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 1890 | Group 1 | 1 mile 5 furlongs | ||
| Pos. | Horse | Jockey | Age'weight | Owner |
| 1 | ALLOWAY | Warne | Jimmy Ryan 3-8st 3lbs | Mr J H Houldsworth 100/15 |
| 2 | BLUE-GREEN | G Barrett | John Porter 3-8st 13lbs | Duke of Westminster 2/1 |
| 3 | HEBRIDES | Morny Cannon | Alec Taylor 3-8st 3lbs | Mr F Murray 100/12 |
| 4 | SUREFOOT | Liddiard | Jousiffe 3-9st 5lbs | Mr A W Merry 5/4 fav |
| 5 | BUCHANAN filly | R Chaloner | Alec Taylor 3-7st 12lbs | Mr Alec Taylor 20/1 |
| This race took place on Tuesday 17th June 1890 and was won by a bay filly by Springfield, who won a first prize of 3950 sovereigns from 59 subscribers (equivalent to £513,000 in 2020). | Over round 109% | |||
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