The Queen Of The South Stakes is a Group 2 race run over the Morphettville mile in late April or early May on Robert Sangster Stakes Day in Adelaide.
2025 Queen Of The South Stakes Results
- 1st: #9 Zloties
- 2nd: #1 Lady In Pink
- 3rd: #11 Seeking Stardom
Queen Of The South Stakes News
The Group 2 Queen Of The South Stakes is a 1600m event for all fillies and mares.
Held at Adelaide’s Morphettville Racecourse, the mile event is worth $250,000 in prize money and has set weight plus penalty conditions.
2025 Queen Of The South Stakes Results
- 1st: #9 Zloties ($3.70F)
- 2nd: #1 Lady In Pink
- 3rd: #11 Seeking Stardom
Grahame Begg’s smart Snitzel mare, Zloties ($3.70F), drove through on the outside to narrowly salute for the punters in a thrilling finish to the 2025 Queen Of The South Stakes results on Robert Sangster Stakes Day making it a hat-trick for the in-form five-year-old.
Queen Of The South Stakes 2025 Odds & Results
Queen Of The South Stakes (G2)
| Runner Details | Win | Place |
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1st
9. Zloties (8)
J: Jordan Childs 55kg
T: Grahame Begg |
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2nd
1. Lady In Pink (7)
J: Ben Allen 58.5kg
T: L & T Corstens & W Larkin |
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3rd
11. Seeking Stardom (4)
J: Taylor Johnstone 55kg
T: Andrew Gluyas |
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4th
14. On Display (2)
J: Rochelle Milnes 53kg
T: Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr |
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5th
3. Elphinstone (13)
J: Jamie Melham 58.5kg
T: Tony & Calvin McEvoy |
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6th
4. Jennilala (3)
J: Craig Newitt 57kg
T: Gavin Bedggood |
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7th
2. Seonee (9)
J: Mark Zahra 58.5kg
T: Patrick & Michelle Payne |
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8th
6. Wings Of Song (11)
J: Jake Noonan 57kg
T: Patrick & Michelle Payne |
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9th
7. Miss Aria (5)
J: Harry Coffey 55kg
T: Danny O'Brien |
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10th
12. Spirit Of Camelot (1)
J: Luke Currie 55kg
T: Michael Hickmott |
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11th
10. Episodic (12)
J: Kayla Crowther 55kg
T: Will Clarken & Niki O'Shea |
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12th
8. Private Legacy (6)
J: Ben Melham 55kg
T: Gregory Hickman |
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13th
5. Lady Jones (10)
J: Blake Shinn 57kg
T: Stephen Brown |
Data retrieved: 27/05/2025 05:22:31 AM (Australia/Brisbane)
Run during the Adelaide Autumn Racing Carnival the event is held on the same card as the Group 1 Robert Sangster Stakes (1200m), Group 1 Australasian Oaks (2000m), and the Group 2 Tobin Bronze Stakes (1200m) for the sprinters.
The 2024 Queen Of The South Stakes form was franked with the third placed Silent Surrente returning the following year to win the 2025 Group 2 Adelaide Cup (3200m).
The Queen Of The South Stakes 2025 ran on Saturday April 26, 2025 on Robert Sangster Stakes Day in South Australia and was won in a narrow thriller by the favourite Zloties ($3.70F) for trainer Grahame Begg.
