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 1967 Handicap Old Mile
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 WATERLOO PLACE W Williamson Thomson-Jones Mrs J Rogerson 25/1
2 NICOIS A Murray P Nelson Mr N Mountain 10/1
3 ST PADARN G Moore Murless Lt-Col J Hornung 9/2
4 INDIAN ARMY Breasley G Richards Lt-Col J Brooks 3/1 fav
5 MINHO L Piggott Rohan Lord Grimthorpe 6/1
6 PADDYKIN G Lewis Ingham Mrs S Jacobson 100/9
7 STRAIGHT MASTER R Hutchinson G Smyth Mrs A Finney 100/7
8 MAJETTA D Richardson P Dawson Mors B Gourdeau 100/6
9 SIMPSON M L Thomas G Barling Miss E Ackroyd 100/6
10 BLAZING SKY B Jago Nightingall Mr W Kelly 100/6
11 HOME PARK Barclay Boyd-Rochfort HM The Queen 100/6
12 DAMAGER R Maddock Thomson-Jones Mrs S Joel 20/1
13 FIVE OAKS D Letherby R Hollinshead Mr L Pugh 25/1
14 COPTER D Cullen J Sutcliffe jnr Mr T Rees 25/1
The Britannia Stakes took place on Tuesday 20th June 1967 and the winner, a bay horse by Pall Mall out of Bonne Bouche, won a first prize of £1374 (equivalent to £25,000 in 2020). Over round 124%
Britannia Stakes Handicap 1 mile 1928
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1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967