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 1935 Handicap 2 miles
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 DOREEN JANE Doug Smith Cottrill Sir Abe Bailey 100/7
2 APPLE PEEL W Rickaby Lambton Mr H Martineau 100/8
3 CACTUS II J Sirett R Dawson Lord Carnarvon 20/1
4 CORNERED A Richardson R Jones Col W Waldron 50/1
5 TOMMAOK G Richards M Hartigan Mr G F Hartigan 100/8
6 WATERTIGHT H Foster Digby Mr F W Dennis 100/7
7 HANDS OFF J Dines Digby Mr F W Dennis 20/1
8 DEMOCRAT S Donoghue Cundell Mr C Glorney 25/1
9 AMORETTO C Richards Thrale Mr T B Ellis 50/1
10 CORONA-CORONA T Barber G Todd Mr A F Davis 100/6
11 NEW ERA M Hunter W Nightingall Mr F O Bezner 50/1
12 AUTUMN M Beary Boyd-Rochfort Mr J E Widener 100/7
13 POLLY STEPHENS R Perryman Cundell Mr H T Rich 10/1
14 VOUTE CELESTE C Boullion France Baron E De Rothschild 50/1
15 JOHN JAMES B Carslake Whitaker Captain A S Wilson 100/7
16 GAINSLAW C Smirke Digby Mr H J Simms 20/1
17 R B BENNETT T Weston Russell Lady Houston 8/1 fav
18 SPRING MORNING S Wragg Gwilt Mr B Warner 25/1
19 BLOATER T Lowrey M Marsh Mr M H Benson 50/1
20 CLARAN F Fox Gooch Mr H C Sutton 25/1
21 WHITEPLAINS Eph Smith Jack Jarvis Sir W Burbidge 25/1
22 WINASTEP W Christie Hogg Lord Glanely 50/1
23 KENTAPELLE A Sharples Blair Mr M Stephens 50/1
24 CAPTAIN COURAGEOUS F Hunter O Bell Mr J Bell 50/1
This race took place on Tuesday 18th June 1935 and was won by a grey mare by Duncan Gray out of Clochette, winning a first prize of £1985 (equivalent to £144,000 in 2020). Over round 117%
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 1909
1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919
1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929
1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935