The latest edition of the Quezette Stakes took place on Thursday, August 13, 2026 as a lead-up to the Group 1 races for three-year-old horses over the spring and was won in a barnstorming four-length performance by the well-backed favourite Natural Fling ($2.40F).
The Quezette Stakes fires up Melbourne’s early‑spring racing season, and punters chasing the latest Quezette Stakes odds, sharp Quezette Stakes tips, and full Quezette Stakes form guide turn to Ladbrokes for the strongest betting insights. Run over 1100m at Caulfield, this Group 3 sprint is a proven launching pad for elite three‑year‑old fillies, regularly unveiling future black‑type stars with explosive first‑up profiles, standout trial form and serious short‑course talent. With barrier draws, tempo, track pattern and Caulfield‑specific sprint form all shaping the race, the Quezette Stakes is one of the most influential early‑season contests — and a prime betting opportunity for punters looking to get on before the market tightens.
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2026 Quezette Stakes Results
The official Quezette Stakes 2026 Race Results & Finishing Order will be published right here once the P.B. Lawrence Stakes Day event is run and won on Thursday, August 13, 2026.
- #5 Natural Fling
- #8 Scintillation
- #13 Oh Yes She Did
Natural Fling ($2.40F) exploded first‑up at Caulfield, dominating the 2026 Quezette Stakes results and stamping herself as the standout filly of the spring after a four‑length demolition job in slick time. Straight into stride for Damian Lane, the Tony & Calvin McEvoy‑trained Home Affairs filly travelled like a rocket, clearing out from Scintillation and Oh Yes She Did to produce a rating superior to past Quezette stars Sunlight and Bella Nipotina. McEvoy confirmed she’ll now be aimed at elite sprint targets, with the Group 1 Moir Stakes on September 5 firmly on the table before a longer‑range tilt at the Coolmore Stud Stakes. After her Caulfield blitz, Natural Fling has tightened from $9 into $4 and sits clearly on top of the all‑in 2026 Moir Stakes odds at Ladbrokes.
2026 Quezette Stakes Odds & Finishing Order
Market links to the top Quezette Stakes 2026 odds on the potential Group 1 fillies of the spring will be provided below once available followed by the official finishing order after the event.
Quezette Stakes 2026 Results
| 5. Natural Fling (5) J: Damian Lane 56kg 12x T: Tony & Calvin Mcevoy | ||
| 8. Scintillation (6) J: Ben Melham 56kg 13×1 T: John O’shea & Tom Charlton | ||
| 13. Oh Yes She Did (15) J: Chad Schofield 56kg x80x1 T: Peter Snowden | ||
| 14. Portinari (13) J: Blake Shinn 56kg 9×82 T: Ben, Will & Jd Hayes | ||
| 10. Riverina Lulu (11) J: Jordan Childs 56kg 1 T: Grahame Begg | ||
| 12. Lady Catalina (10) J: Thomas Stockdale 56kg 1536x T: Ciaron Maher | ||
| 2. Shiki (16) J: Mark Zahra 58kg 1750x T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | ||
| 11. Almost An Angel (7) J: Ethan Brown 56kg x503x T: Robbie Griffiths | ||
| 1. Lara Antipova (8) J: Michael Dee 59kg 1111x T: Mark Walker | ||
| 3. Rebel Tuesday (12) J: Lachlan Neindorf 57kg 114×0 T: Phillip & Tommy Stokes | ||
| 15. Santa Barbara (14) J: Luke Nolen 56kg 2 T: Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman | ||
| 19. Flying Fury (4) J: John Allen 56kg 9×1 T: Tom Dabernig | ||
| 7. Stars Of Dom (9) J: Craig Williams 56kg 221 T: Ben, Will & Jd Hayes | ||
| 17. Relinquishing (2) J: Luke Cartwright 56kg 15 T: Shane Nichols & Hayden Black | ||
| 18. Superbec (3) J: Ben Allen 56kg 53 T: L & T Corstens & W Larkin | ||
| 9. Satin Summer (1) J: Jamie Melham 56kg 15×3 T: Michael Freedman |
Quezette Stakes Tips
Top Quezette Stakes tips include looking for past winners over similar distance and class races, any fillies with winning form over the colts / geldings coming back against their own kind, and Melbourne runners with ability that way of going.
