Queen Elizabeth Stakes (ATC)

Last updated

Queen Elizabeth Stakes
Group 1 race
PETER PAN lll 1933 AJC ST LEGER JIM PIKE.JPG
Peter Pan, 1933 winner.
Location Randwick Racecourse,
Sydney, Australia
Inaugurated1851 (as Queen's Plate)
Race type Thoroughbred
Sponsor Longines (2023)
Race information
Distance2,000 metres
SurfaceTurf
QualificationThree year old and older
Weight weight-for-age
Purse $4,000,000 (2023)
Poitrel, 1919 & 1920 winner. Poitrel 1919 AJC Spring Stakes Randwick Racecourse Trainer Harry Robinson.jpg
Poitrel, 1919 & 1920 winner.
Rogilla, 1934 winner. Rogilla 1933 VRC Melbourne Stakes Flemington Racecourse Jockey Darby Munro Trainer Les Haigh.jpg
Rogilla, 1934 winner.

The Queen Elizabeth Stakes, formerly known as the Queen's Plate, AJC Plate, and AJC King's Cup, is an Australian Turf Club Group 1 Weight for Age thoroughbred horse race run over a distance of 2,000 metres at Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia, in the autumn during the ATC Championships series. [1] Prize money in 2013 was A$500,000 and was increased to A$4,000,000 in 2014 to become the richest race of the Sydney Autumn Carnival and as of 2020 the third richest WFA race in Australia (after the W. S. Cox Plate and the Everest). [2]

Contents

History

Poseidon, 1908 winner Poseidon 1906 VRC Melbourne Cup Owner Sir Hugh Denison Randwick Trainer Isaac Earnshaw.jpg
Poseidon, 1908 winner
Flight, 1946 winner Flight 1946 VRC LKS Mackinnon Stakes Flemington Racecourse Jockey Jack O'Sullivan Trainer Frank Nowland.jpg
Flight, 1946 winner
Beau Vite, 1941 winner Beau Vite 1940 MVRC W. S. Cox Plate Jockey Ted McMenamin Trainer Frank McGrath.jpg
Beau Vite, 1941 winner
Phar Lap, 1930 winner Phar Lap.jpg
Phar Lap, 1930 winner
Russia, 1947 & 1948 winner Russia 1946 VRC Melbourne Cup Flemington Racecourse Jockey Darby Munro Trainer Ted Hush.jpg
Russia, 1947 & 1948 winner

The origins of this race are firmly associated with colonial Sydney and the growth of thoroughbred racing in the colony during the 1840s and 1850s. The Australian Jockey Club initiated an autumn race meet which coincided with the Easter holiday period and created several races which exist even today. One of these races was the Queen's Plate in honour of Queen Victoria which was first run in 1851 over a distance of about 3 miles.
Through the early 20th century the race continued to hold its prestige, but with the decline in long distance racing, the AJC focused on the Sydney Cup as the premier long distance event of the AJC Autumn Carnival. [3] By the mid 1950s the race had changed its name and had its distance shortened. [1] Distance was changed several times until today's distance of 2000 metres in 1986. [1]

The ATC focused on the Queen Elizabeth Stakes as it became the A$4,000,000 signature event of a new Sydney autumn racing series called "The Championships", attracting international entries. [2]

Name

In February 1954, Queen Elizabeth II visited Australia [7] and the Australian Jockey Club consequently named a new race in her honour. [8] She was present at Randwick on 6 February 1954 and witnessed 33/1 long shot Blue Ocean win the race with a track record of 2 minutes 27+34 seconds for the 1+12 miles race. [7] [9]

On the last day of the 1954 AJC Autumn Carnival was the last-named race for the AJC Plate, as Lancaster won the Weight for Age 2-mile race. [10] The next year, on the last day of 1955 AJC Autumn Carnival held on 16 April 1955, the fourth race on the card was the Queen Elizabeth Randwick Stakes over a distance of 1+34 miles. [11]

Distance

1934 racebook

1954 racebook

Records

Only Carbine (1889–91), Trafalgar (1909, 1911–12), David (1921–23) and Tulloch (1958, 1960–61) have won the race 3 times. Winx (10-1 on/1-10) as heavy favourite won the race for a third successive time on 13 April 2019.

