Queen Of The South Stakes

Ladbrokes Tip: The Queen Of The South Stakes is a good lead-up into the RA Lee Stakes each autumn

The latest edition of the Queen Of The South Stakes took place on Saturday, April 25, 2026 on Robert Sangster Stakes Day with Grahame Begg’s progressive Written Tycoon gelding Cilacap ($5.50) producing a polished, professional win. 

2026 Queen Of The South Stakes Results

The complete 2026 Queen Of The South Stakes Results & Finishing Order will be detailed in full once the race takes place on Saturday, April 25, 2026.

In a fighting effort by the Grahame Begg-trained Cilacap ($5.50) the four-year-old daughter of Written Tycoon broke a year-long drought returning to winning form with a narrow victory in the 2026 Queen Of The South Stakes results. Coming from fourth at the top of the straight, the Jordan Childs ridden mare hit the lead inside the final furlong and held on to defeat Brave Miss and Terrestar in a gritty performance.

2026 Queen Of The South Stakes Odds

The latest Queen Of The South Stakes 2026 odds and Morphettville autumn betting markets will be available below the week of the race so stay tuned for the best prices on your Group 2 Adelaide racing selections followed by the official Queen Of The South Stakes finishing order after the event.

Queen Of The South Stakes Tips

Good Queen Of The South Stakes tips include backing locally trained mares with previous winning form over 1600m that have a successful strike-rate at Morphettville Racecourse.

Runners coming off a top three run last time out and mares that featured in the money in the previous year’s Queen Of The Turf Stakes results are also worth tipping.

2026 Queen Of The South Stakes Tips

Our Ladbrokes’ insider Queen Of The South Stakes 2026 betting tips will be detailed below the week of the race so stay tuned for the fillies and mares to back and sack in the Group 2 this season.

The Queen Of The South Stakes is a Group 2 race run at Morphettville Racecourse on a Saturday in late April or early May during the Adelaide Autumn Racing Carnival. Run on the same day as the Group 1 Robert Sangster Stakes (1200m), Group 1 Australasian Oaks (2000m), the Group 2 Tobin Bronze Stakes (1200m), and the Group 3 DC McKay Stakes (1100m) for The Goodwood hopefuls, the Queen Of The South Stakes is contested over a mile (1600m) and is open only to fillies and mares.

The event is a set weights plus penalties race and offers a total of $250,000 in total prize money.

Many of the best runners in the Queen Of The South Stakes back-up at the track a fortnight later in the Group 3 RA Lee Stakes (1600m) against the boys, the last to complete the double being Sylvaner who won both races in both 2002 and 2003. In 2020, Seabrook ran second in both the Queen Of The South Stakes and RA Lee Stakes.

Queen Of The South Stakes Race Info

• Date: Saturday, April 25, 2026
• Track: Morphettville Racecourse
• Distance: 1600m
• Conditions: Fillies & Mares – Set Weights + Penalties
• Status: Group 2
• Prize Money: $250,000
• First Run: 1981

Queen Of The South Stakes Betting

Queen Of The South Stakes betting markets open after the final field and barriers are released the week of the race, futures / all-in odds not usually available on the Group 2 Morphettville feature. Sitting top of the Queen Of The South Stakes odds each autumn are fillies and mares with proven ability over the mile and at the Morphettville track.

Cilacap (2026), Zloties (2025), Seonee (2024), Caste (2023), Silent Sovereign (2022), Fabric (2021), French Emotion (2018), Amelie’s Star (2017), Into The Mist (2016), Atlantis Dream (2015) and Tango’s Daughter (2014) are all recent Queen Of The South Stakes winners that came off a top three run so fillies and that finished in the money last time out are often dominant in betting.

The most notable upset in recent times was the all-the-way win by Shrouded In Mist in 2020 who started at Queen Of The South Stakes odds of $21.

The favourite backers were back in 2021 with the top elect in Queen Of The South Stakes betting, Fabric ($3.20), getting the job done.

Zloties ($3.70 in 2025) was the last Queen Of The South Stakes favourite to win. 

Queen Of The South Stakes Field

The Queen Of The South Stakes race field attracts a collection of in-form fillies and mares with proven ability at a mile, the majority of which come from local stables. Runners come via a number of different lead-ups but usually have form over the 1600m at Morphettville from earlier during the Adelaide Autumn Racing Carnival.

One lead-up race for Queen Of The South Stakes-bound hopefuls is the Listed City Of Adelaide Stakes (1400m) run at Morphettville Parks the Saturday prior, and in 2016 Rocket Commander ran second in that before a third in the Group 2 a week later. The Listed Nitschke Stakes (1400m) is another possible lead-up into the Queen Of The South Stakes field, a double last completed by Tango’s Daughter (2014) and Caste (2023).

