Queen Of The Turf Stakes Tips, Best Bets, Field and Odds

The Group 1 Queen Of The Turf Stakes (1600m) will be run at Royal Randwick on Saturday, April 17 and we provide you with a comprehensive guide to the feature race for fillies and mares.

Coolmore Legacy Stakes tips, best bets, field & odds. Below is our complete Coolmore Legacy Stakes guide — race details, history and past winners, lead-in form, betting markets and FAQs. Check back race week for the final field, odds and our best bets.

The Coolmore Legacy Stakes — formerly the Queen of the Turf — is the premier mile for fillies and mares in the Australian autumn. A $1.5 million Group 1 weight-for-age race over 1600m at Royal Randwick on Day 2 of The Championships, it rivals the Coolmore Classic as the key F&M form line of the carnival. This guide covers the Coolmore Legacy Stakes dates, distance, prize money, betting markets and our full race-day tips. For the broader autumn schedule, see our Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival guide.

 

Coolmore Legacy Stakes Race Details

Detail	Value
Distance	1600m
Class	Group 1 Weight-for-Age
Age / Conditions	Fillies and mares, three-year-olds and upwards
Venue	Royal Randwick, Sydney
Prize Money	$1.5 million
Run Date	Day 2 of The Championships (mid-April)

 

Coolmore Legacy Stakes History & Winners

Recent winners include Con Te Partiro, Verry Elleegant, Forbidden Love, Mariamia, Espiona and Mallory. The race was rebranded from Queen of the Turf to Coolmore Legacy ahead of its elevation to $1.5 million prize money and WFA conditions.

Lead-In Races

The main lead-in is the Group 1 Coolmore Classic (1500m, handicap) at Rosehill three weeks earlier. The Group 1 Surround Stakes also acts as an early-autumn pointer for three-year-old fillies.

How to Watch the Coolmore Legacy Stakes in Australia

The Coolmore Legacy Stakes (formerly the Queen of the Turf) is run on Day 2 of The Championships at Royal Randwick in mid-April, the climax of the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival. The Championships meetings are shown live and free-to-air on Seven (Seven’s Horse Racing), and the race is also available on Sky Racing (via Foxtel and Kayo, and in TAB venues) and streamed on Racing.com. Most online bookmakers live-stream the race to logged-in account holders. For the wider autumn programme see our Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival hub, the lead-in Coolmore Classic and the same-carnival Queen Elizabeth Stakes, or browse all our horse racing tips and guides.

Coolmore Legacy Stakes Betting Markets

All major Australian bookmakers price the Coolmore Legacy Stakes weeks out, with a full acceptances market released after the final field is declared. The core markets are:

• Fixed-Odds Win & Place — the bread-and-butter markets, with early speculative prices followed by final acceptances pricing.
• Each-Way — typically 1/4 the odds for a place (1-2-3).
• Exotics — quinella, exacta, trifecta and First 4. See our First 4 calculator guide.
• Same Race Multis — combine multiple runners from the same race into one bet. See our Same Race Multi guide.
• Head-to-Head & Group Markets — runner-vs-runner matchups and stable/country markets.

Best Bookmakers for the Coolmore Legacy Stakes

For a full comparison of the top Australian racing bookmakers, see our best horse racing betting sites in Australia guide.

Coolmore Legacy Stakes FAQs

When is the Coolmore Legacy Stakes?

The Coolmore Legacy Stakes is run on Day 2 of The Championships at Royal Randwick, traditionally the second Saturday of April.

What distance is the Coolmore Legacy Stakes?

The Coolmore Legacy Stakes is run over 1600m at Royal Randwick.

Who can run in the Coolmore Legacy Stakes?

The Coolmore Legacy Stakes is restricted to fillies and mares aged three and up, and is run at weight-for-age conditions.

How much is the Coolmore Legacy Stakes worth?

The Coolmore Legacy Stakes carries $1.5 million in total prize money.

What was the Coolmore Legacy Stakes previously called?

The race was formerly known as the Queen of the Turf Stakes before being rebranded as the Coolmore Legacy Stakes.