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The move to Randwick has transformed the Race History of the 2018 Coolmore Legacy (Queen Of The Turf) Stakes on Saturday.

Appearance won multiple G1s including this race. The 2018 Coolmore Legacy (Queen Of The Turf) Stakes (1600m) at Randwick on Saturday looks a highly competitive group of mares.

2018 COOLMORE LEGACY (QUEEN OF THE TURF) STAKES - RACE HISTORY AND BACKGROUND

The Coolmore Legacy (Queen Of The Turf) Stakes is a Group 1 race for fillies and mares conducted by the Australian Turf Club at Randwick. As part of The Championships changes in 2014, it was moved to Randwick from Rosehill.

The Coolmore Legacy (Queen Of The Turf) Stakes was first run in 1972 and was won by Refulgence.

The Coolmore Legacy (Queen Of The Turf) Stakes is now run over 1600m under Weight-For-Age conditions. When at Rosehill it was over 1500m and was even run over 1550m at Canterbury once.

Gai Waterhouse holds the record with seven victories ahead of Bart Cummings with four.

The leading jockey is Darren Beadman who won it five times.

More Joyous (2011, 2012) is the only multiple winner of the Coolmore Legacy (Queen Of The Turf) Stakes.

Other notable winners of the Coolmore Legacy (Queen Of The Turf) Stakes include Scomeld (1980), Shinakima (1987), Ricochet Rosie (1991), Romanee Conti (1992), Excited Angel (1993), Shame (1996), Danglissa (2000), Divine Madonna (2007), Forensics (2008), Typhoon Tracy (2010), Appearance (2013) and Azkadellia (2016).

The breakdown of the fillies and mares in the last 25 years is Fillies (8) & Mares (17). The previous filly winner was Foxplay (2017) and the previous mare winner was Azkadellia (2016).

2016 winner Azkadellia was banned from racing until the issues of her ownership could be sorted out.

Gai Waterhouse has won seven Queen Of The Turfs previously but has taken four of the last seven.

Myer Classic-Queen Of The Turf double – Typhoon Tracy (2009-10), Appearance (2012-13).

Coolmore Classic-Queen Of The Turf double – Favoured (1974), Camino Rose (1999), Appearance (2013).

2004 winner In A Bound was out of the champion filly Bounding Away.

In 2018 the Coolmore Legacy (Queen Of The Turf) Stakes is worth $1m.

The 2017 Coolmore Legacy (Queen Of The Turf) Stakes was won by Foxplay from Zanbagh and Dixie Blossoms.