Queensland Pacing Championship
The Queensland Pacing Championship is the most important event in Queensland harness racing.[1] It is usually the opening leg of the Australasian Pacers Grand Circuit.[1] The race was previously known as the Albion Park Ten Thousand between 1969 and 1974 and then as the Sir Clive Uhr Championship from 1975 to 1980.[2] In 2006 the race was postponed from Saturday to Tuesday due to rain[3] and it was not run in 2007 due to the Equine Influenza outbreak that occurred in Queensland and New South Wales.[4] In April 2016 Racing Queensland announced that the Queensland Pacing Championship would be discontinued due to financial considerations.[5]
Winners list
| Year |
Horse |
Driver |
Mile Rate |
Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Our Hi Jinx | Greg Sugars | 1:55.0 | 2680m | |
| 2014 | For A Reason | Luke McCarthy | 1:56.4 | 2680m | |
| 2013* | Ideal Scott | John McCarthy | 1:57.8 | 2680m | |
| 2012 | Washakie | Luke McCarthy | 1:57.5 | 2680m | |
| 2011 | Mr Feelgood | Luke McCarthy | 1:57.0 | 2680m | |
| 2010 | Mr Feelgood | Luke McCarthy | 1:55.9 | 2680m | |
| 2009 | Blacks A Fake | Natalie Rasmussen | 1:58.9 | 2609m | |
| 2008 | Blacks A Fake | Natalie Rasmussen | 1.56.0 | 2138m | |
| 2007 | Not held due to Equine Influenza (E.I.) | ||||
| 2006 | Slipnslide | Luke McCarthy | 1:59.2 | 2138m | |
| 2005 | Slipnslide | Luke McCarthy | 1:55.7 | 2138m | |
| 2004 | Cobbity Classic | Luke McCarthy | 1:57.3 | 2680m | |
| 2003 | Double Identity | Harry Martin | 1:55.7 | 2138m | |
| 2002 | Double Identity | Harry Martin | 1:58.0 | 2647m | |
| 2001 | Courage Under Fire | Brian Hancock | 2:00.0 | 2100m | |
| 2000 | Tailamade Lombo | Chris Alford | 1:55.3 | 2100m | |
| 1999 | Kyema Kid | Richard Hancock | 1:57.8 | 2100m | |
| 1998 | Three Half Whites | Justin Warwick | 1:58.0 | 2100m | |
| 1997 | Peter Santos | Neil Coy | 1:58.4 | 2100m | |
| 1996 | Desperate Comment | Peter Jones | 1:55.7 | 2100m | |
| 1995 | Sunshine Band | Chris Gleeson | 1:55.8 | 2100m | |
| 1994 | Chandon | Vic Frost | 1:58.1 | 2100m | |
| 1993 | Warrior Khan | Andrew Peace | 1:57.0 | 2100m | |
| 1992 | Franco Tiger | Brian Gath | 1:58.0 | 2100m | |
| 1991 | Franco Ice | Graham Lang | 1:55.0 | 2100m | |
| 1990 | Westburn Grant | Vic Frost | 1:57.4 | 1609m | |
| 1999 | Thorate | Brian Hancock | 1:53.9 | 1609m | |
| 1988 | Our Maestro | Vin Knight | 1:56.4 | 1609m | |
| 1987 | Henry Luca | Kevin Thomas | 1:58.1 | 1609m | |
| 1986 | Wondai's Mate | Darryl Reinke | 1:55.6 | 1609m | |
| 1985 | Preux Chevalier | Barry Perkins | 1:54.3 | 1609m | |
| 1984 | Wondai's Mate | Darryl Reinke | 1:56.2 | 1609m | |
| 1983 | Popular Alm | Vin Knight | 1:55.8 | 1609m | |
| 1982 | Double Agent | Joe Ilsley | 1:16.6 | 2530m | |
| 1981 | Gammalite | Bruce Clarke | 1:17.5 | 2530m | |
| 1980 | Koala King | Brian Hancock | 1:17.1 | 2530m | |
| 1979 | Koala King | Kevin Robinson | 1:18.5 | 2530m | |
| 1978 | Rip Van Winkle | Michael Vanderkemp | 1:17.2 | 2530m | |
| 1977 | Paleface Adios | Colin Pike | 1:18.4 | 2530m | |
| 1976 | Don't Retreat | Laurie Moulds | 1:19.4 | 2530m | |
| 1975 | Paleface Adios | Colin Pike | 1:18.9 | 2530m | |
| 1974 | Spike | Kevin Robinson | 1:19.7 | 2530m | |
| 1973 | Apollo Eleven | Kevin Newman | 2:11.4 | 12f 132y | |
| 1972 | Red Vicar | Laurie Moulds | 2:05.4 | 12f 132y | |
| 1971 | Para Chief | Rex Hocking | 2:06.2 | 12f 132y | |
| 1970 | Style Beaux | Tom Mahar | 2:09.0 | 12f 132y | |
| 1969 | Billy Adios | Kevin Newman | 2:06.8 | 12f 132y |
References
- ^ a b Harness Racing Queensland
- ^ Annual On-Line:Race Chronicles, Harness Racing Australia, Retrieved 31 January 2016
- ^ Queensland Pacing Championship, Harness Racing Australia, 26 October 2006, Retrieved 31 January 2016
- ^ Grand Circuit starts this Saturday, www.harnesslink.com, Retrieved 1 February 2016
- ^ Qld no longer part of the Grand Circuit, www.harnessnews.com.au, Retrieved 9 April 2016