Royal Ascot: Prince of Wales's Stakes
The Prince of Wales's Stakes, currently staged on the second day of the Royal meeting, was established in 1862, and 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. |
| Prince of Wales's Stakes 1862 | Group 1 | 1 mile 5 furlongs | ||
| Pos. | Horse | Jockey | Age'weight | Owner |
| 1 | CARISBROOK | S Rogers | 3-8st 10lbs | Mt T Valentine 100/8 |
| 2 | NEPTUNUS | Bullock | 3-8st 10lbs | Mr Jackson 4/1 jt fav |
| 3 | HURRICANE | Tom Ashmall | 3-8st 10lbs | Mr T Valentine 20/1 |
| 4 | ZETLAND | J Osborne | 3-8st 10lbs | Mr J Osborne 4/1 jt fav |
| 5 | PICCADOR | Custance | 3-8st 10lbs | Lord Zetland 25/1 |
| 6 | THE KNAVE | Hayward | 3-8st 10lbs | Mr Merry 25/1 |
| 7 | FEU DE JOIE | Challoner | 3-8st 10lbs | Mr R C Naylor 25/1 |
| 8 | ST ALEXIS | Wells | 3-8st 10lbs | Sir J Hawley 6/1 |
| 9 | WINGRAVE | E Sharp | 3-8st 10lbs | Baron Rothschild 25/1 |
| 10 | LORD BURLEIGH | George Fordham | 3-8st 10lbs | Mr F Fisher 20/1 |
| 11 | HARLEQUIN | Aldcroft | 3-8st 10lbs | Mr Savile 25/1 |
| 12 | SILKSTONE | J Adams | 3-8st 10lbs | Mr Villiers 7/1 |
| This race took place on Tuesday 17th June 1862 and was won by Carisbrook, a bay colt by Stockwell out of Kathleen, who won a first prize of £1510 (equivalent to £185,000 in 2020), beating Neptunus and Hurricane by 2 lengths and a head in 2 minutes 49.5 seconds. | Over round 104% | |||
| Prince of Wales's Stakes | Group 1 | 1 mile 2 furlongs | 1862 | ||||||
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