Muramasa opens favourite for Queen Elizabeth Stakes

Muramasa
Muramasa, ridden by Daniel Moor, wins the Coongy Cup at Caulfield Racecourse on October 18, 2023. (Photo: Pat Scala/Racing Photos)

The Group 3 Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2600m) has brought together 14 stayers to compete for a $300,000 prize packet this Saturday at Flemington, including several gallopers that just missed out on a Melbourne Cup run.

After bypassing the Group 1 Caulfield Cup (2400m), the Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young-trained Muramasa is pegged as a clear +340 favourite with online bookmakers.

The son of Deep Impact has a new lease on his racing life since returning as a gelding and will be attempting to secure his third-straight victory.

Jockey Daniel Moor has been a major contributor to the success of Muramasa and continues his association with the four-year-old, who is drawn in barrier eight.

There is a strong contingent listed at single figures, with the Kris Lees-trained Luncies holding the second line of betting at +550.

Most of the top betting sites cannot split Duke De Sessa and Group 3 Geelong Cup (2400m) winner Amade, who share the third line at +600 apiece.

Meanwhile, So Dazzling and Taramansour have both gained some support, sharing the +800 quote.

The 2023 Queen Elizabeth Stakes is the first of five Group races scheduled at Flemington on Saturday and will take place at 2:30pm AEDT.


VRC Queen Elizabeth Stakes 2023 field

No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight
1 Silks
Ladies Man
Allan Sharrock
Opie Bosson
1
58kg
2 Silks
Duke De Sessa
Ciaron Maher & David Eustace
John Allen
2
57.5kg
3 Silks
Knights Order
Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
Tim Clark
5
57.5kg
4 Silks
Luncies
Kris Lees
Mark Zahra
14
57.5kg
5 Silks
Amade
Phillip Stokes
Zac Spain
10
56kg
6 Silks
Hezashocka
Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)
TBC
7
55.5kg
7 Silks
Regal Power
John Leek (Jnr)
Michael Dee
6
54.5kg
8 Silks
Kukeracha
Chris Waller
Chris Williams
9
54kg
9 Silks
Muramasa
Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young
Daniel Moor
8
54kg
10 Silks
Third Realm
Anthony & Sam Freedman
Jamie Kah
12
54kg
11 Silks
So Dazzling
John Sargent
Dean Yendall
11
54kg
12 Silks
Port Philip
Julius Sandhu
Kerrin McEvoy
3
54kg
13 Silks
Taramansour
Phillip Stokes
TBC
4
54kg
14 Silks
Pesto
Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes
Jye McNeil
13
54kg

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