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The fillies have been doing the business in the recent History of the Coolmore Legacy (Queen Of The Turf) Stakes run at Randwick on Saturday.

Alizee swooped home from last to take it last year. A big field could see the same in the 2019 Coolmore Legacy (Queen Of The Turf) Stakes (1600m) at Randwick on Saturday.

2019 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 and John Hawkes with four.

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

The breakdown of the fillies and mares in the last 25 years is Fillies (8) & Mares (17). The previous filly winner was Alizee (2018) 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 eight.

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.

The 2019 Coolmore Legacy (Queen Of The Turf) Stakes is worth $1million.

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), Azkadellia (2016) and Alizee (2018).

The 2018 Coolmore Legacy (Queen Of The Turf) Stakes was won by Alizee from Prompt Response and Heavens Above.