The Queen of the Turf Stakes is a Group 1 Australian Thoroughbred

Thoroughbred

The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word thoroughbred is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed...

 horse race for fillies and mares aged three years old and upwards. It is a Weight for age

Weight for Age

Weight for Age is a term in Thoroughbred horse racing which is one of the conditions for a race. It means that a horse will carry a set weight in accordance with the Weight for Age Scale. This weight varies depending on the horse’s age, its sex, the race distance and the month of the year...

 race, run over a distance of 1500 metres at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse

Rosehill Gardens Racecourse

The Rosehill Gardens Racecourse is located in the Western Sydney suburb of Rosehill, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is home of the Sydney Turf Club. Rosehill holds horse races for thoroughbred gallopers on a grass surface. It is one of the two premier racecourses in Sydney, the...

, Sydney

Sydney

Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...

 in April.

Race History

1972 was run over 8 furlongs (approx 1600m).

1972—1978 held as a principle race.

1979—1984 held as a listed race.

1985—1990 held as a group 3 race.

1991—2004 held as a group 2 race.

2005 onwards held as a group 1 race.

2008 run at Canterbury Racecourse.

The winners

• 2011 - More Joyous
• 2010 - Typhoon Tracy
• 2009 - Neroli
• 2008 - Forensics
• 2007 - Divine Madonna
  Divine Madonna
  Divine Madonna was an Australian Thoroughbred racemare. She won four group one races, the 2006 Emirates Stakes, 2007 Queen of the Turf Stakes, 2007 Toorak Handicap and the 2007 Myer Classic. Divine Madonna had 26 race starts and only finished out of the top five runners twice in her career.She...
  
  
• 2006 - Mnemosyne
• 2005 - Ike's Dream
• 2004 - In A Bound
• 2003 - Hosannah
• 2002 - Ugachaka
• 2001 - Sorrento
• 2000 - Danglissa
• 1999 - Camino Rose
• 1998 - Arletty

• 1997 - Kenbelle
• 1996 - Shame
• 1995 - Light Up The World
• 1994 - The Perfume Garden
• 1993 - Excited Angel
• 1992 - Romanee Conti
• 1991 - Ricochet Rosie
• 1990 - Memphis Blues
• 1989 - Special Finish
• 1988 - Chez Paree
• 1987 - Shinakima
• 1986 - Harbor Flo
• 1985 - Casual

• 1984 - Tempestuous
• 1983 - More Rain
• 1982 - C'est Si Bon
• 1981 - Ducatoon
• 1980 - Scomeld
• 1979 - Never Despair
• 1978 - Lady Archon
• 1977 - Piemelon Bay
• 1976 - Visit
• 1975 - Just Topic
• 1974 - Favoured
• 1973 - Millefleurs
• 1972 - Refulgence