Queen Of The South Stakes
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History
The Queen Of The South Stakes is Group 2 race for fillies and mares conducted by the South Australian Jockey Club at Morphettville as a feature of the May racing carnival.
The Queen Of The South Stakes was first run in 1980 and has been run every year Morphettville over 1600m under set weights and penalty conditions.
The Queen Of The South Stakes has been known as the Coolmore Classic, Matchmaker Stakes, Southwark Classic, Sedgwick Stakes and Marsh Classic and was originally run in the late summer. It became a feature of the May carnival in 1993 but has been run in April or early May since 2007.
The Queen Of The South Stakes became a Listed race in 1982 and was elevated to Group 3 in 1986. It has been a Group 2 race since 1987.
The 2024 Queen Of The South Stakes is run over 1600m at Morphettville for $250,000 prizemoney.
Memphis Blues (1989-1990), Shavano Miss (1991-1992) and Sylvaner (2002-2003) won the Queen Of The South Stakes in successive years.
The late Colin Hayes trained six winners of the Queen Of The South Stakes between 1981 and 1990. Peter Moody won three editions between 2007 and 2012.
Notable winners of the Queen Of The South Stakes include Rose Of Kingston, Star Style Girl, Canny Lass, Adraanito, Memphis Blues, Shavano Miss, Our Marquise, Saleous, Miss Tessla, Spectrum, Noircir, Sylvaner, Cinque Cento, Star Of Giselle, Atlantis Dream and Amelie's Star.
The 2024 Queen Of The South Stakes was won by Seonee from Lady Jones and Silent Surrente.
Previous Queen Of The South Stakes Winners
| Date | Horse | Jockey | WT | Trainer | BP |
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SEONEE
(AUS)
5M WINNING RUPERT (AUS) - MOWGLI (AUS) NOT A SINGLE DOUBT (AUS) |
BILLY EGAN | 56.0 | PATRICK PAYNE | 1 |
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CASTE
(AUS)
3F SIR PRANCEALOT (IRE) - BOAT QUAY (AUS) BELONG TO ME (USA) |
MICHAEL DEE | 54.0 | BEN & JD HAYES | 2 |
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SILENT SOVEREIGN
(AUS)
5M DALAKHANI (IRE) - SILENT SURROUND (AUS) FACE VALUE (AUS) |
J ALLEN | 55.0 | T & C MCEVOY | 13 |
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FABRIC
(NZ)
5M OCEAN PARK (NZ) - HABERDASHERY (NZ) PINS (AUS) |
CRAIG WILLIAMS | 55.0 | DANNY O'BRIEN | 8 |
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SHROUDED IN MIST
(AUS)
5M EXCEED AND EXCEL (AUS) - DE LAGO MIST (AUS) ENCOSTA DE LAGO (AUS) |
BAREND VORSTER | 55.0 | T & C MCEVOY | 12 |
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MUSIC BAY
(AUS)
3F CHOISIR (AUS) - ILLICITLY (AUS) KAAPSTAD (NZ) |
CRAIG WILLIAMS | 53.0 | PHILLIP STOKES | 6 |
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FRENCH EMOTION
(AUS)
6M SNITZEL (AUS) - LOVE AND EMOTION (AUS) WOODMAN (USA) |
B MELHAM | 58.5 | CHRIS WALLER | 8 |
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AMELIE'S STAR
(AUS)
5M TESTA ROSSA (AUS) - ZAZITA (AUS) ZABEEL (NZ) |
DAMIAN LANE | 57.0 | DARREN WEIR | 10 |
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INTO THE MIST
(AUS)
4M REDOUTE'S CHOICE (AUS) - DE LAGO MIST (AUS) ENCOSTA DE LAGO (AUS) |
J HOLDER | 55.0 | TONY MCEVOY | 5 |
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ATLANTIS DREAM
(NZ)
6M ELUSIVE CITY (USA) - CONTEMPLATE (NZ) DREAM WELL (FR) |
NICHOLAS HALL | 55.0 | DARREN WEIR | 11 |
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TANGO'S DAUGHTER
(AUS)
3F REDOUTE'S CHOICE (AUS) - TANGO FIRE (AUS) ANABAA (USA) |
D YENDALL | 53.5 | MICK PRICE | 8 |
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STAR OF GISELLE
(AUS)
5M RESET (AUS) - PRINCESA (AUS) DANEHILL (USA) |
B RAWILLER | 59.0 | MATHEW ELLERTON & SIMON ZAHRA | 3 |
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SO PRISTINE
(AUS)
6M ZABEEL (NZ) - PRISTINE KRISTINE (USA) SPINNING WORLD (USA) |
L NOLEN | 56.0 | PETER G MOODY | 3 |
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GOON SERPENT
(AUS)
4M RESET (AUS) - CAPRI BLUE (AUS) BLUEBIRD (USA) |
NICHOLAS HALL | 55.5 | DAVID JOLLY | 4 |
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RETURNTOSENDER
(AUS)
4M ELUSIVE CITY (USA) - DISCO GIRL (AUS) MARAUDING (NZ) |
M J ZAHRA | 57.0 | PETER G MOODY | 10 |
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BIRD OF FIRE
(NZ)
4M STRAVINSKY (USA) - GO YOU BEAUTY (NZ) COMET SHINE (CAN) |
DANIEL MOOR | 58.5 | TONY VASIL | 5 |
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TRICK OF LIGHT
(GB)
6M DANSILI (GB) - STARDOM (GB) KNOWN FACT (USA) |
STEVEN KING | 55.5 | MICHAEL KENT | 4 |
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CINQUE CENTO
(AUS)
5M NOTHIN' LEICA DANE (AUS) - LAYDOWN MISERE (AUS) VARICK (USA) |
S W ARNOLD | 59.0 | PETER G MOODY | 11 |
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OPEN CUT
(AUS)
4M MADE OF GOLD (USA) - LANDGOLD (AUS) DANAJAYA (AUS) |
D BEADMAN | 55.0 | LEON MACDONALD | 4 |
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HIDDEN STRINGS
(AUS)
4M WEASEL CLAUSE (AUS) - SHINING SUE (AUS) BUOY (GB) |
D NIKOLIC | 55.5 | K M KEYS | 11 |
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JAMEELA
(AUS)
4M JEUNE (GB) - NADIRMARCO (AUS) AT TALAQ (USA) |
STEVEN KING | 56.5 | TONY MCEVOY | 2 |
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SYLVANER
(NZ)
5M DANASINGA (AUS) - ISLA BIJOU (NZ) NOBLE BIJOU (USA) |
N RAWILLER | 57.5 | BARRY JAMES | 11 |
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SYLVANER
(NZ)
4M DANASINGA (AUS) - ISLA BIJOU (NZ) NOBLE BIJOU (USA) |
B PREBBLE | 55.5 | BARRY JAMES | 13 |
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LADY MARION
(AUS)
4M DANEHILL (USA) - MARIONIQUE (AUS) MARSCAY (AUS) |
S BASTER | 57.5 | DEAN LAWSON | 14 |
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LA ZOFFANY
(AUS)
3F ZOFFANY (USA) - SHARP IN SLIPPERY (FR) SHARPO (GB) |
M GATT | 53.5 | J T CONLAN | 13 |
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