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 1971 Handicap Old Mile
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 STUBBS GAZETTE W Carson Doug Smith Mrs V McCalmont 5/2 fav
2 SIR LARK E Hide Rohan Mr N Nuttall 11/1
3 TACK ON F Durr M Jarvis Mr David Robinson 8/1
4 MARCH CAVALIER D Cullen Budgett Mrs G T Thompson 9/1
5 PAVEL R Ferguson J Clayton Count C Seilern 9/1
6 INDIAN RULER B Taylor F Maxwell Mrs H Frelinghuysen 11/1
7 IAN'S CHOICE D McKay Ryan Jarvis Mr V Matthews 12/1
8 LAUJO L Piggott W Stephenson Mary, Lady Delamere 13/1
9 WHAT A FOOL Pat Eddery F Maxwell Mr A Hobbs 14/1
10 SANDRING M Kettle Pitt Mr H Alper 14/1
11 TEMPEST BOY A Murray J Sutcliffe junior Lt-Col P Hesse 16/1
12 GARTER PRINCE E Johnson Armstrong Mrs J Bryce 20/1
13 HUSH MONEY D Maitland Ingham Mr C Driver 20/1
The Britannia Stakes took place on Friday 18th June 1971 and the winner, a chestnut horse by London Gazette out of Nearly Gone, won a first prize of £2784 (equivalent to £40,000 in 2020). Over round 120%
Britannia Stakes Handicap 1 mile 1928
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