The King Charles II Stakes is a Listed flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years only. It is run at Newmarket over a distance of 7 furlongs (1,408 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in May during Newmarket's Guineas Festival. Prior to 2022 it was run at a meeting in mid-May.
Records
Leading jockey (4 wins): Ray Cochrane – Half A Year (1987), Rawnak (1988), Magical Strike (1989), Eurolink Thunder (1993))
Leading trainer (4 wins): Sir Michael Stoute – Magical Strike (1989), Jeremy (2006), Thikriyaat (2016), Taamol (2017)
Winners Year Winner Jockey Trainer Time 1987 Half A Year Ray Cochrane Luca Cumani 1:24.84 1988 Rawnak Ray Cochrane Peter Walwyn 1:24.74 1989 Magical Strike Ray Cochrane Michael Stoute 1:26.11 1990 In Excess Alan Munro Bill O'Gorman 1:26.35 1991 Balwa Jimmy Fortune Alex Scott 1:25.66 1992 King Olaf Lester Piggott Peter Chapple-Hyam 1:26.02 1993 Eurolink Thunder Ray Cochrane John Dunlop 1:25.60 1994 Dumaani Willie Carson John Dunlop 1:25.30 1995 Epagris Willie Ryan Henry Cecil 1:24.98 1996 Ali-Royal Willie Ryan Henry Cecil 1:27.92 1997 Andreyev Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Sr. 1:28.44 1998 Bold Fact Kieren Fallon Henry Cecil 1:25.06 1999 Fragrant Oasis Gary Carter Ed Dunlop 1:25.66 2000 Shibboleth Richard Quinn Henry Cecil 1:24.08 2001 Malhub Richard Hills John Gosden 1:23.31 2002 Millennium Dragon Frankie Dettori Michael Jarvis 1:22.50 2003 Trade Fair Frankie Dettori Roger Charlton 1:27.09 2004 Fokine Michael Hills Barry Hills 1:24.58 2005 Council Member Kerrin McEvoy Saeed bin Suroor 1:24.91 2006 Jeremy Robert Winston Sir Michael Stoute 1:28.81 2007 Tariq Jimmy Fortune Peter Chapple-Hyam 1:25.66 2008 Calming Influence Kerrin McEvoy Saeed bin Suroor 1:26.01 2009 Alyarf Michael Hills Barry Hills 1:24.97 2010 Field Of Dream J-P Guillambert Luca Cumani 1:27.40 2011 Codemaster Dane O'Neill Henry Candy 1:22.18 2012 Aljamaaheer Paul Hanagan Roger Varian 1:24.66 2013 Dundonnell Martin Harley Roger Charlton 1:23.53 2014 Coulsty Sean Levey Richard Hannon Jr. 1:23.72 2015 Tupi Cam Hardie Richard Hannon Jr. 1:21.98 2016 Thikriyaat Ted Durcan Sir Michael Stoute 1:25.25 2017 Taamol Jim Crowley Sir Michael Stoute 1:26.68 2018 Purser Robert Havlin John Gosden 1:26.46 2019 Jash Dane O'Neill Simon Crisford 1:24.79 2020 Surf Dancer Ryan Moore William Haggas 1:24.14 2021 Bellosa Richard Kingscote Jane Chapple-Hyam 1:26.85 2022 Noble Truth William Buick Charlie Appleby 1:26.50 2023 Shouldvebeenaring Sean Levey Richard Hannon Jr. 1:24.97 2024 Boiling Point James Doyle Roger Varian 1:25.17 2025 Cosmic Year Ryan Moore Harry Charlton 1:24.04 2026 Saber Strike Tom Marquand William Haggas 1:25.52
See also Horse racing in Great Britain List of British flat horse races
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