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.[2] The race was first ran in 1992.[3]
| Listed stakes race | |
| Location | Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort Hot Springs, Arkansas, United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1992 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | Six Furlongs |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | left-handed |
| Qualification | Four-year-olds and up[1] |
| Weight | 122 lbs |
| Purse | $100,000-$125,000 |
Records
editSpeed 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
edit| 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[4] | Stewart Elliott | Steven M. Asmussen | Hill 'n' Dale Farms and Windsor Boys Racing | 1:09.39 |
| 2019 | Heartwood[5] | David Cohen | James K. Chapman | Tsujimoto, Stuart and David A. Bernsen, LLC | 1:09.99 |
| 2018 | Wilbo[6] | David Cabrera | Chris A. Hartman | Chris Wilkins | 1:09.85 |
| 2017 | Storm Advisory[7] | Geovanni Franco | Shane Meyers | Lori Acree | 1:09.85 |
| 2016 | Ivan Fallunovalot[8] | 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 |
References
edit- ^ "7-year old back to defend King Cotton Stakes victory". Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- ^ "King Cotton S. (BT)". Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- ^ "Media Guide" (PDF). oaklawn.com Resort. 11 June 2022. Archived from the original on 11 June 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "SHARE THE UPSIDE PULLS MINOR UPSET IN KING COTTON". Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- ^ "Favored Heartwood Works Hard For King Cotton Win". Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- ^ "Wilbo Scores Again In $125,000 King Cotton". Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- ^ "Plan Comes Together for Storm Advisory". Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- ^ "IVAN FALLUNOVALOT SUCCESSFULLY DEFENDS KING COTTON TITLE". Retrieved 9 January 2020.