# King Cotton Stakes

The King Cotton Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in February at Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort in Hot Springs, Arkansas. It is a Listed race and has also been held as a "Black Type" race. The race is typically six furlongs in length. The race was first ran in 1992.

## Records

Speed Record:
* 1:04.08 – Kirby B (1996)
Most wins:
* 2 – Beau's Town (2003, 2006)
* 2 – Semaphorne Man (2007, 2008)
* 2 – Native Ruler (2009, 2011)
* 2 – Apprehender (2013, 2014)
* 2 – Ivan Fallunovalot (2015, 2016)
Most wins by a jockey:
* 6 – Calvin Borel (1997, 2000, 2006, 2010, 2015, 2016)
Most wins by a trainer:
* 4 – Chris Richard (2009, 2011, 2013, 2014)
* 4 – Steven M. Asmussen (2012, 2020, 2021, 2023)
Most Wins by an owner:
* 2 – Coast To Coast Racing Fund & David Hulkewicz (2003, 2006)
* 2 – Double Bogey Racing (2007, 2008)
* 2 – Maggi Ross (2008, 2011)
* 2 – Dream Farm LLC (2013, 2014)
* 2 – Lewis E. Mathews Jr. (2015, 2016)

## Recent Winners

| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time |
| 2024 | | | | | |
| 2023 | Gunite | Ricardo Santana Jr. | Steven M. Asmussen | Winchell Thoroughbreds | 1:08.89 |
| 2022 | Bob's Edge | Luis S. Quinonez | J. Larry Jones | Michael Freeny, Patricia Freeny, & Jennifer Grayson Taylor | 1:10.50 |
| 2021 | Boldor | David Cabrera | Steven M. Asmussen | Ed Orr & Susie Orr | 1:09.86 |
| 2020 | Share the Upside | Stewart Elliott | Steven M. Asmussen | Hill 'n' Dale Farms and Windsor Boys Racing | 1:09.39 |
| 2019 | Heartwood | David Cohen | James K. Chapman | Tsujimoto, Stuart and David A. Bernsen, LLC | 1:09.99 |
| 2018 | Wilbo | David Cabrera | Chris A. Hartman | Chris Wilkins | 1:09.85 |
| 2017 | Storm Advisory | Geovanni Franco | Shane Meyers | Lori Acree | 1:09.85 |
| 2016 | Ivan Fallunovalot | Calvin Borel | Kathleen Howard | Lewis E. Mathews Jr. | 1:09.21 |
| 2015 | Ivan Fallunovalot | Calvin Borel | Kathleen Howard | Lewis E. Mathews Jr. | 1:08.94 |
| 2014 | Apprehender | David Mello | Chris Richard | Dream Farm LLC | 1:10.19 |
| 2013 | Apprehender | Alex Birzer | Chris Richard | Dream Farm LLC | 1:10.08 |
| 2012 | Riley Tucker | Cliff Berry | Steven M. Asmussen | Zayat Stables | 1:11.15 |
| 2011 | Native Ruler | Terry Thompson | Chris Richard | Maggi Ross | 1:10.15 |
| 2010 | Cosmic | Calvin Borel | Cecil Borel | Mary Grum | 1:12.25 |
| 2009 | Native Ruler | Eusebio Razo Jr. | Chris Richard | Maggi Ross | 1:09.66 |
| 2008 | Semaphorne Man | Timothy Doocy | Kelly Von Hemel | Double Bogey Racing | 1:09.70 |
| 2007 | Semaphorne Man | Timothy Doocy | Kelly Von Hemel | Double Bogey Racing | 1:10.11 |
| 2006 | Beau's Town | Calvin Borel | Cole Norman | Coast To Coast Racing Fund & David Hulkewicz | 1:11.30 |
| 2005 | Deputy Storm | Luis S. Quinonez | Ralph Nicks | James C. Spence | 1:10.32 |
| 2004 | Skeet | John McKee | Robert Holthus | Fly Racing LLC | 1:09.38 |
| 2003 | Beau's Town | Anthony Lovato | Cole Norman | Coast To Coast Racing Fund & David Hulkewicz | 1:09.16 |
| 2002 | King's Command | Luis S. Quinonez | Robert Holthus | Eugene L. Grandon | 1:09.90 |
| 2001 | Bidis | Joseph Judice | Jesse Wigginton | Ross Harris | 1:09.91 |
| 2000 | Smolderin Heart | Calvin Borel | Terry Brennan | Mark Rand & Jean Brennan | 1:09.77 |
| 1999 | EJ Harley | James Lopez | David Vance | Wilbur M. Giles | 1:09.67 |
| 1998 | Iron Post | Robert Williams | Randy Morse | Classic Stable Inc. | 1:09.97 |
| 1997 | Quixote's Luck | Calvin Borel | Cecil Borel | Janelle Grum | 1:03.41 |
| 1996 | Kirby B | Robert Williams | Wade White | Joe Colley & Deanne White | 1:04.08 |
| 1995 | Groovy Add Vice | Ricky Fraizer | Dallas Keen | Dallas Keen | 1:05.59 |
| 1994 | Sticks and Bricks | Andrea Seefeldt | Richard Small | Robert E. Meyerhoff | 1:03.27 |
| 1993 | Revel | Austin Lovelace | James F. Hovezak | James F. Hovezak | 1:03.69 |
| 1992 | Kelly's Copy | Glen Murphy | Bruce Bell | Gay Flint | 1:04.80 |