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 1881 | Group 1 | 1 mile 5 furlongs | ||
| Pos. | Horse | Jockey | Age'weight | Owner |
| 1 | IROQUOIS | Fred Archer | Pincus 3-9st 5lbs | Mr Pierre Lorillard 4/5 fav |
| 2 | GEOLOGIST | Cannon | Alec Taylor 3-8st 10lbs | Mr F Gretton 4/1 |
| 3 | GREAT CARLE | Snowden | Mathew Dawson 3-8st 10lbs | Lord Falmouth 20/1 |
| 4 | NESSCLIFFE | John Osborne | Wadlow 3-8st 3lbs | Lord Bradford 5/1 |
| 5 | MASKELYNE | Jem Goater | Tom Jennings snr 3-8st 13lbs | Count F De Lagrange 20/1 |
| 6 | CULLODEN | Gallon | Alec Taylor 3-8st 3lbs | Mr Mackintosh 20/1 |
| 7 | VOLUPTUARY | George Fordham | Joe Cannon 3-8st 13lbs | Lord Rosebery 10/1 |
| This race took place on Tuesday 14th June 1881 and was won by a bay colt by Leamington out of Maggie BB, who won a first prize of 5350 sovereigns from 87 subscribers (equivalent to £655,000 in 2020). | Over round 115% | |||
| Prince of Wales's Stakes | Group 1 | 1 mile 2 furlongs | 1862 | ||||||
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