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 2008 Handicap 7 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 REGAL PARADE Ahmed Ajtebi David Nicholls Dab Hand Racing 25/1
2 DHAULAR DHAR Danny Tudhope Jim Goldie Middleham Park Racing 25/1
3 JEDBURGH Jimmy Quinn John Dunlop The Earl Cadogan 16/1
4 BORDER MUSIC Franny Norton Andrew Balding Kingsclere Racing Club 16/1
5 LAA RAYB Joe Fanning Mark Johnston Sheikh Ahmed Al Maktoum 25/1
6 SOUTH CAPE Sam Hitchcott Mick Channon Hearth of the Soouth Racing 33/1
7 CELTIC SULTAN Micky Fenton Tom Tate Mrs S Clegg & L Worthington 20/1
8 LOVELACE Mick Kinane Mark Johnston Hamad Suhail 20/1
9 MEYDAN DUBAI Mohammed Saeed John Best Ahmed Al Shafar 50/1
10 BUXTON Frankie McDonald Roger Ingram Peter J Burton 100/1
11 RACER FOREVER Jimmy Fortune John Gosden Mohamed Obaida 16/1
12 OUR FAYE Richard Hughes Sylvester Kirk Mr J B Richards 20/1
13 DOCOFTHEBAY Shane Kelly Jamie Osborne Paul Dixon 5/1 jt fav
14 PRINCE OF LIGHT Martin Dwyer Mark Johnston V Riordan & K Coughlon 28/1
15 COUNT CEPRANO Billy Cray Mark Usher G A Summers 50/1
16 CAPTAIN JACKSPARRA Neil Callan Kevin Ryan Duddy, McDonald et al 25/1
17 VORTEX John Egan Gay Kelleway Cariolis Partnership 33/1
18 KING'S BASTION Hayley Turner Michael Bell Edward Ware 33/1
19 BOMBER COMMAND Ted Durcan John Hills Gary & Linnet Woodward 33/1
20 GIGANTICUS William Buick Barry Hills James, Cavendish, Green 12/1
21 BINANTI Jim Crowley Patrick Chamings Mrs J E Wright 14/1
22 DABBERS RIDGE Michael Hills Barry Hills Maurice Mogg 33/1
23 HINTON ADMIRAL Paul Hanagan Richard Fahey Mr M Bell 14/1
24 BERBICE Ryan Moore Richard Hannon Mrs S Donohoe 25/1
25 TRAFALGAR SQUARE Nelson De Sousa Michael Attwater Canisbay Bloodstock 50/1
26 CARNIVORE Richard Thomas David Barron The Meat Eaters 16/1
27 IGUAZU FALLS Frankie Dettori Saeed Bin Suroor Godolphin 5/1 jt fav
28 PRIOR WARNING Eddie Ahern Debbie Mountain M Moubarak 28/1
This race took place on Friday 20th June 2008, the winner, a chestnut gelding by Pivotal out of Model Queen, won a first prize of £37,386 (equivalent to £51,000 in 2020). Over round 140%
Buckingham Palace Stakes Handicap 7 furlongs 2002
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