Prince of Wales's Stakes

Prince Of Wales's Stakes

2014
The Fugue	Magician	Treve

Previous years
2013
Al Kazeem	Mukhadram	The Fugue
2012
So You Think	Carlton House	Farhh
2011
Rewilding	So You Think	Sri Putra

2010-2001
2010
Byword	Twice Over	Tazeez
2009
Vision D'etat	Tartan Bearer	Never On Sunday
2008
Duke Of Marmalade	Phoenix Tower	Pipedreamer
2007
Manduro	Dylan Thomas	Notnowcato
2006
Ouija Board	Electrocutionist	Manduro
2005
Azamour	Ace	Elvstroem
2004
Rakti	Powerscourt	Ikhtyar
2003
Nayef	Rakti	Islington
2002
Grandera	Indian Creek	Banks Hill
2001
Fantastic Light	Kalanisi	Hightori

2000-1994
2000
Dubai Millennium	Sumitas	Beat All
1999
Lear Spear	Fantastic Light	Xaar
1998
Faithful Son	Chester House	Daylami
1997
Bosra Sham	Alhaarth	London News
1996
First Island	Montjoy	Tamayaz
1995
Muhtarram	Eltish	Needle Gun
1994
Muhtarram	Ezzoud	Chatoyant

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 and 2 furlongs (2,012 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in June.

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):

• Connaught – 1969, 1970
• Mtoto – 1987, 1988
• Muhtarram – 1994, 1995

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 1979

^a Kooyonga finished first in 1992, but she was relegated to third place following a stewards' inquiry.
^b The 2005 running took place at York.

Earlier winners

¹ Cupbearer finished first in 1902, but he was subsequently disqualified.
² Trepan was first in 1976, but he was later disqualified after testing positive for a banned substance.

See also

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

References

• Racing Post:
  • 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
  • 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
  • 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

• galopp-sieger.de – Prince of Wales's Stakes.
• horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Prince of Wales's Stakes (2011).
• 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.