Queensland racing comes alive during the Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival with a number of top quality feature days of racing.
The Winter Racing Carnival kicks off on Sir Byrne Hart Stakes day in late April and concludes on Sunshine Coast Guineas day in late June or early July.
Over the course of the Winter Carnival there are 6 race days that feature Group One racing.
The biggest day of the carnival is Stradbroke Handicap day which hosts a total of three Group One races including the $1.5 million Stradbroke Handicap.
During Summer Queensland racing also comes alive with the highly anticipated Gold Coast Magic Millions Carnival.
The Magic Millions raceday is held at Gold Coast Racecourse in January with the 9 race meeting offering up a total of $10 million in prizemoney.
The Magic Millions Classic and the Magic Millions Guineas are the most anticipated events of Magic Millions raceday.
Queensland Group One Races
| Date | Track | Race | Distance | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 2027 | Doomben | Doomben 10,000 | 1200m | $1,000,000 |
| May 22, 2027 | Doomben | Doomben Cup | 2100m | $1,000,000 |
| May 29, 2027 | Eagle Farm | Kingsford Smith Cup | 1300m | $1,000,000 |
| May 29, 2027 | Eagle Farm | Queensland Derby | 2400m | $1,000,000 |
| Jun 5, 2027 | Eagle Farm | Queensland Oaks | 2200m | $700,000 |
| Jun 12, 2027 | Eagle Farm | Stradbroke Handicap | 1400m | $3,000,000 |
| Jun 12, 2027 | Eagle Farm | JJ Atkins Stakes | 1600m | $1,000,000 |
| Jun 26, 2027 | Eagle Farm | Tattersalls Tiara | 1400m | $700,000 |
Queensland Group Two Races
| Date | Track | Race | Distance | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2027 | Eagle Farm | Victory Stakes | 1200m | $250,000 |
| May 1, 2027 | Eagle Farm | Queensland Guineas | 1600m | $350,000 |
| May 8, 2027 | Gold Coast | AD Hollindale Stakes | 1800m | $500,000 |
| May 15, 2027 | Doomben | Spirit Of Boom Classic | 1200m | $250,000 |
| May 22, 2027 | Doomben | The Roses | 2100m | $250,000 |
| May 29, 2027 | Eagle Farm | BRC Sires Produce Stakes | 1400m | $1,000,000 |
| Jun 5, 2027 | Eagle Farm | Moreton Cup | 1200m | $300,000 |
| Jun 12, 2027 | Eagle Farm | The Q22 | 2200m | $1,200,000 |
| Jun 12, 2027 | Eagle Farm | Brisbane Cup | 3200m | $400,000 |
| Jun 12, 2027 | Eagle Farm | Dane Ripper Stakes | 1300m | $200,000 |
Queensland Group Three Races
| Date | Track | Race | Distance | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 5, 2026 | Doomben | George Moore Stakes | 1200m | $200,000 |
| Dec 19, 2026 | Eagle Farm | Grand Prix Stakes | 2200m | $250,000 |
| Dec 26, 2026 | Eagle Farm | BJ Mclachlan Stakes | 1200m | $250,000 |
| Jan 2, 2027 | Eagle Farm | Vo Rogue Plate | 1400m | $300,000 |
| May 8, 2027 | Gold Coast | Ken Russell Memorial Classic | 1200m | $150,000 |
| May 8, 2027 | Gold Coast | Gold Coast Guineas | 1200m | $150,000 |
