Race type Thoroughbred - flat Surface Turf | Distance 2,400 metres Track Right-handed | |
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Location Rosehill Racecourse, Sydney, Australia Inaugurated 1870 (as Spring Stakes) | ||
The Colin Stephen Quality Handicap, raced as the 2016 Queen's Cup is an Australian Turf Club Group 3 Thoroughbred open quality handicap horse race for horses three year old and older, over a distance of 2400 metres, held annually at Rosehill Racecourse, Sydney, Australia in September. Total prize money for the race is A$125,000.
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Race name
The race is named for the former chairman of the Australian Jockey Club, Sir Colin Stephen, who died in 1937.
This race was called the AJC Spring Stakes until 1938. In 1976, 1983, 1988 and 2006 it was known as the AJC Queens Cup. During 1989 and 1995 the race was called the AJC The Japan Trophy race. In 1977 it was the AJC Jubilee Handicap.
In 2016 the event was raced as the Queen's Cup.
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