St James's Palace Stakes

The St James's Palace Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old colts. It is run at Ascot over a distance of 7 furlongs and 213 yards (1,603 metres). It is scheduled to be run each year in June.

St James's Palace Stakes

Chief Singer, painted by Bob Demuyser oil on canvas
Class	Group 1
Location	Ascot Racecourse Ascot, England
Inaugurated	1834
Race type	Flat / Thoroughbred
Website	Ascot
Race information
Distance	7f 213yd (1,603 metres)
Surface	Turf
Track	Right-handed
Qualification	Three-year-old colts
Weight	9 st 2 lb
Purse	£650,000 (2025) 1st: £368,615

St James's Palace Stakes

2025
Field Of Gold	Henri Matisse	Ruling Court

Previous years
2024
Rosallion	Henry Longfellow	Metropolitan
2023
Paddington	Chaldean	Charyn
2022
Coroebus	Lusail	My Prospero
2021
Poetic Flare	Lucky Vega	Battleground

2020-2011
2020
Palace Pier	Pinatubo	Wichita
2019
Circus Maximus	King Of Comedy	Too Darn Hot
2018
Without Parole	Gustav Klimt	Wootton
2017
Barney Roy	Lancaster Bomber	Thunder Snow
2016
Galileo Gold	The Gurkha	Awtaad
2015
Gleneagles	Latharnach	Consort
2014
Kingman	Night Of Thunder	Outstrip
2013
Dawn Approach	Toronado	Mars
2012
Most Improved	Hermival	Gregorian
2011
Frankel	Zoffany	Excelebration

2010-2001
2010
Canford Cliffs	Dick Turpin	Hearts Of Fire
2009
Mastercraftsman	Delegator	Lord Shanakill
2008
Henrythenavigator	Raven's Pass	Twice Over
2007
Excellent Art	Duke Of Marmalade	Astronomer Royal
2006
Araafa	Stormy River	Ivan Denisovich
2005
Shamardal	Ad Valorem	Oratorio
2004
Azamour	Diamond Green	Antonius Pius
2003
Zafeen	Kalaman	Martillo
2002
Rock Of Gibraltar	Landseer	Aramram
2001
Black Minnaloushe	Noverre	Olden Times

2000-1991
2000
Giant's Causeway	Valentino	Medicean
1999
Sendawar	Aljabr	Gold Academy
1998
Dr Fong	Desert Prince	Duck Row
1997
Starborough	Air Express	Daylami
1996
Bijou d'Inde	Ashkalani	Sorbie Tower
1995
Bahri	Charnwood Forest	Vettori
1994
Grand Lodge	Distant View	Turtle Island
1993
Kingmambo	Needle Gun	Ventiquattrofogli
1992
Brief Truce	Zaahi	Ezzoud
1991
Marju	Second Set	Hokusai

1990-1988
1990
Shavian	Rock City	Lord Florey
1989
Shaadi	Greensmith	Scenic
1988
Persian Heights	Raykour	Caerwent

History

The event is named after St James's Palace, a royal residence during the Tudor period. It was established in 1834, and the inaugural race was a walkover.^[1]

The present system of race grading was introduced in 1971, and for a period, the St James's Palace Stakes was classed at Group 2 level. It was promoted to Group 1 status in 1988.

The St James's Palace Stakes usually features horses which ran previously in the 2,000 Guineas, the Poule d'Essai des Poulains or the Irish 2,000 Guineas. It is contested on the opening day of the Royal Ascot meeting.

Records

Leading jockey (6 wins):

• Michael Kinane – Dara Monarch (1982), Brief Truce (1992), Grand Lodge (1994), Giant's Causeway (2000), Rock of Gibraltar (2002), Azamour (2004)

Leading trainer (9 wins):

• Aidan O'Brien – Giant's Causeway (2000), Black Minnaloushe (2001), Rock of Gibraltar (2002), Excellent Art (2007), Henrythenavigator (2008), Mastercraftsman (2009), Gleneagles (2015), Circus Maximus (2019), Paddington (2023)

Leading owner (9 wins): (includes part ownership)

• Sue Magnier – Giant's Causeway (2000), Black Minnaloushe (2001), Rock of Gibraltar (2002), Excellent Art (2007), Henrythenavigator (2008), Mastercraftsman (2009), Gleneagles (2015), Circus Maximus (2019), Paddington (2023)