| May 15, 2027 | Doomben | BRC Chairman’s Handicap | 2000m | $150,000 |
| May 15, 2027 | Doomben | Rough Habit Plate | 2200m | $250,000 |
| May 22, 2027 | Doomben | BRC Sprint | 1300m | $250,000 |
| May 22, 2027 | Doomben | Fillies & Mares Mile | 1600m | $150,000 |
| May 29, 2027 | Eagle Farm | Fred Best Classic | 1400m | $300,000 |
| May 29, 2027 | Eagle Farm | Lord Mayor’s Cup (BRC) | 1800m | $150,000 |
| May 29, 2027 | Eagle Farm | Premier’s Cup (BRC) | 2400m | $200,000 |
| Jun 12, 2027 | Eagle Farm | Gunsynd Classic | 1600m | $200,000 |
| Jun 26, 2027 | Eagle Farm | Tattersall’s Cup | 2400m | $200,000 |
| Jun 26, 2027 | Eagle Farm | WJ Healy Stakes | 1200m | $175,000 |
| Jul 3, 2027 | Sunshine Coast | Winx Guineas | 1600m | $200,000 |
Queensland Listed and Restricted Races
| Date | Track | Race | Distance | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 2026 | Birdsville | Birdsville Cup | 1600m | $42,000 |
| Sep 19, 2026 | Gold Coast | Gold Coast Pink Ribbon Cup | 1300m | $125,000 |
| Sep 25, 2026 | Ewan | Ewan Cup | 1750m | $30,000 |
| Sep 26, 2026 | Toowoomba | Toowoomba Cup | 2000m | $125,000 |
| Sep 26, 2026 | Toowoomba | Toowoomba Weetwood | 1200m | $160,000 |
| Sep 26, 2026 | Toowoomba | Toowoomba Guineas | 1625m | $100,000 |
| Oct 4, 2026 | Townsville | Townsville Amateurs Cup | 1609m | $30,000 |
| Oct 4, 2026 | Townsville | Townsville Amateurs Sprint | 1200m | $30,000 |
| Oct 9, 2026 | Cloncurry | Cloncurry Cup | 1600m | $25,000 |
| Oct 10, 2026 | Eagle Farm | Tattersall’s Members Cup | 1400m | $160,000 |
| Oct 10, 2026 | Eagle Farm | Queensland Cup | 2400m | $160,000 |
| Oct 10, 2026 | Warwick | Warwick Cup | 1500m | $30,000 |
| Nov 14, 2026 | Doomben | Keith Noud Quality | 1200m | $160,000 |
| Nov 21, 2026 | Beaudesert | Beaudesert Cup | 1650m | $35,000 |
| Nov 21, 2026 | Sunshine Coast | Mooloolaba Cup | 1600m | $105,000 |
| Nov 21, 2026 | Sunshine Coast | Swiss Ace Plate | 1000m | $125,000 |
| Nov 28, 2026 | Doomben | Recognition Stakes | 1600m | $150,000 |
| Nov 28, 2026 | Doomben | Tattersall’s Classic | 1200m | $150,000 |
| Dec 5, 2026 | Doomben | Mode Stakes | 1200m | $125,000 |
| Dec 5, 2026 | Eagle Farm | Phelan Ready Stakes | 1000m | $125,000 |
| Dec 5, 2026 | Doomben | Pierata Plate | 1200m | $125,000 |
| Dec 12, 2026 | Eagle Farm | The Gateway | 1400m | $250,000 |
| Dec 12, 2026 | Eagle Farm | Just Now Quality | 1300m | $125,000 |
| Dec 12, 2026 | Eagle Farm | Bribie Handicap | 1050m | $100,000 |
| Dec 12, 2026 | Eagle Farm | Tails Stakes | 1600m | $125,000 |
| Dec 19, 2026 | Eagle Farm | Lough Neagh Stakes | 1300m | $125,000 |
| Dec 19, 2026 | Eagle Farm | Gold Edition Plate | 1200m | $200,000 |
| Dec 26, 2026 | Eagle Farm | Falvelon Quality | 1200m | $140,000 |
| Dec 26, 2026 | Eagle Farm | Members’ Mile | 1600m | $200,000 |
| Jan 2, 2027 | Eagle Farm | The Eagle Way | 1800m | $125,000 |
