good Brisbane Cup betting tips to take to the bookies each winter.
2026 Brisbane Cup Tips
Our Ladbrokes’ insider Brisbane Cup 2026 tips andexotic Brisbane winter racing selections will be detailed below the week of the race so bookmark this page for the stayers to back and sack in the classic.
The time-honoured Brisbane Cup is a Group 2 support act run on the biggest race day of the annual Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival – Stradbroke Handicap – in early to mid-June. The event, and all others on the card, traditionally runs at Eagle Farm Racecourse and is currently contested over the genuine two-mile cup distance of 3200m.
Run and won since 1866, the Brisbane Cup has taken place over a variety of distances but is back to 3200m for the first time in 2021 since 2006.
There is a generous $400,000 in total prize money on offer in the Brisbane Cup, which formerly served as a nice next-up option for graduates out of the Group 2 P.J. O’Shea Stakes (2200m). In 2021 a change to the carnival line-up sees the P.J. O’Shea Stakes rebranded as the $1.2 million The Q22 and it now runs on the same day as the Brisbane Cup.
Horses then may come into the Brisbane Cup field via the previous month’s Group 1 Doomben Cup (2000m). Scenic Shot (2009) was the last horse to do the Doomben Cup – Brisbane Cup double, also winning the latter the former for a second time in 2011. With the increase in Brisbane Cup prize money the race has become an end-of-winter target in itself for many stayers.
The meeting is headlined by two Group 1 races with the Stradbroke Handicap and the JJ Atkins. The Brisbane Cup also originally held Group 1 status up until its down grade in 2007. During it’s time as a Group 1 the event was also contested over the 3200m like the Melbourne Cup in the spring and the autumn’s Sydney Cup.
A potential next-up option for the graduates out of the Brisbane Cup is the $200,000 Group 3 Tattersall’s Cup (2400m) run on Tatt’s Tiara Day.
Brisbane Cup Race Info
- Date: Saturday, June 13, 2026
- Track: Eagle Farm Racecourse
- Distance: 3200m
- Conditions: Quality Handicap
- Status: Group 2
- Prize Money: $400,000
- First Run: 1866
2026 Brisbane Cup Results
The official Brisbane Cup 2026 Results & Finishing Order will be announced below once the race is run and won on Saturday, June 13, 2026.
Brisbane Cup Betting
Brisbane Cup betting opens the week leading-up to the race and features the winter’s top stayers.
Horses that have run well in the key lead-up races including the Doomben Cup or the Group 3 Premier’s Cup (2400m) on Queensland Derby Day sit top of the Brisbane Cup odds.
Campaldino (2025) was the last horse to complete the Premier’s Cup – Brisbane Cup winter race double.
Any previous Brisbane race experience bodes well for the best in Brisbane Cup betting, but interstate raiders have had plenty of recent success in the race including the 2025 success of the Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott-trained Sydney raider Campaldino.
Prior to that, Sydney’s Chris Waller won the 2023 Brisbane Cup with his 2021 Sydney Cup champ Selino back in winning form.
Brisbane Cup odds also suit the better-weighted runners, class horses in the mix and if there are wet tracks about in the winter obviously the proven mudlarks.
Knights Order ($3.70EF in 2021) who defeated the equal favourite Carif home by nearly five lengths followed by Campaldino ($2.90 in 2025) are the latest Brisbane Cup favourites to win.
Brisbane Cup Field
The Brisbane Cup race field attracts a quality line-up of genuine stayers, especially from 2021 when the event ran back up over 3200m.
There are a host of nice lead-up races for gallopers into the Brisbane Cup field including the Group 1 Doomben Cup (2000m) run a fortnight earlier.
The official Brisbane Cup field is out on the Wednesday leading-up to Stradbroke Handicap Day following nominations on the Monday.
2026 Brisbane Cup Field
The official Brisbane Cup 2026 Final Field & Barriers will be published below so stay tuned to see what stayers make the cut in the handicap clash.
2026 Brisbane Cup Nominations
Nominations for the 2026 Brisbane Cup race close the Monday of race week with the full list of early entries to be published below.
Brisbane Cup Form Guide
The Brisbane Cup form guide provides punters with all the crucial horse and race info needed to place a well-informed wager on the winter showdown including the saddlecloth and barrier numbers of all the runners, their lead-up form, handicap weight allocations, jockeys and track / distance records.
The best Brisbane Cup form races to follow each winter are the Doomben Cup and the Premier’s Cup.
