St James's Palace Stakes
16:20 Royal Ascot
2026-06-16
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The St James's Palace Stakes is a Group 1 contest run over a mile. It takes place at 16:20 on Tuesday 16th June, which is the first day of Royal Ascot 2026. View the runners here, and also make sure to check out the odds and tips on offer for this race.
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Past 10 Winners
| Year | Horse [Draw] | Age | Weight | SP | Trainer | Jockey |
| 2025 | Field Of Gold [5] | 3 | 9-2 | 8/11F | John & Thady Gosden | Colin Keane |
| 2024 | Rosallion [1] | 3 | 9-2 | 5/2 | Richard Hannon | Sean Levey |
| 2023 | Paddington [8] | 3 | 9-2 | 11/5 | A P O’Brien | Ryan Moore |
| 2022 | Coroebus [2] | 3 | 9-2 | 10/11 | William Buick | Charlie Appleby |
| 2021 | Poetic Flair [7] | 3 | 9-0 | 7/2F | J S Bolger | Kevin Manning |
| 2020 | Palace Pier [6] | 3 | 9-0 | 4/1 | John Gosden | Frankie Dettori |
| 2019 | Circus Maximus [1] | 3 | 9-0 | 10/1 | A P O’Brien | Ryan Moore |
| 2018 | Without Parole [2] | 3 | 9-0 | 9/4F | John Gosden | Frankie Dettori |
| 2017 | Barney Roy [4] | 3 | 9-0 | 5/2 | Richard Hannon | James Doyle |
| 2016 | Galileo Gold [7] | 3 | 9-0 | 6/1 | Hugo Palmer | Frankie Dettori |
Key race stats 2026
Key trends
- From the first three in the market, 9/10
- Rated within 7lb of RPR top rated, 8/10
- Had won or placed in a Group 1, 7/10
- Adjusted RPR of at least 132, 7/10
- Had finished in the first three in a 2,000 Guineas, 7/10
Other factors
Winners who had run in a Guineas finished 112112 at Newmarket and 12211 at the Curragh. The 2021 winner Poetic Flare also ran in the French Guineas (sixth) – the first since Excellent Art in 2007 (fourth).
Four of the last ten winners had run in the British and Irish Guineas, with all making the frame in both.
Without Parole in 2018 and Palace Pier in 2020 (both trained by John Gosden) are the only two winners not to have run in a Group 1 that season since Shavian in 1990.
Aidan O’Brien has won nine runnings since the turn of the millennium.
What happened in the St. James's Palace Stakes last year?
Field Of Gold produced one of the performances of the season when landing the St James’s Palace in impressive style. The Juddmonte-owned grey was an unlucky second in the 2,000 Guineas and arrived on the back of Classic success in the Irish equivalent. Sent off the 8-11 favourite, Colin Keane’s mount breezed into contention and quickened clear to score by three and a half lengths from French 2,000 Guineas winner Henri Matisse. Ruling Court, who beat the winner in the 2,000 Guineas, was a further three and three quarter lengths back in third.