Princess Elizabeth Stakes

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History

An event called the Princess Elizabeth Stakes used to be contested at Epsom in April. It was restricted to three-year-old fillies, and it served as a trial for the Oaks. For a period it held Group 3 status, but it was subsequently downgraded to Listed level. It was switched to Kempton Park in 1991, and it was discontinued in 1992. Winners of this race included Rockfel, Carrozza, Homeward Bound and Rafha.

The present version has developed from the Victress Stakes, a Listed race established in 1995. It was renamed the Princess Elizabeth Stakes in 2001, and it was promoted to Group 3 level in 2004.

The race is now held on the second day of Epsom's two-day Derby Festival meeting, the same day as the Epsom Derby.

Records

Most successful horse (2 wins):

• Echelon – 2006, 2007
• Antara – 2010, 2011
• Thistle Bird - 2013, 2014

Leading jockey (7 wins):

• Frankie Dettori – Fairy Queen (1999), Gonfilia (2004), Sundrop (2005), Antara (2010, 2011), Wilamina (2018), Prosperous Voyage (2023)

Leading trainer (5 wins):

• Saeed bin Suroor – Fairy Queen (1999), Gonfilia (2004), Sundrop (2005), Antara (2010, 2011)

Winners

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Time
1988	Aim For The Top	3	Walter Swinburn	Michael Stoute	1:51.74
1989	Sharka	3	Steve Cauthen	Henry Cecil	1:53.85
1990	Rafha	3	Steve Cauthen	Henry Cecil	1:47.52
1991	Joli's Princess	3	Willie Carson	Mick Ryan	1:41.20
1995	Neither Nor	6	Gary Carter	D. A. Wilson	1:43.34
1996	Donna Viola	4	Wendyll Woods	Chris Wall	1:42.62
1997	Samara	4	Pat Eddery	John Dunlop	1:44.21
1998	Lilli Claire	5	Tim Sprake	David Elsworth	1:47.31
1999	Fairy Queen	3	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	1:47.69
2000	Golden Silca	4	Steve Drowne	Mick Channon	1:47.40
2001	Sheppard's Watch	3	Martin Dwyer	Marcus Tregoning	1:45.42
2002	Kootenay	3	Pat Eddery	John Dunlop	1:48.92
2003	Aldora	4	Martin Dwyer	Mick Ryan	1:44.23
2004	Gonfilia	4	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	1:45.61
2005	Sundrop	4	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	1:50.27
2006	Echelon	4	Kieren Fallon	Sir Michael Stoute	1:45.59
2007	Echelon	5	Kerrin McEvoy	Sir Michael Stoute	1:47.67
2008	Lady Gloria	4	Tom Queally	James Given	1:44.69
2009	Eva's Request	4	Edward Creighton	Mick Channon	1:43.84
2010	Antara	4	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	1:42.78
2011	Antara	5	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	1:43.72
2012	Clinical	4	Luke Morris	Sir Mark Prescott	1:43.84
2013	Thistle Bird	5	James Doyle	Roger Charlton	1:46.90
2014	Thistle Bird	6	James Doyle	Roger Charlton	1:42.65
2015	Arabian Queen	3	Silvestre de Sousa	David Elsworth	1:43.02
2016	Epsom Icon	3	Silvestre de Sousa	Mick Channon	1:47.29
2017	Laugh Aloud	4	James Doyle	John Gosden	1:41.54
2018	Wilamina	5	Frankie Dettori	Martyn Meade	1:44.30
2019	Anna Nerium	4	Tom Marquand	Richard Hannon Jr.	1:40.82
2020	Summer RomanceTemplate:Efn	3	William Buick	Charlie Appleby	1:44.71
2021	Parent's Prayer	4	Oisin Murphy	Archie Watson	1:44.25
2022	Bashkirova	4	Tom Marquand	William Haggas	1:43.06
2023	Prosperous Voyage	4	Frankie Dettori	Ralph Beckett	1:43.60
2024	Breege	4	Jason Hart	John & Sean Quinn	1:46.32
2025	Spiritual	4	Robert Havlin	John & Thady Gosden	1:43.94

See also

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

References

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• galopp-sieger.de – Princess Elizabeth Stakes.
• ifhaonline.org – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Princess Elizabeth Stakes (2019).
• pedigreequery.com – Princess Elizabeth Stakes – Epsom.