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 1890 Handicap 2 miles 4 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Age/weight Owner
1 LORD LORNE Fagan Bates 4-7st 13lbs Sir R Jardine 5/2 fav
2 HARFLEUR R Chaloner Alec Taylor 3-6st 6lbs Mr Alec Taylor 100/7
3 LILY OF LUMLEY G Chaloner Osborne 4-7st 8lbs Mr R C Vyner 8/1
4 INGRAM Tom Cannon William Nightingall 5-8st 7lbs Lady Meux 10/1
5 GAY HAMPTON G Barrett John Porter 4-7st 10lbs Mr W Low 5/1
6 PAMELA Jimmy Woodburn John Dawson jnr 4-7st 6lbs Lord Ellesmere 100/11
7 CRIMEA Blake James Waugh 4-7st 3lbs Mr John Hammond 6/1
8 MIDDLESEX Tommy Loates Percy Peck 3-7st 1lbs Mr Blundell Maple 9/2
This race took place on Tuesday 17th June 1890 when the winner, a chesnut colt by Hampton out of Lady Lucas, won a first prize of 910 sovereigns from 34 subscribers, (equivalent to £118,000 in 2020). Over round 113%
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 1869
1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879
1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889
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