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 1894 Handicap 2 miles 4 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Age/weight Owner
1 ABORIGINE G Barrett Alec Taylor 4-7st 12lbs Mr Alec Taylor 100/12
2 RED ENSIGN F Finlay Bates 4-8st 11lbs Sir R Jardine 100/14
3 SPINDLE LEG Herbert Toon Wadlow 4-6st 4lbs Mr T Wadlow 8/1
4 QUILON Gough Golding 4-7st 1lbs Mr M R Lebaudy 100/8
5 IRISH WAKE Morny Cannon Tom Cannon jnr 4-8st 9lbs Mr Tom Cannon jnr 5/1 fav
6 KILSALAGHAN Tommy Loates James Jewitt 4-8st 7lbs Captain Machell 7/1
7 AVOIR Watkins Deschamps (France) 5-8st 4lbs M E Deschamps 11/2
8 GLENGALL Allsopp John Dawson jnr 4-7st 2lbs Lord Ellesmere 100/8
9 HOUNDSDITCH W Pratt Enoch aged-6st 12lbs Mr J Lowther 100/8
10 THESEUS R Jones Richard Marsh 3-6st 7lbs Duke of Devonshire 7/1
11 HETTIE SORREL F Wood George Lambton 3-6st 0lbs Lord Stanley 100/6
This race took place on Tuesday 19th June 1894 when the winner, a chesnut horse by Exile II, won a first prize of 1425 sovereigns from 25 subscribers, (equivalent to £185,000 in 2020). Over round 122%
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 1894