Queen Elizabeth Stakes

Looking for this year’s Queen Elizabeth Stakes betting odds, field and tips? The experts at Neds have put together everything you need to know before this year’s race.

queen elizabeth Stakes 2025 RESULTS

The official 2025 Queen Elizabeth Stakes results will be available below once the race takes place on Saturday April 12, 2025. 

1. #12 Via Sistina
2. #1 Dubai Honour
3. #5 Tom Kitten

Chris Waller’s champion mare Via Sistina ($2) equalled the Winx record of seven Group 1 victories in a single season with her commanding 1.75 length romp home for the favourite backers in Saturday’s 2025 Queen Elizabeth Stakes results.

Run over 2,000 metres at Randwick Racecourse as the feature race on Day 2 of ‘The Championships’ each April, the Group 1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes is a lucrative $5 million weight-for-age contest that attracts a quality line-up of gallopers each Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival. 

The Group 1 Ranvet Stakes (2000m) at Rosehill on Golden Slipper Day as well as the Group 1 Tancred Stakes (2400m) are the key lead-ups into the Queen Elizabeth Stakes.

UK raider Addeybb (2020) followed by the fellow William Haggas-trained international Dubai Honour (2023) and then Chris Waller’s brilliant mare Via Sistina (2025) are the latest horses to complete the Ranvet Stakes – Queen Elizabeth Stakes double.

In 2020, Chris Waller’s class stayer Verry Elleegant ran second in both events with a Tancred Stakes victory in between, further franking the form. 

In 2021 Addeybb went back-to-back in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes when again beating home Verry Elleegant. The duo also ran one-two but in reverse order in that year’s Ranvet Stakes results, while Verry Elleegant went on to win that year’s Melbourne Cup at Flemington in the spring.

In 2024 Pride Of Jenni led all-the-way out to up to 30 lengths in the run to make a mess of her rivals with a record-breaking 6.5 length Queen Elizabeth Stakes victory defeating the spring’s subsequent eight-length Cox Plate champion Via Sistina!

Via Sistina returned in 2025 to salute as the $2 favourite and equal Winx’s record of seven Group 1 wins in a single season when beating the 2023 Queen Elizabeth winner Dubai Honour.

queen elizabeth Stakes 2025 – quick information

• Race Day: Saturday, April 12th, 2025
• Track Location: Randwick Racecourse
• Track Surface: Turf
• Track Direction: Right-handed
• Race Distance: 2,000 metres
• Weight Conditions: Weight for age
• Qualification: Three-year-olds and older
• Type: Thoroughbred
• Grade: Group 1
• Operator: Australian Turf Club
• Prize Purse: $5,000,000
• Inaugural Race: 1851
• 2025 Queen Elizabeth Stakes Winner: Via Sistina

Queen Elizabeth Stakes Betting 2025

There are many different ways to bet on the Queen Elizabeth Stakes, and we have included some of the most popular options below:

How To Bet On The Queen Elizabeth Stakes in 2025

1. Login at neds.com.au
2. Make a deposit, using your credit card, PayPal or other safe electronic method
3. Make sure to check out form guide, once it’s released
4. Decide what kind of bet you’re going to place (Win, Place, Each-Way, Trifecta + more betting options, please read our section on Queen Elizabeth Stakes Betting above).
5. Select the horse(s) for the race.

Which Horse Will Win The Queen Elizabeth Stakes in 2025

The best way to pick which horse will win the Queen Elizabeth Stakes in 2025 is to take into account their lead-up autumn racing carnival form, assess the barriers, look for the proven WFA performers and those with a good Group 1 strike-rate. 

Additional factors to consider when picking the Queen Elizabeth Stakes winner include: 

• Ranvet Lead-Up: The Ranvet Stakes has produced a host of recent Queen Elizabeth Stakes winners including Addeybb who did the double in 2020 before improving on his second to win his second QE in 2021. In 2023 fellow UK raider Dubai Honour and then Via Sistina (2025) became the latest horses to do the Ranvet – Queen Elizabeth double.
• Mighty Mares: The mares have won the Queen Elizabeth Stakes nine times since 1987 boosted by the three-peat of Winx (2017-19), while the fellow Waller-trained mare Verry Elleegant ran second twice in 2020 and 2021. Pride Of Jenni (2024) and Via Sistina (2025) are the latest Queen Elizabeth Stakes winning mares.

Queen Elizabeth Stakes Favourites 2025

Early favourites in 2025 Queen Elizabeth Stakes betting include last year’s runner-up and reigning Cox Plate hero Via Sistina, Joe Pride’s Epsom Handicap – King Charles III Stakes double champ Ceolwulf, and Chris Waller’s Group 1 Underwood winner and Melbourne Cup performed Buckaroo. 

Addeybb ($4.20 in 2020) followed by the fellow William Haggas-trained UK visitor Dubai Honour ($2.30 in 2023) and then Via Sistina ($2 in 2025) are the last Queen Elizabeth Stakes favourites to salute for the punters. Addeybb (2020) was also the fourth straight favourite to win after Winx (2017-19) won as the top elect three times on the trot.

