The Bevan Laming-trained Crossthestart created history and set a mark that will never be broken when the gelding won the first race under the banner of the new Brisbane Racing Club at Eagle Farm.The Brisbane Racing Club hosted its first meeting on Saturday after it was formed earlier this year following the merger of Brisbane's former rival clubs, the Queensland and Brisbane Turf Clubs.Crossthestart, ridden by Jim Byrne, produced a strong finish to down Ballina four-year-old Shuffle The Cash by

The Bevan Laming-trained Crossthestart created history and set a mark that will never be broken when the gelding won the first race under the banner of the new Brisbane Racing Club at Eagle Farm.

The Brisbane Racing Club hosted its first meeting on Saturday after it was formed earlier this year following the merger of Brisbane's former rival clubs, the Queensland and Brisbane Turf Clubs.

Crossthestart, ridden by Jim Byrne, produced a strong finish to down Ballina four-year-old Shuffle The Cash by three-quarters of length in the first race ever staged by the fledgling club, the BRC The Beginning Handicap (1800m).

Laming joined forces to train with his son Richard when regulations were changed at the start of the season to permit training partnerships.

Richard Laming, 27, runs the Victorian arm of the training operation and has more than 30 horses in work while his father oversees 15 horses at his Jacob Wells base on the Gold Coast.

Bevan Laming believes Crossthestart has the makings of a future stayer but has ruled out sending him south for the Listed Grafton Cup (2350m) on Thursday week.

"He's a promising horse but has had shocking luck with barriers all his life," Laming said.

"If he can get 2400 metres he'll make a handy stayer later on.

"He's got a good turn of foot but he's not seasoned enough just now for the Grafton Cup.

"I won't take him to Grafton and instead I'll run him in a 1600-metre Listed race at Eagle Farm in a fortnight."

Byrne gave Laming a glowing report following the son of Cape Cross' victory.

Laming was confident Crossthestart, who was bred by Dick Karreman, would continue his strong recent form following his narrow win at Ipswich last start.

"I thought he could win again after his Ipswich win," Laming said.

"His last 600 metres at Ipswich was the fastest of the day and quicker than what they ran in the Eye Liner."