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.
Early history:- The First Leg of the First Triennial Stakes in 1848 saw the 2-year-old Elthiron defeat Borneo and Mounseer, while the next year, as 3-year-olds, Borneo got his revenge by winning the Second Leg of the First Triennial Stakes, beating Vatican and Elthiron. The Third, and final leg, of the First Triennial Stakes was held in 1850 and saw Vatican defeat Elthiron and Mounseer.

Third Leg of First Triennial Stakes 1870 Listed race Once round
Pos. Horse Jockey Age/weight Owner
1 ROYAL HEAD Maidment Bryan 4-8st 3lbs Mr G Bryan 5/1
2 MIDSUMMER George Fordham Joseph Hayhoe 4-8st 10lbs Baron Rothschild 1/3 fav
3 BERTHA Jeffery G Bloss 4-8st 5lbs Mr Chaplin 6/1
This race, the Third Leg of the First Triennial Stakes, took place on Tuesday 14th June 1870 and was won by a bay horse by Tim Whiffler out of a Teddington mare, to win 400 sovereigns from 30 subscribers (equivalent to £48,000 in 2020). Over round 105%
Triennial Stakes Third Leg Listed race Once round 1850
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