Spirit Of Boom Classic 2024

Ladbrokes Tip: The Spirit Of Boom Classic is a good early guide to the JJ Atkins winner each winter.

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The Spirit Of Boom Classic – formerly known as the Champagne Classic – is a Group 2 race for two-year-olds held on a Saturday in mid-May at Doomben Racecourse on Doomben 10,000 Day during the Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival. Offering $300,000 in total prize money, the 1200m sprint for juveniles is run at set weights and is a traditional lead-up to the following month’s Group 1 JJ Atkins (1600m) over the Eagle Farm mile.

2020 Champagne Classic winner Rothfire (pictured in Melbourne). Photo: Ultimate Racing Photos.

The feature race at the meeting is the Group 1 Doomben 10,000 (1200m), with the Spirit Of Boom Classic the major support act on the Doomben card. The other notable race on Doomben 10,000 Day is the Group 3 Rough Habit Plate (2000m) for the Queensland Derby-bound three-year-olds.

The 2020 Champagne Classic took place at Eagle Farm on Victory Stakes Day offering $175,000 with no Group 1 Doomben 10,000 scheduled for the carnival due to COVID-19.

The following year in 2021 the race was renamed as the Spirit Of Boom Classic in honour of former Queensland great, 2014 Doomben 10,000 winner Spirit Of Boom and was aptly won by one of his progeny, Prince Of Boom.

The two-year-olds racing in the Spirit Of Boom Classic usually back-up in the Group 2 BRC Sires’ Produce Stakes (1350m) a fortnight later before possibly going on to contest the JJ Atkins on Stradbroke Handicap Day.

The last Spirit Of Boom Classic winner to continue on and win the JJ Atkins was Rothfire (2020) who was the first to do the double since Pressday (2010). Pressday and Sizzling (2012) both won the Champagne Classic – BRC Sires’ – JJ Atkins treble known as the Queensland 2YO Triple Crown. In 2014 Brazen Beau won the Champagne Classic before running second in both the BRC Sires’ Produce Stakes and JJ Atkins that winter.

The next edition of the Spirit Of Boom Classic runs on Saturday May 18, 2024 at Doomben Racecourse on the opening Group 1 race day of the Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival. 

2024 Spirit Of Boom Classic Odds

The Spirit Of Boom Classic 2024 odds on the JJ Atkins-bound two-year-old winter gallopers will be provided below the week of the race so stay tuned for access to the best Brisbane racing markets.

Spirit Of Boom Classic Race Info

• Former Race Name: Champagne Classic
• Date: Saturday May 18, 2024
• Track: Doomben Racecourse
• Distance: 1200m
• Conditions: 2YO – Set Weights
• Status: Group 2
• Prize Money: $300,000
• First Run: 1982

2024 Spirit Of Boom Classic Results

The official Champagne Classic / Spirit Of Boom Classic 2024 Results & Finishing Order will be provided below once the race takes place at Doomben Racecourse on Saturday May 18, 2024.

• 1st: TBD
• 2nd: TBD
• 3rd: TBD

Spirit Of Boom Classic Betting

Spirit Of Boom Classic betting odds are usually led by two-year-olds with proven ability in Group class races.

Sydney raiders with Group winning form or that were Group 1 performed during the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival before coming to Queensland often feature high up the Spirit Of Boom Classic betting markets.

Youngsters that ran well at the Gold Coast in the Ken Russell Memorial the month before, who have winning form over the 1200m distance and that are proven at the Doomben track are also usually kept safe in Spirit Of Boom Classic betting by the bookies.

Rothfire ($2.40 in 2020)) followed by the fellow Robert Heathcote-trained Prince Of Boom ($4.40 in 2021) are the latest favourites in Champagne Classic / Spirit Of Boom betting to get the job done.

Spirit Of Boom Classic Field

The Spirit Of Boom Classic race field attracts the winter’s best two-year-old hopefuls from both local Brisbane stables and interstate. The bulk of the Spirit Of Boom Classic field continue onto the BRC Sires’ Produce Stakes with the chance to step out over 1600m in the JJ Atkins in June on Stradbroke Handicap Day.

Sizzling (2012) won the Champagne Classic – BRC Sires’ – JJ Atkins triple during the Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival. Photo Credit: Daniel Costello.