Single-figure fancies also have a top record so taking fillies under $10 in the markets is also a good Quezette Stakes betting tip.
Ladbrokes Tip: Quezette Stakes fillies often go on to run top three in Group 2 company later in the spring!
2026 Quezette Stakes Tips
Our Ladbrokes’ exclusive betting tips on the Quezette Stakes 2026 will be listed below the week of the race.
FULL 2026 PB LAWRENCE STAKES PREVIEW, TIPS & PREDICTIONS
| 5. Natural Fling (5) J: Damian Lane 56kg 12x T: Tony & Calvin Mcevoy |
| 1. Lara Antipova (8) J: Michael Dee 59kg 1111x T: Mark Walker |
| 6. Divine Dot (17) Scratched: | |||
The Quezette Stakes is a Group 3 race for three-year-old fillies held in mid-August during the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival on PB Lawrence Stakes Day at Caulfield Racecourse. The meeting is headlined by the Group 2 PB Lawrence Stakes (1400m) but also holds two Group 3 races with the Vain Stakes and Quezette both run over 1100m and offering $200,000 in total prize money.
A set weights plus penalties race the Quezette Stakes is a good early carnival lead-up for smart fillies looking to progress onto races like the Group 1 Coolmore Stud Stakes (1200m) on Victoria Derby Day at Flemington. Sunlight (2018) was the last filly to complete the Quezette Stakes – Coolmore Stud Stakes double.
Alternatively, fillies out of the Quezette Stakes race may step out over more distance as their campaigns progress targeting events like the Group 1 Thousand Guineas (1600m). The 2016 Quezette Stakes winner I Am A Star went on to run second in the Thousand Guineas before also winning the then Group 1 Myer Classic (1600m) – now run as the Empire Rose Stakes – beating the older mares over the Melbourne Cup Carnival.
Quezette Stakes Race Info
- Date: Thursday, August 13, 2026
- Track: Caulfield
- Distance: 1100m
- Conditions: 3YO Fillies – Set weights plus Penalties
- Status: Group 3
- Prize Money: $200,000
- First Run: 1992
Quezette Stakes Betting
Quezette Stakes betting markets are usually led by promising fillies having their first run as a three-year-old with proven form when fresh.
Any progressive three-year-olds coming off an earlier non-Black Type win in Melbourne also sit high up the Quezette Stakes odds, as do proven stakes performers from last time in. Single-figure fancies in the Quezette Stakes betting markets have a dominant recent record so backing the fillies under $10 for the win is a good bet.
The bookies release odds on the Quezette Stakes shortly after final acceptances and barriers are out the Wednesday before the race runs on the Saturday.
Gimmie Par ($2.70 in 2021), Charm Stone ($4 in 2023) and four-length champion Natural Fling ($2.40 in 2026) are the latest fillies leading Quezette Stakes betting to win for the punters.
There was a notable upset in 2022 with Bound For Home in between winning at Quezette Stakes odds of $31.
Quezette Stakes Field
The Quezette Stakes race field attracts a line-up of smart young fillies, many kicking off their Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival campaigns. Fillies in the Quezette Stakes field may come off a lead-up run at the start of the month at a venue like Moonee Valley Racecourse or be having their first start of the new season.
A second-up run the following month at Flemington in the Group 2 Danehill Stakes (1200m) is often on the cards for fillies. An easier next start option may fillies go on to contest is the Listed Cap D’Antibes Stakes (1100m) at Flemington on the same day as the Danehill Stakes.
Graduates out of the autumn’s premier races for two-year-olds like the Blue Diamond Stakes at the Caulfield track often back-up in the Quezette Stakes as three-year-olds in the spring.
Race nominations close the Monday of race week followed by the final field and barrier draw out on the Wednesday before PB Lawrence Stakes Day on the Saturday.
2026 Quezette Stakes Field
The official Quezette Stakes 2026 Final Field and Barriers will be published below following acceptances on the spring campaign kick-off for top three-year-old fillies.
