P J O'Shea Stakes
| Group 2 race | |
| Location |
Doomben Racecourse Brisbane, Australia |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1947 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Sponsor | Event Equipment Hire (2017) |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 2,200 metres |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Right-handed |
| Qualification | Three year old and older |
| Weight | Weight for age |
| Purse | A$200,000 (2017) |
The P.J. O'Shea Stakes is a Brisbane Racing Club Group 2 Thoroughbred horse race held under weight for age conditions, for horses aged three years old and upwards, over a distance of 2,200 metres at Doomben Racecourse, Brisbane, Australia during the Queensland Winter Racing Carnival. Total prizemoney is A$200,000.
The inaugural running of the race as the P.J. O'Shea Stakes was in 1947. The race was named after Patrick O'Shea, the Queensland Turf Club's treasurer in the early 1900s and raced horses in Brisbane for 35 years.
The race is considered a major prep leadup race to the Brisbane Cup.
Due to track reconstruction of Eagle Farm Racecourse for the 2014–15 racing season the event is transferred to Doomben Racecourse. In 2017 due to the poor state of the Eagle Farm Racecourse the event was moved with the Queensland Oaks again to Doomben Racecourse.
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