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 2000 Group 2 5 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 ROMANTIC MYTH Kevin Darley Tim Easterby Mr T G Holdcroft 4/1
2 AL IHSAS Richard Hills John Gosden Hamdan Al Maktoum 11/2
3 LITTLE FIREFLY Mick Kinane Aidan O'Brien Mrs J Magnier/M Tabor 8/1
4 STRANGE DESTINY Jerry Bailey Alan Berry Team Valor Stables 25/1
5 SECRET INDEX Lee Newman Nerys Duffield Index Storage Systems 20/1
6 FLYING MILLIE Richard Hughes Richard Hannon John Guest 8/1
7 DANCE ON Kieren Fallon Sir Michael Stoute Cheveley Park Stud 6/1
8 BEE ONE Darryll Holland David Elsworth John Wotherspoon 50/1
9 PARTY CHARMER Philip Robinson Clive Brittain Michael Clarke 50/1
10 MIDNIGHT ARROW Johnny Murtagh Ian Balding Wafic Said et al 20/1
11 OH SO DUSTY Pat Eddery Brian Meehan Mr J S Gutkin 11/1
12 AZIZ PRESENTING Steve Drowne Mick Channon Corliolan Partnership 40/1
13 FAIR PRINCESS Michael Hills Barry Hills Stephen Crown 25/1
14 SIPTITZ HEIGHTS Micky Fenton Giles Bravery The Tt Partnership 100/1
15 GOLD AIR David McCabe Brian Meehan Gold Group International 40/1
16 DREAMS DESIRE John Reid Jeremy Glover Sports Mania 20/1
17 MOUNTAIN GREENERY Fran Berry Augustine Leahy Dr Omar Zawawi 33/1
18 PROUD BOAST George Duffield Geraldine Rees J W Gittins 50/1
19 FINAL PURSUIT T Quinn Derek Haydn Jones Jack Brown Bookmakers 12/1
20 DOUBLE FANTASY C Asmussen Bryan Smart Willie McKay 16/1
This race took place on Wednesday 21st June 2000 and was won by a bay filly by Mind Games out of My First Romance to win a first prize of £33,000 (equivalent to £57,000 in 2020). Over round 131%
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