When the race was held at Eagle Farm it was held in late May or early June.

The locality of Whinstanes is located in Eagle Farm.

Eagle Farm first appeared as a name in 1839, identifying a cultivation area in convict era Brisbane.

Convict labour was used to connect the main settlement to the women's goal at Eagle Farm.

Due to its flat surface, Eagle Farm, originally a farming area, was announced as an aerodrome in 1925.

By the 1970s it was clear that the facilities at Eagle Farm were inadequate for a city of Brisbane's size and anticipated growth.

Much of the old Eagle Farm disappeared under the Gateway Motorway.

The race was first run in Gayndah in 1868, before moving to Eagle Farm in 1871.

Eagle Farm was closed in 1931 after civil operations were relocated to Archerfield Airport.

The Federal Government announced the construction of a new airport to be built north of Eagle Farm.