Atlantis Dream meanwhile won the 2015 Queen Of The South Stakes and ran second to Into The Mist in the 2016 edition when trying to defend her title. Queen Of The South Stakes nominations are taken by the South Australian Jockey Club (SAJC) the Monday before the race runs on the Saturday with the field and barrier draw out on the Wednesday.

Following a run in the Queen Of The South Stakes field some fillies may opt to back-up at the same track and distance a fortnight later against the boys in the Group 3 RA Lee Stakes (1600m).

2026 Queen Of The South Stakes Field

The official Queen Of The South Stakes 2026 Final Field & Barriers are set for release on the Wednesday of race week, and the full list of acceptors will be available below.

The 2026 Queen Of The South Stakes field features a near capacity line-up of female gallopers including the rails-drawn Blindedbythelight coming off a Group 2 Emancipation Stakes second behind subsequent Queen Of The Turf champion Idle Flyer, the in-form Michael Kent-trained Terilee chasing a hat-trick and last start Morphettville Parks winner Mystic Wonder down notably in weight.

Morphettville R4 - Sportsbet Queen Of The South Stakes (G2)

Final Race time: 

	Entrant	Last 6	Sex	Barrier	Weight
	1. Rumbled Again J: Craig Williams T: Michael Trotter	8124x0	M	9	57kg
	2. On Display J: Ben Melham T: Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr	33x350	M	2	55kg
	3. Blindedbythelight J: Luke Nolen T: Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman	1552x2	M	1	55kg
	4. Cilacap J: Jordan Childs T: Grahame Begg	0x7683	M	4	55kg
	5. Mission Of Love J: Teo Nugent T: J G Symons & S Laxon	09706x	M	10	55kg
	6. Wild Imagination J: Connor Murtagh T: David Page	170237	M	5	55kg
	7. Private Legacy J: Kerrin Mcevoy T: Gregory Hickman	460lx9	M	6	55kg
	8. Terilee J: Daniel Stackhouse T: Michael Kent	x3x411	M	7	55kg
	9. World's My Oyster J: Jacob Opperman T: Henry Dwyer	x111x0	M	11	55kg
	10. Terrestar J: Todd Pannell T: M, W & J Hawkes	460x62	M	12	55kg
	11. Teardrop Rotation J: Teagan Voorham T: Chris Bieg	134x50	M	16	55kg
	12. Moonlight Circus J: Lachlan Neindorf T: Michael Kent	1436x6	M	17	55kg
	13. Brave Miss J: Zac Lloyd T: Anthony & Sam Freedman	3148x3	M	13	55kg
	14. Mystic Wonder J: Jason Holder T: Gordon Richards & Damien Moyle	3x0521	M	8	55kg
	15. Isuspectjeu J: Brooke King T: Grant Kluske	51330x	M	3	55kg
	16. Brown Nose Day Gal J: Rochelle Milnes T: Roslyn Day	133131	M	14	55kg
	17. Maisy J: Jamie Melham T: M, W & J Hawkes	736x28	M	15	55kg

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2026 Queen Of The South Stakes Nominations

The early Queen Of The South Stakes 2026 Nominations are taken the Monday ahead of the event and will be updated below once confirmed.

	Last 10	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Hcp Rating
1	31820×1124	ASTRAL FLAME	M	4	Enver Jusufovic	90
2	2x111552x2	BLINDEDBYTHELIGHT	M	4	Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman	97
3	96133148×3	BRAVE MISS	M	6	Anthony & Sam Freedman	76
4	2301133131	BROWN NOSE DAY GAL	M	8	Roslyn Day	75
5	32x311x434	CHIRINGITA (GB)	M	4	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)	72
6	x1610x7683	CILACAP	M	4	Grahame Begg	92
7	412651330x	ISUSPECTJEU (NZ)	M	5	Grant Kluske	75
8	x41x736x28	MAISY	M	5	Michael, John & Wayne Hawkes	71
9	500x09706x	MISSION OF LOVE	M	6	John Symons & Sheila Laxon	89
10	5x121436x6	MOONLIGHT CIRCUS	M	4	Michael Kent	78
11	x1323x0521	MYSTIC WONDER	M	4	Gordon Richards & Damien Moyle	75
12	8x27140x40	OH TOO GOOD	M	6	Kevin Daffy	99
13	1x1033x350	ON DISPLAY	M	4	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)	101
14	0x09460Lx9	PRIVATE LEGACY	M	5	Gregory Hickman	84
15	46088124×0	RUMBLED AGAIN	M	8	Michael Trotter	95
16	1×2511	SAVITRI	F	3	Mitchell Freedman	74
17	66x313x230	SYNTHESISE	F	3	Matthew Seyers	64
18	x1x1134x50	TEARDROP ROTATION	M	4	Chris Bieg	78
19	1021x3x411	TERILEE	M	4	Michael Kent	80
20	9298460×62	TERRESTAR	M	6	Michael, John & Wayne Hawkes	79
21	9921170237	WILD IMAGINATION (NZ)	M	8	David Page	88
22	1x14x111x0	WORLD’S MY OYSTER	M	4	Henry Dwyer	80

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

Queen Of The South Stakes Form Guide

The Queen Of The South Stakes form guide features must know info like the barriers, jockeys, trainers and lead-up runs of the fillies and mare sin the field.

