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 1871 Handicap 2 miles 4 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Age/weight Owner
1 ROSICRUCIAN John Wells John Porter 6-9st 0lbs Sir Joseph Hawley 2/1 fav
2 PALMERSTON Tom Chaloner Alec Taylor 4-8st 7lbs Mr W S Crawfurd 100/8
3 MAT Loates James Dawson 3-6st 5lbs Mr T Dawson 5/1
4 OURAGAN II Rudd Sly 6-8st 3lbs Mr P Merton 50/1
5 CLOS VOUGEOT Carver Thomas Carter 4-8st 0lbs Mr M Delamarre 50/1
6 RAFALE Huxtable Pryor 4-7st 10lbs Baron Schickler 100/6
7 PLOUGHBOY McEwen Anderson aged-7st 7lbs Mr J Gilbey 100/6
8 VIOLET Fred Webb Parr 4-7st 4lbs Lord St Vincent 50/1
9 SAGGITARIUS G Jarvis Wadlow 5-7st 2lbs Mr Pryor 50/1
10 LAWSUIT W Gray Feversham (Private) 5-7st 0lbs Lord Feversham 50/1
11 LADY SUPERIOR Fred Archer Mathew Dawson 4-6st 7lbs Mr Bruton 100/6
12 FANTOME Wheeler H Jennings 3-6st 2lbs Mr J Nightingall 6/1
13 ST AUBYN T Osborne Dover 3-6st 1lb Mr R Sutton 100/8
14 CLARET filly Newhouse Gilbert 3-5st 9lbs Mr H Savile 25/1
15 BYRON F Jeffery George Bloss 3-5st 9lbs Captain Machell 50/1
16 FURLEY W Chaloner Arnull 3-5st 7lbs Colonel Lowther 50/1
This race took place on Tuesday 6th June 1871 when the winner, a black horse by Beadsman out of Madam Eglantine, won a first prize of 830 sovereigns from 54 subscribers, (equivalent to £99,000 in 2020) Over round 120%
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