Prince Of Wales Stakes (Australia)
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The Prince Of Wales Stakes is a Group 3
Australia
n Thoroughbred
horse race held under weight for age
conditions, for horses aged three years old and upwards, over a distance of 1200 metres at Ascot Racecourse
, Perth
in October. Prize money is A$125,000.
Group races
Group races are the highest standard of Thoroughbred horseraces in Australia. The Australian Pattern Committee recommends to the Australian Racing Board which races shall be designated as Group races...
Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n Thoroughbred
Thoroughbred
The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word thoroughbred is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed...
horse race held under weight for age
Weight for Age
Weight for Age is a term in Thoroughbred horse racing which is one of the conditions for a race. It means that a horse will carry a set weight in accordance with the Weight for Age Scale. This weight varies depending on the horse’s age, its sex, the race distance and the month of the year...
conditions, for horses aged three years old and upwards, over a distance of 1200 metres at Ascot Racecourse
Ascot Racecourse, Western Australia
Ascot Racecourse is the major racecourse in Perth, Western Australia, situated approximately 8 kilometres east of the Perth central business district, with the headquarters of the Western Australian Turf Club positioned directly opposite....
, Perth
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
in October. Prize money is A$125,000.
Race history
- In 2003 the race was run at Belmont Park RacecourseBelmont Park, Western AustraliaBelmont Park Racecourse is one of the two major horse racing venues within the Perth, Western Australia metropolitan area, the other being Ascot Racecourse. The track has a circumference of 1,699 metres with a 333 metre straight...
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The winners
- 2011 Waratah's Secret
- 2010 Waratah's Secret
- 2009 Idyllic Prince
- 2008 Dark Target
- 2007 Idyllic Prince
- 2006 Real Mak
- 2005 Miss AndrettiMiss AndrettiMiss Andretti was the 2007 Australian Champion Racehorse of the Year and is the only Thoroughbred in racing history to simultaneously hold a total of five track records in Australia and England.-Breeding:...
- 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