Prince of Wales Stakes prize money
The Prince of Wales Stakes is worth AU$200,000 for the 2025 running . That makes it the 649th richest of the 997 races on this site and the 249th richest in Australia.
Every figure here is the money the race announces, in the currency it announces it in. The currency control at the top swaps the whole page.
What the Prince of Wales Stakes is
Group 3 · 1,000 metres · Turf · Ascot Racecourse
- Racecourse
- Ascot Racecourse
- Country
- Australia
- Grade
- Group 3
- Distance
- 1,000 metres
- Surface
- Turf
- Race type
- Thoroughbred
- Open to
- Three year old and older
- Direction
- Left-handed
- First run
- 1969
We hold the total fund for the Prince of Wales Stakes and no separate winner's cheque. What the winner takes is a rule the racecourse sets rather than a national one, and it varies race by race.
Every Prince of Wales Stakes winner
57 runnings, 1969 to 2025, newest first
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Jokers Grin | ||
| 2024 | Bravo Centurion | ||
| 2023 | Snowdome | ||
| 2022 | Miss Conteki | ||
| 2021 | Elite Street | ||
| 2020 | Valour Road | ||
| 2019 | Flirtini | ||
| 2018 | Dainty Tess | ||
| 2017 | Dainty Tess | ||
| 2016 | Rock Magic | ||
| 2015 | Akhedasset | ||
| 2014 | Elite Belle | ||
| 2013 | Barakey | ||
| 2012 | Power Princess | ||
| 2011 | Waratah's Secret | ||
| 2010 | Waratah's Secret | ||
| 2009 | Idyllic Prince | ||
| 2008 | Dark Target | ||
| 2007 | Idyllic Prince | ||
| 2006 | Real Mak | ||
| 2005 | Miss Andretti | ||
| 2004 | Golden Delicious | ||
| 2003 | Kaprats | ||
| 2002 | Tribula | ||
| 2001 | Secret Remedy | ||
| 2000 | Secret Remedy | ||
| 1999 | Corporate Gun | ||
| 1998 | Double Blue | ||
| 1997 | Willoughby | ||
| 1996 | Century Blazer | ||
| 1995 | Century Blazer | ||
| 1994 | Jacks Or Better | ||
| 1993 | Daring Hombre | ||
| 1992 | Pago's King | ||
| 1991 | M'Lady's Jewel | ||
| 1990 | Mister Till | ||
| 1989 | Carry A Smile | ||
| 1988 | Fimiston | ||
| 1987 | Ossie Park | ||
| 1986 | Concrete | ||
| 1985 | Casshoney | ||
| 1984 | Heron Bridge | ||
| 1983 | Argentine Gold | ||
| 1982 | I'm On Clover | ||
| 1981 | Latin Saint | ||
| 1980 | Golden Heights | ||
| 1979 | Asian Beau | ||
| 1978 | Junction Girl | ||
| 1977 | Burgess Queen | ||
| 1976 | Belinda's Star | ||
| 1975 | Belinda's Star | ||
| 1974 | Pocket Trim | ||
| 1973 | Starglow | ||
| 1972 | Solid Gold | ||
| 1971 | Heliolight | ||
| 1970 | Red Crescent | ||
| 1969 | Sherolythe |
0 of the 57 runnings name the rider, 0 name the trainer and 0 name the owner, who is the one of the three the prize money actually belongs to.
Who wins the Prince of Wales Stakes more than once
The fact the table above holds and cannot show
| Horse | Wins | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Dainty Tess | 2 | 2017, 2018 |
| Waratah's Secret | 2 | 2010, 2011 |
| Idyllic Prince | 2 | 2007, 2009 |
| Secret Remedy | 2 | 2000, 2001 |
| Century Blazer | 2 | 1995, 1996 |
| Belinda's Star | 2 | 1975, 1976 |
Races worth about the same
Either side of the Prince of Wales Stakes in the world money order
| # | Race | Country | Prize money | As published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 639 | Lord Mayor's CupEagle Farm Racecourse | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 640 | Manfred StakesCaulfield Racecourse | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 641 | Mannerism StakesCaulfield Racecourse | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 642 | Maribyrnong PlateFlemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 643 | Maybe Mahal StakesFlemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 644 | Moonga StakesCaulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 645 | Naturalism StakesCaulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 646 | Northam StakesNortham Racecourse, Northam, Western Australia | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 647 | Ottawa StakesFlemington Racecourse | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 648 | Premier's CupEagle Farm Racecourse | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 650 | Quezette StakesCaulfield Racecourse | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 651 | R J Peters StakesAscot Racecourse, Perth, Western Australia | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 652 | Roma CupAscot Racecourse, Perth, Western Australia | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 653 | Sandown StakesSandown Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 654 | Schweppervescence TrophyFlemington Racecourse | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 655 | Shaftesbury Avenue HandicapFlemington Racecourse | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 656 | Sir John Monash StakesCaulfield Racecourse | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 657 | Sires' Produce StakesAscot Racecourse, Perth, Western Australia | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 658 | Spring StakesBroadmeadow Racecourse, Newcastle, New South Wales | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 659 | Standish HandicapFlemington Racecourse | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
The 20 races closest to the Prince of Wales Stakes in what they pay, above and below it. Follow the ranking all the way up on the richest races in the world.
The rest of the money in Australia
291 races, 249th of them is this one
| Race | Racecourse | Grade | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| Naturalism Stakes | Caulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Group 3 | AU$200,000 |
| Northam Stakes | Northam Racecourse, Northam, Western Australia | Group 3 | AU$200,000 |
| Ottawa Stakes | Flemington Racecourse | Group 3 | AU$200,000 |
| Premier's Cup | Eagle Farm Racecourse | Group 3 | AU$200,000 |
| Quezette Stakes | Caulfield Racecourse | Group 3 | AU$200,000 |
| R J Peters Stakes | Ascot Racecourse, Perth, Western Australia | Group 3 | AU$200,000 |
| Roma Cup | Ascot Racecourse, Perth, Western Australia | Group 3 | AU$200,000 |
| Sandown Stakes | Sandown Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Group 3 | AU$200,000 |
Every race in Australia we hold a purse for is on the Australia prize money list.
Frequently asked questions
What is the total Prince of Wales Stakes prize money?
AU$200,000, for the 2025 running.
Where does the Prince of Wales Stakes rank among the richest races in the world?
649th of 997. 648 races pay more, the nearest of them Lord Mayor's Cup. In Australia it is 249th of 291.
Which horse has won the Prince of Wales Stakes most often?
Dainty Tess, 2 times, in 2017, 2018.
When was the Prince of Wales Stakes first run?
1969. This page holds 57 runnings, from 1969 to 2025.
How far is the Prince of Wales Stakes?
1,000 metres, on turf, at Ascot Racecourse.
Where to next
The rest of the racing money