Doomben 10,000 Explained

Surface:Turf
Class:Group 1
Horse Race:Doomben 10,000
Inaugurated:1933 (as Doomben Newmarket Handicap)
Race Type:Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Distance:1,200 metres
Track:Right-handed
Qualification:Horses three years old and older
Weight:Weight for Age
Purse:A$1,000,000 (2022)
Sponsor:TAB (2022)

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.

History

The race was changed to the Doomben 10,000 after the £10,000 prize money on offer, which at the time was the richest sprint in Australia.
Notable sprinters to win the race are Chief De Beers (1995, 1998), Falvelon (2001-02), Prince Trialia in 1990–91, and Black Onyx in 1969–70.[1] Included in the list are former greats Bernborough in 1946 and Manikato in 1979.[1]

In July 1951, then apprentice Aboriginal jockey Merv Maynard (whose career spanned nearly five decades, in which he rode over 1,500 winners[2]) was heading for a win on Waratah King when the horse came down, and he was thrown. Coniston went on to win the race.[3] [4]

Recently, champion sprinters Apache Cat and Takeover Target captured this race.[1] Sea Siren was the first three-year-old filly to win the race in 2012.[1]

Name

Distance

Grade

Records

Jockey George Moore won the race five times:[5]

Trainer T J Smith won the race six times:[5]

The race record for the 1350 metre distance was set by Falvelon in 2001 with a time of 1:17.21 and Tipperary Star in 1963 in 1:.[5]

