Brisbane Racing Club opens $20 million facility

Brisbane Racing
The Eagle Farm facility will soon become an industry leader for Queensland Racing.

IS Racing Queensland about to prove they can match it alongside the big boys of Australian racing?

The Brisbane Racing Club (BRC) has unveiled its new state-of-the-art stabling facilities, in what has been described as “a huge boost for the Queensland racing industry”.

The $20 million stabling complex at Eagle Farm opens just in time for the Brisbane Racing Carnival, which kicks off next month.

Leading trainers Rob Heathcote and Liam Birchley will both occupy the new facilities, and the BRC expects all 430 stables to be filled for the carnival.

The stabling complex is the headline act of a $40 million investment by BRC Members’ funds into Eagle Farm, which includes improvements to the drainage and surface, as well as additional parking and a new pedestrian tunnel.

BRC Chairman Neville Bell believes the improvements to Eagle Farm will give the sunshine state the perfect opportunity to compete at a national, and ultimately international level.

“This is a significant investment in a project that will boost the state’s racing industry,” Mr Bell said.

“We’re all proud of the feats of Brisbane horses such as Buffering on the world stage. These new stables are state-of-the-art and they will make the busy life of trainers just a little easier.

“We’ve designed these stables to capture the wonderful Moreton Bay breezes and to ensure we’re providing facilities that mean Eagle Farm-trained horses can run to their potential.”

Brisbane racing is sometimes considered an afterthought when stacked up against Melbourne’s Spring Carnival and Sydney’s Autumn equivalent, but the upgrades to Eagle Farm will help Racing Queensland put their Winter Carnival on the international map.

The BRC chairman said the new facilities are unprecedented in Australia.

“This is the first time in Australia that the infield of a metropolitan racetrack has been utilised for stables,” Mr Bell said.

“The BRC believes this initiative creates a training facility unmatched for its functionality and ease of access to tracks,”


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