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 1869 Handicap 2 miles 4 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Age/weight Owner
1 BETE NOIR Gradwell Watson 3-5st 8lbs Mr Jacques 3/1 fav
2 AMBITIOUS Mordan John Porter 5-6st 10lbs Sir Joseph Hawley 20/1
3 KING ALFRED J Daley Joseph Hayhoe 4-8st 8lbs Baron Rothschild 8/1
4 CECIL Tom Chaloner Joseph Nightingall 4-8st 4lbs Mr J Nightingall 100/7
5 SYCEE J Mann Charles Blanton 5-7st 12lbs Mr Boyce 25/1
6 PHOEBUS Maidement Waugh 4-7st 10lbs Mr James Merry 10/1
7 THE DEAN Hudson Tom Dawson 5-7st 6lbs Mr Johnstone 10/1
8 MAKE HASTE H Covey Alec Taylor 4-7st 3lbs Mr G Payne 25/1
9 RURIC Kenyon Wadlow 4-7st 2lbs Mr G Bryan 8/1
10 OUR MARY ANN T Sadler William Day 4-7st 0lbs Mr W Day 25/1
11 FURIOUS Cameron Joseph Dawson 4-6st 13lbs Count Batthyany 8/1
12 CHORAL W Platt Drewitt 4-6st 5lb Colonel Astley 9/1
13 HUMDRUM Walling G Bloss 3-6st 0lb Mr Chaplin 100/6
This race took place on Tuesday 8th June 1869 when the winner, a Chestnut colt by Matsyas out of Leprosy, won a first prize of 740 sovereigns from 40 subscribers, (equivalent to £89,000 in 2020) Over round 116%
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