2026 Queen Of the Turf Stakes Results

Stay tuned for the official 2026 Queen Of The Turf Stakes results and finishing order at Randwick on Saturday April 11, 2026.

• 1st: No. 8 Idle Flyer ($6)
• 2nd: No. 2 Lady Shenandoah
• 3rd: No. 3 Treasurethe Moment

Winning Margin: 0.85 lengths

Winning Time: 1:33.81

Matthew Smith’s progressive four-year-old Dundeel mare Idle Flyer ($6) was huge racing over the top of a stacked field to post her maiden Group 1 success in the 2026 Queen Of The Turf Stakes results. Ridden to perfection by the airborne Zac Lloyd, the last start Emancipation Stakes champ turned the tables on plenty of her past conquerors to secure a three-quarter length win in the mile classic and firm in from $15 to $8 to win Brisbane’s Ladbrokes Stradbroke Handicap in June.

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Queen Of The Turf Stakes Tips

Stay tuned for our insider Queen Of The Turf Stakes 2026 Tips on the $1 million mile showdown this April.

To Win: No. 1 Pride Of Jenni

The Queen Of The Turf shapes as the standout race of the program, and I’m siding with one of the most popular mares in training, PRIDE OF JENNI (1). Ciaron Maher’s fearless front-runner just keeps turning up, which is remarkable given she was once retired, and she arrives here off two outstanding performances without winning. First-up she was only half a length off dual All Star Mile hero Tom Kitten, then she went down by the barest margin to Light Infantry Man in the Australian Cup after doing all the heavy lifting in front. No mare deserves a Group 1 rebound more. While she’s often at her most explosive in Melbourne, she’s proven at Randwick and the drop back to a mile is perfect for her high-cruising style. Her 1600m record is superb, she draws the inside, and Bates maintains a strong partnership with her. If this tenacious mare doesn’t win, it won’t be by much — she’s right at the top of the list again.

Queen Of The Turf Stakes News

2026 Queen Of The Turf Stakes Winner Idle Flyer Breaks Group 1 Maiden

• Treasurethe Moment Favourite in Open 2026 Queen Of The Turf Stakes Field
• Emancipation Winner Idle Flyer Firms in 2026 Queen of the Turf Betting
• Fangirl Wins Queen Of The Turf Stakes 2025
• 2025 Queen Of The Turf Stakes Field & Betting Update: Fangirl Favourite for Waller
• Lady Shenandoah Wins 2025 Coolmore Classic

The Queen Of The Turf Stakes – recently known as the Coolmore Legacy Stakes – is held on one of Australia’s biggest race days at Royal Randwick as just one of the four Group 1 races held on Day 2 of Sydney’s ‘The Championships’.

The meeting takes place on the second Saturday in April during the annual Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival and is headlined by the season’s richest race – the Group 1 $5 million Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m). Also run on Queen Elizabeth Stakes Day are the Group 1 Sydney Cup (3200m), Group 1 ATC Oaks (2400m) and the Queen Of The Turf Stakes.

Contested over a mile (1600m) the race is worth $1 million in total prize money and is run under weight-for-age conditions. The Queen Of The Turf Stakes field is open only to fillies and mares aged three-years-old and above.

Female gallopers may come into the million-dollar showdown via a number of earlier autumn races including the Group 2 Emancipation Stakes (1500m) a fortnight before and the Group 1 Coolmore Classic (1500m) run towards the start of March.

The Coolmore Classic – Queen Of The Turf Stakes double has recently been achieved by the likes of Zougotcha (2024), Con Te Partiro (2020), Appearance (2013) and Camino Rose (1999).

The 2022 Queen Of The Turf Stakes form was franked with the winner Nimalee returning in the spring to run third in the $2 million The Invitation race while the third placed Icebath won Melbourne’s Group 1 Empire Rose Stakes (1600m) during that year’s Melbourne Cup Carnival.

The Queen Of The Turf Stakes 2023 winner Atishu franked the form that spring winning the Group 1 Champions Stakes at Flemington over the Melbourne Cup Carnival.

Atishu returned in an attempted Queen Of The Turf Stakes title defence in 2024 but could only manage to run a narrow second to stablemate Zougotcha.

Atishu was brave again in the 2025 Queen Of The Turf Stakes results running third to stablemate Fangirl.

Queen Of The Turf Stakes Betting

The latest Queen Of The Turf Stakes 2026 betting odds will be provided by Ladbrokes.com.au over the autumn carnival and also made available here at Races.com.au.

There were notable upsets in 2022 with the Matthew Smith-trained Nimlaee at $31, and 2021 with Nettoyer and 2019 with Kenedna both winning the race at Queen Of The Turf Stakes odds of 25/1 ($26).

Azkadellia ($2.80 in 2016), Zougotcha ($3.50 in 2024), and Fangirl ($1.60 in 2025) are the latest favourites in Queen Of The Turf Stakes betting to salute for the punters.

Queen Of The Turf Stakes Field

2026 Queen Of The Turf Stakes Form Guide

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2026 Queen Of The Turf Stakes Nominations

The early Queen Of The Turf Stakes nominations close eight weeks out from the race on a Monday in early February and often feature over 100 hopefuls.

The 2026 Queen Of The Turf Stakes nominations close on Tuesday, February 10, 2026. 

The Queen Of The Turf Stakes 2026 nominations attracted 97 class mares with futures markets led by a Chris Waller’s unbeaten queen Autumn Glow who won her 10th start on the trot in the Group 1 Verry Elleegant Stakes.

2026 Queen Of The Turf Stakes First Acceptances

After early nominations are taken in February the Queen Of The Turf Stakes first declarations or acceptances are taken in early March giving punters a better guide on what fillies and mares will face off in the $1 million mile showdown during ‘The Championships’ that April.

The 2026 Queen Of The Turf Stakes first acceptances close at midday on Tuesday, March 10, 2026. 

2026 Queen Of The Turf Stakes Field

The Queen Of The Turf Stakes field attracts a quality line-up of female milers with the fillies and mares coming out of a variety of different lead-up races and is released by Racing NSW on the Tuesday before the race.

The official 2026 Queen Of The Turf Stakes field & barriers are announced on the Tuesday of race week and will be listed in full below.

The Queen Of The Turf Stakes 2026 final field features 14 fillies and mares including Ciaron Maher’s front-running queen Pride Of Jenni drawn barrier one, the Matt Laurie-trained Treasurethe Moment coming off a two-length Group 2 Sunline Stakes win in Melbourne and Chris Waller’s last start Group 1 Coolmore Classic champ Lazzura.

Click here to read more on the key runners in the 2026 Queen Of The Turf Stakes field and betting markets.

Queen Of The Turf Stakes Barrier & Speedmap

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Pride Of Jenni Leader

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Lady Shenandoah Midfield

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Treasurethe Moment Leader

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Idle Flyer Off Pace

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She's A Hustler Midfield

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Ole Dancer invalid settling lengths

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Arctic Glamour Midfield

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Melody Again Backmarker

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Leica Lucy Backmarker

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Perfumist invalid settling lengths

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Modella Backmarker

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Pinito Off Midfield

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Lazzura invalid settling lengths

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Dark Glitter Backmarker

Queen Of The Turf Stakes History

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 had remained at Rosehill for its entire duration since 1972 when Refulgence won in 1 minute 30 seconds. As of 2014, the Queen of the Turf Stakes is held at Royal Randwick Racecourse.

The race changed its name to The Coolmore Legacy Stakes in 2016 before reverting back to its registered title in 2021.

Queen Of The Turf Stakes Previous Race Winners