The 19th century horse trainer Etienne L. de Mestre won the race 9 times, in 1862, 1868, 1870, 1871, 1873, 1874, 1876, 1878 and 1879. [12]

Winners

Queen Elizabeth Stakes

AJC Plate

  • 1954 - Lancaster
  • 1953 - Jan
  • 1952 - Aristocrat
  • 1951 - Playboy
  • 1950 - Hurry Up
  • 1949 - Carbon Copy
  • 1948 - Russia
  • 1947 - Russia
  • 1946 - Flight
  • 1945 - Craigie
  • 1944 - Katanga
  • 1943 - race not held
  • 1942 - race not held
  • 1941 - Beau Vite
  • 1940 - Mosaic
  • 1939 - Defaulter
  • 1938 - Old Rowley
  • 1937 - Allunga
  • 1936 - Silver Ring
  • 1935 - Master Brierly
  • 1934 - Rogilla [54]
  • 1933 - Peter Pan
  • 1932 - Veilmond
  • 1931 - The Dimmer
  • 1930 - Phar Lap
  • 1929 - Strephon
  • 1928 - Limerick
  • 1927 - Limerick
  • 1926 - Windbag
  • 1925 - Windbag
  • 1924 - Rapine
  • 1923 - David
  • 1922 - David
  • 1921 - David
  • 1920 - Poitrel
  • 1919 - Poitrel
  • 1918 - Lanius
  • 1917 - Kandos
  • 1916 - Greencap
  • 1915 - Ulva's Isle
  • 1914 - Cagou
  • 1913 - Harpist
  • 1912 - Trafalgar
  • 1911 - Trafalgar
  • 1910 - Prince Foote
  • 1909 - Trafalgar
  • 1908 - Poseidon
  • 1907 - Dividend
  • 1906 - Tartan
  • 1905 - Emir
  • 1904 - Lord Cardigan
  • 1903 - The Victory
  • 1902 - Wakeful
  • 1901 - La Carabine
  • 1900 - La Carabine
  • 1899 - Merloolas
  • 1898 - Amberite
  • 1897 - Newhaven
  • 1896 - The Harvester
  • 1895 - Havoc
  • 1894 - Light Artillery
  • 1893 - The Admiral
  • 1892 - La Tosca
  • 1891 - Carbine
  • 1890 - Carbine
  • 1889 - Carbine
  • 1888 - Abercorn
  • 1887 - Trident
  • 1886 - Matchlock
  • 1885 - Reginald
  • 1884 - Legrand
  • 1883 - Plunger
  • 1882 - The Drummer
  • 1881 - Progress
  • 1880 - Caspian
  • 1879 - Chester
  • 1878 - Chester
  • 1877 - Robinson Crusoe
  • 1876 - Robin Hood
  • 1875 - Lurline
  • 1874 - Dagworth

Queen's Plate

  • 1873 - ‡Dagworth
  • 1872 - Hamlet
  • 1871 - Tim Whiffler
  • 1870 - Tim Whiffler
  • 1869 - The Barb
  • 1868 - †Tim Whiffler
  • 1867 - Fishhook
  • 1866 - Cossack
  • 1865 - Canobie
  • 1864 - Tarragon
  • 1863 - Tarragon
  • 1862 - Archer
  • 1861 - Talleyrand
  • 1860 - Gratis
  • 1859 - Strop
  • 1858 - Zoe
  • 1857 - Veno
  • 1856 - Cooramin
  • 1855 - Vanguard
  • 1854 - Sportsman
  • 1853 - Sportsman
  • 1852 - Cossack
  • 1851 - Cossack

‡ Dagworth and Reprieve dead heated. On a second rerun Dagworth was victorious by a short neck. [55]
The Barb was first past the post but was disqualified for not carrying the correct assigned weight. [56]

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Champagne Stakes (ATC)</span> Horse race

The Champagne Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group 1 horse race for two-year-old Thoroughbreds at set weights run at Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia over a distance of 1,600 metres during the Sydney Autumn Carnival. Prize money is A$f600,000.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Champions Stakes (VRC)</span> Horse race

The VRC Champions Stakes, registered as the LKS Mackinnon Stakes, is a Victoria Racing Club Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race run under Weight for Age conditions over a distance of 2000 metres at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Australia on the last day of the Melbourne Cup Carnival, the Saturday after the Melbourne Cup. Total prize money is A$3,000,000.

