Queensland Derby

Race favourite Shootoff saluted for the punters in the sixth race at Eagle Farm’s 2011 Stradbroke Handicap Day on Saturday, the Graeme Rogerson-trained gelding fighting off two fast finishing fillies to win the $500,000 Group 1 Queensland Derby (2400m). After running a gallant fourth behind Scenic Shot in the Doomben…

The 2011 Queensland Derby is going to be an absolute beauty and looking through the form guide there’s a host of contenders. The one they’re all trying to get though is undoubtedly Shootoof which has shown the form against the open grade horses already. Having said that nothing is guaranteed…