Trainer Wesley Ward's bid to win a fifth Queen Mary Stakes at Royal Ascot fell short as Quick Suzy came up the stand's side rail and won the straight course five-furlong Queen Mary by 1 1/4 lengths over the Ward-trained favorite, Twilight Gleaming. Twilight Gleaming, John Velazquez riding, broke sharply and led the group of horses nearest the stand's side as the field of 21 split into two groups. Another American shipper, Artos, led the horses on the other side of the course and stayed on well to just miss finishing third. Twilight Gleaming led into the final furlong but was out-finished by Quick Suzy through the final uphill stages of the Group 2 race for 2-year-olds. Quick Suzy, a shipper from Ireland, was ridden by Gary Carroll for trainer Gavin Cromwell. Second last out in a Group 3 at Naas, Quick Suzy, a daughter of Profitable, raced on a far firmer course than she'd encountered in her three Irish races and appeared to relish the ground. She was timed in 1:00.01 and paid $16.30 in the international pari-mutuel pool.

***Lord North, who'd been co-favored for the Wednesday feature, the Group 1 Prince of Wales, was scratched earlier Wednesday, reportedly owing to concerns over the quick going.