St James's Palace Stakes: Ascot, No. 35 in the IFHA Top 100, prize fund, results and next running

About the race

The St James’s Palace Stakes is run over one mile (1,600 metres) on turf at Royal Ascot and is for three-year-old colts. Ascot says it is named after the Tudor royal residence, was first run in 1834, when the Derby winner Plenipotentiary walked over, and became a Group 1 race in 1988. It often attracts runners from the British, French and Irish 2,000 Guineas. In 2025 and 2026 it was run on the Tuesday, the first day of the meeting. Royal Ascot 2027 runs from 15 to 19 June; Ascot has not yet published the 2027 order of running.

On 17 June 2025 Field Of Gold, the Irish Guineas winner, won for Juddmonte, trainers John and Thady Gosden and jockey Colin Keane, with the French Guineas winner Henri Matisse second and Ruling Court third. In 2026 the 2,000 Guineas winner Bow Echo won for trainer George Boughey and jockey Billy Loughnane, beating Gstaad by a short head.

The 2025 running

Date	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner
17 June 2025	Field Of Gold	Colin Keane	John & Thady Gosden	Juddmonte

From the official result.

The 2026 running

Date	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner
16 June 2026	Bow Echo	Billy Loughnane	George Boughey	n/v

From the official result.

Recognition and facts

Race day: Royal Ascot Tuesday in 2025 and 2026
Group 1 since: 1988
Royal Ascot 2027: Tuesday 15 to Saturday 19 June 2027
Prize money (2026): At least £700,000: Ascot set that minimum for all eight Royal Ascot Group 1 races in 2026
IFHA ranking for 2025: 35th in the world, race rating 119.00

Questions readers ask

When is the St James's Palace Stakes run?

At Royal Ascot in June; in 2025 and 2026 it was run on the opening Tuesday. Royal Ascot 2027 is scheduled for 15 to 19 June 2027.

What are the conditions of the St James's Palace Stakes?

It is a Group 1 race over one mile for three-year-old colts, according to Ascot.

Who won the St James's Palace Stakes in 2025?

Field Of Gold, ridden by Colin Keane and trained by John and Thady Gosden for Juddmonte, won on 17 June 2025.

Sources

The rank and rating are from the IFHA's LONGINES World's Top 100 Group/Grade 1 Races 2025, published 21 January 2026, which ranks races by the ratings of their first four finishers. Other facts are from the pages listed below.

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