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Queen Elizabeth Stakes Field News
The 2026 Queen Elizabeth Stakes Field faces off on Day 2 of The Championships on Saturday April 11, 2026.
The Queen Elizabeth Stakes is held on Day 2 of ‘The Championships’ during the prestigious Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival at the state’s premier track, Royal Randwick, on the second Saturday of April.
Bet on the Queen Elizabeth Stakes 2026 Field
Betting markets on the likely runners in the 2026 Queen Elizabeth Stakes field will be provided at Ladbrokes.com.au and also published here at Races.com.au.
Queen Elizabeth Stakes 2026 Odds
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1. Sir Delius
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2. Aeliana
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3. Autumn Glow
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4. Treasurethe Moment
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5. Barnavara
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6. Dubai Honour
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7. Lindermann
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8. Antino
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9. Ceolwulf
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10. Pride Of Jenni
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The Queen Elizabeth Stakes field can be run with a maximum of 14 runners, but the Group 1 event does not always draw a capacity field with quality over quantity generally the scenario for the feature event of Sydney’s ‘The Championships’.
The increased prizemoney of offer for the Queen Elizabeth Stakes, with the race now worth a generous $5 million as of 2023, is expected to see the competition for places in the field heat-up.
In the past decade the feature has run at a capacity field of 14 twice when Pompeii Ruler won in 2009 and Lucia Valentina saluted in 2016.
For three years from 2017-19, the Queen Elizabeth Stakes field was dominated by the world’s best mare Winx who enjoyed a hat-trick of wins before her retirement.
Horses that win the Group 1 Ranvet Stakes (2000m), Group 1 Tancred Stakes (2400m), Group 1 Doncaster Mile (1600m), and the Group 1 Australian Derby (2400m) gain automatic entry into the Queen Elizabeth Stakes field with ballot exemption on offer to those earlier autumn carnival champions.
Addeybb (2020) followed by the fellow William Haggas-trained UK raider Dubai Honour in 2023 and Via Sistina (2025), who beat home Dubai Honour, are the latest horses to complete the Ranvet Stakes – Queen Elizabeth Stakes double.
The Queen Elizabeth Stakes draws the best weight-for-age horses from right around Australia and the Australian Turf Club (ATC) is hopeful that the race can become the true Australian Weight-For-Age Championship of the season rivalling even the spring’s Group 1 Ladbrokes Cox Plate (2040m) at Moonee Valley; with the best three-year-olds in the country taking on the older horses.
$5 million in prizemoney makes the Queen Elizabeth Stakes one of the most lucrative races on the global racing calendar and the event is expected to feature a number of horses from right around the globe in future years.
In 2020 despite the decrease in prize money due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the William Haggas-trained Addeybb became the first international raider to win the Queen Elizabeth Stakes.
In 2021 Addeybb successfully defended his title with back-to-back wins over subsequent 2021 Melbourne Cup champion Verry Elleegant in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes results.
In 2022 Verry Elleegant returned for a third time as race favourite, but failed to finish in the money running a disappointing fifth behind upset 40/1 winner Think It Over.
In 2023 UK raider Dubai Honour continued the gun run of internationals saluting for the punters as the $2.30 favourite in Queen Elizabeth Stakes betting.
In 2024 the Ciaron Maher-trained mare Pride Of Jenni ($7) lead all-the-way in a historical performance out to a 3- length lead at one stage before beating her rivals by over six lengths on the line including the runner-up Via Sistina, a subsequent eight-length Cox Plate champion that spring.
In 2025 the Chris Waller trained Via Sistina made history with a record equalling seventh Group 1 win for the season improving on her second in the race last year to salute as the $2 favourite and complete the Ranvet Stakes / Queen Elizabeht Stakes double.
2026 Queen Elizabeth Stakes Field
The final 2026 Queen Elizabeth Stakes field is released by Racing NSW on the Tuesday before the race and will be published below on April 7, 2026.
