Famous Horse Races
King Edward VII Stakes
 A Brief History Of King Edward VII Stakes The King Edward VII Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race for three-year-old thoroughbred colts and geldings run over a distance of 1 mile 4 furlongs (2,414 metres) at Ascot Racecourse during the Royal Ascot meeting in June. The race was first run in 1834 as the Ascot Derby Stakes and was originally also open to three-year-old fillies. In 1926 it was re-named in honour of King Edward VII and restricted to colts and geldings only. It is still sometimes colloquially referred to as the 'Ascot Derby' and it is often contested by horses which ran two weeks earlier in the more prestigious Epsom Derby. Year 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 Winner Boscobel Papal Bull Plea Bargain Five Dynasties High Accolade Balakheri Storming Home Subtle Power Mutafaweq Royal Anthem Kingfisher Mill Amfortas Pentire Foyer Beneficial Beyton Saddlers' Hall Private Tender Cacoethes Sheriff's Star Age Jockey Joe Fanning Kieren Fallon Jimmy Fortune Jamie Spencer Martin Dwyer Johnny Murtagh Michael Hills Richard Quinn Frankie Dettori Kieren Fallon Pat Eddery Brett Doyle Michael Hills Michael Kinane Michael Hills Michael Kinane Lester Piggott Steve Cauthen Pat Eddery Tony Ives Trainer Mark Johnston Sir Michael Stoute John Gosden Aidan O'Brien Marcus Tregoning Sir Michael Stoute Barry Hills Henry Cecil Saeed bin Suroor Henry Cecil Julie Cecil Clive Brittain Geoff Wragg Michael Stoute Geoff Wragg Richard Hannon Michael Stoute Henry Cecil Guy Harwood Lady Herries Owner Time 2:37.13 2:28.02 2:29.44 2:32.26 2:28.45 2:30.45 2:30.31 2:35.92 2:29.48 2:34.53 2:38.36 2:29.85 2:28.75 2:31.06 2:33.88 2:29.41 2:31.63 2:31.94 2:29.67 2:29.27 |