| 2025 Queen Of The South Stakes | |
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| Date: | Saturday April 26, 2025 |
| Track: | Morphettville Racecourse, Adelaide |
| Distance: | 1600m |
| Race Type: | Fillies & Mares Set Weights & Penalties |
| Status: | Group 2 |
| Prize money: | $250,000 |
2025 Queen Of The South Stakes Finishing Order
| Finish | No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Bar. | Weight | Penalty | Starting Price | |
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| 1 | 9 | ZLOTIES | Grahame Begg | Jordan Childs | 8 | 55kg | $3.70F | |||
| 2 | 1 | LADY IN PINK | Leon & Troy Corstens & Will Larkin | Ben Allen | 0.13L | 7 | 58.5kg | $14 | ||
| 3 | 11 | SEEKING STARDOM | Andrew Gluyas | Ms Taylor Johnstone (a) | 0.27L | 4 | 55kg | $41 | ||
| 4 | 14 | ON DISPLAY | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | Ms Rochelle Milnes (a) | 0.59L | 2 | 53kg | $41 | ||
| 5 | 3 | ELPHINSTONE | Tony & Calvin McEvoy | Ms Jamie Melham | 0.77L | 13 | 58.5kg | $15 | ||
| 6 | 4 | JENNILALA | Gavin Bedggood | Craig Newitt | 1.58L | 3 | 57kg | $9 | ||
| 7 | 2 | SEONEE | Patrick & Michelle Payne | Mark Zahra | 1.67L | 9 | 58.5kg | $19 | ||
| 8 | 6 | WINGS OF SONG | Patrick & Michelle Payne | Jake Noonan | 1.92L | 11 | 57kg | $26 | ||
| 9 | 7 | MISS ARIA | Danny O’Brien | Harry Coffey | 2.4L | 5 | 55kg | $5 | ||
| 10 | 12 | SPIRIT OF CAMELOT (IRE) | Michael Hickmott | Luke Currie | 3.13L | 1 | 55kg | $8 | ||
| 11 | 10 | EPISODIC (NZ) | Will Clarken & Niki O’Shea | Ms Kayla Crowther | 3.87L | 12 | 55kg | $61 | ||
| 12 | 8 | PRIVATE LEGACY | Gregory Hickman | Ben Melham | 4.24L | 6 | 55kg | $17 | ||
| 13 | 5 | LADY JONES | Stephen Brown | Blake Shinn | 4.76L | 10 | 57kg | $8.50 | ||
| 15 | TALISAY | Byron Cozamanis | Manoel Nunes | 0 | ||||||
| 13 | GREY ICE (NZ) | Bevan Laming | Blaike McDougall | 0 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2025 Queen Of The South Stakes Betting
Get the autumn’s top Queen Of The South Stakes 2025 betting odds online will be available here at Races.com.au with betting markets provided by Ladbrokes.com.au the week of the race.
Fabric ($3.20 in 2021) and Zloties ($3.70 in 2025) are the latest favourites in Queen Of The South Stakes betting to win.
2025 Queen Of The South Stakes Form
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2025 Queen Of The South Stakes Tips
Stay tuned for our insider Queen Of The South Stakes 2025 Tips on the Robert Sangster Stakes Day support act this autumn.
- To Win: #4 Jennilala ($6.50 at time of publish) – BET NOW
Definitely a few lining-up here with winning hopes but have landed on Jennilala who is drawn for a dream run from gate four with Craig Newitt in the saddle. Gavin Bedggood’s five-year-old is proven at a mile and further, plus she has previous winning form at the Morphettville track from a couple of years back when she won a Group 3 before placing third in the 2023 Australasian Oaks. Things went amiss for her in the spring when she walked home over 40 lengths last in the Group 1 Caulfield Stakes last October, but she’s come back well. Won fresh taking out the Group 3 Matron Stakes at Flemington in March. She’s being cuddled by the stable and kept until this assignment. Does carry 57kg but think she ticks enough boxes to suggest a win.
2025 Queen Of The South Stakes Field
The Queen Of The South Stakes field has a capacity of 18 starters plus four emergencies and attracts a mainly locally trained line-up of fillies and mares. Interstate-trained runners may come off earlier autumn runs in Sydney & Melbourne, while there are a number of lead-up races held at Morphettville in the weeks prior.
The official Queen Of The South Stakes 2025 Final Field & Barriers will be announced the Wednesday leading up to Robert Sangster Stakes Day and published in full below.
