Ombudsman wins second straight Prince of Wales's Stakes at Royal Ascot
Godolphin's Ombudsman retained his Prince of Wales's Stakes title at Royal Ascot in June 2026, winning the Group 1 race for a second year running.
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Ombudsman, a colt owned by Godolphin, the racing operation of Dubai's ruling family, won the Prince of Wales's Stakes at Royal Ascot in June 2026. It was his second consecutive victory in the Group 1 race, the top tier of international flat racing, over about a mile and a quarter.
Ridden by William Buick and trained by John and Thady Gosden, he came clear of his rivals to win by about four lengths. Minnie Hauk finished second and Daryz third. The result meant the Gosden stable had trained the race's winner again, extending its strong record in the contest.
The win mattered because back-to-back victories in the Prince of Wales's Stakes are rare, and it confirmed Ombudsman as one of the leading middle-distance horses in Europe. It set the course for his later campaign, which ends with his final start in the Japan Cup in Tokyo.
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