Queen Mary Stakes Preview, Tips, Runners & Trends (Royal Ascot)

Investigate the Queen Mary Stakes, focusing on trainer and jockey performances. Review past winners to uncover trends in this prominent two-year-old fillies' sprint.
Queen Mary Stakes Preview, Tips, Runners & Trends (Royal Ascot)
Andy Powell
Andy Powell Expert Guide

You know how punters get lost in too much data or bet blindly? I break down the stats and trends so you can feel confident you’re betting with more than just gut instinct.

2026 Queen Mary Stakes Preview

Named after Queen Mary and established in 1921, the Queen Mary Stakes is a Group 2 race open to two-year-old fillies only. It is run over a trip of five furlongs and takes place in June of each year at the Royal Ascot meeting.

It's a race where Sir Gordon Richards and Fred Darling have a great record. Darling won the race seven times between 1924-46, and Richards rode five of those winners to success.

Queen Mary Stakes Information:

We also have a dedicated Royal Ascot tips page that will cover this race as well as all of the other races on the day of the race. See which runners the OLBG racing tipsters are predicting to win this race and the others on the cards. We cover every race at Royal Ascot, and below you can find links to all of the races for each of Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday & Saturday. In addition to those, we also cover numerous races at Ascot during the flat season; you can find links to those here.

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How competitive is the Queen Mary Stakes market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 20 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2009 when the race had an over-round of 122%. The race in 2019 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 142%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the Queen Mary Stakes, the over-round has been 128%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £128 which is bet.

Below you will find the 2026 Queen Mary Stakes Trends. See which patterns have occurred over the recent renewals that you may be able to use for the next renewal. We also have a section that looks at the Queen Mary Stakes Trend Analysis.

These are the top three quickest-run Queen Mary Stakes races over the last 20 renewals:

  1. Anthem Alexander (59.15) in 2014
  2. Maqaasid (59.17) in 2010
  3. Ceiling Kitty (59.18) in 2012

Looking at the future form, is the winner worth following next time out? Over the past 20 renewals, if you had followed the winner of the Queen Mary Stakes next time out, then you would have backed a total of 5 winners. Backing all 18 runners who have been out since their win at SP next time out would have returned an LSP of +5.49. Ahead of the 2026 Queen Mary Stakes, why not head over to the racing predictions for tips on other races today?

When looking over the past 20 renewals, a time of 59.15 was set by Anthem Alexander in 2014, which is the quickest time over that period. The runner was trained by Edward Lynam and ridden by Pat Smullen. The slowest winning time was set in 2006 when Gilded won in a time of 1:03.06, booked to ride was Richard Hughes by trainer Richard Hannon Snr.

What the expert says...
<p>If you are looking for a decent prep race, then you will be looking for a while! Of the last thirteen winners, they have come from twelve different tracks, let alone races!</p>

Andy Powell - Horse Racing Betting Expert - OLBG.com

Queen Mary Stakes Past Winners

Here are the Queen Mary Stakes' past winners for the last 10 renewals. Each row details the year of the race, the horse which won, along with the age & weight of the horse. Also detailed is the stall where the horse came from and the total number of runners in the race. The horse's trainer and the jockey at the time of winning the Queen Mary Stakes are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.

YearHorse (Drawn)Info
2025
59.65
True Love (IRE)
2yo 9-2 (25 of 23) 9/4F
Ryan Moore
A P O'Brien (IRE)
2024
59.60
Leovanni (IRE)
2yo 9-2 (10 of 24) 22/1
James Doyle
K R Burke (GB)
2023
59.96
Crimson Advocate (USA)
2yo 9-2 (28 of 26) 9/1
John R Velazquez
George Weaver (USA)
2022
59.34
Dramatised (IRE)
2yo 9-2 (17 of 21) 5/2F
Daniel Tudhope
K R Burke (GB)
2021
1:00.01
Quick Suzy (IRE)
2yo 9-0 (22 of 21) 8/1
Gary Carroll
Gavin Cromwell (IRE)
2020
1:00.18
Campanelle (IRE)
2yo 9-0 (1 of 18) 9/2
Frankie Dettori
Wesley A Ward (USA)
2019
1:01.58
Raffle Prize (IRE)
2yo 9-0 (25 of 25) 18/1
Frankie Dettori
Mark Johnston (GB)
2018
1:00.65
Signora Cabello (IRE)
2yo 9-0 (16 of 22) 25/1
Oisin Murphy
John Quinn (GB)
2017
59.63
Heartache (GB)
2yo 9-0 (20 of 23) 5/1
Adam Kirby
Clive Cox (GB)
2016
1:00.14
Lady Aurelia (USA)
2yo 9-0 (14 of 17) 2/1F
Frankie Dettori
Wesley A Ward (USA)

Where have the winning runners come from?

Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Queen Mary Stakes have been based:

  • GB: 11 winners with an additional 26 placings from 317 runners
  • USA: 5 winners with an additional 6 placings from 23 runners
  • IRE: 4 winners with an additional 7 placings from 54 runners
  • FR: 0 winners with an additional 1 placing from 12 runners
  • AUS: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
  • NOR: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
  • HK: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner

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Queen Mary Stakes Trainer Statistics

The leading trainer in the Queen Mary Stakes over the last 20 renewals is Wesley A Ward, who has won the race four times, with those four winners coming from Jealous Again (2009), Acapulco (2015), Lady Aurelia (2016) and Campanelle (2020). The only other trainer to have recorded multiple wins in the Queen Mary Stakes is K R Burke (2 wins). Two trainers have not had the best of times over the last 20 renewals in the Queen Mary Stakes. Richard Hannon has sent a total of 13 runners to the race without recording any wins, whilst Richard Fahey has sent out 13 without a winner.

Here are some of the top Queen Mary Stakes trainer statistics over the last 20 renewals (R = Runners, W = Winners, P = Places including winners, Win LSP is based on 1pt Win and EW LSP is based on 0.5pt Win & 0.5pt Place):

TrainerR-W-PWinEW
Wesley A Ward17-4-8+2.50-2.60
K R Burke11-2-3+15.50+3.75
A P O'Brien11-1-2-7.75-8.37
Tom Dascombe10-1-1+11.00+1.00
Clive Cox9-1-2-3.00-5.00
John Quinn4-1-1+22.00+9.50
John Gosden3-1-1+0.25-0.87
G M Lyons2-1-1+19.00+9.00
Gavin Cromwell2-1-2+7.00+3.50
George Weaver1-1-1+9.00+4.50

Queen Mary Stakes Jockey Statistics

The leading jockey in the Queen Mary Stakes over the last 20 renewals is Frankie Dettori, who has won the race three times, with those three winners coming from Lady Aurelia (2016), Raffle Prize (2019) and Campanelle (2020). Other jockeys who have recorded multiple wins in the Queen Mary Stakes are Ryan Moore (2 wins), James Doyle (2 wins) and John R Velazquez (2 wins). There is one jockey who has not had the best of times in the Queen Mary Stakes; Silvestre De Sousa has ridden 14 runners in the race without recording any wins.

Here are some of the top Queen Mary Stakes jockey statistics over the last 20 renewals (R = Runners, W = Winners, P = Places including winners, Win LSP is based on 1pt Win and EW LSP is based on 0.5pt Win & 0.5pt Place):

JockeyR-W-PWinEW
Frankie Dettori14-3-5+13.50+3.45
Ryan Moore20-2-4-13.25-14.62
James Doyle8-2-3+22.00+8.50
John R Velazquez4-2-4+13.50+7.40
Oisin Murphy10-1-2+16.00+4.00
Richard Kingscote8-1-1+13.00+3.00
Adam Kirby8-1-2-2.00-4.00
Daniel Tudhope6-1-1-2.50-3.75
Gary Carroll3-1-2+6.00+2.50
Silvestre De Sousa14-0-0-14.00-14.00

Queen Mary Stakes Trend Analysis

❌ The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners ran in a race worth £3k last time out, when backing these, the trend shows a record of 0-53.

Here are the most recent winning draws, along with the further placings in brackets:

  • 2025: Winner in 25 (7,13) [23 Runners]
  • 2024: Winner in 10 (24,4) [24 Runners]
  • 2023: Winner in 28 (18,17) [26 Runners]
  • 2022: Winner in 17 (7,16) [21 Runners]
  • 2021: Winner in 22 (20,15) [21 Runners]

The course which has produced the most winners of the Queen Mary Stakes is York; there have been a total of 4 winners of this race who ran at York last time out.

Looking over the past renewals, there is only one stallion whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Queen Mary Stakes; that stallion, Scat Daddy, has produced 2 winners (2016,2015).

