Royal Ascot: King's Stand Stakes
The King's Stand Stakes was created as a result of bad weather at Royal Ascot in 1860. Heavy rain made it impossible to run the Royal Stand Plate over its usual distance of 2 miles, so it was shortened to 5 furlongs on the only raceable part of the course. The amended version was called the Queen's Stand Plate, and it subsequently became the most important sprint at the Royal meeting. For a time it was open to horses aged two or older. It was renamed the King's Stand Stakes following the death of Queen Victoria and the accession of King Edward VII in 1901. The present system of race grading was introduced in 1971, and the King's Stand Stakes was given Group 1 status in 1973, although it was downgraded to Group 2 level in 1988, but regained its Group 1 status in 2008 and is contested on the opening day of the Royal meeting. |
Queen's Stand Plate 1865 | Group 1 | 5 furlongs | ||
Pos. | Horse | Jockey | Age/weight | Owner |
1 | SACCHAROMETER | George Fordham | 5-9st 8lbs | Mr W Morris 3/1 fav |
2 | GEMMA | H Grimshaw | 6-9st 12lbs | Lord Stamford 100/8 |
3 | LYTHAM | Aldcroft | 4-9st 5lbs | Mr York 100/8 |
4 | MASTER ARCHIE | H Covey | 2-6st 12lbs | Mr James Merry 25/1 |
5 | NEROLI | G Sopp | 2-6st 9lbs | Mr T Parr 25/1 |
6 | AMBER sister | Peake | 2-6st 9lbs | Baron Rothschild 10/1 |
7 | QUEEN OF TRUMPS | T French | 6-9st 5lbs | Mr Wadlow 10/1 |
8 | BROOMIELAW | Custance | 3-9st 1lbs | Mr H Chaplin 100/8 |
9 | WILD AGNES | John Osborne | 3-8st 9lbs | Mr Henry 7/1 |
10 | YOUNG MONARQUE | J Grimshaw | 2-6st 12lbs | Count F De Lagrange 100/30 |
11 | OPPRESSOR | J Doyle | 3-9st 5lbs | Mr MacKenzie 25/1 |
This race took place on Tuesday 13th June 1865, the winner, a 5-year-old bay horse by Sweetmeat out of Defamation, won a first prize of 380 Sovereigns from 18 subscribers (equivalent to £48,000 in 2020). | Over round 115% |
King's Stand Stakes | Group 1 | 5 furlongs | 1860 | ||||||
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