Queen Elizabeth II Stakes

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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

POSTHORSEJOCKEY / TRAINERWIN / PLACE
6Bayside BoyTom Marquand / Roger Varian$78.10 / $12.00
8Modern GamesWilliam Buick / Charlie Appleby$2.80
2JadoomiJames Doyle / Simon & Ed Crisford$4.50
7CheckandchallengeJim Crowley / William Knight
1El DramaDavid Egan / Roger Varian
9InspiralFrankie Dettori / John & Thady Gosden
5The RevenantRyan Moore / F-H Graffard
3RaadobargW J Lee / J P Murtagh
4TempusHollie 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

YearWinnerJockey / TrainerDistance / Time
2022Bayside BoyRichard Kingscote / Sir Michael Stoute1 M / 1:45.53
2021BaaeedMickael Barzalona / Cedric Rossi1 M / 1:42.57
2020The RevenantTom Marquand / William Haggas1 M / 1:45.13
2019King of ChangeDonnacha O'Brien / Aidan O'Brien1 M / 1:44.88
2018Roaring LionFrankie Dettori / John Gosden1 M / 1:42.48
2017PersuasiveFrankie Dettori / John Gosden1 M / 1:46.13
2016MindingChristophe Soumillon / Jean-Claude Rouget1 M / 1:38.53
2015SolowPat Smullen / Dermot Weld1 M / 1:41.92
2014Charm SpiritJames Doyle / Jane Cecil1 M / 1:46.28
2013Olympic GlorySilvestre de Sousa / Saeed bin Suroor1 M / 1:44.18
2012ExcelebrationTom Queally / Sir Henry Cecil1 M / 1:42.33
2011FrankelChristophe Soumillon / Corine Barande-Barbe1 M / 1:39.45
2010Poet's VoiceTom Queally / Henry Cecil1 M / 1:39.76
2009Rip Van WinkleTom Queally / Henry Cecil1 M / 1:38.82
2008Raven's PassKevin Manning / Jim Bolger1 M / 1:38.94
2007RamontiChristophe Lemaire / Jean-Claude Rouget1 M / 1:42.45
2006George WashingtonChristophe Lemaire / Alain de Royer-Dupré1 M / 1:40.06
2005StarcraftJamie Spencer / Brian Meehan1 M / 1:37.87
2004RaktiRichard Hills / Barry Hills1 M / 1:39.82
2003FalbravPhilip Robinson / Michael Jarvis1 M / 1:38.99
2002Where Or WhenMichael Hills / Barry Hills1 M / 1:41.37
2001SummonerRichard Hills / Marcus Tregoning1 M / 1:44.54
2000ObservatoryJohnny Murtagh / Sir Michael Stoute1 M / 1:41.40
1999Dubai MillenniumGeorge Duffield / Sir Mark Prescott1 M / 1:46.24
1998Desert PrinceGeorge Duffield / Sir Mark Prescott1 M / 1:39.63
1997Air ExpressMichael Kinane / Michael Stoute1 M / 1:40.90
1996Mark of EsteemPat Eddery / Henry Cecil1 M / 1:40.95
1995BahriJohn Reid / Peter Chapple-Hyam1 M / 1:40.54
1994MaroofSylvain Guillot / André Fabre1 M / 1:42.75
1993BigstoneWalter Swinburn / Criquette Head1 M / 1:42.89
1992LahibLester Piggott / Peter Chapple-Hyam1 M / 1:44.50
1991SelkirkThierry Jarnet / André Fabre1 M / 1:44.34
1990MarkofdistinctionSteve Cauthen / David Elsworth1 M / 1:39.70
1989ZilzalRay Cochrane / Luca Cumani1 M / 1:40.57
1988WarningMichael Roberts / Henry Cecil1 M / 1:40.51
1987MilligramTony Cruz / Patrick Biancone1 M / 1:40.04
1986Sure BladeTony Cruz / Patrick Biancone1 M / 1:41.71
1985ShadeedPat Eddery / Clive Brittain1 M / 1:38.80
1984TeleprompterYves Saint-Martin / Patrick Biancone1 M / 1:42.96
1983SackfordSteve Cauthen / Barry Hills1 M / 1:39.90
1982Buzzards BayBilly Newnes / Henry Candy1 M / NA
1981To-Agori-MouYves Saint-Martin / François Mathet1 M / 1:46.80
1980Known FactTony Murray / Michael Cunningham1 M / 1:40.02
1979KrisPhilippe Paquet / François Boutin1 M / 1:40.69
1978HomingGreville Starkey / Paul Kelleway1 M / 1:40.40
1977TrustedYves Saint-Martin / Angel Penna1 M / 1:41.40
1976Rose BowlPat Eddery / Peter Walwyn1 M / 1:43.50
1975Rose BowlWillie Carson / Fulke Johnson Houghton1 M / 1:49.00
1974no race
1973Jan EkelsJean Cruguet / Paddy Mullins1 M / 1:47.20
1972Brigadier GerardJoe Mercer / Dick Hern1 M / 1:39.90
1971Brigadier GerardJoe Mercer / Dick Hern1 M / 1:41.39
1970Welsh PageantGeoff Lewis / Noel Murless1 M / 1:42.10