# King Edward Stakes

The King Edward Stakes is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario. The Grade II turf race is open to horses aged three and older and is raced over a distance of one mile (8 furlongs). Run in late June or early July, it currently offers a purse of CAD$200,000.
Named for Edward VII of the United Kingdom who had been crowned king in 1901, the race was created the following year with its first running taking place in 1903 as the King Edward Gold Cup. It was raced on dirt at the Old Woodbine Park until 1958 when it was moved to Woodbine Racetrack and changed to a turf race. Renamed the King Edward Breeders' Handicap, in 2007 it became a Stakes event.
Since inception, the King Edward Stakes has been raced at a variety of distances:
* 1+1⁄4 miles : 1903-1917 (Old Woodbine Racetrack)
* 1+1⁄16 miles : 1920-1957 on dirt at Old Woodbine Park, 1958-1993 on turf at Woodbine Racetrack, and on turf in 1994 at Fort Erie Race Track
* 1+1⁄8 miles : 1995-2009 on turf at Woodbine Racetrack
* 1 mile : beginning 2010
Due to the large number of entries, the King Edward was raced in two divisions in 1978, 1984, 1985, 1987, and 1988. There was no race held in 1918, 1919, 1943, 1945, and 1956.

## Records

Speed record: (at current distance of 1 mile)
* 1:32.45 - Tower of Texas (2015)
Speed record: (at distance of 1+1⁄8 miles)
* 1:44.73 - Rahy's Attorney (2009) (new stakes and course record)
Most wins:
* 3 - Inferno (1906, 1907, 1908)
Most wins by an owner:
* 9 - Sam-Son Farm (1974, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2005, 2010)
Most wins by a jockey:
* 4 - Robin Platts (1968, 1977, 1978, 1979)
* 4 - Dave Penna (1986, 1987, 1989, 1990)
Most wins by a trainer:
* 7 - Lou Cavalaris, Jr. (1959, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1976, 1978)

## Winners of the King Edward Stakes

| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time |
| 2022 | Filo Di Arianna (BRZ) | 6 | Kimura Kazushi | Mark E. Casse | Gary Barber, Peter Deutsch, & Wachtel Stables | 1:34.69 |
| 2021 | Olympic Runner | 5 | Rafael Manuel Hernandez | Mark E. Casse | Gary Barber | 1:31.73 |
| 2020 | March To The Arch | 5 | Rafael Manuel Hernandez | Mark E. Casse | Live Oak Plantation | 1:32.28 |
| 2019 | Synchrony | 6 | Javier Castellano | Michael Stidham | Pin Oak Stable | 1:32.95 |
| 2018 | Delta Prince | 5 | Javier Castellano | James Jerkens | Stronach Stables | 1:32.35 |
| 2017 | Go Bro | 6 | Jesse Campbell | Michael Keogh | Gustav Schickedanz | 1:34.09 |
| 2016 | Dimension (GB) | 8 | David Moran | Conor Murphy | Riverside Bloodstock | 1:33.19 |
| 2015 | Tower of Texas | 4 | Eurico Rosa Da Silva | Roger L. Attfield | Van Meter/Dilworth | 1:32.45 |
| 2014 | Grand Arch | 5 | David Moran | Brian A. Lynch | Jim & Susan Hill | 1:32.49 |
| 2013 | Riding the River | 6 | Todd Kabel | David Cotey | Dominion Bloodstock/HGHR/Linmac Farm | 1:33.24 |
| 2012 | Riding the River | 5 | Todd Kabel | David Cotey | Dominion Bloodstock/HGHR/Linmac Farm | 1:32.89 |
| 2011 | Court of the Realm | 4 | Eurico Rosa Da Silva | Peter Berringer | Aurora Meadows/Oxbridge Farm | 1:35.86 |