The 2026 Quezette Stakes field features a capacity line-up of three-year-olds including the undefeated Mark Walker-trained Group 1 winning Kiwi expat Lara Antipova and the progressive Tony & Calvin McEvoy-trained Natural Fling.
| Entrant | Last 6 | Sex | Barrier | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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1. Lara Antipova
J: Michael Dee
T: Mark Walker |
1111x | F | 8 | 59kg | |
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2. Shiki
J: Mark Zahra
T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott |
41750x | F | 16 | 58kg | |
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3. Rebel Tuesday
J: Lachlan Neindorf
T: Phillip & Tommy Stokes |
x114x0 | F | 12 | 57kg | |
| 4. Ghana's Akan (18) Scratched: | |||||
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5. Natural Fling
J: Damian Lane
T: Tony & Calvin Mcevoy |
12x | F | 5 | 56kg | |
| 6. Divine Dot (17) Scratched: | |||||
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7. Stars Of Dom
J: Craig Williams
T: Ben, Will & Jd Hayes |
221 | F | 9 | 56kg | |
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8. Scintillation
J: Ben Melham
T: John O'shea & Tom Charlton |
13x1 | F | 6 | 56kg | |
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9. Satin Summer
J: Jamie Melham
T: Michael Freedman |
15x3 | F | 1 | 56kg | |
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10. Riverina Lulu
J: Jordan Childs
T: Grahame Begg |
1 | F | 11 | 56kg | |
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11. Almost An Angel
J: Ethan Brown
T: Robbie Griffiths |
0x503x | F | 7 | 56kg | |
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12. Lady Catalina
J: Thomas Stockdale
T: Ciaron Maher |
1536x | F | 10 | 56kg | |
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13. Oh Yes She Did
J: Chad Schofield
T: Peter Snowden |
4x80x1 | F | 15 | 56kg | |
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14. Portinari
J: Blake Shinn
T: Ben, Will & Jd Hayes |
9x82 | F | 13 | 56kg | |
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15. Santa Barbara
J: Luke Nolen
T: Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman |
2 | F | 14 | 56kg | |
| 16. Hearts Affair (10) Scratched: | |||||
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17. Relinquishing
J: Luke Cartwright
T: Shane Nichols & Hayden Black |
15 | F | 2 | 56kg | |
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18. Superbec
J: Ben Allen
T: L & T Corstens & W Larkin |
53 | F | 3 | 56kg | |
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19. Flying Fury
J: John Allen
T: Tom Dabernig |
9x1 | F | 4 | 56kg | |
2026 Quezette Stakes Nominations
The nominations for the Quezette Stakes 2026 close on the Monday of race week and will be detailed in full below.
Quezette Stakes Form Guide
The Quezette Stakes form guide is published at Ladbrokes once the field and betting markets go up on the Wednesday of race week.
In the form guide on the Quezette Stakes race punters will find all the information and statistics they need to know before placing a bet like the jockeys, trainers, barriers and track / distance form of the fillies in the race.
Over the years the race form has held up in other Group races during the spring carnival including back in 2011 when the third placegetter Mosheen franked the form with a Group 2 Edward Manifold Stakes (1600m) win three starts later, a Group 1 Thousand Guineas (1600m) second that October (the Thousand Guineas now runs in November) and a Melbourne Cup Carnival win the next month in the Group 1 VRC Oaks (2500m).
More recently Sunlight won the 2018 Quezette Stakes before three subsequent Melbourne Group 1 victories: the Coolmore Stud Stakes (2018), Newmarket Handicap (2019) and William Reid Stakes (2019).
2026 Quezette Stakes Form Guide
A link to our comprehensive Ladbrokes’ Quezette Stakes 2026 Form Guide & Betting Preview will be made available for punters below the week of the race.
COMPLETE 2026 QUEZETTE STAKES FORM GUIDE & RACE COMMENTARY
Past Quezette Stakes Results
The Quezette Stakes race results have been dominated by single-figure runners.
Notable recent Quezette Stakes winners include odds-on fancy Petits Filous (2015), I Am A Star (2016), superstar sprinter Sunlight (2018), and Bella Nipotina.
In 2022 the upset Quezette Stakes winner Bound For Home set a new race record winning in a time of 1 minute 02.4 seconds.
