More Joyous has exerted her dominance over the 2012 Queen Of The Turf Stakes field at Rosehill Racecourse today.
The five-year-old mare proved that she was well and truly back this autumn as she put the rest of the field to shame in the $400,000…
The Queen Of The Turf Stakes is held on the biggest race day at Rosehill Gardens as just one of the many Group 1 races held on Golden Slipper Day. Worth $400,000 in prize money, the 1500m Queen Of The Turf Stakes runs alongside four other Group 1 races on the day: the Golden Slipper, The BMW, the Storm Queen Stakes and the George Ryder Stakes.
Dedicated to just fillies and mares, this weight-for-age race is a display of speed, elegance and strength. The most common lead-up race for the Queen Of The Turf Stakes is the Group 1 Coolmore Classic (1500m) with the last horse to win the Coolmore Classic / Queen Of The Turf Stakes double being Camino Rose in 1999.
The 2012 Queen Of The Turf Stakes will be run as part of Golden Slipper Day on Saturday the 7th of April 2012.
| Queen Of The Turf Stakes | |
|---|---|
| Date: | April 7, 2012 |
| Track: | Rosehill Racecourse |
| Distance: | 1500m |
| Race Type: | Fillies & Mares Weight-For-Age |
| Status: | Group 1 |
| Prize Money: | $400,000 |
The Queen Of The Turf Stakes has slowly made its way up in status from being just a principle race in 1972 to becoming a Listed race in 1979. In 1985 it was elevated to Group 3 status and shortly afterwards became a Group 2 race in 1991. Eventually in 2005 the Queen Of The Turf Stakes was granted Group 1 status.
Although the Queen Of The Turf Stakes was held at Canterbury Racecourse in 2008, it has remained at Rosehill for its entire duration since 1972 when Refulgence won in 1 minute 30 seconds. Since then, the fastest winning time was recorded by Excited Angel in 1993 with 1 minute 27.46 seconds. 1990 winner Memphis Blues recorded the slowest winning time with 1 minute 34.15 seconds.
| Year | Place | Horse | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Queen Of The Turf Stakes |
1st | More Joyous | 1 minute 29.2 seconds |
| 2nd | Melito | ||
| 3rd | Happy Hippy | ||
| 2010 Queen Of The Turf Stakes |
1st | Typhoon Tracy | 1 minute 29.95 seconds |
| 2nd | Illuminates | ||
| 3rd | Montana Flyer | ||
| 2009 Queen Of The Turf Stakes |
1st | Neroli | 1 minute 31.2 seconds |
| 2nd | Hot Danish | ||
| 3rd | Imananabaa | ||
| 2008 Queen Of The Turf Stakes |
1st | Forsensics | 1 minute 31.5 seconds |
| 2nd | Perfect Drop | ||
| 3rd | Occurrence | ||
| 2007 Queen Of The Turf Stakes |
1st | Divine Madonna | 1 minute 30.65 seconds |
| 2nd | Cheeky Choice | ||
| 3rd | Beauty Watch | ||
| 2006 Queen Of The Turf Stakes |
1st | Mnemosyne | 1 minute 28.21 seconds |
| 2nd | Regal Cheer | ||
| 3rd | Shania Dane | ||
| 2005 Queen Of The Turf Stakes |
1st | Ike?s Dream | 1 minute 28.77 seconds |
| 2nd | Tui Song | ||
| 3rd | Danni Martine | ||
| 2004 Queen Of The Turf Stakes |
1st | In A Bound | 1 minute 28.01 seconds |
| 2nd | Hec Of A Party | ||
| 3rd | Ain?t Seen Nothin? | ||
| 2003 Queen Of The Turf Stakes |
1st | Hosannah | 1 minute 27.91 seconds |
| 2nd | Arrabeea | ||
| 3rd | Faith Hill | ||
| 2002 Queen Of The Turf Stakes |
1st | Ugachaka | 1 minute 28.41 seconds |
| 2nd | Miss Zoe | ||
| 3rd | Snow Hero | ||
| 2001 Queen Of The Turf Stakes |
1st | Sorrento | 1 minute 27.7 seconds |
| 2nd | Poppett | ||
| 3rd | Belle Du Jour | ||
| 2000 Queen Of The Turf Stakes |
1st | Danglissa | 1 minute 28.27 seconds |
| 2nd | Gilded Angel | ||
| 3rd | Zatella | ||