| Jan 2, 2027 | Eagle Farm | Nudgee Stakes | 1200m | $200,000 |
| Jan 2, 2027 | Eagle Farm | Shoot Out Quality | 2200m | $125,000 |
| Jan 2, 2027 | Eagle Farm | The Buffering | 1350m | $200,000 |
| Jan 9, 2027 | Gold Coast | Magic Millions QTIS Open | 1300m | $1,000,000 |
| Jan 9, 2027 | Gold Coast | Magic Millions Rising Stars 3YO & 4YO C&G | 1300m | $250,000 |
| Jan 9, 2027 | Gold Coast | Magic Millions Rising Stars 3YO & 4YO F&M | 1300m | $250,000 |
| Jan 9, 2027 | Gold Coast | Magic Millions The Wave | 1800m | $250,000 |
| Jan 9, 2027 | Gold Coast | Gold Pearl | 1100m | $125,000 |
| Jan 9, 2027 | Gold Coast | Gold Nugget | 1100m | $125,000 |
| Jan 9, 2027 | Gold Coast | Magic Millions The Syndicate | 1200m | $1,000,000 |
| Jan 9, 2027 | Gold Coast | Magic Millions Sunlight | 1100m | $3,000,000 |
| Jan 9, 2027 | Gold Coast | Magic Millions Sunlight Consolation | 1100m | $250,000 |
| Jan 16, 2027 | Gold Coast | Magic Millions Classic | 1200m | $3,000,000 |
| Jan 16, 2027 | Gold Coast | Magic Millions Guineas | 1400m | $3,000,000 |
| Jan 16, 2027 | Gold Coast | Magic Millions Cup | 1400m | $2,000,000 |
| Jan 16, 2027 | Gold Coast | Magic Millions Snippets | 1200m | $1,000,000 |
| Jan 16, 2027 | Gold Coast | Magic Millions Subzero | 2400m | $1,000,000 |
| Jan 16, 2027 | Gold Coast | Magic Millions Fillies & Mares | 1300m | $1,000,000 |
| Jan 16, 2027 | Gold Coast | Magic Millions Maiden Plate | 1100m | $250,000 |
| Jan 16, 2027 | Gold Coast | Magic Millions Country Cup | 1200m | $500,000 |
| Jan 16, 2027 | Gold Coast | Magic Millions The Debut | 1000m | $500,000 |
| Jan 22, 2027 | Gold Coast | Gold Coast Mayor’s Vase | 2050m | $125,000 |
| Jan 22, 2027 | Gold Coast | Goldmarket Handicap | 1100m | $160,000 |
| Jan 23, 2027 | Sunshine Coast | Sunshine Coast Cup | 1400m | $125,000 |
| Mar 13, 2027 | Gold Coast | QTIS Jewel 2YO | 1200m | $500,000 |
| Mar 13, 2027 | Gold Coast | QTIS Jewel 3YO | 1200m | $500,000 |
| Mar 13, 2027 | Gold Coast | Gold Coast Stakes | 1800m | $125,000 |
| Mar 13, 2027 | Gold Coast | Military Rose Plate | 1200m | $125,000 |
| Mar 13, 2027 | Gold Coast | The Gold Jewel | 1400m | $150,000 |
| Mar 26, 2027 | Toowoomba | King Of The Mountain | 1200m | $750,000 |
| Apr 17, 2027 | Eagle Farm | Ascot Handicap | 1000m | $125,000 |
| Apr 17, 2027 | Eagle Farm | Daybreak Lover Stakes | 1600m | $125,000 |
| Apr 24, 2027 | Eagle Farm | Brisbane Mile | 1600m | $100,000 |
| Apr 24, 2027 | Eagle Farm | Calaway Gal Stakes | 1000m | $125,000 |
| Apr 24, 2027 | Eagle Farm | Mick Dittman Plate | 1110m | $125,000 |
| Apr 24, 2027 | Eagle Farm | Princess Stakes | 1600m | $115,000 |
| May 1, 2027 | Eagle Farm | Dalrello Stakes | 1000m | $140,000 |
| May 1, 2027 | Rockhampton | The Archer | 1300m | $775,000 |
| May 1, 2027 | Rockhampton | The Fitzroy | 1300m | $75,000 |
