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 1946 Group 2 5 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 APPARITION G Richards F Darling Mrs Macdonald-Buchanan 11/8 fav
2 LALITA E Britt F Armstrong Gaekwar of Baroda 20/1
3 BENANE R A Jones Butters HH Aga Khan 33/1
4 NETHERTON MAID M Beary R W Colling Major L B Holliday 100/30
5 LADY ANGELA T Weston E Lambton Mr M H Benson 33/1
6 WINDSOR SOAP E Smith Henri Jelliss Sir W Cooke 8/1
7 RULE BRITANNIA H Wragg W Earl Lord Derby 33/1
8 FALMOUTH BAY V Mitchell Beatty Captain C H Tremayne 100/6
9 AT ONCE C Richards R J Colling Lord Astor 100/7
10 TOLANTHE P Evans R J Colling Mrs C Y Bennett 33/1
11 GOLD PAINT T H Carey Templeman Mrs T Lilley 100/8
12 DRAMA D Smith H Leader Major J B Walker 100/6
13 SERENGETI J Kirby C Pratt Mr R F Watson 20/1
14 CATHERINE DE VALOIS Frankie Durr W Pratt Sir V Sassoon 33/1
This race took place on Tuesday 18th June 1946 and was won by a chestnut filly by Blue Peter out of Invisible to win a first prize of £1300 (equivalent to £56,000 in 2020). Over round 129%
Queen Mary Stakes Group 2 5 furlongs 1921
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