2026 Queen Elizabeth Stakes First Acceptances
About a month after the nominations are taken for the autumn’s richest race the list of potential runners is narrowed down with the Queen Elizabeth Stakes first acceptances closing in early March.
The 2026 Queen Elizabeth Stakes first acceptances close at midday on Tuesday the 10th of March 2026.
2026 Queen Elizabeth Stakes Nominations
The Queen Elizabeth Stakes nominations close in early February, two months before the race headlines the second of two The Championships race days at Royal Randwick in April during the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival.
Each year the Queen Elizabeth Stakes early entries can attract up to 100 weight-for-age hopefuls before the first round of acceptances narrows down the list of hopefuls.
The 2026 Queen Elizabeth Stakes nominations close on Tuesday the 10th of February 2026.
The 2025 Queen Elizabeth Stakes nominations attracted 66 of the season’s best WFA horses led in all-in betting by the Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott-trained comeback king Sir Delius.
| Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Hcp Rating | |
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| 1 | 3421x2256x | AELIANA (NZ) | M | 4 | Chris Waller | 112 |
| 2 | 1110x6x36x | ALALCANCE (GB) | M | 6 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | |
| 3 | x011x5428x | ANTINO (NZ) | G | 7 | Tony Gollan | 117 |
| 4 | x23x11011x | APULIA | H | 5 | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | |
| 5 | 41x364080x | ARAPAHO (FR) | G | 9 | Bjorn Baker | |
| 6 | 1211x | ATTICA | C | 3 | Joseph Pride | |
| 7 | 13x58x431x | AUGUSTUS (GER) | G | 5 | Ciaron Maher | |
| 8 | 11x271x | AUTUMN BOY | C | 3 | Chris Waller | |
| 9 | 11x1x1111x | AUTUMN GLOW | M | 4 | Chris Waller | 116 |
| 10 | 11372x030x | BANKERS CHOICE (NZ) | G | 8 | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | 102 |
| 11 | 1x | BARNAVARA (IRE) | M | 4 | Chris Waller | |
| 12 | 0x26222x3x | BEAR ON THE LOOSE (IRE) | G | 6 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 91 |
| 13 | 12103x370x | BENAGIL | M | 4 | Glen Thompson | |
| 14 | 29x251768x | BIRDMAN (IRE) | G | 5 | Chris Waller | 104 |
| 15 | 61654x060x | BOIS D’ARGENT (GB) | G | 9 | Annabel & Rob Archibald | 106 |
| 16 | 970x32320x | BUCKAROO (GB) | G | 7 | Chris Waller | |
| 17 | 35x221111x | CAMPALDINO (NZ) | G | 5 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | |
| 18 | 1x3x | CAVIAR HEIGHTS (IRE) | G | 5 | William Haggas | |
| 19 | 15x443611x | CEOLWULF (NZ) | G | 5 | Joseph Pride | 119 |
| 20 | 42x821069x | CHANGINGOFTHEGUARD (IRE) | G | 7 | Kris Lees | |
| 21 | 72x22x124x | DUBAI HONOUR (IRE) | G | 8 | William Haggas | |
| 22 | 1115x4004x | EL CASTELLO | H | 4 | John Thompson | 100 |
| 23 | 421x51233x | EVAPORATE (NZ) | G | 4 | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | 110 |
| 24 | 16x6380x2x | FEROCE (NZ) | G | 4 | Dominic Sutton | |
| 25 | 114x23211x | FIORENOT | G | 5 | Tom Dabernig | |
| 26 | FORT GEORGE (GB) | G | 4 | Ed Walker | ||
