The Queensferry Stakes is a Listed flat horse race in Great Britain which from 2026 is restricted to horses aged three years. In previous years it was open to horses three years and older. It is run at Chester over a distance of 6 furlongs and 17 yards (1,223 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late July or early August.
The race was first run in 1998.
Records Most successful horse (2 wins): Vita Spericolata - 2001, 2002 Green Manalishi - 2007, 2008 Kimberella - 2017, 2018 Judicial - 2020, 2021
Leading jockey (4 wins): Paul Hanagan – Green Manalishi (2008), Masamah (2010), Kimberella (2017, 2018)
Leading trainer (4 wins): Kevin Ryan – Green Manalishi (2007, 2008), Masamah (2010), Major Jumbo (2019)
Winners Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Time 1998 Likely Story 3 Seb Sanders John Dunlop 1:14.00 1999 Tedburrow 7 Willie Supple Eric Alston 1:13.47 2000 Yorkies Boy 5 John Carroll Alan Berry 1:13.87 2001 Vita Spericolata 4 Gary Carter John Wainwright 1:13.03 2002 Vita Spericolata 5 Robert Winston John Wainwright 1:14.60 2003 Resplendent Cee 4 Joe Fanning Peter Harris 1:13.52 2004 Rum Shot 3 Fergus Sweeney Henry Candy 1:12.94 2005 Indian Maiden 5 Franny Norton Malcolm Saunders 1:15.00 2006 The Kiddykid 6 Stevie Donohoe Paul Evans 1:13.37 2007 Green Manalishi 6 Neil Callan Kevin Ryan 1:13.43 2008 Green Manalishi 7 Paul Hanagan Kevin Ryan 1:13.90 2009 Doncaster Rover 3 Philip Makin David Brown 1:13.55 2010 Masamah 4 Paul Hanagan Kevin Ryan 1:13.15 2011 Rock Jock 4 Pat Shanahan Tracey Collins 1:13.49 2012 Van Ellis 3 Joe Fanning Mark Johnston 1:14.93 2013 Hitchens 8 Graham Gibbons David Barron 1:16.20 2014 Intransigent 5 Oisin Murphy Andrew Balding 1:16.23 2015 Eastern Impact 4 Jack Garritty Richard Fahey 1:15.21 2016 Hillbilly Boy 6 Richard Kingscote Tom Dascombe 1:13.68 2017 Kimberella 7 Paul Hanagan Richard Fahey 1:15.22 2018 Kimberella 8 Paul Hanagan Richard Fahey 1:13.49 2019 Major Jumbo 5 Kevin Stott Kevin Ryan 1:14.91 2020 Judicial 8 Callum Rodriguez Julie Camacho 1:12.51 2021 Judicial 9 Callum Rodriguez Julie Camacho 1:13.90 2022 Ebro River 3 Ben Curtis Hugo Palmer 1:19.38 2023 Mitbaahy 3 Ray Dawson Roger Varian 1:16.66 2024 Quinault 4 Marco Ghiani Stuart Williams 1:14.70 2025 Roman Dragon 6 Jason Watson Hugo Palmer 1:12.69 2026 Simplify 3 Oisin Murphy Andrew Balding 1:12.97
See also Horse racing in Great Britain List of British flat horse races
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