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 1884 Handicap 2 miles 4 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Age/weight Owner
1 GREENBANK C Bowman Bates 4-7st 6lbs Mr R Jardine 6/1
2 CONFALON E Martin Dover 3-6st 6lbs General Pearson 6/1
3 NARCISSA Charles Wood Joe Cannon 4-7st 9lbs Lord Rosebery 10/1
4 KEIR Fred Archer C Arnull 4-8st 12lbs Mr Manton 3/1
5 FRIDAY John Watts Richrad Marsh aged-8st 9lbs Duke of Hamilton 10/1
6 REGAIN Sam Loates Tom Jennings jnr 4-7st 4lbs Mr C J Lefevre 11/8 fav
This race took place on Tuesday 10th June 1884 when the winner, a brown horse by Springfield out of Turn of the Tide, won a first prize of 1010 sovereigns from 34 subscribers, (equivalent to £127,000 in 2020). Actual first prize was £825. 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 1878 1879
1880 1881 1882 1883 1884