2012 Queen Of The Turf Stakes

The Queen Of The Turf Stakes is a 1500 metre weight-for-age race for fillies and mares aged three-years-old and over run by the Australian Turf Club. It is held at Rosehill in early April on Golden Slipper Day.

Race Type: Group 1, 3YO & Up Fillies and Mares WFA
Distance: 1500 metres
Track: Rosehill Racecourse, Sydney, New South Wales
Date: Saturday 7 April 2012

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The Queen Of The Turf Stakes was first held as a principal race over 8 furlongs (about 1600 metres) at Rosehill in 1972 when it was won by Refulgence in 1 minute 30 seconds. It moved to the metric measure of 1500 metres in 1973 and has remained at Rosehill although in 2008 it was held at Canterbury Racecourse.

From 2005 the Queen Of The Turf has been a Group 1 race. The major lead-up race has been the Group 1 Coolmore Classic normally held 2 weeks before over the same course and distance. The Coolmore Classic is a handicap so the better quality females are more suited by the weight-for-age conditions. Another 1500 metre lead-up race is the Group 2 Phar Lap Stakes for three-year-olds at set weights.

Winners of this race require strength, elegance and speed. Three-year-old fillies have a reasonable record in this race and horses that run well may go on to contest the Doncaster. No Queen Of The Turf winner has won the Doncaster although some have been placed.

Queen Of The Turf Stakes Final Field & Odds 2012

Queen Of The Turf Stakes Preview & Tips 2012

Eleven mares accepted for the $400,000 Inglis Queen Of The Turf Stakes, but with the shock death of 2011 Cox Plate winner Pinker Pinker on Wednesday afternoon, there will be only 10 runners. More Joyous won this race last year and is the short-priced favourite after a good first-up win here 2 weeks ago. King’s Rose is next in the market after a close 3^rd in the Coolmore Classic last start, and meets the winner Ofcourseican 4kg better at the weights.

Hurtle Myrtle, Yosei and Lights Of Heaven are all Group 1 winners. Red Tracer likes this track but has yet to win beyond 1400m. Cabernet put in a great run over 1600m at her last outing. Miss Keepsake won by 2 lengths at Kembla Grange last start, but his is a huge rise in class. Skyerush is the oldest in the race at six-years-old, and seems to go best over more distance.

The following are the top 4 selections from our tipster panel for this years race.

Past winners of the Queen Of The Turf Stakes:

Only two horses have won both the Coolmore Classic and the Queen Of The Turf. These were Favoured in 1974 and Camino Rose in 1999, although Typhoon Tracy won the Coolmore Classic in 2009 and the Queen Of The Turf in 2010.