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 1869 | Listed race | Once round | ||
Pos. | Horse | Jockey | Age/weight | Owner |
1 | FORMOSA | George Fordham | Henry Woolcott 4-8st 5lbs | Mr W Graham 4/7 fav |
2 | RESTITUTION | Morris | Joseph Hayhoe 4-8st 5lbs | Baron Rothschild 3/1 |
3 | BLUESKIN | Maidment | Gilbert 4-8st 5lbs | Mr H Savile 4/1 |
4 | THE LAIRD | Jem Goater | Bentley 4-8st 10lbs | Lord Stamford 20/1 |
This race, the Third Leg of the First Triennial Stakes, took place on Tuesday 8th June 1869 and was won by a chestnut mare by Buccaneer out of Eller, to win 540 sovereigns from 44 subscribers (equivalent to £65,000 in 2020). | Over round 113% |
Triennial Stakes Third Leg | Listed race | Once round | 1850 | ||||||
1850 | 1851 | 1852 | 1853 | 1854 | 1855 | 1856 | 1857 | 1858 | 1859 |
1860 | 1861 | 1862 | 1863 | 1864 | 1865 | 1866 | 1867 | 1868 | 1869 |