Prince of Penzance is a bay gelding with a white
blaze bred by Rich Hill Stud in the
Matamata region of New Zealand's
North Island. He was sired by
Pentire, a British horse who recorded his biggest win in the
1996 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes and had his biggest success in New Zealand where he sired
Mufhasa (
Telegraph Handicap), Rangirangdoo (
Doncaster Mile) and
Xcellent as well as Prince of Penzance. His dam Royal Successor is a daughter of the Irish-bred mare
Only Royale who won the
Yorkshire Oaks in 1993 and 1994. The name is a reference to the place name of
Penzance in Cornwall. ==Racing career==