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 1875 Group 1 1 mile 5 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Age'weight Owner
1 EARL OF DARTREY Jem Goater Gilbert 3-8st 10lbs Mr H Savile 100/7
2 BAY OF NAPLES Constable Tom Leader 3-8st 3lbs Mr W S Cartwright 9/2
3 BALFE Cannon Charles Blanton 3-8st 13lbs Prince Soltykoff 100/8
4 MUSKET sister Chaloner Alec Taylor 3-7st 12lbs Mr J Astley 10/1
5 MACARONI colt Fred Archer Mathew Dawson 3-8st 13lbs Lord Falmouth 3/1 fav
6 LEVERET C Archer Joe Cannon 3-8st 3lbs Lord Aylesford 10/1
7 SCOTTISH CHIEF colt T Osborne Robert Peck 3-8st 3lbs Mr James Merry 10/1
8 GARTERLY BELL Morris Mathew Dawson 3-9st 1lbs Lord Falmouth 100/8
9 TIZONA Glover Aklec Taylor 3-7st 12lbs Mr W S Crawfurd 20/1
10 CLARENDON Parry John Day 3-8st 3lbs Mr J Ingham 10/1
11 TRUMPETER colt Charles Wood Joseph Dawson 3-8st 3lbs General Peel 100/7
12 PERPLEXE Handley France 3-8st 13lbs Baron Schickler 100/7
This race took place on Tuesday 8th June 1875 and was won by a bay colt by The Earl out of Rigolboche, who won a first prize of 4750 sovereigns from 81 subscribers (equivalent to £552,000 in 2020). Over round 122%
Prince of Wales's Stakes Group 1 1 mile 2 furlongs 1862
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