- VRC Queen Elizabeth Stakes
The VRC Queen Elizabeth Stakes is a Group 3
Australia nthoroughbred horse race for horses aged 3 years old and over under open handicap conditions, over a distance of 2500m.It is held at
Flemington Racecourse inMelbourne .Race History
1854 - 1874 held over 24
furlongs (approx. 4800m)
1875 - 1876 held over 16 furlongs (approx. 3200m)
1877 - 1878 held over 18 furlongs (approx. 3600m)
1879 held over 16 furlongs
1880 held over 18 furlongs
1881 - 1884 held over 16 furlongs
1885 held over 20 furlongs (approx. 4000m)
1886 - 1887 held over 16 furlongs
1888 held over 24 furlongs (approx. 4800m)
1889 held over 18 furlongs
1890 - 1894 held over 16 furlongs
1895 - 1971 held over 12 furlongs (approx. 2400m)
1972 held over 2400m
1973 onwards held over 2500m.1854 – 1978 was a Principal Race
1979 – 2004 was a Group 2
2005 onwards Group 31854 - 1872 the race was known as the ‘Queen’s Plate’
1873 - 1874 the race was known as the ‘Flemington Plate’
1875 - 1894 the race was known as the ‘Canterbury Plate’
1895 - 1968 the race was known as the ‘C.B. Fisher Plate’
1969 the race was known as the ‘Queen’s Cup’
1970 - 1973 the race was known as the ‘C.B. Fisher Plate’
1974 the race was known as the ‘Queen’s Cup’
1975 - 1978 the race was known as the ‘C.B. Fisher Plate’
1979 - 1984 the race was known as the ‘Queen Elizabeth Stakes’
1985 the race was known as the ‘Queen’s Cup’
1986 onwards the race has been called ‘Queen Elizabeth Stakes’The Winners
* 2007 - Zavite
* 2006 - Gallant Guru
* 2005 - Our Smoking Joe
* 2004 - Fantastic Love
* 2003 - Zazzman
* 2002 -Makybe Diva
* 2001 - Hatha Anna
* 2000 - Savrocca
* 1999 - Zerpour
* 1998 -Might And Power
* 1997 - Vita Man / Bright Spot (dead heat)
* 1996 - Valance
* 1995 - Pindi
* 1994 - Bullwinkle
* 1993 - Hear That Bell
* 1992 - Kawtuban
* 1991 - Frontier Ban
* 1990 - Savage Toss
* 1989 - Our Shannon Lad
* 1988 - Zamakima
* 1987 - Globetrotter
* 1986 - Colour Page
* 1985 - Chelaware
* 1984 - Irish Lord
* 1983 - Fountaincourt
* 1982 - My Sir Avon
* 1981 - Kip
* 1980 - Hyperno
* 1979 -Hyperno
* 1978 - Salamander
* 1977 - Tom’s Mate
* 1976 - Perhaps
* 1975 - Four Leaf
* 1974 - Leilani
* 1973 - Director
* 1972 - Scotch And Dry
* 1971 - Classic Mission
* 1970 - Fileur
* 1969 - Lochcourt
* 1968 -Rain Lover
* 1967 - General Command
* 1966 - Galilee
* 1965 - Craftsman
* 1964 - Piper’s Son
* 1963 - Summer Fair
* 1962 - Even Stevens
* 1961 - Dhaulagiri
* 1960 - Tulloch
* 1959 - Noholme
* 1958 - Webster
* 1957 - Tulloch
* 1956 - Sailor’s Guide
* 1955 - Rising Fast
* 1954 -Rising Fast
* 1953 - Hydrogen
* 1952 - Hydrogen
* 1951 - Bronton
* 1950 - Playboy
* 1949 - Dickens
* 1948 - Phoibos
* 1947 - Columnist
* 1946 - Leonard
* 1945 - Don Pedro
* 1944 - "Race Not Held"
* 1943 - "Race Not Held"
* 1942 - "Race Not Held"
* 1941 - High Caste
* 1940 - High Caste
* 1939 - High Caste
* 1938 - Ajax
* 1937 - Black Mac
* 1936 - Queen Of Song
* 1935 - Hall Mark
* 1934 - Nightly
* 1933 - Rogilla
* 1932 - Kuvera
* 1931 - Veilmond
* 1930 -Phar Lap
* 1929 - Amounis
* 1928 - Gothic
* 1927 - Silvius
* 1926 - Pantheon
* 1925 - Pilliewinkie
* 1924 - Lilypond
* 1923 - Rivoli
* 1922 - Violoncello
* 1921 - Tangalooma
* 1920 - Eurythmic
* 1919 - Artilleryman
* 1918 - Kennaquhair
* 1917 - Wallace Isinglass
* 1916 - Lavendo
* 1915 - Carlita
* 1914 - Mountain Knight
* 1913 - Radnor
* 1912 - Cider
* 1911 - Trafalgar
* 1910 - Alawa
* 1909 - Alawa
* 1908 - Alawa
* 1907 - Mountain King
* 1906 - Dividend
* 1905 - Tartan
* 1904 - Sweet Nell
* 1903 - Combat
* 1902 -Wakeful
* 1901 - Rock Gun
* 1900 - Maltster
* 1899 - Merriwee
* 1898 - The Grafter
* 1897 - Aurum
* 1896 - Bloodshot
* 1895 - Wallace / Auraria (dead heat)
* 1894 - The Harvester
* 1893 - Patron
* 1892 - The Admiral
* 1891 - Steadfast
* 1890 - Megaphone
* 1889 - Abercorn
* 1888 - Mentor
* 1887 - The Australian Peer
* 1886 - Trident
* 1885 - Trenton
* 1884 - Commotion
* 1883 - Off Colour
* 1882 - Commotion
* 1881 - Wellington
* 1880 - Progress
* 1879 - Suwarrow
* 1878 - Warlock
* 1877 - Pluto
* 1876 - Calamia
* 1875 - Richmond
* 1874 - Melbourne
* 1873 - Don Juan
* 1872 - King Of The Ring
* 1871 - Warrior
* 1870 - Tim Whiffler
* 1869 - Charon
* 1868 - Glencoe
* 1867 - Tim Whiffler
* 1866 - "Race Not Held"
* 1865 - Volunteer
* 1864 - "Race Not Held"
* 1863 - Musidora
* 1862 - "Race Not Held"
* 1861 - "Race Not Held"
* 1860 - "Race Not Held"
* 1859 - The Moor
* 1858 - Green Linnet
* 1857 - Crockford
* 1856 - Tomboy
* 1855 - I Want It
* 1854 - ShadowReferences
[http://www.studbook.org.au/RaceWinnersHistory.aspx?RACEID=4413 Australian Studbook - VRC Queen Elizabeth Stakes Race Winners]
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