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 1900 Handicap 2 miles 4 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Age/weight Owner
1 BALDUR Tod Sloan Lynham Lord Carnarvon 4/1
2 OSBECH Fred Rickaby Percy Peck Lord Durham 4/1
3 TOM CRINGE C Wood C Wood Lord Rosebery 10/1
4 THE GRAFTER Morny Cannon Brewer Mr J G Clarke 100/30 fav
5 TIRANT D'EAU Lester Reiff Fred Day Sir Ernest Cassel 100/6
6 CHARINA Morgan Covington Mr Oliver 100/6
7 STRIKE-A-LIGHT Otto Madden Richard Marsh Mr Brodrick-Cloete 100/6
8 EVASIT Johnny Reiff Blackwell Mr C S Newton 8/1
9 MELNIK G Stern Caillault (France) M M Caillault 10/1
10 GOLLANFIELD Wetherell Willaim A Jarvis Sir J Kelk 100/12
11 BADEN S Clemson Alf Sadler jnr Mr John Hammond 100/8
This race took place on Tuesday 12th June 1900 when the winner, a bay colt by Sheen out of Sunshine, won a first prize of 1675 sovereigns (equivalent to £207,000 in 2020). Over round 131%
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
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