The Queen of Scots Stakes is a Listed flat horse race in Great Britain open to mares and fillies aged three years or older. It is run at Musselburgh over a distance of 7 furlongs and 15 yards (1,422 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in June. The race was introduced as a new Listed race in 2017 and the inaugural running was sponsored by Edinburgh Gin. From 2019 to 2021 it was sponsored by Stobo Castle.
From 2017 to 2021 the race was titled the Maggie Dickson Stakes in honour of Maggie Dickson (aka Half-Hangit Maggie), who was born in Musselburgh around 1702 and who became a local celebrity for surviving her execution.
Records Most successful horse (2 wins): Jabaara– 2024, 2025
Leading jockey (2 wins): Silvestre de Sousa – Jabaara (2024, 2025)
Leading trainer (2 wins): Roger Varian – Jabaara (2024, 2025) Richard Hannon Jr. - Pepita (2018), Circe (2026)
Winners Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Time 2017 Unforgetable Filly 3 Josephine Gordon Hugo Palmer 1:26.93 2018 Pepita 4 Phillip Makin Richard Hannon Jr. 1:29.83 2019 Indian Blessing 5 Gerald Mosse Ed Walker 1:30.61 2020 Mubtasimah 4 James Doyle William Haggas 1:22.55 2021 Just Beautiful 3 Joey Haynes Ivan Furtado 1:25.20 2022 Snooze N You Lose 3 Sam James Karl Burke 1:26.74 2023 White Moonlight 6 Louis Steward Saeed bin Suroor 1:26.46 2024 Jabaara 3 Silvestre De Sousa Roger Varian 1:27.34 2025 Jabaara 4 Silvestre De Sousa Roger Varian 1:26.54 2026 Circe 5 Callum Rodriguez Richard Hannon Jr. 1:26.90
See also Horse racing in Scotland List of British flat horse races
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