Poetic Flare
With this win, Poetic Flare now has 2 Group 1 wins this season. The field numbered 13 runners. The horse is by Dawn Approach out of Maria Lee. The win was worth GBP 198,485 to the winner. The winning time was 1m 37.40s.
Great Britain
Ascot · 15.06.21
Watch the raceSt James's Palace Stakes
3rdBattleground3yo by War Front × Found£37,660
Full result →Purse£350,000
Distance1603 metres
Winning time1m 37.40s
SurfaceTurf
Conditions3-year-old colts
Stories of this Result
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Horse Racing Global · English commentaryResult
13 runners · prize money to 6th placePosHorseJockey · TrainerMarginPrize
8thNaamoos3yo gelding by Wootton Bassett × Praise DancingBen CurtisCharlie Johnston1 ¾
Pedigree of the winner
As of race day 15.06.21Poetic Flare
Dawn ApproachSire
Maria LeeDamby Rock Of Gibraltar
DamMaria Lee
Poetic Flare is out of Maria Lee (Rock of Gibraltar), whose best runner before him was Glamorous Approach (New Approach), winner of the Zetland Stakes, then a Listed race, and a stakes winner in both Ireland and England. Maria Lee is a full sister to Bring Back Matron, dam of Dubai Sand (Teofilo), winner of the Eyrefield Stakes, then a Listed race.
Second damElida
Second dam Elida (Royal Academy).
Third damSaviour
Third dam Saviour (Majestic Light) is a full sister to War, winner of the Grade 1 Blue Grass Stakes. She produced Speirbhean (Danehill), winner of the Derrinstown Stud 1000 Guineas Trial, then a Listed race, who in turn is the dam of Teofilo, winner of the Gr.1 Dewhurst Stakes and a sire, and of Poetic Charm (Dubawi), winner of the Gr.2 Cape Verdi.
Next generation
Maria Lee has an unraced 2-year-old colt, Frazil, a full brother to Poetic Flare, and a yearling filly by U S Navy Flag.
Connections
Poetic Flare in 2021
1 other win · 4 placesTrainer / Jockey / Track
Irish Champion Stakes2012 metres · €1,000,0003rdJim BolgerKevin Manning11.09.2021LeopardstownPrize money €100,000Race detailsWatch
Prix Jacques Le Marois1600 metres · €1,000,0002ndJim BolgerKevin Manning15.08.2021DeauvillePrize money €200,000Race detailsWatch
Sussex Stakes1609 metres · £1,000,0002ndJim BolgerKevin Manning28.07.2021GoodwoodPrize money €249,860Race detailsWatch
Irish 2000 Guineas1609 metres · €400,0002ndJim BolgerKevin Manning22.05.2021CurraghPrize money €80,000Race detailsWatch
2000 Guineas Stakes1609 metres · £400,3151stJim BolgerKevin Manning01.05.2021NewmarketPrize money €263,827Race detailsWatch
History since 1950
St James's Palace Stakes72Editions since 1950
0Multiple winners
0%Won by fillies or mares0 of 72 · 0 of the last 20
26.00Longest-priced winnerBrief Truce · 1992
Record holders
Most wins since 19501Michael KinaneJockey · 1992, 1994, 2000, 2002, 2004 …6 wins
2Aidan O'BrienTrainer · 2007, 2008, 2009, 2015, 2019 …8 wins
3Coolmore GroupOwner · 2007, 2008, 2009, 2015, 2019 …8 wins
4Court MartialSire · 1952, 1958, 1959, 19624 wins
5Lord Howard de WaldenBreeder · 1979, 1990, 19943 wins
6NearcoDamsire · 1955, 1956, 1966, 19744 wins
Biggest upsets
Longest-priced winners1Brief Truce1992 · Michael Kinane26.00
2Horage1983 · Steve Cauthen19.00
3Radetzky1976 · Pat Eddery17.00
4Court Sentence1962 · Eph Smith13.50
5Track Spare1966 · Jimmy Lindley12.11
All 72 winners since 1950
| Year | Winner | Trainer / Jockey | Owner / Breeder | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Poetic Flare Dawn Approach | Jim Bolger Kevin Manning | Jackie Bolger Jim Bolger | 4.50 |
| 2020 | Palace Pier Kingman | John Gosden Frankie Dettori | Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum Highclere Stud & Floors Farming | 5.00 |
| 2019 | Circus Maximus Galileo | Aidan O'Brien Ryan Moore | Coolmore Group Flaxman Stables Ireland Ltd | 11.00 |
