The Princess Margaret Stakes is a

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in Great Britain open to two-year-old

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. It is run at Ascot over a distance of 6 furlongs (1,207 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in July. The event is named after

Princess Margaret Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, (Margaret Rose; 21 August 1930 – 9 February 2002) was the younger daughter of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, and the younger sister and only sibling of Queen Elizabeth ...

, the younger daughter of

King George VI George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George; 14 December 1895 – 6 February 1952) was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until his death in 1952. He was also the last Emperor of Ind ...

. It was established in 1946, and the inaugural running was won by Orum Blaze. For a period it was classed at Listed level, and it was promoted to Group 3 status in 1986. The Princess Margaret Stakes is usually held at the same meeting as the

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but was run a week later in 2012.

Records

Leading

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(10 wins): *

Lester Piggott Lester Keith Piggott (5 November 1935 – 29 May 2022) was an English professional jockey and trainer. With 4,493 career flat racing wins in Britain, including a record nine Epsom Derby victories, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest f ...

– ''Parrotia (1958), Parquetta (1961), Soft Angels (1965), Fleet (1966), Star Story (1968), Secret Kiss (1971), Fiery Diplomat (1972), Roussalka (1974), Al Stanza (1976), Desirable (1983)'' Leading trainer (5 wins): *

Sir Michael Stoute Sir Michael Ronald Stoute (born 22 October 1945) is a Barbadian British Thoroughbred horse trainer in flat racing. Career Stoute, whose father was the Chief of Police for Barbados, left the island in 1964 at the age of 19 to become an assis ...

– ''Circus Ring (1981), Hiaam (1986), Enthused (2000), Russian Rhythm (2002), Visit (2007)''

Winners since 1979

Earlier winners

* 1946: Orum Blaze * 1947: Fair Dinah * 1948: Azolla * 1949: Rose of Torridge * 1950: Par Avion * 1951: Pareo * 1952: Blue Ballas * 1953: Holwood * 1954: Torbidora * 1955: Persian Fair * 1956: Taittinger * 1957: Medina * 1958: Parrotia * 1959: Lady Advocate * 1960: Abanilla * 1961: Parquetta * 1962: Palm Springs * 1963: High Powered * 1964: Attitude * 1965: Soft Angels * 1966:

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* 1967: Photo Flash * 1968: Star Story * 1969: Red Velvet * 1970: Boulevard * 1971: Secret Kiss * 1972: Fiery Diplomat * 1973: Celestial Dawn * 1974: Roussalka * 1975: Outer Circle * 1976: Al Stanza * 1977: Sarissa * 1978:

Devon Ditty Devon Ditty (8 May 1976 – 1999) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare. In a racing career which lasted from April 1978 until August 1980, she won eleven of her twenty-four races, finished second three times and third on four oc ...

References

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– ''Princess Margaret Stakes – Ascot.'' * {{cite book, last=Abelson, first=Edward, author2=John Tyrrel, title=The Breedon Book of Horse Racing Records, publisher=Breedon Books, year=1993, isbn=1-873626-15-0, page=124 Flat races in Great Britain Ascot Racecourse Flat horse races for two-year-old fillies Recurring sporting events established in 1946 1946 establishments in England

Records

Winners since 1979

Earlier winners

See also

References