Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series > Queen Elizabeth II Stakes
Queen Elizabeth II Stakes Race Facts
- Location: Ascot Racecourse, Ascot, England
- Inaugural Race: 1955
- Distance: 1 mile (1,609 metres)
- Track Type: Straight, Turf
- Age Qualifications: Three Year Olds and up
- 2022 Purse: $1,137,403
- 2022 Race Date: Saturday, October 15th
2022 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes Race Results
| POST | HORSE | JOCKEY / TRAINER | WIN / PLACE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Bayside Boy | Tom Marquand / Roger Varian | $78.10 / $12.00 |
| 8 | Modern Games | William Buick / Charlie Appleby | $2.80 |
| 2 | Jadoomi | James Doyle / Simon & Ed Crisford | $4.50 |
| 7 | Checkandchallenge | Jim Crowley / William Knight | |
| 1 | El Drama | David Egan / Roger Varian | |
| 9 | Inspiral | Frankie Dettori / John & Thady Gosden | |
| 5 | The Revenant | Ryan Moore / F-H Graffard | |
| 3 | Raadobarg | W J Lee / J P Murtagh | |
| 4 | Tempus | Hollie Doyle / Archie Watson |
Exotic Payoffs:
- $1 Exacta (6-8): $182.20
- $1 Trifecta (6-8-2): $1,113.90
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Queen Elizabeth II Stakes Race History
The Queen Elizabeth II Stakes is a Group I flat horse race run annually since 1955 at the Ascot Racecourse in Ascot, Berkshire, England. Inaugurated as the Knights’ Royal Stakes, it was later renamed in 1955 in honor of Queen Elizabeth II, whose reign in the UK from 1952 until her death in 2022.
Jockey Willie Carson has a record eight wins to his name, with his first four wins coming consecutively between 1975 and 1978.
As part of the Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series, the winner will gain an automatic berth into the Breeders’ Cup Mile.
Queen Elizabeth II Stakes Past Winners since 1970
| Year | Winner | Jockey / Trainer | Distance / Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Bayside Boy | Richard Kingscote / Sir Michael Stoute | 1 M / 1:45.53 |
| 2021 | Baaeed | Mickael Barzalona / Cedric Rossi | 1 M / 1:42.57 |
| 2020 | The Revenant | Tom Marquand / William Haggas | 1 M / 1:45.13 |
| 2019 | King of Change | Donnacha O'Brien / Aidan O'Brien | 1 M / 1:44.88 |
| 2018 | Roaring Lion | Frankie Dettori / John Gosden | 1 M / 1:42.48 |
| 2017 | Persuasive | Frankie Dettori / John Gosden | 1 M / 1:46.13 |
| 2016 | Minding | Christophe Soumillon / Jean-Claude Rouget | 1 M / 1:38.53 |
| 2015 | Solow | Pat Smullen / Dermot Weld | 1 M / 1:41.92 |
| 2014 | Charm Spirit | James Doyle / Jane Cecil | 1 M / 1:46.28 |
| 2013 | Olympic Glory | Silvestre de Sousa / Saeed bin Suroor | 1 M / 1:44.18 |
| 2012 | Excelebration | Tom Queally / Sir Henry Cecil | 1 M / 1:42.33 |
| 2011 | Frankel | Christophe Soumillon / Corine Barande-Barbe | 1 M / 1:39.45 |
