Royal Ascot: St James's Palace Stakes
The event is named after St James's Palace, a royal residence during the Tudor period. It was established in 1834, and the inaugural race resulted in a walkover. The present system of race grading was introduced in 1971, and for a period the St. James's Palace Stakes was classed at Group 2 level. It was promoted to Group 1 status in 1988. It is contested on the opening day of the Royal Ascot meeting. |
St James's Palace Stakes 1869 | Group 1 | 1 mile | ||
Pos. | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner |
1 | DUNBAR | George Fordham | Treen 3-8st 3lbs | Mr Dyson 8/1 |
2 | DUKE OF BEAUFORT | Cannon | Cowley 3-8st 10lbs | Mr E Brayley 1/3 fav |
3 | TASMAN | Snowden | Charles Peck 3-8st 3lbs | Sir R Bulkeley 100/8 |
4 | STRATHNAIRN | T French | Joseph Dawson 3-8st 10lbs | Mr Watt 7/1 |
This race took place on Thursday 10th June 1869, the winner, a 3-year-old brown colt by Dundee out of Margery Daw, won a first prize of 2500 sovereigns from 25 subscribers (equivalent to £300,000 in 2020). | Over round 106% |
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