- Queen Elizabeth II Stakes
__NOTOC__The Queen Elizabeth II Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in the
United Kingdom open tothoroughbred s which are three-years-old or above. It is run over a distance of 1 mile (1,609 metres) atAscot Racecourse , and it takes place annually in late September.First run in 1955, the race was named in honour of Queen Elizabeth II. When the present system of race grading was introduced in 1971, the event was given Group 2 status. It was promoted to Group 1, the highest level, in 1987.
As part of the [http://www.breederscup.com/challenge.aspx Breeders' Cup Challenge] series, the winner of the 2008 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes automatically qualifies for the
Breeders' Cup Mile .Winners since 1984
note label|2005|1|1 The 2005 race took place at
Newmarket Racecourse .Earlier winners
* 1955 - Hafiz II
* 1956 - Cigalon
* 1957 - Midget II
* 1958 - Major Portion
* 1959 - Rosalba II
* 1960 - Sovereign Path
* 1961 - Le Levanstell
* 1962 - Romulus
* 1963 - The Creditor
* 1964 - Linacre
* 1965 - Derring-Do
* 1966 -Hill Rise
* 1967 - Reform
* 1968 - World Cup
* 1969 - Jimmy Reppin
* 1970 - Welsh Pageant
* 1971 - Brigadier Gerard
* 1972 - Brigadier Gerard
* 1973 - Jan Ekels
* 1974 - "no race"
* 1975 - Rose Bowl
* 1976 - Rose Bowl
* 1977 - Trusted
* 1978 - Homing
* 1979 - Kris
* 1980 - Known Fact
* 1981 - To-Agori-Mou
* 1982 - Buzzards Bay
* 1983 - SackfordReferences
* [http://www.pedigreequery.com/index.php?search_bar=stakes&query_type=stakes&field=view&id=919 PedigreeQuery.com]
*Racing Post :
** [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=93525&r_date=1988-9-24 1988] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=97702&r_date=1989-9-30 1989] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=102366&r_date=1990-9-29 1990] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=107187&r_date=1991-9-28 1991] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=112073&r_date=1992-9-26 1992] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=117111&r_date=1993-9-25 1993] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=122256&r_date=1994-9-24 1994] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=127698&r_date=1995-9-23 1995] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=205770&r_date=1996-9-28 1996] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=241375&r_date=1997-9-27 1997]
** [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=255045&r_date=1998-9-26 1998] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=270148&r_date=1999-9-26 1999] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=284501&r_date=2000-9-23 2000] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=304243&r_date=2001-9-29 2001] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=320071&r_date=2002-9-28 2002] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=336653&r_date=2003-9-27 2003] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=355832&r_date=2004-9-25 2004] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=388939&r_date=2005-9-24 2005] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=413392&r_date=2006-9-23 2006] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=436959&r_date=2007-9-29 2007]
** [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=462180&r_date=2008-9-27 2008]ee also
*
Horseracing in Great Britain
*List of British flat horse races
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