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 1887 | Group 1 | 1 mile 5 furlongs | ||
| Pos. | Horse | Jockey | Age'weight | Owner |
| 1 | CLAYMORE | F Barrett | Alec Taylor 3-8st 3lbs | Mr Manton 8/1 |
| 2 | REVE D'OR | Charles Wood | Alec Taylor 3-9st 0lbs | Duke of Beaufort Evens fav |
| 3 | PHIL | Tom Cannon | Wadlow 3-8st 13lbs | Mr H T Fenwick 7/2 |
| 4 | BLACK BEAD | A White | C Arnull 3-8st 3lbs | Mr Edmunds 20/1 |
| 5 | GRANDISON | G Barrett | John Dawson jnr 3-8st 13lbs | Lord Ellesmere 20/1 |
| 6 | TURLYGOOD | Fred Webb | Tom Jennings snr 3-8st 13lbs | Prince Soltykoff 20/1 |
| 7 | SCOTTISH KING | E Martin | Enoch 3-8st 3lbs | Lord Zetland 10/1 |
| This race took place on Tuesday 7th June 1887 and was won by a bay colt by Camballo out of Setapore, who won a first prize of 4100 sovereigns from 62 subscribers (equivalent to £543,000 in 2020). Actual first prize was £2175. | Over round 107% | |||
| Prince of Wales's Stakes | Group 1 | 1 mile 2 furlongs | 1862 | ||||||
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