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 2013 Handicap 7 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 LIGHTNING CLOUD Neil Callan Kevin Ryan Hambleton Racing 25/1
2 DREAM TUNE James Doyle Clive Cox Al Asayl Bloodstock Ltd 7/1
3 SHAMAAL NIBRAS Thomas Brown Ismail Mohammed Saeed H Al Tayer 33/1
4 SANTEFISIO Joe Fanning Keith Dalgleish Weldspec Glasgow Ltd 40/1
5 ES QUE LOVE Graham Lee Mark Johnston Crone Stud Farms Ltd 25/1
6 LOVING SPIRIT Silvestre De Sousa James Toller Loving Spirit Partnership 12/1
7 REDVERS George Baker Ed Vaughan M & E Hawkes 20/1
8 JACK'S REVENGE Pat Cosgrave George Baker PJL Racing 20/1
9 BACCARAT Paul Hanagan Richard Fahey Sir Robert Ogden 141
10 BERTIEWHITTLE Graham Gibbons David Barron Norton Common Farm Racing 16/1
11 DUBAWI SOUND Jamie Spencer David Brown Qatar Racing 28/1
12 MEZZOTINT Martin Harley Marco Botti J Allison & GIB Bloodstock 28/1
13 SMARTY SOCKS Danny Tudhope David O'Meara Direct Partner Racing 16/1
14 MONT RAS Joseph O'Brien David O'Meara Colne Valley Racing 25/1
15 CAMPANOLOGY Johnny Murtagh J P Murtagh Andrew Tinkler 12/1
16 DEMOCRETES Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Highflyers Partnership 16/1
17 JAMESIE Pat Smullen David Mamane Damien Lavelle 16/1
18 JOE PACKET Matthew Lawson Jonathan Portman Paul Moulton 25/1
19 EMILIO LARGO Tom Queally James Fanshawe Malcolm Denmark 9/1
20 MAVERICK Hayley Turner William Knight A Brooks 66/1
21 ENROL Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute Cheveley Park Stud 6/1 fav
22 HIGHLAND COLORI William Buick Andrew Balding Evan Sutherland 16/1
23 NASSAU STORM Jim Crowley William Knight Old Man Partnership 20/1
24 ANDERIEGO Shane Foley David O'Meara Ebor Racing Club 40/1
25 POWERFUL PRESENCE Mickael Barzalona David O'Meara Lawton Bamforth Partnership 50/1
26 YAIR HILL Philip Makin Kevin Ryan Geoffrey Deacon 66/1
27 THUNDERBALL Billy Cray Scott Dixon Doncaster Racing Club 100/1
This race took place on Friday 21st June 2013, the winner, a grey gelding by Sleeping Indian out of Spree, won a first prize of £46,687 (equivalent to £55,000 in 2020). Over round 138%
Buckingham Palace Stakes Handicap 7 furlongs 2002
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