Royal Ascot: King's Stand Stakes
The King's Stand Stakes was created as a result of bad weather at Royal Ascot in 1860. Heavy rain made it impossible to run the Royal Stand Plate over its usual distance of 2 miles, so it was shortened to 5 furlongs on the only raceable part of the course. The amended version was called the Queen's Stand Plate, and it subsequently became the most important sprint at the Royal meeting. For a time it was open to horses aged two or older. It was renamed the King's Stand Stakes following the death of Queen Victoria and the accession of King Edward VII in 1901. The present system of race grading was introduced in 1971, and the King's Stand Stakes was given Group 1 status in 1973, although it was downgraded to Group 2 level in 1988, but regained its Group 1 status in 2008 and is contested on the opening day of the Royal meeting. |
King's Stand Plate 1909 | Group 1 | 5 furlongs | ||
Pos. | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner |
1 | FORESIGHT | W Higgs | Costello | Lord Fitzwilliam 8/1 |
2 | HILLSIDE II | J H Martin | Joyner | Mr H P Whitney 8/1 |
3 | HALLATON | Will Griggs | R C Dawson | Captain N Allfrey 4/6 fav |
4 | PROSPECTOR | Bernard Dillon | Sir C Nugent | Mr D R Browning 9/4 |
5 | ENGINEER colt | H Watts | Dollery | Mr Ivor Hughes 20/1 |
The King's Stand Plate took place on Friday 18th June 1909 and the winner, a bay horse by Carbine out of Chaffinch, won a first prize of a piece of plate valued at 800 sovereigns, and 830 sovereigns (equivalent to £102,000 in 2020). | Over round 117% |
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