When is the 2026 Queen Anne Stakes?
The 2026 Queen Anne Stakes takes place on June 16, the opening day of Royal Ascot, broadcasted live on ITV Racing. This Group One race, run over a mile, is open to horses aged four and older. Previous runner Docklands, who claimed victory in 2025, may return alongside contenders like Rosallion. Since its inception in 1840, this race has been a prestigious event, highlighting the dominance of renowned stables and jockeys. Historically, the race favors four and five-year-old horses and punters often look to well-fancied entries.
- We bring you the dates and vital information about the 2026 Queen Anne Stakes
- The 2026 Queen Anne Stakes will be run on day one of Royal Ascot on Tuesday 16th June
When is the 2026 Queen Anne Stakes?
The 2026 Queen Anne Stakes takes place on day one of Royal Ascot on Tuesday 16th June, 2026. All five days of Royal Ascot will be shown live on ITV Racing.
What is the Queen Anne Stakes?
The Queen Anne Stakes is the opening race on the opening day of Royal Ascot. This famous Group One race is run over a trip of one mile and open to horses of four years old and above.
Who won the Queen Anne Stakes?
A year after finishing second to Charyn in the Queen Anne Stakes, Docklands went one better in the 2025 renewal, beating favourite Rosallion to hand trainer Harry Eustace his first Group One win.
Which horses will run in the 2026 Queen Anne Stakes?
Docklands will be a six-year-old by the time Royal Ascot 2026 rolls around, but could return to defend his crown. Rosallion, Notable Speech and Lead Artist could return for another crack, while top three-year-olds Field Of Gold, Ruling Court and Henri Matisse could also feature in the field.
Where is the Queen Anne Stakes run?
The Queen Anne Stakes takes place at Ascot racecourse, situated in Berkshire, England.
Where can I watch the Queen Anne Stakes?
The 2026 Queen Anne Stakes will be shown live on ITV and RacingTV. If you plan on watching the racing via your mobile or tablet, then bookmakers such as bet365 will allow you to stream the race live.
Queen Anne Stakes Live Streaming
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- Registered depositing users can then watch and bet on live horse racing.
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Queen Anne Stakes History
Established in 1840 as the Trial Stakes, it was renamed in honour of Queen Anne in 1930.
It was given Group 1 status in 2003 when taken out by Dubai Destination and it's a rare 1600m race to be run down the straight.
Despite not being rated at Group 1 level until 2003, the Queen Anne Stakes was targeted by the major stables, including Henry Cecil, Luca Cumani and Saeed bin Suroor.
Those three trainers, along with Sir Michael Stoute, have dominated the Queen Anne Stakes. Saeed bin Suroor has won the race an incredible seven times and Henry Cecil won the race on four straight occasions in the 1980's.
Saeed bin Suroor repeated that feat in the late 1990's and he would return in 2003 with Dubai Destination and in 2004 with Refuse to Bend.
Sir Gordon Richards scored six wins as a jockey in the early 20th century, but was matched by Frankie Dettori, who scored most recently in 2007 with Ramonti.
There have been four two-time winners, but not since 1907. Royal Ascot legend, Frankel was a once in a lifetime thoroughbred and it scored one of the most impressive wins in the Queen Anne Stakes' history.
The Henry Cecil-trained champion won by 11 lengths over high-quality rivals Excelebration, Side Glance and Strong Suit.
Royal Ascot is often dominated by the big stables and the Queen Anne Stakes is a classic example of this.
The major stables have won the last 19 of 23 Queen Anne Stakes races and punters should be looking for the well-fancied thoroughbreds.
Ribchester scored as the 11/10 favourite in 2017 for trainer Richard Fahey and it got punters off to the right start at Royal Ascot.
An even field was presented in 2016 and it was arguably one of the most disappointing fields in recent history, but American-bred Tepin was too good for them at 11/2.
Belardo and Ervedya were the 9/2 joint favourites, but second was their best go with Belardo finishing a half-length behind Tepin.
The good record of favourites was evident in 2015 when Solow won at 11/8. The hugely-popular runner scored comfortably by a length and there were some big bets placed on the French-trained runner.
2014 saw another favourite win in Toronado. The Richard Hannon-trained runner paid only 4/5 with bookmakers and punters once again got their Royal Ascot carnival off to a good start.
Frankel was the shortest-priced winner in history when scoring at odds of 1/10 in 2012. As the 11-length win suggested, victory was never in doubt and the big bettors were rewarded.
Incredibly, only four and five-year-old's have won the Queen Anne Stakes since 1980.
It's a tough race to win and the older thoroughbreds struggle to keep up with the fresher horses.
Favourites have really struggled in the two most recent renewals of the Queen Anne Stakes, with horses starting with odds of 10/1 or longer filling the top four places in both 2018 and 2019.
In '18, 33/1 outsider Accidental Agent handed trainer Eve Johnson Houghton a surprise first Group One win. The following year, it was Lord Glitters who came through with a powerful late surge to snatch his first top-level triumph.
Odds-on favourites triumphed in the Queen Anne Stakes in 2021 and '22. Frankie Dettori rode Palace Pier to victory in 2021, before William Haggas' unbeaten star, Baaeed recorded an effortless triumph 12 months later.
Odds-on favourites triumphed in the Queen Anne Stakes in 2021 and '22. Frankie Dettori rode Palace Pier to victory in 2021, before William Haggas' unbeaten star, Baaeed recorded an effortless triumph 12 months later.
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