Queen Elizabeth Stakes (ATC)
Australian Turf Club horse race at Randwick Racecourse, Sydney / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the Victorian race, see Queen Elizabeth Stakes (VRC). For other uses, see Elizabeth Stakes (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Queen's Cup (horse race).
The Queen Elizabeth Stakes, formerly known as the Queen's Plate, AJC Plate, and AJC King's Cup, is an Australian Turf Club Group 1 Weight for Age thoroughbred horse race run over a distance of 2,000 metres at Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia, in the autumn during the ATC Championships series.[1] Prize money in 2013 was A$500,000 and was increased to A$4,000,000 in 2014 to become the richest race of the Sydney Autumn Carnival and as of 2020 the third richest WFA race in Australia (after the W. S. Cox Plate and the Everest).[2]
Quick Facts Location, Inaugurated ...
Group 1 race | |
Location | Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia |
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Inaugurated | 1851 (as Queen's Plate) |
Race type | Thoroughbred |
Sponsor | Longines (2023) |
Race information | |
Distance | 2,000 metres |
Surface | Turf |
Qualification | Three year old and older |
Weight | weight-for-age |
Purse | $4,000,000 (2023) |
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