King Edward VII Stakes

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.

Winners since 1986

* The 2005 race took place at York Racecourse.

Earlier winners (partial list)

*1985 - Lanfranco
*1984 - Head For Heights
*1983 - Shareef Dancer
*1982 - Open Day
*1981 - Bustomi
*1980 - Light Cavalry
*1979 - Ela-Mana-Mou
*1978 - Ile de Bourbon
*1977 - Classic Example
*1976 - Marquis de Sade
*1975 - Sea Anchor
*1974 - English Prince
*1973 - Klairvimy
*1972 - Lord Nelson
*1971 - Sea Friend
*1970 - Great Wall

*1969 - Pero Gomez
*1968 - Connaught
*1967 - Mariner
*1966 - Pretendre
*1965 - Convamore
*1964 - "no race"
*1963 - Only For Life
*1962 - Gaul
*1961 - Aurelius
*1960 - Atrax
*1959 - Pindari
*1958 - Restoration
*1957 - Arctic Explorer
*1956 - Court Command
*1955 - Nucleus

*1954 - Rashleigh
*1953 - Skyraider
*1951 - Supreme Court
*1949 - Swallow Tail
*1948 - Vic Day
*1947 - Migoli
*1939 - Hypnotist
*1937 - Solfo
*1936 - Precipitation
*1935 - Field Trial
*1932 - Dastur
*1931 - Sandwich
*1929 - Horus
*1928 - Cyclonic
*1926 - Finglas

References

* [http://www.pedigreequery.com/index.php?search_bar=stakes&query_type=stakes&field=view&id=738 PedigreeQuery.com]
* Racing Post:
** [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=91349&r_date=1988-6-14 1988] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=95584&r_date=1989-6-20 1989] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=100066&r_date=1990-6-19 1990] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=104861&r_date=1991-6-18 1991] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=109614&r_date=1992-6-16 1992] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=114633&r_date=1993-6-15 1993] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=119760&r_date=1994-6-14 1994] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=125349&r_date=1995-6-23 1995] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=202113&r_date=1996-6-21 1996] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=237438&r_date=1997-6-20 1997]
** [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=250767&r_date=1998-6-19 1998] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=265960&r_date=1999-6-18 1999] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=280068&r_date=2000-6-23 2000] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=299863&r_date=2001-6-22 2001] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=315311&r_date=2002-6-21 2002] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=331415&r_date=2003-6-20 2003] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=349881&r_date=2004-6-18 2004] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=382648&r_date=2005-6-17 2005] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=406763&r_date=2006-6-23 2006] , [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=430467&r_date=2007-6-22 2007]
** [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/result.sd?&race_id=455183&r_date=2008-6-20 2008]

ee also

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