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Queen Alexandra Stakes

Field	Value
class	Conditions
horse race	Queen Alexandra Stakes
location	Ascot Racecourse
Ascot, England
inaugurated	1864
race type	Flat / Thoroughbred
website	Ascot
distance	2m 5f 143y (4355m)
surface	Turf
track	Right-handed
qualification	Four-years-old and up
weight	9 st 0 lb (4yo);
9 st 2 lb (5yo+)
Allowances
5 lb for fillies and mares
Penalties
5 lb for each Class 1 win *
3 lb for each Class 2 / 3 win *
since 19 June last year
excluding handicap races
(cumulative to max. of 10lb)*
purse	£100,000 (2022)
1st: £54,000 (2022)

Ascot, England 9 st 2 lb (5yo+) Allowances 5 lb for fillies and mares Penalties 5 lb for each Class 1 win * 3 lb for each Class 2 / 3 win *

since 19 June last year excluding handicap races (cumulative to max. of 10lb) 1st: £54,000 (2022) |} The Queen Alexandra Stakes is a flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Ascot each June over a distance of 2 miles, 5 furlongs and 143 yards (4355 metres). The longest flat race in the United Kingdom, it was once the longest professional flat race in the world, before being usurped by the 4,600-metre Jericho Cup at Warrnambool in Australia.

History

The event is named after Alexandra of Denmark. It was established in 1864, and it was originally called the Alexandra Plate. It later became known as the Alexandra Stakes, and it was given its current title in 1931. It was formerly contested over 2 miles, 6 furlongs and 34 yards, but it was shortened as a result of the realignment of Ascot's track in 2005.

The Queen Alexandra Stakes is traditionally the last race on the final day of the five-day Royal Ascot meeting. It sometimes features horses which ran on the opening day in the Ascot Stakes, and the most recent to win both in the same year was Simenon in 2012.

It is Britain's longest professional flat race, with a distance 21 yards longer than that of the Pontefract Marathon Handicap at Pontefract. The extreme length can attract a varied field, and it often includes horses from hurdle racing.

Records

Most successful horse (6 wins):

Brown Jack – 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934

Leading jockey since 1960 (6 wins):

Ryan Moore - Bergo (2010), Simenon (2012), Pique Sous (2014), Stratum (2021), Dawn Rising (2023), Sober (2025)

Leading trainer since 1960 (5 wins):

Willie Mullins - Simenon (2012), Pique Sous (2014), Stratum (2021, 2022), Sober (2025)

