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 1898 Handicap 2 miles 4 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Age/weight Owner
1 HERMINIUS C Wood Charles Peck 4-7st 11lbs Mr John Hammond 100/14
2 PIETY Otto Madden James Waugh 5-8st 4lbs Mr G M Inglis 6/1
3 RAPALLO Dalton Jimmy Ryan 4-6st 4lbs Mr J H Houldsworth 20/1
4 BARFORD Allsopp Wadlow 5-7st 11lbs Major Fenwick 10/1
5 HISTORY Morny Cannon Joe Cannon 4-8st 6lbs Sir S Scott 100/9
6 COMFREY Kempton Cannon W Stevens 4-8st 1lbs Sir W Ingram 8/1
7 BARD OF AVON W Freemantle Collins aged-8st 0lbs Captain W Faber 100/8
8 LIMASOL F Finlay Tom Jennings jnr 4-7st 10lbs Mr L Brassey 100/8
9 MARIUS II Sam Loates Golding 5-7st 7lbs Mr E Cassel 100/6
10 BUTTER Tommy Loates John Porter 4-7st 5lbs Lord Alington 4/1 fav
11 NOUVEAU RICHE N Robinson George Lambton 5-7st 3lbs Lord Farquhar 100/12
12 CARTOUCHE III Domingo Torterolo Torterolo aged-6st 9lbs Mr Pio Torterolo 100/6
13 TYRO Chapman Sherwood snr 4-6st 7lbs Mr W Blake 20/1
14 LORETTP Weatherall William A Jarvis 3-6st 1lbs Mr C D Rose 20/1
15 CHUBB A Pratt John Ryan 3-6st 0lbs Mr Fairie 20/1
This race took place on Tuesday 14th June 1898 when the winner, a chesnut horse by Lowland Chief, won a first prize of 1155 sovereigns from 35 subscribers, (equivalent to £150,000 in 2020). Over round 137%
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 1896 1897 1898