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 1895 Handicap 2 miles 4 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Age/weight Owner
1 RAVENSBURY Morny Cannon James Jewitt 5-9st 9lbs Captain Machell 85/40 fav
2 SANCHO PANZA Tommy Loates Sherwood jnr 4-7st 4lbs Mr N Niguet 3/1
3 FATHERLESS Grimshaw William A Jarvis 5-6st 4lbs Mr W M Redfern 100/8
4 PORTLAND F Finlay Humphreys 6-7st 13lbs Mr S Platt 10/1
5 GLEAMAWAY Sam Loates Tom Cannon jnr 5-7st 6lbs Mr E D Gosling 9/2
6 SEVILLE Herbert Toon Percy Peck 5-6st 7lbs Sir J Blundell Maple 10/1
7 RIMINI Gould Sherrard 4-6st 2lbs General Owen Williams 100/8
8 ASTROSCOPE C Ward Cole 3-6st 0lbs Mr A L Duncan 100/7
9 MEDICI Marsh Dover 5-6st 0lbs Mr J Durward 20/1
This race took place on Tuesday 18th June 1895 when the winner, a chesnut horse by Isonomy, won a first prize of 1675 sovereigns from 39 subscribers, (equivalent to £218,000 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 1895