Interestingly the Queen Of The South Stakes form has stacked up in bigger and better interstate races in recent seasons. In 2014 Floria ran second to Tango’s Daughter in the Queen Of The South Stakes before running in three Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival features. She ran sixth in the Group 1 Doomben Cup (2000m), third in the Group 2 Eagle Farm Cup (2200m) and won the Group 2 Brisbane Cup (2400m).

More recently the 2017 Queen Of The South Stakes winner Amelie’s Star went on to run a close fourth in the Doomben Cup results next race.

The 2024 Queen Of The South Stakes form was franked with the third placed Silent Surrente returning the following year to win the 2025 Group 2 Adelaide Cup (3200m).

2026 Queen Of The South Stakes Form Guide

A link to our comprehensive Queen Of The South Stakes 2026 Form Guide will be provided for punters below the week of the race.

CLICK HERE FOR OUR FULL 2026 QUEEN OF THE SOUTH STAKES FORM GUIDE

Past Queen Of The South Stakes Results

Queen Of The South Stakes race results have been dominated by mares from local stables coming off a top three Adelaide run in recent years.

Notable Queen Of The South Stakes winners include Atlantis Dream (2015), Star Of Giselle (2013), and Returntosender (2010).

Recent Queen Of The South Stakes Winners

Recent Queen Of The South Stakes winners and placegetters dating back to the year 2000 are detailed in the below table.

Year	Winner	Runner-Up	Third	Time
2026	Cilacap	Brave Miss	Terrestar	1:38.32
2025	Zloties	Lady In Pink	Seeking Stardom	1:37.20
2024	Seonee	Lady Jones	Silent Surrente	1:38.81
2023	Caste	Foxy Frida	Waltz On By	1:37.6
2022	Silent Sovereign	Foxy Frida	Comica	1:38.1
2021	Fabric	Shop Til I Drop	Maximak	1:36.6
2020	Shrouded In Mist	Seabrook	Fidelia	1:38.5
2019	Music Bay	Snogging	Clearly	1:36.5
2018	French Emotion	Tahanee	Shenandoah	1:36.4
2017	Amelie’s Star	Have Another Glass	Miles Of Krishan	1:36.1
2016	Into The Mist	Atlantis Dream	Rocket Commander	1:36.3
2015	Atlantis Dream	Let’s Make Adeal	Marianne	1:36.7
2014	Tango’s Daughter	Floria	Vivi Veloce	1:39.0
2013	Star Of Giselle	Danish Spy	Lake Sententia	1:39.5
2012	So Pristine	Little House	Blue Ribbon	1:39.1
2011	Goon Serpent	Lady Lynette	Ocean Challenger	1:36.4
2010	Returntosender	Marchelle Belle	Amberino	1:36.8
2009	Bird Of Fire	Amberino	Autumn Jeuney	1:37.3
2008	Trick Of Light	Bellini Rose	Cuban Girl	1:36.0
2007	Cinque Cento	Isanami	Subsequential	1:35.7
2006	Open Cut	Holy Bounty	Lotto Rock	1:36.8
2005	Hidden Strings	Llanga	Fairessa	1:35.1
2004	Jameela	Infinite Grace	Ruling Eyes	1:35.8
2003	Sylvaner	Devonshire	Tickle My	1:38.3
2002	Sylvaner	Tyrolean	Its Platonic	1:37.7
2001	Lady Marion	Calm Smytzer	Bumbelina	1:36.5
2000	La Zoffany	Porto Roca	Lady Marion	1:38.3

FAQ

Who won the 2026 Queen Of The South Stakes?

The 2026 Queen Of The South Stakes was won by four-year-old Written Tycoon mare Cilacap at $5.50 for trainer Grahame Begg with jockey Jordan Childs aboard on 55kg from barrier 4 to win by 0.3 lengths on a Good (4) track in a time of 1:38.32.

Who won the 2025 Queen Of The South Stakes?

The 2025 Queen Of The South Stakes was won by five-year-old Snitzel mare Zloties at $3.70 favouritism for trainer Grahame Begg with jockey Jordan Childs aboard on 55kg from barrier 8 to win by 0.13 lengths in a time of 1:37.20.

When is the Queen Of The South Stakes 2026?

Saturday, April 25, 2026

What is the prize money for the Queen Of The South Stakes 2026?

$250,000

Where is the Queen Of The South Stakes 2026?

Morphettville Racecourse, 79 Morphett Road. Morphettville SA 5043

How do I bet on the 2026 Queen of the South Stakes?

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Which horse will win the 2026 Queen of the South Stakes?

The best way to pick which horse will win the Queen of the South 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.com.au in the lead up to the race for full form information.