| 2010 | Poet's Voice | Tom Queally / Henry Cecil | 1 M / 1:39.76 |
| 2009 | Rip Van Winkle | Tom Queally / Henry Cecil | 1 M / 1:38.82 |
| 2008 | Raven's Pass | Kevin Manning / Jim Bolger | 1 M / 1:38.94 |
| 2007 | Ramonti | Christophe Lemaire / Jean-Claude Rouget | 1 M / 1:42.45 |
| 2006 | George Washington | Christophe Lemaire / Alain de Royer-Dupré | 1 M / 1:40.06 |
| 2005 | Starcraft | Jamie Spencer / Brian Meehan | 1 M / 1:37.87 |
| 2004 | Rakti | Richard Hills / Barry Hills | 1 M / 1:39.82 |
| 2003 | Falbrav | Philip Robinson / Michael Jarvis | 1 M / 1:38.99 |
| 2002 | Where Or When | Michael Hills / Barry Hills | 1 M / 1:41.37 |
| 2001 | Summoner | Richard Hills / Marcus Tregoning | 1 M / 1:44.54 |
| 2000 | Observatory | Johnny Murtagh / Sir Michael Stoute | 1 M / 1:41.40 |
| 1999 | Dubai Millennium | George Duffield / Sir Mark Prescott | 1 M / 1:46.24 |
| 1998 | Desert Prince | George Duffield / Sir Mark Prescott | 1 M / 1:39.63 |
| 1997 | Air Express | Michael Kinane / Michael Stoute | 1 M / 1:40.90 |
| 1996 | Mark of Esteem | Pat Eddery / Henry Cecil | 1 M / 1:40.95 |
| 1995 | Bahri | John Reid / Peter Chapple-Hyam | 1 M / 1:40.54 |
| 1994 | Maroof | Sylvain Guillot / André Fabre | 1 M / 1:42.75 |
| 1993 | Bigstone | Walter Swinburn / Criquette Head | 1 M / 1:42.89 |
| 1992 | Lahib | Lester Piggott / Peter Chapple-Hyam | 1 M / 1:44.50 |
| 1991 | Selkirk | Thierry Jarnet / André Fabre | 1 M / 1:44.34 |
| 1990 | Markofdistinction | Steve Cauthen / David Elsworth | 1 M / 1:39.70 |
| 1989 | Zilzal | Ray Cochrane / Luca Cumani | 1 M / 1:40.57 |
| 1988 | Warning | Michael Roberts / Henry Cecil | 1 M / 1:40.51 |
| 1987 | Milligram | Tony Cruz / Patrick Biancone | 1 M / 1:40.04 |
| 1986 | Sure Blade | Tony Cruz / Patrick Biancone | 1 M / 1:41.71 |
| 1985 | Shadeed | Pat Eddery / Clive Brittain | 1 M / 1:38.80 |
| 1984 | Teleprompter | Yves Saint-Martin / Patrick Biancone | 1 M / 1:42.96 |
| 1983 | Sackford | Steve Cauthen / Barry Hills | 1 M / 1:39.90 |
| 1982 | Buzzards Bay | Billy Newnes / Henry Candy | 1 M / NA |
| 1981 | To-Agori-Mou | Yves Saint-Martin / François Mathet | 1 M / 1:46.80 |
| 1980 | Known Fact | Tony Murray / Michael Cunningham | 1 M / 1:40.02 |
| 1979 | Kris | Philippe Paquet / François Boutin | 1 M / 1:40.69 |
| 1978 | Homing | Greville Starkey / Paul Kelleway | 1 M / 1:40.40 |
| 1977 | Trusted | Yves Saint-Martin / Angel Penna | 1 M / 1:41.40 |
| 1976 | Rose Bowl | Pat Eddery / Peter Walwyn | 1 M / 1:43.50 |
| 1975 | Rose Bowl | Willie Carson / Fulke Johnson Houghton | 1 M / 1:49.00 |
| 1974 | no race | ||
| 1973 | Jan Ekels | Jean Cruguet / Paddy Mullins | 1 M / 1:47.20 |
| 1972 | Brigadier Gerard | Joe Mercer / Dick Hern | 1 M / 1:39.90 |
| 1971 | Brigadier Gerard | Joe Mercer / Dick Hern | 1 M / 1:41.39 |
| 1970 | Welsh Pageant | Geoff Lewis / Noel Murless | 1 M / 1:42.10 |