Queen Elizabeth Stakes (VRC)
1954 & 1955 winner – Rising Fast | |
| Class | Group 3 |
|---|---|
| Location | Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia |
| Inaugurated | 1854 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - flat |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 2,600 metres |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Three year olds and older that are not maidens |
| Weight | Quality handicap |
| Purse | A$300,000 (2024) |
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The Queen Elizabeth Stakes, first known as Queen's Plate (1854-1872), and then by various other names at different times in its history (Queen's Cup, Flemington Plate, Canterbury Plate, C.B. Fisher Plate), is an Australian horse race run in Melbourne, Victoria.
It is a registered Victoria Racing Club Group 3 Thoroughbred horse race for horses aged three years old and over, under quality handicap conditions, over a distance of 2,600 m (1.6 mi) at Flemington Racecourse on the last day of the VRC Spring Carnival in early November. Total prize money is A$300,000.