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The 2019 VRC Queen Elizabeth Stakes – formerly the Queen’s Cup – is a 2600m quality handicap held at Flemington Racecourse on the first Saturday of November as part of Mackinnon Stakes Day.

A Group 3 event, the VRC Queen Elizabeth Stakes – not to be confused with the Group 1 ATC Queen Elizabeth Stakes held at Randwick in the autumn – pays $300,000 total prize money. It is one of the more lucrative Group 3 events held during the Melbourne Cup Carnival and also offers an additional bonus to any horse that was paid up for at final acceptances stage but was ballot out of the Melbourne Cup field. Irish-trained mare True Self (2019) was the last Queen Elizabeth Stakes winner to collect on the bonus.

The Queen Elizabeth Stakes is held on the fourth and final day of the Melbourne Cup Carnival, and runs alongside a host of other black-type events. These include the Group 1 $2 million Mackinnon Stakes (2000m), the Group 1 $2 million Darley Classic (1200m), the Group 2 $300,000 Matriarch Stakes (2000m) and Group 3 Chatham Stakes (1400m).

Heading into the VRC Queen Elizabeth Stakes, horses might contest a variety of different races inlcuding the Group 1 Caulfield Cup (2400m) and the Group 2 Moonee Valley Cup (2500m), both popular lead up races. Some horses also back up from the Melbourne Cup to contest this event looking for a consolation prize just four days after the ‘Race That Stops A Nation’ is run and won.

Following the Queen Elizabeth Stakes, the Group 2 Zipping Classic (2400m) is a fairly common target a week later. Some horses choose to rest prior to the Summer Racing Carnival or even until the autumn.

The 2019 VRC Queen Elizabeth Stakes ran on Saturday November 9, 2019 and was won by the William Mullins-trained Irish mare True Self.

VRC Queen Elizabeth Stakes 2019
Date:	Saturday November 9, 2019
Track:	Flemington Racecourse
Distance:	2600m
Race Type:	Open Quality Handicap
Status:	Group 3
Prize money:	$300,000

2019 VRC Queen Elizabeth Stakes Results

• 1st: #5 True Self
• 2nd: #8 Carif
• 3rd: #11 Maurus

The VRC Queen Elizabeth Stakes 2019 results saw the favourite salute with jockey Ryan Moore squeezing through a narrow late gap to charge home aboard the classy Irish-trained mare True Self who is set for a Flemington return next spring targeting the 2020 Melbourne Cup.

Read more on the Queen Elizabeth Stakes win by True Self. 

Place	#	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Barrier	Weight	Hcp. Rating
1	5	TRUE SELF (IRE)	William Mullins	Ryan Moore	–	4	56.5kg	$2.10F
2	8	CARIF	Peter & Paul Snowden	Kerrin McEvoy	1.5L	7	54kg	$6
3	11	MAURUS (GB)	John Thompson	Craig Williams	2L	6	54kg	$21
4	6	VENTURA STORM (IRE)	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Mark Zahra	2.5L	3	56kg	$31
5	7	TOP OF THE RANGE (NZ)	Michael Moroney	James McDonald	3L	1	55kg	$7.50
6	12	MIDTERM (GB)	Michael & Luke Cerchi	Patrick Moloney	3.2L	10	54kg	$18
7	2	GALLIC CHIEFTAIN (FR)	Archie Alexander	Damian Lane	3.95L	5	57.5kg	$11
8	4	GREY LION (IRE)	Matthew Smith	Ms Kathy O’Hara	4.25L	8	56.5kg	$51
9	3	SIR CHARLES ROAD	Lance O’Sullivan & Andrew Scott	Dwayne Dunn	5L	9	57kg	$19
10	1	RED CARDINAL (IRE)	Kris Lees	Hugh Bowman	5.1L	2	58kg	$14
11	10	BONDEIGER	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	John Allen	6.35L	11	54kg (cd 54.5kg)	$51
–	9	SULLY (NZ)	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	Luke Currie	–	0	–	–

2019 VRC Queen Elizabeth Stakes Betting Odds

See below for the latest VRC Queen Elizabeth Stakes 2019 odds, betting provided by Ladbrokes.com.au with links to the market to back your VRC Queen Elizabeth Stakes tips in at the right price.