| 2010 | Grand Adventure | 4 | Patrick Husbands | Mark Frostad | Sam-Son Farm | 1:36.40 |
| 2009 | Rahy's Attorney | 5 | Slade Callaghan | Ian Black | Ellie Boje Farm et al. | 1:44.73 |
| 2008 | Royal Oath | 5 | Patrick Husbands | Mark E. Casse | W.S. Farish III/W. S. Farish IV | 1:49.67 |
| 2007 | Eccentric | 6 | David Clark | Roger Attfield | Gary A. Tanaka | 1:46.83 |
| 2006 | Sky Conqueror | 4 | Todd Kabel | Darwin Banach | W. A. Sorokolit, Sr. | 1:46.64 |
| 2005 | Silver Ticket | 4 | Todd Kabel | Mark Frostad | Sam-Son Farm | 1:47.54 |
| 2004 | Slew Valley | 7 | Jim McAleney | Reade Baker | Rich Meadow Farm | 1:48.42 |
| 2003 | Perfect Soul | 7 | Robert C. Landry | Roger Attfield | Charles E. Fipke | 1:49.60 |
| 2002 | Moon Solitaire | 5 | Robert C. Landry | Henry Cochran | Gainsborough Farm | 1:50.26 |
| 2001 | Quiet Resolve | 6 | Todd Kabel | Mark Frostad | Sam-Son Farm | 1:47.12 |
| 2000 | Incitatus | 7 | Slade Callaghan | Ronald Burke | John Kom-Tong | 1:49.32 |
| 1999 | Desert Waves | 9 | Neil Poznansky | Mark Frostad | Sam-Son Farm | 1:46.49 |
| 1998 | Crown Attorney | 5 | Mickey Walls | John P. MacKenzie | T. & M. J. Lamb | 1:47.20 |
| 1997 | Chief Bearhart | 4 | José A. Santos | Mark Frostad | Sam-Son Farm | 1:46.20 |
| 1996 | Kiridashi | 5 | Mickey Walls | Barbara J. Minshall | Minshall Farms | 1:46.00 |
| 1995 | Bold Ruritana | 5 | Robert C. Landry | Barbara J. Minshall | Minshall Farms | 1:45.20 |
| 1994 | Road Of War | 4 | Constant Montpellier | Timothy Regan | L. D. Regan | 1:40.80 |
| 1993 | Beau Fasa | 7 | Stanley Bethley | Gordon Colbourne | Box Arrow Farm | 1:48.00 |
| 1992 | Thunder Regent | 5 | Sandy Hawley | Vincent E. Tesoro | D. D. W. Stables | 1:46.00 |
| 1991 | Sky Classic | 4 | Pat Day | James E. Day | Sam-Son Farm | 1:46.20 |
| 1990 | Jalaajel | 6 | Dave Penna | Alton H. Quanbeck | D. Morgan Firestone | 1:48.80 |
| 1989 | Frosty The Snowman | 4 | Dave Penna | Happy Alter | Arthur I. Appleton | 1:44.80 |
| 1988 | Yankee Affair | 6 | Pat Day | Henry L. Carroll | Ju Ju Gen Stable | 1:45.40 |
| 1988 | Blue Finn | 4 | Sandy Hawley | James E. Day | Sam-Son Farm | 1:45.60 |
| 1987 | Cool Halo | 4 | Kenneth R. Skinner | James E. Day | Kingsbrook Farm | 1:46.20 |
| 1987 | Blue Finn | 3 | Dave Penna | James E. Day | Sam-Son Farm | 1:45.60 |
| 1986 | Within The Realm | 6 | Dave Penna | Alton H. Quanbeck | Mrs. J. A. McDougald | 1:47.40 |
| 1985 | To Tipperary | 5 | Brian Swatuk | Debi Lockhurst | Bo-Teek Farm | 1:49.00 |
| 1985 | Jacksboro | 6 | David Clark | Tony Mattine | E. H. Curnes | 1:49.00 |
| 1984 | Pax Nobiscum | 4 | Dan Beckon | Grant Pearce | Kingfield Farms | 1:46.60 |
| 1984 | Determinant | 5 | Gunnar Lindberg | Arthur H. Warner | Richard R. Kennedy | 1:47.40 |
| 1983 | Nijinsky's Secret | 5 | Jose A. Velez, Jr. | Kent Stirling | Mrs. J. A. McDougald | 1:46.40 |
| 1982 | Bridle Path | 6 | Paul Souter | Macdonald Benson | Windfields Farm | 1:50.60 |
| 1981 | Mr. Macho | 4 | Brian Swatuk | Laurie N. Anderson | Dundarg Stable | 1:47.60 |
| 1980 | Morold | 5 | Gary Stahlbaum | Michael J. Doyle | Bo-Teek Farm | 1:48.60 |
