Queen's Vase
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The Queen's Vase is a Group 3 flat horse race in the United Kingdom for three-year-old thoroughbreds run over a distance of 2 miles (3,219 metres) at Ascot Racecourse at the Royal meeting in June.
It was first run in 1838 as the Gold Cup Vase, changing to the present name in 1960. The race was open to three-year-olds and upwards between 1840 and 1986. It was downgraded to a Listed race in 1986 but returned to Group 3 status in 1991.
Until 2004 the race was run over a distance of 2 miles 45 yards (3,260 metres). In 2005 it was run at York Racecourse over exactly 2 miles and this distance was retained when the race returned to Ascot in 2006.
[edit] Winners since 1988
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Time |
| 1988 | Green Adventure | Greville Starkey | Guy Harwood | 3:24.40 |
| 1989 | Weld | Bruce Raymond | William Jarvis | 3:20.54 |
| 1990 | River God | Steve Cauthen | Henry Cecil | 3:26.15 |
| 1991 | Jendali | Steve Cauthen | Henry Cecil | 3:31.26 |
| 1992 | Landowner | Ray Cochrane | John Gosden | 3:25.29 |
| 1993 | Infrasonic | Pat Eddery | André Fabre | 3:46.47 |
| 1994 | Silver Wedge | Michael Hills | Geoff Lewis | 3:29.65 |
| 1995 | Stelvio | Michael Kinane | Henry Cecil | 3:28.64 |
| 1996 | Gordi | Michael Kinane | Dermot Weld | 3:28.75 |
| 1997 | Windsor Castle | Richard Quinn | Paul Cole | 3:29.48 |
| 1998 | Maridpour | Walter Swinburn | Sir Michael Stoute | 3:40.23 |
| 1999 | Endorsement | Kieren Fallon | Henry Cecil | 3:33.28 |
| 2000 | Dalampour | Kieren Fallon | Sir Michael Stoute | 3:36.27 |
| 2001 | And Beyond | Kevin Darley | Mark Johnston | 3:31.45 |
| 2002 | Mamool | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | 3:29.45 |
| 2003 | Shanty Star | Kevin Darley | Mark Johnston | 3:29.12 |
| 2004 | Duke of Venice | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | 3:29.14 |
| 2005 | Melrose Avenue * | Kevin Darley | Mark Johnston | 3:21.20 |
| 2006 | Soapy Danger | Kevin Darley | Mark Johnston | 3:25.60 |
* The 2005 race took place at York Racecourse.
