St._James's_Palace_Stakes

St James's Palace Stakes

St James's Palace Stakes

Flat horse race in Britain

The St James's Palace Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old colts. It is run at Ascot over a distance of 7 furlongs and 213 yards (1,603 metres). It is scheduled to be run each year in June.

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St James's Palace Stakes
2023
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History

The event is named after St James's Palace, a royal residence during the Tudor period. It was established in 1834, and the inaugural race was a walkover.[1]

The present system of race grading was introduced in 1971, and for a period, the St James's Palace Stakes was classed at Group 2 level. It was promoted to Group 1 status in 1988.

The St James's Palace Stakes usually features horses which ran previously in the 2,000 Guineas, the Poule d'Essai des Poulains or the Irish 2,000 Guineas. It is contested on the opening day of the Royal Ascot meeting.

Records

Leading jockey (6 wins):

  • Michael Kinane – Dara Monarch (1982), Brief Truce (1992), Grand Lodge (1994), Giant's Causeway (2000), Rock of Gibraltar (2002), Azamour (2004)

Leading trainer (9 wins):

  • Aidan O'Brien – Giant's Causeway (2000), Black Minnaloushe (2001), Rock of Gibraltar (2002), Excellent Art (2007), Henrythenavigator (2008), Mastercraftsman (2009), Gleneagles (2015), Circus Maximus (2019), Paddington (2023)

Leading owner (9 wins): (includes part ownership)

  • Sue Magnier – Giant's Causeway (2000), Black Minnaloushe (2001), Rock of Gibraltar (2002), Excellent Art (2007), Henrythenavigator (2008), Mastercraftsman (2009), Gleneagles (2015), Circus Maximus (2019), Paddington (2023)

Winners since 1900

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  1. The 2005 running took place at York

Earlier winners

  • 1834: Plenipotentiary
  • 1835: Ascot
  • 1836–37: no race
  • 1838: Boeotian
  • 1839: Euclid
  • 1840: Scutari
  • 1841: Satirist
  • 1842: Misdeal
  • 1843: Ameer
  • 1844: Ionian
  • 1845: Idas
  • 1846: The Free Lance
  • 1847: Montpensier
  • 1848: Glendower
  • 1849: Uriel
  • 1850: Nutcracker
  • 1851: The Ban
  • 1852: Daniel O'Rourke
  • 1853: The Reiver
  • 1854: Baalbec
  • 1855: Paletot
  • 1856: Pitapat
  • 1857: Anton
  • 1858: Fitz-Roland
  • 1859: Cynricus
  • 1860: Tom Bowline
  • 1861: Walloon
  • 1862: Carisbrook
  • 1863: Gladstone
  • 1864: The Beadle
  • 1865: Lasaretto
  • 1866: Staghound
  • 1867: Hermit
  • 1868: The Earl
  • 1869: Dunbar
  • 1870: King Cole
  • 1871: Dalnacardoch
  • 1872: Queen's Messenger
  • 1873: Gang Forward
  • 1874: Leolinus
  • 1875: Bay of Naples
  • 1876: Great Tom
  • 1877: Covenanter
  • 1878: Bonnie Scotland
  • 1879: Rayon d'Or
  • 1880: Bend Or
  • 1881: Iroquois
  • 1882: Battlefield
  • 1883: Galliard
  • 1884: Cambusmore
  • 1885: Sheraton
  • 1886: Ormonde
  • 1887: Florentine
  • 1888: Ossory / Galore 1
  • 1889: Pioneer
  • 1890: Janissary
  • 1891: Common
  • 1892: St Angelo
  • 1893: Phocion
  • 1894: Florizel II
  • 1895: Troon
  • 1896: His Reverence
  • 1897: Vesuvian
  • 1898: Cap Martin
  • 1899: Millennium

1 The 1888 race was a dead-heat and has joint winners.
2 The 1941 running was held at Newmarket.

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Royal Ascot race histories". Eclipse Magazine. 21 June 2017.
  • galopp-sieger.de – St. James's Palace Stakes.
  • ifhaonline.org – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – St. James's Palace Stakes (2019).
  • pedigreequery.com – St. James's Palace Stakes – Ascot.
  • Abelson, Edward; John Tyrrel (1993). The Breedon Book of Horse Racing Records. Breedon Books. pp. 68–71. ISBN 1-873626-15-0.
  • Race Recordings
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