Prince of Wales's Stakes

The Prince of Wales's Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Ascot over a distance of 1 mile 1 furlong and 212 yards (2,004 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in June.

For the similarly titled horse race in Canada, see Prince of Wales Stakes.
For the similarly titled horse race in Australia, see Prince of Wales Stakes (Australia).
Prince of Wales's Stakes
Group 1 race
LocationAscot Racecourse
Ascot, England
Inaugurated1862
Race typeFlat / Thoroughbred
WebsiteAscot
Race information
Distance1m 1f 212yd (2,004 metres)
SurfaceTurf
TrackRight-handed
QualificationFour-years-old and up
Weight9 st 0 lb
Allowances
3 lb for fillies and mares
3 lb for S. Hemisphere 4yo
Purse£250,000 (2020)
1st: £148,000
Prince Of Wales's Stakes
2020
Lord North Addeybb Barney Roy

History

The event was established in 1862, and it was named after the Prince of Wales at that time, the future King Edward VII. The original version was restricted to three-year-olds, and it was contested over 1 mile and 5 furlongs.

The race was discontinued after World War II, when there was no Prince of Wales. It returned in 1968, a year before the investiture of Prince Charles. The distance of the new version was 1 mile and 2 furlongs, and it was now open to horses aged three or older.

The present system of race grading was introduced in 1971, and for a period the Prince of Wales's Stakes was classed at Group 2 level. It was promoted to Group 1 status in 2000, and at this point the minimum age of participating horses was raised to four.

The Prince of Wales's Stakes is currently held on the second day of the five-day Royal Ascot meeting.

Records

Most successful horse (2 wins):

Leading jockey (6 wins):

  • Morny Cannon – Matchmaker (1895), Shaddock (1896), Manners (1899), Simon Dale (1900), Rydal Head (1904), Plum Centre (1905)

Leading trainer (8 wins):

  • John Porter – Ossory (1888), Watercress (1892), Matchmaker (1895), Shaddock (1896), Manners (1899), Simon Dale (1900), Rydal Head (1904), Plum Centre (1905)

Leading owner (5 wins):

  • 17th Earl of Derby – Stedfast (1911), Sansovino (1924), Caissot (1926), Hyperion (1933), Heliopolis (1939)
  • Godolphin – Faithful Son (1998), Dubai Millennium (2000), Fantastic Light (2001), Grandera (2002), Rewilding (2011)

Winners since 1968
Year
 Winner
 Age
 Jockey
 Trainer
 Owner
 Time
01-01-1943 Race not held from 1940 to 1967
1968 Royal Palace 4 Sandy Barclay Noel Murless Jim Joel 2:22.30
1969 Connaught 4 Sandy Barclay Noel Murless Jim Joel 2:08.00
1970 Connaught 5 Sandy Barclay Noel Murless Jim Joel 2:07.30
1971 Arthur 4 Ron Hutchinson John Dunlop Lady Rosebery 2:19.80
1972 Brigadier Gerard 4 Joe Mercer Dick Hern Jean Hislop 2:06.30
1973 Gift Card 4 Lester Piggott Angel Penna Sr. Margit Batthyány 2:09.40
1974 Admetus 4 Maurice Philliperon John Cunnington Michael Sobell 2:09.60
1975 Record Run 4 Pat Eddery Gavin Pritchard-Gordon Sidney Grey 2:03.30
1976 Annes Pretender[lower-alpha 1] 4 Lester Piggott Ryan Price Charles Clore 2:03.30
1977 Lucky Wednesday 4 Joe Mercer Henry Cecil Charles St George 2:16.10
1978 Gunner B 5 Joe Mercer Henry Cecil Pauline Barratt 2:08.00
1979 Crimson Beau 4 Lester Piggott Paul Cole H. Spearing 2:06.80
1980 Ela-Mana-Mou 4 Willie Carson Dick Hern Simon Weinstock 2:10.57
1981 Hard Fought 4 Walter Swinburn Michael Stoute Brook Holliday 2:05.80
1982 Kind of Hush 4 Steve Cauthen Barry Hills Tony Shead 2:09.30
1983 Stanerra 5 Brian Rouse Frank Dunne Frank Dunne 2:06.50
1984 Morcon 4 Willie Carson Dick Hern 2nd Baron Rotherwick 2:06.91
1985 Bob Back 4 Bruce Raymond Michael Jarvis Antonio Balzarini 2:05.90
1986 English Spring 4 Pat Eddery Ian Balding Paul Mellon 2:08.80
1987 Mtoto 4 Richard Hills Alec Stewart Ahmed Al Maktoum 2:07.27
1988 Mtoto 5 Michael Roberts Alec Stewart Ahmed Al Maktoum 2:12.84
1989 Two Timing 3 Pat Eddery Jeremy Tree Khalid Abdullah 2:04.90
1990 Batshoof 4 Pat Eddery Ben Hanbury Muttar Salem 2:06.72
1991 Stagecraft 4 Steve Cauthen Michael Stoute Sheikh Mohammed 2:07.58
1992 Perpendicular [lower-alpha 2] 4 Willie Ryan Henry Cecil Lord Howard de Walden 2:04.13
1993 Placerville 3 Pat Eddery Henry Cecil Khalid Abdullah 2:08.65
1994 Muhtarram 5 Willie Carson John Gosden Hamdan Al Maktoum 2:05.11
1995 Muhtarram 6 Willie Carson John Gosden Hamdan Al Maktoum 2:04.94
1996 First Island 4 Michael Hills Geoff Wragg Mollers Racing 2:02.76
1997 Bosra Sham 4 Kieren Fallon Henry Cecil Wafic Saïd 2:04.16
1998 Faithful Son 4 John Reid Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 2:08.30
1999 Lear Spear 4 Michael Kinane David Elsworth Raymond Tooth 2:04.37
2000 Dubai Millennium 4 Jerry Bailey Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 2:07.48
2001 Fantastic Light 5 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 2:04.40
2002 Grandera 4 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 2:04.43
2003 Nayef 5 Richard Hills Marcus Tregoning Hamdan Al Maktoum 2:05.30
2004 Rakti 5 Philip Robinson Michael Jarvis Gary A. Tanaka 2:04.95
2005 Azamour [lower-alpha 3] 4 Michael Kinane John Oxx HH Aga Khan IV 2:08.15
2006 Ouija Board 5 Olivier Peslier Ed Dunlop 19th Earl of Derby 2:06.92
2007 Manduro 5 Stéphane Pasquier André Fabre Baron G. von Ullmann 2:05.91
2008 Duke of Marmalade 4 Johnny Murtagh Aidan O'Brien Magnier / Tabor 2:05.35
2009 Vision d'Etat 4 Olivier Peslier Eric Libaud Detré / Libaud 2:06.90
2010 Byword 4 Maxime Guyon André Fabre Khalid Abdullah 2:05.35
2011 Rewilding 4 Frankie Dettori Mahmood Al Zarooni Godolphin 2:04.24
2012 So You Think 6 Joseph O'Brien Aidan O'Brien Derrick Smith et al. 2:03.86
2013 Al Kazeem 5 James Doyle Roger Charlton John Deer 2:03.06
2014 The Fugue 5 William Buick John Gosden Andrew Lloyd Webber 2:01.90
2015 Free Eagle 4 Pat Smullen Dermot Weld Moyglare Stud 2:05.07
2016 My Dream Boat 4 Adam Kirby Clive Cox Paul & Clare Rooney 2:11.38
2017 Highland Reel 5 Ryan Moore Aidan O'Brien Magnier / Tabor/ Smith 2:05.04
2018 Poet's Word 5 James Doyle Michael Stoute Saeed Suhail 2:03.51
2019 Crystal Ocean 5 Frankie Dettori Michael Stoute Evelyn de Rothschild 2:10.25
2020 Lord North 4 James Doyle John Gosden Zayed bin Mohammed 2:05.63
  1. Trepan finished first in 1976, but was disqualified after testing positive for a banned substance.
  2. Kooyonga finished first in 1992, but she was relegated to third place following a stewards' inquiry
  3. The 2005 running took place at York

