Brisbane G1 ballot-free races confirmed

Vega One is one of several horses already exempt from the Stradbroke Handicap ballot.

There will be additional chances in coming weeks for horses to gain a start in the Stradbroke Handicap, one of two Group One races in the revamped Brisbane winter carnival.

Vega One is already guaranteed a berth via his win in The Gateway in December while the winners of the Newmarket Handicap (Bivouac), Doncaster Mile (Nettoyer) and TJ Smith (Nature Strip) are also exempt.

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The winners of the upcoming Goodwood, BRC Sprint, Victory Stakes (penalty free), Fred Best Classic (penalty free) and Helen Coughlan Stakes (penalty free), will all gain a start.

Racing Queensland originally scrapped the carnival because of the effects of COVID-19 but has since issued a revised schedule of 25 black-type races including the two Group One events.

The winners of the Ken Russell Memorial Classic and Champagne Classic will be exempt from a ballot on the J J Atkins for two-year-olds.