When Is The 2025 St James’s Palace Stakes? History, Trends & Prize Money

The St James’s Palace Stakes is due to take place on Tuesday 17th June 2025, which is the opening day of this year’s Royal Ascot meeting.

What Time Is The 2025 St James’s Palace Stakes?

The St James’s Palace Stakes will get underway at 4.20pm on Tuesday 17th June 2025.

• Group/Class: Group 1
• Distance: One Mile
• Age: Four year old & upwards

Race History

Named after the Tudor Royal residence, the inaugural running of the St James’s Palace Stakes in 1834 was a walkover for the Derby winner Plenipotentiary.

This race features the best male milers from the Classic generation, often attracting horses that have run in the British, French and Irish 2,000 Guineas. Frankel, Kingman and Palace Pier are recent stars to have graced the roll of honour.

St James’s Palace Stakes Prize Money

There is a total prize fund of £650,000 for the St James’s Palace Stakes, with winning connections claiming £368,615 of the pot – and readers can find prize money for every Royal Ascot race here.

• Winner: £368,615
• Runner Up: £139,750
• Third: £69,940
• Fourth: £34,840
• Fifth: £17,485
• Sixth: £8,775

St James’s Palace Stakes Trends & Statistics 

• Group Wins: 8/12 winners had at least one previous Group 1 win, 9/12 winners had at least one previous Group 1-3 win.

• Season Form: 10/12 winners had at least two runs that season, 12/12 winners had at least one win that season.

• Age: 3-yo’s only.

• Price:6/12 winners have been favourites/joint favourites, 11/12 winners have come from the top three in the horse racing betting.

• Last Run: 7/12 winners won on their last run before the St James’s Palace Stakes, 10/12 winners had their last run within the last 26 days. 6/12 winners ran in the Irish 2000 Guineas on their last run, 4/6 won, 2 placed. 2/12 winners ran in the 2000 Guineas on their last run, 1/2 won, 1 placed.

• Previous Course Form: 3/12 winners had a previous run at Ascot, 2/12 winners had a previous win at Ascot.

• Previous Distance Form: 12/12 winners had at least one previous run over 8 furlongs, 10/12 winners had at least two previous runs over 8 furlongs, 12/12 had at least one previous win over 8 furlongs.

• Rating: 9/12 winners had a rating of 110 or higher.

Fate Of The Favourites

Favourites and well fancied runners have a strong record in this contest. Only Circus Maximus has bucked the trend in recent times, winning at Royal Ascot odds of 10/1 in 2019.

2024: Rosallion – Sean Levey / Richard Hannon (5/2)

2023: Paddington – Ryan Moore / Aidan O’Brien (11/5)

2022: Coroebus – William Buick / Charlie Appleby (10/11)

2021: Poetic Flare – Kevin Manning / Jim Bolger (7/2)

2020: Palace Pier – Frankie Dettori / John Gosden (4/1)

2019: Circus Maximus – Ryan Moore / Aidan O’Brien (10/1)

2018: Without Parole – Frankie Dettori / John Gosden (9/4)

2017: Barney Roy – James Doyle / Richard Hannon (5/2)

2016: Galileo Gold – Frankie Dettori / Hugo Palmer (6/1)

2015: Gleneagles – Ryan Moore / Aidan O’Brien (8/15)

2014: Kingman – James Doyle / John Gosden (8/11)

2013: Dawn Approach – Kevin Manning / Jim Bolger (5/4)