View the nominations for the 2016 Queen Elizabeth Stakes. The Queen Elizabeth Stakes will be run on Friday 8th April at Randwick racecourse.
| Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ADDICTIVE HABIT (NZ) | G | 6 | Lee Somervell | ||
| 2 | ADORABEEL (NZ) | M | 6 | Joseph Pride | ||
| 3 | ALMOONQITH (USA) | H | 6 | David Hayes & Tom Dabernig | ||
| 4 | AOMEN (IRE) | G | 8 | Anthony Cummings | ||
| 5 | AWESOME ROCK | H | 4 | Leon & Troy Corstens | ||
| 6 | AZKADELLIA (NZ) | M | 4 | Ciaron Maher | ||
| 7 | BEATEN UP (GB) | G | 8 | Chris Waller | ||
| 8 | BOHEMIAN LILY (NZ) | M | 4 | Gai Waterhouse | ||
| 9 | BOW CREEK (IRE) | H | 5 | John O’Shea | ||
| 10 | CENTRE PIVOT | G | 5 | Peter Robl | ||
| 11 | CRITERION (NZ) | H | 5 | David Hayes & Tom Dabernig | ||
| 12 | CROSLEY HOTSHOT | G | 3 | Bjorn Baker | ||
| 13 | DIBAYANI (IRE) | G | 6 | David Hayes & Tom Dabernig | ||
| 14 | ENTIRELY PLATINUM (NZ) | G | 6 | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | ||
| 15 | FENWAY | M | 4 | Lee & Shannon Hope | ||
| 16 | FIRST SEAL | M | 4 | John P Thompson | ||
| 17 | GOLD AMBITION (NZ) | G | 3 | Bjorn Baker | ||
| 18 | GOLDSTREAM (ITY) | H | 4 | Kris Lees | ||
| 19 | GOOD PROJECT | H | 4 | Chris Waller | ||
| 20 | GUARDINI (FR) | H | 5 | Lee & Anthony Freedman | ||
| 21 | GUST OF WIND (NZ) | M | 4 | John Sargent | ||
| 22 | HAPPY CLAPPER | G | 5 | Patrick Webster | ||
| 23 | HAPPY TRAILS | G | 8 | Paul Beshara | ||
| 24 | HARTNELL (GB) | G | 5 | John O’Shea | ||
| 25 | HAURAKI | G | 4 | John O’Shea | ||
| 26 | HE OR SHE | G | 5 | David Hayes & Tom Dabernig | ||
| 27 | IT’S SOMEWHAT (USA) | G | 5 | John O’Shea | ||
| 28 | KERMADEC (NZ) | H | 4 | Chris Waller | ||
| 29 | KOOL KOMPANY (IRE) | H | 4 | Chris Waller | ||
| 30 | LEEBAZ (NZ) | G | 6 | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | ||
| 31 | LIDARI (FR) | H | 7 | Darren Weir | ||
| 32 | LUCIA VALENTINA (NZ) | M | 5 | Kris Lees | ||
| 33 | MAGIC HURRICANE (IRE) | G | 6 | John O’Shea | ||
| 34 | MASTER OF ARTS (NZ) | H | 4 | Darren Weir | ||
| 35 | MISS ROSE DE LAGO | M | 5 | Danny O’Brien | ||
| 36 | MONGOLIAN KHAN | H | 4 | Murray Baker | ||
| 37 | MOURINHO | G | 8 | Peter Gelagotis | ||
| 38 | OUR IVANHOWE (GER) | H | 6 | Lee & Anthony Freedman | ||
| 39 | PALENTINO | C | 3 | Darren Weir | ||
| 40 | PREFERMENT (NZ) | H | 4 | Chris Waller | ||
| 41 | PRESS STATEMENT | C | 3 | Chris Waller | ||
| 42 | PUCCINI (NZ) | H | 5 | Darren Weir | ||
| 43 | RISING ROMANCE (NZ) | M | 5 | David Hayes & Tom Dabernig | ||
| 44 | ROCK STURDY | H | 5 | Joseph Pride | ||
| 45 | SHARDS | C | 3 | John O’Shea | ||
| 46 | SINGLE GAZE | F | 3 | Nick Olive | ||
| 47 | STORM THE STARS (USA) | H | 4 | Chris Waller | ||
| 48 | STRATUM STAR | H | 4 | Darren Weir | ||
| 49 | SUAVITO (NZ) | M | 5 | Nigel Blackiston | ||
| 50 | TARZINO (NZ) | C | 3 | Mick Price | ||
| 51 | TERRUBI (IRE) | H | 6 | Kris Lees | ||
| 52 | TINTO | M | 5 | Rex Lipp | ||
| 53 | TOSEN STARDOM (JPN) | H | 5 | Yasutoshi Ikee | ||
| 54 | TURN ME LOOSE (NZ) | H | 4 | Murray Baker | ||
| 55 | VANBRUGH | C | 3 | Chris Waller | ||
| 56 | VOLKSTOK’N’BARRELL (NZ) | G | 4 | Donna Logan & Chris Gibbs | ||
| 57 | WEARY (FR) | G | 6 | Chris Waller | ||
| 58 | WHO SHOT THEBARMAN (NZ) | G | 7 | Chris Waller | ||
| 59 | WINX | M | 4 | Chris Waller | ||
| 60 | ZANBAGH | M | 5 | John P Thompson |
News:
Star sprinter Buffering is fit and ready ahead of his trip to Hong Kong from Dubai but is not 100 per cent certain to complete his international campaign at Royal Ascot.
Buffering won the Group One Al Quoz Sprint in Dubai two weeks ago and is now headed to Hong Kong for the Group One Chairman’s Sprint Prize on May 1.
He has remained in Dubai with strapper Melanie Sharpe and is due to fly to Hong Kong on Wednesday.
“Buffering has done well after his Dubai run and I am in constant contact with Mel,” trainer Robert Heathcote said.
“At this stage he is to run in Hong Kong and then go straight to England for the King Stand at Royal Ascot on June 16.”
“I have made a few calls this week about which way we can get him there.
“It is going to cost a bit of money but he has won $7 million so that is not really a factor.
“Australian horses have a good record in the King’s Stand but we will have to let Buffering tell us if we will press on with the campaign.”
Among his opponents in Hong Kong will be Chautauqua who defended his TJ Smith title at Randwick on Saturday.
Like Heathcote, Chautauqua’s co-trainer John Hawkes is not committed to Royal Ascot.
“He is definitely going to Hong Kong,” Hawkes told Sky Sports Radio.
“It’s great prize money and it would be a thrill to win a race like that.
“Ascot? I don’t know about that.
“We’ll worry about Hong Kong and see what happens. We’ll take it one step at a time.”
An added incentive for connections of Chautauqua to go to England if he can win in Hong Kong is the $1 million bonus on offer for a horse that can win three legs of the Global Sprint Challenge in three different countries.
Chautauqua won the Australian part of the series, the Lightning Stakes.