The Golden Slipper Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race for two-year-old horses run over 1,200 metres on turf at set weights conditions, held at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse in Sydney, Australia. It is the premier two year old race in Australia and is the world's richest race for two-year-old Thoroughbreds. Prize money is A$5,000,000.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">The Metropolitan (ATC)</span> Horse race

The Metropolitan is an Australian Turf Club Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race held under open handicap conditions, for horses aged three years old and older, over a distance of 2,400 metres at Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia in early October. The total prize money for this race is A$750,000.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Caulfield Stakes</span> Melbourne Racing Club Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race

The Might and Power, registered as the Caulfield Stakes is a Melbourne Racing Club Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race run under weight-for-age conditions, for three-year-olds and upwards, run over a distance of 2,000 metres at Caulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia. Prizemoney is A$1,000,000.

H E Tancred Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group 1 Weight for Age Thoroughbred horse race for horses three years old and older, run over 2,400 metres at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse in Sydney, Australia. The prize money for the event is A$1,500,000.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Champions Mile (VRC)</span> Horse race

The VRC Champions Mile, registered as the Cantala Stakes, is a Group 1 Victoria Racing Club quality handicap Thoroughbred horse race run over 1,600 metres at Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia on the fourth and last day during the Melbourne Cup Carnival. Total prize money is A$3,000,000

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sires' Produce Stakes (ATC)</span> Horse race

The Inglis Sires', registered as the Sires Produce Stakes, is an Australian Turf Club Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race for two-year-olds at Set Weights run over a distance of 1,400 metres at Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia in April during the ATC Championships Carnival. The prize money is $1,000,000.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">All Aged Stakes</span> Australian horse race

The All Aged Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group 1 Thoroughbred Weight for Age horse race, run over a distance of 1,400 metres at Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia in April or May during the ATC Autumn Carnival. Prize money is A$1,500,000.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chipping Norton Stakes</span> Horse race

The Chipping Norton Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race for horses three years old and older, run at weight for age, over a distance of 1600 metres at Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia in February or March. Prizemoney is A$600,000.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Winx Stakes</span> Horse race

The Winx Stakes, registered as the Warwick Stakes, is a Group 1 Australian Turf Club thoroughbred horse race at Weight for Age, for three-year-olds and older over a distance of 1400 metres at Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia in August. Prize money is currently A$500,000.

The Queen of the Turf Stakes, raced as The Coolmore Legacy Stakes, is an Australian Turf Club Group 1 Weight for age horse race for fillies and mares aged three years old and upwards, over a distance of 1600 metres at Royal Randwick Racecourse, Sydney in the autumn during the ATC Championships series. It is run on the same day as the Sydney Cup. Total prizemoney is A$1,000,000.

The Wakeful Stakes is a Victoria Racing Club Group 2 Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old fillies, run under set weights with penalties conditions, over 2,000 metres at Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia on Victoria Derby Day. Total prize money for the race is A$300,000.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Turnbull Stakes</span> Horse race

The Turnbull Stakes is a Victoria Racing Club Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race, for horses four years old and older, run under set weights with penalties conditions over a distance of 2,000 metres. The race is held at Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia in early October. Total prize money is A$1,000,000.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Herbert Power Stakes</span> Horse race

The Herbert Power Stakes is a Melbourne Racing Club Group 2 Thoroughbred horse race held under quality handicap conditions, for horses aged three years old and older, over a distance of 2400 metres. It is held at Caulfield Racecourse in Melbourne, Australia. Prizemoney is A$300,000.

