Godolphin
Godolphin had come close here before: Modern Games was second in 2022. With this win, the owner moved to 21 Group 1 wins this season, three wins behind leader Coolmore Group in the owners' table.
Great Britain
Ascot · 17.10.26
Watch the raceQueen Elizabeth II Stakes
Purse£1,300,000
Distance1609 metres
Winning time1m 39.83s
SurfaceTurf · Good
Conditions3-year-olds and up
Runners11
Stories of this Result
Watch the race
At The Races · English commentaryResult
11 runners · prize money to 6th placePosHorseJockey · TrainerMarginPrize
4thNeedle Match3yo colt by Night Of Thunder × Cleopatra's GiftCieren FallonWilliam HaggasNeck£58,960
5thZavateri3yo colt by Without Parole × ZerouaCharles BishopEve Johnson Houghton2 ¾£29,590
Pedigree of the winner
As of race day 17.10.26Talk Of New York
Wootton BassettSire
UsheretteDamby Shamardal
DamUsherette
Talk Of New York is out of Usherette (Shamardal), a champion who won the Gr.2 Dahlia Stakes and the Gr.2 Duke of Cambridge Stakes and was third in the Gr.1 Prix d'Ispahan. He is one of her three winners and her best runner, ahead of his half-brother Star Guest (Dubawi), who won three races and was Listed-placed.
Second damMonday Show
Second dam Monday Show (Maria's Mon) was a Listed-placed winner and has five other winners. They include Usherette's full sister Show Day, a Listed winner in Germany who was Group 3-placed, and Magnetic Charm (Exceed And Excel), a dual winner, Listed winner in Britain and runner-up in the Grade 2 Canadian Stakes. Magnetic Charm is the dam of the juvenile winner Hard To Resist (Dubawi), third in the Gr.3 Prestige Stakes.
Third damLa Sylphide
Third dam La Sylphide (Barathea) won the Gr.3 Prix Penelope and bred eight winners, among them Expansion (Maria's Mon), a Group 2 winner, Group 1-placed and a sire, and the Group 3-placed winner Vaasa (Dalakhani).
Wider family
The wider family includes Vespone (Llandaff), winner of the Gr.1 Prix Jean Prat and the Gr.1 Grand Prix de Paris and a sire, and Purple Moon (Galileo), runner-up in the Gr.1 Melbourne Cup and the Gr.1 Hong Kong Vase.
Next generation
Usherette's youngest is a colt foal by Frankel.
Connections
Talk Of New York in 2026
1 placeTrainer / Jockey / Track
St James's Palace Stakes1609 metres · £650,0003rdCharlie ApplebyWilliam Buick16.06.2026AscotPrize money €87,532Race detailsWatch
All winners since 2020
| Year | Winner | Trainer / Jockey | Owner / Breeder | Video | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Cicero's GiftMuhaarar × Terentia | Charles HillsJason Watson | Rosehill RacingMrs F S Williams | ||
| 2024 | CharynDark Angel × Futoon | Roger VarianSilvestre De Sousa | Nurlan BizakovGrangemore Stud | ||
| 2023 | Big RockRock Of Gibraltar × Hardiyna | Christopher HeadAurelien Lemaitre | Yeguada Centurion SluYeguada Centurion Slu | ||
| 2022 | Bayside BoyNew Bay × Alava | Roger VarianTom Marquand | Teme Valley & Ballylinch StudBallylinch Stud | ||
| 2021 | BaaeedSea The Stars × Aghareed | William HaggasJim Crowley | Shadwell Estate Company LtdShadwell Estate Company Limited (Ire) | ||
| 2020 | The RevenantDubawi × Hazel Lavery | Francis-Henri GraffardPierre-Charles Boudot | Al Asayl FranceAl Asayl Bloodstock Ltd |
History since 2011
Queen Elizabeth II Stakes16Editions since 2011
0Multiple winners
12%Won by fillies or mares2 of 16 · 2 of the last 16
1:38.35Fastest winning timeCicero's Gift · 2025
Record holders
Most wins since 20111Coolmore GroupOwner · 2012, 20162 wins
Biggest upsets
Longest-priced winners3King of Change2019 · Sean Levey13.00
4Persuasive2017 · Frankie Dettori9.00
5Olympic Glory2013 · Richard Hughes6.50
All 16 winners since 2011
| Year | Winner | Trainer / Jockey | Owner / Breeder | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Talk Of New York Wootton Bassett | Charlie Appleby William Buick | Godolphin Godolphin | 4.00 |
| 2025 | Cicero's Gift Muhaarar | Charles Hills Jason Watson | Rosehill Racing Mrs F S Williams | 101.00 |
| 2024 | Charyn Dark Angel | Roger Varian Silvestre de Sousa | Nurlan Bizakov Grangemore Stud | 2.62 |
| 2023 | Big Rock Rock of Gibraltar | Christopher Head Aurélien Lemaitre | Yeguada Centurion Sl Yeguada Centurion Slu | 6.00 |
| 2022 | Bayside Boy New Bay | Roger Varian Tom Marquand | Teme Valley & Ballylinch Stud Ballylinch Stud | 34.00 |
| 2021 | Baaeed Sea the Stars | William Haggas Jim Crowley | Shadwell Estate Shadwell Estate | 3.00 |
| 2020 | The Revenant Dubawi | Francis-Henri Graffard Pierre-Charles Boudot | Al Asayl France Al Asayl Bloodstock | 6.00 |
| 2019 | King of Change Farhh | Richard Hannon Jr. Sean Levey | Ali Abdulla Saeed Rabbah Bloodstock | 13.00 |
| 2018 | Roaring Lion Kitten's Joy | John Gosden Oisin Murphy | Qatar Racing RanJan Racing Inc | 3.00 |
| 2017 | Persuasive Dark Angel | John Gosden Frankie Dettori | Cheveley Park Stud John Tuthill | 9.00 |
| 2016 | Minding Galileo | Aidan O'Brien Ryan Moore | Coolmore Group Orpendale, Chelston & Wynatt | 2.75 |
| 2015 | Solow Singspiel | Freddy Head Maxime Guyon | Wertheimer et Frère Wertheimer et Frère | 2.00 |
| 2014 | Charm Spirit Invincible Spirit | Freddy Head Olivier Peslier | Abdullah bin Khalifa Al Thani Ecurie des Monceaux | 6.00 |
| 2013 | Olympic Glory Choisir | Richard Hannon Sr. Richard Hughes | Sheikh Joaan al Thani Denis McDonnell | 6.50 |
| 2012 | Excelebration Exceed And Excel | Aidan O'Brien Joseph O'Brien | Coolmore Group Owenstown Stud | 1.91 |
| 2011 | Frankel Galileo | Sir Henry Cecil Tom Queally | Juddmonte Juddmonte | 1.36 |
Source: G1Stars meeting database – winners, connections, times and starting prices as recorded. Group 1 grading began in 1971.
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