The 2025 Queen Of The South Stakes field features a quality line-up of fillies and mares led in betting by the in-form Bendigo Gold Bracelet winning daughter of Snitzel, Zloties, chasing a hat-trick.
| No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating |
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| 1 | 14x71032x8 | LADY IN PINK | Leon & Troy Corstens & Will Larkin | Ben Allen | 8 | 58.5kg | 102 | |
| 2 | x3217x00x7 | SEONEE | Patrick & Michelle Payne | Mark Zahra | 11 | 58.5kg | 97 | |
| 3 | 34×2591171 | ELPHINSTONE | Tony & Calvin McEvoy | Ms Jamie Melham | 15 | 58.5kg | 90 | |
| 4 | x162x478x1 | JENNILALA | Gavin Bedggood | Craig Newitt | 4 | 57kg | 101 | |
| 5 | 2x5251x366 | LADY JONES | Stephen Brown | Blake Shinn | 12 | 57kg | 96 | |
| 6 | 1114x126x5 | WINGS OF SONG | Patrick & Michelle Payne | Jake Noonan | 13 | 57kg | 95 | |
| 7 | 21236×5252 | MISS ARIA | Danny O’Brien | Harry Coffey | 6 | 55kg | 96 | |
| 8 | 20x8200x07 | PRIVATE LEGACY | Gregory Hickman | Ben Melham | 7 | 55kg | 87 | |
| 9 | 3x1129x311 | ZLOTIES | Grahame Begg | Jordan Childs | 10 | 55kg | 82 | |
| 10 | 0x01838243 | EPISODIC (NZ) | Will Clarken & Niki O’Shea | Ms Kayla Crowther | 14 | 55kg | 81 | |
| 11 | 3x19116x72 | SEEKING STARDOM | Andrew Gluyas | Ms Taylor Johnstone (a) | 5 | 55kg | 75 | |
| 12 | 6x4114x221 | SPIRIT OF CAMELOT (IRE) | Michael Hickmott | Luke Currie | 1 | 55kg | 74 | |
| 13 | 410x7447x1 | GREY ICE (NZ) | Bevan Laming | Blaike McDougall | 3 | 55kg | 73 | |
| 14 | 6x36x152 | ON DISPLAY | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | Ms Rochelle Milnes (a) | 2 | 53kg | 70 | |
| 15 | 413360×069 | TALISAY | Byron Cozamanis | Manoel Nunes | 9 | 53kg | 62 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2025 Queen Of The South Stakes Nominations
Early nominations for the Queen Of The South Stakes in 2025 close the Monday of race week.
Queen Of The South Stakes History
The Group Two event has had several double winners including Memphis Blues in 1989-90, Shavano Miss 1991-92 and Sylvaner in 2002-03. Since 1988, the fastest winning time was recorded by Shavano Miss in 1991 with 1 minute 34.5 seconds and the slowest winning time was recorded in 1993 by San Pauli Girl with 1 minute 39.0 seconds.
