Rous Memorial Stakes

Rous Memorial Stakes

Class	Horse
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.^{[ when? ]}

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

• Horseracing in Great Britain
• List of British flat horse races

References

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