Prince Of Wales Stakes

Prince Of Wales Stakes

The Prince Of Wales Stakes is Group 1 thoroughbred horse race contested over one mile and two furlong (2012m) at Britain’s Royal Ascot Racecourse on Day 2 of the five day Carnival in June each year.

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Also the name of a Group 3 weight-for-age race held in October at Perth’s Ascot Racecourse, the Prince Of Wales Stakes was first establish in 1862 and was named after subsequent King of England, Edward VII.

Originally restricted solely to three-year-old contestants over one mile and five furlongs, the Prince Of Wales’s Stakes is now open to horses aged four years or older.

Discontinued following World War II when there was no current Prince Of Wales, the race was re-included in 1968; a year prior to the investiture of Prince Charles as the Prince Of Wales. Interestingly rated at Group 2 level from 1968, the Prince Of Wales’s Stakes was promoted to Group 1 status in 2000.

Won by the John Gosden-trained The Fugue in 2014, the 2015 Prince Of Wales’s Stakes has attracted a particularly talented field including the likes of Kentucky Derby winner California Chrome, standout local The Grey Gatsby and Australia’s-own 2000m specialist Criterion.

Prince Of Wales Stakes Facts

• When: June
• Where: Royal Ascot Racecourse, Great Britain
• Distance: 2012m
• Type: 4YO&UP
• Group: 1
• Prize Money: £520,000

Royal Ascot Racecourse

Royal Ascot, the home of the Prince Of Wales’s Stakes, is considered the world’s leading Turf Racecourse.

Located approximately six miles from Windsor Castle, Royal Ascot was first opened in 1711 and currently hosts Nine of the UKs 32 annual Group 1 thoroughbred horse races.

The Royal Ascot Carnival attracts more than 300,000 people each year, making it Europe’s most popular race meeting annually.