Racing Queensland advises that there have been changes made to the Brisbane Racing Club race schedule following the deferment of the proposed track drainage project at Doomben which would have resulted in that venue being unavailable for racing purposes.
As a result, the following race dates venue changes have been made:
- Wednesday, January 22 – Eagle Farm to Doomben;
- Saturday, February 1 – Eagle Farm to Doomben;
- Saturday, February 8 – Eagle Farm to Doomben;
- Saturday, February 22 – Eagle Farm to Doomben;
- Wednesday, February 26 – Eagle Farm to Doomben; and
- Saturday, March 1 – Doomben to Eagle Farm.
Following these changes, it has been necessary to amend the respective meetings’ race programmes.
Brisbane Racing Club @ Doomben - Wednesday, January 22
- Benchmark 70 Handicap, 1845m, is now 1600m;
- Benchmark 65 Handicap,1500m, is now a Ratings Band 0-65 Handicap and is now 1600m;
- Ratings Band 0-65 Handicap, 1200m, is unaltered;
- Class 1 Plate, 1400m, is now 1350m;
- Maiden Plate, 1400m, is now 1350m;
- 3YO Colts & Geldings Maiden Plate, 1200m, is unaltered;
- 3YO Fillies Maiden Plate, 1200m, is unaltered; and
- 2YO Maiden Plate, 1000m, is now 1110m.
Brisbane Racing Club @ Doomben - Saturday, February 1
- Open Handicap, 1200m, is unaltered;
- Benchmark 85 Handicap, 1400m, is now 1350m;
- Class 6 Handicap, 1600m, is unaltered;
- Benchmark 80 Handicap, 2400m, is now 2200m;
- Class 4 Handicap, 1200m, is unaltered;
- Benchmark 68 Handicap, 1600m, is unaltered;
- Class 2 Plate, 1300m, is now 1350m;
- 3YO Handicap, 1200m, is unaltered;
- 2YO Handicap, 1200m, is unaltered.
- Benchmark 78 Handicap, 1800m has been deleted; and
- A No Metropolitan Wins Handicap, 1110m has been added.
Brisbane Racing Club @ Doomben - Saturday, February 8
- Open Handicap, 1800m, is now 1600m;
- Benchmark 85 Handicap, 1200m, is unaltered;
- Benchmark 78 Handicap, 1600m, is unaltered;
- No Metropolitan Wins Handicap, 1400m, is now 1350m;
- Benchmark 70 Handicap, 2200m, is unaltered;
- Class 3 Plate, 1000m, is now 1110m;
- Benchmark 68 Handicap, 1800m, is now 1600m;
- Class 1 Plate, 1200m, is unaltered;
- 3YO Handicap, 1600m, is unaltered; and
- 2YO Handicap, 1000m, is now 1110m.
Brisbane Racing Club @ Doomben - Saturday, February 22
- QTIS 3YO Jewel Prelude, 1000m, is now 1110m;
- QTIS 2YO Colts & Geldings Jewel Prelude, 1000m, is now 1110m;
- QTIS 2YO Fillies Jewel Prelude, 1000m, is now 1110m;
- Open Handicap, 1600m, is unaltered;
- Open Handicap, 1200m, is unaltered;
- Class 6 Plate, 1400m, is now 1350m;
- Benchmark 90 Handicap, 2200m, is unaltered;
- Benchmark 78 Handicap, 1200m, is unaltered;
- Benchmark 70 Handicap, 1600m, is unaltered;
- Benchmark 70 Handicap, 1000m, is now 1110m.
Brisbane Racing Club @ Doomben - Wednesday, February 26
- Benchmark 70 Handicap, 1200m, is unaltered;
- Benchmark 65 Handicap, 1600m, is unaltered;
- Class 4 Handicap, 1400m, is now 1350m;
- Class 1 Handicap, 1000m, is now 1110m;
- Maiden Plate 1400m, is now 1350m;
- Maiden Handicap, 1000m, is now 1110m; and
- 3YO Maiden Plate, 1400m, is now 1350m.
Brisbane Racing Club @ Eagle Farm - Saturday, March 1
- Benchmark 90 Handicap, 1050m, is now 1000m;
- Class 6 Handicap, 1600m, is unaltered;
- Class 6 Plate, 1200m, is unaltered;
- Class 3 Handicap, 1600m, is unaltered;
- Benchmark 78 Handicap, 2200m, is unaltered;
- Benchmark 78 Handicap, 1350m, is now 1400m;
- Class 2 Plate, 1110m, is now 1000m;
- Benchmark 68 Handicap, 1350m, is now 1300m;
- 3YO Handicap, 1350m, is now 1400m; and
- 2YO Handicap, 1350m, is now 1300m.
Updated official programmes for the respective race meetings will be produced at short notice and those relative to the meetings from February 8 onwards will be published in the February edition of the RACE magazine.