Buckingham Palace Stakes

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Buckingham Palace Stakes
Handicap race
Location Ascot Racecourse
Ascot, England
Inaugurated2002
Race type Flat / Thoroughbred
Website Ascot
Race information
Distance7f (1,408 metres)
SurfaceTurf
TrackStraight
QualificationThree-year-olds and up
Weight Handicap
Purse£100,000 (2014)
1st: £62,250
Buckingham Palace Stakes
2023
Owner Mr William Stobart.svg Owner Mr Edward J Ware.svg Owner Sekura Group.svg
Witch HunterCroupierNorthern Express
Previous years
2022
Owner The Inver Park Partnership.svg Owner Mr John Guest.svg Owner The Horse Watchers.svg
Inver ParkRopey GuestRhoscolyn
2021
Owner Trainers House Enterprises Ltd.svg Owner Mr Hamdan Al Maktoum black cap.svg Owner Qatar Racing Limited.svg
Highfield PrincessDanyahRiot
2020-2011
2020
Owner Mr Hamdan Al Maktoum.svg Owner Mr C L A Edginton.svg Owner Mr Hamdan Al Maktoum black cap.svg
MotakhayyelJack's PointMutamaasik
2014
Owner Mr F Gillespie.svg Owner Mrs Fitri Hay.svg Owner Mr P Bamford.svg
Louis The PiousHorsted KeynesWatchable
2013
Owner Hambleton Racing Ltd.svg Owner HE Sheikh Sultan Bin Khalifa Al Nahyan.svg Owner Mr Saeed H Altayer.svg
Lightning CloudDream TuneShamaal Nibras
2012
Owner H R H Sultan Ahmad Shah.svg Owner Mr D Lavelle.svg Owner Mr M Channon.svg
Eton ForeverJamesieAtlantic Sport
2011
Owner Mrs R Philipps.svg Owner Mr John Guest.svg Owner Mr N Y Aboobaker.svg
ManassasExcellent GuestStriking Spirit
2010-2002
2010
Owner Mrs F Walwyn.svg Owner Ms Gillian Khosla.svg Owner Mr John Guest.svg
TreadwellHimalyaImperial Guest
2009
Owner Mr D M James.svg Owner Mr Saeed Manana.svg Owner Highclere Thoroughbred Racing.svg
GiganticusAl MuheerRedford
2008
Owner Dab Hand Racing.svg Owner Mr T S Palin.svg Owner The Earl Cadogan.svg
Regal ParadeDhaular DharJedburgh
2007
Owner Mrs J E L Wright.svg Owner The New Dawn Partnership.svg Owner Mr Maurice Mogg.svg
BinantiFajrDabbers Ridge
2006
Owner Mr John Duddy.svg Owner G L S Partnership.svg Owner Mrs J E L Wright.svg
UhoomagooAppalachian TrailBinanti
2005
Owner The Earl Cadogan.svg Owner Thistle Bloodstock Limited.svg Owner Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Al Maktoum triangle.svg
JedburghKing JockStetchworth Prince
2004
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UnscrupulousMaghanimTrue Night
2003
Owner Mrs P Good.svg Owner Lucayan Stud.svg Owner Mr M J Dawson.svg
AttacheHurricane FloydMine
2002
Owner Mr K Abdulla.svg Owner Bruce W Wyatt.svg Owner The Finos Partnership.svg
DemonstrateLunar LeoKareeb
 

The Buckingham Palace Stakes is a flat handicap horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three and over. It is run at Ascot over a distance of 7 furlongs (1,408 metres), and is currently scheduled to take place each year in June on the third day of the Royal Ascot meeting.

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The Buckingham Palace Stakes was established in 2002, when the Royal Ascot meeting was extended to a fifth day to mark the Golden Jubilee of Elizabeth II [1] and was named after Buckingham Palace, the London residence of the British monarch. It was last run in 2014 and replaced from the 2015 Royal Ascot meeting by a new Group One sprint race, the Commonwealth Cup. [2] The Sporting Life called the loss of the only 7-furlong handicap at Royal Ascot "a mistake". [3]

In 2020, the race returned as part of an expanded Royal Ascot programme, following the 10-week suspension of horse racing in the United Kingdom due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [4] The revival was intended to be a one-off event but the race was retained from 2021 when the Royal Ascot meeting was permanently expanded to included seven races each day. [5]

Records

Leading jockey (3 wins):

Leading trainer (2 wins):

Winners

YearWinnerAgeWeightJockeyTrainerTime
2002Demonstrate48-06 Richard Hughes John Gosden 1:27.43
2003Attache59-12 Philip Robinson Michael Jarvis 1:26.85
2004Unscrupulous58-05Oscar Urbina James Fanshawe 1:27.41
2005Jedburgh [lower-alpha 1] 49-08 Mick Kinane John Dunlop 1:22.53
2006Uhoomagoo88-09 Neil Callan Kevin Ryan1:27.45
2007Binanti78-07Franny NortonPatrick Chamings1:29.28
2008 Regal Parade 48-11Ahmed Ajtebi David Nicholls 1:27.17
2009Giganticus68-12 Michael Hills Barry Hills 1:27.44
2010Treadwell38-10Fergus Sweeney Jamie Osborne 1:25.90
2011Manassas69-00 Martin Dwyer Brian Meehan 1:29.71
2012Eton Forever59-08 Neil Callan Roger Varian 1:29.68
2013Lightning Cloud58-13 Neil Callan Kevin Ryan1:26.31
2014Louis The Pious69-04 Silvestre de Sousa David O'Meara1:26.85
2015–2019Race not run
2020Motakhayyel49-03 Jim Crowley Richard Hannon 1:26.19
2021 Highfield Princess 48-11Jason HartJohn Quinn1:25.96
2022Inver Park49-01Ben CurtisGeorge Boughey1:26.12
2023Witch Hunter49-10 Jamie Spencer Richard Hannon Jr. 1:26.82
2024English Oak49-08 James Doyle Ed Walker1:25.16
  1. The 2005 running took place at York

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