Royal Ascot: Queen Mary Stakes

The Queen Mary Stakes, named after Queen Mary, the consort of King George V, is a Group 2 flat race over 5 furlongs open to two-year-old fillies, and is staged on the second day of the Royal meeting. The present system of race grading was introduced in 1971, and for a period the Queen Mary Stakes was classed at Group 3 level, but it was promoted to Group 2 status in 2004.
Early history:- The inaugural running of the Queen Mary was on Tuesday 14th June 1921 when a huge entry of 109 subscribers led to a field of 21 runners. The winner was Wild Mint (8/1), owned by Mr W Whineray, trained by H Cottrill and ridden by Shatwell, defeating Selene (7/2) and Merrily (10/1) by 2 lengths and the same.
Queen Mary Stakes 1984 Group 2 5 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 HI-TECH GIRL G Starkey P Makin Intercraft 16/1
2 TUMBLE DALE B Raymond M McCormack Mr Paul Durkan 20/1
3 CAMEROUN P Cook Laing Mr C Wright 14/1
4 TOP SOCIALITE W R Swinburn M Stoute Tio Tak Tan 6/1
5 OPERA COMIQUE J Reid B Swift Mr B Higgins 9/1
6 HAPPY HANNAH W Shoemaker C Brittain Mr W Gredley 14/1
7 MUFFITYS W Carson John Oxx Miss E Laidlaw 5/1 fav
8 DEVON DEFENDER R Fox D Elsworth Mr A Bingley 9/1
9 FLATTEUSE S Cauthen M Kauntze Sir J Thomson 9/1
10 LADY DONNA L Piggott R Boss Mr P Meedew 9/1
11 RAHASH R Cochrane R Sheather HH Prince Yazid Saud 9/1
12 COLOURFUL G McGrath E Bartholomew Sir R McAlpine 10/1
13 VALRACH S Perks R Hollinshead Mr R Mason 20/1
14 FARAWAY GREY J Mercer R J Williams Mr J Crisp 25/1
15 MISS LOVING P Robinson M Ryan Mr C Cronin 25/1
16 EDWIN'S PRINCESS J Lowe Ken Ivory Mr V Randell 33/1
17 TAVISGROVE P Bloomfield Stevens Mrs J Skelton 33/1
This race took place on Wednesday 20th June 1984 and was won by a bay filly by Homeboy out of Peace of Mind to win a first prize of £16,588 (equivalent to £54,000 in 2020). Over round 133%
Queen Mary Stakes Group 2 5 furlongs 1921
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