The Lord Reims Stakes is a South Australian Jockey Club Group 3 Thoroughbred horse race for horses aged three years old and older, over a distance of 2600 metres at Morphettville Racecourse in Adelaide, Australia in March. Total prizemoney is A$127,250.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ted Van Heemst Stakes</span> Horse race in Perth, Western Australia

The Ted Van Heemst Stakes is a Perth Racing Group 2 Thoroughbred horse race held under weight for age conditions, for horses aged three years old and upwards, over a distance of 2100 metres at Ascot Racecourse, Perth, Western Australia in December. Prizemoney is A$250,000.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">P.J. O'Shea Stakes</span> Horse race

The Q22, registered as the P.J. O'Shea Stakes is a Brisbane Racing Club Group 2 Thoroughbred horse race held under weight for age conditions, for horses aged three years old and upwards, over a distance of 2,200 metres at Doomben Racecourse, Brisbane, Australia during the Queensland Winter Racing Carnival. Total prizemoney is A$400,000.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Colin Stephen Quality Handicap</span> Horse race

The Colin Stephen Quality Handicap is an Australian Turf Club Group 3 Thoroughbred open quality handicap horse race for horses three years old and older, over a distance of 2400 metres, held annually at Rosehill Racecourse, Sydney, Australia in September. Total prize money for the race is A$200,000.

