Royal Ascot: Triennial Stakes Third Leg
The Triennial Stakes, a three-year cycle of races, comprised a race for two-year-olds over 5 furlongs which was first contested in 1848 and which later evolved into the Chesham Stakes; a race for three-year-olds over 7 furlongs which was first run in 1849 and which later evolved into the Jersey Stakes, and the third leg, a race for four-year-olds over 2 miles. Horses would return each year to compete over the increasing distances, although the event was discontinued after the First World War. |
Third Leg of First Triennial Stakes 1855 | Listed race | Once round | ||
Pos. | Horse | Jockey | Age/weight | Owner |
1 | WINKFIELD | J Mann | 4-8st 2lbs | Mr S Walker 7/4 |
2 | BRACKEN | Bartholomew | 4-8st 2lbs | Lord Derby 6/5 fav |
3 | RODO-MELI | Nat Flatman | 4-8st 7lbs | Lord Clifden 10/1 |
4 | THE STAR OF SURREY | Wells | 4-8st 7lbs | Mr Howard 10/1 |
5 | NAOMI | W Abdale | 4-7st 13lbs | Mr J Clark 10/1 |
This race, the Third Leg of the First Triennial Stakes, took place on Wednesday 6th June 1855 and was won by a bay horse by Alarm out of a St Nicholas mare, to win 530 sovereigns from 43 subscribers (equivalent to £58,000 in 2020). | Over round 108% |
Triennial Stakes Third Leg | Listed race | Once round | 1850 | ||||||
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