Winners since 1900

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
1900	Bonarose	Lester Reiff	Frederick William Day	Ernest Cassel
1901	Lauzun	Morny Cannon	Richard Marsh	Duke of Devonshire
1902	Sceptre	F W Hardy	Robert Sievier	Robert Sievier	1:48.00
1903	Rock Sand	Danny Maher	George Blackwell	James Miller
1904	Challenger	William Lane	Sam Darling	L Robinson
1905	Cherry Lass	Herbert Jones	Jack Robinson	William Hall-Walker
1906	Black Arrow	B Lynham	Jack Robinson	William Hall-Walker
1907	Slieve Gallion	Billy Higgs	Sam Darling	Henry Greer
1908	Your Majesty	Walter Griggs	Charles Morton	Jack Barnato Joel
1909	Minoru	Herbert Jones	Richard Marsh	King Edward VII
1910	Lemberg	Danny Maher	Alec Taylor Jr.	Alfred W. Cox
1911	Stedfast	Frank Wootton	George Lambton	Lord Derby
1912	Tracery	Danny Maher	John Watson	August Belmont Jr.
1913	Roseworthy	Danny Maher	Atty Persse	A F Bassett	1:42.80
1914	Carrickfergus	J Clark	Jack Robinson	William Hall-Walker
1915–18	no race
1919	Grand Parade	Arthur Smith	Frank Barling	Lord Glanely
1920	Allenby	F Slade	P Linton	Walter Raphael
1921	Craig an Eran	Frank Bullock	Alec Taylor Jr.	Lord Astor	1:42.60
1922	Captain Cuttle	Steve Donoghue	Fred Darling	Lord Woolavington	1:41.40
1923	Ellangowan	Charlie Elliott	Jack Jarvis	Lord Rosebery	1:42.40
1924	Tom Pinch	George Archibald	Fred Darling	Lord Woolavington	1:43.40
1925	Zambo	Brownie Carslake	Dick Dawson	Aga Khan III	1:34.80
1926	Coronach	Joe Childs	Fred Darling	Lord Woolavington	1:50.40
1927	Kincardine	Harry Beasley	Atty Persse	A Barclay	1:44.80
1928	Royal Minstrel	Joe Childs	Cecil Boyd-Rochfort	G P Gough	1:46.80
1929	Mr Jinks	Harry Beasley	Atty Persse	Dermot McCalmont	1:44.60
1930	Christopher Robin	Rufus Beasley	Victor Gilpin	Giles Loder	1:45.40
1931	Cameronian	Freddie Fox	Fred Darling	John Arthur Dewar	1:45.00
1932	Andrea	Tommy Weston	P Whitaker	Duke of Marlborough	1:42.20
1933	Canon Law	Robert Dick	Joe Lawson	Lord Astor	1:46.60
1934	Flamenco	Harry Wragg	Jack Jarvis	Lord Rosebery	1:44.20
1935	Bahram	Freddie Fox	Frank Butters	Aga Khan III	1:48.20
1936	Rhodes Scholar	Robert Dick	Joe Lawson	Lord Astor	1:42.00
1937	Goya	Charlie Elliott	George Lambton	Marcel Boussac	1:45.00
1938	Scottish Union	Brownie Carslake	Noel Cannon	James V. Rank	1:43.60
1939	Admiral's Walk	Eph Smith	Jack Jarvis	John Arthur Dewar	1:45.20
1940	no race
1941	Orthodox 2	Doug Smith	Noel Cannon	James V. Rank	1:42.40
1942–45	no race
1946	Khaled	Gordon Richards	Frank Butters	Aga Khan III	1:48.80
1947	Tudor Minstrel	Gordon Richards	Fred Darling	John Arthur Dewar	1:45.80
1948	Black Tarquin	Edgar Britt	Cecil Boyd-Rochfort	William Woodward Sr.	1:45.40
1949	Faux Tirage	Gordon Richards	Noel Murless	John Arthur Dewar	1:45.00
1950	Palestine	Charlie Smirke	Marcus Marsh	Aga Khan III	1:43.20
1951	Turco	Harry Carr	Cecil Boyd-Rochfort	William Woodward Sr.	1:47.00
1952	King's Bench	Gordon Richards	M Feakes	A Tompestt	1:44.20
1953	Nearula	Edgar Britt	Charles Elsey	William Humble	1:50.20
1954	Darius	Manny Mercer	Harry Wragg	Percy Loraine	1:52.00
1955	Tamerlane	Scobie Breasley	Neville Bertie	Lord Porchester	1:44.14
1956	Pirate King	Doug Smith	Humphrey Cottrill	Lionel Brook Holliday	1:47.38
1957	Chevastrid	Jimmy Eddery	Seamus McGrath	Joseph McGrath	1:47.26
1958	Major Portion	Eph Smith	Ted Leader	Jim Joel	1:43.60
1959	Above Suspicion	Harry Carr	Cecil Boyd-Rochfort	Elizabeth II	1:46.46
1960	Venture	George Moore	Alec Head	Aly Khan	1:54.49
1961	Tudor Treasure	Doug Smith	Jack Watts	Lord Derby	1:44.68
1962	Court Sentence	Eph Smith	Ted Leader	Jim Joel	1:44.43
1963	Crocket	Doug Smith	Geoffrey Brooke	D van Clief	1:50.22
1964	Roan Rocket	Lester Piggott	George Todd	T Frost	1:50.21
1965	Silly Season	Geoff Lewis	Ian Balding	Paul Mellon	1:44.03
1966	Track Spare	Jimmy Lindley	Ronald Mason	Ronald Mason	1:43.76
1967	Reform	Scobie Breasley	Gordon Richards	Michael Sobell	1:47.84
1968	Petingo	Lester Piggott	Sam Armstrong	Marcos Lemos	1:46.43
1969	Right Tack	Geoff Lewis	John Sutcliffe	J. R. Brown	1:45.86
