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Queen Elizabeth Stakes 2025 Betting Tips - Is Via Sistina vulnerable?
The 2025 Queen Elizabeth Stakes, a prestigious 2000m weight-for-age horse racing event, will see favorites like Via Sistina vying for the title. This Chris Waller-trained horse is the top pick due to her remarkable winning record and performance in the Cox Plate. The race also features noteworthy contenders such as Rousham Park and Buckaroo, both demonstrating strong previous performances. The event promises intense rivalry and offers an opportunity to witness a high-quality field compete at Randwick.
- The Queen Elizabeth Stakes headlines Day Two of The Championships
- Via Sistina, trained by Chris Waller, is the race favourite at $1.85
- Contenders like Rousham Park and Buckaroo provide potential upsets
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Via Sistina winning the 2025 Verry Elleegant Stakes at Randwick on March 1. (Getty)
A world class 2000m weight-for-age event headlines day two of The Championships, with the running of Group 1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes.
- 2025 Queen Elizabeth Stakes Tips
- 2025 Queen Elizabeth Stakes Field & Odds
- Queen Elizabeth Stakes Winners
We've been treated to classic contests over recent years, with Addeybb defeating Verry Elleegant twice and who could forget a packed Randwick in 2019 to watch Winx run her last race, with the champion winning a third Queen Elizabeth Stakes in a row.
Via Sistina is favourite for the 2025 Queen Elizabeth Stakes, with $1.85 her quote via Betr
2025 Queen Elizabeth Stakes Tips
2025 Queen Elizabeth Stakes Best Bet - Via Sistina
The Chris Waller-trained import has won seven Group 1's from 10 starts (two this prep) in Australia and the seven-year-old found career best form at the back-end of the 2024 Melbourne Spring Carnival.
That included an eight-length romp when smashing the race record in the Cox Plate, with that demolition being recorded fourth-up and she's going every bit as well this campaign.
Via Sistina wasn't able to get a fast tempo via her recent Ranvet Stakes triumph and there should be more pressure in this 2000m WFA feature, which is her target assignment for the autumn.
A strong field has been assembled and as a result, we can hopefully get a better price closer to the jump for Via Sistina, but she's still comfortably the top seed in the 2025 Queen Elizabeth Stakes.
2025 Queen Elizabeth Stakes Next Best Bet - Rousham Park
This Japanese visitor is a Group 3 winner over this distance, while the six-year-old has also placed twice at Group 1 level since an eighth-of-eleven finish when contesting he 2023 Hong Kong Cup.
His last Group 1 placing was a runner-up finish in the Breeders' Cup Turf (2414m) last November and Rousham Park was only a few strides off nabbing Rebel's Romance in that event.
Rebel's Romance is a seven-time Group 1 winner and he backed the US performance up with a feature victory in Qatar at his next outing (also a Group 1 winner in Hong Kong last year).
French-born jockey Christophe Lemaire travels over for this key engagement and he has a great rapport with Rousham Park, with four wins and three placings recorded from seven rides.
2025 Queen Elizabeth Stakes Value Bet - Buckaroo
Buckaroo was unlucky in the Caulfield Cup and while he had some excuses in the Melbourne Cup, he also didn't stay 3200m and the six-year-old was spelled after that two mile attempt.
The Chris Waller-trained import has been consistent since being gelded, with back-to-back wins before a narrow defeat behind Via Sistina and he contested the Cups after the Turnbull Stakes.
I loved his lead-up work ahead of his George Ryder Stakes return, which was effectively another trial, as there was no intent early and he held-up/in restricted room from the 200m.
His work late was still strong (third-fastest last 400m of the Golden Slipper Day card) and with a April 4 tick-over trial completed, Buckaroo steps up to a more suitable distance here.
2025 Queen Elizabeth Stakes Field & Odds
| No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dubai Honour (IRE) | William Haggas | Tom Marquand | 13 | 59kg | $6 |
| 2 | Rousham Park (JPN) | Hiroyasu Tanaka | Christophe Lemaire | 12 | 59kg | $15 |
| 3 | Light Infantry Man (FR) | Ciaron Maher | Ethan Brown | 11 | 59kg | $16 |
| 4 | Ceolwulf (NZ) | Joesph Pride | Chad Schofield | 15 | 59kg | $15 |
| 5 | Tom Kitten | James Cummings | Ben Melham | 5 | 59kg | $23 |
| 6 | Vauban (FR) | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Tim Clark | 14 | 59kg | $26 |
| 7 | Buckaroo (GB) | Chris Waller | Tommy Berry | 3 | 59kg | $16 |
| 8 | Lindermann | Chris Waller | Nash Rawiller | 7 | 59kg | $41 |
| 9 | Fawkner Park (IRE) | Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald | Tyler Schiller | 6 | 59kg | $26 |
| 10 | Middle Earth (GB) | Ciaron Maher | Jamie Melham | 9 | 59kg | $34 |
| 11 | Geoglyph (JPN) | Tetsuya Kimura | Damian Lane | 2 | 59kg | $81 |
| 12 | Via Sistina (IRE) | Chris Waller | James McDonald | 1 | 57kg | $1.85 |
| 13 | Fangirl | Chris Waller | Jason Collett | 8 | 57kg | scr |
| 14 | Deny Knowledge (IRE) | Anthony & Sam Freedman | Mark Zahra | 10 | 57kg | $26 |
| 15 | Full Count Felicia (USA) | Chris Waller | Kerrin McEvoy | 4 | 57kg | $81 |
Odds courtesy of Betr & correct on 09/04/2025.
Verdict
Our tips for the 2025 Queen Elizabeth Stakes are:
Via Sistina
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$1.85 - 4 Units
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Rousham Park
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$15.00 - 2 Units
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Buckaroo
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$16.00 - 1 Unit
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