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 Ombudsman - 2025, 2026

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 (7 wins): Godolphin – Faithful Son (1998), Dubai Millennium (2000), Fantastic Light (2001), Grandera (2002), Rewilding (2011), Ombudsman (2025, 2026)

Winners since 1900 Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Time 1900 Simon Dale 3 Mornington Cannon John Porter 2:53.00 1901 Veronese 3 Fred Rickaby Harry Enoch 1902 Ard Patrick 3 Skeets Martin Sam Darling John Gubbins 1903 Mead 3 1904 Rydal Head 3 Mornington Cannon John Porter 1905 Plum Centre 3 Mornington Cannon John Porter 1906 Sancy 3 Otto Madden Alec Taylor Jr. 1907 Qu'Appelle 3 Danny Maher George Chaloner 2:49.00 1908 Santo Strato 3 Otto Madden John Watson Leopold de Rothschild 1909 Bayardo 3 Danny Maher Alec Taylor Jr. Alfred W. Cox 1910 Greenback 3 Fred Templeman John Hallick 1911 Stedfast 3 Frank Wootton George Lambton 1912 Catmint 3 Danny Maher Tom Jennings Jr. 2:51.60 1913 Louvois 3 William Saxby Dawson Waugh Walter Raphael 2:47.20 1914 Marten 3 Fred Rickaby Fred Darling 2:48.00 Race not held from 1915 to 1918 1919 Dominion 3 Arthur Smith Frank Barling 1920 All Prince 3 Freddie Fox Reg Day 1921 Polymester 3 Steve Donoghue Etienne De Mestre 1922 Villars 3 Victor Smyth Fred Hunt 2:44.00 1923 Eastern Monarch 3 Charlie Elliott Jack Jarvis 1924 Sansovino 3 Tommy Weston George Lambton Lord Derby 2:51.00 1925 Warminster 3 George Archibald G Sadler 1926 Caissot 3 Tommy Weston George Lambton 3:01.20 1927 Chantery 3 Henri Jelliss Alec Taylor Jr. 2:45.60 1928 Potocki 3 Fred Winter Sr. Walter Earl 2:52.80 1929 Lyme Regis 3 Joe Childs William Jarvis 2:52.40 1930 Parenthesis 3 Freddie Fox Fred Darling 2:51.60 1931 Sir Andrew 3 Rufus Beasley Cecil Boyd-Rochfort 2:49.00 1932 Sigiri 3 Charlie Elliott Victor Gilpin 2:52.20 1933 Hyperion 3 Tommy Weston George Lambton Lord Derby 2:52.40 1934 Achtenan 3 Richard Perryman Frank Butters T Lant 2:51.00 1935 Assignation 3 Steve Donoghue Len Cundell Mrs C Glorney 2:54.60 1936 Valerian 3 Tommy Weston Joseph Lawson Sir Abe Bailey 2:46.60 1937 Cold Scent 3 Tommy Weston Joseph Lawson Sir Abe Bailey 2:49.20 1938 L'Ouragan III 3 Roger Brethès Henry Count Princesse de Faucigny-Lucinge 2:46.40 1939 Heliopolis 3 Richard Perryman Walter Earl Lord Derby 2:48.80 Race not held from 1940 to 1967 1968 Royal Palace 4 Sandy Barclay Noel Murless Jim Joel 2:22.30 1969 Connaught 4 Sandy Barclay Noel Murless Jim Joel 2:08.00 1970 Connaught 5 Sandy Barclay Noel Murless Jim Joel 2:07.30 1971 Arthur 4 Ron Hutchinson John Dunlop Lady Rosebery 2:19.80 1972 Brigadier Gerard 4 Joe Mercer Dick Hern Jean Hislop 2:06.30 1973 Gift Card 4 Lester Piggott Angel Penna Sr. Margit Batthyány 2:09.40 1974 Admetus 4 Maurice Philliperon John Cunnington Michael Sobell 2:09.60 1975 Record Run 4 Pat Eddery Gavin Pritchard-Gordon Sidney Grey 2:03.30 1976 Annes Pretender 4 Lester Piggott Ryan Price Charles Clore 2:03.30 1977 Lucky Wednesday 4 Joe Mercer Henry Cecil Charles St George 2:16.10 1978 Gunner B 5 Joe Mercer Henry Cecil Pauline Barratt 2:08.00 1979 Crimson Beau 4 Lester Piggott Paul Cole H. Spearing 2:06.80 1980 Ela-Mana-Mou 4 Willie Carson Dick Hern Simon Weinstock 2:10.57 1981 Hard Fought 4 Walter Swinburn Michael Stoute Brook Holliday 2:05.80 1982 Kind of Hush 4 Steve Cauthen Barry Hills Tony Shead 2:09.30 1983 Stanerra 5 Brian Rouse Frank Dunne Frank Dunne 2:06.50 1984 Morcon 4 Willie Carson