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.
Early history:- The inaugural running of the Prince of Wales's Stakes was on Tuesday 17th June 1862 over 1 mile 5 furlongs of the New Course. It was won by Carisbrook (100/8), beating Neptunus (4/1 joint favourite) and Hurricane (20/1) by 2 lengths and a head.
Prince of Wales's Stakes 1870 Group 1 1 mile 5 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Age'weight Owner
1 KING O' SCOTS Hunt Joseph Dawson 3-8st 10lbs Mr Joseph Dawson 10/1
2 ASTOLFO George Fordham Henry Woolcott 3-8st 10lbs Mr G Jones 6/1
3 CLAUDIUS Tom Chaloner Alec Taylor 3-8st 10lbs Mr W S Crawfurd 10/1
4 PEARL FINDER Cannon Cowley 3-8st 3lbs Mr E Brayley 25/1
5 WALTER Custance Alec Taylor 3-8st 10lbs Mr W S Crawfurd 10/1
6 DOLPHIN Snowden Haynes 3-8st 3lbs Mr W Edgar 10/1
7 SALAMIS Butler John Porter 3-7st 12lbs Sir Joseph Hawley 25/1
8 STANLEY John Osborne Tom Dawson 3-8st 10lbs Mr Johnstone 100/8
9 SUNLIGHT Grimshaw J C Waugh 3-8st 10lbs Mr James Merry 5/1 jt fav
10 TAMARIND Jeffery Joseph Hayhoe 3-7st 12lbs Baron Rothschild 5/1 jt fav
11 CHAMPION Maidment Gilbert 3-8st 13lbs Mr H Savile 25/1
12 NORMANBY T French Joseph Dawson 3-8st 10lbs Lord Stamford 10/1
13 PRINCE OF WALES Parry John Day 3-8st 3lbs Mr J B Morris 20/1
This race took place on Tuesday 14th June 1870 and was won by a bay colt by King Tom out of Katherine Logie, who won a first prize of 5300 sovereigns from 92 subscribers (equivalent to £636,000 in 2020). Over round 116%
Prince of Wales's Stakes Group 1 1 mile 2 furlongs 1862
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