# Prince of Wales's Stakes

The Prince of Wales's Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Ascot over a distance of 1 mile 1 furlong 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 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.
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 – 1969, 1970
* Mtoto – 1987, 1988
* Muhtarram – 1994, 1995
Leading jockey (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

* ↑ Trepan finished first in 1976, but was disqualified after testing positive for a banned substance.
* ↑ Kooyonga finished first in 1992, but she was relegated to third place following a stewards' inquiry
* ↑ The 2005 running took place at York

## 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
* 1877: Glen Arthur
* 1878: Glengarry
* 1879: Wheel of Fortune
* 1880: Zealot
* 1881: Iroquois
* 1882: Quicklime
* 1883: Galliard
* 1884: Sir Reuben
* 1885: Pepper and Salt
* 1886: Button Park
* 1887: Claymore
* 1888: Ossory
* 1889: Donovan
* 1890: Alloway
* 1891: Melody
* 1892: Watercress
* 1893: Red Ensign
* 1894: Contract
* 1895: Matchmaker
* 1896: Shaddock
* 1897: Galtee More
* 1898: Jeddah
* 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.