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 1866 Handicap 2 miles 4 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Age/weight Owner
1 WAR Cameron 3-6st 10lbs Mr Bowes 6/1
2 LUCIFER J Grimshaw 3-7st 4lbs Lord St Vincent 7/1
3 DULCIMER Carroll 4-7st 2lbs Mr Payne 8/1
4 BLACK PRINCE (Knight of Kars) Huxtable 3-6st 13lbs Mr George Angell 9/1
5 LOVE APPLE Peake 4-7st 9lbs Baron Rothschild 7/1
6 FORESTER Payne 4-7st 8lbs Mr R Ten Broeck 100/30 fav
7 BLACK PRINCE (Voltigeur) Phillips 3-6st 6lbs Marquess of Hastings 25/1
8 CHRONOMETER H Clarke 3-6st 5lbs Captain Gray 10/1
9 NEWMINSTER colt Scorey 3-6st 4lbs Mr R C Naylor 25/1
10 WINDHOUND gelding Thomson 3-6st 3lbs Mr R R Jefferys 25/1
11 HAZELDEAN Kenyon 3-6st 8lbs Mr W G Craven 20/1
This race took place on Tuesday 29th May 1866 when the winner, a bay colt by Warlock out of Victoria, won a first prize of 775 sovereigns from 43 subscribers, (equivalent to £93,000 in 2020) Over round 109%
Ascot Stakes Handicap 2 miles 4 furlongs
                  1839
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