Queen Of The South Stakes Winners Since 2000
| Year | Place | Horse | Time |
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| 2025 Queen Of The South Stakes |
1st | Zloties | 1 minute 37.20 seconds |
| 2nd | Lady In Pink | ||
| 3rd | Seeking Stardom | ||
| 2024 Queen Of The South Stakes |
1st | Seonee | 1 minute 38.81 seconds |
| 2nd | Lady Jones | ||
| 3rd | Silent Surrente | ||
| 2023 Queen Of The South Stakes |
1st | Caste | 1 minute 37.62 seconds |
| 2nd | Foxy Frida | ||
| 3rd | Waltz On By | ||
| 2022 Queen Of The South Stakes |
1st | Silent Sovereign | 1 minute 38.14 seconds |
| 2nd | Foxy Frida | ||
| 3rd | Comica | ||
| 2021 Queen Of The South Stakes |
1st | Fabric | 1 minute 36.65 seconds |
| 2nd | Shop Til I Drop | ||
| 3rd | Maximak | ||
| 2020 Queen Of The South Stakes |
1st | Shrouded In Mist | 1 minute 38.59 seconds |
| 2nd | Seabrook | ||
| 3rd | Fidelia | ||
| 2019 Queen Of The South Stakes |
1st | Music Bay | 1 minute 36.56 seconds |
| 2nd | Snogging | ||
| 3rd | Clearly | ||
| 2018 Queen Of The South Stakes |
1st | French Emotion | 1 minute 36.04 seconds |
| 2nd | Tahanee | ||
| 3rd | Shenandoah | ||
| 2017 Queen Of The South Stakes |
1st | Amelie’s Star | 1 minute 36.13 seconds |
| 2nd | Have Another Glass | ||
| 3rd | Miles Of Krishan | ||
| 2016 Queen Of The South Stakes |
1st | Into The Mist | 1 minute 36.32 seconds |
| 2nd | Atlantis Dream | ||
| 3rd | Rocket Commander | ||
| 2015 Queen Of The South Stakes |
1st | Atlantis Dream | 1 minute 36.73 seconds |
| 2nd | Let’s Make Adeal | ||
| 3rd | Marianne | ||
| 2014 Queen Of The South Stakes |
1st | Tango’s Daughter | 1 minute 39.01 seconds |
| 2nd | Floria | ||
| 3rd | Vivi Veloce | ||
| 2013 Queen Of The South Stakes |
1st | Star Of Giselle | 1 minute 39.51 seconds |
| 2nd | Danish Spy | ||
| 3rd | Lake Sententia | ||
| 2012 Queen Of The South Stakes |
1st | So Pristine | 1 minute 39.14 seconds |
| 2nd | Little House | ||
| 3rd | Blue Ribbon | ||
| 2011 Queen Of The South Stakes |
1st | Goon Serpant | 1 minute 36.4 seconds |
| 2nd | Lady Lynette | ||
| 3rd | Ocean Challenger | ||
| 2010 Queen Of The South Stakes |
1st | Returntosender | 1 minute 36.8 seconds |
| 2nd | Marchelle Belle | ||
| 3rd | Amberino | ||
| 2009 Queen Of The South Stakes |
1st | Bird Of Fire | 1 minute 37.3 seconds |
| 2nd | Amberino | ||
| 3rd | Autumn Jeuney | ||
| 2008 Queen Of The South Stakes |
1st | Trick Of Light | 1 minute 36 seconds |
| 2nd | Bellini Rose | ||
| 3rd | Cuban Girl | ||
| 2007 Queen Of The South Stakes |
1st | Cinque Cento | 1 minute 35.7 seconds |
| 2nd | Isanami | ||
| 3rd | Subsequential | ||
| 2006 Queen Of The South Stakes |
1st | Open Cut | 1 minute 36.8 seconds |
| 2nd | Holy Bounty | ||
| 3rd | Lotto Rock | ||
| 2005 Queen Of The South Stakes |
1st | Hidden Strings | 1 minute 35.1 seconds |
| 2nd | Llanga | ||
| 3rd | Fairessa | ||
| 2004 Queen Of The South Stakes |
1st | Jameela | 1 minute 35.8 seconds |
| 2nd | Infinite Grace | ||
| 3rd | Ruling Eyes | ||
| 2003 Queen Of The South Stakes |
1st | Sylvaner | 1 minute 38.3 seconds |
| 2nd | Devonshire | ||
| 3rd | Tickle My | ||
| 2002 Queen Of The South Stakes |
1st | Sylvaner | 1 minute 37.7 seconds |
| 2nd | Tyrolean | ||
| 3rd | Its Platonic | ||
| 2001 Queen Of The South Stakes |
1st | Lady Marion | 1 minute 36.5 seconds |
| 2nd | Calm Smytzer | ||
| 3rd | Bumbelina | ||
| 2000 Queen Of The South Stakes |
1st | La Zoffany | 1 minute 38.3 seconds |
| 2nd | Porto Roca | ||
| 3rd | Lady Marion | ||
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