AAMI Stradbroke - BMW Quuenland Derby and Treasury Casino Brisbane Cup

The Barrier draw for the 2003 AAMI Stradbroke, BMW Queensland Derby and Treasury Casino Brisbane Cup was held at the Queen Street Mall in Brisbane.


It all commenced with a fashion parade where "Jacki" the face of the 2003 races was amongst the models strutting their stuff. Shortly after the fashion parade it was onto business for the barrier draws of Saturday's 2003 AAMI Stradbroke and BMW Queensland Derby as well as Monday's Treasury Casino Brisbane Cup.

Sheila Laxon was present with John Symons who received a blow when his super colt Bel Esprit drew the outside barrier 23. John said "The colt is at his peak and though he was washed out of the Galaxy which is a concern, one must wait and see what happens". Bell Esprit will be retiring to Stud at Eliza Park after the running of the AAAMI Stradbroke.	Sheila Laxon and John Symons	JOHN SYMONS Trainer of Bel Esprit

Clarry Conners was at the draw. He has his talented runner Cosmic Rays in the Stradbroke. It was another horse, Rose Archway, however that was given the wrapps by Conners. Rose Archway had 18 months off after falling ill and run third in her second run back in this campaign. Her run looked good on Saturday and she is flying according to Clarry for the Treasury Casino Brisbane Cup	Clarry Conners

Private Steer's trainer John O'Shea was not all that happy with barrier 1 if the rain persists and the race will be run on a heavy track. "Private Steer has come along since the Doomben 10,000 and will not be far from the lead in the Stradbroke", O'Shea commented.	JOHN O'SHEA

1	FALVELON (Danny Bougoure)	56	(8)
2	TIT FOR TAAT (NZ) (Wayne Herbert)	54½	( 2)	John Powell
3	BEL ESPRIT (John Symons)	53½	( 23)	Nash Rawiller
4	SCENIC PEAK (Danny Bougoure)	53½	( 11)
5	CRAWL (John Hawkes)	53	( 3)	Darren Gauci
6	GORDO (John Hawkes)	53	( 20)	Corey Brown
7	CENTURY KID (NZ) (Graeme Rogerson)	52½	( 14)	Jim Cassidy
8	MAKE MINE MAGIC (Alan Bailey)	52½	( 7)	Glen Colless
9	NORTH BOY (Tony McEvoy)	52½	( 19)	Kerrin McEvoy
10	THIS MANSHOOD (Tim Martin)	51½	( 18)	Jim Byrne
11	COSMIC RAYS (Clarry Conners)	51	( 21)
12	DIAMOND DANE (Bruce McLachlan)	51	( 4)	Michael Rodd(a)
13	INTO THE NIGHT (Keith Dryden)	51	( 16)	Scott Seamer
14	EMISSION (Cliff Brown) (inc. 1kg pen)	50½	( 13)
15	SALGADO (John Hawkes)	50½	( 12)	Jason Taylor
16	OSCA WARRIOR (Eric Ropiha)	50	( 15)
17	MOON DRAGON (Guy Walter)	49½	( 5)	Craig Newitt(a)
18	SUZY GREY (Alan Bailey)	49½	( 6)
19	PRIVATE STEER (John O’Shea)	48	( 1)	Glen Boss
20	CHUCKLE (Gai Waterhouse)	46	( 10)	Dean Tanti

21 EM	PALLADIUM STAR (Guy Walter)	49½	( 22)	Leith Innes
22 EM	BAAL YABBA (Trevor Miller)	49½	( 24)
23 EM	CARIBOO (Tim Martin)	49½	( 9)	Chris Munce
24 EM	COURT of JEWELS (NZ) (Tony McEvoy)	49½	( 17)