| 1979 | Dom Alaric | 5 | Robin Platts | Macdonald Benson | Windfields Farm | 1:46.60 |
| 1978 | Ground Cover | 4 | Robin Platts | Frank A. Passero | Windrush/Saunders | 1:48.00 |
| 1978 | Bold Enterprise | 5 | Gary Stahlbaum | Lou Cavalaris, Jr. | Gardiner Farm | 1:48.00 |
| 1977 | Brilliant Sandy | 5 | Robin Platts | Jerry C. Meyer | Smith/Willow Downs | 1:49.80 |
| 1976 | Carney's Point | 7 | Avelino Gomez | Lou Cavalaris, Jr. | Gardiner Farm | 1:49.60 |
| 1975 | Wing Span | 5 | William Parsons | David Guitard | Kinghaven Farms | 1:46.80 |
| 1974 | Selari Spirit | 4 | Gunnar Lindberg | Arthur H. Warner | Sam-Son Farm | 1:50.80 |
| 1973 | Lord Vancouver | 5 | Lloyd Duffy | Frank H. Merrill, Jr. | W. Preston Gilbride | 1:49.00 |
| 1972 | Lord Vancouver | 4 | Lloyd Duffy | Frank H. Merrill, Jr. | W. Preston Gilbride | 1:49.00 |
| 1971 | Stradwin | 5 | James Kelly | Andrew G. Smithers | E. Lieberman | 1:47.20 |
| 1970 | Laughing Bill | 5 | John LeBlanc | Andrew G. Smithers | Hillcrest Stable | 1:46.60 |
| 1969 | No Parando | 4 | John LeBlanc | Yonnie Starr | F. H. Sherman | 1:47.00 |
| 1968 | The Knack | 4 | Robin Platts | Lou Cavalaris, Jr. | Gardiner Farm | 1:46.80 |
| 1967 | Orbiter | 6 | Avelino Gomez | Lou Cavalaris, Jr. | Hillcrest Stable | 1:47.80 |
| 1966 | Orbiter | 5 | P. Maxwell | Lou Cavalaris, Jr. | Hillcrest Stable | 1:44.00 |
| 1965 | Arctic Hills | 4 | Eric Walsh | Lou Cavalaris, Jr. | Vernon G. Cardy | 1:44.80 |
| 1964 | Sunny | 4 | Harlon Dalton | Warren Beasley | Bill Beasley Stable | 1:44.20 |
| 1963 | Burnt Roman | 4 | Jim Fitzsimmons | Jerry C. Meyer | Waggoner / Keane | 1:43.80 |
| 1962 | Prompt Hero | 6 | Sam McComb | W. Haynes | P. Del Greco | 1:44.60 |
| 1961 | Greek Sovereign | 5 | John Ralph Adams | Carl Chapman | Mrs. N. L. Nathenson | 1:44.00 |
| 1960 | Anita's Son | 4 | Hugo Dittfach | Arthur H. Warner | Lanson Farm | 1:49.60 |
| 1959 | War Eagle | 5 | Clifford Potts | Lou Cavalaris, Jr. | P. Del Greco | 1:44.40 |
| 1958 | Kitty Girl | 4 | R. Gonzalez | Yonnie Starr | Maloney & Smythe | 1:45.80 |
| 1957 | Fleet Path | 5 | Edward Plesa | Arthur H. Warner | Lanson Farm | 1:44.40 |
| 1955 | Freedom Parley | 5 | W. Hawksworth | Willie Thurner | D. G. Ross | 1:45.00 |
| 1954 | Chain Reaction | 4 | William Zakoor | Richard Townrow | Mrs. Elodie S. Tomlinson | 1:48.60 |
| 1953 | Loridale | 5 | Billie Fisk | Arthur H. Warner | Maner Stable | 1:43.80 |
| 1952 | Bennington | 3 | Jose Vina | John Passero | Bill Beasley Stable | 1:48.00 |
| 1951 | Beau Dandy | 6 | Johnny Dewhurst | R. Anderson | Wilma Kennedy | 1:44.60 |
| 1950 | Escador | 4 | David H. Prater | James C. Bentley | Addison Stable | 1:45.80 |
| 1949 | Free As Air | 5 | Paul J. Bailey | William G. Trevenen | C. Krupp | 1:45.80 |
| 1948 | Double Briar | 5 | F. Dougherty | Morris Fishman | H. Lahman | 1:45.00 |
| 1947 | Kingarvie | 4 | Colin McDonald | Arthur Brent | Parkwood Stable | 1:47.20 |
| 1946 | Broom Time | 5 | L. Kerr | T. Frost | J. E. Frost | 1:46.00 |
| 1944 | Grand Pal | nf | Johnny Dewhurst | Cecil Howard | Harry C. Hatch | 1:46.40 |
| 1942 | Yawl | 4 | Harry Meynell | A. Bennie | Art J. Halliwell | 1:46.00 |