The Brisbane Cup form has also stacked-up in tougher races during the spring on plenty of occasions including most notable in 2008 when the Bart Cummings-trained Viewed won the Brisbane Cup in the winter and the iconic Melbourne Cup on the first Tuesday of November at Flemington that spring.
More recently the 2021 Brisbane Cup winner Knights Order went on to win the following year’s Sydney Cup in the autumn over the same distance at Royal Randwick.
2026 Brisbane Cup Form Guide
A link to our comprehensive Brisbane Cup 2026 Form Guide will be provided for punters below the week of the race.
Past Brisbane Cup Results
The Brisbane Cup race results have been dominated by class local and visiting interstate stayers enjoying the winter sun in Queensland.
Notable Brisbane Cup winners include that spring’s Melbourne Cup champion Viewed (2008), Scenic Shot (2009) who won that year’s and the 2011 Doomben Cup, the mare Lights Of Heaven (2012) who rounded out that season’s Caulfield Cup trifecta in October, Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott’s subsequent Sydney Cup winner Knights Order (2021), and the 2021 Sydney Cup champ Selino (2023) who returned to winning form in the Queensland two-mile showdown.
Sedanzer (2018) was the last Brisbane Cup winning mare.
No three-year-old has won the Brisbane Cup since the filly Queen’s Road in 1982.
Recent Brisbane Cup Winners
Recent Brisbane Cup winners and placegetters dating back to the year 2000 are detailed in the below table.
| Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 2025 | Campaldino | Etna Rosso | Manzoice | 3:22.89 |
| 2024 | Alegron | Mostly Cloudy | Captain Envious | 3:20.71 |
| 2023 | Selino | Warning | True Marvel | 3:23.55 |
| 2022 | Irish Sequel | Through Irish Eyes | Sweet Thomas | 3:22.24 |
| 2021 | Knights Order | Carif | Sweet Thomas | 3:22.54 |
| 2020Race Not Held (COVID-19) | – | – | – | – |
| 2019 | Sixties Groove | Grey Lion | Big Duke | 2:29.4 |
| 2018 | Sedanzer | Anton En Avant | Kiwia | 2:18.3 |
| 2017 | Chocante | Single Gaze | Pemberley | 2:15.0 |
| 2016 | Benzini | Sir John Hawkwood | Junoob | 2:31.6 |
| 2015 | Jetset Lad | Sense Of Occasion | Epingle | 2:15.0 |
| 2014 | Floria | Moriarty | Zephyron | 2:25.6 |
| 2013 | Moriarty | Quintessential | Zennista | 2:29.1 |
| 2012 | Lights Of Heaven | Dance With Her | Mawingo | 2:29.6 |
| 2011 | Tullamore | Glass Harmonium | De Fine Lago | 2:27.5 |
| 2010 | Crossthestart | Scouting Wide | Ekstreme | 2:27.5 |
| 2009 | Scenic Shot | Ready To Lift | Tinseltown | 2:34.6 |
| 2008 | Viewed | Fulmonti | Sky Biscuit | 2:35.9 |
| 2007 | Newport | Lilakyn | Ice Chariot | 2:28.1 |
| 2006 | Art Success | Gorgeous George | Sculptor | 3:22.4 |
| 2005 | Portland Singa | Shamrock Shore | Regal Punch | 3:20.8 |
| 2004 | Danestorm | Pentastic | Upsetthym | 3:20.2 |
| 2003 | Piachay | County Tyrone | Homewrecker | 3:22.5 |
| 2002 | Prized Gem | Majestic Avenue | Nauders | 3:24.6 |
| 2001 | Star Covet | Citi Habit | Karasi | 3:17.4 |
| 2000 | Yippyio | Sharscay | Karasi | 3:24.9 |
FAQ
When is the Brisbane Cup 2026?
Saturday, June 13, 2026What is the prize money for the Brisbane Cup 2026?
$400,000
Where is the Brisbane Cup 2026?
Eagle Farm Racecourse, 230 Lancaster Road, Ascot, QLD 4007.
How do I bet on the 2026 Brisbane Cup?
Bet online or via the latest iOS/Android apps with Ladbrokes. The first step is to create an account at ladbrokes.com.au. The process is quick and easy!
Once you've created your account you can make a deposit via credit card, or any other of our secure payment methods. Next up, head to the racing page and find the race and runner that's right for you.
Which horse will win the 2026 Brisbane Cup?
The best way to pick which horse will win the Brisbane Cup is to take into account the form, assess the barriers, and consider the weight the horse will carry (among other factors). Check out ladbrokes.com.au in the lead up to the race for full form information.