Poitrel 1919 AJC Spring Stakes Randwick Racecourse Trainer Harry Robinson

Rogilla 1933 VRC Melbourne Stakes Flemington Racecourse Jockey Darby Munro Trainer Les Haigh

The Queen Elizabeth Stakes, formerly known as the Queen's Plate, AJC Plate, and AJC King's Cup, is an

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thoroughbred horse race run over a distance of 2,000 metres at

Randwick Racecourse Royal Randwick Racecourse is a racecourse for horse racing located in the Eastern Suburbs (Sydney), Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales. Randwick Racecourse is Crown Land leased to the Australian Turf Club and known to many Sydney r ...

, Sydney, Australia, in the autumn during the ATC Championships series. 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

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and

the Everest The Everest is an Australian Turf Club Group 1 Weight for Age Thoroughbred horse race run over 1,200 metres on grass, turf at Randwick Racecourse in Sydney, Australia. Between 2017 and 2023 the race was classified as Special Conditions class. I ...

History

Poseidon 1906 VRC Melbourne Cup Owner Sir Hugh Denison Randwick Trainer Isaac Earnshaw

Russia 1946 VRC Melbourne Cup Flemington Racecourse Jockey Darby Munro Trainer Ted Hush

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

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initiated an autumn race meet which coincided with the

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holiday period and created several races which exist even today. One of these races was the Queen's Plate in honour of

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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 The Sydney Cup is an Australian Turf Club Group One, Group 1 Thoroughbred handicap horse race, for horses three years old and older, run over 3200 metres at Randwick Racecourse in Sydney, Australia in the autumn during the ATC Championships series ...

as the premier long distance event of the AJC Autumn Carnival. By the mid 1950s the race had changed its name and had its distance shortened. Distance was changed several times until today's distance of 2000 metres in 1986. The ATC focused on the Queen Elizabeth Stakes as it became the signature event of a new Sydney autumn racing series called "The Championships", attracting international entries.

Name

*1851–1872 - Queen's Plate *1873–1927 - AJC Plate *1928 - AJC King's Cup *1929–1933 - AJC Plate *1934 - AJC King's Cup *1935–1954 - AJC Plate *1954 onwards - Queen Elizabeth Stakes In February 1954,

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visited Australia and the

consequently named a new race in her honour. 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 seconds for the miles race. On the last day of the 1954 AJC Autumn Carnival was the last-named race for the AJC Plate, as Lancaster won the

2-mile race. 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 miles.

Distance

*1851–1913 – 3 miles (~4800 metres) *1914 - miles (~2400 metres) *1915–1922 – 3 miles (~4800 metres) *1923–1927 - miles (~3600 metres) *1928 - miles (~2400 metres) ''(AJC Kings Cup)'' *1929–1933 - miles (~3600 metres) *1934 - miles (~2400 metres) ''(AJC Kings Cup)'' *1935–1941 - miles (~3600 metres) *1944–1946 - miles (~2800 metres) *1947–1953 - miles (~3600 metres) *1954 - miles (~2400 metres) ''(Queen Elizabeth Stakes)'' *1954 – 2 miles (~3200 metres) ''(AJC Plate)'' *1955–1969 - miles (~2800 metres) *1970–1971 - miles (~2400 metres) *1972 - miles (~2800 metres) *1973–1978 – 2400 metres *1979–1983 – 2000 metres *1984–1985 – 2400 metres *1986 onwards - 2000 metres

1934 racebook

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File:1934 AJC KINGS CUP RACEBOOK P3.jpg, 1934 AJC Kings Cup starters and results File:1934 AJC Kings Cup Racebook P6.jpg, 1934 AJC Kings Cup racebook showing semaphore flags File:1934 AJC KINGS CUP RACEBOOK P4.jpg, Back cover showing charges at the entrance gates

1954 racebook

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Records

Only

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(1889–91), Trafalgar (1909, 1911–12), David (1921–23) and

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(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.

Winners

Queen Elizabeth Stakes

*2025 -

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*2024 -

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*2023 - Dubai Honour *2022 - Think It Over *2021 - Addeybb *2020 - Addeybb *2019 - Winx *2018 - Winx *2017 - Winx *2016 - Lucia Valentina *2015 - Criterion * 2014 -

It's A Dundeel Dundeel, or It’s A Dundeel as he was registered for racing in Australia, is a champion New Zealand Thoroughbred racehorse. He is the fifth and most recent winner of the Australian Triple Crown. In 2025 Dundeel was inducted into the New Zeala ...

* 2013 -

Reliable Man Reliable Man (foaled 27 March 2008) is a British-bred Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. Initially trained in France, he won two minor races in the spring of 2011 before defeating a strong field to win the Prix du Jockey Club. After losing his unb ...

* 2012 -

More Joyous More Joyous (foaled 20 August 2006) is an Australian trained and New Zealand bred Thoroughbred racemare, trained by Gai Waterhouse.She has won eight Group 1 races. Pedigree More Joyous is by the leading Southern Halo sire More Than Ready, and ...

* 2011 - My Kingdom of Fife * 2010 - Road To Rock * 2009 - Pompeii Ruler * 2008 - Sarrera * 2007 - Desert War * 2006 -

Eremein Eremein (6 November 2001 – 8 March 2020) was a notable Australian Thoroughbred racehorse. He was a chestnut gelding foaled in 2001 and bred by Bhima Stud in New South Wales. Eremein was by Timber Country (USA) from Marrego (won $78,520) by Marsc ...

