Free Eagle wins Prince of Wales’ Stakes at Royal Ascot (The Associated Press)

Free Eagle held off The Grey Gatsby’s late threat to win the Prince of Wales’ Stakes, the feature race on day two of the Royal Ascot meeting on Wednesday. Despite being off the track since finishing third in the Champion Stakes in October, Free Eagle was the 5-2 favorite for trainer Dermot Weld. As the pacesetting French raider Gailo Chop began to fade from the home turn, Free Eagle was sent to the lead and quickened smartly to take a couple of lengths out of the field.