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 1908 Handicap 2 miles 4 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 TURBINE Will Griggs Platt Mr J M Bell 6/1
2 BLACK SPOT F Wootton Sam Darling Lord Rosebery 4/1 fav
3 MAGELLAN E Davis Thorne (France) Mr T P Thorne 100/6
4 MARLOW W Higgs Sherwood jnr Captain Homfray 7/1
5 CHARLES EDWARD C Heckford Walter Nightingall Mr Alf Stedall 20/1
6 SPECIFIED W Breadwood Fallon Mr J Fallon 10/1
7 ROYAL DREAM Wal Griggs Morton Mr J B Joel 100/12
8 DEERSTALKER J Hulse Alec Taylor Mr Washington Singer 8/1
9 QU'APPELLE F Fox George Chaloner Lord Harewood 100/8
10 CUFFS H Stokes Sir C Nugent Mr J S Morrison 6/1
11 MRS LYONS Steve Donoghue Cort Mr C Bewicke 20/1
12 SIR PETER J Plant Leach Mr H J King 20/1
13 D'ORSAY J H Martin F Hartigan Captain C P B Wood 20/1
This race took place on Tuesday 16th June 1908 when the winner, a bay horse by Speed out of Simplify, won a first prize of 1940 sovereigns (equivalent to £241,000 in 2020). Over round 129%
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
1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908