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 1865 | Group 1 | 1 mile 5 furlongs | ||
| Pos. | Horse | Jockey | Age'weight | Owner |
| 1 | BREADALBANE | Custance | 3-8st 3lbs | Mr Chaplin 6/4 fav |
| 2 | OLMAR | J Snowden | 3-8st 10lbs | Mr Watt 100/30 |
| 3 | GUINIVERE | J Daley | 3-8st 5lbs | Baron Rothschild 100/30 |
| 4 | HEIR AT LAW | A Edwards | 3-8st 10lbs | Captain Machell 25/1 |
| 5 | THE CALOYER | Prangle | 3-8st 3lbs | Sir Joseph Hawley 25/1 |
| 6 | MISS HOBBIE | S Adams | 3-7st 12lbs | Mr W Robinson 25/1 |
| 7 | EXCELLER | Norman | 3-8st 3lbs | Mr C Peck junior 25/1 |
| 8 | LAZARETTO | Challoner | 3-8st 3lbs | Mr R C Naylor 25/1 |
| 9 | THE SWIFT | F Adams | 3-8st 10lbs | Captain Gray 25/1 |
| This race took place on Tuesday 13th June 1865 and was won by a bay colt by Stockwell out of Blink Bonny, who won a first prize of 3240 sovereigns from 137 subscribers (equivalent to £410,000 in 2020). | Over round 116% | |||
| Prince of Wales's Stakes | Group 1 | 1 mile 2 furlongs | 1862 | ||||||
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