1970	Saintly Song	Sandy Barclay	Noel Murless	Stanhope Joel	1:40.10
1971	Brigadier Gerard	Joe Mercer	Dick Hern	Jean Hislop	1:46.94
1972	Sun Prince	Jimmy Lindley	Dick Hern	Sir Michael Sobell	1:44.00
1973	Thatch	Lester Piggott	Vincent O'Brien	Jack Mulcahy	1:40.50
1974	Averof	Brian Taylor	Clive Brittain	Marcos Lemos	1:41.50
1975	Bolkonski	Gianfranco Dettori	Henry Cecil	Carlo d'Alessio	1:42.50
1976	Radetzky	Pat Eddery	Clive Brittain	Curtis Elliot	1:40.40
1977	Don	Edward Hide	Bill Elsey	Eugene Ryan	1:46.50
1978	Jaazeiro	Lester Piggott	Vincent O'Brien	Robert Sangster	1:40.80
1979	Kris	Joe Mercer	Henry Cecil	Lord Howard de Walden	1:41.74
1980	Posse	Pat Eddery	John Dunlop	Ogden Mills Phipps	1:44.74
1981	To-Agori-Mou	Greville Starkey	Guy Harwood	Andry Muinos	1:39.90
1982	Dara Monarch	Michael Kinane	Liam Browne	Mrs Liam Browne	1:41.10
1983	Horage	Steve Cauthen	Matt McCormack	A. Rachid	1:40.10
1984	Chief Singer	Ray Cochrane	Ron Sheather	Jeff Smith	1:38.90
1985	Bairn	Lester Piggott	Luca Cumani	Sheikh Mohammed	1:41.50
1986	Sure Blade	Brent Thomson	Barry Hills	Sheikh Mohammed	1:41.50
1987	Half a Year	Ray Cochrane	Luca Cumani	John C. Mabee	1:43.42
1988	Persian Heights	Pat Eddery	Geoff Huffer	Yazid Saud	1:39.57
1989	Shaadi	Walter Swinburn	Michael Stoute	Sheikh Mohammed	1:39.33
1990	Shavian	Steve Cauthen	Henry Cecil	Lord Howard de Walden	1:41.52
1991	Marju	Willie Carson	John Dunlop	Hamdan Al Maktoum	1:41.97
1992	Brief Truce	Michael Kinane	Dermot Weld	Moyglare Stud Farm	1:39.32
1993	Kingmambo	Cash Asmussen	François Boutin	Stavros Niarchos	1:44.05
1994	Grand Lodge	Michael Kinane	William Jarvis	Lord Howard de Walden	1:38.83
1995	Bahri	Willie Carson	John Dunlop	Hamdan Al Maktoum	1:40.15
1996	Bijou d'Inde	Jason Weaver	Mark Johnston	Stuart Morrison	1:39.70
1997	Starborough	Frankie Dettori	David Loder	Sheikh Mohammed	1:39.18
1998	Dr Fong	Kieren Fallon	Henry Cecil	The Thoroughbred Corp.	1:41.33
1999	Sendawar	Gérald Mossé	Alain de Royer-Dupré	HH Aga Khan IV	1:39.99
2000	Giant's Causeway	Michael Kinane	Aidan O'Brien	Magnier / Tabor	1:42.61
2001	Black Minnaloushe	Johnny Murtagh	Aidan O'Brien	Magnier / Tabor	1:41.37
2002	Rock of Gibraltar	Michael Kinane	Aidan O'Brien	Ferguson / Magnier	1:40.91
2003	Zafeen	Darryll Holland	Mick Channon	Jaber Abdullah	1:39.91
2004	Azamour	Michael Kinane	John Oxx	HH Aga Khan IV	1:39.02
2005	Shamardal [a]	Kerrin McEvoy	Saeed bin Suroor	Godolphin	1:37.18
2006	Araafa	Alan Munro	Jeremy Noseda	Al Homaizi / Al Sagar	1:39.59
2007	Excellent Art	Jamie Spencer	Aidan O'Brien	Sue Magnier et al.	1:39.33
2008	Henrythenavigator	Johnny Murtagh	Aidan O'Brien	Sue Magnier	1:38.70
2009	Mastercraftsman	Johnny Murtagh	Aidan O'Brien	Smith / Magnier / Tabor	1:39.21
2010	Canford Cliffs	Richard Hughes	Richard Hannon Sr.	Heffer / Roy / Instance	1:39.55
2011	Frankel	Tom Queally	Sir Henry Cecil	Khalid Abdullah	1:39.24
2012	Most Improved	Kieren Fallon	Brian Meehan	Iraj Parvizi	1:40.14
2013	Dawn Approach	Kevin Manning	Jim Bolger	Godolphin	1:39.23
2014	Kingman	James Doyle	John Gosden	Khalid Abdullah	1:39.06
2015	Gleneagles	Ryan Moore	Aidan O'Brien	Smith / Magnier / Tabor	1:38.86
2016	Galileo Gold	Frankie Dettori	Hugo Palmer	Al Shaqab Racing	1:44.01
2017	Barney Roy	James Doyle	Richard Hannon Jr.	Godolphin	1:37.22
2018	Without Parole	Frankie Dettori	John Gosden	John & Tanya Gunther	1:38.64
2019	Circus Maximus	Ryan Moore	Aidan O'Brien	Flaxman/ Smith / Magnier / Tabor	1:39.90
2020	Palace Pier	Frankie Dettori	John Gosden	Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum	1:42.38
2021	Poetic Flare	Kevin Manning	Jim Bolger	Jackie Bolger	1:37.04
2022	Coroebus	William Buick	Charlie Appleby	Godolphin	1:39.42
2023	Paddington	Ryan Moore	Aidan O'Brien	Tabor, Smith, Magnier, Westerberg, Brant	1:40.74
2024	Rosallion	Sean Levey	Richard Hannon Jr.	Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum	1:38.38
2025	Field Of Gold	Colin Keane	John & Thady Gosden	Juddmonte	1:38.41