Earlier winners
  • 1862: Carisbrook
  • 1863: Avenger
  • 1864: Ely
  • 1865: Breadalbane
  • 1866: Rustic
  • 1867: Vauban
  • 1868: King Alfred
  • 1869: Martyrdom
  • 1870: King o'Scots
  • 1871: King of the Forest
  • 1872: Queen's Messenger
  • 1873: Kaiser
  • 1874: Leolinus
  • 1875: Earl of Dartrey
  • 1876: Petrarch
  • 1877: Glen Arthur
  • 1878: Glengarry
  • 1879: Wheel of Fortune
  • 1880: Zealot
  • 1881: Iroquois
  • 1882: Quicklime
  • 1883: Galliard
  • 1884: Sir Reuben
  • 1885: Pepper and Salt
  • 1886: Button Park
  • 1887: Claymore
  • 1888: Ossory
  • 1889: Donovan
  • 1890: Alloway
  • 1891: Melody
  • 1892: Watercress
  • 1893: Red Ensign
  • 1894: Contract
  • 1895: Matchmaker
  • 1896: Shaddock
  • 1897: Galtee More
  • 1898: Jeddah
  • 1899: Manners
  • 1900: Simon Dale
  • 1901: Veronese
  • 1902: Ard Patrick 1
  • 1903: Mead
  • 1904: Rydal Head
  • 1905: Plum Centre
  • 1906: Sancy
  • 1907: Qu'Appelle
  • 1908: Santo Strato
  • 1909: Bayardo
  • 1910: Greenback
  • 1911: Stedfast
  • 1912: Catmint
  • 1913: Louvois
  • 1914: Marten
  • 1915–18: no race
  • 1919: Dominion
  • 1920: All Prince
  • 1921: Polymestor
  • 1922: Villars
  • 1923: Eastern Monarch
  • 1924: Sansovino
  • 1925: Warminster
  • 1926: Caissot
  • 1927: Chantery
  • 1928: Potocki
  • 1929: Lyme Regis
  • 1930: Parenthesis
  • 1931: Sir Andrew
  • 1932: Sigiri
  • 1933: Hyperion
  • 1934: Achtenan
  • 1935: Assignation
  • 1936: Valerian
  • 1937: Cold Scent
  • 1938: L'Ouragan III
  • 1939: Heliopolis

1 Cupbearer finished first in 1902, but he was subsequently disqualified.

See also

References
  • Paris-Turf:
    • "1979"., "1980"., "1983"., "1984"., "1985"., "1986"., "1987".
  • Racing Post:
  • galopp-sieger.de – Prince of Wales's Stakes.
  • ifhaonline.org – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Prince of Wales's Stakes (2019).
  • pedigreequery.com – Prince of Wales's Stakes – Ascot.
  • Abelson, Edward; John Tyrrel (1993). The Breedon Book of Horse Racing Records. Breedon Books. pp. 66–68. ISBN 1-873626-15-0.
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