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 1892 Handicap 2 miles 4 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Age/weight Owner
1 BILLOW A Watts Tom Cannon jnr 4-6st 7lbs Mr Eustace Loder 6/1
2 HARFLEUR R Chaloner Alec Taylor 5-7st 6lbs Mr Alec Taylor 5/2 fav
3 METALLIC Allsopp Robinson 3-6st 10lbs Lord Gerard 5/1
4 ST BENEDICT G Barrett Bates 5-7st 10lbs Sir R Jardine 6/1
5 BALMORAL Jimmy Woodburn Percy Peck 4-8st 3lbs Mr Blundell Maple 8/1
6 WORLDLY WISE Fagan James Waugh 4-8st 1lbs Mr Dobell 8/1
7 OLD BOOTS Morny Cannon Sherwood 4-8st 1lbs Colonel North 10/1
8 RIGMAROLE Gough Alec Taylor 3-6st 7lbs Duke of Beaufort 20/1
9 LAMBENT Bradford John Dawson jnr 3-6st 4lbs Sir S M Lockhart 100/7
10 CHEVY CHASE P Chaloner W Davis 5-6st 3lbs Mr Harding Cox 33/1
This race took place on Tuesday 14th June 1892 when the winner, a chesnut filly by Ocean Wave, won a first prize of 900 sovereigns from 32 subscribers, (equivalent to £119,000 in 2020). Over round 118%
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 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889
1890 1891 1892