| 27 | 13x0x2421x | GLOBE (NZ) | G | 7 | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | |
| 28 | 5x15x411x | GREEN SPACES | C | 3 | Bjorn Baker | 78 |
| 29 | 310x52110x | GRINGOTTS (NZ) | G | 6 | Ciaron Maher | 121 |
| 30 | 208x8x808x | HOO YA MAL (GB) | G | 7 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 100 |
| 31 | 07x6110x2x | IMMEDIACY (NZ) | G | 5 | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | |
| 32 | 50100x929x | JUST FINE (IRE) | G | 8 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 107 |
| 33 | 1165x2814x | KINGSWOOD (GB) | H | 6 | Gavin Bedggood | |
| 34 | 11114x432x | LEICA LUCY (NZ) | M | 4 | Chris Waller | 107 |
| 35 | x069552x1x | LIGHT INFANTRY MAN (FR) | G | 7 | Ciaron Maher | |
| 36 | 490x01211x | LINDERMANN | G | 6 | Chris Waller | 114 |
| 37 | x2618x717x | LINEBACKER (NZ) | G | 4 | John O’Shea & Tom Charlton | 107 |
| 38 | 852x99164x | MAJOR BEEL (NZ) | G | 6 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 102 |
| 39 | 546x57523x | MILITARIZE (NZ) | G | 5 | Chris Waller | 107 |
| 40 | 311x9877x | NEPOTISM | C | 3 | Michael, John & Wayne Hawkes | |
| 41 | 15x2311x1x | OBSERVER | C | 3 | Ciaron Maher | |
| 42 | x845x1342x | PERICLES | G | 6 | Bjorn Baker | |
| 43 | 22x11118x | PHILIA | M | 4 | David Vandyke | |
| 44 | 3434118x5x | PIGGYBACK | M | 5 | Ciaron Maher | 96 |
| 45 | 3x06120x4x | PLYMOUTH | G | 4 | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | 98 |
| 46 | x8x112x69x | POINT KING (IRE) | G | 7 | Anthony & Sam Freedman | |
| 47 | 3x24183x7x | PORTLAND (IRE) | G | 5 | Matthew Smith | 90 |
| 48 | 1910x1718x | PRIDE OF JENNI | M | 8 | Ciaron Maher | |
| 49 | 11x11x | PROVENCE (NZ) | M | 6 | Stephen Marsh | |
| 50 | 5x46682x5x | RIVELLINO | C | 3 | Kris Lees | 91 |
| 51 | 7x1420x50x | ROYAL PATRONAGE (FR) | H | 7 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 113 |
| 52 | 6x5x35x70x | SAGANTI (FR) | G | 5 | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | |
| 53 | 45x4111x7x | SAM HAWKENS (IRE) | G | 5 | John O’Shea & Tom Charlton | 94 |
| 54 | 3112x | SHANGRI LA BOY | C | 3 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | |
| 55 | x28x1x211x | SIR DELIUS (GB) | H | 5 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 117 |
| 56 | x8612x413x | STEFI MAGNETICA | M | 5 | Bjorn Baker | 116 |
| 57 | 21111x101x | TAKEN (NZ) | G | 4 | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | 91 |
| 58 | 73x5453x1x | TOM KITTEN | G | 5 | Anthony & Sam Freedman | |
| 59 | 111x12234x | TREASURETHE MOMENT | M | 4 | Matt Laurie | 115 |
| 60 | 142x12412x | TRINITY COLLEGE (IRE) | H | 4 | Chris Waller | 103 |
| 61 | x226x3311x | UNLEESHING | M | 4 | Bjorn Baker | 76 |
| 62 | 130x36506x | VAUBAN (FR) | G | 8 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | |
| 63 | 014x879x0x | WILLYDOIT (NZ) | G | 4 | Ciaron Maher | |
| 64 | x75x85411x | WOOTTON VERNI (FR) | G | 5 | Chris Waller | 104 |
| 65 | 3051x0082x | YOU WAHNG | M | 4 | Kris Lees | |
| 66 | 1235x2x97x | ZARIR (IRE) | G | 6 | Chris Waller | 107 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
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