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 1883 Handicap 2 miles 4 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Age/weight Owner
1 ISHMAEL George Fordham Bates 5-7st 10lbs Mr R Jardine 9/2
2 WITCHCRAFT Jimmy Woodburn Mathew Dawson 3-6st 12lbs Lord Cawdor 10/1
3 THEBAIS Charles Wood C Arnull 5-8st 12lbs Sir F Johnstone 11/8 fav
4 BATTLEFIELD Luke Wadlow 4-7st 11lbs Lord Bradford 10/1
5 VISTA Sam Loates Joe Cannon 4-7st 5lbs Lord Rosebery 6/1
6 MASTER MCGRATH Swash John Ryan 4-6st 0lbs Major A Maude 20/1
7 ALIZON E Martin Gilbert 3-5st 12lbs Lord March 100/15
This race took place on Tuesday 5th June 1883 when the winner, a bay horse by Adventurer out of Lima, won a first prize of 955 sovereigns from 29 subscribers, (equivalent to £117,000 in 2020) Over round 112%
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 1878 1879
1880 1881 1882 1883