Prince of Wales’s Stakes

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The Group 1 Prince of Wales’s Stakes is one of the top ten furlong races of the season. It is the feature race on day 2 of Royal Ascot and attracts some of the best older horses in Europe.

The Prince of Wales’s Stakes takes place on the 19th June 2024.

Notable past winners include Dubai Millennium (2000), Ouija Board (2006), Highland Reel (2017) and Love (2021).

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Princess of Wales’s Stakes

The Race – The Prince of Wales Stakes

The Prince of Wales’s Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse event held in the United Kingdom for horses aged four and over.

It is held every year in June at Ascot Racecourse over a distance of 1 mile 1 furlong and 212 yards.

Recent winners Highland Reel, Poet’s Word, Crystal Ocean and Love.

It currently takes place on day 2 (Wednesday) of the Royal meeting.

The race is usually about quality rather than quantity so there are no hiding places up Ascot’s unforgiving home straight.

Prince of Wales’s Stakes 2023 Odds

Here are the latest odds for the Prince of Wales’s Stakes in June 2023:

These odds have not yet been released.

Prince of Wales’s Stakes Tips

Here are some tips for Prince of Wales’s Stakes in June 2023:

  • 2 points to win for TBC
  • 1 point each way for TBC

A couple of the horses competing in the Prince of Wales’s Stakes will also compete in many other races throughout the year. Keep a close eye on the horses to see how they perform before placing your ante-post bets.

For all Ascot racing events, our top racing tipsters offer racing tips!

For more racing tips on races at Ascot Course, look at our guide.

Famous Prince of Wales’s Stakes Winners & History

The Prince of Wales’s Stakes was first run in 1862 with victory going to Carisbrook. It was originally a staying contest over a mile and five furlongs and was restricted to three-year-olds. The race was discontinued in 1940 and was not restored until 1968, this time an all-aged race over its current distance of a mile and a quarter.

Originally classed as Group 2 race in 1971, it was given Group 1 status in 2000 with three-year-olds no longer eligible. Owner Jim Joel, Trainer Nigel Murless and jockey Sandy Barclay won the first three renewals since the war with Royal Palace (1968) and Connaught (1969 and 1970).

Only two other horses have managed to win the race twice since; Mtoto (1987, 1988) and Muhtarram (1994, 1995).

Other notable winners of the Prince of Wales’s Stakes include Brigadier Gerard (1972), Gunner B (1978), Ela-Mana-Mou (1980) and Stanerra (1983).

Dubai Millennium’s victory in 2000 was a memorable occasion, his first race since fulfilling the dreams of Sheikh Mohammed by winning the Dubai World Cup. Jerry Bailey substituted for regular rider Frankie Dettori who was recovering from a plane crash in which he had been fortunate to escape with his life.

Dubai Millennium was made second favourite behind French raider Sendawar, the only time he did not start as favourite in his entire career. Bailey sent Dubai Millennium straight to the front and he was never headed, drawing well clear in the home straight to win by eight lengths.

The victory appeared to have set up a clash between Godolphin’s superstar and the Arc and King George winner Montjeu but fate intervened. Dubai Millennium suffered a fracture in training and, although surviving to start a new career as a stallion, his life was tragically claimed by grass sickness after just one season at stud.

Prince Of Wales’s Stakes Previous Winners

Take a look at the previous winners from the Prince of Wales’s Stakes:

YearWinnerAgeJockeyTrainerOwnerTime
Race not held from 1940 to 1967
1968Royal Palace4Sandy BarclayNoel MurlessJim Joel2:22.30
1969Connaught4Sandy BarclayNoel MurlessJim Joel2:08.00
1970Connaught5Sandy BarclayNoel MurlessJim Joel2:07.30
1971Arthur4Ron HutchinsonJohn DunlopLady Rosebery2:19.80
1972Brigadier Gerard4Joe MercerDick HernJean Hislop2:06.30
1973Gift Card4Lester PiggottAngel Penna Sr.Margit Batthyány2:09.40
1974Admetus4Maurice PhilliperonJohn CunningtonMichael Sobell2:09.60
1975Record Run4Pat EdderyGavin Pritchard-GordonSidney Grey2:03.30
1976Annes Pretender[a]4Lester PiggottRyan PriceCharles Clore2:03.30
1977Lucky Wednesday4Joe MercerHenry CecilCharles St George2:16.10
1978Gunner B5Joe MercerHenry CecilPauline Barratt2:08.00
1979Crimson Beau4Lester PiggottPaul ColeH. Spearing2:06.80
1980Ela-Mana-Mou4Willie CarsonDick HernSimon Weinstock2:10.57
1981Hard Fought4Walter SwinburnMichael StouteBrook Holliday2:05.80
1982Kind of Hush4Steve CauthenBarry HillsTony Shead2:09.30
1983Stanerra5Brian RouseFrank DunneFrank Dunne2:06.50
1984Morcon4Willie CarsonDick Hern2nd Baron Rotherwick2:06.91
1985Bob Back4Bruce RaymondMichael JarvisAntonio Balzarini2:05.90
1986English Spring4Pat EdderyIan BaldingPaul Mellon2:08.80
1987Mtoto4Richard HillsAlec StewartAhmed Al Maktoum2:07.27
1988Mtoto5Michael RobertsAlec StewartAhmed Al Maktoum2:12.84
1989Two Timing3Pat EdderyJeremy TreeKhalid Abdullah2:04.90
1990Batshoof4Pat EdderyBen HanburyMuttar Salem2:06.72
1991Stagecraft4Steve CauthenMichael StouteSheikh Mohammed2:07.58
1992Perpendicular [b]4Willie RyanHenry CecilLord Howard de Walden2:04.13
1993Placerville3Pat EdderyHenry CecilKhalid Abdullah2:08.65
1994Muhtarram5Willie CarsonJohn GosdenHamdan Al Maktoum2:05.11
1995Muhtarram6Willie CarsonJohn GosdenHamdan Al Maktoum2:04.94
1996First Island4Michael HillsGeoff WraggMollers Racing2:02.76
1997Bosra Sham4Kieren FallonHenry CecilWafic Saïd2:04.16
1998Faithful Son4John ReidSaeed bin SuroorGodolphin2:08.30
1999Lear Spear4Michael KinaneDavid ElsworthRaymond Tooth2:04.37
2000Dubai Millennium4Jerry BaileySaeed bin SuroorGodolphin2:07.48
2001Fantastic Light5Frankie DettoriSaeed bin SuroorGodolphin2:04.40
2002Grandera4Frankie DettoriSaeed bin SuroorGodolphin2:04.43
2003Nayef5Richard HillsMarcus TregoningHamdan Al Maktoum2:05.30
2004Rakti5Philip RobinsonMichael JarvisGary A. Tanaka2:04.95
2005Azamour [c]4Michael KinaneJohn OxxHH Aga Khan IV2:08.15
2006Ouija Board5Olivier PeslierEd Dunlop19th Earl of Derby2:06.92
2007Manduro5Stéphane PasquierAndré FabreBaron G. von Ullmann2:05.91
2008Duke of Marmalade4Johnny MurtaghAidan O'BrienMagnier / Tabor2:05.35
2009Vision d'Etat4Olivier PeslierEric LibaudDetré / Libaud2:06.90
2010Byword4Maxime GuyonAndré FabreKhalid Abdullah2:05.35
2011Rewilding4Frankie DettoriMahmood Al ZarooniGodolphin2:04.24
2012So You Think6Joseph O'BrienAidan O'BrienDerrick Smith et al.2:03.86
2013Al Kazeem5James DoyleRoger CharltonJohn Deer2:03.06
2014The Fugue5William BuickJohn GosdenAndrew Lloyd Webber2:01.90
2015Free Eagle4Pat SmullenDermot WeldMoyglare Stud2:05.07
2016My Dream Boat4Adam KirbyClive CoxPaul & Clare Rooney2:11.38
2017Highland Reel5Ryan MooreAidan O'BrienMagnier / Tabor/ Smith2:05.04
2018Poet's Word5James DoyleMichael StouteSaeed Suhail2:03.51
2019Crystal Ocean5Frankie DettoriMichael StouteEvelyn de Rothschild2:10.25
2020Lord North4James DoyleJohn GosdenZayed bin Mohammed2:05.63
2021Love4Ryan MooreAidan O'BrienMagnier / Tabor/ Smith2:06.86
2022State Of Rest4Shane CrosseJoseph O'BrienState Of Rest Partnership2:07.79
2023Mostahdaf5Jim CrowleyJohn & Thady GosdenShadwell Estate2:05.95