Queen Elizabeth Stakes 2025 Field

The official 2025 Queen Elizabeth Stakes field of final acceptances is announced on the Tuesday of race week and will be published in full below once announced. 

The Queen Elizabeth Stakes 2025 final field features 15 of the season’s top WFA stars including Chris Waller’s short-priced favourite Via Sistina chasing her third Group 1 win on the trot and the event’s 2023 champ Dubai Honour who is unbeaten in the Sydney elite-levels.

• Update: #13 Fangirl (8) has been scratched in favour of a run in the Group 1 Queen Of The Turf Stakes (1600m); #15 Full Count Felica (4) from the same stable has also been withdrawn.

Queen Elizabeth Stakes 2025 Tips

Favourite: #12 Via Sistina ($1.80 at time of publish) – BET NOW

Best Bet: #12 Via Sistina to salute for the punters (see above) – BET NOW

Best Roughie: #8 Lindermann ($46 at time of publish) – BET NOW

Our exclusive 2025 Queen Elizabeth Stakes tips will be detailed above the week of the race and a full betting preview published on the Neds Blog.

CLICK HERE FOR OUR COMPLETE 2025 THE CHAMPIONSHIPS DAY 2 PREVIEW & TIPS

Queen Elizabeth Stakes Race Day 2025

The 2025 Queen Elizabeth Stakes takes place as part of Day 2 of ‘The Championships’ at Royal Randwick running on Saturday April 12th, 2025. Along with the Queen Elizabeth Stakes the meeting features a further three other Group 1 events with the running of the:

• Group 1 $2 million Sydney Cup (3200m),
• Group 1 $1 million Australian Oaks (2400m), and the
• Group 1 $1 million Queen Of The Turf Stakes (1600m).

Queen Elizabeth Stakes Barrier Draw 2025

The 2025 Queen Elizabeth Stakes barrier draw will be released to the public a few days before the race and will be published in our above Queen Elizabeth Stakes Field section. 

Queen Elizabeth Stakes Nominations 2025

2025 Queen Elizabeth Stakes nominations are taken on Tuesday the 11th of February 2025.

The 2025 Queen Elizabeth Stakes nominations attracted 71 of the season’s best WFA horses led in all-in betting by Chris Waller’s eight-length Cox Plate winning mare Via Sistina.

Queen Elizabeth Stakes first acceptances 2025

2025 Queen Elizabeth Stakes first acceptances are taken on Tuesday the 11th of March 2025.

queen elizabeth Stakes Weights 2025

Standard weight for age conditions apply to this race. 2025 Queen Elizabeth Stakes final weights are announced at 4 PM on the Tuesday of race week with weights on the final acceptors to be published in our above Queen Elizabeth Stakes Field section. 

queen elizabeth Stakes Acceptances 2025

Final 2025 Queen Elizabeth Stakes acceptances must be declared before 9 AM on the Tuesday of race week and will be published in our above Queen Elizabeth Stakes Field section. 

queen elizabeth Stakes Jockeys 2025

The final riders’ announcement is at 12 PM on the Wednesday of race week with the official 2025 Queen Elizabeth Stakes jockeys to be published in our above Queen Elizabeth Stakes Field section. 

Most Successful Queen Elizabeth Stakes Jockeys: 

• George Moore (6)
• Damien Oliver (5)
• Peter Cook (5)
• Neville Sellwood (5)
• Hugh Bowman (4)

queen elizabeth Stakes Scratchings 2025

2025 Queen Elizabeth Stakes scratchings close at 7:30 AM on Saturday the 12th of April 2025. 

• #13 Fangirl (8) 
• #15 Full Count Felica (4)

queen elizabeth Stakes Prize Money 2025

The 2025 Queen Elizabeth Stakes prize purse is worth $5,000,000 in total, distributed from places first through to 12th.

queen elizabeth Stakes Race Number 2025

The 2025 Queen Elizabeth Stakes race number is scheduled as Randwick Race 8 at 3:55pm (AEST) on Saturday the 12th of April 2025. There are ten races in total that day at Randwick Racecourse. 

queen elizabeth Stakes Form Guide 2025

The final form guide will be available the week of the race. You can check below for a link to our full 2025 Queen Elizabeth Stakes Form Guide following final acceptances. 

CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL 2025 QUEEN ELIZABETH STAKES FORM GUIDE

Queen Elizabeth Stakes Live 2025

You can watch or listen to the 2025 Queen Elizabeth Stakes live, across the following mediums.

Pay television: Sky Racing 1 (channel 526 on Foxtel)

Radio: Radio Sport National

Streaming: Racing NSW

Queen Elizabeth Stakes Winners

Winners of the Queen Elizabeth Stakes going back to the year 2000 are displayed in the table below. To view a complete list of past Queen Elizabeth Stakes winners going back to 1851 visit our Queen Elizabeth Stakes winners’ page.