| 2018 | Without Parole Frankel | John Gosden Frankie Dettori | John & Tanya Gunther John Gunther | 3.25 |
| 2017 | Barney Roy Excelebration | Richard Hannon Jr. James Doyle | Godolphin Eliza Park International | 3.50 |
| 2016 | Galileo Gold Paco Boy | Hugo Palmer Frankie Dettori | Al Shaqab Racing Brian O'Rourke | 7.00 |
| 2015 | Gleneagles Galileo | Aidan O'Brien Ryan Moore | Coolmore Group You'resothrilling Syndicate | 1.53 |
| 2014 | Kingman Invincible Spirit | John Gosden James Doyle | Juddmonte Juddmonte | 1.73 |
| 2013 | Dawn Approach New Approach | Jim Bolger Kevin Manning | Godolphin Jim Bolger | 2.25 |
| 2012 | Most Improved Lawman | Brian Meehan Kieren Fallon | Iraj Parvizi Skymarc Farm | 10.00 |
| 2011 | Frankel Galileo | Sir Henry Cecil Tom Queally | Juddmonte Juddmonte | 1.00 |
| 2010 | Canford Cliffs Tagula | Richard Hannon Sr. Richard Hughes | Heffer / Roy / Instance S & S Hubbard Rodwell | 3.75 |
| 2009 | Mastercraftsman Danehill Dancer | Aidan O'Brien Johnny Murtagh | Coolmore Group Lynch Bages Ltd | 1.83 |
| 2008 | Henrythenavigator Kingmambo | Aidan O'Brien Johnny Murtagh | Coolmore Group Western Bloodstock | 1.57 |
| 2007 | Excellent Art Pivotal | Aidan O'Brien Jamie Spencer | Coolmore Group Cheveley Park Stud | 9.00 |
| 2006 | Araafa Mull of Kintyre | Jeremy Noseda Alan Munro | Al Homaizi / Al Sagar Sweetmans Bloodstock | 3.00 |
| 2005 | Shamardal Giant's Causeway | Saeed bin Suroor Kerrin McEvoy | Godolphin Dr Phillip McCarthy, Fred Hertrich, John Fielding | 2.75 |
| 2004 | Azamour Night Shift | John Oxx Michael Kinane | Aga Khan Studs Aga Khan Studs | 5.50 |
| 2003 | Zafeen Zafonic | Mick Channon Darryll Holland | Jaber Abdullah Gainsborough Stud | 9.00 |
| 2002 | Rock of Gibraltar Danehill | Aidan O'Brien Michael Kinane | Coolmore Group Joe Crowley, M/M Aidan P. O'Brien | 1.80 |
| 2001 | Black Minnaloushe Storm Cat | Aidan O'Brien Johnny Murtagh | Coolmore Group John R Gaines Thoroughbreds & William Condren | 9.00 |
| 2000 | Giant's Causeway Storm Cat | Aidan O'Brien Michael Kinane | Coolmore Group Coolmore Group | 4.50 |
| 1999 | Sendawar Priolo | Alain de Royer-Dupré Gérald Mossé | Aga Khan Studs Aga Khan Studs | 3.00 |
| 1998 | Dr Fong Kris S | Sir Henry Cecil Kieren Fallon | The Thoroughbred Corp. Prestonwood Farm, Inc | 5.00 |
| 1997 | Starborough Soviet Star | David Loder Frankie Dettori | Sheikh Mohammed Sheikh Mohammed | 6.50 |
| 1996 | Bijou d'Inde Cadeaux Genereux | Mark Johnston Jason Weaver | Stuart Morrison Whitsbury Manor Stud | 10.00 |
| 1995 | Bahri Riverman | John Dunlop Willie Carson | Hamdan Al Maktoum Shadwell Farm Inc & Shadwell Estates Co Ltd | 3.75 |
| 1994 | Grand Lodge Chief's Crown | William Jarvis Michael Kinane | Lord Howard de Walden Lord Howard de Walden | 7.00 |
| 1993 | Kingmambo Mr. Prospector | François Boutin Cash Asmussen | Stavros Niarchos Flaxman Holdings | 1.40 |
| 1992 | Brief Truce Irish River | Dermot Weld Michael Kinane | Moyglare Stud Moyglare Stud | 26.00 |
| 1991 | Marju Last Tycoon | John Dunlop Willie Carson | Hamdan Al Maktoum Kilcarn Stud | 2.75 |
| 1990 | Shavian Kris | Sir Henry Cecil Steve Cauthen | Lord Howard de Walden Lord Howard de Walden | 12.00 |
| 1989 | Shaadi Danzig | Sir Michael Stoute Walter Swinburn | Sheikh Mohammed Edward A. Cox Jr. | 2.50 |
| 1988 | Persian Heights Persian Bold | Geoff Huffer Pat Eddery | Yazid Saud Banstead Manor Stud | 5.50 |
| 1987 | Half a Year Riverman | Luca Cumani Ray Cochrane | John C. Mabee Mr & Mrs John C Mabee | 6.50 |
| 1986 | Sure Blade Kris | Barry Hills Brent Thomson | Sheikh Mohammed Pillar Stud | 5.50 |
| 1985 | Bairn Northern Baby | Luca Cumani Lester Piggott | Sheikh Mohammed | 2.50 |
