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 1868 Handicap 2 miles 4 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Age/weight Owner
1 EMIGRATION Kenyon Joseph Dawson 5-6st 7lbs Mr John Payne 4/1
2 RURIC Fox Goodwin 3-5st 10lbs Mr G Bryan 7/1
3 LORD PALMERSTON Jeffery Bloss 3-6st 2lbs Sir C Legard 14/1
4 HIPPIA Daley Joseph Hayhoe 4-9st 0lbs Baron Rothschild 3/1 fav
5 TOXOPHOLITE horse George Fordham Joseph Dawson 5-8st 4lbs Lord Glasgow 10/1
6 GUY OF WARWICK Cameron Joseph Dawson 4-7st 1lbs Mr Joseph Dawson 25/1
7 STRATAGEM Peppler W King 4-7st 0lbs Mr R Porter 8/1
8 CHILD OF THE ISLANDS Butler Knight 4-6st 12lbs Mr W Welsby 100/7
9 DUET Hudson W Treen 5-6st 10lbs Mr W Treen 25/1
10 WILD BRIAR Hammond Weaver 5-6st 3lbs Mr R C Naylor 14/1
11 WHITWORTH Killick Ashmall 4-6st 4lbs Mr Ashmall 25/1
12 SKIRMISHER filly Simmons Gilbert 3-5st 8lb Mr H Savile 25/1
13 DEMONSTRATION Jewitt Charles Blanton 3-5st 7lb Prince D Soltykoff 14/1
14 LAIS Wilson Watson 3-5st 7lbs Mr Norman 25/1
15 CASSE TETE Hunt Mathew Dawson 3-5st 7lbs Duke of Newcastle 100/8
This race took place on Tuesday 9th June 1868 when the winner, a brown mare by Young Melbourne out of Maid of Masham, won a first prize of 845 sovereigns from 49 subscribers, (equivalent to £96,000 in 2020) Over round 133%
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 1868