Queen Elizabeth Stakes (VRC)
The Queen Elizabeth Stakes is a registered Victoria Racing Club Group 3 Thoroughbred horse race for horses aged three years old and over, under open handicap conditions, over a distance of 2600 metres at Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia on the last day of the VRC Spring Carnival in early November.[1] Total prize money is A$300,000.
Group 3 race | |
1954 & 1955 winner – Rising Fast | |
Location | Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia |
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Inaugurated | 1854 |
Race type | Thoroughbred - flat |
Race information | |
Distance | 2,600 metres |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Left-handed |
Qualification | Three year olds and older that are not maidens |
Weight | Quality handicap |
Purse | A$300,000 (2019) |
History
Distance
- 1854–1874 – 3 miles (~4800 metres)
- 1875–1876 – 2 miles (~3200 metres)
- 1877–1878 - 21⁄4 miles (~3600 metres)
- 1879 – 2 miles (~3200 metres)
- 1880 - 21⁄4 miles (~3600 metres)
- 1881–1884 – 2 miles (~3200 metres)
- 1885 - 21⁄2 miles (~4000 metres)
- 1886–1887 – 2 miles (~3200 metres)
- 1888 – 3 miles (~4800 metres)
- 1889 - 21⁄4 miles (~3600 metres)
- 1890–1894 – 2 miles (~3200 metres)
- 1895–1971 - 11⁄2 miles (~2400 metres)
- 1972 – 2400 metres
- 1973–1993 – 2500 metres
- 1994 – 2530 metres
- 1995 – 2500 metres
- 1996 – 2531 metres
- 1987–2005 – 2500 metres
- 2006–2007 – 2520 metres
- 2008–2009 – 2500 metres
- 2010 onwards - 2600 metres
Grade
- 1854–1978 - Principal Race
- 1979–2004 - Group 2
- 2005 onwards - Group 3
Name
- 1854-1872 - Queen's Plate
- 1873-1874 - Flemington Plate
- 1875-1894 - Canterbury Plate
- 1895–1968 - C.B. Fisher Plate
- 1969 - Queen's Cup
- 1970–1973 - C.B. Fisher Plate
- 1974 - Queen's Cup
- 1975–1978 - C.B. Fisher Plate
- 1979–1984 - Queen Elizabeth Stakes
- 1985 - Queen's Cup
- 1986–2009 - Queen Elizabeth Stakes
- 2010 - Queen's Cup
- 2011–2014 - Queen Elizabeth Stakes
- 2015 - Queen's Cup
- 2016 onwards - Queen Elizabeth Stakes
Gallery of noted winners
- High Caste, 1939,1940 & 1941 winner.
- Ajax, 1938 winner.
- Eurythmic, 1920 winner.
Winners
- 2019 - True Self[2]
- 2018 - Jaameh[3]
- 2017 - Vengeur Masque[4]
- 2016 - Francis Of Assisi[5]
- 2015 - Dandino[6]
- 2014 - Le Roi[7]
- 2013 - Precedence[8]
- 2012 - Puissance De Lune[9]
- 2011 - Ironstein[10]
- 2010 - Moudre[11]
- 2009 - Sterling Prince[12]
- 2008 - Capecover[13]
- 2007 - Zavite[14]
- 2006 - Gallant Guru[15]
- 2005 - Our Smoking Joe[16]
- 2004 - Fantastic Love[17]
- 2003 - Zazzman[18]
- 2002 - Makybe Diva[19]
- 2001 - Hatha Anna[20]
- 2000 - Savrocca[21]
- 1999 - Zerpour[22]
- 1998 - Might And Power[23]
- 1997 - †Vita Man / Bright Spot[24]
- 1996 - Valance[25]
- 1995 - Pindi[26]
- 1994 - Bullwinkle[27]
- 1993 - Hear That Bell[28]
- 1992 - Kawtuban[29]
- 1991 - Frontier Ban[30]
- 1990 - Savage Toss[31]
- 1989 - Our Shannon Lad[32]
- 1988 - Zamakima[33]
- 1987 - Globetrotter[34]
- 1986 (Nov.) - Colour Page[35]
- 1986 (Mar.) - Janneau[36]
- 1985 - Chelaware[37]
- 1984 - Irish Lord[38]
- 1983 - Fountaincourt[39]
- 1982 - My Sir Avon
- 1981 - Kip
- 1980 - Hyperno
- 1979 - Hyperno
- 1978 - Salamander
- 1977 - Tom's Mate
- 1976 - Perhaps
- 1975 - Four Leaf
- 1974 - Leilani
- 1973 - Director
- 1972 - Scotch And Dry
- 1971 - Classic Mission
- 1970 - Fileur
- 1969 - Lochcourt
- 1968 - Rain Lover
- 1967 - General Command
- 1966 - Galilee
- 1965 - Craftsman
- 1964 - Piper's Son
- 1963 - Summer Fair
- 1962 - Even Stevens
- 1961 - Dhaulagiri
- 1960 - Nilarco
- 1959 - Webster
- 1958 - Sailor's Guide
- 1957 - Redcraze
- 1956 - Sailor's Guide