Winners

‡ Not held because of the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Winners and Past Results for the Doomben 10,000. 24 May 2013. Progroup Racing (Australia). 2012.
  2. Web site: Goodall . Heather . Maynard . John . . Maynard, Charles Frederick (Fred) (1879–1946) . 15 March 2021 . 15 October 2022 . This article replaces the original Volume 15 ADB biography, authored by Heather Goodall..
  3. News: Rider Claims Fall Robbed Him of Win . . 30,013 . Victoria, Australia . 9 July 1951 . 17 October 2022 . 14 . National Library of Australia.
  4. News: Fall cost visitor sprint . . 32,713 . Victoria, Australia . 9 July 1951 . 17 October 2022 . 12 . National Library of Australia.
  5. Web site: Doomben 10,000. 24 May 2013. Queensland History of Racing (Australia). 2012. 21 October 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141021095323/http://www.queenslandhistoryofracing.com.au/races/doomben-10000/. dead.
  6. Web site: 2023 Result  - Ladbrokes Doomben 10,000 (held 13 May 2023). racingpost.com. 14 May 2023.
  7. Web site: 2022 Result  - TAB Doomben 10,000 (held 14 May 2022). racingpost.com. 14 May 2022.
  8. Web site: 2021 Result  - TAB Doomben 10,000 (held 15 May 2021). breednet.com. 15 May 2021.
  9. https://www.racenet.com.au/news/decision-looming-on-interstate-horses-in-queensland-mini-carnival-20200414 Decision looming on interstate horses in Queensland mini-carnival
  10. Web site: 2019 Result  - TAB Doomben 10,000 (held 11 May 2019). breednet.com. 11 May 2019.
  11. Web site: 2018 Result  - Kirin Doomben 10,000 (held 12 May 2018). breednet.com. 12 May 2018.
  12. Web site: 2017 Result  - J Boag's Prem. Doomben 10,000 (held 13 May 2017). breednet.com. 13 May 2017.
  13. Web site: 2016 Result  - J Boag's Prem. Doomben 10,000 (held 28 May 2016). breednet.com. 28 May 2016.
  14. Web site: 2015 Result  - James Boag's Doomben 10,000 (held 23 May 2015). breednet.com. 23 May 2015.
  15. Web site: 2014 Result  - James Boag's Doomben 10,000 (held 24 May 2014). breednet.com. 17 May 2015.
  16. Web site: 2013 Result  - Carlton Mid Doomben 10,000 (held 25 May 2013). breednet.com. 17 May 2015.
  17. Web site: 2012 Result  - Carlton Mid Doomben 10,000 (held 26 May 2012). breednet.com. 17 May 2015.
  18. Web site: 2011 Result  - Doomben 10,000 (held 28 May 2011). breednet.com. 17 May 2015.
  19. Web site: 2010 Result  - Carlton Mid Doomben 10,000 (held 29 May 2010). breednet.com. 17 May 2015.
  20. Web site: 2009 Result  - Carlton Draught Doomben 10,000 (held 23 May 2009). breednet.com. 17 May 2015.
  21. Web site: 2008 Result  - Doomben 10,000 (held 24 May 2008). breednet.com. 17 May 2015.
  22. Web site: 2007 Result  - Doomben 10,000 (held 26 May 2007). breednet.com. 17 May 2015.
  23. Web site: 2006 Result  - Doomben 10,000 (held 27 May 2006). breednet.com. 17 May 2015.
  24. Web site: 2005 Result  - Doomben 10,000 (held 21 May 2005). breednet.com. 17 May 2015.
  25. Web site: 2004 Result  - Doomben 10,000 (held 22 May 2004). breednet.com. 17 May 2015.
  26. Web site: 2003 Result  - Doomben 10,000 (held 17 May 2003). breednet.com. 17 May 2015.
  27. Web site: 2002 Result  - Doomben 10,000 (held 18 May 2002). breednet.com. 17 May 2015.
  28. Web site: 2001 Result  - Doomben 10,000 (held 12 May 2001). breednet.com. 17 May 2015.
  29. Web site: 2000 Result  - Doomben 10,000 (held 27 May 2000). breednet.com. 17 May 2015.
  30. Web site: 1999 Result  - Doomben 10,000 (held 15 May 1999). breednet.com. 17 May 2015.
  31. Web site: 1998 Result  - Doomben 10,000 (held 9 May 1998). breednet.com. 17 May 2015.
  32. Web site: 1997 Result  - Doomben 10,000 (held 10 May 1997). breednet.com. 17 May 2015.
  33. Web site: 1996 Result  - Doomben 10,000 (held 11 May 1996). breednet.com. 17 May 2015.
  34. Web site: 1995 Result  - Doomben 10,000 (held 13 May 1995). breednet.com. 17 May 2015.
  35. Web site: 1994 Result  - Doomben 10,000 (held 14 May 1994). breednet.com. 17 May 2015.
  36. Web site: 1993 Result  - Doomben 10,000 (held 15 May 1993). breednet.com. 17 May 2015.
  37. Web site: 1992 Result  - Castlemaine 10,000 (held 16 May 1992). breednet.com. 17 May 2015.
  38. Web site: 1991 Result  - Castlemaine 10,000 (held 18 May 1991). breednet.com. 17 May 2015.
  39. Web site: 1990 Result  - Castlemaine 10,000 (held 19 May 1990). breednet.com. 17 May 2015.
  40. Web site: 1989 Result  - Rothmans 100,000 (held 13 May 1989). breednet.com. 17 May 2015.
  41. Web site: 1988 Result  - Rothmans 100,000 (held 30 April 1988). breednet.com. 17 May 2015.
  42. Web site: 1987 Result  - Rothmans 100,000 (held 4 July 1987). breednet.com. 17 May 2015.
  43. Web site: 1986 Result  - Rothmans 100,000 (held 5 July 1986). breednet.com. 17 May 2015.
  44. Web site: 1985 Result  - Rothmans 100,000 (held 6 July 1985). breednet.com. 17 May 2015.
  45. Web site: 1984 Result  - Rothmans 100,000 (held 11 July 1984). breednet.com. 17 May 2015.
  46. Web site: 1983 Result  - Rothmans 100,000 (held 2 July 1983). breednet.com. 17 May 2015.