King Edward VII Stakes
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The King Edward VII Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in the United Kingdom 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.
[edit] Winners since 1988
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Time |
| 1988 | Sheriff's Star | Tony Ives | Lady Herries | 2:29.27 |
| 1989 | Cacoethes | Pat Eddery | Guy Harwood | 2:29.67 |
| 1990 | Private Tender | Steve Cauthen | Henry Cecil | 2:31.94 |
| 1991 | Saddlers' Hall | Lester Piggott | Michael Stoute | 2:31.63 |
| 1992 | Beyton | Michael Kinane | Richard Hannon | 2:29.41 |
| 1993 | Beneficial | Michael Hills | Geoff Wragg | 2:33.88 |
| 1994 | Foyer | Michael Kinane | Michael Stoute | 2:31.06 |
| 1995 | Pentire | Michael Hills | Geoff Wragg | 2:28.75 |
| 1996 | Amfortas | Brett Doyle | Clive Brittain | 2:29.85 |
| 1997 | Kingfisher Mill | Pat Eddery | Julie Cecil | 2:38.36 |
| 1998 | Royal Anthem | Kieren Fallon | Henry Cecil | 2:34.53 |
| 1999 | Mutafaweq | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | 2:29.48 |
| 2000 | Subtle Power | Richard Quinn | Henry Cecil | 2:35.92 |
| 2001 | Storming Home | Michael Hills | Barry Hills | 2:30.31 |
| 2002 | Balakheri | Johnny Murtagh | Sir Michael Stoute | 2:30.45 |
| 2003 | High Accolade | Martin Dwyer | Marcus Tregoning | 2:28.45 |
| 2004 | Five Dynasties | Jamie Spencer | Aidan O'Brien | 2:32.26 |
| 2005 | Plea Bargain * | Jimmy Fortune | John Gosden | 2:29.44 |
| 2006 | Papal Bull | Kieren Fallon | Sir Michael Stoute | 2:28.02 |
* The 2005 race took place at York Racecourse.