2019 VRC Queen Elizabeth Stakes Field

The VRC Queen Elizabeth Stakes field attracts a fairly handy selection of horses. As it is raced over a relatively lengthy staying distance of 2600m, the Queen Elizabeth Stakes field tends to fill out with experienced staying types who can handle the longer distances and have a few Group wins under their belt.

Good lead-up races into the Queen Elizabeth Stakes field include the Group 3 Geelong Cup (2400m), the Group 3 Bendigo Cup (2400m) and even the Group 3 Lexus Stakes (2500m) a week before at the track on Derby Day. In 2017 the Queen Elizabeth Stakes winner Vengeur Masque previous won the Geelong Cup and came off a second in the Lexus Stakes. True Self (2019) meanwhile improved on a first-up Geelong Cup second before her VRC Queen Elizabeth Stakes win.

The 2019 VRC Queen Elizabeth Stakes field and barriers are released by Racing Victoria on the Wednesday before Mackinnon Stakes Day and will be published in full below once announced.

The Queen Elizabeth Stakes 2019 Final Field is down to 11 after the early scratching of last year’s runner-up Sully (4). Firming favourite in Queen Elizabeth Stakes betting on Mackinnon Stakes Day is True Self for Ireland’s Willie Mullins, the class mare second in the Geelong Cup and now chasing the bonus having missed out on a run in the 2019 Melbourne Cup field.

Read more on the 2019 Queen Elizabeth Stakes field & odds led by True Self.

#	Form (Last 10)	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Hcp. Rating
1	00x1170x54	RED CARDINAL (IRE)	Kris Lees	Hugh Bowman	2	58kg	105
2	x5516x0428	GALLIC CHIEFTAIN (FR)	Archie Alexander	Damian Lane	6	57.5kg	104
3	740×705334	SIR CHARLES ROAD	Lance O’Sullivan & Andrew Scott	Dwayne Dunn	10	57kg	103
4	x6112x9408	GREY LION (IRE)	Matthew Smith	Ms Kathy O’Hara	9	56.5kg	102
5	111x1276x2	TRUE SELF (IRE)	William Mullins	Ryan Moore	5	56.5kg	106
6	00×8062475	VENTURA STORM (IRE)	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Mark Zahra	3	56kg	101
7	31320×5621	TOP OF THE RANGE (NZ)	Michael Moroney	Ben Melham	1	55kg	99
8	225×501522	CARIF	Peter & Paul Snowden	Kerrin McEvoy	8	54kg	97
9	6252×99237	SULLY (NZ)	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	Luke Currie	4	54kg	97
10	341469×655	BONDEIGER	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	John Allen	12	54kg	95
11	02062×0032	MAURUS (GB)	John Thompson	Craig Williams	7	54kg	95
12	x319x09051	MIDTERM (GB)	Michael & Luke Cerchi	Patrick Moloney	11	54kg	95

VRC Queen Elizabeth Stakes History

The VRC Queen Elizabeth Stakes is a very old race. Inaugurated in 1854, it is seven years older than the Melbourne Cup and almost as prestigious. Originally known as the Queen’s Plate and until recently the Queen Elizabeth Stakes, it was first run over 24 furlongs, which is the equivalent of around 4800m.

In its long history, there have been only two dead heats. The first was in 1895, between Wallace and Auraria. The second was more recently in 1997, between Vita Man and Bright Spot.

Throughout its history, the VRC Queen Elizabeth Stakes has not been held on a total of eight years.

The VRC Queen Elizabeth Stakes has been through many name changes since its inception, which are documented below.

Period	Name
2016 – present	VRC Queen Elizabeth Stakes
2015	Queen’s Cup
2011-2014	Queen Elizabeth Stakes
2010	Queen’s Cup
1986-2009	Queen Elizabeth Stakes
1985	Queen’s Cup
1979-1984	Queen Elizabeth Stakes
1975-1978	C.B. Fisher Plate
1974	Queen’s Cup
1970-1973	C.B. Fisher Plate
1969	Queen’s Cup
1895-1968	C.B. Fisher Plate
1875-1894	Canterbury Plate
1873-1874	Flemington Plate
1854-1872	Queen’s Plate

Along with multiple name changes, the VRC Queen Elizabeth Stakes has also changed distance multiple times. The various distances of the VRC Queen Elizabeth Stakes / Queen’s Cup are documented below.

