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 1945 Group 2 5 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 RIVAZ C Elliott Frank Butters HH Aga Khan 4/7 fav
2 NEOLIGHT G Richards F Darling Mr J A Dewar 7/4
3 ROMANA A Wragg O Bell Lord Londonderry 100/8
4 BONNIEBRIAR F Lane Blackmore Mr J S Barrington 33/1
5 TORCH LILY M Beary Atty Persse Mr A N Other 33/1
This race took place on Saturday 16th June 1945 and was won by a bay filly by Nearco out of Mumtaz Begum to win a first prize of £1000 (equivalent to £44,000 in 2020). Over round 114%
Queen Mary Stakes Group 2 5 furlongs 1921
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