The Brisbane Racing Club (BRC) is the major sponsor of the Queensland Horse Racing Museum which is powered by the Thoroughbred Racing History Association (TRHA). The TRHA is a not-for-profit organisation established to preserve the history of the thoroughbred industry for the general public and industry participants. Further information about the TRHA can be found here.

It is staffed by enthusiastic volunteers who have a background in racing and are keen to exchange the knowledge stored in the Research Centre & Archive housed on Doomben racecourse to the public on Tuesdays and Wednesdays between 10am and 1pm or by appointment outside these hours.

Our displays at the Racing Museum in the heritage-listed Old Tote building at Eagle Farm racecourse are open to the general public by prior appointment only.

The TRHA welcomes the donation of objects that will complement and fulfil our current collections. Each donation request is thoughtfully considered by our committee to determine if the gift is in line with the specific criteria for the acquisition and acceptance of donations, as outlined in the TRHA Collections Policy; any object accepted into the TRHA’s collection should be consistent with our mission, be relevant, and be properly cared for. If you are interested in making the gift of an object to the TRHA, please ring us on (07) 3630 2245 or email us at heritage@brc.com.au for further advice.

UPCOMING Event - TUESDAY 13 MAY 2025

A National Trust Heritage Festival Event is being hosted by the Thoroughbred Racing History Association reliving the history of the THEN and NOW. The Event takes place at the Qld Horse Racing Museum situated inside the Old Tote Building at the Eagle Farm Racecourse from 6.30pm.

THEN is represented by the 50th anniversary of jockey Graham Cook winning the 1975 Stradbroke Handicap and 1975 Doomben 10,000 double on Spedito and the 1975 Doomben Cup on Golden Khan. Both horses were trained by the great Jim Griffiths.

NOW is represented by the connections behind Knight’s Choice the first Queensland trained horse to win the Melbourne Cup (2024).

Guest speakers include jockey Graham Cook, trainers Sheila Laxon & John Symons & jockey Robbie Dolan. Audio and video replays will accompany these interviews to make it a must attend nostalgic event. Free entry with donation. RSVP details in flyer below. See you there!

LATEST CONTENT UPDATE

Everything you ever wanted to know about any Queensland Race Club is now available at your fingertips on our Website under the Venues Page. You will find the latest Meeting dates for each Club, Links to the Club’s Racing Queensland Website, Official Website, Facebook & Instagram Accounts. Racenet (Race Results), Race Replays (TAB), Race Replays (Non-TAB), RacingandSports & Wikipedia Links are also provided.There are also links to Racing Queensland’s News Page & The RacingaroundQueensland Facebook Site which provides regular updates to anything of importance in the Queensland Racing Industry.
All editions of Racing Queensland's Monthly Magazine RACE since Jan 2011 are now available to read on our website via the self titled folder on our Education Page. Links to the most popular horse racing and breeding websites have now been added to our Reference Materials folder via our Education Page.

We've won the Cup !!!

Queensland Racing's longest hoodoo stretching 163 years has just been broken with the win by Knight's Choice in the 2024 Melbourne Cup. Trained at the Sunshine Coast by John Symons & Sheila Laxon, Knight's Choice is the first locally trained horse to ever win the Cup. A fairytale result for all concerned especially jockey Robbie Dolan who came to Queensland 2 years ago to resurrect his career when opportunities were drying up down south. The most remarkable part of the win is how Knight's Choice can stay 3200m based on his breeding. His sire Extreme Choice was a Blue Diamond Stakes winner (who had already sired a Golden Slipper winner) and never raced further than 1200m. It reminds oneself of Bletchingly who only won races up to 1100 metres but sired Kingston Town who could win over 3200 metres. Must be stoutness in Knight's Choices dam Midnight Pearl being a daughter of More Than Ready. Go to our Horses Page K-O and view the story behind Knight's Choice which includes replays of every start in his career. His Sunshine Coast Winx Guineas win in 2023 was particularly outstanding.
Four new inductees into the Racing Queensland Hall of Fame have been announced at the recent 2024 TAB Queensland Thoroughbred Awards night. Relive their back stories by following these links. (Horse - Show A Heart) (Trainer - Barry Baldwin) (Jockey - Eva King née Draper) (Associate - Brien Murphy)
Photos of our National Trust Heritage Festival Events have now been added. 2024 was titled Gunsynd The Legend where you can watch a complete video of the event. 2023 was titled The Stradbroke Habit. 2022 was titled The Creek, of Course.

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