2012 The TJ Smith

The TJ Smith is a 1600 metre race for two-year-olds run by the Brisbane Racing Club. It is held under set weight conditions during June at Eagle Farm and is on Stradbroke Handicap Day.

Race Type: Group 1, 2YO Set Weights
Distance: 1600 metres
Track: Eagle Farm Racecourse, Brisbane, Queensland
Date: Saturday 9 June 2012

The TJ Smith Odds
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The TJ Smith was first run in 1893 as the Claret Stakes over 6 furlongs (about 1200 metres) and was won by Common. In 1905 the distance increased to 7 furlongs and in 1955 it increased again to 8 furlongs. It gained Group 1 status in 1985 and was a handicap race for most of its history, only becoming a set weight race in 2007.

Claret Stakes, Sir Robert Herbert Stakes, RU Sloman Claret Stakes, QTC Marlborough Stakes, QTC Castlemaine Stakes and QTC Classic are some of the names this race has gone by before becoming the TJ Smith Classic in 1999. It was named in honour of the great Sydney trainer Tommy Smith who died in 1998.

TJ Smith Final Field & Odds 2012

TJ Smith Preview & Tips 2012

The following are the top 4 selections from our tipster panel for this years race.

Previous winners of the TJ Smith:

Colts and geldings carry 56kg and fillies carry 54kg in the TJ Smith. The major lead-up race is the Group 2 Sires Produce Stakes over 1400 metres at Eagle Farm. Winners of both races include Pressday (2010), Lovely Jubly (2002), Juanmo (2001), Al Mansour (1997), Anthems (1996), Mahogany (1993) and Slight Chance (1992).

This race is the only Group 1 event for two-year-olds in the Brisbane Winter Carnival and it is also the last Group race of the racing year (August 1 to July 31) for two-year-olds, which gives it an elite status. The winners of the TJ Smith will  normally go on to bigger and better things when they return as three-year-olds and past winners include horses like Luskin Star (1977), Tristram’s Edition (1985). Flotilla (1987) and Zeditave (1988).