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 1868 | Group 1 | 1 mile 5 furlongs | ||
| Pos. | Horse | Jockey | Age'weight | Owner |
| 1 | KING ALFRED | J Daley | Joseph Hayhoe 3-8st 10lbs | Baron Rothschild 4/1 |
| 2 | RESTITUTION | Morris | Joseph Hayhoe 3-8st 3lbs | Baron Rothschild 7/1 |
| 3 | MOSLEM | Tom Chaloner | Alec Taylor 3-9st 1lbs | Mr W S Crawfurd 4/1 |
| 4 | TYMPANUM | Cameron | Olliver 3-8st 3lbs | Mr W S Cartwright 100/8 |
| 5 | PURVEYOR | S Adams | Goodwin 3-8st 10lbs | Mr H Stortford 20/1 |
| 6 | FORMOSA | George Fordham | Henry Woolcott 3-9st 0lbs | Mr W Graham 5/2 fav |
| 7 | MORTEMER | Parry | Tom Jennings 3-8st 10lbs | Count F De Lagrange 20/1 |
| 8 | LADY ELIZABETH | Cannon | John Day 3-8st 10lbs | Marquess of Hastings 20/1 |
| This race took place on Tuesday 9th June 1868 and was won by a bay colt by King Tom out of a Bay Middleton mare, who won a first prize of 7200 sovereigns from 130 subscribers (equivalent to £820,000 in 2020). | Over round 103% | |||
| Prince of Wales's Stakes | Group 1 | 1 mile 2 furlongs | 1862 | ||||||
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