Queen's Vase

Queen's Vase

2015
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Previous years
2014
Hartnell	Century	Marzocco
2013
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2012
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2011
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2010
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2009
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2008
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2007
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2006
Soapy Danger	Galient	Ermine Sea
2005
Melrose Avenue	Mr Vegas	Helvetio
2004
Duke of Venice	Two Miles West	Top Seed
2003
Shanty Star	Singleton	Cruzspiel

The Queen's Vase is a Listed flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old horses. It is run at Ascot over a distance of 2 miles (3,219 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in June.

History

The event was established in 1838, and its original trophy was a gold vase donated by Queen Victoria. The race was initially confined to horses aged three, but it was opened to older horses in 1840. Its title was changed to the King's Vase in 1903, and it was given its current name in 1960.

The present system of race grading was introduced in 1971, and for a period the Queen's Vase held Group 3 status. It was relegated to Listed class in 1986, and it was restricted to three-year-olds in 1987. It returned to Group 3 level in 1991 and was downgraded to Listed status again in 2014.^[1]

The Queen's Vase is now contested on the fourth day of the five-day Royal Ascot meeting. It is one of three perpetual trophies at the meeting, along with the Royal Hunt Cup and the Gold Cup, which can be kept permanently by the winning owners.

The 2013 running was renamed the 'Queen's Vase In Memory of Sir Henry Cecil' in memory of Sir Henry Cecil who died on 11 June 2013. Sir Henry had trained the winners of more races than anyone at the Royal meeting (75), included eight winners of the Queen's Vase.

Records

Leading jockey (6 wins):

• George Fordham – Arsenal (1857), Sedbury (1858), Horror (1860), Marie Stuart (1875), Ambassadress (1881), Tristan (1882)

Leading trainer (8 wins):

• Henry Cecil – Falkland (1972), General Ironside (1976), Le Moss (1978), Arden (1987), River God (1990), Jendali (1991), Stelvio (1995), Endorsement (1999)

Winners since 1978

^a The 2005 running took place at York.

Earlier winners

See also

• Horseracing in Great Britain
• List of British flat horse races

References

• Paris-Turf:
  • 1979, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987
• Racing Post:
  • 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
  • 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
  • 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015

• galopp-sieger.de – Queen's Vase.
• horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Queen's Vase (2011).
• pedigreequery.com – Queen's Vase – Royal Ascot.
• Abelson, Edward; John Tyrrel (1993). The Breedon Book of Horse Racing Records. Breedon Books. pp. 84–86. ISBN 1-873626-15-0.