1. The 2005 running took place at York

Earlier winners

• 1834: Plenipotentiary
• 1835: Ascot
• 1836–37: no race
• 1838: Boeotian
• 1839: Euclid
• 1840: Scutari
• 1841: Satirist
• 1842: Misdeal
• 1843: Ameer
• 1844: Ionian
• 1845: Idas
• 1846: The Free Lance
• 1847: Montpensier
• 1848: Glendower
• 1849: Uriel
• 1850: Nutcracker
• 1851: The Ban
• 1852: Daniel O'Rourke
• 1853: The Reiver
• 1854: Baalbec
• 1855: Paletot
• 1856: Pitapat
• 1857: Anton
• 1858: Fitz-Roland
• 1859: Cynricus
• 1860: Tom Bowline
• 1861: Walloon
• 1862: Carisbrook
• 1863: Gladstone
• 1864: The Beadle
• 1865: Lasaretto
• 1866: Staghound
• 1867: Hermit
• 1868: The Earl
• 1869: Dunbar
• 1870: King Cole
• 1871: Dalnacardoch
• 1872: Queen's Messenger
• 1873: Gang Forward
• 1874: Leolinus
• 1875: Bay of Naples
• 1876: Great Tom
• 1877: Covenanter
• 1878: Bonnie Scotland
• 1879: Rayon d'Or
• 1880: Bend Or
• 1881: Iroquois
• 1882: Battlefield
• 1883: Galliard
• 1884: Cambusmore
• 1885: Sheraton
• 1886: Ormonde
• 1887: Florentine
• 1888: Ossory / Galore ¹
• 1889: Pioneer
• 1890: Janissary
• 1891: Common
• 1892: St Angelo
• 1893: Phocion
• 1894: Florizel II
• 1895: Troon
• 1896: His Reverence
• 1897: Vesuvian
• 1898: Cap Martin
• 1899: Millennium

¹ The 1888 race was a dead-heat and has joint winners.
² The 1941 running was held at Newmarket.

See also

• Horse racing in Great Britain
• List of British flat horse races