Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series > Prince of Wales’s Stakes
Prince of Wales’s Stakes Race Facts
- Location: Ascot Racecourse, Ascot, England
- Inaugural Race: 1862
- Distance: 2,004 metres (10 furlongs)
- Track Type: Right-handed, Turf
- Age Qualifications: Four Year Olds and up
- 2022 Purse: £1,000,000
- 2022 Race Date: Wednesday, June 15th
2021 Prince of Wales’s Stakes Race Results
| POST | HORSE | JOCKEY / TRAINER | WIN / PLACE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Love (IRE) | Ryan Moore / Aidan O'Brien | $3.50 / $2.02 |
| 6 | Audarya (FR) | William Buick / James Fanshawe | $3.10 |
| 1 | Armory (IRE) | Seamie Heffernan / Aidan O'Brien | $2.30 |
| 4 | My Oberon (IRE) | Tom Marquand / William Haggas | |
| 2 | Desert Encounter (IRE) | Andrea Atzeni / David Simcock | |
| 5 | Sangarius | C. T. Keane / Sir Michael Stoute |
Exotic Payoffs:
- Exacta (7-6): $8.00
- Trifecta (7-6-1): $10.00
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Prince of Wales’s Stakes Race History
The Prince of Wales’s Stakes was established in 1862 and named after the Prince of Wales at that time, the future King Edward VII. The race has been run with various restrictions and at various distances, originally longer at 1 mile and 5 furlongs. The race became Group 1 in 2000 and is currently held each June at Ascot Racecourse in England on Day 2 of the Royal Ascot meet. The Prince of Wales’s is open to 4-year-olds and up and is contested over the turf at a distance of 1 mile and 2 furlongs (2,004 metres).
The Prince of Wales’s is the feature of the second day of Royal Ascot and the richest race of the meeting £750,000 ($945,000). The five day event is a magnificent International stage of racing and has drawn more than 300,000 visitors over five days, and the event is viewed in over 200 countries.
The Prince of Wales’s has undergone plenty of changes in the past 20 years. Previously, the race was also open to 3-year-olds, which gave the race more intrigue with the highest class of middle distance 3-year-olds able to compete against their older contemporaries. This use to provide more insight ahead of the Eclipse Stakes at Sandown Park in early July, but what the race lost in terms of age comparisons it gained in class, as it’s now a Group 1 race.
The Prince of Wales’s Stakes used to form part of a terrific trilogy of races on the opening day, (with the Queen Anne Stakes, the Prince of Wales’s Stakes and the St. James’s Palace Stakes) but it was felt that the Wednesday card would be bolstered by moving the race and it has taken place on Wednesday, day 2 of the Royal Ascot meet since 2000.
The Prince of Wales’s Stakes has over time forged its way to become a significant factor in defining the champion middle distance horse of the year, as its illustrious list of former winners testifies. Previous winners include Bosra Sham (1997), Ela-Mana-Mou (1980), Brigadier Gerard (1972) and Duke of Marmalade (2008)
As part of the Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series, winners gain an automatic berth into the Breeders’ Cup Turf.
Prince of Wales’s Stakes Past Winners
| Year | Winner | Jockey / Trainer | Distance (Miles) / Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Love | Ryan Moore / Aidan O'Brien | 1 M 2 F / 2:06.86 |
| 2020 | Lord North | James Doyle / John Gosden | 1 M 2 F / 2:05.63 |
| 2019 | Crystal Ocean | Frankie Dettori / Michael Stoute | 1 M 2 F / 2:10.25 |
| 2018 | Poet's Word | James Doyle / Michael Stoute | 1 M 2 F / 2:03.51 |
| 2017 | Highland Reel | Ryan Moore / Aidan O'Brien | 1 M 2 F / 2:05.04 |