Prince of Wales’s Stakes Previous Result

Key Prince of Wales’s Stakes Trials

The Prince of Wales’s Stakes is often the target for winners of the Brigadier Gerard Stakes at Sandown Park. Poet’s Word (2018) and Lord North (2020) won both races in the same season.

Highland Reel (2017) had won the Coronation Cup over a mile and a half at Epsom on his previous start.

Crystal Ocean had already won the Gordon Richards Stakes at Sandown and the Aston Park Stakes at Newbury before defeating Magical here in 2019.

Recent Irish-trained winners Free Eagle (2015) and Love (2021) both overcame lengthy absences to win this race.

The Prince of Wales’s Stakes has been dominated by the first and second favourites in recent years. They account for nine of the last twelve winners with two third-favourites obliging and only one outsider.

My Dream Boat (2016) was the only horse to buck the trend when scoring in testing conditions at 16-1. So You Think (2012) started odds-on at 4-5 with Love (2021) a heavily-backed 11-10 favourite.

Prince of Wales’s Stakes Stats

Horses aged four and five have been dominant in this race with only Muhtarram (1995) and So You Think (2012) winning as six-year-olds.

The last twenty winners had all won over at least a mile and a quarter previously and fourteen of those had already won at Group 1 level.

Just over half of them had won last time out and all but three of them had been placed on their previous outing.

Top Trainers and Jockeys of the Prince of Wales Stakes

John Porter’s all-time record of eight wins in the Prince of Wales’s Stakes still stands.

Aidan O’Brien, John Gosden and Sir Michael Stoute have all won the race four times.

Stoute’s first victory was with Hard Fought back in 1981 with Stagecraft winning ten years’ later. He did not win it again until Poet’s Word in 2018 and then followed up with Crystal Ocean in 2019.

O’Brien’s four victories came with Duke of Marmalade (2008), So You Think (2012), Highland Reel (2017) and Love (2021). All four were very well supported.

Saeed bin Suroor won the race four times in five years between 1998 and 2002, most notably with Dubai Millennium (2000). He has not trained the winner since, although Godolphin did win again it with Rewilding (2011), trained by Mahmood Al Zarooni.

Frankie Dettori has won the race four times; Fantastic Light (2001), Grandera (2002), Rewilding (2011) and Crystal Ocean (2019).

James Doyle has three victories to his name with Al Kazeem (2013), Poet’s Word (2018) and Lord North (2020).

Betting on the Prince of Wales’s Stakes

There are always some star names lined up for the Prince of Wales’s Stakes so it is a race that attracts plenty of ante-post interest. Some caution is advised as running plans are sometimes left until the last minute with other options including the Hardwicke Stakes.

History suggests that it pays to concentrate on the first two or three in the betting market for this race.

Likely future targets for winners of the Prince of Wales’s Stakes include the Coral Eclipse Stakes and the King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes.

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Popular Questions

What distance is the Prince of Wales Stakes at Royal Ascot?

The distance of the Prince of Wales Stakes is 1 mile, 1 furlong and 121 yards.

Summary of the Prince of Wales’s Stakes

The Prince of Wales’s Stakes is the only Group 1 race on the second day of Royal Ascot.

There is usually a big name on show and it is a race that leads into events like the Eclipse, the Irish Champion Stakes and the International Stakes at York.

We have looked at stats, previous winners, history, odds, tips and more, so you have all the information you need.

The Prince of Wales’s Stakes is held on the same day as the following races listed below:

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