Colin Stephen Quality Handicap
The Colin Stephen Quality Handicap is an Australian Turf Club Group 3 Thoroughbred open quality handicap horse race for horses three years old and older, over a distance of 2400 metres, held annually at Rosehill Racecourse, Sydney, Australia in September. Total prize money for the race is A$160,000.
History
Name
The race is named for the former chairman of the Australian Jockey Club, Sir Colin Stephen, who died in 1937.This race was called the AJC Spring Stakes until 1938. In 1976, 1983, 1988 and 2006 it was known as the AJC Queens Cup. During 1989 and 1995 the race was called the AJC The Japan Trophy race. In 1977 it was the AJC Jubilee Handicap.
In 2016 the event was raced as the Queen's Cup.
Grade
- 1870-1978 - Principal race
- 1979-1982 - Listed race
- 1983 - Group 3
- 1984-1986 - Listed race
- 1987 onwards - Group 3
Distance
- 1870-1871 – 1 miles
- 1872-1971 – 1 miles
- 1972-2000 - 2400 metres
- 2001 - 2200 metres
- 2002 onwards - 2400 metres
Venue
- 1870-1982 - Randwick Racecourse
- 1983 - Warwick Farm Racecourse
- 1984-1999 - Randwick Racecourse
- 2000-2001 - Warwick Farm Racecourse
- 2002-2003 - Randwick Racecourse
- 2004 - Warwick Farm Racecourse
- 2005-2010 - Randwick Racecourse
- 2011 onwards - Rosehill Racecourse
Conditions
- The race was run at Weight for age from 1938 to 1972.
1934 racebook
Winners
- 2019 - Stampede
- 2018 - Miss Admiration
- 2017 - Auvray
- 2016 - Allergic
- 2015 - Amelie's Star
- 2014 - Deane Martin
- 2013 - Julienis
- 2012 - Kelinni
- 2011 - Lamasery
- 2010 - No Wine No Song
- 2009 - Mr Clangtastic
- 2008 - Get Up Jude
- 2007 - ‡race not held
- 2006 - Exinite
- 2005 - Railings
- 2004 - Don Raphael
- 2003 - Outlaws
- 2002 - Red Trinket
- 2001 - Dress Circle
- 2000 - Coco Cobanna
- 1999 - Vita Man
- 1998 - In Joyment
- 1997 - Heart Ruler
- 1996 - Hula Flight
- 1995 - Western Approaches
- 1994 - Restitution
- 1993 - Zamination
- 1992 - Garter King
- 1991 - Pontiac Lass
- 1990 - Fine Catch
- 1989 - Macquarie Prince
- 1988 - Natski
- 1987 - Algonquin Club
- 1986 - Rising Fear
- 1985 - Silver Award
- 1984 - Forward Charge
- 1983 - Noble Heights
- 1982 - Nicholas John
- 1981 - Granite King
- 1980 - Bragabout
- 1979 - Outcome
- 1978 - Taksan
- 1977 - Saramore
- 1976 - Tara Regent
- 1975 - Medici
- 1974 - Public Service
- 1973 - The Fixer
- 1972 - Gunsynd
- 1971 - Regal Rhythm
- 1970 - Great Exploits
- 1969 - Nausori
- 1968 - Roman Consul
- 1967 - Garcon
- 1966 - Prince Grant
- 1965 - Amusement Park
- 1964 - Piper's Son
- 1963 - Summer Fair
- 1962 - Burgos
- 1961 - Lord Fury
- 1960 - Valerius
- 1959 - Valerius
- 1958 - Prince Darius
- 1957 - Baron Boissier
- 1956 - Redcraze
- 1955 - Electro
- 1954 - Advocate
- 1953 - Hydrogen
- 1952 - Dalray
- 1951 - Delta
- 1950 - Delta
- 1949 - Vagabond
- 1948 - Dark Marne
- 1947 - †Russia / Silver Link
- 1946 - Good Idea
- 1945 - Russia
- 1944 - Flight
- 1943 - Katanga
- 1942 - Katanga
- 1941 - Beau Vite
- 1940 - Beau Vite
- 1939 - †Royal Chief / Mosaic
- 1938 - Royal Chief
- 1937 - Allunga
- 1936 - Silver Ring
- 1935 - Peter Pan
- 1934 - Rogilla
- 1933 - Rogilla
- 1932 - Veilmond
- 1931 - Phar Lap
- 1930 - Phar Lap
- 1929 - Winalot
- 1928 - Limerick
- 1927 - Limerick
- 1926 - Spearfelt
- 1925 - Windbag
- 1924 - Gloaming
- 1923 - David
- 1922 - Beauford
- 1921 - David
- 1920 - Kennaquhair
- 1920 - Poitrel
- 1919 - Poitrel
- 1918 - Poitrel
- 1917 - Wallace Isinglass
- 1916 - Sasanof
- 1915 - St. Carwyne
- 1914 - St. Carwyne
- 1913 - Duke Foote
- 1912 - Aurofodina
- 1911 - Aurofodina
- 1910 - Comedy King
- 1909 - Trafalgar
- 1908 - Mooltan
- 1907 - Poseidon
- 1906 - Lady Wallace
- 1905 - Emir
- 1904 - Gladsome
- 1903 - Cruciform
- 1902 - Wakeful
- 1901 - San Fran
- 1900 - Paul Pry
- 1899 - Dewey
- 1898 - Merloolas
- 1897 - Positano
- 1896 - Newhaven
- 1895 - Quiver
- 1894 - Brockleigh
- 1893 - Loyalty
- 1892 - Bungebah
- 1891 - Megaphone
- 1890 - Carbine
- 1889 - Abercorn
- 1888 - The Australian Peer
- 1887 - Trident
- 1886 - Lord William
- 1885 - Moonshee
- 1884 - Malua
- 1883 - First Demon
- 1882 - Hecla
- 1881 - Wellington
- 1880 - Creswick
- 1879 - Chester
- 1878 - Chester
- 1877 - Robinson Crusoe
- 1876 - Valentia
- 1875 - Kingsborough
- 1874 - Javelin
- 1873 - Dagworth
- 1872 - Dagworth
- 1871 - Aveline
- 1870 - Illumination
‡ Not held because of outbreak of equine influenza