The three-year-olds in Saturday's Queen Elizabeth Stakes occupy five of the six top spots in betting but history is against them toppling the older weight-for-age horses.The last three-year-old to win the Group One Queen Elizabeth (2000m) was Intergaze who upset Octagonal in 1997.Intergaze's trainer Rod Craig was as surprised as anyone that day and admits to entering the three-year-old as an afterthought following his close and somewhat unlucky third in the AJC Australian Derby."It is a very goo

The three-year-olds in Saturday's Queen Elizabeth Stakes occupy five of the six top spots in betting but history is against them toppling the older weight-for-age horses.

The last three-year-old to win the Group One Queen Elizabeth (2000m) was Intergaze who upset Octagonal in 1997.

Intergaze's trainer Rod Craig was as surprised as anyone that day and admits to entering the three-year-old as an afterthought following his close and somewhat unlucky third in the AJC Australian Derby.

"It is a very good race this year but it's a long time since it's been won by a three-year-old," Craig said.

"Intergaze wasn't beaten far in the Derby and I was talked into running him in the Queen Elizabeth, it wasn't something I planned.

"It is a hard thing for a three-year-old to do against the older horses at weight-for-age and I'm not sure how many have tried but it's a good lot this year."

Since Intergaze won 12 years ago, Champagne (1998), Haradasun (2007) and Nom Du Jeu (2008) have been the best of their age group in the race, all running second.

Four of the youngsters this year are coming out of the 2400m Derby while favourite Whobegotyou goes up in distance a week after his unlucky third in the Doncaster Mile.

The Derby runners are the winner Roman Emperor, Predatory Pricer (third), Sousa (fourth) and Metal Bender who finished three lengths eighth.

"I like Bart's horse, Roman Emperor, of the three-year-olds," Craig said.

"He looks to be the right type of three-year-old to win."

The second favourite for the race is carnival surprise packet Vision And Power who comes into the race on the back of Group One wins in the George Ryder Stakes and Doncaster.

His trainer Joe Pride has been amazed at the six-year-old's performances and says he has done nothing different with him than when he was preparing him for the Parramatta Cup in February which he thought was going to be the highlight of his preparation.

"I'm not doing anything different," Pride said.

"I thought the Parramatta Cup was going to be his peak but the horse has just kept on going, it's all down to him.

"He likes the wet tracks and he's just a great athlete.

"He also has the best temperament of any horse in the stable.

"But win, lose or draw it will be his last start this campaign, he deserves a break."

The 2008 Doncaster winner Triple Honour, who finished 1-3/4 lengths eighth this time around, steps up to 2000 metres for the first time in the Queen Elizabeth.

"There's no better chance to try him over the 2000 than this race," trainer Chris Waller said.

"It was this race or the All-Aged (1400m) and we thought we would give him a go at the longer race.

"I still don't think he is really a weight-for-age horse yet. Even as a four-year-old he is immature and I think the best is yet to come."

Whobegotyou was at $2.80 with TAB Sportsbet on Thursday with Vision And Power at $6.