Royal Ascot: Buckingham Palace Stakes

The Buckingham Palace Stakes, a flat handicap over 7 furlongs open to horses aged three and over, was established in 2002, when the Royal Ascot meeting was extended to a fifth day to mark the Golden Jubilee of Elizabeth II and was named after 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. In 2020, the race made a one-off return 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.
Early history:- The inaugural running of the Buckingham Palace Stakes Handicap was on Friday 21st June 2002 when won by the Khalid Abdullah owned Demonstrate, beating Lunar Leo and Kareeb by a length and half a length, with 24 others further adrift.
Buckingham Palace Stakes 2009 Handicap 7 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 GIGANTICUS Michael Hills Barry Hills Cavendish Inv, Green, James 12/1
2 AL MUHEER Seb Sanders Clive Brittain Saeed Manana 33/1
3 REDFORD Richard Hughes Michael Bell Highclere Thoroughbreds 12/1
4 MUTHEEB Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 13/2 fav
5 RACER FOREVER Jimmy Fortune John Gosden Mohammed Obaida 50/1
6 GOLDEN DESERT Seamie Heffernan T G Mills S Parker 16/1
7 WEBBOW Daragh O'Donohoe Nigel Tinkler Wentdale Ltd 50/1
8 SHIFTING STAR Gerald Mosse Walter Swinburn Night Shadow Syndicate 20/1
9 HORATIO CARTER Neil Callan Kevin Ryan T Alderson 33/1
10 SOMETHING Adrian Nicholls David Nicholls Middleham Park Racing 12/1
11 SWIFT GIFT Martin Dwyer Brian Meehan Social & Affordable Racing 8/1
12 MR MACATTACK Luke Morris Nicky Vaughan Owen Promotions Ltd 18/1
13 WIGRAM'S TURN William Buick Andrew Balding David Brownlow 40/1
14 HUSTLE Jimmy Quinn Gay Kelleway Thompson, Kerridge, Nightmare 50/1
15 SIX OF HEARTS Eddie Ahern Cecil Ross Round Tower Syndicate 33/1
16 HARRISON GEORGE Paul Hanagan Richard Fahey P D Smith Holdings 16/1
17 SOUTH CAPE Stevie Donohoe Gary Moore Heart of the South Racing Club 22/1
18 MISTER HARDY Frederik Tylicki Richard Fahey The Cosmic Cases 9/1
19 CELTIC SULTAN Micky Fenton Tom Tate Mrs Sylvia Clegg 22/1
20 DRAWNFROMTHEPAST Shane Kelly Jamie Osborne M Khan X2 33/1
21 SEASIDER Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute Khaled Abdulla 10/1
22 HURRICANE SPIRIT Marc Halford John Best Little House Partnership 66/1
23 SLUGGER O'TOOLE James Doyle Stuart Williams Hargreaves, Kendall, Edwards 20/1
24 MUSAALEM Richard Hills William Haggas Hamdan Al Maktoum 14/1
25 TARTAN GIGHA Joe Fanning Mark Johnston Mrs I Bird 33/1
26 DHAULAR DHAR Danny Tudhope Jim Goldie Middleham Park Racing 16/1
27 CLIFTON DANCER Richard Kingscote Tom Dascombe Clifton Partners 50/1
28 HANOVERIAN BARON William Carson David Nicholls Dab Hand Racing 100/1
29 SILVER GUEST Sam Hitchcott Mick Channon John Guest 100/1
This race took place on Friday 19th June 2009, the winner, a chestnut gelding by Giant's Causeway out of Shy Princess, won a first prize of £31,155 (equivalent to £45,000 in 2020). Over round 143%
Buckingham Palace Stakes Handicap 7 furlongs 2002
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