Royal Ascot: Duke of Edinburgh Stakes

The Duke of Edinburgh Stakes is a flat handicap over 1 mile 3 furlongs and 211 yards open to horses of three-year-old and up. The race was previously known as the Bessborough Stakes and was named after John George Brabazon Ponsonby, 5th Earl of Bessborough, who was Master of the Buckhounds on three occasions between 1848 and 1858 under Lord John Russell, Lord Aberdeen and Lord Palmerston. The first race under the original name of the Bessborough Stakes, was a five-furlong race for two-year-olds run on Tuesday 16th June 1914. The title was later bestowed on a mile and a half handicap race at the same meeting. In 1999 the race was renamed in honour of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, although the Duke of Edinburgh Stakes had previously been used for a two-year-old race at Ascot, with Sea Pigeon a former winner who later landed the Champion Hurdle.
Early history:- The inaugural running of the Bessborough Stakes, a forerunner of the Duke of Edinburgh Stakes, was over 5 furlongs on Tuesday 16th June 1914 when Mr W Astor's Good and Gay (100/8) defeated Rossendale (10/1), Scotch Rose (100/6) and 13 others by a head and 2 lengths.
Duke of Edinburgh Stakes 2000 Handicap 1 mile 4 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 KATIYKHA Johnny Murtagh John Oxx HH Aga Khan 10/1
2 GALLERY GOD Yutaka Take Geoff Wragg Takao Watanabe 14/1
3 VERIDIAN Pat Eddery Nicky Henderson Thurloe Thoroughbreds 12/1
4 NATIONAL ANTHEM Kieren Fallon Sir Michael Stoute Mrs Denis Haynes 5/2 fav
5 WESTENDER Michael Hills William Haggas Khalifa Dasmal 13/2
6 SHARP STEPPER George Duffield John Gosden Mrs Diane Snowden 11/1
7 AFTERJACKO T Quinn David Elsworth McDowell Racing 12/1
8 RAIN IN SPAIN Richard Hughes Jeremy Noseda Mrs E Schmidt-Bodner 33/1
9 MOWBRAY Fergus Sweeney Paul Cole Sir George Meyrick 25/1
10 FIRST BALLOT Philip Robinson David Elsworth Jeff Smith 25/1
11 AKBAR Mick Kinane Mark Johnston Markus Graff 16/1
12 CARLY'S QUEST Steve Drowne J Neville Yorkeys Knob Racing 25/1
13 ULUNDI John Reid Lady Herries D Heath 20/1
14 APRIL STOCK Gary Carter Gerard Butler Stock Hill Racing 20/1
15 ZALAL Wayne Smith Luke Comer Luke Comer 50/1
16 SALMON LADDER Lee Newman Paul Cole Sir Martyn Arbib 25/1
17 HIRAPOUR Pat Smullen Dermot Weld Michael Watt 20/1
18 RADA'S DAUGHTER Kevin Darley Ian Balding Mrs Richard Plummer 12/1
19 WILLIE CONQUER Matthew Henry Andrew Reid A S Reid 66/1
20 MOLE CREEK A Beech Henrietta Knight Lord Vestey 66/1
The Duke of Edinburgh Stakes took place on Tuesday 20th June 2000 and the winner was a bay mare by Darshaan out of Katiyfa, won a first prize of £35,750 (equivalent to £62,000 in 2020).. Over round 133%
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