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 1962 Handicap 2 1/2 miles
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 TRELAWNY A Breasley G Todd Mrs L Carver 11/2 jt fav
2 FORTWYN A Gibbons G Todd Lord Ennisdale 100/7
3 DOMESDAY P Robinson J Jarvis Lord Rosebery 100/9
4 NARRATUS E Smith Thom Mr R Stone 11/2 jt fav
5 ANGAZI D Keith Nightingall Mr I Kerman 9/1
6 EL SURPRISO B Taylor H Leader Mr B Forsyth 10/1
7 DETERMINATION Hicks Masson Mrs A Askew 10/1
8 GOLDEN FIRE D Yates Marks Mr G Ridley 100/9
9 PARTHENON Newson Stickley Miss F Newton-Deakin 100/7
10 CARRIGEEN DUFF Ray Reader B Foster Mrs G Buscot 100/7
11 PERSIAN LULLABY D W Morris H Smyth Mr H Smyth 100/7
12 ANOTHER PHOENIX Faggotter Hartigan Lord Masham 100/7
13 BLACK DIAMOND E Smith Goodwill Mr B Keeling 20/1
14 SUBLIME T Carter Ryan Jarvis Lady Rowlandson 20/1
15 DARIO G Ramshaw E Parker Mr N Purvis 25/1
This race took place on Tuesday 19th June 1962 and was won by a brown gelding by Black Tarquin out of Indian Night, winning a first prize of £2742 (equivalent to £60,000 in 2020). Over round 125%
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 1936 1937 1938 1939
1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949
1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959
1960 1961 1962