The Queen Charlotte Fillies' Stakes is a Listed flat horse race in Great Britain open to fillies and mares aged four years or older. It is run over a distance of 7 furlongs (1,408 metres) at Chelmsford City in June.
| Listed race | |
| Location | Chelmsford City Racecourse Great Leighs, England |
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| Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
| Sponsor | Louis Roederer |
| Website | Chelmsford City |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 7f (1,408 metres) |
| Surface | Polytrack |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Four-years-old and up fillies and mares |
| Weight | 9 st 0 lb Penalties 7 lb for Group 1 /2 winners* 5 lb for Group 3 winners * 3 lb for Listed winners * * since 31 August 2021 |
| Purse | £100,000 (2023) 1st: £44,560 |
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| White Moonlight | Queen Aminatu | Hodd's Girl |
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| Soft Whisper | Bounce The Blues | Improvised |
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| Highfield Princess | Double Or Bubble | Shimmering Dawn |
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| Miss Celestial | Billesdon Brook | Farzeen |
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| Billesdon Brook | Crossing The Line | Solar Gold |
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| Carolinae | Belle Boyd | Marie Of Lyon |
The race was created as a new Listed race in 2018.[1] and is the highest-graded race belonging to Chelmsford City. The title commemorates the Queen Charlotte Stakes, a race run at Chelmsford Racecourse in the 18th and 19th centuries. The new race required royal approval for the title, which carries the name of Queen Charlotte, the consort of George III.[2]
Winners edit
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Time |
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| 2018 | Carolinae | 6 | Stephen Donohoe | Charlie Fellowes | 1:23.63 |
| 2019 | Billesdon Brook | 4 | Sean Levey | Richard Hannon Jr. | 1:23.81 |
| 2020 | Miss Celestial[a] | 4 | Luke Morris | Mark Prescott | 1:22.56 |
| 2021 | Highfield Princess | 4 | Jason Hart | John Quinn | 1:22.69 |
| 2022 | Soft Whisper | 4 | Marco Ghiani | Saeed bin Suroor | 1:24.51 |
| 2023 | White Moonlight | 6 | Kieran Shoemark | Saeed bin Suroor | 1:23.45 |
- ^ The 2020 race was run in July due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Progress continues on stayers' project following further Pattern race upgrades". British Horseracing Authority. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
- ^ Porteous, Lewis. "Chelmsford to stage richest evening meeting in UK as prize fund pips Sandown". Racing Post.