Royal Ascot: Queen Alexandra Stakes

The Queen Alexandra Stakes, named after the consort of King Edward VII, is a flat race over 2 miles 5 furlongs and 159 yards open to horses aged four years or older. It was established in 1864, and it was originally called the Alexandra Plate. It later became known as the Alexandra Stakes, and it was given its current title in 1931. It was formerly contested over 2 miles, 6 furlongs and 34 yards, but it was shortened as a result of the realignment of Ascot's track in 2005. The Queen Alexandra Stakes, the longest flat race in Britain, is traditionally the last race on the final day of the five-day Royal Ascot meeting. It sometimes features horses which ran on the opening day in the Ascot Stakes, and the most recent to win both in the same year was Simenon in 2012.
Early history:- A massive field of 29 contested the very first running of the Alexandra Plate, forerunner of the Queen Alexandra Stakes, over the Old Mile on Friday 10th June 1864. It was won by Mr J Lowe's Anglo-Saxon (20/1) who defeated Crisis (5/1) and Exchequer (8/1) by 2 lengths and a length and a half.
Queen Alexandra Stakes 2012 Conditions race 2 miles 5 furlongs 159 yards
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 SIMENON Ryan Moore Willie Mullins Wicklow Bloodstock Ltd 11/4 fav
2 SHAHWARDI Gerald Mosse A De Royer-Dupre Tony Bloom 33/1
3 ROMEO MONTAGUE Johnny Murtagh Ed Dunlop Mrs G A Rupert 66/1
4 ZUIDER ZEE William Buick John Gosden Princess Haya of Jordan 4/1
5 ELYAADI Fran Berry John Queally Mr M D Ryan 33/1
6 SEASIDE SIZZLER Jim Crowley Ralph Beckett I J Hesseltine 50/1
7 RIPTIDE Jamie Goldstein Michael Scudamore Middletons 100/1
8 OVERTURN Eddie Ahern Donald McCain T G Leslie 3/1
9 BERNIE THE BOLT Tom Queally Andrew Balding B P McGuire 14/1
10 SCOTSBROOK CLOUD James Doyle David Evans Walters Plant Hire 100/1
11 KANGAROO COURT Darryll Holland Emma Lavelle Nicholas Mustoe 33/1
12 PETARA BAY Jimmy Fortune Robert Mills Mills, Ecclestone, Humphreys 12/1
13 CLOUDY SPIRIT Tony Culhane Reg Hollinshead Mrs Norma Harris 16/1
14 AMERICAN TRILOGY Joseph O'Brien Paul Nicholls Fulton, Scot-Macdonald et al 14/1
15 GOLDEN SUNBIRD Kieren Fallon Paul Nolan James Mernagh 33/1
16 DAWN TWISTER Paul Hanagan Lucy Wadham Mr Ron Davies 40/1
17 SWINGKEEL Ted Durcan John Dunlop Mrs M E Slade 20/1
18 DALHAAN Tom McLaughlin Luke Dace G Collacott 200/1
The Queen Alexandra Stakes was held on Saturday 23rd June 2012 and the winner, a bay gelding by Marju out of Epistoliere won a first prize of £34,237 (equivalent to £41,000 in 2020). Over round 124%
Queen Alexandra Stakes Conditions race 2 miles 5 furlongs 159 yards 1864
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