Famous Horse Races
King's Stand Stakes
 A Brief History Of King's Stand Stakes The King's Stand Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race for three-year-old and above thoroughbreds run over a distance of 5 furlongs (1,006 metres) at Ascot Racecourse during the Royal Ascot meeting in June. Initially named the Stand Plate in 1837, it went on to be called the Royal Stand Plate and the Queen's Plate before taking its present name in 1901. It gained Group 1 status for a second time in 2008, having previously been classed at this level from 1973 until downgrading to Group 2 in 1988. The race is now the third leg of the Global Sprint Challenge, preceded by the Australia Stakes (to be replaced in 2007 by the Newmarket Handicap), and followed by the Golden Jubilee Stakes. Year 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 Winner Miss Andretti Takeover Target Chineur The Tatling Choisir Dominica Cassandra Go Nuclear Debate Mitcham Bolshoi Don't Worry Me Pivotal Piccolo Lochsong Elbio Sheikh Albadou Elbio Dayjur Indian Ridge Chilibang Age 6 7 4 7 4 3 5 5 3 6 5 3 4 6 6 4 4 3 4 4 Jockey Craig Newitt Jay Ford Christophe Lemaire Darryll Holland Johnny Murtagh Martin Dwyer Michael Roberts Gérald Mossé Richard Quinn Carl Lowther Olivier Peslier George Duffield Richard Hughes Frankie Dettori Walter Swinburn Walter Swinburn Steve Cauthen Willie Carson Steve Cauthen Willie Carson Trainer Lee Freedman Joe Janiak Mikel Delzangles Milton Bradley Paul Perry Marcus Tregoning Geoff Wragg John Hammond Terry Mills Jack Berry Guy Henrot Sir Mark Prescott Mick Channon Ian Balding Peter Makin Alex Scott Peter Makin Dick Hern David Elsworth John Dunlop Owner Time 0:57.44 0:59.79 0:57.55 1:00.16 0:59.68 1:00.89 1:00.49 1:01.13 1:00.58 1:01.16 1:01.95 0:59.49 0:59.67 1:00.73 1:03.08 1:00.50 1:01.40 1:01.96 1:01.36 1:00.61 |
