St James's Palace Stakes
| Group 1 race | |
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| Location | Ascot Racecourse Ascot, England |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1834 |
| Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
| Website | Ascot |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 7f 213yd (1,603 metres) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Right-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-old colts |
| Weight | 9 st 2 lb |
| Purse | £600,000 (2023) 1st: £340,260 |
| 2024 | ||
| Yellow, large black spots and spots on cap | Royal blue, orange disc, striped sleeves and cap | Dark green, dark blue hoop, armlets and star on cap |
| Rosallion | Henry Longfellow | Metropolitan |
| Previous years | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | ||
| Royal blue, orange disc, striped sleeves and cap | Green, pink sash and cap, white sleeves | Light blue, yellow and light blue halved sleeves |
| Paddington | Chaldean | Charyn |
| 2022 | ||
| Royal blue | Silver, gold braid, maroon cap, gold tassel | Yellow, purple star and star on cap |
| Coroebus | Lusail | My Prospero |
| 2021 | ||
| White, purple stripe, check cap | Emerald green, emerald green and white check sleeves, white cap | Royal blue, orange disc, striped sleeves and cap |
| Poetic Flare | Lucky Vega | Battleground |
| 1990-1988 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | ||
| Apricot | Yellow, red epaulets, hooped sleeves, red cap | Maroon, white sleeves, maroon cap, white star |
| Shavian | Rock City | Lord Florey |
| 1989 | ||
| Maroon, white sleeves, maroon cap, white star | Green, pink sash and cap, white sleeves | Maroon, white sleeves, white cap |
| Shaadi | Greensmith | Scenic |
| 1988 | ||
| Yellow, blue diamonds on body and diamond on cap | GREEN, red epaulettes, green cap | Yellow, dark blue sleeves, black cap |
| Persian Heights | Raykour | Caerwent |
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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.
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
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
- ↑ "Royal Ascot race histories". Eclipse Magazine. 21 June 2017.
- Paris-Turf:
- Racing Post:
External links
- Race Recordings (1981-2004) youtube.com
- 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.