Group 3 race | |
Location | Epsom Downs Epsom, England |
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Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
Sponsor | Cazoo |
Website | Epsom Downs |
Race information | |
Distance | 1m 113y (1,713 metres) |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Left-handed |
Qualification | Three-years-old and up fillies & mares |
Weight | 8 st 8 lb (3yo); 9 st 6 lb (4yo+) Penalties 7 lb for Group 1 winners * 5 lb for Group 2 winners * 3 lb for Group 3 winners * * since August 31 last year |
Purse | £100,000 (2022) 1st: £56,710 |
2024 | ||
Breege | Chic Colombine | Royal Dress |
Previous years | ||
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2023 | ||
Prosperous Voyage | Random Harvest | Astral Beau |
2022 | ||
Bashkirova | Potapova | Roman Mist |
2021 | ||
Parent's Prayer | Nazuna | Statement |
1990-1989 | ||
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1990 | ||
Rafha | Spurned | La Cabrilla |
1989 | ||
Sharka | Sweeping | Homely Touch |
The Princess Elizabeth Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain open to fillies and mares aged three years or older. It is run at Epsom Downs over a distance of 1 mile and 113 yards (1,713 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in early June.
An event called the Princess Elizabeth Stakes used to be contested at Epsom in April. It was restricted to three-year-old fillies, and it served as a trial for the Oaks. For a period it held Group 3 status, but it was subsequently downgraded to Listed level. It was switched to Kempton Park in 1991, and it was discontinued in 1992. Winners of this race included Rockfel, Carrozza, Homeward Bound and Rafha.
The present version has developed from the Victress Stakes, a Listed race established in 1995. It was renamed the Princess Elizabeth Stakes in 2001, and it was promoted to Group 3 level in 2004.
The race is now held on the second day of Epsom's two-day Derby Festival meeting, the same day as the Epsom Derby.
Most successful horse (2 wins):
Leading jockey (7 wins):
Leading trainer (5 wins):
Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Time |
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1988 | Aim For The Top | 3 | Walter Swinburn | Michael Stoute | 1:51.74 |
1989 | Sharka | 3 | Steve Cauthen | Henry Cecil | 1:53.85 |
1990 | Rafha | 3 | Steve Cauthen | Henry Cecil | 1:47.52 |
1991 | Joli's Princess | 3 | Willie Carson | Mick Ryan | 1:41.20 |
1995 | Neither Nor | 6 | Gary Carter | D. A. Wilson | 1:43.34 |
1996 | Donna Viola | 4 | Wendyll Woods | Chris Wall | 1:42.62 |
1997 | Samara | 4 | Pat Eddery | John Dunlop | 1:44.21 |
1998 | Lilli Claire | 5 | Tim Sprake | David Elsworth | 1:47.31 |
1999 | Fairy Queen | 3 | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | 1:47.69 |
2000 | Golden Silca | 4 | Steve Drowne | Mick Channon | 1:47.40 |
2001 | Sheppard's Watch | 3 | Martin Dwyer | Marcus Tregoning | 1:45.42 |
2002 | Kootenay | 3 | Pat Eddery | John Dunlop | 1:48.92 |
2003 | Aldora | 4 | Martin Dwyer | Mick Ryan | 1:44.23 |
2004 | Gonfilia | 4 | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | 1:45.61 |
2005 | Sundrop | 4 | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | 1:50.27 |
2006 | Echelon | 4 | Kieren Fallon | Sir Michael Stoute | 1:45.59 |
2007 | Echelon | 5 | Kerrin McEvoy | Sir Michael Stoute | 1:47.67 |
2008 | Lady Gloria | 4 | Tom Queally | James Given | 1:44.69 |
2009 | Eva's Request | 4 | Edward Creighton | Mick Channon | 1:43.84 |
2010 | Antara | 4 | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | 1:42.78 |
2011 | Antara | 5 | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | 1:43.72 |
2012 | Clinical | 4 | Luke Morris | Sir Mark Prescott | 1:43.84 |
2013 | Thistle Bird | 5 | James Doyle | Roger Charlton | 1:46.90 |
2014 | Thistle Bird | 6 | James Doyle | Roger Charlton | 1:42.65 |
2015 | Arabian Queen | 3 | Silvestre de Sousa | David Elsworth | 1:43.02 |
2016 | Epsom Icon | 3 | Silvestre de Sousa | Mick Channon | 1:47.29 |
2017 | Laugh Aloud | 4 | James Doyle | John Gosden | 1:41.54 |
2018 | Wilamina | 5 | Frankie Dettori | Martyn Meade | 1:44.30 |
2019 | Anna Nerium | 4 | Tom Marquand | Richard Hannon Jr. | 1:40.82 |
2020 | Summer Romance [lower-alpha 1] | 3 | William Buick | Charlie Appleby | 1:44.71 |
2021 | Parent's Prayer | 4 | Oisin Murphy | Archie Watson | 1:44.25 |
2022 | Bashkirova | 4 | Tom Marquand | William Haggas | 1:43.06 |
2023 | Prosperous Voyage | 4 | Frankie Dettori | Ralph Beckett | 1:43.60 |
2024 | Breege | 4 | Jason Hart | John & Sean Quinn | 1:46.32 |
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