Royal Ascot: Windsor Castle Stakes
The Windsor Castle Stakes, a Listed race over 5 furlongs, is staged on the final day of the Royal meeting. It was first run at the Royal meeting in 1880, although prior to that a similarly named race was contested at Egham, and during the Second World War Windsor hosted a race called the 'Windsor Castle Stakes'. Furthermore, The Windsor Castle Stakes at Royal Ascot over the New Mile was first run in 1839 and is included in this section. |
| Windsor Castle Stakes 1840 | Listed | New mile | ||
| Pos. | Horse | Jockey | Trainer/Age/weight | Owner |
| 1 | PERSEUS | Nat Flatman | Montgomery Dilly 3-8st 7lbs | Mr Charles Greville 3/1 |
| 2 | NICHOLAS | W Scott | 3-8st 7lbs | Colonel Anson 3/1 |
| 3 | CRAZY-BOY | Jem Robinson | 3-8st 7lbs | Mr W S Stanley 4/1 |
| 4 | JANUS | Cotton | 3-8st 7lbs | Lord Albemarle 2/1 fav |
| The Windsor Castle Stakes for 3-year-olds over the New Mile was on Thursday 18th June 1840 when won by a chestnut colt by Emilius out of a Gohanna mare, winning 700 sovereigns from 7 subscriptions (equivalent to £70,000 in 2020). | Over round 103% | |||
| Windsor Castle Stakes | Listed race | 5 furlongs | 1880 | ||||||
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