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 2005 Group 2 5 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 FLASHY WINGS Ted Durcan Mick Channon Jaber Abdullah 4/1 jt fav
2 SALUT D'AMOUR Kieren Fallon Jeremy Noseda Michael Tabor 4/1 jt fav
3 BOW BRIDGE Dale Gibson Mick Easterby Mrs Anne Jarvis 6/1
4 CLARE HILLS Darren Williams Karl Burke Tweenhills Racind/D Fehan 11/2
5 BRILAND Johnny Murtagh M Halford Kilroy Estate 25/1
6 PLAYFUL Seb Sanders Ralph Beckett Mrs Richard Aykroyd 8/1
7 WATERLINE TWENTY Jamie Spencer David Evans Waterline Racing Club 14/1
8 RAPSGATE Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Team Havana 50/1
9 SHERMEEN Shane Kelly Jamie Osborne Danny Durkans 50/1
10 DANJET Jimmy Fortune David Evans E A R Morgans 100/1
11 AMBER GLORY Neil Callan Kevin Ryan Wooster Partnership 33/1
12 ROTHESAY DANCER T Quinn Jim Goldie Mr Frank Brady 100/1
13 ELLCON Sam Hitchcott Alan Bailey D J Turner 100/1
14 COUNTESS CARMINE Kevin Darley Patrick Haslam David H Morgan 100/1
15 GILT LINKED Darryll Holland Barry Hills Mr Bill Gredley 12/1
16 GIVE ME THE NIGHT Eddie Ahern Ed Dunlop Nizar Anwar Abu Jadial 33/1
17 CHOYSIA Fergal Lynch D W Barker Mrs J D Trotter 16/1
This race took place at York on Wednesday 15th June 2005 and was won by a chestnut filly by Zafonic out of Lovaloch to win a first prize of £40,600 (equivalent to £62,000 in 2020). Over round 119%
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