It is run at Ascot over a distance of 1 mile 3 furlongs and 211 yards (2,406 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in June.
The title was later bestowed on a mile and a half handicap race at the same meeting.
In 1999, the race was renamed in honour of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
[2] The name Duke of Edinburgh Stakes had previously been used for a two-year-old race run at Ascot[3] in autumn whose winners included the future Champion Hurdler Sea Pigeon.
[4] The race has been won by horses who have gone on to win at Group level, including Blueprint (Jockey Club Stakes),[5] Young Mick (Cumberland Lodge Stakes)[6] and Fox Hunt (Deutsches St Leger).