* 2005 -

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* 2004 -

* 2003 -

Lonhro Lonhro (10 December 1998 – 19 April 2024), nicknamed The Black Flash, was an Australian champion racehorse. He was from the first crop of the champion Octagonal (horse), Octagonal out of the Group One-placed Shadea (by Straight Strike), who al ...

* 2002 - Defier * 2001 - Shogun Lodge * 2000 - Georgie Boy * 1999 - Intergaze * 1998 -

Might And Power Might and Power (6 October 1993 – 11 April 2020) was a New Zealand bred, Australian owned and trained Thoroughbred racehorse who was named Australian Champion Racehorse of the Year, Australian Horse of the Year in 1998 and 1999. As a four-yea ...

* 1997 - Intergaze * 1996 -

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* 1995 -

Jeune Jeune (29 March 1989 – 4 January 2006) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse who raced in England and Australia and is best known for winning the prestigious Melbourne Cup in 1994. He was a muscular chestnut stallion who sometimes raced in pa ...

* 1994 - Durbridge * 1993 -

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* 1992 -

Rough Habit Rough Habit (2 December 1986 – 7 November 2014) was a New Zealand-bred Thoroughbred racehorse who won 11 Group One (G1) races on both sides of the Tasman, and won New Zealand's Horse of the Year Award in 1992 and 1995. Background Rough Ha ...

* 1991 -

Stylish Century Stylish Century was a notable Australian thoroughbred racehorse. A son of Double Century from the Forex mare Stylish he was foaled in 1986 and was trained by a number of trainers throughout his career including Bart Cummings for a short time. ...

* 1990 -

Sydeston Sydeston (foaled 8 September 1985) was one of the best racehorses to come out of Tasmania in the history of Australian racing, and easily the best to do so in the modern era. After winning a number of races in his home state, the pla ...

* 1989 - Our Poetic Prince * 1988 - Authaal * 1987 - Dinky Flyer * 1986 - Tristarc * 1985 - Rising Prince * 1984 - Chiamare * 1983 - Fountaincourt * 1982 - Prince Majestic * 1981 - My Blue Denim * 1980 - Iko * 1979 - Shivaree * 1978 -

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* 1977 - Ngawyni * 1976 - Taras Bulba * 1975 - Jandell * 1974 -

Battle Heights Battle Heights was a notable New Zealand thoroughbred racehorse. A son of Battle-Waggon from the mare Wuthering Heights, he was foaled in 1967 and was trained throughout his career by Tim Douglas. Douglas was a farmer and all-round horseman ...

* 1973 - Apollo Eleven * 1972 - Tails * 1971 - Gay Icarus * 1970 - Panvale * 1969 - Lowland * 1968 - General Command * 1967 - Garcon * 1966 - Prince Grant * 1965 - Fair Patton * 1964 - Summer Regent * 1963 - Burgos * 1962 - Nilarco * 1961 -

* 1960 -

* 1959 - Caesar * 1958 -

* 1957 - Empire Link * 1956 - Beaupa * 1955 -

Prince Cortauld Prince Cortauld, was a brown Thoroughbred stallion, performing in Australia trained by Australian Racing Hall of Fame trainer Maurice McCarten raced from a two-year-old to a five-year-old recording 25 wins from 5 furlongs to 1¾ miles with cham ...

* 1954 - Blue Ocean

AJC Plate

* 1954 - Lancaster * 1953 - Jan * 1952 - Aristocrat * 1951 - Playboy * 1950 - Hurry Up * 1949 -

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* 1948 -

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* 1947 -

* 1946 -

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* 1945 - Craigie * 1944 - Katanga * 1943 - ''race not held'' * 1942 - ''race not held'' * 1941 -

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* 1940 - Mosaic * 1939 - Defaulter * 1938 - Old Rowley * 1937 - Allunga * 1936 - Silver Ring * 1935 - Master Brierly * 1934 -

* 1933 -

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* 1932 - Veilmond * 1931 - The Dimmer * 1930 -

Phar Lap Phar Lap (4 October 1926 – 5 April 1932) was a New Zealand-born champion Australian Thoroughbred horse racing, racehorse. Achieving great success during his distinguished career, his initial underdog status gave people hope during the ear ...

* 1929 - Strephon * 1928 -

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* 1927 -

* 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 -

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* 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 -

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* 1896 - The Harvester * 1895 - Havoc * 1894 - Light Artillery * 1893 - The Admiral * 1892 - La Tosca * 1891 -

* 1890 -

* 1889 -

* 1888 - Abercorn * 1887 - Trident * 1886 - Matchlock * 1885 - Reginald * 1884 - Legrand * 1883 - Plunger * 1882 - The Drummer * 1881 - Progress * 1880 - Caspian * 1879 -

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* 1878 -

* 1877 - Robinson Crusoe * 1876 - Robin Hood * 1875 - Lurline * 1874 - Dagworth

Queen's Plate

* 1873 - ‡Dagworth * 1872 - Hamlet * 1871 - Tim Whiffler * 1870 - Tim Whiffler * 1869 -

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* 1868 - † Tim Whiffler * 1867 - Fishhook * 1866 - Cossack * 1865 - Canobie * 1864 - Tarragon * 1863 - Tarragon * 1862 -

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* 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.
†

was first past the post but was disqualified for not carrying the correct assigned weight.

References

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External links

Queen Elizabeth Stakes (ATC)
Open middle distance horse races Group 1 stakes races in Australia Randwick Racecourse Breeders' Cup Challenge series