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 1978 Group 2 5 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 GREENLAND PARK H White W Hastings-Bass Greenland Park Ltd 15/2
2 KILIJARO W Swinburn D Weld Mr N Robinson 12/1
3 DEVON DITTY G Starkey H Thomson-Jones Sir E McAlpine 12/1
4 SWEET & LOVELY J Bleasdale C Thornton Mr G Read 15/2
5 MIXED APPLAUSE J Mercer H Cecil Mr P Burrell 13/2
6 CREST OF GOLD E Eldin W O'Gorman Tin Tak Tan 33/1
7 INNINI B Taylor H R Price Mr H Demetriou 5/1 fav
8 KANTADO L Piggott Rohan Mr W Russell 8/1
9 DARLINGA E Johnson Reavey Mr N Poole 9/1
10 CITY LINK LASS B Rouse Ashworth Citylink Transport Holdings 12/1
11 NATIVITY W Carson M Kauntze Mrs R Heathcote 14/1
12 NOVINA E Hide C Brittain Mr J Matthews 14/1
13 FRIENDLY NEIGHBOUR P Eddery C Hill Mr C Hill 16/1
14 ITALIAN SUMMER G Baxter Doug Smith Lady Cohen 16/1
15 PROPER MADAM S Perks P Asquith Mr P Asquith 20/1
16 SPY CHIEF G Lewis B Swift Mrs M Tillman 25/1
17 CROWN EVIDENCE R Marshall W Marshall Mr D Lark 33/1
18 MOON MIRTH J Lowe R Akehurst Mr T Morris 33/1
19 PENNY BLESSING J Reid R Houghton Mr E Holland-Martin 33/1
20 SAND DANCER J Lynch R Hannon Mr D Sheppard 33/1
21 YAT DING FAT P Cook Supple Mr W Tang 33/1
This race took place on Wednesday 21st June 1978 and was won by a chestnut filly by Red God out of Centre Piece to win a first prize of £15,558 (equivalent to £91,000 in 2020). Over round 152%
Queen Mary Stakes Group 2 5 furlongs 1921
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