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 1996 Group 1 1 mile 2 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 FIRST ISLAND Michael Hills Geoff Wragg Mollers Racing 9/1
2 MOUNTJOY Richard Hills Paul Cole Gary A Tanaka 16/1
3 TAMAYAZ Olivier Peslier Saeed Bin Suroor Godolphin 12/1
4 DANKESTON Michael Roberts Michael Bell Luciano Gaucci 50/1
5 CEZANNE Johnny Murtagh Saeed Bin Suroor Godolphin 25/1
6 FAHAL Willie Carson David Morley Hamdan Al Maktoum 7/1
7 DESERT SHOT Cash Asmussen Sir Michael Stoute Maktoum Al Maktoum 20/1
8 PILSUDSKI Pat Eddery Sir Michael Stoute Simon Weinstock 4/1 fav
9 LUCKY DI Jason Weaver Luca Cumani Mrs Virginia Knott Bender 9/2
10 CLEVER CLICHE John Reid Sir Henry Cecil Mr Ivan Allan 16/1
11 CAP JULUCA Richard Hughes Roger Charlton Mr Martin Myers 5/1
12 NEEDLE GUN Mick Kinane Clive Brittain Saeed Manana 14/1
The Prince of Wales Stakes was run on Tuesday 18th June 1996 and was won by a chestnut colt by Dominion out of Caymana, winning £63,325 (equivalent to £122,000 in 2020). Over round 115%
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