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. |
| Buckingham Palace Stakes 2025 | Handicap | 7 furlongs | ||
| Pos. | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner |
| 1 | NEVER SO BRAVE | Oisin Murphy | Andrew Balding | Saeed Suhail 4/1 fav |
| 2 | AKKADIAN THUNDER | Billy Lee | David O'Meara | Windmill House Racing et al 7/1 |
| 3 | HOLGUIN | William Buick | Hamad Al Jehani | Wathnan Racing 16/1 |
| 4 | MYAL | Rossa Ryan | Steph Hollinshead | Ray Bailey 18/1 |
| 5 | DIVINE LIBRA | James McDonald | Charlie Hills | McLaren Horse Racing 14/1 |
| 6 | YORKSHIRE | Callum Rodriguez | Ed Bethell | Clarendon Thoroughbred Racing 33/1 |
| 7 | NORTHERN EXPRESS | Paul Mulrennan | Michael Dodds | Sekura Group 28/1 |
| 8 | APIARIST | Tom Eaves | Kevin Ryan | Steve Ryan 25/1 |
| 9 | RUN BOY RUN | George Wood | Richard Spencer | Phil Cunningham 33/1 |
| 10 | GLENEAGLE BAY | David Egan | Stephen Thorne | Amo Racing 7/1 |
| 11 | FIFTY NIFTY | Jamie Spencer | Tom Clover | O Humphrey 25/1 |
| 12 | CERULEAN BAY | David Probert | David O'Meara | Nick Cable 66/1 |
| 13 | MIRSKY | Tom Marquand | David O'Meara | J N Blackburn 22/1 |
| 14 | TWO TEMPTING | Rob Hornby | Jonathan Portman | Berkeley Racing 66/1 |
| 15 | WITCH HUNTER | Sean Levey | Richard Hannon | William Stobart 14/1 |
| 16 | BILLYJOH | Frederick Larsen | Michael Appleby | Cleartherm Glass Sealed Units 28/1 |
| 17 | JAYYASH | Mickael Barzalona | Hamad Al Jehani | Wathnan Racing 100/1 |
| 18 | OLIVER SHOW | Billy Loughnane | George Boughey | Pompey Ventures 12/1 |
| 19 | SPANGLED MAC | Dylan Browne McMonagle | George Boughey | Adrian McAlpine 80/1 |
| 20 | TARKHAN | Saffie Osborne | Jamie Osborne | Pegum & Henry 125/1 |
| 21 | THUNDER BALL | J M Sheridan | Brian Toomey | Tony Bloom 80/1 |
| 22 | ROI DE FRANCE | Ryan Moore | John & Thady Gosden | Sky Racing Club 9/1 |
| 23 | RAMAZAN | Warren Fentiman | Richard Fahey | KHK Racing Ltd 25/1 |
| 24 | AAFOOR | Szczepan Mazur | M Al Attyia | Al Jeryan Stud 80/1 |
| 25 | ENGLISH OAK | James Doyle | Ed Walker | Wathnan Racing 5/1 |
| 26 | NO RETREAT | Callum Shepherd | George Scott | Victorious Racing 28/1 |
| 27 | INSIDE MATTERS | Danny Tudhope | David O'Meara | Akeela, Jinky, Rutter 25/1 |
| geldingThis race took place on Thursday 19th June 2025, the winner, a bay colt by No Nay Never out of Chica Whopa, won a first prize of £56,694 | Over round 149% | |||
| Buckingham Palace Stakes | Handicap | 7 furlongs | 2002 | ||||||
| 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | ||
| 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** |
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | ||||