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BJ McLachlan Stakes

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STORM BOY  Picture: Martin King / Sportpix

The BJ McLachlan Stakes is a Group 3 race for two year old sprinters conducted by the Brisbane Racing Club at Eagle Farm.

The BJ McLachlan Stakes is run over 1200m under Set Weights conditions. It has been run under varying names including the Tommy Smith Slipper but has been the BJ McLachlan Stakes since 2009.

The BJ McLachlan Stakes was first run in 1983 and was won by Crawford.

The race is named after a champion Queensland trainer who won many races including a Golden Slipper with Phelan Ready.

It became a G3 race from 2011. Was run at Gold Coast in 2014/2015.

Many top juveniles and future good 3yos including several Magic Millions winners have taken it out.

King's Legacy won in 2019 and at the end of his 2yo season won the G1 ATC Sires and G1 Champagne Stakes.

It is run over 1200m for $300,000 in prizemoney in 2024.

Notable winners of the BJ McLachlan Stakes include St Jude (1989), Facile (1991), Brave Warrior (1994), Guineas (1996), Mr Innocent (1997), Sunday Joy (2001), How Funny (2002), Snitzel (2004), Paprika (2008), Military Rose (2009), Driefontein (2011), Unencumbered (2013), King's Legacy (2019), Coolangatta (2021) and Storm Boy (2023).

The 2024 BJ McLachlan Stakes was won by Icarian Dream from Cool Archie and The Playwright.


Racing and Sports

Previous BJ McLachlan Stakes Winners

Date Horse Jockey WT Trainer BP
ICARIAN DREAM (AUS) 2F
BLUE POINT (IRE) - TEEBO (AUS) STRYKER (AUS)
JASON COLLETT 55.0 CIARON MAHER 12
STORM BOY (AUS) 2C
JUSTIFY (USA) - PELICAN (NZ) FASTNET ROCK (AUS)
ADAM HYERONIMUS 57.0 G WATERHOUSE & A BOTT 4
THE NOVELIST (AUS) 2C
WRITTEN BY (AUS) - SUNLIT (AUS) SNITZEL (AUS)
JAMES INNES JNR 57.0 G WATERHOUSE & A BOTT 6
COOLANGATTA (AUS) 2F
WRITTEN TYCOON (AUS) - PIPING HOT (AUS) MORE THAN READY (USA)
JAMES MCDONALD 55.5 C MAHER & D EUSTACE 5
ALPINE EDGE (AUS) 2C
BETTER THAN READY (AUS) - FREEZETHEMILLIONS (AUS) FREEZE (AUS)
R FRADD 57.0 TOBY & TRENT EDMONDS 7
KING'S LEGACY (AUS) 2C
REDOUTE'S CHOICE (AUS) - BREAKFAST IN BED (AUS) HUSSONET (USA)
K MCEVOY 57.0 P & P SNOWDEN 3
SUN CITY (AUS) 2C
ZOUSTAR (AUS) - ROULETTES (AUS) FLYING SPUR (AUS)
JAMES MCDONALD 57.0 TONY MCEVOY 5
MERYL (AUS) 2F
EPAULETTE (AUS) - ACADEMY IDOL (AUS) MADE OF GOLD (USA)
C REITH 55.0 L W CURTIS 1
OURS TO KEEP (AUS) 2G
SEIDNAZAR (AUS) - PICABELLE (AUS) PICCOLO (GB)
D J BROWNE 57.0 CHRIS MUNCE 2
ZELADY'S NIGHT OUT (AUS) 2F
MYBOYCHARLIE (IRE) - ZELADY (AUS) ZEDITAVE (AUS)
J BYRNE 55.0 TONY GOLLAN 3
MISHANI HONCHO (AUS) 2G
JET SPUR (AUS) - MONA LISA SMILE (AUS) HONOUR AND GLORY (USA)
C WHITELEY 57.0 LES ROSS 1
UNENCUMBERED (AUS) 2C
TESTA ROSSA (AUS) - BLIZZARDLY (AUS) MORE THAN READY (USA)
NATHAN BERRY 57.0 BJORN BAKER 1
MISSY LONGSTOCKING (AUS) 2F
SEQUALO (AUS) - LINYANTI (AUS) THUNDER GULCH (USA)
D J BROWNE 55.0 LIAM BIRCHLEY 6
DRIEFONTEIN (AUS) 2F
FASTNET ROCK (AUS) - FOLLOW GOLD (AUS) EXPORT PRICE (FR)
TOMMY BERRY 54.0 MS G WATERHOUSE 4
MILITARY GRACE (AUS) 2F
GENERAL NEDIYM (AUS) - SEARCHLIGHTS (AUS) BELONG TO ME (USA)
D GRIFFIN 54.0 GILLIAN HEINRICH 12
MILITARY ROSE (AUS) 2F
GENERAL NEDIYM (AUS) - BELLA MADDELENA (AUS) FLYING SPUR (AUS)
S KATSIDIS 54.0 GILLIAN HEINRICH 8
PAPRIKA (AUS) 2F
GENERAL NEDIYM (AUS) - HONI (AUS) MARAUDING (NZ)
S SCRIVEN 54.0 LIAM BIRCHLEY 5
SHE'S MEANER (AUS) 2F
FALVELON (AUS) - SHE'S A MEANIE (NZ) PRINCE SALIERI (AUS)
J BYRNE 54.0 MS G WATERHOUSE 4
MISS WATAGAN (AUS) 2F
MOON ROCKET (JPN) - WATAGAN LASS (AUS) MR. HENRYSEE (USA)
B STEWART 52.5 GARY BEIN 8
MASTER POWER (AUS) 2G
TESTA ROSSA (AUS) - EFFICIENCY (AUS) ARCHREGENT (CAN)
B EL-ISSA 55.5 PADDY CUNNINGHAM 1
SNITZEL (AUS) 2C
REDOUTE'S CHOICE (AUS) - SNIPPETS' LASS (AUS) SNIPPETS (AUS)
G BOSS 55.5 GERALD RYAN 10
ORATORIO (AUS) 2C
STRAVINSKY (USA) - EXPRESS A SMILE (AUS) SUCCESS EXPRESS (USA)
DAMIEN OLIVER 55.5 D L FREEDMAN 6
HOW FUNNY (AUS) 2F
RORY'S JESTER (AUS) - INTERTWINED (AUS) SIR TRISTRAM (IRE)
M PELLING 52.5 MS G WATERHOUSE 4

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