Rocky Amateurs - Home of The Archer

Elvis is at the Capricorn Tavern September 12th get your tickets now.
See the staff at the Tavern or use the QR code.
🔵 General admission- $64.84
🟢 Dinner and a show -$101.90
🟡 VIP Entertainment- $138.97
🔴 VIP Front row table -$149.55

Race day is about more than what happens on the track.

Lexus of Rockhampton returns as a valued partner of The Archer 2027, bringing its signature hospitality experience back to Callaghan Park for another year.

We’re pleased to continue our partnership with Lexus and look forward to welcoming their team and guests back in 2027.

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Some partnerships are built to last.

For more than 20 years, Bentleys has been a valued partner of Rocky Amateurs, supporting the event through its growth and continuing to stand beside us year after year.

We’re proud to welcome Bentleys back as a sponsor of The Archer 2027.

And if history is anything to go by, the Bentleys Deck will once again be one of the hottest tickets in town.

Thank you to the Bentleys team for two decades of support. We look forward to another unforgettable Rocky Amateurs The Archer.

Save the date: The Archer, Sunday 2 May 2027

Sherrin Rentals is returning as a major sponsor of Rocky Amateurs The Archer and an official slot holder for The Archer race in 2027.

Sherrin Rentals has played an important role in helping The Archer grow into regional Queensland’s richest race, and we’re thrilled to continue that partnership for another year.

With BEEF2027 bringing thousands of visitors to Rockhampton, The Archer 2027 is shaping up to be one of the biggest race days yet. We can’t wait to have Sherrin Rentals alongside us as we deliver another unforgettable event.

Thank you to the team at Sherrin Rentals for your continued support.

The Archer returns to Callaghan Park on Sunday, 2 May 2027, perfectly timed with the opening weekend of Beef Australia 2027 in Rockhampton.

Save the date – this is one race day you won’t want to miss!

The Archer 2026 Gallery

Although the day didn't go exactly to plan, Rocky still showed up in spectacular style.

A massive thank you to everyone who joined us, our incredible sponsors, and our dedicated 104-year-old Central Queensland Amateur Racing Club committee for pivoting and making the most of the day. You proved that it’s the people who make event day truly special!

Swipe through to see some of our favourite off-track moments.

📢QUEENSLAND RACING CARNIVAL REMINDER 📢

Nominations for the following carnival Group features close tomorrow at 11am AEST:

🏆Doomben 10,000;
🏆Doomben Cup;
🏆Kingsford Smith Cup;
🏆Queensland Derby;
🏆BRC Sires;
🏆Queensland Oaks;
🏆Stradbroke Hcp; and
🏆JJ Atkins.

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Archer Wrap
By Tony McMahon
Bursting with justifiable pride fuelled by emotion, Rocky Amateurs chairman Bill Reid told the faithful gathered before him at Callaghan Park on Tuesday just before 5pm “we’ll be back next year”.
(It reminded me of the famous quote of General Douglas MacArthur in 1942 when saying after leaving the Phillipines “I (we) shall return” and he and the American troops did triumphantly two years later).
Minutes earlier Reid and the hundreds gathered there had just witnessed Tony and Maddysen Sears Gold Coast trained star Yellow Brick win the $1M Archer(1300M) against the greatest field ever assembled at the historic racecourse.
However, Reid’s words were not just conceived from that alone but more so from the turbulent gut wrenching events of the previous 53 hours of firstly disarray, disappointments and then recreation of Rocky’s richest ever race-day after if was a last minute cancellation on Sunday.
Those events are well documented but not so Sunday’s successful rebirth of The Archer from what had been reshaped from a ruin.
Some non- believers even had the Rocky Amateurs “The Home Of The Archer” dead and buried.
Fools!”
And a ruin - that very thought would have been an insult to even consider of the Rocky Amateurs team who have a country heritage proudly built on resilience and a “get in and make it happen” attitude.
On Sunday they did and it worked.
The 2026 version of The Archer will not only be indelibly recorded in the annals of the Rocky Amateurs (Central Queensland Amateur Race Club) but it will be an entrenched and cherished memory for those who witnessed it’s running.
As a prolific writer, I could record reams about it but for now I shall be brief.
Officially, Yellow Brick (Tommy Berry, $3.40fav.)won by 1.1 lengths from Shaun Dwyer Sunshine Coast trained Anemacore (NZ) (Michael Rodd, $19.00).
Tony Gollan’s Boomtown Boss (Angela Jones, $10.00)was a very close third.
Sadly, Angela Jones broke her collar bone in a track mishap in Brisbane on Thursday and will miss the Winter Racing Carnival and face a lengthy time out of the saddle.
Less than three lengths covered the first seven horses home in The Archer.
Before signing off I must mention the magnificent effort of the Sparrow family owned and Kelvin managed Cherry Rose trained by Jamie McConachy in finishing 1.98 lengths sixth.
The bonny mare with weights, the barrier draw and class stacked against her defiantly led her “big brothers” right up to the 100 metres.
Even then “Cherry” fought on and typified “courage under fire”.
I hope to pen more about The Archer Day next week.
HOOFNOTE: Magic Millions sold Yellow Brick as the Gold Coast National Yearling Sale in 2021 for $20,000. After The Archer it’s winnings stand at $3,995,900.

Maddysen Sears the co-trainer of Yellow Brick proudly displays The Archer trophy. Winning jockey Tommy Berry and trainer Tony Sears in the background. Picture: Caught in the Act Photography