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 1899 Handicap 2 miles 4 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Age/weight Owner
1 TOM CRINGLE Sam Loates C Wood 4-7st 9lbs Lord Rosebery 9/2
2 NOUVEAU RICHE Tod Sloan George Lambton 6-8st 3lbs Lord Farquhar 6/1
3 CHUBB Otto Madden Jimmy Ryan 4-7st 5lbs Mr Fairie 10/1
4 BATT Morny Cannon John Porter 4-8st 8lbs Duke of Westminster 100/30 fav
5 AIRS & GRACES Allsopp Fred Day 4-8st 6lbs Mr W T Jones 6/1
6 CANDELARIA A Covington Covington (Private) 5-8st 4lbs Mr Covington 100/7
7 MORNING DEW Tommy Loates John Ryan 4-7st 12lbs Mr J H Houldsworth 10/1
8 GOLDEN RULE Segrott Blackwell 6-7st 10lbs Mr William Cooper 20/1
9 LOWLAND BEAUTY Colledge Leader Tom Leader 4-7st 1lbs Mr J M Hanbury 33/1
10 BALDUR C Purkis Lynham 3-6st 11lbs Mr W Burnham 100/7
11 GLENTILT Lynham Richard Marsh aged-6st 9lbs Mr J W Larnach 33/1
This race took place on Tuesday 13th June 1899 when the winner, a chesnut horse by Donovan, won a first prize of 2590 sovereigns from 38 subscribers, (equivalent to £337,000 in 2020). Over round 113%
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 1899