| 1984 | Chief Singer Ballad Rock | Ron Sheather Ray Cochrane | Jeff Smith Chief Singer Syndicate | 3.12 |
| 1983 | Horage Tumble Wind | Matt McCormack Steve Cauthen | A. Rachid M. McCormack | 19.00 |
| 1982 | Dara Monarch Realm | Liam Browne Michael Kinane | Mrs Liam Browne Neville Bycroft | 4.50 |
| 1981 | To-Agori-Mou Tudor Music | Guy Harwood Greville Starkey | Andry Muinos Rathduff Stud | 3.00 |
| 1980 | Posse Forli | John Dunlop Pat Eddery | Ogden Mills Phipps Ogden Mills Phipps | 6.50 |
| 1979 | Kris Sharpen Up | Sir Henry Cecil Joe Mercer | Lord Howard de Walden Lord Howard de Walden | 2.00 |
| 1978 | Jaazeiro Sham | Vincent O'Brien Lester Piggott | Robert Sangster Carelaine Stable | 3.50 |
| 1977 | Don Yellow God | Bill Elsey Edward Hide | Eugene Ryan W. Vischer | 6.50 |
| 1976 | Radetzky Huntercombe | Clive Brittain Pat Eddery | Curtis Elliot | 17.00 |
| 1975 | Bolkonski Balidar | Sir Henry Cecil Gianfranco Dettori | Carlo d'Alessio Woodpark Stud | 1.80 |
| 1974 | Averof Sing Sing | Clive Brittain Brian Taylor | Marcos Lemos Marcos D. Lemos | 2.75 |
| 1973 | Thatch Forli | Vincent O'Brien Lester Piggott | Jack Mulcahy Claiborne Farm | 2.00 |
| 1972 | Sun Prince Princely Gift | Dick Hern Jimmy Lindley | Sir Michael Sobell Ballymacoll Stud | 2.75 |
| 1971 | Brigadier Gerard Queen's Hussar | Dick Hern Joe Mercer | Jean Hislop John L. Hislop | 1.36 |
| 1970 | Saintly Song Aureole | Noel Murless Sandy Barclay | Stanhope Joel | 2.00 |
| 1969 | Right Tack Hard Tack | John Sutcliffe Geoff Lewis | J. R. Brown Paul Larkin | 1.67 |
| 1968 | Petingo Petition | Sam Armstrong Lester Piggott | Marcos Lemos Pinfold Stud (Nicholas Hall) | 1.91 |
| 1967 | Reform Pall Mall | Gordon Richards Scobie Breasley | Sir Michael Sobell Ballymacoll Stud | 1.67 |
| 1966 | Track Spare Sound Track | Ronald Mason Jimmy Lindley | Ronald Mason Major and Mrs S. Johnson | 12.11 |
| 1965 | Silly Season Tom Fool | Ian Balding Geoff Lewis | Paul Mellon Paul Mellon | 6.00 |
| 1964 | Roan Rocket Buisson Ardent | George Todd Lester Piggott | T Frost Lady Ainsworth | 2.25 |
| 1963 | Crocket King Of The Tudors | Geoffrey Brooke Doug Smith | D van Clief Earl of Harrington (Ireland) | 5.50 |
| 1962 | Court Sentence Court Martial | Ted Leader Eph Smith | Jim Joel | 13.50 |
| 1961 | Tudor Treasure King Of The Tudors | Jack Watts Doug Smith | Lord Derby | 3.75 |
| 1960 | Venture Relic | Alec Head George Moore | Aly Khan Aga Khan III & Prince Aly Khan | 1.03 |
| 1959 | Above Suspicion Court Martial | Cecil Boyd-Rochfort Harry Carr | Elizabeth II HM Queen Elizabeth II (owner-breeder) | 3.25 |
| 1958 | Major Portion Court Martial | Ted Leader Eph Smith | Jim Joel H. J. (Jim) Joel (owner-breeder) | 2.00 |
| 1957 | Chevastrid Prince Chevalier | Seamus McGrath Jimmy Eddery | Joseph McGrath | 9.00 |
| 1956 | Pirate King Prince Chevalier | Humphrey Cottrill Doug Smith | Lionel Brook Holliday Maj. Lionel Holliday | 7.00 |
| 1955 | Tamerlane Persian Gulf | Neville Bertie Scobie Breasley | Lord Porchester Worksop Manor Stud | 1.73 |
| 1954 | Darius Dante | Harry Wragg Manny Mercer | Sir Percy Loraine Sir Percy Loraine, 12th Baronet | 2.00 |
| 1953 | Nearula Nasrullah | Charles Elsey Edgar Britt | William Humble Roderick More O'Ferrall and C. Sweeney | 1.67 |
| 1952 | King's Bench Court Martial | M Feakes Gordon Richards | A Tompestt Executors of the late Major L. Montagu | 4.00 |
| 1951 | Turco Fighting Fox | Cecil Boyd-Rochfort Harry Carr | William Woodward Sr. | 8.00 |
| 1950 | Palestine Fair Trial | Marcus Marsh Charlie Smirke | Aga Khan III Aga Khan III | 1.57 |
Source: G1Stars meeting database – winners, connections, times and starting prices as recorded. Group 1 grading began in 1971.
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