The Britannia Stakes is a flat handicap horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old colts and geldings. It is run at Ascot over a distance of 1 mile (1,609 metres) on the straight course, and it is scheduled to take place each year in June on the third day of the Royal Ascot meeting.
The Britannia Stakes was first run in 1928 and takes place over the same course and distance as the Royal Hunt Cup.
Winners Year Winner Weight Jockey Trainer Time 1928 Sea Crag 9-00 Harry Beasley Jr. Sam H Darling 1:46.80 1929 The MacNab 7-08 Freddie Fox Fred Darling 1:40.20 1930 Nick of Time 8-07 Tommy Burns Sr. Frank Hartigan 1:42.80 1931 Ojala 8-07 Harry Beasley Jr. Atty Persse 1:43.40 1932 Fonab 7-07 Gordon Richards Fred Darling 1:38.40 1933 Tartan 8-01 Harry Wragg Jack Jarvis 1:40.80 1934 Guinea Gap 7-02 Johnny Dines Charles Cowie 1:42.60 1935 Finalist 8-13 Harry Wragg Ossie Bell 1:43.00 1936 Edgehill 8-00 Eph Smith Jack Jarvis 1:42.60 1937 Azam Pasha 8-04 Harry Wragg Noel Cannon 1:40.40 1938 Tin Hat 8-08 Richard Perryman Ted Leader 1:37.20 1939 Foletta 8-03 Harry Wragg Ossie Bell 1:42.80 1940–45No Race 1946 French Toy 7-01 Albert Richardson Sam Armstrong 1:44.60 1947 Oros 8-07 Gordon Richards Noel Murless 1:39.00 1948 Marconi 8-03 Michael Beary Atty Persse 1:42.20 1949 Burpham 8-03 Tommy Burn Wiliam Smyth 1:39.20 1950 Kelling 7-04 Ray Reader Alec Waugh 1:40.60 1951 Lord Of Verona 8-07 Billy Nevett Harry Peacock 1:40.20 1952 Firstling 7-07 Ray Reader Ken Cundell 1:39.80 1953 Stormy Hour 8-03 Manny Mercer Jack Jarvis 1:42.00 1954 Minstrel 8-01 Manny Mercer Jack Jarvis 1:44.00 1955 Cronus 8-01 Eph Smith Ted Leader 1:43.72 1956 Empire Way 8-06 Bill Rickaby Jack Jarvis 1:45.81 1957 Pundit 8-02 Geoff Lewis Staff Ingham 1:42.99 1958 Legal Tie 8-00 Edgar Britt Rufus Beasley 1:41.90 1959 Macquario 8-01 Eph Smith Noel Murless 1:43.04 1960 Right Of Way 8-12 Eddie Hide Charles Elsey 1:48.05 1961 Firewalker 7-09 Ron Hutchinson Bill O'Gorman Sr. 1:46.50 1962 Fiacre 8-13 Joe Sime Rufus Beasley 1:46.78 1963 Ros Rock 9-07 Jimmy Lindley Jeremy Tree 1:53.49 1964 Double Fall 8-05 Joe Mercer Derrick Candy 1:52.83 1965 Sheridan 8-11 Bruce Raymond Jack Clayton 1:44.54 1966 Corinto 8-09 Ron Hutchinson Harry Wragg 1:42.50 1967 Waterloo Place 8-07 Bill Williamson Harry Thomson Jones 1:44.14 1968 Delayed Tip 9-01 Joe Mercer Jack Watts 1:45.71 1969 Closeness 7-06 Des Cullen Harry Wragg 1:45.13 1970 Richboy 7-13 Eddie Hide Sir Gordon Richards 1:39.53 1971 Stubb's Gazette 7-11 Willie Carson Doug Smith 1:56.28 1972 Redundant 8-11 Geoff Lewis Noel Murless 1:44.12 1973 Tudor Rhythm 8-03 Pat Eddery Peter Walwyn 1:44.53 1974 Final Chord 8-10 Joe Mercer Dick Hern 1:39.53 1975 Chil The Kite 8-13 Geoff Lewis Bruce Hobbs 1:42.23 1976 Strabo 8-05 Geoff Lewis Dick Hern 1:42.55 1977 Finite 8-00 Paul Cook Michael