2026 G1 Stradbroke Handicap – Barrier Draw

Tara Madgwick - Tuesday Jun 9

The 2026 Brisbane Winter Carnival hits the heights this Saturday at Eagle Farm with a full field set to line up in the $3million Group I BRC Stradbroke Handicap (1400m) with Sydney glamour mare Fangirl to carry the number one saddle cloth and she has drawn gate 11.

$10.8million earner Fangirl will carry the number one saddle cloth - image Grant Courtney

Trained by Chris Waller and ridden by James McDonald, she will be looking add to a hot run being enjoyed by this combination who have also won the GI Queensland Derby (Providence) and G1 Doomben Cup (Birdman (IRE) in recent weeks in Queensland.

Fangirl is priced at $6.50 third favourite behind Headley Grange, who has gate eight and the three year-old Regal Award, who is next to him in barrier nine.

High class three year-old Sixties is first emergency and drawn perfectly in three if he gains a start with Jamie Melham taking the ride.

2026 STRADBROKE HANDICAP

$3 million Group 1, 1400m | Saturday, June 13

(Number – Horse (Sire) – Trainer – Jockey – Barrier – Weight)

1 — Fangirl (Sebring) (Chris Waller, James McDonald) (11) 56.5kg

2 — Rothifre (Rothesay) (Robert Heathcote, Brad Rawiller) (13) 56.5kg

3 — Private Eye (Al Maher) (Joe Pride, Nash Rawiller) (4) 56.5kg

4 — Another Wil (Street Boss (USA) (Ciaron Maher, Ryan Maloney) (17) 56.5kg

5 — Desert Lightning (NZ) (Pride of Dubai) (Peter Moody & Katherine Coleman, Luke Nolen) (5) 55.5kg

6 — Sepals (Calyx (GB) (Cliff Brown, Tim Clark) (21) 55kg

7 — Headley Grange (Exosphere) (Joe Pride, Adam Hyeronimus) (8) 55kg

8 — Transatlantic (Snitzel) (Tony Gollan, Tommy Berry) (18) 55kg

9 — Yellow Brock (The Mission) (Tony & Maddysen Sears) (23) 54kg

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10 — King of Roseau (Capitalist) (Peter Snowden, Tom Sherry) (7) 54kg

11 — Estadio Mestalla (IRE) (Galileo Gold) (Joe Pride, Chad Schofield) (10) 53.5kg

12 — Warnie (IRE) (Highland Reel) (Ciaron Maher, Declan Bates) (1) 53.5kg

13 — Von Haunke (NZ) (Savabeel) (Cliff Brown, Harry Coffey) (19) 53kg

14 — Splash Back (Fr) (Le Havre) (Grahame Begg, Craig Williams) (12) 52kg

15 — Abounding (Richh Enuff) (Robert Heathcote, Tyler Schiller) (15) 52kg

16 — Spicy Martini (Justify (USA) (Toby Edmonds, Taylor Marshall) (2) 51.5kg

17 — Tuned (Zoustar) (Annabel & Rob Archibald, Ben Thompson) (6) 51kg

18 — Regal Award (Ole Kirk) (Phillip Stokes, Luke Cartwright) (9) 49.5kg

19e Sixties (Flying Artie) (Chris Waller, Jamie Melham) (3) 51kg

20e — Payline (Shooting to Win) (Chris & Corey Munce, TBC) (20) 52.5kg

21e — Welwal (GB) (Shalaa) (Mick Price & Michael Kent Jr, Kerrin McEvoy) (22) 52.5kg

22e — Cifrado (Encryption) (Rex Lipp, TBC) (14) 52.5kg

23e — Skyhook (Written Tycoon) (Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou, TBC) (16) 50.5kg

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