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 2014 Listed 5 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 HOOTENANNY Victor Espinoza Wesley Ward Smith, Magnier, Tabor 7/2 fav
2 UNION ROSE Willie Twiston Davies Ronald Harris Adrian Evans 100/1
3 MUBTAGHAA Paul Hanagan William Haggas Hamdan Al Maktoum 7/1
4 SARISTA Robert Winston David Barron S Roudolf 25/1
5 BEAUTY KINGDOM Andrea Atzeni Roger Varian The Haxby Partnership 20/1
6 COTAI GLORY George Baker Charlie Hills Mrs A A Yip & F Ma 66/1
7 ROUDEE Richard Kingscote Tom Dascombe Edwards, Hughes, Jenkins et al 20/1
8 FUWAIRT Frankie Dettori Richard Hannon Al Shaqab Racing 14/1
9 AMONG ANGELS Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Pineapple Stud 20/1
10 COMMANDER PATTEN Oisin Murphy Alan Bailey John Stocker 33/1
11 DENZILLE LANE Joe Fanning Mark Johnston Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed 50/1
12 I'M THE WON FOR U Graham Gibbons David Barron Laurnce O'Kane 12/1
13 HARRY HURRICANE Pat Cosgrave George Baker PJL Racing 40/1
14 MAJESTIC HERO David Probert Ronald Harris Ridge House Stables/ Jarrett 28/1
15 MIND OF MADNESS Jamie Spencer David Brown Qatar Racing Ltd 5/1
16 FOUR SEASONS William Buick Charlie Appleby Godolphin 12/1
17 MERDON CASTLE Ryan Moore David Elsworth Mr Jeff Smith 7/1
18 CASTERBRIDGE Jason Hart Eric Alston Liam & Tony Ferguson 66/1
19 GORING Jimmy Fortune Eve Johnson Houghton G C Stevens 66/1
20 BITING BULLETS Adam Kirby Jo Hughes Merriebelle Stables 100/1
21 PRINCE BONNAIR Graham Lee David Brown D A West 40/1
22 FLYBALL Pat Dodds Richard Hannon Middleham Park Racing 50/1
23 BOANN Phillip Price J S Moore J S Moore & Partners 125/1
24 BWANA James Doyle P J Prendergast Mubarak Al Noemi 25/1
The Windsor Castle Stakes for 2-year-olds over 5 furlongs was run on Tuesday 17th June 2014 and was won by a bay colt by Quality Road out of More Hennessy winning £34,026 (equivalent to £39,000 in 2020). Over round 131%
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