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 2012 Handicap 1 mile 4 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 CAMBORNE William Buick John Gosden Princess Haya of Jordan 11/2 fav
2 HAMMERFEST Gerald Mosse J E Hammond Miss C Carroll & Michael Watt 8/1
3 HARRISON'S CAVE Joseph O'Brien Aidan O'Brien Smith, Magnier,Tabor 12/1
4 ALKIMOS Silvestre De Sousa Saeed Bin Suroor Godolphin 20/1
5 CILL RIALAIG Darryll Holland Hughie Morrison Pangfield Partners 11/1
6 RIGHT STEP Dane O'Neill Alan Jarvis Alan Pope & Jarvis Associates 33/1
7 ETERNAL HEART Joe Fanning Mark Johnston Mrs Joan Kearney 20/1
8 MULOQEN Paul Hanagan Marcus Tregoning Hamdan Al Maktoum 10/1
9 MIDSUMMER SUN Tom Queally Sir Henry Cecil Khaled Abdulla 14/1
10 HARLESTONE TIMES Ted Durcan John Dunlop John Dunlop 25/1
11 SPANISH DUKE Eddie Ahern John Dunlop Windflower Overseas Holdings 14/1
12 ITJOUGHTITWASOVER Johnny Murtagh Mark Johnston Crone Stud Farms 8/1
13 ANATOLIAN Frankie Dettori Mahmood Al Zarooni Godolphin 13/2
14 LICENCE TO TILL Ryan Moore Mark Johnston The Vine Accord 16/1
15 STAND TO REASON Jimmy Fortune Mikael Magnusson B E Nielsen, Trussell, et al 12/1
16 CLASSIC VINTAGE Jim Crowley Amanda Perrett Gallagher, Scott, Powell 33/1
17 CLEARWATER BAY James Doyle Gary Moore C Bird 33/1
18 BOBBYSCOT George Baker Gary Moore Ramzan Kadyrov 50/1
The Duke of Edinburgh Stakes took place on Saturday 23rd June 2012 and the winner was a bay horse by Doyen out of Dumnoni, won a first prize of £43,575 (equivalent to £53,000 in 2020).. Over round 128%
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