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The Group 3 2019 Prince Of Wales Stakes is a 1000m sprint held Ascot Racecourse in W.A. during late October leading-up to the Perth Summer Racing Carnival on the same day as Flemington’s VRC Derby Day program in Melbourne on the Saturday prior to the Melbourne Cup.

Run under weight for age conditions, the Prince Of Wales Stakes is open only to horses aged three years and above. There is $150,000 prize money at stake, which is a decent amount in comparison to most other races held in the west during the spring season.

The Prince Of Wales Stakes is one of two Group status races held on the day along with the Group 3 Asian Beau Stakes (1400m). For this reason, and also it’s suitability as a preparatory race, the Prince Of Wales Stakes tends to attract some top tier local runners.

The Prince Of Wales Stakes is not to be confused with the Group 1 event held at Royal Ascot in England.

Because it is so early in the WA racing season, there aren’t really any reliable lead up races to the Prince Of Wales Stakes. Your best bet for studying form would be to look at non black type events under similar conditions held prior. Even so, it’s possible that a lot of the bigger talents will be first up or near enough to first up in this event.

Following the Prince Of Wales Stakes, horses tend to take a variety of paths including the Group 1 Winterbottom Stakes (1200m) run in late November, which is Perth’s premier sprint race.

The 2019 Prince Of Wales Stakes was held on Saturday November 2, 2019 and won by Flirtini.

Prince Of Wales Stakes 2019
Date:	Saturday November 2, 2019
Track:	Ascot Racecourse
Distance:	1000m
Race Type:	3YO+ WFA
Status:	Group 3
Prize Money:	$150,000

2019 Prince Of Wales Stakes Results

• 1st: #9 Flirtini
• 2nd: #7 Misty Metal
• 3rd: #6 Stageman

See below for the full Prince Of Wales Stakes 2019 Results & Finishing Order, the Simon Miller-trained Flirtini ($3.60) defeating the also well-backed Misty Metal ($3.60) by just under a length.

Place	#	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Barrier	Weight	SP
1	9	FLIRTINI	Simon A Miller	Paul Harvey	–	4	56.5kg	$3.60
2	7	MISTY METAL	Robert & Todd Harvey	Troy Turner	0.99L	1	56.5kg	$3.60
3	6	STAGEMAN	Adam Durrant	William Pike	1.39L	9	58.5kg	$6
4	4	VALOUR ROAD	Simon A Miller	Chris Parnham	1.97L	7	58.5kg	$3.50F
5	8	ELECTRIC LIGHT	Adam Durrant	Ms Jade McNaught (a)	2.2L	10	56.5kg	$41
6	1	DURENDAL	Chris Gangemi	Jarrad Noske	3.87L	6	58.5kg	$31
7	2	BATTLE HERO	Chris Gangemi	Brad Parnham	4.91L	8	58.5kg	$31
8	3	REBEL KING	Darren Mcauliffe	Mitchell Pateman	5.66L	5	58.5kg	$16
9	5	STATE SOLICITOR	Grant & Alana Williams	Peter Hall	6.3L	2	58.5kg	$31
10	10	COPPER FURY	James Grieve	Andrew Castle	9.09L	3	56.5kg	$151

2019 Prince Of Wales Stakes Field

The Prince Of Wales Stakes field attracts a line-up of Perth sprinters heading towards the Winterbottom Stakes each spring – summer season, many kicking off their campaigns in the race.

The 2019 Prince Of Wales Stakes field will be published below the week of the race.

2019 Prince Of Wales Stakes Nominations

The Prince Of Wales Stakes nominations usually attract fairly upper tier horses. While it is only a Group 3 event, the Prince Of Wales Stakes is important as a lead up race to major meets later on, so a number of genuinely classy horses regularly enter the Prince Of Wales Stakes nominations.

The 2019 Prince Of Wales Stakes nominations will be published below following early entries at the start of race week.

Prince Of Wales Stakes History

The Prince Of Wales Stakes was inaugurated in 1969. Since then, it has largely been held at Ascot Racecourse, with the exception of 2003, when it was held at Belmont Park.

