Royal Ascot: Queen Anne Stakes
The Queen Anne Stakes, originally open to horses aged three and older, was established in 1840, and during the early part of its history it was called the Trial Stakes. In 1930, it was renamed in honour of Queen Anne, the founder of Ascot Racecourse. The Queen Anne Stakes was classed as a Group 3 race in 1971, and it was promoted to Group 2 level in 1984. It was given Group 1 status in 2003, and at this point the minimum age of participating horses was raised to four. It is now the first race on the opening day of the Royal Ascot meeting. |
Trial Plate 1894 | Group 1 | New Mile | ||
Pos. | Horse | Jockey | Age/weight | Owner |
1 | BEST MAN | Fred Webb | John Dawson snr 4-9st 12lbs | Mr Wallace Johnstone 4/5 fav |
2 | BUCKINGHAM | Tommy Loates | James Jewitt 4-9st 8lbs | Captain Machell 4/1 |
3 | GUISER | Allsopp | G Dawson 3-6st 12lb | Lord Hastings 11/4 |
The Trail Plate, forerunner of the Queen Anne Stakes, over the New Mile, took place on Tuesday 19th June 1894 and the winner, a bay horse by Ormonde, won a first prize of 600 sovereigns from 10 subscribers (equivalent to £78,000 in 2020). | Over round 101% |
Queen Anne Stakes | Group 1 | 1 mile | 1840 | ||||||
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