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King’s Stand Stakes: Past Winners, Stats & History

Royal Ascot
Course:
Ascot
Flat Course
Grade:
Group 1
Length:
5f
Last Winner:
Nature Strip @ 9/4
Prize Money:
£500,000 (2022)

There’s plenty to look forward to on the opening day at Royal Ascot, with no fewer than three Group 1 contests in the first four races alone. Each of these top level affairs has its individual selling points, but in terms of sheer speed and adrenaline, it’s hard to top this ‘blink and you’ll miss it’ sprint.

The King’s Stand first took place in 1860 during the reign of Queen Victoria when it was known as the Queen’s Stand Plate and was ironically won by Queen Of The Vale. The race became the King’s Stand in 1901 with the crowning of King Edward VII following the death on Queen Victoria.

King’s Stand Stakes Course Map (Flat Course)

Ascot Flat Course Map

At 5f, the King's Stand is a sprint which begins around two furlongs into the part of the track which extends from the home straight to the east.

King’s Stand Stakes Past Winners

Year Winner SP Trainer Jockey
2022 Nature Strip 9/4 Chris Waller James McDonald
2021 Oxted 4/1 Roger Teal Cieren Fallon
2020 Battaash 5/6 Charles Hills Jim Crowley
2019 Blue Point 5/2 Charlie Appleby James Doyle
2018 Blue Point 6/1 Charlie Appleby William Buick
2017 Lady Aurelia 7/2 Wesley Ward John Velazquez
2016 Profitable 4/1 Clive Cox Adam Kirby
2015 Goldream 20/1 Robert Cowell Martin Harley
2014 Sole Power 5/1 Edward Lynam Richard Hughes
2013 Sole Power 8/1 Edward Lynam Johnny Murtagh
2012 Little Bridge 12/1 Danny Shum Zac Purton
2011 Prohibit 7/1 Robert Cowell Jim Crowley
2010 Equiano 9/2 Barry Hills Michael Hills
2009 Scenic Blast 11/4 Daniel Morton Steven Arnold
2008 Equiano 22/1 M. Delcher Sanchez Olivier Peslier
2007 Miss Andretti 3/1 Lee Freedman Craig Newitt
2006 Takeover Target 7/1 Joe Janiak Jay Ford
2005 Chineur 7/1 Mikel Delzangles Christophe Lemaire
2004 The Tatling 8/1 Milton Bradley Darryll Holland
2003 Choisir 25/1 Paul Perry Johnny Murtagh

About the King’s Stand: The Day One Dash

Statue of King Edward VII
Rockydsuza, Wikimedia Commons

There are many reasons to complain about British weather but without it we’d not be able to enjoy the King’s Stand Stakes every year. The race only formed when heavy rain made it impossible to run the two mile Royal Stand Plate at Ascot in 1860. Still needing something to entertain the crowd, organisers shortened the contest to five furlongs as no more of the course was useable.

The success of the inaugural race meant that the newly formed sprint race instantly became a regular fixture at Ascot. Before too long it was the most important sprint of the Royal Meeting. Back then it was known as the Queen’s Stand Plate but the death of King Edward VII provoked a name change in 1901. It remains as a major player of Royal Ascot and is available to all horses aged three and above.

FOREIGN VISITORS FEELING AT HOME

The King’s Stand Stakes has regularly had decent international presence, primarily thanks to its involvement in the Global Sprint Challenge. It first became part of the series in 2005 alongside five other races. By being able to attract a high calibre of horses from overseas, three years later the King’s Stand Stakes regained the Group 1 status it lost in 1988. In the challenge’s final incarnation in 2017 it stood as the fifth leg in the series and was one of three races to feature on British soil, the Platinum Jubilee Stakes and the July Cup being the other two.

While fantastic news for the race itself, British horses have not fared too well since the creation of the Global Sprint Challenge. Winners have originated from all over the globe with locally trained horses struggling to enjoy anything in the way of a home advantage. The chart of winners below highlights just how well overseas contenders have fared in this Group 1 event. It’s unclear if the trend will continue however as in 2018 the Global Sprint Challenge was suspended following a quarantine dispute between Australia and Hong Kong.

Chart Showing the Nationality of the King's Stand Winners Between 2000 and 2022

MINUTE MARK CONSISTENTLY BROKEN

On a straight track with plenty of space and little draw bias, the King’s Stand Stakes offers all horses a very fair test of their ability. There is an uphill climb towards the line at Ascot but this has not prevented horses from consistently recording impressive times in more recent years. In the 18 renewals before 2005, when the race temporarily moved to York, only five horses clocked a winning time under a minute. Since moving back to Ascot in 2006, Profitable is the only winner not to break the 60 second barrier, though that was on soft ground.

FASTEST RECORDED KING’S STAND WINNING TIMES: 1974 – 2022

Horse Year Trainer Jockey Time Av. Speed
Miss Andretti 2007 Lee Freedman Craig Newitt 00:57.44 39.18 mph
Lady Aurelia 2017 Wesley A Ward John Velazquez 00:57.45 39.17 mph
Chineur (York) 2005 Mikel Delzangles Christophe Lemaire 00:57.55 39.10 mph
Blue Point 2018 Charlie Appleby William Buick 00:58.14 38.71 mph
Nature Strip 2022 Chris Waller James McDonald 00:58.25 38.70 mph
Blue Point 2019 Charlie Appleby James Doyle 00:58.53 38.45 mph
Battaash 2020 Charles Hills Jim Crowley 00:58.64 38.37 mph
Sole Power 2013 Edward Lynam Johnny Murtagh 00:58.88 38.22 mph
Sole Power 2014 Edward Lynam Richard Hughes 00:58.95 38.17 mph
Equiano 2010 Barry Hills Michael Hills 00:59.00 38.14 mph
Oxted 2021 Roger Teal Cieren Fallon 00:59.03 38.12 mph
Goldream 2015 Robert Cowell Martin Harley 00:59.11 38.07 mph
Last Tycoon 1986 Robert Collet Cash Asmussen 00:59.28 37.96 mph
Equiano 2008 M Delcher Sanchez Olivier Peslier 00:59.35 37.92 mph
Pivotal 1996 Sir Mark Prescott George Duffield 00:59.49 37.83 mph
Prohibit 2011 Robert Cowell Jim Crowley 00:59.50 37.82 mph
Scenic Blast 2009 Daniel Morton Steven Arnold 00:59.54 37.80 mph
Piccolo 1995 Mick Channon Richard Hughes 00:59.67 37.71 mph
Choisir 2003 Paul Perry Johnny Murtagh 00:59.68 37.71 mph
Little Bridge 2012 Danny Shum Zac Purton 00:59.69 37.70 mph
Takeover Target 2006 Joe Janiak Jay Ford 00:59.79 37.64 mph
Bay Express 1974 Peter Nelson Brian Taylor 00:59.91 37.56 mph

DON’T BLINK AT THE FINISH

Regularly able to attract a large field of high class sprinters, this is a race often decided by the finest of margins. The fact that runners will head to either the far or near rail only make judging who is ahead an even harder task. We’re yet to see a dead heat during the race’s long history but regularly there is only a split second separating the horse leading the pack.

Chart Showing the King's Stand Winning Distances Between 2000 and 2022

Goldream’s victory in 2015 is the most slender of recent renewals. The 20/1 shot edged out Medicean Man by a short head with Muthmir just a neck’s length behind.

Other Races of Note at Ascot

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