| 1941 | Bar Fly | 6 | S. Denny Birley | Frank Gilpin | Parkwood Stable | 1:49.80 |
| 1940 | Sir Marlboro | 4 | Charlie McTague | W. Coburn | Conn Smythe | 1:51.00 |
| 1939 | Bar Fly | 4 | Albert Schmidl | Frank Gilpin | Parkwood Stable | 1:46.20 |
| 1938 | Jesting | 8 | Anthony Pascuma | Harry Giddings, Jr. | K. T. Davies | 1:46.20 |
| 1937 | Teddy Haslam | 4 | Pat Remillard | H. Chappell | C. N. Mooney | 1:47.20 |
| 1936 | Tempestuous | 4 | Frankie Mann | Frank Gilpin | Mrs. T. Stevenson | 1:48.20 |
| 1935 | Shady Well | 6 | Herb Lindberg | Johnny J. Thorpe | Edward F. Seagram | 1:45.80 |
| 1934 | Khorasan | 6 | Pat Remillard | J. Badame | Mrs. J. Badame | 1:45.60 |
| 1933 | Dis Dat | 4 | Red Pollard | W. McGirr | T. Donley | 1:48.80 |
| 1932 | Tred Avon | 4 | James H. Burke | William Irvine | Sylvester W. Labrot | 1:45.80 |
| 1931 | Frisius | 5 | Anthony Pascuma | George Tappen | Belair Stud Stable | 1:45.40 |
| 1930 | Marine | 4 | Fred Slate | Harry Giddings, Jr. | Mount Royal Stable | 1:47.80 |
| 1929 | Sir Harry | 5 | John Maiben | William H. Bringloe | Seagram Stable | 1:46.40 |
| 1928 | Boom | 4 | Nick Wall | F. Riley | Bell Farm Stable | 1:46.40 |
| 1927 | Single Foot | 5 | Raymond Peternel | Harry Rites | J. Edwin Griffith | 1:46.80 |
| 1926 | Edisto | 4 | Henry Erickson | William H. Bringloe | Seagram Stable | 1:44.80 |
| 1925 | General Thatcher | 5 | Louis Schaefer | Preston M. Burch | Nevada Stock Farm | 1:45.60 |
| 1924 | New Hampshire | 4 | Pete Walls | Henry McDaniel | J. K. L. Ross | 1:46.20 |
| 1923 | Baby Grand | 5 | Albert Claver | Henry McDaniel | J. K. L. Ross | 1:45.00 |
| 1922 | Golden Sphere | 4 | John McTaggart | William H. Bringloe | Seagram Stable | 1:45.00 |
| 1921 | Boniface | 6 | Frank Keogh | Henry McDaniel | J. K. L. Ross | 1:46.60 |
| 1920 | Foreground | 5 | James H. Butwell | W. Burke | Maryland Stable | 1:47.00 |
| 1917 | Hanovia | 5 | A. Mott | E. T. Colton | E. T. Colton | 2:10.40 |
| 1916 | Raincoat | 4 | Frank Robinson | Howard Oots | C. Straus | 2:08.20 |
| 1915 | Tactics | 6 | Rufus Shilling | J. Arthur | F. J. Coleman | 2:09.00 |
| 1914 | Tactics | 5 | J. Smyth | J. Arthur | F. J. Coleman | 2:06.80 |
| 1913 | Kleburne | 3 | Clarence Turner | W. M. Martin | A. Turney | 2:06.60 |
| 1912 | Edda | 4 | Sweeney | John F. Schorr | John W. Schorr | 2:10.60 |
| 1911 | Zeus | 3 | Carroll H. Shilling | Sam Hildreth | Sam Hildreth | 2:04.20 |
| 1910 | Chief Kee | 3 | Guy Burns | E. Gleason | John Dyment Jr. | 2:06.20 |
| 1909 | Hanbridge | 4 | Fred Herbert | George Ham | G. H. Holle | 2:06.40 |
| 1908 | Inferno | 6 | Carroll H. Shilling | Barry Littlefield | Joseph E. Seagram | 2:09.60 |
| 1907 | Inferno | 5 | R. McDaniel | Barry Littlefield | Joseph E. Seagram | 2:06.40 |
| 1906 | Inferno | 4 | John K. Treubel | Barry Littlefield | Joseph E. Seagram | 2:05.00 |
| 1905 | Tongorder | 3 | E. Walsh | John Dyment | Nathaniel Dyment | 2:09.00 |
| 1904 | Claude | 4 | Johnny Daly | Michael J. Daly | Michael J. Daly | 2:12.00 |
| 1903 | Wire In | 4 | J. Walsh | John Nixon | Kirkfield Stable | 2:10.20 |