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 1929 Handicap 2 miles
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 OLD ORKNEY F Lane Gooch Mr J J Murphy 10/1 jt fav
2 BROWN JACK S Donoghue I Anthony Col H A Wernher 100/9
3 THE CONSUL W Stephenson W Jarvis Lord Lascelles 100/9
4 CLEAR CASH F Fox O Anthony Sir J Grey 10/1 jt fav
5 TROUBADOR L Cordell Sneyd Mr C Glorney 33/1
6 HERCULES K Robertson J M Bell Sir M McAlpine 33/1
7 TRADESCANT L Tidey Cundell Mrs G H Drummond 100/7
8 BALLYNAHINCH J Caldwell Sadler jnr HH Maharajah of Nawangar 100/6
9 POOR MAN G Richards Sam Darling Major D Dixon 100/8
10 ZOPYRE C Bouillon France Baron E De Rothschild 33/1
11 SARACEN C Elliott Basil Jarvis Major J S Courtauld 33/1
12 BRACKNELL HOME G Baines Tabor Mr C V Tabor 100/8
13 CHEERIO T Barber O'Sullivan Mrs L Schaverien 20/1
14 NICOLETTE S Magee R J Colling Mrs C Rich 50/1
15 MOON TOY J Sirett O Bell Sir H Cunliffe-Owen 100/6
16 MOUNT HAWKE G Brown J Scott Mr H Simmonds 50/1
17 DAZZLER A Berry Walsh Mr F J Benson 25/1
18 PONOROGO G Morris O Bell Lt-Col D Bingham 20/1
19 NORTHWARD F Balch Larkin Mrs E Wallace 50/1
20 VYELLA F Sharpe C Chapman Captain D P Simson 50/1
21 LIBERTINE II W Alford P Gilpin M E De St Alary 50/1
22 POMMERINO T Lowery Templeman Sir H Hirst 33/1
23 SILVATE K Gethin Cottrill Mr W Dunkell 50/1
24 PUCKA SHIKHARI A Richardson Ireland Mr J A Mangan 20/1
This race took place on Tuesday 18th June 1929 when the winner, a chestnut horse by Loch Lomond out of Queen's Herald, won a first prize of 1315 sovereigns (equivalent to £69,000 in 2020). Over round 117%
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
1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899
1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909
1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919
1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929