Rous Memorial Stakes

Rous Memorial Stakes
Horse race
Location Ascot Racecourse
Ascot, England
Inaugurated 1878
Race type Flat / Thoroughbred
Race information
Distance 1 mile (1,609 metres)
Surface Turf
Qualification Three-years-old and up

The Rous Memorial Stakes was a flat horse race in Great Britain open to Thoroughbreds aged three years and over. It was run at Ascot Racecourse in June.

History

The Rous Memorial Stakes at Ascot was first run in 1878 as a one-mile race with a subscription of £10 each with £1000 added.[1] The race commemorated Henry John Rous, who had died the previous year. Rous was the official handicapper and developed the Weight for Age system.[2]

In the latter part of the nineteenth century there were several races run under the title of Rous Memorial Stakes, most notably a two-year-old race at Goodwood.

It has been discontinued.

Early winners

Year
 Winner
 Age
 Jockey
 Trainer
 Owner
 Time
 Ref.
1878 Petrarch 5 Fred Archer Joseph Cannon 4th Earl of Lonsdale [1]
1879 Phoenix 4 Goater [3]
1880 Rayon d'Or 4 Goater Tom Jennings Count de Lagrange [4]
1881 Petronel 4 8th Duke of Beaufort [5]
1882 Retreat 5 Fred Archer 3rd Earl of Bradford [6]
1883 Chislehurst 3 Charles Wood C. Perkins [7]
1884 Lucerne 4 Tom Cannon Mr. de Rothschild [8]
1885 Isobar 3 K Tomlinson 3rd Earl of Bradford [9]
1886 St. Gatien 5 Charles Wood James Waugh Jack Hammond [10]
1887 Ormonde 4 Tom Cannon John Porter 1st Duke of Westminster [11]
1888 Phil 4 Tom Cannon H T Fenwick 1:45 [12]
1889 Love-in-Idleness 3 Tom Cannon Prince Soltykoff [13]
1890 St. Serf 3 Tommy Loates 6th Duke of Portland 1:44.2 [14]
1891 Amphion 5 Tom Cannon Chandler General Byrne [15]
1892 Orvieto 4 John Watts J. H. Houldsworth [16]
1893 Orme 4 Morny Cannon John Porter 1st Duke of Westminster [17]
1894 Court Ball 3 F. Finlay 5th Earl Cadogan [18]
1895 The Lombard 3 Tommy Loates H. McCalmont [19]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "ENGLISH SPORTING NOTES". New Zealand Herald. 31 August 1878. Retrieved 2013-06-11.
  2. ↑ Greg Wood (2006-04-03). "Horse racing: End of an era as Jockey Club falls on own sword | Sport". The Guardian. Retrieved 2013-06-11.
  3. ↑ "YESTERDAY'S RACING". Huddersfield Chronicle. 13 June 1879.
  4. ↑ "RACING IN ENGLAND". Otago Witness. 7 August 1880. Retrieved 2013-06-11.
  5. ↑ "RACING IN ENGLAND". Otago Witness. 30 July 1881. Retrieved 2013-06-11.
  6. ↑ "RACING IN ENGLAND". Otago Witness. 5 August 1882. Retrieved 2013-06-11.
  7. ↑ "RACING IN ENGLAND". 'Otago Witness. 28 July 1883. Retrieved 2013-06-11.
  8. ↑ "RACING IN ENGLAND. ASCOT". Otago Witness. 9 August 1884. Retrieved 2013-06-11.
  9. ↑ "RACING IN ENGLAND". Otago Witness. 8 August 1885. Retrieved 2013-06-11.
  10. ↑ "RACING IN ENGLAND". Otago Witness. 30 July 1886. Retrieved 2013-06-11.
  11. ↑ "June 7,8,9,10". Otago Witness. 29 July 1887. Retrieved 2013-06-11.
  12. ↑ "RACING IN ENGLAND". Otago Witness. 27 July 1888. Retrieved 2013-06-11.
  13. ↑ "THE CUP DAY AT ASCOT". London Daily News. 21 June 1889.
  14. ↑ "SPORTING INTELLIGENCE". Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser. 20 June 1890.
  15. ↑ "RACING IN ENGLAND". Otago Witness. 23 July 1891. Retrieved 2013-06-11.
  16. ↑ "ENGLISH AND FOREIGN". Otago Witness. 4 August 1892. Retrieved 2013-06-11.
  17. ↑ "RACING IN ENGLAND". Otago Witness. 10 August 1893. Retrieved 2013-06-11.
  18. ↑ http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=OW18940809.2.101
  19. ↑ http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=OW18950808.2.93
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