These are the stallions whose offspring have not produced a winner of the Queen Mary Stakes despite multiple attempts:

  • Acclamation (0 Wins from 15 runners)
  • Dark Angel (0 Wins from 12 runners)
  • Oasis Dream (0 Wins from 12 runners)
  • Invincible Spirit (0 Wins from 9 runners)
  • Mehmas (0 Wins from 9 runners)

Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Signora Cabello in 2018, winning for John Quinn at odds of 25/1 under the guidance of Oisin Murphy. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals, there have been 6 winning favourites in the race. Whilst we wait for the 2026 Queen Mary Stakes, remember you can get daily racing predictions from the top racing tipsters on the best racing tipsters page.

Route to the Queen Mary Stakes

Many trainers will target races to use as prep races before coming to the Queen Mary Stakes. These are the races which the recent winners ran in before coming here:

InfoLast Race
2025 - True Love
Navan - 2nd of 10 (2/5)
Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden
2024 - Leovanni
Nottingham - 1st of 11 (6/4)
Abba Fever Raceday Book Now EBF Maiden Fillies Stakes
2023 - Crimson Advocate
Gulfstream Park - 1st of 11 (47/10)
Royal Palm Juvenile Fillies Stakes
2022 - Dramatised
Newmarket (Rowley) - 1st of 8 (9/4)
My Odds Boost On Betfair British EBF Maiden Fillies Stakes
2021 - Quick Suzy
Naas - 2nd of 7 (6/1)
Coolmore Stud Irish EBF Fillies Sprint Stakes
2020 - Campanelle
Gulfstream Park - 1st of 8 (31/10)
Maiden Special Weight
2019 - Raffle Prize
Chester - 1st of 6 (8/13)
British Stallion Studs EBF Maiden Stakes
2018 - Signora Cabello
York - 1st of 14 (20/1)
Marygate Fillies Stakes
2017 - Heartache
Bath - 1st of 8 (7/2)
EBF Stallions Fillies Novice Stakes
2016 - Lady Aurelia
Keeneland - 1st of 6 (3/10)
Maiden Special Weight

Schedule for Tuesday at the Royal Ascot Meeting

The five-day Royal Ascot meeting kicks off on Tuesday with three Group 1 events on the seven-race card, with the Queen Anne Stakes, King Charles II Stakes and St James's Palace Stakes all part of the British Champions Series.

RaceLast WinnerInfo
14:30 Royal Ascot
Queen Anne Stakes
Docklands (GB)
5yo - 14/1
Harry Eustace
Mark Zahra
15:05 Royal Ascot
Coventry Stakes
Gstaad (GB)
2yo - 7/2
A P O'Brien
Ryan Moore
15:40 Royal Ascot
King Charles III Stakes
American Affair (GB)
5yo - 11/1
Jim Goldie
Paul Mulrennan
16:20 Royal Ascot
St James's Palace Stakes
Field Of Gold (IRE)
3yo - 8/11
John & Thady Gosden
Colin Keane
17:00 Royal Ascot
Ascot Stakes
Ascending (IRE)
6yo - 20/1
Henry De Bromhead
W J Lee
17:35 Royal Ascot
Wolferton Stakes
Haatem (IRE)
4yo - 8/1
Richard Hannon
James Doyle
18:10 Royal Ascot
Copper Horse Stakes
French Master (IRE)
4yo - 5/2
John & Thady Gosden
James Doyle

Schedule for Wednesday at the Royal Ascot Meeting

The feature race on the second day of Royal Ascot is the Prince of Wales's Stakes, a race which carries a prize fund of £1m and is part of the British Champions Series.

RaceLast WinnerInfo
14:30 Royal Ascot
Queen Mary Stakes
True Love (IRE)
2yo - 9/4
A P O'Brien
Ryan Moore
15:05 Royal Ascot
Queen's Vase
Carmers (IRE)
3yo - 9/2
P Twomey
W J Lee
15:40 Royal Ascot
Duke of Cambridge Stakes
Crimson Advocate (USA)
4yo - 13/2
John & Thady Gosden
James McDonald
16:20 Royal Ascot
Prince of Wales's Stakes
Ombudsman (IRE)
4yo - 7/1
John & Thady Gosden
William Buick
17:00 Royal Ascot
Royal Hunt Cup
My Cloud (IRE)
4yo - 3/1
Roger Varian
Silvestre De Sousa
17:35 Royal Ascot
Kensington Palace Stakes
Miss Information (IRE)
4yo - 11/1
Andrew Balding
Oisin Murphy
18:10 Royal Ascot
Windsor Castle Stakes
Havana Hurricane (GB)
2yo - 7/1
Eve Johnson Houghton
Charles Bishop

Schedule for Thursday at the Royal Ascot Meeting

There are a couple of decent handicaps on the third day of Royal Ascot, the highlight of the day, though, is the Ascot Gold Cup, a Group 1 marathon for the flat runners.

