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.
Early history:- The inaugural running of the Windsor Castle Stakes over 5 furlongs and 136 yards was on Friday 11th June 1880 when Mr W G Craven's Capuchin (6/4 fav) defeated Sea Foam (100/30) and Agnes Ethel (6/1) by 4 lengths and a distance.
Windsor Castle Stakes 2011 Listed 5 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 FREDERICK ENGELS Johnny Murtagh David Brown Qatar Bloodstock Ltd 9/4 fav
2 STONEFIELD FLYER Paul Mulrennan Keith Dalgleish G R Lecke 16/1
3 CASPAR NETSCHER Robert Winston Alan McCabe Charles Wentworth 25/1
4 GENTLEMANS CODE Mike E Smith Wesley Ward Wesley Ward/Ice Wine Stable 13/2
5 BEAR BEHIND Richard Kingscote Tom Daascombe Bellman, Black, Owen et al 16/1
6 HAMZA Phillip Makin Kevin Ryan Mubarak Al Noemi 16/1
7 BAYLEYF Luke Morris John Best Graham Jones & Partners 25/1
8 SPRINGINMYSTEP Tom Queally Michael Dods Andrew Tinkler 40/1
9 ES QUE LOVE Silvestre De Sousa Mark Johnston Crone Stud Farm 22/1
10 THE PENNY HORSE James Doyle J S Moore Mrs Emma Ambrose & J S Moore 66/1
11 WORTHINGTON Paul Hanagan Richard Fahey David W Armstrong 9/1
12 LEXINGTON SPIRIT Tom Eaves Richard Fahey Middleham Park Racing 33/1
13 CALEDONIAN SPRING Eddie Ahern Paul D'Arcy Dr J S Kinnear 25/1
14 BALLESTEROS Shane Kelly Brian Meehan Mrs P Good 28/1
15 HUMA BIRD William Buick Mahmood Al Zarooni Godolphin 16/1
16 WOLFGANG Ryan Moore Richard Hannon Andrew Tinkler 33/1
17 MAGIC CITY Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Baker, Feguson, Mason et al 10/1
18 MONNOYER Frankie Dettori Jeremy Noseda Mrs Susan Roy, P Dixon, Morton 16/1
19 I'M STILL THE MAN Kieren Fox Bill Turner Jason Tucker 50/1
20 CROWNING STAR Mickael Barzalona J S Moore Ray Styles & J S Moore 33/1
21 RENT FREE J P Gulliambert Nigel Tinkler Maze Rattan Ltd 66/1
22 COPPER FALLS Fergus Sweeney Brendan Powell Philip Banfield 100/1
23 LUPO D'ORO George Baker John Best Tindall, Winright, Malcolm 80/1
24 MITIE MOUSE Neil Callan Mike Murphy Bill Rogerson 33/1
The Windsor Castle Stakes for 2-year-olds over 5 furlongs was run on Tuesday 14th June 2011 and was won by a bay colt by Iceman out of Colonel's Daughter winning £28,385 (equivalent to £35,000 in 2020). Over round 134%
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