Royal Ascot: Duke of Cambridge Stakes
The Duke of Cambridge Stakes, a Group 2 flat race over a 1 mile, is open to fillies and mares aged four years or older, and it is now contested on the second day of the five-day Royal Ascot meeting. It was originally titled the Windsor Forest Stakes when first introduced in 1813, and was for 3-year-old fillies over the Old Mile, but was renamed the Duke of Cambridge Stakes in 2013 in honour of Prince William. |
Windsor Forest Stakes 1829 | Group 2 | 5 furlongs | ||
Pos. | Horse | Jockey | Trainer Age/Weight | Owner |
1 | VARNA | Tommy Lye | 3-8st 4lbs | Lord Exeter 1/2 fav |
2 | DEVICE | Chapple | 3-8st 4lbs | Mr Sadler 6/4 |
The Windsor Forest Stakes, for 3 year old fillies over the Old Mile, was on Thursday 18th June 1829 when there were 5 subscribers at 50 guineas each, giving total prize money of 250 guineas (equivalent to £27,500 in 2020), and the winner was a brown filly by Sultan out of Bess. | Over round 106% |
Duke of Cambridge Stakes | Group 2 | 1 mile | 2004 (1813) | ||||||
The Duke of Cambridge Stakes, a Group 2 flat race over a 1 mile, is open to fillies and mares aged four years or older, and it is now contested on the second day of the five-day Royal Ascot meeting. It was originally titled the Windsor Forest Stakes when first introduced in 1813, and was for 3-year-old fillies over the Old Mile, but was renamed the Duke of Cambridge Stakes in 2013 in honour of Prince William. |
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