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 2008 Group 1 1 mile 2 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 DUKE OF MARMALADE Johnny Murtagh Aidan O'Brien Mrs J Magnier/M Tabor Evens fav
2 PHOENIX TOWER Ted Durcan Sir Henry Cecil Khaled Abdulla 7/1
3 PIPEDREAMER Jimmy Fortune John Gosden Cheveley Park Stud 11/1
4 PRESSING Neil Callan Michael Jarvis Gary A Tanaka 10/1
5 ASK Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute Patrick J Fahey 7/1
6 STATSFOLD Adam Kirby Walter Swinburn Mrs P Harris 100/1
7 LOUP BRETON Christophe Lemaire E Lellouche Ecurie Wildenstein 20/1
8 PETARA BAY Jim Crowley Terry Mills Mrs B Eccleston 100/1
9 HATTAN Seb Sanders Clive Brittain Saeed Manana 66/1
10 REGIME Jamie Spencer Michael Bell Highclere Thoroughbreds 40/1
11 RED ROCK CANYON Seamie Heffernan Aidan O'Brien Smith/Tabor/Magnier 66/1
12 SIXTIES ICON Frankie Dettori Jeremy Noseda Mrs Susan Roy 8/1
The Prince of Wales Stakes was run on Tuesday 18th June 2008 and was won by a bay horse by Danehill out of Love Me True, winning £212,887 (equivalent to £289,000 in 2020). Over round 116%
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