| May 8, 2027 | Gold Coast | ATC Trophy | 1200m | $160,000 |
| May 8, 2027 | Gold Coast | Silk Stocking | 1300m | $150,000 |
| May 8, 2027 | Gold Coast | Gold Coast Bracelet | 1200m | $150,000 |
| May 8, 2027 | Sunshine Coast | Gold Coast Bat Out Of Hell | 900m | $105,000 |
| May 14, 2027 | Townsville | Northern Jewel | 1400m | $105,000 |
| May 15, 2027 | Doomben | Bernborough Plate | 1600m | $200,000 |
| May 15, 2027 | Doomben | Bright Shadow Quality | 1200m | $125,000 |
| May 21, 2027 | Gold Coast | Magic Millions National 2YO Classic | 1000m | $1,000,000 |
| May 22, 2027 | Doomben | Bill Carter Stakes | 1200m | $150,000 |
| May 22, 2027 | Doomben | Chief De Beers Quality Handicap | 1000m | $125,000 |
| May 22, 2027 | Doomben | The Darby McCarthy | 1110m | $125,000 |
| May 29, 2027 | Eagle Farm | Helen Coughlan Stakes | 1200m | $150,000 |
| Jun 5, 2027 | Eagle Farm | Queensland Day Stakes | 1200m | $200,000 |
| Jun 5, 2027 | Eagle Farm | Magic Millions National Classic | 1600m | $500,000 |
| Jun 5, 2027 | Eagle Farm | The Show A Heart | 1500m | $130,000 |
| Jun 5, 2027 | Eagle Farm | Lightning Handicap | 1000m | $130,000 |
| Jun 5, 2027 | Eagle Farm | Spear Chief Handicap | 1500m | $130,000 |
| Jun 12, 2027 | Eagle Farm | Oxlade Stakes | 1300m | $150,000 |
| Jun 12, 2027 | Eagle Farm | Hinkler Handicap | 1200m | $150,000 |
| Jun 12, 2027 | Eagle Farm | The Wayne Wilson Handicap | 1600m | $150,000 |
| Jun 19, 2027 | Ipswich | Eye Liner Stakes | 1350m | $175,000 |
| Jun 19, 2027 | Ipswich | Ipswich Cup | 2150m | $175,000 |
| Jun 19, 2027 | Ipswich | Gai Waterhouse Classic | 1350m | $100,000 |
| Jun 26, 2027 | Eagle Farm | Tattersall’s Stakes | 1400m | $125,000 |
| Jun 26, 2027 | Eagle Farm | Tattersall’s Gold Crown | 2137m | $200,000 |
| Jun 26, 2027 | Eagle Farm | Battle of the Bush | 1200m | $200,000 |
| Jun 26, 2027 | Eagle Farm | Tattersall’s Mile | 1600m | $160,000 |
| Jul 3, 2027 | Sunshine Coast | Caloundra Cup | 2400m | $300,000 |
| Jul 3, 2027 | Sunshine Coast | Glasshouse Handicap | 1400m | $175,000 |
| Jul 8, 2027 | Rockhampton | Rockhampton Newmarket | 1300m | $100,000 |
| Jul 10, 2027 | Rockhampton | Rockhampton Cup | 1600m | $150,000 |
| Jul 16, 2027 | Mackay | Mackay Newmarket | 1300m | $65,000 |
| Jul 24, 2027 | Mackay | Mackay Cup | 2000m | $150,000 |
| Aug 7, 2027 | Townsville | Townsville Cup | 2000m | $150,000 |
| Aug 7, 2027 | Townsville | Cleveland Bay Handicap | 1300m | $65,000 |
| Aug 7, 2027 | Townsville | Magic Millions Townsville Guineas | 1600m | $50,000 |
| Aug 21, 2027 | Cairns | Cairns Amateurs Cup | 2100m | $150,000 |
| Aug 27, 2027 | Cairns | Cairns Newmarket | 1400m | $100,000 |
| Aug 28, 2027 | Cairns | Cairns Cup | 2100m | $150,000 |
Please note: Not all group, listed and feature races are currently listed. The dates, racecourse and prize money for races are not always correct and are subject to change.
