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 1877 Handicap 2 miles 4 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Age/weight Owner
1 CHYPRE Charles Wood Henry Woolcott 5-7st 3lbs Sir George Chetwynd 9/2
2 FINIS Huxtable Alec Taylor 5-7st 7lbs Mr W S Crawfurd 6/1
3 FIRST SPRING Hopkins Gilbert 3-5st 13lbs Mr H Savile 7/1
4 PEEPING TOM Fred Archer Joe Cannon 6-8st 1lbs Captain Machell 8/1
5 STAPHYLUS Luke John Dawson 4-7st 2lbs Mr R C Naylor 10/1
6 ARENA Salmon Dover 4-6st 7lbs Mr Cameron 20/1
7 LAURA W Johnson Tom Jennings 3-5st 13lbs Count F De Lagrange 20/1
8 HARRIET LAWS Gallon Hall 5-5st 10lbs Mr T Holmes 8/1
9 GETROFFEN Lemaire Joseph Hayhoe 3-5st 10lbs Mr Alex Baltazzi 5/2 fav
This race took place on Tuesday 12th June 1877 when the winner, a chesnut horse by Blinkhoolie out of Eve Bouquet, won a first prize of 770 sovereigns from 18 subscribers, (equivalent to £90,000 in 2020) Over round 113%
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