Youngsters in the Spirit Of Boom Classic field come via a variety of different lead-ups, but the Sydney visitors may have contested something like the Group 1 ATC Sires’ Produce Stakes (1400m) at Randwick in April during ‘The Championships’. The major Queensland lead-up into the Spirit Of Boom Classic meanwhile is the Group 3 Ken Russell Memorial (1200m) at the Gold Coast in late April.

Recent winners of the Ken Russell Memorial – Champagne Classic double include Sizzling (2012) and Gold Edition (2006).

Spirit Of Boom Classic nominations close the Monday before the race with the final field and barriers out on the Wednesday.

2024 Spirit Of Boom Classic Field

The official Champagne Classic / Spirit Of Boom Classic 2024 Final Field & Barrier Draw will be published below on the Wednesday leading up to Doomben 10,000 Day so check back to see the two-year-olds that make the line-up.

Angel Capital drawn wide second-up off a successful debut with Jamie Kah to ride heads betting on the 2024 Spirit Of Boom Classic field in Brisbane on Saturday.

2024 Spirit Of Boom Classic Nominations

The Spirit Of Boom Classic Nominations 2024 are out the Monday of race week attract two-year-olds out of Queensland lead-ups like the Ken Russell Memorial and Listed Dalrello Stakes (1200m) in late April.

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

Spirit Of Boom Classic Form Guide

The Spirit Of Boom Classic form guide features all the must know info on the runners in the field including saddlecloth numbers, barriers, jockeys, trainers and lead-up form.

Looking for two-year-olds with previous Group race experience or winning form over 1200m is important when doing the Spirit Of Boom Classic form.

The Spirit Of Boom Classic form has also stacked up in better Brisbane two-years-old races in recent years including the JJ Atkins.

Recent Champagne Classic form shows the Ken Russell Memorial at the Gold Coast as well as the summer’s Magic Millions 2YO Classic have provided a number of winners of the event now run on Doomben 10,0000 Day.

The 2023 Spirit Of Boom Classic winner, Cifrado, franked the form with a next-up win in the BRC Sires’ that year.

2024 Spirit Of Boom Classic Form Guide

A link to our comprehensive Spirit Of Boom Classic 2024 Form Guide will be provided for punters below the week of the race.

Spirit Of Boom Classic Tips

Spirit Of Boom Classic tips include looking for two-year-olds with previous Group winning form over the 1200m in either Sydney or Brisbane and for the stand-out juvenile of the season in the mix.

Locals have a strong record in the race, so promising juveniles with good lead-up form in Brisbane make a good bet as well when doing the Spirit Of Boom Classic tipping.

Popular betting doubles during the Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival include the Spirit Of Boom Classic – BRC Sires’ Produce Stakes, as well as the BRC Sires’ and the JJ Atkins.

2024 Spirit Of Boom Classic Tips

Our Ladbrokes’ insider Spirit Of Boom Classic 2024 betting tips and Brisbane racing selections on the Group 2 sprint will be detailed below the week of the race so stay tuned for the two-year-olds to back and sack in the early winter feature.

• To Win: #4 Bosustow ($8.50 at time of publish) – BET NOW

Typically open edition of the Spirit Of Boom Classic and the promising Annabel Neasham-trained Bosustow looks terrific value on a potential rain-affected track in Brisbane. The nicely-bred Blue Point colt has had three runs to date and lines-up here as a genuine chance to break his maiden status. Placed on Heavy going behind Linebacker two back at Hawkesbury before rising in grade for Flemington’s Group 2 VRC Sires’ in March over 1400m. Ran a gallant third, down to six furlongs now which looks more suitable and he trialled well at the Doomben track on May 7. Good gate and Ryan Maloney aboard. Can surprise.

Champagne Classic / Spirit Of Boom Classic Results

Champagne Classic / Spirit Of Boom Classic race results in recent years show an even mix of local and interstate-trained two-year-olds.

Some famous Champagne Classic winners in the past decade include Gold Edition (2006), Court (2008), Pressday (2010), Sizzling (2012), Brazen Beau (2014), and Rothfire (2020).

Blueberry Hill (2015) was the last Champagne Classic / Spirit Of Boom Classic winning filly.

Past Champagne / Spirit Of Boom Classic Winners

Recent Champagne Classic / Spirit Of Boom Classic winners and place-getters dating back to the year 2000 are detailed in the below table.