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Queen Elizabeth Stakes 2025 Betting Tips - Is Via Sistina vulnerable?

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Last updated: 10 Apr 2025
Alex Marsh 10 Apr 2025
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  • 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
1Dubai Honour (IRE)William HaggasTom Marquand1359kg $6
2Rousham Park (JPN)Hiroyasu TanakaChristophe Lemaire1259kg $15
3Light Infantry Man (FR)Ciaron MaherEthan Brown1159kg $16
4Ceolwulf (NZ)Joesph Pride Chad Schofield1559kg $15
5Tom KittenJames Cummings Ben Melham559kg $23
6Vauban (FR)Gai Waterhouse & Adrian BottTim Clark 1459kg $26
7Buckaroo (GB)Chris Waller Tommy Berry359kg$16
8LindermannChris Waller Nash Rawiller 759kg$41
9Fawkner Park (IRE)Annabel Neasham & Rob ArchibaldTyler Schiller659kg$26
10Middle Earth (GB)Ciaron Maher Jamie Melham959kg$34
11Geoglyph (JPN)Tetsuya KimuraDamian Lane259kg$81
12Via Sistina (IRE)Chris Waller James McDonald 157kg$1.85
13FangirlChris WallerJason Collett857kgscr
14Deny Knowledge (IRE)Anthony & Sam Freedman Mark Zahra1057kg$26
15Full Count Felicia (USA)Chris WallerKerrin McEvoy457kg$81
Odds courtesy of Betr & correct on 09/04/2025.
                                                                  

Verdict

Our tips for the 2025 Queen Elizabeth Stakes are:

Best Bet1: Via Sistina To Win $1.85 at betr - 4 Units
Best Bet2: Rousham Park Each Way $15.00 at betr - 2 Units
Best Bet3: Buckaroo Each Way $16.00 at betr - 1 Unit
Via Sistina
To Win
$1.85 - 4 Units
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$15.00 - 2 Units
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$16.00 - 1 Unit
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