When Is The 2025 King Charles III Stakes? History, Trends & Prize Money

The King Charles III Stakes is due to take place on Tuesday 17th June 2025, which is the opening day of this year’s Royal Ascot meeting.

What Time Is The 2025 King Charles III Stakes?

The King Charles III Stakes will get underway at 3.40pm on Tuesday 17th June 2025.

• Group/Class: Group 1
• Distance: Five Furlongs
• Age: Three year olds & upwards

Race History

A Stand Plate was first run on the round course in 1837, becoming the Royal Stand Plate in 1858. The race was renamed the Queen’s Stand Plate in 1860 for two-year-olds, over the sprint distance of four furlongs, finally becoming the King’s Stand Plate in 1901.

Today the race remains a sprint, although now run over the minimum trip of five furlongs for three-year-olds and upwards.

In 2008 it was promoted to Group 1. The 2019 renewal was officially the highest-quality sprint race in the world after Blue Point and Battaash fought out the finish, while Nature Strip was a brilliant winner for Australia in 2022 and ended the year as the world’s best sprinter.

The race was renamed The King Charles III Stakes after the new monarch, ahead of the 2024 renewal.

King Charles III Stakes Prize Money

There is a total prize fund of £650,000 for the King Charles III Stakes, with winning connections claiming £368,615 of the pot – and readers can find prize money for every Royal Ascot race here.

• Winner: £368,315
• Runner Up: £139,750
• Third: £69,940
• Fourth: £34,840
• Fifth: £17,485
• Sixth: £8,775

King Charles III Stakes Trends & Statistics

• Group Wins: 7/12 winners had at least one win in a Group 1 race, 12/12 winners had at least one win in a Group 1-3 race.

• Age: 8/12 winners were aged four to six.

• Starting Price:1/12 winners was the favourite, 9/12 winners were from the top three in the Royal Ascot betting.

• Last Run: 5/12 winners won on their last run before the King Charles III Stakes, 6/12 winners at least placed on their last run, 9/12 winners had their last run within 66 days, 4/12 winners ran in the Temple Stakes (Haydock) on their last run.

• Previous Course Form : 10/12 winners had at least one previous run at Ascot, 8/12 winners had at least two previous runs at Ascot, 6/12 winners had at least one previous win at Ascot.

• Previous Distance Form: 8/12 winners had at least four previous runs over five furlongs, 8/12 winners had at least two previous wins over five furlongs.

• Rating: 111/12 winners had a rating of 112 or higher.

Fate Of The Favourites

As you can observe for yourself, only one favourite in the horse racing odds has obliged in the last twelve renewals of this race.

2024: Asfoora – Oisin Murphy / Henry Dwyer (5/1)

2023: Bradsell – Hollie Doyle / Archie Watson (14/1)

2022: Nature Strip – James McDonald / Chris Waller (9/4)

2021: Oxted – Cieren Fallon / Roger Teal (4/1)

2020: Battaash – Jim Crowley / Charles Hills (5/6 Fav)

2019: Blue Point – James Doyle / Charlie Appleby (5/2)

2018: Blue Point – William Buick / Charlie Appleby (6/1)

2017: Lady Aurelia – John Velazquez / Wesley Ward (7/2)

2016: Profitable – Adam Kirby / Clive Cox (4/1)

2015: Goldream – Martin Harley / Robert Cowell (20/1)

2014: Sole Power – Richard Hughes / Edward Lynam (5/1)

2013: Sole Power – Johnny Murtagh / Edward Lynam (8/1)