RaceLast WinnerInfo
14:30 Royal Ascot
Norfolk Stakes
Charles Darwin (IRE)
2yo - 8/13
A P O'Brien
Ryan Moore
15:05 Royal Ascot
King George V Stakes
Merchant (IRE)
3yo - 3/1
William Haggas
Tom Marquand
15:40 Royal Ascot
Ribblesdale Stakes
Garden Of Eden (IRE)
3yo - 7/1
A P O'Brien
Ryan Moore
16:20 Royal Ascot
Ascot Gold Cup
Trawlerman (IRE)
7yo - 85/40
John & Thady Gosden
William Buick
17:00 Royal Ascot
Britannia Stakes
Arabian Story (IRE)
3yo - 15/2
Saeed bin Suroor
Oisin Murphy
17:35 Royal Ascot
Hampton Court Stakes
Trinity College (IRE)
3yo - 5/2
A P O'Brien
Ryan Moore
18:10 Royal Ascot
Buckingham Palace Stakes
Never So Brave (IRE)
4yo - 4/1
Andrew Balding
Oisin Murphy

Schedule for Friday at the Royal Ascot Meeting

A couple of British Champions Series races on the Friday at Royal Ascot, the Commonwealth Cup over six furlongs and then the Coronation Stakes over just shy of a mile.

RaceLast WinnerInfo
14:30 Royal Ascot
Albany Stakes
Venetian Sun (IRE)
2yo - 7/1
K R Burke
Clifford Lee
15:05 Royal Ascot
Commonwealth Cup
Time For Sandals (IRE)
3yo - 25/1
Harry Eustace
Richard Kingscote
15:40 Royal Ascot
Duke of Edinburgh Stakes
Ethical Diamond (IRE)
5yo - 3/1
W P Mullins
Ryan Moore
16:20 Royal Ascot
Coronation Stakes
Cercene (IRE)
3yo - 33/1
Joseph G Murphy
Gary Carroll
17:00 Royal Ascot
Sandringham Stakes
Never Let Go (GB)
3yo - 22/1
Ed Walker
Kieran Shoemark
17:35 Royal Ascot
King Edward VII Stakes
Amiloc (GB)
3yo - 11/8
Ralph Beckett
Rossa Ryan
18:10 Royal Ascot
Palace of Holyroodhouse Stakes
Adrestia (GB)
3yo - 10/1
Simon & Ed Crisford
Oisin Murphy

Schedule for Saturday at the Royal Ascot Meeting

The final day of Royal Ascot is all about the Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes, a Group 1 race run over six furlongs which is part of the British Champions Series and carries a prize fund of £1m.

RaceLast WinnerInfo
14:30 Royal Ascot
Chesham Stakes
Humidity (GB)
2yo - 4/1
Andrew Balding
James Doyle
15:05 Royal Ascot
Hardwicke Stakes
Rebels Romance (IRE)
7yo - 6/4
Charlie Appleby
William Buick
15:40 Royal Ascot
Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes
Lazzat (FR)
4yo - 9/2
J Reynier
James Doyle
16:20 Royal Ascot
Jersey Stakes
Noble Champion (IRE)
3yo - 25/1
Ed Walker
Kieran Shoemark
17:00 Royal Ascot
Wokingham Stakes
Get It (GB)
7yo - 28/1
George Baker
Seamie Heffernan
17:35 Royal Ascot
Golden Gates Stakes
Quai De Bethune (FR)
3yo - 12/1
Andrew Balding
Oisin Murphy
18:10 Royal Ascot
Queen Alexandra Stakes
Sober (FR)
6yo - 4/5
W P Mullins
Ryan Moore

Article Contributor Information

We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this Queen Mary Stakes Preview are at hand, Andy and Darren. They both work on the Horse racing tips team team looking after the tipsters and managing the tips settlement, whilst also creating and managing all of the horse racing event previews for Flat Racing.

Darren Brett

Darren Brett

Expert Guide

Darren has worked in the horse racing industry for decades bringing to OLBG for the last 20 years a wealth of knowledge, creating much of our content on these sports. Darren also manages our Grand National Guide and is the go-to font of knowledge for the world's greatest steeplechase.
Andy Powell

Andy Powell

Expert Guide

Andy, a seasoned horse racing expert with over 15 years of experience, possesses a comprehensive understanding of the sport, from delving into complex statistical data for flat racing in the UK and Ireland to crafting insightful flat racing blogs for OLBG.

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