- 1955 - Rising Fast
- 1954 - Rising Fast
- 1953 - Hydrogen
- 1952 - Hydrogen
- 1951 - Bronton
- 1950 - Playboy
- 1949 - Dickens
- 1948 - Phoibos
- 1947 - Columnist
- 1946 - Leonard
- 1945 - Don Pedro
- 1944 - Race Not Held
- 1943 - Race Not Held
- 1942 - Race Not Held
- 1941 - High Caste
- 1940 - High Caste
- 1939 - High Caste
- 1938 - Ajax
- 1937 - Black Mac
- 1936 - Queen Of Song
- 1935 - Hall Mark
- 1934 - Nightly
- 1933 - Rogilla
- 1932 - Kuvera
- 1931 - Veilmond
- 1930 - Phar Lap
- 1929 - Amounis
- 1928 - Gothic
- 1927 - Silvius
- 1926 - Pantheon
- 1925 - Pilliewinkie
- 1924 - Lilypond
- 1923 - Rivoli
- 1922 - Violoncello
- 1921 - Tangalooma
- 1920 - Eurythmic
- 1919 - Artilleryman
- 1918 - Kennaquhair
- 1917 - Wallace Isinglass
- 1916 - Lavendo
- 1915 - Carlita
- 1914 - Mountain Knight
- 1913 - Radnor
- 1912 - Cider
- 1911 - Trafalgar
- 1910 - Alawa
- 1909 - Alawa
- 1908 - Alawa
- 1907 - Mountain King
- 1906 - Dividend
- 1905 - Tartan
- 1904 - Sweet Nell
- 1903 - Combat
- 1902 - Wakeful
- 1901 - Rock Gun
- 1900 - Maltster
- 1899 - Merriwee
- 1898 - The Grafter
- 1897 - Aurum
- 1896 - Bloodshot
- 1895 - † Wallace / Auraria
- 1894 - The Harvester
- 1893 - Patron
- 1892 - The Admiral
- 1891 - Steadfast
- 1890 - Megaphone
- 1889 - Abercorn
- 1888 - Mentor
- 1887 - The Australian Peer
- 1886 - Trident
- 1885 - Trenton
- 1884 - Commotion
- 1883 - Off Colour
- 1882 - Commotion
- 1881 - Wellington
- 1880 - Progress
- 1879 - Suwarrow
- 1878 - Warlock
- 1877 - Pluto
- 1876 - Calamia
- 1875 - Richmond
- 1874 - Melbourne
- 1873 - Don Juan
- 1872 - King Of The Ring
- 1871 - Warrior
- 1870 - Tim Whiffler
- 1869 - Charon
- 1868 - Glencoe
- 1867 - Tim Whiffler
- 1866 - Race Not Held
- 1865 - Volunteer
- 1864 - Race Not Held
- 1863 - Musidora
- 1862 - Race Not Held
- 1861 - Race Not Held
- 1860 - Race Not Held
- 1859 - The Moor
- 1858 - Green Linnet
- 1857 - Crockford
- 1856 - Tomboy
- 1855 - I Want It
- 1854 - Shadow
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See also
- Thoroughbred racing in Australia
- Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival
- VRC Stakes day
- List of Australian Group races
- Group races
References
- "Winners and Past Results for the Queen Elizabeth Stakes". Pro Group Racing Australia. 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
- "2019 Result – Queen Elizabeth Stakes (held 9 November 2019)". breednet.com. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
- "2018 Result – Queen Elizabeth Stakes (held 10 November 2018)". breednet.com. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
- "2017 Result – Queen Elizabeth Stakes (held 11 November 2017)". breednet.com. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- "2016 Result – Queen Elizabeth Stakes (held 5 November 2016)". breednet.com. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
- "2015 Result – Queen's Cup (held 7 November 2015)". racing.com. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
- "2014 Result – Queen Elizabeth Stakes (held 8 November 2014)". breednet.com. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- "2013 Result – Queen Elizabeth Stakes (held 9 November 2013)". breednet.com. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- "2012 Result – Queen Elizabeth Stakes (held 10 November 2012)". breednet.com. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- "2011 Result – Queen Elizabeth Stakes (held 5 November 2011)". breednet.com. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- "2010 Result – Queen's Cup (held 6 November 2010)". breednet.com. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- "2009 Result – Queen Elizabeth Stakes (held 7 November 2009)". breednet.com. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- "2008 Result – Queen Elizabeth Stakes (held 8 November 2008)". breednet.com. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- "2007 Result – Queen Elizabeth Stks (held 10 November 2007)". breednet.com. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- "2006 Result – Queen Elizabeth Stakes (held 11 November 2006)". breednet.com. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- "2005 Result – Queen Elizabeth Stks (held 5 November 2005)". breednet.com. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- "2004 Result – Queen Elizabeth Stks (held 6 November 2004)". breednet.com. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- "2003 Result – Queen Elizabeth Stks (held 8 November 2003)". breednet.com. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- "2002 Result – Queen Elizabeth Stks (held 9 November 2002)". breednet.com. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- "2001 Result – Queen Elizabeth Stks (held 10 November 2001)". breednet.com. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- "2000 Result – Queen Elizabeth Stks (held 11 November 2000)". breednet.com. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- "1999 Result – Queen Elizabeth Stks (held 6 November 1999)". breednet.com. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- "1998 Result – Queen Elizabeth Stks (held 7 November 1998)". breednet.com. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- "1997 Result – Queen Elizabeth Stks (held 8 November 1997)". breednet.com. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- "1996 Result – Queen Elizabeth Stks (held 9 November 1996)". breednet.com. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- "1995 Result – Queen Elizabeth Stks (held 11 November 1995)". breednet.com. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- "1994 Result – Queen Elizabeth Stks (held 5 November 1994)". breednet.com. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- "1993 Result – Queen Elizabeth Stks (held 6 November 1993)". breednet.com. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- "1992 Result – Queen Elizabeth Stks (held 7 November 1992)". breednet.com. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- "1991 Result – Queen Elizabeth Stks (held 9 November 1991)". breednet.com. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- "1990 Result – Queen Elizabeth Stks (held 10 November 1990)". breednet.com. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- "1989 Result – Queen Elizabeth Stks (held 11 November 1989)". breednet.com. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- "1988 Result – Queen Elizabeth Stks (held 5 November 1988)". breednet.com. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- "1987 Result – Queen Elizabeth Stks (held 7 November 1987)". breednet.com. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- "1986 Result – Queen Elizabeth Stks (held 8 November 1986)". breednet.com. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- "1986 Result – Queen Elizabeth Stks (held 8 March 1986)". breednet.com. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- "1985 Result – Queen's Cup (held 9 November 1985)". breednet.com. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- "1984 Result – Queen Elizabeth Stks (held 10 November 1984)". breednet.com. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- "1983 Result – Queen Elizabeth Stks (held 5 November 1983)". breednet.com. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
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