Exciting colt Bosustow will head to next month’s Stradbroke Handicap with just 51.5kg on his back

The three-year-olds will add plenty of intrigue to this year’s $3m Stradbroke Handicap at Eagle Farm … not least of all the brilliant Gold Coast Guineas winner Bosustow.

Bosustow wins the Gold Coast Guineas this month. Picture: Grant Peters / Trackside Photography

Exciting colt Bosustow will head to next month’s Stradbroke Handicap with just 51.5kg on his back following the release of the weights for the $3m Group 1 at Eagle Farm.

The Annabel Neasham and Rob Archibald-trained three-year-old will likely line up in Saturday’s Group 1 Kingsford Smith Cup (1300m) before being aimed toward the Stradbroke (1400m) on June 14.

Bosustow won the Group 3 Gold Coast Guineas (1200m) by a massive six lengths on a heavy track on May 10.

“He looks a real Stradbroke type, he’ll definitely be competitive in the race,” Racing Queensland’s chief handicapper Nathan Bourke said on Monday night.

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“It was hard to get him any higher than that (51.5kg). They get a 1.5kg allowance in this race under the weight-for-age scale.

“If I gave him any more weight then he’d be up there with Group 1 winners like Port Lockroy and Golden Mile.

“The three-year-olds are always hard to line up. Angel Capital (51kg) is another three-year-old who I think will be competitive if he gets a start.

“Ameena has got some good runs in Group 1 races in South Australia so there’s a fair bit of interest in the three-year-olds, especially Bosustow and Angel Capital.”

Bosustow loves racing at @GCTurfClub! He dominates the Gold Coast Guineas for @ANeashamRacing 💪 pic.twitter.com/EWLkNGveYt

— SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) May 10, 2025

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The Bjorn Baker-trained Stefi Magnetica took out the Stradbroke as a three-year-old last year but she won’t be back to defend her crown this time.

Impending (2017) and Sincero (2011) are the only other three-year-olds to salute in the time-honoured feature in recent years.

War Machine (53kg) is the $4.50 favourite in the Stradbroke with TAB, ahead of Joliestar (56kg, $6), Benedetta (53.5kg, $11) Bosustow ($11) and Kimochi (54kg, $11).

  

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Local hero The Inflictor ($15) will carry just 51kg and the Craig Cousins-trained gelding is assured of a spot after winning the Gateway (1400m) in December last year.

Cousins has already indicated that Cejay Graham will ride The Inflictor in the Straddie.

Brilliant sprinter Giga Kick, the 2022 The Everest winner, is the Stradbroke topweight with 58.5kg.

The Clayton Douglas-trained star sprinter carried 54.5kg in this month’s Group 1 The Goodwood in Adelaide when third behind Reserve Bank and Sir Sway.

Giga Kick, the dual Group 1-winner and 2022 The Everest champ, gallops at Eagle Farm this morning ahead of Saturday’s $1m Kingsford Smith Cup. 🎥: @bendorries76pic.twitter.com/1PRthFt4AW

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Only two Stradbroke winners have carried more than 56kg to win in the last 40 years (Rough Habit and Campaign King).

Campaign King was also the last horse to win the Doomben 10,000-Stradbroke double, in 1988, with this year’s 10,000 champion Sunshine in Paris is enjoying a spell before the classy mare is set for a tilt at The Everest at Randwick in October.

Queensland star Antino was given 58kg for the Straddie but the Tony Gollan-trained gelding will be spelled and set for a Cox Plate campaign following his devastating victory in the Doomben Cup (2000m) last weekend.

Originally published as Exciting colt Bosustow will head to next month’s Stradbroke Handicap with just 51.5kg on his back