King's Stand Stakes

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The King's Stand Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in the United Kingdom for three-year-old and above thoroughbreds. It is 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, the race went on to be called the Royal Stand Plate and the Queen's Plate before taking its present name in 1901.

It is presently the third leg of the Global Sprint Challenge, preceded by the Australia Stakes and followed by the Golden Jubilee Stakes. Because of this many Australian horses have contested the race in previous years, with Choisir, Takeover Target and Miss Andretti being successful. 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.

[edit] Winners since 1987

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
1987	Bluebird	3	Cash Asmussen	Vincent O'Brien		1:05.25
1988	Chilibang	4	Willie Carson	John Dunlop	Mrs H. J. Heinz	1:00.61
1989	Indian Ridge	4	Steve Cauthen	David Elsworth	Anne Coughlan	1:01.36
1990	Dayjur	3	Willie Carson	Dick Hern	Hamdan Al Maktoum	1:01.96
1991	Elbio	4	Steve Cauthen	Peter Makin	Brian Brackpool	1:01.40
1992	Sheikh Albadou	4	Walter Swinburn	Alex Scott	Hilal Salem	1:00.50
1993	Elbio	6	Walter Swinburn	Peter Makin	Brian Brackpool	1:03.08
1994	Lochsong	6	Frankie Dettori	Ian Balding	Jeff Smith	1:00.73
1995	Piccolo	4	Richard Hughes	Mick Channon	John White & Partners	0:59.67
1996	Pivotal	3	George Duffield	Sir Mark Prescott	Cheveley Park Stud	0:59.49
1997	Don't Worry Me	5	Olivier Peslier	Guy Henrot	Jean-François Gribomont	1:01.95
1998	Bolshoi	6	Carl Lowther	Jack Berry	Mrs David Brown	1:01.16
1999	Mitcham	3	Richard Quinn	Terry Mills	Terry Mills	1:00.58
2000	Nuclear Debate	5	Gérald Mossé	John Hammond	Bob Chester	1:01.13
2001	Cassandra Go	5	Michael Roberts	Geoff Wragg	Trevor Stewart	1:00.49
2002	Dominica	3	Martin Dwyer	Marcus Tregoning	R. B. Kennard	1:00.89
2003	Choisir	4	Johnny Murtagh	Paul Perry	Terry Wallace & Partners	0:59.68
2004	The Tatling	7	Darryll Holland	Milton Bradley	Dab Hand Racing	1:00.16
2005	Chineur *	4	Christophe Lemaire	Mikel Delzangles	Marquesa de Moratalla	0:57.55
2006	Takeover Target	7	Jay Ford	Joe Janiak	Joe & Ben Janiak	0:59.79
2007	Miss Andretti	6	Craig Newitt	Lee Freedman	Buckley, Mueller, Guenzi	0:57.44

* The 2005 race took place at York Racecourse.

[edit] Selected earlier winners

[edit] References

• PedigreeQuery.com
• Racing Post:
  • 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
  • 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007

[edit] See also

• Horseracing in Great Britain
• List of British flat horse races