The remarkable facts and figures behind the Queen's achievements
First runner Astrakhan (trained by Willie Smyth, ridden by Tommy Burn) 2nd at Ascot, October 7, 1949
First winner Monaveen (Peter Cazalet/Tony Grantham) over fences at Fontwell, October 10, 1949 (owned jointly with her mother)
First big-race winner Monaveen (1949 Queen Elizabeth Chase, Hurst Park)
First winner on Flat Astrakhan (Willie Smyth/Tommy Burn) Hurst Park, April 15, 1950
First winner as Queen Choir Boy (Cecil Boyd-Rochfort/Harry Carr) Newmarket, May 13, 1952
First Royal Ascot winner Choir Boy (1953 Royal Hunt Cup)
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes winner Aureole (1954)
Classic winners Carrozza (1957 Oaks), Pall Mall (1958 2,000 Guineas), Highclere (1974 1,000 Guineas, Prix de Diane), Dunfermline (1977 Oaks, St Leger)
Coronation Cup winner Aureole (1954)
Gold Cup winner Estimate (2013)
Eclipse Stakes winner Canisbay (1965)
Sussex Stakes winner Landau (1954)
Yorkshire Oaks winner Almeria (1957)
Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud winner Hopeful Venture (1968)
US Graded stakes winners Unknown Quantity (1989 Arlington Handicap), Fictitious (2000 De La Rose Handicap), Call To Mind (2018 Belmont Gold Cup)
Group 1 winner as breeder but not owner Kingdom Of Fife (2011 Queen Elizabeth Stakes, Randwick)
Richest win £198,485 (Estimate, 2013 Gold Cup)
Notable 1-2 1958 Doncaster Cup (Agreement, Almeria)
Placed horses in Derby Aureole (2nd in 1953), Carlton House (3rd in 2011)
Grand National runner Monaveen (5th in 1950)
Cheltenham Gold Cup runner Barbers Shop (7th in 2009)
Last winner Love Affairs, Goodwood, September 6, 2022
Top-rated horses(Timeform) Dunfermline (133), Aureole (132), Pall Mall (132), Landau (129), Highclere (129), Doutelle (128), Above Suspicion (127), High Veldt (126), Atlas (126), Almeria (126)
Trainers Peter Cazalet, Willie Smyth, Sir Cecil Boyd-Rochfort, Sir Noel Murless, Walter Nightingall, Tom Masson, Norah Wilmot, Peter Hastings-Bass, Ian Balding, Dick Hern, Earl of Huntingdon, Neil Graham, Neil Howard (USA), Roger Charlton, Sir Michael Stoute, Richard Hannon senior, Christophe Clement (USA), Nicky Henderson, Andrew Balding, Hughie Morrison, Henrietta Knight, Michael Bell, John Hammond (France), Gai Waterhouse (Australia), Richard Hannon junior, William Haggas, Richard Hughes, John Gosden, Charlie Longsdon, Clive Cox, Thady Gosden, Harry Charlton
Racing manager/adviser Earl of Carnarvon 1970-2001, John Warren 2001-22
Stud manager Charles Moore 1952-62, Tony Wingfield 1962-63, Richard Shelley 1963-69, Sir Michael Oswald 1970-97, Joe Grimwade 1997-2013, Matthew Hill from 2013
Champion owner (money won) 1954, 1957
Royal Ascot wins 24
Group/Grade 1-class wins as owner 14
Most wins in a calendar year as owner 39 in 2021 (36 Flat, 3 jumps)
Total wins as owner 1,121 (GB Flat 1,022, GB jumps 71, abroad 28)
Compiled by John Randall
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