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 1999 Group 2 5 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 SHINING HOUR Jimmy Fortune Peter Chapple-Hyam Mr R E Sangster 20/1
2 ROWAASI Frankie Dettori Mick Channon Sheikh Ahmed Al Maktoum Evens fav
3 WARRIOR QUEEN Mick Kinane Aidan O'Brien Mrs T Hyde/Paul Shanahan 7/2
4 TARA'S GIRL Jimmy Quinn John Quinn Tara Leisure 20/1
5 VITA SPERICOLATA Gary Bardwell John Wainwright The Camelot Members 50/1
6 TORGAU Michael Hills Giles Bravery The Tt Partnership 25/1
7 DANDY NIGHT Kiren Fallon Ben Hanbury Abdulla Buhaleeba 10/1
8 SERAPHINA Ray Cochrane Nryan McMahon J D Graham 25/1
9 LOVE YOU TOO Joseph Tate A Kelleway Mike Perkins 33/1
10 CHARLOTTEVALENTINA Olivier Peslier David Evans Ron Monte-Columbo 100/1
11 FAIRY GEM Dane O'Neill Richard Hannon Jubert Family 10/1
12 TOTAL LOVE Pat Eddery Ed Dunlop John Brown/Megan Dennis 16/1
13 LA CAPRICE John Carroll Jack Berry Slatch Farm Stud 50/1
This race took place on Wednesday 16th June 1999 and was won by a bay filly by Red Ransom out of Timely to win a first prize of £32,755 (equivalent to £58,000 in 2020). Over round 122%
Queen Mary Stakes Group 2 5 furlongs 1921
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