Queen Of The Turf Stakes 2024 Betting Tips - Stablemates can roll Waller fav

Alex Marsh

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Last updated: 11 Apr 2024

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Alex Marsh 11 Apr 2024

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The Queen Of The Turf Stakes is the last of four Group 1's run on day two of The Championships
Worth $1 million, this major is contested over 1600m at Randwick
The 2024 edition will be contested on Saturday, April 13
Preview & tips are included below

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Can Atishu defend her Queen Of The Turf crown? (Getty)

Registered as the Queen of the Turf Stakes since its 1972 introduction, this weight-for-age feature for the fillies and mares gained Group 1 status back in 2005.

2024 Queen Of The Turf Stakes Tips
2024 Queen Of The Turf Stakes Field & Odds

Also known as the Coolmore Legacy Stakes (since 2016), this 1600m feature is one of the main autumn targets for the females and modern champions to have won this race include Typhoon Tracy and More Joyous.

Zougotcha heads the betting for the 2024 Queen Of The Turf Stakes, with $3.40 her quote via PlayUp

2024 Queen Of The Turf Stakes Tips

2024 Queen Of The Turf Stakes Best Bet - Atishu

Connections have made right decision to scratch from the Queen Elizabeth Stakes, with the Chris Waller-trained mare looking to defend her Queen Of The Turf title.

While she was a proven Group performer going into last year's edition, Atishu went to a new level in that run and she's arguably improved since then (won the Champions Stakes).

I felt her tiring third in the Australian Cup was a combination of a 28 day gap and Pride Of Jenni taking away her turn-of-foot late over 2000m, but I like that platform for this race.

She'll be at her top now fourth-up, especially with that strong hit-out completed last start, while with the six-year-old adept on good and soft ground, she's very well placed here.

2024 Queen Of The Turf Stakes Next Best Bet - Olentia

After winning five or her first six starts, Olentia has been about as reliable as an ashtray on a motorbike, however, she rediscovered her brilliance when stepping to 1500m last time.

The daughter of Zoustar was backing up seven days after a plain run on Golden Slipper Day, but she was five weeks between runs in that second-up performance (setback?).

Olentia looked a completely different animal a week later when bolting in with the Emancipation Stakes and she ran the fastest last 600m/400m and 200m of the March 30 program.

Although she's still hard to get a read on and also trust given the mixed form prior to that, Olentia may have turned the corner last start and overall, this isn't a strong Group 1.

2024 Queen Of The Turf Stakes Value Bet - Eternal Flame

This is clearly harder than what she's been contesting in Melbourne, but the four-year-old is progressing nicely and Queen Of The Turf Stakes well worth a shot at the stumps.

Eternal Flame arrives here off back-to-back Group wins, which followed two races where she was unsuited and while deep into her prep, they haven't got to the bottom of her yet.

That was evident two starts back at Flemington where she wanted to duck in at key stages before balancing up late and Moonee Valley isn't ideal circuit despite saluting there recently.

Damian Lane has a good association with Eternal Flame, with the gun hoop unbeaten from two rides on the Michael Kent-trained mare and a drying track is also in their favour.

2024 Queen Of The Turf Stakes Field & Odds

No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Odds
1	Atishu (NZ)	Chris Waller	Blake Shinn	2	57kg	$5
2	Zougotcha	Chris Waller	James McDonald	1	57kg	$3.40
3	Campionessa (NZ)	Mark Walker	Opie Bosson	13	57kg	$19
4	Ruthless Dame (NZ)	Ciaron Maher	Jamie Kah	16	57kg	$15
5	Semana	Ciaron Maher	Dylan Gibbons (a)	4	57kg	$11
6	Olentia	Chris Waller	Tommy Berry	10	57kg	$8.50
7	Eternal Flame (NZ)	Michael Kent	Damian Lane	6	57kg	$23
8	Foxy Frida	Andrew Noblet	Billy Egan	15	57kg	scr
9	Renaissance Woman (NZ)	Bjorn Baker	Joshua Parr	7	57kg	$51
10	Madame Pommery	Chris Waller	Nash Rawiller	12	57kg	$61
11	Osmose (FR)	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Tim Clark	11	57kg	$23
12	Barbie's Fox	Ben, Will & JD Hayes	Mark Zahra	9	57kg	$81
13	More Secrets	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	Ben Melham	5	57kg	$91
14	Tropical Squall	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Adam Hyeronimus	3	54.5kg	$7
15	Arctic Glamour	Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou	Jason Collett	14	54.5kg	$34
16	Makerana	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	Tyler Schiller	8	54.5kg	$15
17	Tiz Invincible	Ciaron Maher	Zac Lloyd (a)	17	54.5kg	$26