Queensland Pacing Championship

The Queensland Pacing Championship was 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

See also


References

  1. ^ a b Harness Racing Queensland
  2. ^ Annual On-Line:Race Chronicles, Harness Racing Australia, Retrieved 31 January 2016
  3. ^ Queensland Pacing Championship, Harness Racing Australia, 26 October 2006, Retrieved 31 January 2016
  4. ^ Grand Circuit starts this Saturday, www.harnesslink.com, Retrieved 1 February 2016
  5. ^ Qld no longer part of the Grand Circuit, www.harnessnews.com.au, Retrieved 9 April 2016