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2025 Stradbroke Field and Barrier Draw

Tara Madgwick - Wednesday June 11

The Group I BRC Stradbroke Handicap (1400m) to be run at Eagle Farm on Saturday has attracted a full field, plus emergencies and with $3million in prizemoney is a race that can have a bearing on the Australian sire tables late in the season.

Horse(Sire)  | Barrier | Trainer | Jockey | Weight

1. Private Eye (Al Maher)  | 10 | Joe Pride | Nash Rawiller | 57kg

2. Rothfire (Rothesay)  | 17 | Robert Heathcote | James McDonald | 55.5kg

3. Desert Lightning (NZ) (Pride of Dubai)  | 1 | Peter Moody & Katherine Coleman | Tommy Berry | 54.5kg

4. Kimochi (Brave Smash (Jpn) | 14 | Gary Portelli | Craig Williams | 54kg

5. Yellow Brick (The Mission) | 8 | Tony & Maddysen Sears | Andrew Mallyon | 53.5kg

6 Golden Mile (Astern) | 2 | James Cummings | Jason Collett | 53.5kg

7.War Machine (NZ) (Harry Angel (IRE) | 13 | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | Tim Clark | 53kg

8. Payline (Shooting to Win) | 7 | Chris & Corey Munce | Kyle Wilson-Taylor | 53kg

9. Punch Lane (So You Think) | 21 | Anthony & Sam Freedman | Rachel King | 53kg

10. Front Page (Magnus) | 20 | Matthew Dale | Damien Thornton | 52.5kg

11. Robusto (Churchill (IRE) | 19 | Bjorn Baker | Kerrin McEvoy | 52.5kg

12. Far Too Easy (All Too Hard)| 9 | David McColm | Regan Bayliss | 52.5kg

13. Rose at Dawn (NZ) (Almanzor (FR) | 3 | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | Declan Bates | 52.5kg

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14. The Instructor (Russian Revolution)  | 12 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Jett Stanley | 52kg

15. Bosustow (Blue Point IRE) | 11 | Annabel & Rob Archibald | Zac Lloyd | 51.5kg

16. The Inflictor (Under the Louvre)  | 6 | Craig Cousins | Cejay Graham | 51kg

17. Firestorm (NZ) (Satono Aladdin (Jpn)| 16 | Chris Waller | Not Notified | 51kg

18. Spicy Martini (Justify (USA) | 4 | Toby Edmonds & Stephen McLean | Not Notified | 46.9kg

Emergencies

19e. Coleman (Pierata) | 23 | Chris Waller | Not Notified | 50kg

20e. Transatlantic (Snitzel) | 22 | Tony Gollan | Not Notified | 51kg

21e. Waterford (IRE) (Awtaad) | 18 | Chris Waller | Not Notified | 51kg

22e. Pier (NZ) (Proisir) | 15 | Darryn & Briar Weatherley | Mark Du Plessis | 51kg

23e. Warnie (IRE (Highland Reel)  | 5 | Ciaron Maher | Not Notified | 51kg

Desert Lightning runs for Pride of Dubai - image Grant Courtney

Widden Stud’s Zoustar has opened up a margin over his rival Pride of Dubai in the race to be Champion Sire by earnings, but he is without a runner in this contest, while Coolmore value sire Pride of Dubai has a good chance in Desert Lightning.

Darley shuttler Harry Angel (IRE) has had a break out season with Group I winners Tom Kitten and Private Harry putting him at the top of the third season sires list by a mile and he’s also seventh on the general sires list.

Click to see the full list at Breednet.

Harry Angel will be shooting for a third G1 winner this season with race favourite the Kiwi bred 4YO War Machine.

War Machine is the up and comer - image Grant Courtney

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