As the first weight for age race in the end of year season, the Prince Of Wales Stakes has developed a reputation for above-grade quality racing. It has over time evolved into a very important race to watch for form guidance.

Notable Prince Of Wales Stakes winners include Casshoney (1985), Pago’s King (1992), Century Blazer (1995, 96), Secret Remedy (2000, 01), Miss Andretti (2005) and Waratah’s Secret (2010, 11). Idyllic Prince has had a great run in this race, winning in 2007, placing third in 2008, winning in 2009, and receiving second in 2010. Prince Of Wales Stakes results since 2000 are listed below.

From 2016 the distance in the Prince Of Wales Stakes was decreased from 1200 – 1000m, leading to the shorter 58.6 seconds winning time of Rock Magic.

Prince Of Wales Stakes Results

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2019 Prince Of Wales Stakes	1st	Flirtini	59.09 seconds
	2nd	Misty Metal
	3rd	Stageman
2018 Prince Of Wales Stakes	1st	Dainty Tess	58.12 seconds
	2nd	Lockroy
	3rd	Profit Street
2017 Prince Of Wales Stakes	1st	Dainty Tess	58.45 seconds
	2nd	Profit Street
	3rd	Dream Lifter
2016 Prince Of Wales Stakes	1st	Rock Magic	58.6 seconds
	2nd	Smoko
	3rd	Battle Hero
2015 Prince Of Wales Stakes	1st	Akhedasset	1 minute 09.7 seconds
	2nd	Dawn Approach
	3rd	Magnifisio
2014 Prince Of Wales Stakes	1st	Elite Belle	1 minute 10.1 seconds
	2nd	Barakey
	3rd	Checkpoint
2013 Prince Of Wales Stakes	1st	Barakey	1 minute 10.7 seconds
	2nd	Power Princess
	3rd	Checkpoint
2012 Prince Of Wales Stakes	1st	Power Princess	1 minute 9.96 seconds
	2nd	Luke’s Luck
	3rd	Playing God
2011 Prince Of Wales Stakes	1st	Waratah’s Secret	1 minute 10.3 seconds
	2nd	Grand Nirvana
	3rd	King Kool Kat
2010 Prince Of Wales Stakes	1st	Waratah’s Secret	1 minute 9.1 seconds
	2nd	Idyllic Prince
	3rd	For Your Eyes Only
2009 Prince Of Wales Stakes	1st	Idyllic Prince	1 minute 8.8 seconds
	2nd	West River Charley
	3rd	Spirited One
2008 Prince Of Wales Stakes	1st	Dark Target	1 minute 8.7 seconds
	2nd	Royal Lott
	3rd	Idyllic Prince
2007 Prince Of Wales Stakes	1st	Idyllic Prince	1 minute 10.6 seconds
	2nd	Grasspatch Girl
	3rd	Stormed Out
2006 Prince Of Wales Stakes	1st	Real Mak	1 minute 8.9 seconds
	2nd	Yaya Lad
	3rd	Wynyard Hall
2005 Prince Of Wales Stakes	1st	Miss Andretti	1 minute 8.2 seconds
	2nd	Star Laser
	3rd	Electic
2004 Prince Of Wales Stakes	1st	Golden Delicious	1 minute 11.4 seconds
	2nd	Rescuer
	3rd	Kaprats
2003 Prince Of Wales Stakes	1st	Kaprats	1 minute 10.9 seconds
	2nd	Dead Eye Dick
	3rd	Hot Shot Brother
2002 Prince Of Wales Stakes	1st	Tribula	1 minute 10.7 seconds
	2nd	Suspicion
	3rd	Kaprats
2001 Prince Of Wales Stakes	1st	Secret Remedy	1 minute 9.4 seconds
	2nd	Old Comrade
	3rd	Mystery Command
2000 Prince Of Wales Stakes	1st	Secret Remedy	1 minute 10.5 seconds
	2nd	Metal Master
	3rd	Surrender To Me