Group 1 race | |
Location | Royal Randwick Racecourse |
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Inaugurated | 1972 |
Race type | Thoroughbred – Flat racing |
Sponsor | Coolmore Stud (2017) |
Race information | |
Distance | 1,600 metres |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Right-handed |
Qualification | Fillies and mares three year old and older |
Weight | Weight for age |
Purse | A$1,000,000 (2017) |
The Queen of the Turf Stakes, raced as The Coolmore Legacy Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group 1 Weight for age horse race for fillies and mares aged three years old and upwards, over a distance of 1600 metres at Royal Randwick Racecourse, Sydney in the autumn during the ATC Championships series. It is run on the same day as the Sydney Cup. Total prizemoney is A$1,000,000.
The race was previously held at Rosehill Racecourse but in 2014 the event was moved to be part of the ATC Championships series at Royal Randwick Racecourse.