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. |
| Prince of Wales's Stakes 1874 | Group 1 | 1 mile 5 furlongs | ||
| Pos. | Horse | Jockey | Age'weight | Owner |
| 1 | LEOLINUS | T Osborne | Mathew Dawson 3-8st 3lbs | Sir R Bulkeley 2/1 |
| 2 | ATLANTIC | George Fordham | Mathew Dawson 3-9st 1lbs | Lord Falmouth 7/4 fav |
| 3 | LEMNOS | Jem Goater | William Goater 3-8st 13lbs | Mr Gomm 7/1 |
| 4 | VOLTURNO | Custance | Leader 3-8st 10lbs | Mr W S Cartwright 10/1 |
| 5 | KING OF TYNE | Tom Chaloner | Bates 3-8st 3lbs | Mr J Johnstone 10/1 |
| 6 | SUGARCANE | Fred Webb | Tom Brown 3-8st 13lbs | Mr F Fisher 20/1 |
| This race took place on Tuesday 16th June 1874 and was won by a chestnut colt by Caterer out of Tasmania, who won a first prize of 4700 sovereigns from 80 subscribers (equivalent to £535,000 in 2020). | Over round 104% | |||
| Prince of Wales's Stakes | Group 1 | 1 mile 2 furlongs | 1862 | ||||||
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