Race Overview
The Group 1 Doomben 10,000 is widely regarded as one of the premier sprint races in Queensland racing.
The Weight-For-Age race is run over 1200m at Doomben in Brisbane as part of the Queensland Winter Racing Carnival.
Total prizemoney for the race is $1.5 million.
The inaugural race was called the Doomben Newmarket Handicap and was won by Wallen in 1933.
The race became the Doomben 10,000 in 1946 after the £10,000 prizemoney on offer, which made the race the richest sprint in Australia at the time.
After starting out as a 1200m race, the distance has changed a couple of times to 1400m and 1350m before reverting back to 1200m in 2017.
It was a Principal Race from 1933-1979 before becoming a Group 1 race in 1980.
Legendary trainer TJ Smith holds the record for the greatest number of wins with 6 race wins in 1955, 1964, 1969, 1970, 1982 and 1985.
Jockey George Moore has been the most successful jockey with 5 race wins in 1940, 1953, 1957, 1969 and 1971.
Champion sprinter Takeover Target famously won the Doomben 10,000 in 2007.
Other notable winners include Lough Nough (1934), Bernborough (1946), Black Onyx (1969, 1970), Baguette (1971), Manikato (1979), Chief De Beers (1995, 1998), Falvelon (2001, 2002), Bel Espirit (2003), Apache Cat (2008, 2009), Hot Danish (2010), Sea Siren (2012), Spirit Of Boom (2014), Boban (2015) and Redzel (2017).
The Peter and Paul Snowden-trained Mazu won the race in 2022.
Australian Hall of Famer
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Bernborough in the 1946 Doomben 10000 pic.twitter.com/tuSt8R4KGy
Form Indicators
*Favourites backers have struggled in the Doomben 10,000 with favourites saluting just 10 times since 1983. The favourites however, have won 2 of the last 3 editions of the race with Eduardo winning in 2021 and English saluting in 2018.
*Undue caused one of the biggest upsets in the race’s history after saluting in 2006 at the long odds of $44 while The Bostonian won the race at $41 in 2019 and Boban saluted at $17 in 2015.
*Traditional lead-up races include the Group 2 Victory Stakes at Eagle Farm and the races in the Sydney Autumn Carnival such as the TJ Smith Stakes and All Aged Stakes.
*The most successful barriers have been barriers 1 and 5 which have delivered 6 winners each since 1983.
*During the same period, the least successful barriers have been barriers 2, 14 and 17 which have delivered just 1 win apiece.
*A winner is unlikely to jump from a wide barrier with Mr Innocent (2000) the last winner to jump from a double digit gate.
*The last horse to complete the Kingsford Smith Cup/Doomben 10,000 double was Sea Siren (2012). The Bostonian (2019) completed the double in reverse order winning the Doomben 10,000 then the Kingsford Smith Cup.
*Mares haven’t fared well in the Doomben 10,000 with just 3 saluting since 1997 including Hot Danish (2010), Beaded (2011) and English (2018).
*Queensland horses have traditionally struggled in the race with just 2 winners over the last two decades including Falvelon (2002) and Spirit Of Boom (2014).
*3YO horses haven’t fared well in the race with only 2 winning since Bel Espirit’s win in 2003.
Previous Winners:
2022 – Mazu
2021 – Eduardo
2020 – race not held
2019 – The Bostonian
2018 – English
2017 – Redzel
2016 – Music Magnate
2015 – Boban
2014 – Spirit of Boom
2013 – Epaulette
2012 – Sea Siren
2011 – Beaded
2010 – Hot Danish