Stoute 1:43.50 1978 Rhineland 8-11 Pat Eddery Peter Walwyn 1:43.20 1979 Welsh Chanter 8-07 Joe Mercer Henry Cecil 1:41.75 1980 April Bouquet 7-11 Willie Carson Dick Hern 1:42.39 1981 Olympic Glory 8-06 Greville Starkey Guy Harwood 1:41.38 1982 Bali Dancer 8-05 Walter Swinburn Michael Stoute 1:43.10 1983 Teleprompter 7-13 Willie Carson Bill Watts 1:40.63 1984 Torwar 8-05 Darrel McHargue Olivier Douieb 1:41.04 1985 Protection 9-07 Steve Cauthen Henry Cecil 1:45.78 1986 Dallas 8-07 Pat Eddery Luca Cumani 1:38.17 1987 Genobra 8-02 Chris Rutter Merrick Francis 1:50.86 1988 Foreign Survivor 9-03 Pat Eddery Olivier Douieb 1:41.04 1989 Polar Boy 8-08 Steve Cauthen Henry Cecil 1:41.14 1990 Fox Chapel 7-07 Gary Hind Richard Hannon Sr. 1:44.10 1991 Ajaad 9-00 Bruce Raymond Michael Stoute 1:40.90 1992 Efharisto 8-00 Michael Roberts Clive Brittain 1:39.96 1993 Show Faith 8-05 Pat Eddery Richard Hannon Sr. 1:46.05 1994 Wizard King 7-07 John Lowe Mark Prescott 1:40.42 1995 Medaille Militaire 7-09 Richard Quinn John Dunlop 1:41.17 1996 North Song 8-01 Gary Hind John Gosden 1:39.90 1997 Fly to the Stars 9-03 Olivier Peslier Mark Johnston 1:39.95 1998 Plan-B 8-07 Frankie Dettori John Gosden 1:42.44 1999 Pythios 9-00 Kieren Fallon Henry Cecil 1:40.07 2000 El Gran Papa 8-04 Franny Norton John Gosden 1:41.91 2001 Analyser 8-03 Franny Norton John Gosden 1:40.07 2003 New Seeker 8-08 Jamie Spencer Clive Cox 1:42.19 2004 Mandobi 8-12 Kieren Fallon Alec Stewart 1:40.85 2005 Mostashaar 9-01 Richard Hills Sir Michael Stoute 1:36.35 2006 Sir Gerard 8-12 Jamie Spencer James Fanshawe 1:39.87 2007 Eddie Jock 9-07 Johnny Murtagh Michael Bell 1:39.93 2008 Fifteen Love 8-10 Steve Drowne Roger Charlton 1:40.10 2009 Fareer 8-10 Richard Hills Ed Dunlop 1:40.31 2010 Ransom Note 8-10 Michael Hills Barry Hills 1:37.82 2011 Sagramor 8-13 Nicky Mackay Hughie Morrison 1:44.55 2012 Fast Or Free 8-10 Ryan Moore William Haggas 1:42.08 2013 Roca Tumu 8-12 Billy Lee Joanna Morgan 1:37.52 2014 Born In Bombay 8-04 David Probert Andrew Balding 1:38.40 2015 War Envoy 9-06 Ryan Moore Aidan O'Brien 1:38.57 2016 Defrocked 9-01 Jamie Spencer Jamie Osborne 1:40.42 2017 Bless Him 8-09 Jamie Spencer David Simcock 1:40.59 2018 Ostilio 8-09 Silvestre de Sousa Simon Crisford 1:38.85 2019 Biometric 8-08 Harry Bentley Ralph Beckett 1:41.25 2020 Khaloosy 9-02 Jim Crowley Roger Varian 1:41.22 2021 Perotto 9-03 Oisin Murphy Marcus Tregoning 1:39.19 2022 Thesis 8-11 Ryan Moore Roger Charlton 1:38.56 2023 Docklands 9-02 Hayley Turner Harry Eustace 1:40.02 2024 Mickley 8-11 Callum Rodriguez Edward Bethell 1:38.62 2025 Arabian Story 9-06 Oisin Murphy Saeed bin Suroor 1:38.80 2026 Moonfall 8-10 Zac Lloyd George Boughey 1:38.47
See also Horse racing in Great Britain List of British flat horse races
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