The Prince of Wales's Stakes is a

Group 1 Group 1 may refer to: * Alkali metal, a chemical element classification for Alkali metal * Group 1 (motorsport), a regulation set of the FIA for series-production touring cars used in motorsport. * Group One Thoroughbred horse races, the leading e ...

flat

horse race Horse racing is an equestrian performance activity, typically involving two or more horses ridden by jockeys (or sometimes driven without riders) over a set distance for competition. It is one of the most ancient of all sports, as its bas ...

in Great Britain open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at

Ascot Ascot, Ascott or Askot may refer to: Places Australia * Ascot, Queensland, suburb of Brisbane * Ascot, Queensland (Toowoomba Region), a locality * Ascot Park, South Australia, suburb of Adelaide * Ascot (Ballarat), town near Ballarat in Victoria ...

over a distance of 1 mile 1

furlong A furlong is a measure of distance in imperial units and United States customary units equal to one-eighth of a mile, equivalent to any of 660 foot (unit), feet, 220 yards, 40 rod (unit), rods, 10 chain (unit), chains, or a ...

and 212 yards (2,004 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in June.

History

The event was established in 1862, and it was named after the

Prince of Wales Prince of Wales (, ; ) is a title traditionally given to the male heir apparent to the History of the English monarchy, English, and later, the British throne. The title originated with the Welsh rulers of Kingdom of Gwynedd, Gwynedd who, from ...

at that time, the future

King Edward VII Edward VII (Albert Edward; 9 November 1841 – 6 May 1910) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 22 January 1901 until his death in 1910. The second child and eldest son of Queen Victoria and ...

. 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 Charles III (Charles Philip Arthur George; born 14 November 1948) is King of the United Kingdom and the 14 other Commonwealth realms. Charles was born at Buckingham Palace during the reign of his maternal grandfather, King George VI, and ...

. 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. The Prince of Wales's Stakes is currently held on the second day of the five-day Royal Ascot meeting.

Records

Most successful horse (2 wins): *

Connaught Connacht or Connaught ( ; or ), is the smallest of the four provinces of Ireland, situated in the west of Ireland. Until the ninth century it consisted of several independent major Gaelic kingdoms ( Uí Fiachrach, Uí Briúin, Uí Maine ...

– ''1969, 1970'' *

Mtoto Mtoto (1 April 1983 – 24 May 2011) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse. In a career which lasted from 1985 until 1988, he ran ten times and won seven races. He showed some promise as three-year-old in 1986, but emerged as a top-class horse in ...

– ''1987, 1988'' * Muhtarram – ''1994, 1995'' Leading

jockey A jockey is someone who rides horses in horse racing or steeplechase (horse racing), steeplechase racing, primarily as a profession. The word also applies to camel riders in camel racing. The word "jockey" originated from England and was used ...

(6 wins): * Morny Cannon – ''Matchmaker (1895), Shaddock (1896), Manners (1899), Simon Dale (1900), Rydal Head (1904), Plum Centre (1905)'' Leading trainer (8 wins): * John Porter – ''Ossory (1888), Watercress (1892), Matchmaker (1895), Shaddock (1896), Manners (1899), Simon Dale (1900), Rydal Head (1904), Plum Centre (1905)'' Leading owner (5 wins): * 17th Earl of Derby – ''Stedfast (1911), Sansovino (1924), Caissot (1926), Hyperion (1933), Heliopolis (1939)'' * Godolphin – ''Faithful Son (1998), Dubai Millennium (2000), Fantastic Light (2001), Grandera (2002), Rewilding (2011)''

Winners since 1968

Earlier winners

* 1862: Carisbrook * 1863: Avenger * 1864: Ely * 1865: Breadalbane * 1866: Rustic * 1867: Vauban * 1868: King Alfred * 1869: Martyrdom * 1870: King o'Scots * 1871: King of the Forest * 1872: Queen's Messenger * 1873: Kaiser * 1874: Leolinus * 1875: Earl of Dartrey * 1876:

Petrarch Francis Petrarch (; 20 July 1304 – 19 July 1374; ; modern ), born Francesco di Petracco, was a scholar from Arezzo and poet of the early Italian Renaissance, as well as one of the earliest Renaissance humanism, humanists. Petrarch's redis ...

* 1877: Glen Arthur * 1878: Glengarry * 1879: Wheel of Fortune * 1880: Zealot * 1881:

Iroquois The Iroquois ( ), also known as the Five Nations, and later as the Six Nations from 1722 onwards; alternatively referred to by the Endonym and exonym, endonym Haudenosaunee ( ; ) are an Iroquoian languages, Iroquoian-speaking Confederation#Ind ...

* 1882: Quicklime * 1883:

Galliard The ''galliard'' (; ; ) was a form of Renaissance dance and Renaissance music, music popular all over Europe in the 16th century. It is mentioned in dance manuals from England, Portugal, France, Spain, Germany, and Italy. Dance form The ''gal ...

* 1884: Sir Reuben * 1885: Pepper and Salt * 1886: Button Park * 1887: Claymore * 1888: Ossory * 1889:

Donovan Donovan Phillips Leitch (born 10 May 1946), known mononymously as Donovan, is a Scottish musician, songwriter and record producer. He emerged from the British folk scene in early 1965 and subsequently scored multiple international hit singles ...

* 1890: Alloway * 1891: Melody * 1892: Watercress * 1893: Red Ensign * 1894: Contract * 1895: Matchmaker * 1896: Shaddock * 1897: Galtee More * 1898:

Jeddah Jeddah ( ), alternatively transliterated as Jedda, Jiddah or Jidda ( ; , ), is a List of governorates of Saudi Arabia, governorate and the largest city in Mecca Province, Saudi Arabia, and the country's second largest city after Riyadh, located ...

* 1899: Manners * 1900: Simon Dale * 1901: Veronese * 1902: Ard Patrick ¹ * 1903: Mead * 1904: Rydal Head * 1905: Plum Centre * 1906: Sancy * 1907: Qu'Appelle * 1908: Santo Strato * 1909: Bayardo * 1910: Greenback * 1911: Stedfast * 1912: Catmint * 1913: Louvois * 1914: Marten * 1915–18: ''no race'' * 1919: Dominion * 1920: All Prince * 1921: Polymestor * 1922: Villars * 1923: Eastern Monarch * 1924: Sansovino * 1925: Warminster * 1926: Caissot * 1927: Chantery * 1928: Potocki * 1929: Lyme Regis * 1930: Parenthesis * 1931: Sir Andrew * 1932: Sigiri * 1933: Hyperion * 1934: Achtenan * 1935: Assignation * 1936: Valerian * 1937: Cold Scent * 1938: L'Ouragan III * 1939: Heliopolis ¹ Cupbearer finished first in 1902, but he was subsequently disqualified.

References

* Paris-Turf: **, , , , , , *

Racing Post ''Racing Post'' is a British daily horse racing, greyhound racing, and sports betting publisher published in print and digital formats. It is printed in tabloid format from Monday to Sunday. , it has an average daily circulation of 60,629 ...

: ** , , , , , , , , , ** , , , , , , , , , ** , , , , , , , , , ** , , , , , , ,

External links