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 1982 Handicap Old Mile
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 BALI DANCER W R Swinburn M Stoute Mr J Pearce 5/1 co fav
2 NIOULARGO L Piggott R Armstrong Mrs A Reid 11/1
3 CROWN S Salmon C Booth Mr D Murray 12/1
4 VIDEO KING W Carson C Brittain Mrs G Maloney 6/1
5 SHARLIES WIMPY P Eddery P Cole Tulsa Holdings Ltd 16/1
6 PARTHIAS PICTURE M L Thomas G Lewis Esal Commodities Ltd 5/1 co fav
7 KILLINGHOME CLAY B Crossley G Pritchard-Gordon Mr J Greetham 5/1 co fav
8 MAURITZFONTEIN W Newnes H Candy Mr H Oppenheimer 9/1
9 DANDANA J Reid R Houghton Sheikh Mohammed 12/1
10 REL TIGER M Hills J Hindley Mr R Tikkoo 14/1
11 STEEL GLOW E Johnson B Hills Mr A Shead 14/1
12 MOU-FERNIE-TYCHI A Clark G Harwood Mrs A Muinos 16/1
13 MYCENAEN S Dawson J Tree Mr Stavros Niarchos 16/1
14 SPARKLING SIN P Robinson R Boss Mrs P Brown 16/1
15 LOOKING GLASS T Ives W O'Gorman Mrs M Rowley 33/1
The Britannia Stakes took place on Friday 18th June 1982 and the winner, a chestnut horse by Habitat out of Miss Bali, won a first prize of £8389 (equivalent to £30,000 in 2020). Over round 137%
Britannia Stakes Handicap 1 mile 1928
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