Queen's Vase

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The Queen's Vase is a Group 3 flat horse race in the United Kingdom for three-year-old thoroughbreds. It is run over a distance of 2 miles (3,219 metres) at Ascot Racecourse at the Royal meeting in June.

It was first run in 1838 as the Gold Cup Vase, changing to the present name in 1960. The race was open to three-year-olds and upwards between 1840 and 1986. It was downgraded to a Listed race in 1986 but returned to Group 3 status in 1991.

Until 2004 the race was run over a distance of 2 miles 45 yards (3,260 metres). In 2005 it was run at York Racecourse over exactly 2 miles and this distance was retained when the race returned to Ascot in 2006.

[edit] Winners since 1986

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Time
1986	Stavordale	Michael Roberts	Harry Thomson Jones	3:28.38
1987	Arden	Steve Cauthen	Henry Cecil	3:37.02
1988	Green Adventure	Greville Starkey	Guy Harwood	3:24.40
1989	Weld	Bruce Raymond	William Jarvis	3:20.54
1990	River God	Steve Cauthen	Henry Cecil	3:26.15
1991	Jendali	Steve Cauthen	Henry Cecil	3:31.26
1992	Landowner	Ray Cochrane	John Gosden	3:25.29
1993	Infrasonic	Pat Eddery	André Fabre	3:46.47
1994	Silver Wedge	Michael Hills	Geoff Lewis	3:29.65
1995	Stelvio	Michael Kinane	Henry Cecil	3:28.64
1996	Gordi	Michael Kinane	Dermot Weld	3:28.75
1997	Windsor Castle	Richard Quinn	Paul Cole	3:29.48
1998	Maridpour	Walter Swinburn	Sir Michael Stoute	3:40.23
1999	Endorsement	Kieren Fallon	Henry Cecil	3:33.28
2000	Dalampour	Kieren Fallon	Sir Michael Stoute	3:36.27
2001	And Beyond	Kevin Darley	Mark Johnston	3:31.45
2002	Mamool	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	3:29.45
2003	Shanty Star	Kevin Darley	Mark Johnston	3:29.12
2004	Duke of Venice	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	3:29.14
2005	Melrose Avenue *	Kevin Darley	Mark Johnston	3:21.20
2006	Soapy Danger	Kevin Darley	Mark Johnston	3:25.60
2007	Mahler	Michael Kinane	Aidan O'Brien	3:32.65