The Princess Royal Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain open to fillies and mares aged three years or older. It is run over a distance of 1 mile and 4 furlongs (2,414 metres) on the Rowley Mile at Newmarket in September.
The title "Princess Royal Stakes" was originally used for a Group 3 race of similar conditions and distance held at Ascot Racecourse. In 2008, this race was renamed the Pride Stakes and transferred to Newmarket. Meanwhile, Ascot's Harvest Stakes, a Listed race, was rebranded as the "new" Princess Royal Stakes. The Pride Stakes subsequently returned to Ascot and became the British Champions Fillies' and Mares' Stakes, while the Princess Royal Stakes was moved to Newmarket. It was upgraded to Group 3 status in 2017.
Winners Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Time 2007 Brisk Breeze 3 Ted Durcan Henry Cecil 2:36.32 2008 Crystal Capella 3 Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute 2:31.50 2009 Spirit Of Dubai 3 William Buick David Simcock 2:30.26 2010 Polly's Mark 4 Richard Hughes Clive Cox 2:36.58 2011 Mohedian Lady 3 Kieren Fallon Luca Cumani 2:26.07 2012 Gallipot 3 William Buick John Gosden 2:28.50 2013 Astonishing 3 Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute 2:30.85 2014 Queen Of Ice 3 Richard Hughes William Haggas 2:27.55 2015 Journey 3 Robert Havlin John Gosden 2:30.46 2016 Journey 4 Frankie Dettori John Gosden 2:29.81 2017 Apphia 3 Josephine Gordon Hugo Palmer 2:33.73 2018 Highgarden 3 Frankie Dettori John Gosden 2:33.28 2019 Spirit Of Appin 4 Martin Dwyer Brian Meehan 2:29.68 2020 Antonia De Vega 4 Harry Bentley Ralph Beckett 2:27.58 2021 Forebearance 4 Shane Foley Jessica Harrington 2:27.91 2022 Eternal Pearl 3 William Buick Charlie Appleby 2:31.68 2023 Time Lock 4 Ryan Moore Harry & Roger Charlton 2:26.91 2024 Time Lock 5 Ryan Moore Harry Charlton 2:38.72 2025 Silent Love 3 Billy Loughnane Charlie Appleby 2:33.06
See also Horse racing in Great Britain List of British flat horse races
References Notes
Sources Racing Post: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ifhaonline.org – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Princess Royal Stakes (2019).