Eagle Farm Cup (PJ O’Shea Stakes)

The 2017 Eagle Farm Cup, registered as the PJ O’Shea Stakes, is an annual event hosted in late May or early June at Brisbane’s Doomben Racecourse. Run over 2200m it’s one of the longest events on the Brisbane Winter Carnival calendar and is worth $250,000.

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The PJ O’Shea Stakes is run under weight-for age conditions which suits the best performed horses entered in the race. In addition to the myriad of local stayers there is a steady stream of interstate rivals looking for a Group 2 test over a 2200m trek.

If a horse was in tremendous shape it could back up a week later to tackle the Group 2 Brisbane Cup over 2400m or have a slightly longer break and run in the Group 3 Tattersall’s Cup over the same 2200m journey.

Scenic Shot is one of the best horses to run in the PJ O’Shea Stakes and he proved it by claiming both the 2008 and 2009 events. After his 2009 victory he then went on to claim the Brisbane Cup double as well.

Other big name stayers to win the PJ O’Shea Stakes include one of Queensland’s best ever, Rough Habit, which won in 1995 and Melbourne Cup runner-up Yippyio which claimed the 2001 installment.

More recently are  Scenic Shot’s back-to back 2008 / 2009 victories and Triple Honour’s blisteringly fast performance in 2010.

2017 Eagle Farm Cup Field

The 2017 Eagle Farm Cup field will be posted here as soon as it becomes available.

No Last 10 Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight Hcp Rating
1 x4540x60x4 PREFERMENT (NZ) Chris Waller Hugh Bowman 2 59kg 115
2 0x12117178 CYLINDER BEACH (NZ) Desleigh Forster Jim Byrne 5 59kg 104
3 2312×49412 HIGH CHURCH (IRE) Darren Weir Damian Lane 4 59kg 99
4 5474×34353 RUDY Helen Page Tim Clark 6 59kg 104
5 11Fx703126 SINGLE GAZE Nick Olive Ms Kathy O’Hara 3 57kg 108
6 64×1701457 GARBHAN Mitch Newman 1 56kg 69

Eagle Farm Cup Winners & Results

Year Results Winning Time
2015 1 TBD 2 TBD 3 TBD  TBD
2014 1 Moriarty 2 Mr O’Ceirin 3 Floria  2:16.39
2013 1 Quintessential 2 Manighar 3 Voila Ici  2:19.56
2012 1 Lights of Heaven 2 Scenic Shot 3 Ginga Dude  2:19.0
2011 1 Glass Harmonium 2 Shoot Out 3 Scenic Shot  2:15.16
2010 1 Triple Honour 2 Raffaello 3 Newport  2:14.3
2009 1 Scenic Shot 2 Mirkola Lass 3 Fulmonti  2:20.9
2008 1 Scenic Shot 2 Rampant Lion 3 Dougs Mate  2:19.2
2007 1 Pentathon 2 Gaze 3 Grand Zulu  2:17.9
2006 1 Mahtoum 2 Art Success 3 Gorgeous George  2:30.7
2005 1 Natural Blitz 2 Zumanity 3 Regal Punch  2:30.0
2004 1 Pentastic 2 Maze 3 Another Warrior  2:28.7
2003 1 Maguire 2 County Tyrone 3 Grey Song  2:30.5
2002 1 Hey Pronto 2 Freemason 3 Prized Gem  2:28.1
2001 1 Yippyio 2 Citi Habit 3 King Keitel  2:25.6
2000 1 Kens Joy 2 Make Mine Magic 3 Yippyio  2:28.7

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