Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup Stakes

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The Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup is a race for three-year-old fillies run at a distance of one and one-eighth miles on the turf. The race was inaugurated on October 11, 1984, in honor of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, who attended the Keeneland races, and presented a trophy on that date during her private visit to Central Kentucky. A Grade I event, it offers a purse of $500,000.

In its 24th running in 2007, the Queen Elizabeth is an important prep race to the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf.

[edit] Past winners

The winners of the Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup since its inception are:

  • 2006 - Vacare (Carlos Marquez Jr.)
  • 2005 - Sweet Talker (Rafael Bejarano)
  • 2004 - Ticker Tape (Kent Desormeaux)
  • 2003 - Film Maker (Edgar Prado)
  • 2002 - Riskaverse (Mark Guidry)
  • 2001 - Affluent (Eddie Delahoussaye)
  • 2000 - Collect The Cash (Shane Sellers)
  • 1999 - Perfect Sting (Pat Day)
  • 1998 - Tenski (Richard Migliore)
  • 1997 - Ryafan (Alex Solis)
  • 1996 - Memories of Silver (Robbie Davis) (fastest time, 1:45 4/5)
  • 1995 - Perfect Arc (John Velazquez)
  • 1994 - Danish (IRE) (Julie Krone)
  • 1993 - Tribulation (Jean-Luc Samyn)
  • 1992 - Captive Miss (Julie Krone)
  • 1991 - La Gueriere (Brian Peck)
  • 1990 - Plenty of Grace (Jerry Bailey)
  • 1989 - Coolawin (Jose Velez, Jr.)
  • 1988 - Love You by Heart (Randy Romero)
  • 1987 - Graceful Darby (Jerry Bailey)
  • 1986 - Lotka (Walter Guerra)
  • 1985 - Contredance (Eddie Maple)
  • 1984 - Sintra (Keith Allen)
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