Royal Ascot: Ascot Stakes

The Ascot Stakes is a flat handicap open to horses aged four years or older and it is scheduled to take place each year in June on the first day of the meeting.
Early history:- The inaugural running of the Ascot Stakes over two and a half miles was on Tuesday 28th May 1839 when Mr Forth’s 3-year-old Merchant filly defeated The Skater and Hyllus.
Ascot Stakes 1860 Handicap 2 miles 4 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Age/weight Owner
1 MOURAVIEFF Aldcroft W Lumley (Epsom) 4-8st 5lbs Lord Strathmore 12/1
2 CONSCRIPT Parsons 3-5st 7lbs Mr John Payne 5/2 fav
3 CLYDESDALE Jem Goater 5-8st 12lbs Mr Lambert 33/1
4 SPECIAL LICENCE Custance 6-8st 11lbs Mr J Merry 33/1
5 NEWCASTLE A French 4-8st 6lbs Lord Stamford 6/1
6 BORDERER George Fordham 6-8st 4lbs Mr Rigby 8/1
7 LONGRANGE Bullock 5-8st 2lbs Mr Murland 100/6
8 PRECURSOR L Snowden 4-8st 2lbs Mr Bryan 33/1
9 WAMBA Challoner 3-7st 4lbs Baron Rothschild 33/1
10 THE PITMAN Perry 3-7st 1lb Captain Little 33/1
11 THE BREWER Hughes aged-7st 10lbs Mr Hughes 20/1
12 PARMESAN J Daley 3-6st 10lbs Mr Savile 33/1
13 FEODOROWONA H Grimshaw 3-6st 9lbs Mr Jacques 100/7
14 FLITCH Mitchell 4-6st 5lbs Lord Courtenay 3/1
15 NEOPTOLEMUS H Bradley 3-6st 1lb Count Batthyany 33/1
16 LUCKNOW Morris 3-5st 2lbs Mr Hodgman 33/1
This race took place on Tuesday 5th June 1860 when the winner, a chestnut colt by Phyrrus The First out of Wiasma, won a first prize of 1075 sovereigns from 63 subscribers, (equivalent to £132,000 in 2020) Over round 127%
Ascot Stakes Handicap 2 miles 4 furlongs
                  1839
1840 1841 1842 1843 1844 1845 A 1846 A 1847 1848 1849
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