Doomben Roses

The Doomben Roses is an Australian Group 3 Thoroughbred horse race held annually in early May at Doomben Racecourse in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Currently offering a purse of $175,000, the race is open to three-year-old filles and is run over a distance of 2020 meters (approximately 1¼ miles). It is the main lead-up race for the Queensland Oaks.

The Doomben Roses originated in 1996 as as a Listed race at a distance of 1615 meters. In 1998 it was increased to its present 2020 meters.

The most notable winner of the race is 2001 winner Ethereal, who went on to win that year's Melbourne Cup. In winning the 2002 race, Palidamah set a new speed record of 2:01.95 for the current distance.

To date, Roger James is the only trainer to win this race twice.

Winners of the Doomben Roses

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
2007	Lasoron	Darren Beadman	Brian Guy	Syndicate	2:03.02
2006	Gaze	Darren Beadman	Roger James	Melba Murfitt	2:03.51
2005	Cinque Cento	Justin Sheehan	Tony Wildman	Scone Racing et al	2:04.07
2004	Natural Woman	Greg Childs	Bruce McLachlan	John Cornish / John O’Brien	2:04.30
2003	The Jewel	Greg Childs	Hector Anderson	Ray Dennis & brothers	2:04.92
2002	Palidamah	Jason Taylor	Noel J. Doyle	John Croan et al	2:01.95
2001	Ethereal	Scott Seamer	Sheila Laxon	Peter & Phillip Vela	2:04.03
2000	Avilde	Michael Cahill	John Hawkes	Not found	2:05.41
1999	Episode	Damien Oliver	David Hall	Not found	2:06.22
1998	Melora	V. A. Coglan	Roger James	Not found	2:03.04
1997	Queenstown Kate	Michael Pelling	K. Wood	Not found	1:39.64
1996	Ballare	Shane Dye	Gai Waterhouse	Not found	1:41.57