Group
G1
Prize Money
£1,000,000
Distance
Turf, 1993M
First run in 1862 and is named after the Prince of Wales at the time who would later become King Edward VII. The distance was originally 2600m but it was changed to 2000m when the now King was made Prince of Wales in 1969. The race was upgraded to G1 status in 2000 and is restricted to 4YOs and upwards. OUIJA BOARD won the 2006 edition, just seven months after winning the 2005 Hong Kong Vase, while two-time Hong Kong Vase winner HIGHLAND REEL was successful in the 2017 renewal.
Prince of Wales’s Stakes Day (19 Jun 2024)
Prince of Wales’s Stakes Results
AUGUSTE RODIN has been called plenty of names after a few disappointing efforts over the past year or so, but he landed his sixth G1 in Ascot’s Prince of Wales’s Stakes, holding off the late challenge of ZARAKEM and HORIZON DORE.
His victory gave trainer Aidan O’Brien his 400th worldwide G1 on the Flat and Ryan Moore his 81st Royal Ascot winner, drawing him level with Frankie Dettori.
AUGUSTE RODIN claimed last year’s English and Irish Derbies before taking out the Irish Champion Stakes and Breeders’ Cup Turf. He showed guts and determination to see off the French challenge up the Ascot straight and you’d imagine races like the King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes, International Stakes and Irish Champion Stakes will now be considered. O’Brien also has a certain CITY OF TROY to think about, though!