Period	Distance
2010-now	2600m
1973-2009	2500m
1972	2400m
1895-1971	12 furlongs
1890-1894	16 furlongs
1889	18 furlongs
1888	24 furlongs
1886-1887	16 furlongs
1885	20 furlongs
1881-1884	16 furlongs
1880	18 furlongs
1879	16 furlongs
1877-1878	18 furlongs
1875-1876	16 furlongs
1854-1874	24 furlongs

*A furlong is approximately 200 metres.

A number of very impressive horses have taken out the honours in the VRC Queen Elizabeth Stakes / Queen’s Cup. Winners include Tim Whiffler (1867), Wakeful (1902), Alawa (1908, 09, 10), Eurythmic (1920), Phar Lap (1930), Ajax (1938), High Caste (1939, 40, 41), Rising Fast (1954, 55), Even Stevens (1962), Hyperno (1979) and Makybe Diva (2002) amongst many others. Queen’s Cup / VRC Queen Elizabeth Stakes results, winners and winning times since 2000 are provided below.

VRC Queen Elizabeth Stakes Results

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2019 VRC Queen Elizabeth Stakes	1st	True Self	2 minutes 45.42 seconds
	2nd	Carif
	3rd	Maurus
2018 VRC Queen Elizabeth Stakes	1st	Jaameh	2 minutes 45.09 seconds
	2nd	Sully
	3rd	Libran
2017 VRC Queen Elizabeth Stakes	1st	Vengeur Masque	2 minutes 42.9 seconds
	2nd	Grey Lion
	3rd	Wheal Leisure
2016 VRC Queen Elizabeth Stakes	1st	Francis Of Assisi	2 minutes 41.1 seconds
	2nd	Vengeur Masque
	3rd	Tom Melbourne
2015 VRC Queen Elizabeth Stakes	1st	Dandino	2 minutes 46.93 seconds
	2nd	Secret Number
	3rd	Don Doremo
2014 VRC Queen Elizabeth Stakes	1st	Le Roi	2 minutes 43.1 seconds
	2nd	Prince Of Penzance
	3rd	Big Memory
2013 VRC Queen Elizabeth Stakes	1st	Precedence	2 minutes 46.4 seconds
	2nd	Sertorius
	3rd	Let’s Make Adeal
2012 VRC Queen Elizabeth Stakes	1st	Puissance De Lune	2 minutes 44.2 seconds
	2nd	Ironstein
	3rd	Tanby
2011 VRC Queen Elizabeth Stakes	1st	Ironstein	2 minutes 44.8 seconds
	2nd	Shootoff
	3rd	Paddy O’Reilly
2010 VRC Queen Elizabeth Stakes	1st	Moudre	2 minutes 45.2 seconds
	2nd	Capecover
	3rd	Persian Star
2009 VRC Queen Elizabeth Stakes	1st	Sterling Prince	2 minutes 34.5 seconds
	2nd	Crossthestart
	3rd	Naval Escort
2008 VRC Queen Elizabeth Stakes	1st	Capecover	2 minutes 38.8 seconds
	2nd	Light Vision
	3rd	Baughurst
2007 VRC Queen Elizabeth Stakes	1st	Zavite	2 minutes 38.5 seconds
	2nd	Cefalu
	3rd	Completion
2006 VRC Queen Elizabeth Stakes	1st	Gallant Guru	2 minutes 40.6 seconds
	2nd	Magic Instinct
	3rd	Fooram
2005 VRC Queen Elizabeth Stakes	1st	Our Smoking Joe	2 minutes 33.8 seconds
	2nd	Coalesce
	3rd	Grey Song
2004 VRC Queen Elizabeth Stakes	1st	Fantastic Love	2 minutes 44.8 seconds
	2nd	Manawa King
	3rd	Da Capo
2003 VRC Queen Elizabeth Stakes	1st	Zazzman	2 minutes 37.5 seconds
	2nd	Lord Erin
	3rd	Delvecchio
2002 VRC Queen Elizabeth Stakes	1st	Makybe Diva	2 minutes 35.7 seconds
	2nd	Spirit Of Westbury
	3rd	Time Off
2001 VRC Queen Elizabeth Stakes	1st	Hatha Anna	2 minutes 40.9 seconds
	2nd	Ascana
	3rd	Tiger’s Eye
2000 VRC Queen Elizabeth Stakes	1st	Savrocca	2 minutes 37.8 seconds
	2nd	Ultra Smug
	3rd	Mayshiel