Queen Elizabeth Stakes
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History
The Queen Elizabeth Stakes is a Group 3 race run under Quality Handicap conditions for stayers at Flemington conducted by the Victoria Racing Club.
The Queen Elizabeth Stakes is run over 2600m. It was first run as the Queen Elizabeth in 1954 with Cromis (Autumn) and Rising Fast (Spring) winning it.
The race was a replacement for the CB Fisher Plate taken from the Autumn.
It is sometimes renamed and run as the Queen's Cup on the rotational basis of Australian Race Clubs.
The Queen Elizabeth Stakes was a Principal Race until 1979 then Group 2 up to 2004 before back to Group 3 in 2005.
It has been raced over so many distances from 3 miles to begin with all the way down to 2400m in 1972. From 2010 it has been at 2600m.
The Queen Elizabeth Stakes has turned into a good race for the imported horses. Francis Of Assisi, Dandino, Fantastic Love, Hatha Anna, True Self (twice) plus others raced predominantly overseas.
Before True Self, the last mare to win was Makybe Diva in 2002. This was the start of her reign. She would win during Cup week the following three years – the Melbourne Cup itself.
Might And Power almost went around for fun in 1998 after winning the Cox Plate. He met five poor rivals, carried 60kg and won by seven lengths hard held.
The Queen Elizabeth Stakes was worth $300,000 in 2024.
Notable winners of the Queen Elizabeth Stakes include Soulcombe (2022), Warning (2021), True Self (2019/2020), Precedence (2013), Puissance De Lune (2012), Our Smoking Joe (2005), Zazzman (2003), Makybe Diva (2002), Might And Power (1998), Hyperno (1979/1980), Salamander (1978), Leilani (1974), Scotch And Dry (1972), Rain Lover (1968), Galilee (1966), Even Stevens (1962), Sailor's Guide (1956/1958), Redcraze (1957), Rising Fast (1954/1955), Hydrogen (1952/1953), High Caste (1939/1940/1941), Ajax (1938), Hall Mark (1935), Rogilla (1933), Phar Lap (1930), Amounis (1929), Violoncello (1922), Eurythmic (1920), Wakeful (1902) and Tim Wiffler (1867/1870).
The 2023 Queen Elizabeth Stakes was won by Muramasa from Ladies Man and Duke De Sessa.
Previous Queen Elizabeth Stakes Winners
| Date | Horse | Jockey | WT | Trainer | BP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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MURAMASA
(AUS)
4G DEEP IMPACT (JPN) - OMEI SWORD (AUS) HIGH CHAPARRAL (IRE) |
DANIEL MOOR | 54.0 | TRENT BUSUTTIN & NATALIE YOUNG | 7 |
|
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SOULCOMBE
(GB)
3G FRANKEL (GB) - RIBBONS (GB) MANDURO (GER) |
CRAIG WILLIAMS | 54.0 | CHRIS WALLER | 7 |
|
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WARNING
(AUS)
5G DECLARATION OF WAR (USA) - LIVIA (AUS) GALILEO (IRE) |
N RAWILLER | 59.0 | A & S FREEDMAN | 3 |
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|
TRUE SELF
(IRE)
7M OSCAR (IRE) - GOOD THOUGHT (IRE) MUKADDAMAH (USA) |
HUGH BOWMAN | 57.5 | WILLIEM PETER MULLINS | 2 |
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TRUE SELF
(IRE)
6M OSCAR (IRE) - GOOD THOUGHT (IRE) MUKADDAMAH (USA) |
RYAN MOORE | 56.5 | WILLIEM PETER MULLINS | 4 |
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JAAMEH
