Royal Ascot: Buckingham Palace Stakes

The Buckingham Palace Stakes, a flat handicap over 7 furlongs open to horses aged three and over, was established in 2002, when the Royal Ascot meeting was extended to a fifth day to mark the Golden Jubilee of Elizabeth II and was named after the London residence of the British monarch. It was last run in 2014 and replaced from the 2015 Royal Ascot meeting by a new Group One sprint race, the Commonwealth Cup. In 2020, the race made a one-off return as part of an expanded Royal Ascot programme, following the 10-week suspension of horse racing in the United Kingdom due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Early history:- The inaugural running of the Buckingham Palace Stakes Handicap was on Friday 21st June 2002 when won by the Khalid Abdullah owned Demonstrate, beating Lunar Leo and Kareeb by a length and half a length, with 24 others further adrift.
Buckingham Palace Stakes 2004 Handicap 7 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 UNSCRUPULOUS Oscar Urbina James Fanshawe Veitch/Unscrupulous Partners 8/1
2 MAGHANIM Richard Hills John Dunlop Hamdan Al Maktoum 33/1
3 TRUE NIGHT Jimmy Quinn David Nicholls Benton & Partners 11/1
4 NEW SEEKER Jamie Spencer Clive Cox Elite Racing Club 4/1 fav
5 PETER PAUL RUBENS Ryan Moore Paul Cole Mr Richard Green 9/1
6 ST ANDREWS Philip Robinson Michael Jarvis Team Havana 16/1
7 MANAAR Eddie Ahern Jeremy Noseda Al Homalzi/Al Sagar 25/1
8 LOYAL TYCOON Adrian Nicholls David Nicholls Michael & Mandy Hall 40/1
9 JACK SULLIVAN Richard Hughes Gerard Butler International Carnival 50/1
10 MYSTIC MAN Neil Callan Kevin Ryan RJH Limited 10/1
11 KINGS POINT Dane O'Neill Richard Hannon D Koggs & Mel Roberts 25/1
12 WILL HE WISH Ian Mongan Steve Gollins Mrs D Dukes 66/1
13 UHOOMAGOO Micky Fenton Kevin Ryan J Duddy & T Fawcett 16/1
14 HURRICANE FLOYD Gary Stevens David Loder Lucayan Stud 33/1
15 BLUE TROJAN John Egan Sylvester Kirk The Ex Katy Boys 50/1
16 SAWWAAH Pat Dobbs David Nicholls Fayzad Thoroughbred 50/1
17 MACHINIST Robert Miles David Nicholls Mr M J Pipe 40/1
18 BANJO BAY Paul Doe David Nicholls Middleham Park Racing 50/1
19 MASTER ROBBIE Ted Durcan Mick Channon Mr Alec Tuckermann 16/1
20 SIR EDWIN LANDSEER Richard Thomas Christian Wroe Biz-Ability Syndicate 66/1
21 KAREEB Lisa Jones Willie Musson Finos Partnership 16/1
22 ATAVUS Jamie Mackay George Margarson Stableside Racing 20/1
23 H HARRISON Tom Queally Ian McInnes Ivy House Racing 50/1
24 SELECTIVE Kieren Fallon Alec Stewart Mr Bruce Corman 15/2
25 NAMROUD Paul Hanagan Richard Fahey Yorks/Lancs Alliance 33/1
26 KING HARSON Joe Fanning James Bethell Mr C J Burley 66/1
27 OBRIGADO Pat Smullen William Haggas Mr Brian Haggas 16/1
28 ARCTIC DESERT Michael Hills Andrew Balding Mr Nigel Brown 50/1
This race took place on Friday 18th June 2004, the winner, a chestnut gelding by Machiavellian out of Footlight Fantasy, won a first prize of £23,200 (equivalent to £36,000 in 2020). Over round 143%
Buckingham Palace Stakes Handicap 7 furlongs 2002
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