Royal Ascot: Britannia Stakes

The Britannia Stakes is a flat handicap for three-year-old colts and geldings over the straight mile, on the same course and distance as the Royal Hunt Cup, on the third day of the Royal meeting.
Early history:- The inaugural running of the Britannia Stakes over the Old Mile took place on Friday 22nd June 1928 and was won by Sea Crag (10/1), a bay horse by Craig An Eran out of Seabloom, who defeated Covent Garden (7/1), Oreval (20/1) and 21 others by 2 lengths and the same.
Britannia Stakes 1966 Handicap Old Mile
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 CORINTO R Hutchinson H Wragg Mr G Oldham 100/7
2 BY RIGHTS P Cook J Jarvis Mr J Lilley 10/1
3 GALLIC L Piggott Houghton Mr C Loyd 100/8
4 REGAL LIGHT J Sime S Hall Mrs L Lazarus 8/1
5 SOLOMON Breasley T Corbett Mr R Longrigg 4/1 fav
6 PROCONSUL J Roe Todd Mr T Frost 9/2
7 SILVER BEAKER F Durr Candy Maj-Gen Sir S Menzies 10/1
8 CAVALRY CHARGE T Carter I Balding Mrs P Hastings 100/7
9 SERGEANT CORK L C Parkes H Thomson-Jones Mr E Colman 100/7
10 FLIGHT MASTER A Barclay W Whiteman Mr C Carlow 100/6
11 GULF STORM D Smith G Brooke Mr D Van Clief 100/6
12 BUGLE BOY G Bougoure Budgett Miss E Rigden 100/6
13 TUDOR CHANTEUR G Lewis D Whelan Mr A Perry 20/1
14 KING OF THULE R Maddock W O'Gorman Mr J Astaire 25/1
15 BABANTI McIntosh Goodwill Mr A Beech 25/1
16 BONNY JESTER D Letherby R Mason Mr P Neal 25/1
The Britannia Stakes took place on Tuesday 14th June 1966 and the winner, a grey horse by Grey Sovereign out of Mistresse Gwynne, won a first prize of £1568 (equivalent to £30,000 in 2020). Over round 131%
Britannia Stakes Handicap 1 mile 1928
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