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. It is 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 prestigious Epsom Derby.

[edit] Winners since 1986

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Time
1986	Bonhomie	Steve Cauthen	Henry Cecil	2:31.88
1987	Love the Groom	Pat Eddery	John Dunlop	2:32.05
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
2007	Boscobel	Joe Fanning	Mark Johnston	2:37.13