Breeders’ Cup Champs Take Spotlight in Prince of Wales’s Stakes at Royal Ascot

By Margaret Ransom

The heat and firm course conditions continue at Royal Ascot for Wednesday’s six-race card, which features four group events and the Prince of Wales’s Stakes (GI) as the main event of the day. The 1 ¼-mile affair, named in 1892 for the Prince of Wales and now run in honor of the current titleholder, Charles, boasts a roster of recent winners that includes Dubai Millennium, Bosra Sham, Fantastic Light, Rakti, Ouiji Board, Duke of Marmalade, So You Think and The Fugue.

This year, a field of nine 4-year-olds and up will go postward, including last year’s Breeders’ Cup Turf (GI) winner Highland Reel, who is coming off a victory in the Coronation Cup (GI) at Newmarket earlier this month. The 5-year-old son of Galileo, owned by Magnier, Tabor and Smith and trained by Aidan O’Brien, is also… (more)