(IRE)
5G IFFRAAJ (GB) - MISS GIBRALTAR (GB) ROCK OF GIBRALTAR (IRE) |
M J ZAHRA | 56.0 | D & B HAYES & T DABERNIG | 8 |
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VENGEUR MASQUE
(IRE)
5G MONSUN (GER) - VENETIAN BEAUTY (USA) LEAR FAN (USA) |
PATRICK MOLONEY | 54.5 | MICHAEL MORONEY | 9 |
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FRANCIS OF ASSISI
(IRE)
6G DANEHILL DANCER (IRE) - QUEEN CLEOPATRA (IRE) KINGMAMBO (USA) |
WILLIAM BUICK | 58.0 | C APPLEBY | 4 |
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DANDINO
(GB)
8H DANSILI (GB) - GENEROUS DIANA (GB) GENEROUS (IRE) |
B MELHAM | 58.0 | DARREN WEIR | 4 |
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LE ROI
(GER)
5H AREION (GER) - LIMAGA (GB) LAGUNAS (GB) |
DAMIEN OLIVER | 56.5 | TONY MCEVOY | 9 |
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PRECEDENCE
(NZ)
8G ZABEEL (NZ) - KOWTOW (USA) SHADEED (USA) |
CRAIG WILLIAMS | 58.0 | BART & JAMES CUMMINGS | 8 |
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PUISSANCE DE LUNE
(IRE)
4H SHAMARDAL (USA) - PRINCESS SERENA (USA) UNBRIDLED'S SONG (USA) |
G BOSS | 54.5 | DARREN WEIR | 7 |
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IRONSTEIN
(AUS)
6G ZABEEL (NZ) - GENTLE GENIUS (AUS) DANEHILL (USA) |
B AVDULLA | 54.0 | GERALD RYAN | 9 |
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MOUDRE
(AUS)
5G BLEVIC (AUS) - TOLKAAMI (AUS) RAAMI (GB) |
CRAIG WILLIAMS | 55.0 | CIARON MAHER | 1 |
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STERLING PRINCE
(NZ)
6G COLOMBIA (NZ) - STERLING PRINCESS (NZ) ONE POUND STERLING (GB) |
HUGH BOWMAN | 56.0 | VANESSA HILLIS | 1 |
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CAPECOVER
(NZ)
6G CAPE CROSS (IRE) - SET UP (NZ) ZABEEL (NZ) |
CRAIG WILLIAMS | 53.5 | A FIELDES | 6 |
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ZAVITE
(NZ)
5G ZABEEL (NZ) - MISS VITA (USA) ALLEGED (USA) |
N RAWILLER | 54.5 | ANTHONY CUMMINGS | 7 |
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GALLANT GURU
(AUS)
4H MONTJEU (IRE) - PROUD HALO (AUS) DON'T SAY HALO (USA) |
S W ARNOLD | 56.5 | D L FREEDMAN | 1 |
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OUR SMOKING JOE
(AUS)
5G ENCOSTA DE LAGO (AUS) - DALZING (AUS) BLAZING SWORD (AUS) |
N CALLOW | 57.0 | D L FREEDMAN | 5 |
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FANTASTIC LOVE
(USA)
4G PEINTRE CELEBRE (USA) - MOON FLOWER (IRE) SADLER'S WELLS (USA) |
K MCEVOY | 56.0 | SAEED BIN SUROOR | 6 |
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ZAZZMAN
(AUS)
6G DISTINCTLY NORTH (USA) - GLEN IRIS (AUS) MARSCAY (AUS) |
K MCEVOY | 56.5 | TONY VASIL | 8 |
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MAKYBE DIVA
(GB)
3F DESERT KING (IRE) - TUGELA (USA) RIVERMAN (USA) |
L CURRIE | 52.0 | DAVID HALL | 13 |
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HATHA ANNA
(IRE)
4H SADLER'S WELLS (USA) - MOON CACTUS (GB) KRIS (GB) |
P PAYNE | 57.5 | SAEED BIN SUROOR | 8 |
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SAVROCCA
(AUS)
8G CALEDONIAN PLANET (AUS) - OUR DREAM (AUS) BIRCHWOOD (AUS) |
B PREBBLE | 53.0 | JEFF ROGERS | 6 |
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