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 1923 Handicap 2 miles
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 JUNISO F Bullock Alec Taylor Mr Washington Singer 5/1 fav
2 DONNA INEZ R Jones H Sadler Lady Penrhyn 100/8
3 MIZZEN MAST F Fox Nugent Lady Nelson 7/1
4 DRY TOAST J Townsend Ernest Piggott Mr R B Davison 10/1
5 LIGHT DRAGOON H Beasley Harper Captain F Forester 100/7
6 SEWING MACHINE E C Elliott Jack Jarvis Mr E L Rawson 100/9
7 IRISH BELFREY B Carslake R W Colling Mr T Nolan 100/7
8 CEYLONESE W Lister Reg Day Sir Abe Bailey 100/8
9 THE VILLAGER Steve Donoghue Watson Mr Anthony De Rothschild 7/1
10 GLASS IDOL Harry Wragg R Colling Mrs P Heybourn 100/7
11 YOUNG POLE Charlie Smirke Boyd-Rochfort Lady Nunburnholme 8/1
12 BESSEMA Tommy Weston Reg Day Sir Abe Bailey 20/1
13 PUCKA SAHIB B Lynch Berwicke Sir J Arnott 20/1
14 PASS THE MINT Gordon Richards Templeman Mr F Templeman 20/1
15 SILVESTER Staff Ingham G Poole Mr T A Edge 20/1
16 BELGIAN BOY H Leach R Farquharson Duke of Portland 20/1
This race took place on Tuesday 19th June 1923 when the winner, a bay horse by Junior out of Osaka, won a first prize of 1315 sovereigns (equivalent to £69,000 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
1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909
1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919
1920 1921 1922 1923