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 1937 Handicap 2 miles
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 VALERIAN T Weston Lawson Sir Abe Bailey 5/1 fav
2 KEPT ON A Taylor V Hobbs Mr R J Froome 100/7
3 SIR CALIDORE D Smith Carr Mr A J Redman 100/7
4 RONDO G Bezant F Pratt Mr J A De Rothschild 25/1
5 FAITES VOS JEUX W Nevett Cottrill Lady Nuttall 100/7
6 MRS GRUNDY H Sprague Dave Dick Mr G S Whitelaw 25/1
7 FARSI P Maher Wellesley Mr O C O'Reilly 20/1
8 HORS BORD S Donoghue W Stubbs Mr G S Whitelaw 100/6
9 BEL ATHEL M Beary Gilpin Duke of Norfolk 25/1
10 QUORN II E Smith Jack Jarvis Mr A Gordon Smith 33/1
11 GUISCARD R Perryman C Leader Lord Derby 33/1
12 PENNY ROYAL G Richards Templeman Mr E Thornton-Smith 25/1
13 THEDDINGWORTH J Sirett Boyd-Rochfort Mr M Field 100/7
14 MENTON W Sibbritt W Nightingall Miss D Paget 33/1
15 MISS WINDSOR S Wragg M Marsh HH Maharajah of Rajpipla 33/1
16 THOTH C Richards Gray Mrs C Beatty 100/7
17 PET T Hawcroft Hedges Mrs S Freeman 25/1
18 FAIRLEAD J Crouch W Jarvis HM The King 100/8
19 COROFIN W Wing Ireland Mr M McDonough 100/7
20 TROUNDLE L'AIR P Evans H Jelliss Mr W T Sears 20/1
21 BROKEN REED A Richardson Duller HH Maharajah of Rajpipla 33/1
22 JONKER H Blackshaw Sneyd Sir H Lyons 25/1
23 ONQ COP A Burns J Beary Mr C J Forbes 50/1
24 VEINARDE A Sharples H Smyth Mr A Sainsbury 50/1
25 FILLIP K Robertson P Thrale Mr G Roddick 50/1
26 ZEROS W Christie Golightly Mr John Ismay 50/1
27 CHANTARELLA J Power H Leader Major H Musker 33/1
28 HOPETOUN F Sharpe L Ward Mrs V C Goff 50/1
29 CORNERED F Herbert R Jones Sir W Waldron 33/1
This race took place on Tuesday 15th June 1937 and was won by a bay colt by Son-in-Law out of Haintonette, winning a first prize of £2195 (equivalent to £153,000 in 2020). Over round 147%
Ascot Stakes Handicap 2 miles 4 furlongs
                  1839
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