Royal Ascot: Ascot Stakes

The Ascot Stakes is a flat handicap open to horses aged four years or older and it is scheduled to take place each year in June on the first day of the meeting.
Early history:- The inaugural running of the Ascot Stakes over two and a half miles was on Tuesday 28th May 1839 when Mr Forth’s 3-year-old Merchant filly defeated The Skater and Hyllus.
Ascot Stakes 1876 Handicap 2 miles 4 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Age/weight Owner
1 WHITEBAIT Newhouse W Reeves 5-7st 4lbs Captain G Stirling 100/7
2 BERNAGLIER Chesterman Osborne 3-5st 10lbs Mr R N Batt 100/7
3 LA COUREUSE Glover Arnull 5-7st 6lbs Count F De Lagrange 33/1
4 SCAMP Morris Charles Blanton 5-9st 4lbs Sir J D Astley 100/7
5 PRODIGAL Clement Clement aged-8st 4lbs Mr Masque 50/1
6 LILIAN Maidment Gilbert aged-8st 2lbs Mr H Savile 100/8
7 PAGEANT Fred Archer John Porter 5-8st 2lbs Mr F Gretton 7/1
8 CONSEIL J Macdonald Robert Peck 5-7st 1lbs Mr W Thorold 8/1
9 CLEARWELL Fagan William L'Anson aged-6st 13lbs Mr Northern 33/1
10 ESCORT Thompson Bates 4-6st 10lbs Mr J Johnstone 33/1
11 FOLLOW ME C Archer Toon aged-6st 8lbs Mr B Gilpin 33/1
12 CHANCELLOR Weedon Arnull 4-6st 0lbs Mr H E Beddington 4/1
13 HARRIET LAWS Morgan Hall 4-5st 12lbs Mr T Holmes 100/30 fav
14 CORREGGIO F Jeffery John Ryan 3-5st 12lbs Mr J H Houldsworth 20/1
15 HENGIST Cutler Caswell 3-5st 12lbs Mr T H Fleet 10/1
16 JULIA PEACHUM J Jarvis Joe Cannon 3-5st 13lbs Lord Lonsdale 100/1
17 HOPBLOOM Hopkins Charles Blanton 3-5st 7lbs Sir J D Astley 100/8
18 FRIPENNIER colt Barnard Wadlow 3-5st 7lbs Mr F Pryor 100/1
This race took place on Tuesday 13th June 1876 when the winner, a bay horse by Brown Bread out of Laura, won a first prize of 1355 sovereigns from 59 subscribers, (equivalent to £158,000 in 2020) Over round 134%
Ascot Stakes Handicap 2 miles 4 furlongs
                  1839
1840 1841 1842 1843 1844 1845 A 1846 A 1847 1848 1849
1850 1851 1852 1853 1854 1855 1856 1857 1858 1859
1860 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869
1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876