Winners since 1960

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Time
1960	Predominate	8	Eph Smith	Ted Leader	5:03.66
1961	Moss Bank	5	Bill Williamson	Thomas O'Brien	5:13.62
1962	Trelawny	6	Scobie Breasley	George Todd	5:39.50
1963	Trelawny	7	Scobie Breasley	George Todd	5:07.84
1964Abandoned due to waterlogging
1965	Grey Of Falloden	6	Joe Mercer	Dick Hern	5:13.44
1966	Panic	5	Johnny Roe	John Oxx	5:14.09
1967	Alciglide	4	Bill Williamson	Seamus McGrath	5:21.58
1968	Tubalcain	7	Geoff Lewis	Ted Goddard	5:31.52
1969	Laurence O	4	Bill Williamson	Seamus McGrath	5:37.85
1970	Parthenon	4	Greville Starkey	Henry Cecil	4:57.80
1971	Hickleton	5	Lester Piggott	Barry Hills	5:34.07
1972	Celtic Cone	5	Brian Taylor	Frank Cundell	5:00.31
1973	Peacock	5	Tony Murray	Ryan Price	5:19.41
1974	King Levanstell	4	Tony Murray	Ryan Price	4:59.72
1975	Cumbernauld	8	Bruce Raymond	Ben Hanbury	4:57.95
1976	Coed Cochion	4	Paul Cook	Jeremy Hindley	4:55.01
1977	John Cherry	6	Lester Piggott	Harry Thomson Jones	5:09.87
1978	Mountain Cross	6	John Lowe	Bill Watts	5:16.04
1979	John Cherry	8	Greville Starkey	Harry Thomson Jones	5:07.40
1980	Balinger	4	Willie Carson	Dick Hern	4:58.19
1981	Donegal Prince	5	Paddy Young	Paul Kelleway	5:12.74
1982	Ore	4	Bruce Raymond	Kevin Prendergast	4:57.70
1983	Sandalay	5	Willie Carson	Peter Cundell	5:03.07
1984	Erins Invader	7	Declan Gillespie	Hugh McCaffrey	5:04.43
1985	Valuable Witness	5	Pat Eddery	Jeremy Tree	5:13.15
1986	Otabari	4	Richard Quinn	Paul Cole	4:51.32
1987	Sprowston Boy	4	Gay Kelleway	Paul Kelleway	5:21.58
1988	Overdrive	4	Steve Cauthen	Henry Cecil	5:01.91
1989	Ala Hounak	5	Billy Newnes	Frankie Durr	5:00.63
1990	Regal Reform	7	Dean McKeown	George M. Moore	5:05.65
1991	Easy to Please	4	Christy Roche	Jim Bolger	5:01.10
1992	Romany Rye	4	Walter Swinburn	Geoff Wragg	4:54.15
1993	Riszard	4	Christy Roche	Jim Bolger	5:18.57
1994	Cuff Link	4	Pat Eddery	Dick Hern	4:57.66
1995	Cuff Link	5	Paul Eddery	Dick Hern	4:56.73
1996	Admiral's Well	6	Richard Quinn	Reg Akehurst	4:52.05
1997	Canon Can	4	Kieren Fallon	Henry Cecil	5:07.37
1998	Dovedon Star	4	Frankie Dettori	Anthony Kelleway	5:02.44
1999	San Sebastian	5	Michael Kinane	Michael Grassick	4:55.32
2000	Dominant Duchess	6	Richard Quinn	John Hills	4:56.57
2001	Life Is Life	5	Philip Robinson	Michael Jarvis	4:51.26
2002	Cover Up	5	Kieren Fallon	Sir Michael Stoute	4:53.89
2003	Cover Up	6	Kieren Fallon	Sir Michael Stoute	4:47.89
2004	Corrib Eclipse	5	John Egan	Jamie Poulton	4:57.41
2005	Cruzspiel	5	Johnny Murtagh	James Fanshawe	4:47.15
2006	Baddam	4	Ian Mongan	Mick Channon	5:04.06
2007	Enjoy the Moment	4	Jamie Spencer	Jamie Osborne	4:56.25
2008	Honolulu	4	Johnny Murtagh	Aidan O'Brien	4:49.07
2009	Caracciola	12	Eddie Ahern	Nicky Henderson	4:53.90
2010	Bergo	7	Ryan Moore	Gary L. Moore	4:47.79
2011	Swingkeel	6	Ted Durcan	John Dunlop	5:02.73
2012	Simenon	5	Ryan Moore	Willie Mullins	4:48.67
2013	Chiberta King	7	Jimmy Fortune	Andrew Balding	4:51.49
2014	Pique Sous	7	Ryan Moore	Willie Mullins	4:49.82
2015	Oriental Fox	7	Joe Fanning	Mark Johnston	4:45.67
2016	Commissioned	6	Adam Kirby	Gordon Elliott	5:00.77
2017	Oriental Fox	9	Joe Fanning	Mark Johnston	4:49.09
2018	Pallasator	9	Jamie Spencer	Gordon Elliott	4:45.24
2019	Cleonte	6	Silvestre de Sousa	Andrew Balding	4:51.22
2020	Who Dares Wins	8	Tom Marquand	Alan King	4:59.88
2021	Stratum	8	Ryan Moore	Willie Mullins	4:57.04
2022	Stratum	9	William Buick	Willie Mullins	4:54.69
2023	Dawn Rising	6	Ryan Moore	Joseph O'Brien	4:53.66
2024	Uxmal	5	Dylan Browne McMonagle	Joseph O'Brien	4:48.00
2025	Sober	6	Ryan Moore	Willie Mullins	4:48.04

The 2005 running took place at York.

Earlier winners

1865: Fille de l'Air
1867: Lecturer
1868: Blinkhoolie
1869: Restitution
1870: Trocadero
1871: Rosicrucian
1872: Musket
1873: Cremorne
1874: King Lud
1875: Doncaster
1876: Freeman
1877: Coltness
1878: Verneuil
1879: Insulaire
1880: Thurio
1881: Robert the Devil
1882: Fiddler
1883: Faugh-a-Ballagh
1884: Corrie Roy
1885: St Gatien
1886: Blue Grass
1888: Timothy
1889: Trayles
1890: Netheravon
1891: Gonsalvo
1892: Blue-green
1893: Bushey Park
1894: Aborigine
1895: Ravensbury
1896: Pride
1897: St Bris
1898: Piety
1899: Le Senateur
1900: Gadfly
1901: Kilmarnock
1902: William the Third
1903: Arizona
1904: Zinfandel
1905: Hammerkop
1906: Hammerkop
1907: Torpoint
1908: Torpoint
1909: Pure Gem
1910: Lagos
1911: Royal Realm
1912: Jackdaw
1914: Fiz Yama
1921: Spearwort
1922: Air Balloon
1924: Rose Prince
1926: Vermilion Pencil
1927: Finglas
1928: Finglas
1929: Brown Jack
1930: Brown Jack
1931: Brown Jack
1932: Brown Jack
1933: Brown Jack
1934: Brown Jack
1935: Enfield
1936: Cecil
1937: Valerian
1938: Epigram
1946: Marsyas
1947: Monsieur l'Amiral
1948: Vulgan
1950: Aldborough
1951: Strathspey
1954: Bitter Sweet
1955: Bitter Sweet
1956: Borghetto
1957: Flying Flag
1959: Bali Ha'i

References

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References

[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/betting/racing/itv-racing-predictions-royal-ascot-june-18/ Horse racing predictions: Royal Ascot – ITV Racing Saturday picks]. ''The Telegraph''. 17 June 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2022.

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