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 1893 Handicap 2 miles 4 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Age/weight Owner
1 ENNISKILLEN Tommy Loates Bates 5-8st 7lbs Sir R Jardine 6/1
2 MADAME D'ALBANY G Barrett Alec Taylor 6-8st 8lbs Mr Alec Taylor 10/1
3 LAURISCOPE S Chandley Hall 4-8st 9lbs Mr T Holmes 100/8
4 BARMECIDE Rickaby Andrews aged-8st 8lbs Mr J B Burton 20/1
5 PADDY Fred Webb Humphreys 4-9st 0lbs Sir J Thursby 10/1
6 THESSALIAN Morny Cannon Cole 4-8st 8lbs Lord Penrhyn 5/1 fav
7 BRANDY Mullen Sherwood jnr 4-7st 12lbs Colonel North 100/8
8 WHITE FEATHER A White Burbadge 5-7st 11lbs Mr G A Ralli 10/1
9 SANCTISSIMA F Pratt John Ryan 4-7st 9lbs Mr J Wallace 100/6
10 BEN WYVIS Madden Tom Leader 4-7st 4lbs Mr J Hanbury 20/1
11 SHULAH P Chaloner W Walters 3-6st 13lbs Mr Bankes 25/1
12 RED EYES Utting Joe Cannon 4-6st 11lbs Mr Joe Cannon 100/15
13 MOSS TROOPER Allsopp Wadlow 5-6st 11lbs Lord Bradford 100/8
14 BITHYNIAN H Toon Alf Sadler 4-6st 10lbs Lord Durham 7/1
15 LORD CECIL Bradford Sherwood snr 3-6st 6lbs Lord Dunraven 100/7
This race took place on Tuesday 13th June 1893 when the winner, a chesnut horse by Prism, won a first prize of 1735 sovereigns from 47 subscribers, (equivalent to £226,000 in 2020). Over round 135%
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 1893