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 1987 Group 2 5 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 PRINCESS ATHENA W Carson D Elsworth Mr H Senn 9/1
2 SAINTLY LASS P Shanahan C Collins Mr J Ryan 14/1
3 ICEFERN B Thomson P Walwyn Mr P Goulandris 9/1
4 ANGELINA BALLERINA W R Swinburn M Stoute Mr M Ryan 6/1
5 TRICKY NOTE M Hills W Haggas Mrs K Ashbourne 11/2
6 ANGEL LIGHT T Ives I Balding Mr J Jennings 8/1
7 POSADA J Reid R Houghton Mr Tim Holland-Martin 4/1 fav
8 LADY OF SHALOTT B Rouse R Hannon Mr J Horgan 100/1
9 NARJIS R Hills H Thomson-Jones Hamdan Al-Maktoum 9/1
10 BABITA S Cauthen C Brittain Mr S Manana 10/1
11 JODOKA C Asmussen B Hills Mr S Sangster 10/1
12 PEACE GIRL P Eddery J McLoughlin Mr J McLoughlin 10/1
13 AHONITA A McGlone R Sheather Mrs A Upsdell 20/1
14 LOVE BALLAD C Dwyer I Matthews Lord Matthews 33/1
15 HOLLIA P Cook Jack Berry Mrs L Meylan 100/1
This race took place on Wednesday 17th June 1987 and was won by a bay filly by Ahonoora out of Shopping Wise to win a first prize of £29,457 (equivalent to £85,000 in 2020). Over round 134%
Queen Mary Stakes Group 2 5 furlongs 1921
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