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 1867 Handicap 2 miles 4 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Age/weight Owner
1 ZENOBIA Hibberd Joseph 5-7st 4lbs Mr Joseph 10/1
2 GOMERA George Fordham John Day 5-8st 12lbs Duke of Beaufort 8/1
3 VEDETTE colt Kenyon W Goater 3-6st 5lbs Lord Westmorland 5/2 fav
4 LUCIFER Challoner Parr 4-8st 4lbs Lord St Vincent 100/7
5 CEDRIC G Sopp Walters 5-8st 2lbs Sir C Rushout 25/1
6 THE PEER Morris Robert Peck 4-7st 11lbs Lord Stamford 10/1
7 DALESMAN Peake Joseph Hayhoe 4-7st 11lbs Baron Rothschild 12/1
8 OPOPONAX Cameron Mathew Dawson 3-7st 9lbs Duke of Newcastle 20/1
9 STEAMBOAT Mordan Weaver 4-7st 7lbs Lord Coventry 100/6
10 MISS HARRIETTE H Covey Joseph Dawson 4-7st 5lbs Mr Pryor 25/1
11 LORD OF THE DALES Prangle John Day 3-7st 4lbs Marquess of Hastings 25/1
12 ORNE Huxtable Wadlow 3-7st 1lb Captain Christie 20/1
13 VEDETTE colt Prior Mitchell 3-7st 0lb Mr Mitchell 25/1
14 STOKELEY Murray Cowley 3-6st 13lbs Mr Brayley 25/1
15 SWEET HOME Salmon Tom Jennings 3-6st 8lbs Mr Tom Jennings 20/1
16 STEPHEN LANGTON Butler C Blanton 3-6st 4lbs Prince D Soltykoff 25/1
17 GLENGARNOCK Wyatt F Martin 3-6st 2lbs Mr Partner 20/1
This race took place on Tuesday 4th June 1867 when the winner, a bay mare by Nutbourne out of Diadem, won a first prize of 940 sovereigns from 60 subscribers, (equivalent to £106,000 in 2020) Over round 122%
Ascot Stakes Handicap 2 miles 4 furlongs
                  1839
1840 1841 1842 1843 1844 1845 A 1846 A 1847 1848 1849
1850 1851 1852 1853 1854 1855 1856 1857 1858 1859
1860 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867