Dick Hern 2nd Baron Rotherwick 2:06.91 1985 Bob Back 4 Bruce Raymond Michael Jarvis Antonio Balzarini 2:05.90 1986 English Spring 4 Pat Eddery Ian Balding Paul Mellon 2:08.80 1987 Mtoto 4 Richard Hills Alec Stewart Ahmed Al Maktoum 2:07.27 1988 Mtoto 5 Michael Roberts Alec Stewart Ahmed Al Maktoum 2:12.84 1989 Two Timing 3 Pat Eddery Jeremy Tree Khalid Abdullah 2:04.90 1990 Batshoof 4 Pat Eddery Ben Hanbury Muttar Salem 2:06.72 1991 Stagecraft 4 Steve Cauthen Michael Stoute Sheikh Mohammed 2:07.58 1992 Perpendicular 4 Willie Ryan Henry Cecil Lord Howard de Walden 2:04.13 1993 Placerville 3 Pat Eddery Henry Cecil Khalid Abdullah 2:08.65 1994 Muhtarram 5 Willie Carson John Gosden Hamdan Al Maktoum 2:05.11 1995 Muhtarram 6 Willie Carson John Gosden Hamdan Al Maktoum 2:04.94 1996 First Island 4 Michael Hills Geoff Wragg Mollers Racing 2:02.76 1997 Bosra Sham 4 Kieren Fallon Henry Cecil Wafic Saïd 2:04.16 1998 Faithful Son 4 John Reid Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 2:08.30 1999 Lear Spear 4 Michael Kinane David Elsworth Raymond Tooth 2:04.37 2000 Dubai Millennium 4 Jerry Bailey Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 2:07.48 2001 Fantastic Light 5 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 2:04.40 2002 Grandera 4 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 2:04.43 2003 Nayef 5 Richard Hills Marcus Tregoning Hamdan Al Maktoum 2:05.30 2004 Rakti 5 Philip Robinson Michael Jarvis Gary A. Tanaka 2:04.95 2005 Azamour 4 Michael Kinane John Oxx HH Aga Khan IV 2:08.15 2006 Ouija Board 5 Olivier Peslier Ed Dunlop 19th Earl of Derby 2:06.92 2007 Manduro 5 Stéphane Pasquier André Fabre Baron G. von Ullmann 2:05.91 2008 Duke of Marmalade 4 Johnny Murtagh Aidan O'Brien Magnier / Tabor 2:05.35 2009 Vision d'Etat 4 Olivier Peslier Eric Libaud Detré / Libaud 2:06.90 2010 Byword 4 Maxime Guyon André Fabre Khalid Abdullah 2:05.35 2011 Rewilding 4 Frankie Dettori Mahmood Al Zarooni Godolphin 2:04.24 2012 So You Think 6 Joseph O'Brien Aidan O'Brien Derrick Smith et al. 2:03.86 2013 Al Kazeem 5 James Doyle Roger Charlton John Deer 2:03.06 2014 The Fugue 5 William Buick John Gosden Andrew Lloyd Webber 2:01.90 2015 Free Eagle 4 Pat Smullen Dermot Weld Moyglare Stud 2:05.07 2016 My Dream Boat 4 Adam Kirby Clive Cox Paul & Clare Rooney 2:11.38 2017 Highland Reel 5 Ryan Moore Aidan O'Brien Magnier / Tabor/ Smith 2:05.04 2018 Poet's Word 5 James Doyle Michael Stoute Saeed Suhail 2:03.51 2019 Crystal Ocean 5 Frankie Dettori Michael Stoute Evelyn de Rothschild 2:10.25 2020 Lord North 4 James Doyle John Gosden Zayed bin Mohammed 2:05.63 2021 Love 4 Ryan Moore Aidan O'Brien Magnier / Tabor/ Smith 2:06.86 2022 State Of Rest 4 Shane Crosse Joseph O'Brien State Of Rest Partnership 2:07.79 2023 Mostahdaf 5 Jim Crowley John & Thady Gosden Shadwell Estate 2:05.95 2024 Auguste Rodin 4 Ryan Moore Aidan O'Brien Tabor / Smith / Magnier / Westerberg 2:03.12 2025 Ombudsman 4 William Buick John & Thady Gosden Godolphin 2:02.51 2026 5 2:03.24

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

See also Horse racing in Great Britain List of British flat horse races

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External links Race Recordings (1972, 1983-2011) youtube.com galopp-sieger.de – Prince of Wales's Stakes. ifhaonline.org – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Prince of Wales's Stakes (2019). pedigreequery.com – Prince of Wales's Stakes – Ascot.