The Gimcrack Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group 3 Thoroughbred horse race, for two-year-old fillies, held with set weight conditions, over a distance of 1000 metres at Randwick Racecourse in Sydney, Australia in early October. Total prize money for the race is A$200,000.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Winners and Past Results for the Queen Elizabeth Stakes". Progroup Racing (Australia). 2014. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  2. 1 2 "The Championships" (PDF). australianturfclub.com.au. 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
  3. "Sydney Cup". horseracinginfo.com (Australia). 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
  4. 1 2 "Event History - Videos: Queen Elizabeth Stakes - The Weight for Age Championship". The Star: Championships. Retrieved 15 October 2022. The race dates back to 1851 when it was called the Queen's Plate. It was renamed in 1954 in honour of Queen Elizabeth II during her visit to Australia.
  5. National Library of Australia (18 April 1928). "Limerick Wins Kings Cup". No. P 57. Sydney Mail NSW. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  6. National Library of Australia (9 April 1934). "Rogilla Wins Kings Cup". No. P 2. The Daily Telegraph Sydney. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  7. 1 2 Miller, George (7 February 1954). "OUTSIDER BLUE OCEAN'S RECORD". The Sun-Herald . Sydney. p. 27. Retrieved 18 April 2013 via Trove (Digitize newspaper).
  8. "Event History - Videos: Queen Elizabeth Stakes - The Weight for Age Championship". The Star: Championships. Retrieved 15 October 2022. The race dates back to 1851 when it was called the Queen's Plate. It was renamed in 1954 in honour of Queen Elizabeth II during her visit to Australia.
  9. Presnell, Max (18 April 2014). "When Harry met Lizzy: the story of the 1954 Queen Elizabeth Stakes". The Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  10. "Lancaster might remain in Sydney". The Sun-Herald . Sydney. 25 April 1954. p. 25. Retrieved 18 April 2013 via Trove (Digitize newspaper).
  11. "Racing Form Guide (for Randwick)". The Sun-Herald . Sydney. 15 April 1955. p. 1 of 8 (insert section). Retrieved 18 April 2013 via (Google News Archive (Digitize)).
  12. "de Mestre Family Tree". de Mestre Family. tripod.com. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
  13. "2023Result Longines Queen Elizabeth Stakes (held 8 April 2023)". racingpost.com. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  14. "2022 Result Longines Queen Elizabeth Stakes (held 9 April 2022)". breednet.com.au. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  15. "Marquand Masterclass As Addeybb Defends Queen Elizabeth". racing.com. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  16. "2020 Result Longines Queen Elizabeth Stakes (held 11 April 2020)". racing.com. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  17. "2019 Result Longines Queen Elizabeth Stakes (held 13 April 2019)". racing.com. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  18. "2018 Result Longines Queen Elizabeth Stks (held 14 April 2018)". racing.com. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  19. "2017 Result Longines Queen Elizabeth Stks (held 8 April 2017)". racing.com. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  20. "2016 Result Queen Elizabeth Stakes (held 9 April 2016)". racing.com. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  21. "2015 Result Queen Elizabeth Stakes (held 11 April 2015)". racing.com. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  22. "2014 Result Longines Queen Elizabeth Stks (held 19 April 2014)". racing.com. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  23. "2013 Result Santos Coffee Queen Elizabeth (held 27 April 2013)". racing.com. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  24. "2012 Result Tabcorp Queen Elizabeth Stakes (held 28 April 2012)". racing.com. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  25. "2011 Result Hyland Queen Elizabeth Stakes (held 23 April 2011)". racing.com. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  26. "2010 Result Syd City Lexus Queen Elizabeth (held 24 April 2010)". racing.com. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  27. "2009 Result Emirates Queen Elizabeth Stks (held 25 April 2009)". breednet.com. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  28. "2008 Result Queen Elizabeth Stakes (held 3 May 2008)". breednet.com. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  29. "2007 Result Queen Elizabeth Stks (held 14 April 2007)". breednet.com. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  30. "2006 Result Queen Elizabeth Stks (held 22 April 2006)". breednet.com. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  31. "2005 Result Queen Elizabeth Stks (held 2 April 2005)". breednet.com. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  32. "2004 Result Queen Elizabeth Stks (held 17 April 2004)". breednet.com. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  33. "2003 Result Queen Elizabeth Stks (held 3 May 2003)". breednet.com. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  34. "2002 Result Queen Elizabeth Stks (held 13 April 2002)". breednet.com. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  35. "2001 Result Queen Elizabeth Stk (held 28 April 2001)". breednet.com. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  36. "2000 Result Queen Elizabeth Stks (held 6 May 2000)". breednet.com. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  37. "1999 Result Queen Elizabeth Stks (held 17 April 1999)". breednet.com. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  38. "1998 Result Queen Elizabeth Stks (held 25 April 1998)". breednet.com. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  39. "1997 Result Queen Elizabeth Stakes (held 12 April 1997)". breednet.com. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  40. "1996 Result Queen Elizabeth Stks (held 20 April 1996)". breednet.com. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  41. "1995 Result Queen Elizabeth Stks (held 22 April 1995)". breednet.com. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  42. "1994 Result Queen Elizabeth Stks (held 9 April 1994)". breednet.com. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  43. "1993 Result Queen Elizabeth Stks (held 12 April 1993)". breednet.com. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  44. "1992 Result Queen Elizabeth Stks (held 20 April 1992)". breednet.com. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  45. "1991 Result Queen Elizabeth Stks (held 1 April 1991)". breednet.com. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  46. "1990 Result Queen Elizabeth Stks (held 16 April 1990)". breednet.com. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  47. "1989 Result Queen Elizabeth Stks (held 27 March 1989)". breednet.com. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  48. "1988 Result Queen Elizabeth Stks (held 4 April 1988)". breednet.com. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  49. "1987 Result Queen Elizabeth Stks (held 20 April 1987)". breednet.com. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  50. "1986 Result Queen Elizabeth Stks (held 31 March 1986)". breednet.com. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  51. "1985 Result Queen Elizabeth Stks (held 8 April 1985)". breednet.com. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  52. "1984 Result Queen Elizabeth Stks (held 23 April 1984)". breednet.com. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  53. "1983 Result Queen Elizabeth Stks (held 4 April 1983)". breednet.com. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  54. "KING'S CUP TO ROGILLA - A Thrilling Finish (Official 1934 Result AJC Kings Cup)". The Mercury (Hobart) . 9 April 1934. p. 9 (column 45). Retrieved 18 April 2013 via Trove (Digitize newspaper).
  55. "Randwick Autumn Meeting (Official 1873 results and commentary)". The Argus . Melbourne. 21 April 1873. p. 6 (column 1). Retrieved 18 April 2013 via Trove (Digitize newspaper). It was decided to run off the dead heat after the last race... This was a splendid race, and only won by Dagworth by a short neck.
  56. "The Australasian Turf Register". Google (Digitized books). The Australasian, Stillwell and Knight, Melbourne. 1873. p. 159. Retrieved 18 April 2013.