Royal Ascot: Britannia Stakes

The Britannia Stakes is a flat handicap for three-year-old colts and geldings over the straight mile, on the same course and distance as the Royal Hunt Cup, on the third day of the Royal meeting.
Early history:- The inaugural running of the Britannia Stakes over the Old Mile took place on Friday 22nd June 1928 and was won by Sea Crag (10/1), a bay horse by Craig An Eran out of Seabloom, who defeated Covent Garden (7/1), Oreval (20/1) and 21 others by 2 lengths and the same.
Britannia Stakes 1989 Handicap Old Mile
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 POLAR BOY Steve Cauthen Sir Henry Cecil Mrs Mark Burrell 6/1
2 DREAM OF FAME Willie Carson J W Watts Sheikh Mohammed 14/1
3 REGENT LIGHT Tony Cruz Geoff Lewis Elisha Holding 16/1
4 GRAND FRERE Tony McGlone Richard Hannon Robert Whitworth 25/1
5 FECAMP Michael Hills Barry Hills Sir Gordon White 20/1
DSQ MIRROR BLACK T Quinn Peter Makin Mrs C A Webster 11/2 jt fav
7 WOODSIDE MILL Michael Roberts Richard Hannon M Power 10/1
8 GO ON SMILE Pat Eddery Alec Scott Maktoum Al Maktoum 10/1
9 VAULT Ray Cochrane Luca Cumani Mrs Christopher Heath 11/2 jt fav
10 MIDFIELDER Geoff Baxter Peter Walwyn Bournestream 10/1
11 HAWWAM Brian Rouse C J Benstead Hamdan Al Maktoum 20/1
12 CLUZO Mark Rimmer Mark Tompkins Mrs J Sinclair 20/1
13 MBULWA Paul Eddery Geoff Wragg Sir Philip Oppenheimer 14/1
14 STANWELL Bill Shoemaker Jeremy Tree Khaled Abdulla 10/1
15 DAWN SUCCESS John Reid Clive Brittain Mrs C Peteras 33/1
16 CORAL SWORD S Dawson Francis Lee W H Martin 33/1
17 JUMBY BAY Cash Asmussen Guy Harwood A E Bodie 11/1
18 SAYNETE Gary Bardwell Jimmy Fitzgerald Marquesa De Moratalla 12/1
The Britannia Stakes took place on Friday 23rd June 1989 and the winner, a chestnut horse by Northern Baby out of Padelia, won a first prize of £12,236 (equivalent to £35,000 in 2020). Over round 141%
Britannia Stakes Handicap 1 mile 1928
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