| 2016 | My Dream Boat | Adam Kirby / Clive Cox | 1 M 2 F / 2:11.38 |
| 2015 | Free Eagle | Pat Smullen / Dermot Weld | 1 M 2 F / 2:05.07 |
| 2014 | The Fugue | William Buick / John Gosden | 1 M 2 F / 2:01.90 |
| 2013 | Al Kazeem | James Doyle / Roger Charlton | 1 M 2 F / 2:03.06 |
| 2012 | So You Think | Joseph O'Brien / Aidan O'Brien | 1 M 2 F / 2:03.86 |
| 2011 | Rewilding | Frankie Dettori / Mahmood Al Zarooni | 1 M 2 F / 2:04.24 |
| 2010 | Byword | Maxime Guyon / André Fabre | 1 M 2 F / 2:05.35 |
| 2009 | Vision d'Etat | Olivier Peslier / Eric Libaud | 1 M 2 F / 2:06.90 |
| 2008 | Duke of Marmalade | Johnny Murtagh / Aidan O'Brien | 1 M 2 F / 2:05.35 |
| 2007 | Manduro | Stéphane Pasquier / André Fabre | 1 M 2 F / 2:05.91 |
| 2006 | Ouija Board | Olivier Peslier / Ed Dunlop | 1 M 2 F / 2:06.92 |
| 2005 | Azamour [c] | Michael Kinane / John Oxx | 1 M 2 F / 2:08.15 |
| 2004 | Rakti | Philip Robinson / Michael Jarvis | 1 M 2 F / 2:04.95 |
| 2003 | Nayef | Richard Hills / Marcus Tregoning | 1 M 2 F / 2:05.30 |
| 2002 | Grandera | Frankie Dettori / Saeed bin Suroor | 1 M 2 F / 2:04.43 |
| 2001 | Fantastic Light | Frankie Dettori / Saeed bin Suroor | 1 M 2 F / 2:04.40 |
| 2000 | Dubai Millennium | Jerry Bailey / Saeed bin Suroor | 1 M 2 F / 2:07.48 |
| 1999 | Lear Spear | Michael Kinane / David Elsworth | 1 M 2 F / 2:04.37 |
| 1998 | Faithful Son | John Reid / Saeed bin Suroor | 1 M 2 F / 2:08.30 |
| 1997 | Bosra Sham | Kieren Fallon / Henry Cecil | 1 M 2 F / 2:04.16 |
| 1996 | First Island | Michael Hills / Geoff Wragg | 1 M 2 F / 2:02.76 |
| 1995 | Muhtarram | Willie Carson / John Gosden | 1 M 2 F / 2:04.94 |
| 1994 | Muhtarram | Willie Carson / John Gosden | 1 M 2 F / 2:05.11 |
| 1993 | Placerville | Pat Eddery / Henry Cecil | 1 M 2 F / 2:08.65 |
| 1992 | Perpendicular [b] | Willie Ryan / Henry Cecil | 1 M 2 F / 2:04.13 |
| 1991 | Stagecraft | Steve Cauthen / Michael Stoute | 1 M 2 F / 2:07.58 |
| 1990 | Batshoof | Pat Eddery / Ben Hanbury | 1 M 2 F / 2:06.72 |
| 1989 | Two Timing | Pat Eddery / Jeremy Tree | 1 M 2 F / 2:04.90 |
| 1988 | Mtoto | Michael Roberts / Alec Stewart | 1 M 2 F / 2:12.84 |
| 1987 | Mtoto | Richard Hills / Alec Stewart | 1 M 2 F / 2:07.27 |
| 1986 | English Spring | Pat Eddery / Ian Balding | 1 M 2 F / 2:08.80 |
| 1985 | Bob Back | Bruce Raymond / Michael Jarvis | 1 M 2 F / 2:05.90 |
| 1984 | Morcon | Willie Carson / Dick Hern | 1 M 2 F / 2:06.91 |
| 1983 | Stanerra | Brian Rouse / Frank Dunne | 1 M 2 F / 2:06.50 |
| 1982 | Kind of Hush | Steve Cauthen / Barry Hills | 1 M 2 F / 2:09.30 |
| 1981 | Hard Fought | Walter Swinburn / Michael Stoute | 1 M 2 F / 2:05.80 |
| 1980 | Ela-Mana-Mou | Willie Carson / Dick Hern | 1 M 2 F / 2:10.57 |
| 1979 | Crimson Beau | Lester Piggott / Paul Cole | 1 M 2 F / 2:06.80 |
| 1978 | Gunner B | Joe Mercer / Henry Cecil | 1 M 2 F / 2:08.00 |
| 1977 | Lucky Wednesday | Joe Mercer / Henry Cecil | 1 M 2 F / 2:16.10 |
| 1976 | Annes Pretender[a] | Lester Piggott / Ryan Price | 1 M 2 F / 2:03.30 |
| 1975 | Record Run | Pat Eddery / Gavin Pritchard-Gordon | 1 M 2 F / 2:03.30 |
| 1974 | Admetus | Maurice Philliperon / John Cunnington | 1 M 2 F / 2:09.60 |
| 1973 | Gift Card | Lester Piggott / Angel Penna Sr. | 1 M 2 F / 2:09.40 |
| 1972 | Brigadier Gerard | Joe Mercer / Dick Hern | 1 M 2 F / 2:06.30 |
| 1971 | Arthur | Ron Hutchinson / John Dunlop | 1 M 2 F / 2:19.80 |
| 1970 | Connaught | Sandy Barclay / Noel Murless | 1 M 2 F / 2:07.30 |
| 1969 | Connaught | Sandy Barclay / Noel Murless | 1 M 2 F / 2:08.00 |
| 1968 | Royal Palace | Sandy Barclay / Noel Murless | 1 M 2 F / 2:22.30 |