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 1948 Group 2 5 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 CORONATION V C Elliott France M Marcel Boussac 7/2
2 VALKYRIE P Evans R J Colling Mr W Humble 20/1
3 PROGRAMME C Spares F Armstrong Mr Clifford Nicholson 25/1
4 STARRY SCENE C Smirke H Jelliss Miss D Paget 2/1 fav
5 QUEEN OF BESRAH W Nevett Frank Butters HH Aga Khan 7/1
6 PAMBIDIAN J Marshall W Nightingall Mrs D Harper 10/1
7 MAJINETTE M Beary Atty Persse Lord Sefton 100/8
8 FOLIE SULTANE W Johnstone H Blagrave Mrs H G Blagrave 20/1
9 HOOKED G Bridgland G Colling Mr M Ostrer 20/1
10 SORANIYEH E Britt F Armstrong Lord Carnarvon 20/1
11 RUN HONEY E Smith J Jarvis Lord Milford 25/1
12 WILDFLOWER II T Gosling Barling Mr P Beatty 33/1
13 SQUALL J Sime Frank Butters Mr E Cooper Bland 33/1
14 SAFARI MOON T Lowrey Frank Butters Mr E Cooper Bland 33/1
15 DONNA ANNIVERSAIRE H Packham C Pratt Mrs Denton Carlisle 33/1
16 EQUIRIA R Shaw W Earl Lady Irwin 33/1
17 MUSIDORA W T Evans Elsey Mr N Donaldson 33/1
18 LIBERA NOS C Richards R J Colling Mr G Hartigan 33/1
19 KATE'S DILEMMA S Wragg J C Waugh Mr W Harvey 33/1
20 NASADEAR Burn F S Butters Mr F W Hughes 33/1
21 EILA T Burns H Smyth Mr C James 33/1
22 ROYAL PROGRESS Marland Houghton Sir John Jarvis 33/1
23 CURLING Lister W Halsey Sir John Jarvis 33/1
24 SUSAN V T Bartlam Frank Butters Prince Aly Khan 33/1
25 SPRING BLOOM T Hawcroft Vic Smyth Sir A Jarratt 33/1
26 THE NEW LOOK T Weston Cannon Mr J Rank 33/1
27 INTEGRITY P Maher J Leach Mr J Rank 33/1
This race took place on Wednesday 17th June 1948 and was won by a bay filly by Djebel out of Esmeralda to win a first prize of £1000 (equivalent to £37,000 in 2020). Over round 162%
Queen Mary Stakes Group 2 5 furlongs 1921
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