Recent Quezette Stakes Winners
Recent Quezette Stakes winners and placegetters dating back to the year 2011 are detailed in the below table.
| Year | Winner | Runner-Up | Third | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Natural Fling | Scintillation | Oh Yes She Did | 1:03.91 |
| 2025 | Ferivia | My Gladiola | Thanks Gorgeous | 1:05.23 |
| 2024 | Drifting | Geegees Mistruth | Kirribilli | 1:03.03 |
| 2023 | Charm Stone | Skirt The Law | Sicilian | 1:02.8 |
| 2022 | Bound For Home | Ojai | I’mlovin’ya | 1:02.4 |
| 2021 | Gimmie Par | Heresy | Scorched Earth | 1:04.3 |
| 2020 | Bella Nipotina | River Night | Aquagirl | 1:04.3 |
| 2019 | Exhilarates | Absolute Flirt | Pin Sec | 1:04.4 |
| 2018 | Sunlight | Humma Humma | Thrillster | 1:04.3 |
| 2017 | Crown Witness | Catchy | Ploverset | 1:05.6 |
| 2016 | I Am A Star | Leotie | Athena Lass | 1:05.0 |
| 2015 | Petits Filous | Jalan Jalan | Miss Gunpowder | 1:03.1 |
| 2014 | Sabatini | Royal Snitzel | Novel Dancer | 1:04.2 |
| 2013 | Kiss A Rose | Metastasio | Chloe In Paris | 1:02.7 |
| 2012 | Elite Elle | Agueda | Ephemera | 1:05.0 |
| 2011 | Satin Shoes | Metonymy | Mosheen | 1:04.2 |
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Which horse will win the 2026 Quezette Stakes?
The best way to pick which horse will win the Quezette Stakes is to take into account the form, assess the barriers, and consider the weight the horse will carry (among other factors). Check out Ladbrokes in the lead up to the race for full form information.
When is the Quezette Stakes 2026?
The 2026 Quezette Stakes is scheduled to run on Saturday, 15 August 2026 at Caulfield, kicking off Melbourne’s fillies' three‑year‑old sprinting season and setting the stage for the first wave of early‑spring form. It is set to take place as Caulfield Race 6 at 3:25pm (AEST).
What is the prize money for the Quezette Stakes 2026?
The 2026 Quezette Stakes prize money is set at $200,000 which is paid from 1st to 8th place including $120,000 going to the Quezette Stakes winner.
Where is the Quezette Stakes 2026?
The 2026 Quezette Stakes is set to run a Melbourne's Caulfield Racecourse, home to many iconic races including the Caulfield Cup each October, which is located at Gate 2, Station St, Caulfield East VIC 3145.
What distance is the Quezette Stakes run over?
The Quezette Stakes is run over 1100 metres, a sharp Caulfield sprint trip that consistently rewards early speed, race‑day freshness and proven short‑course form. This distance often produces fast, pressure‑on contests, making it a key early‑spring guide for punters assessing emerging three‑year‑old talent.
How many horses run in the Quezette Stakes?
The Quezette Stakes typically attracts a compact but high‑quality field, with around 10–14 fillies lining up most years. As a Group 3 sprint for emerging three‑year‑old fillies, capacity fields are common, but final numbers depend on how many stables choose to kick off their runner's spring campaigns at Caulfield. It’s consistently one of the most competitive early‑season form races, drawing talented first‑uppers, sharp trial performers and future Group‑race contenders.
Who won the 2026 Quezette Stakes?
The 2026 Quezette Stakes was won by three-year-old Home Affairs filly Natural Fling at $2.40 favouritism for trainers Tony & Calvin McEvoy with jockey Damian Lane aboard on 56kg from barrier 5 to win by four lengths in a slick time of 1:03.91 on a Soft (6) track.
Who won the 2025 Quezette Stakes?
The 2025 Quezette Stakes was won by three-year-old Astern filly Ferivia at $11 for trainer Phillip Stokes with jockey Lachlan Neindorf aboard on 56kg from barrier 2 on a Soft (6) track to win by 0.4 lengths in a time of 1:05.23.