Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup Stakes

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Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup
Grade I race
Location Keeneland Race Course
Lexington, Kentucky, United States
Inaugurated1984
Race type Thoroughbred – Flat racing
Sponsor Dixiana Farm (2020)
Website Keeneland
Race information
Distance1+1⁄8 miles
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationThree-year-old fillies
Weight121 lbs.
Purse$600,000 (since 2022)

The Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup Stakes is a Grade I American thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old fillies over a distance of one and one-eighth miles on the turf held annually in October at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky during the fall meeting.

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History

The race was inaugurated on October 11, 1984, in honour of the British monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, who attended the Keeneland races, during her private visit to Central Kentucky, and who presented a trophy on that date. [1] The event was held on the dirt track over a distance of 1+1⁄16 miles with Sintra winning in a time of 1:432⁄5. [1]

The following year the event was moved to the turf track. [2]

The Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup was a Listed race in 1984 and 1985, and was upgraded to Grade III status in 1986. [2] The event held this status for two runnings and was upgraded to Grade II. [3] In 1991 was upgraded once more to Grade I. [3]

It is an important prep race to the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf.

Records

Time record:

Margins:

Most wins by an owner

Most wins by a jockey

Most wins by a trainer

Winners

YearWinnerJockeyTrainerOwnerDistanceTimePurseGradeRef
2023 Mawj (IRE) Oisin Murphy Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 1+1⁄8 miles1:48.06$501,000I [4]
2022Gina Romantica Flavien Prat Chad C. Brown Peter M. Brant 1+1⁄8 miles1:48.20$569,125I [5]
2021Shantisara (IRE) Flavien Prat Chad C. Brown Michael Dubb, Madaket Stables & Robert V. LaPenta1+1⁄8 miles1:48.86$500,000I [6]
2020Harvey's Lil Goil Martin Garcia William I. Mott Harvey A. Clarke (Estate) & Paul Braverman1+1⁄8 miles1:48.72$500,000I [7]
2019Cambier Parc John R. Velazquez Chad C. Brown OXO Equine1+1⁄8 miles1:49.54$500,000I [8]
2018Rushing Fall Javier Castellano Chad C. Brown e Five Racing Thoroughbreds1+1⁄8 miles1:50.42$500,000I [9]
2017La Coronel Jose Lezcano Mark E. Casse John C. Oxley 1+1⁄8 miles1:48.99$500,000I [10]
2016Time and Motion John R. Velazquez James J. Toner Phillips Racing Partnership1+1⁄8 miles1:50.24$500,000I [11]
2015Her Emmynency Florent Geroux Michael StidhamDawn & Ike Thrash1+1⁄8 miles1:48.84$500,000I [12]
2014Crown Queen John R. Velazquez William I. Mott Besilu Stables1+1⁄8 miles1:49.98$500,000I [13]
2013Kitten's Dumplings Julien R. Leparoux Michael J. Maker Kenneth and Sarah Ramsey 1+1⁄8 miles1:48.43$400,000I [14]
2012 Dayatthespa Javier Castellano Chad C. Brown Jerry & Ronald Frankel, Steve Laymon & Bradley Thoroughbreds1+1⁄8 miles1:48.99$400,000I [15]
2011Together (IRE) Colm O'Donoghue Aidan P. O'Brien Derrick Smith, Mrs. John Magnier & Michael Tabor 1+1⁄8 miles1:48.83$400,000I [16]
2010Harmonious Joel Rosario John Shirreffs Martin, Pam, & Emily Wygods1+1⁄8 miles1:49.14$400,000I [17]
2009Hot Cha ChaJames GrahamPhilip A. SimsNelson McMakin1+1⁄8 miles1:53.09$500,000I [18]
2008Alwajeeha John R. Velazquez Kiaran P. McLaughlin Shadwell Stable 1+1⁄8 miles1:48.09$500,000I [19]
2007Bit of Whimsy Javier Castellano Barclay Tagg Joyce B. Young & Gerald McManis1+1⁄8 miles1:48.73$500,000I [20]
2006VacareCarlos H. Marquez Jr.Chris M. BlockLothenbach Stables1+1⁄8 miles1:48.42$500,000I [21]
2005Sweet Talker Rafael Bejarano Helen Pitts-Blasi Eliah & Lisa Kahn1+1⁄8 miles1:51.20$500,000I [22]
2004Ticker Tape (GB) Kent J. Desormeaux James M. CassidyJim Ford, Deron Pearson & Jack Sweesy1+1⁄8 miles1:51.35$500,000I [23]
2003Film Maker Edgar S. Prado H. Graham Motion Courtlandt Farm1+1⁄8 miles1:47.82$500,000I [24]
2002Riskaverse Mark Guidry Patrick J. KellyFox Ridge Farm (Peter G. Schiff)1+1⁄8 miles1:49.84$500,000I [25]
2001 Affluent Eddie Delahoussaye Ron McAnally Janis R. Whitham1+1⁄8 miles1:50.03$500,000I [26]
2000Collect the Cash Shane Sellers Joe Orseno Stronach Stables 1+1⁄8 miles1:47.94$500,000I [27]
1999 Perfect Sting Pat Day Joe Orseno Stronach Stables 1+1⁄8 miles1:50.66$500,000I [28]
1998Tenski Richard Migliore Linda L. Rice Richard L. Golden1+1⁄8 miles1:48.54$400,000I [29]
1997 Ryafan Alex O. Solis John Gosden Juddmonte Farms 1+1⁄8 miles1:46.64$400,000I [30]
1996Memories of Silver Robbie Davis James J. Toner Joan G. & John W. Phillips 1+1⁄8 miles1:45.81$400,000I [31]
1995Perfect Arc John R. Velazquez Angel A. Penna Jr.Brazil Stables1+1⁄8 miles1:48.84$250,000I [32]
1994Danish (IRE) Julie Krone Christophe Clement Harry McCalmont1+1⁄8 miles1:49.89$200,000I [33]
1993Tribulation Jean-Luc Samyn James J. Toner James W. Phillips & G. Arthur Seelbinder1+1⁄8 miles1:53.62$200,000I [34]
1992Captive Miss Julie Krone Philip M. SerpeZeke Minassian1+1⁄8 miles1:48.66$200,000I [35]
1991La GueriereBrian Dale PeckA. Peter PerkinsWimborne Farm1+1⁄8 miles1:49.86$200,000I [36]
1990Plenty of Grace Jerry D. Bailey John M. Veitch Darby Dan Farm 1+1⁄8 miles1:51.40$100,000II [37]
1989Coolawin Jose A. Velez Jr. Carl A. Nafzger James B. Tafel1+1⁄16 miles1:43.20$100,000II [38]
1988Love You by Heart Randy Romero John M. Veitch Darby Dan Farm 1+1⁄16 miles1:44.80$100,000II [39]
1987Graceful Darby Jerry D. Bailey John M. Veitch James W. Phillips1+1⁄16 miles1:47.20$100,000III [40]
1986Lotka Walter Guerra Woodford C. Stephens Henryk de Kwiatkowski 1+1⁄16 miles1:50.00$100,000III [41]
1985Contredance Eddie Maple Woodford C. Stephens Henryk de Kwiatkowski 1+1⁄16 miles1:47.00$85,550 [42]
1984SintraKeith AllenSteven PenrodCherry Valley Farm1+1⁄16 miles1:43.40$106,625 [1]

Legend:
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References

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