KING EDWARD VII STAKES · GREAT BRITAIN
King Edward VII Stakes prize money
The King Edward VII Stakes is worth £250,500 for the 2022 running , £142,059 of it to the winner . That makes it the 273rd richest of the 997 races on this site and the 13th richest in Great Britain.
Every figure here is the money the race announces, in the currency it announces it in. The currency control at the top swaps the whole page.
TOTAL PRIZE MONEY £250,500
TO THE WINNER £142,059
WORLD RANK 273rd
RUNNINGS HELD 116
FIRST RUN 1834
What the King Edward VII Stakes is
Group 2 · 1m 3f 211y (2,406 metres) · Turf · Ascot Racecourse
- Racecourse
- Ascot Racecourse
- Country
- Great Britain
- Grade
- Group 2
- Distance
- 1m 3f 211y (2,406 metres)
- Surface
- Turf
- Race type
- Flat / Thoroughbred
- Open to
- Three-year-old colts and geldings
- Direction
- Right-handed
- First run
- 1834
The winner takes 57% of the fund. The remaining £108,441 is shared between the horses behind, on a scale the racecourse sets race by race rather than a fixed one.
Run in 2:28.76 in 2026, the King Edward VII Stakes pays £1,684 for every second of the race, which is 265th of the 611 races in horse racing prize money per second and 8th in Great Britain.
Where the King Edward VII Stakes prize money goes
the British Horseracing Authority sets the shares, and the King Edward VII Stakes is flat racing
| Who takes it | Share of the fund | Out of this purse |
|---|---|---|
| Owner | 80% | £200,400 |
| Trainer | 7.85% | £19,664 |
| Jockey | 5.77% | £14,454 |
| Stable staff | 4.75% | £11,899 |
| Industry causes | 1.63% | £4,083 |
Every share here is a percentage of the £250,500 fund rather than of the winner's cheque, and the rider's figure covers the whole field rather than the winning rider alone. The same rule pays every race in the country, and where a purse goes in Great Britain works it out across all of them.
Every King Edward VII Stakes winner
116 runnings, 1900 to 2026, newest first
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Causeway2:28.76 | Ryan Moore | Aidan O'Brien |
| 2025 | Amiloc2:28.67 | Rossa Ryan | Ralph Beckett |
| 2024 | Calandagan2:29.11 | Stéphane Pasquier | Francis Henri Graffard |
| 2023 | King of Steel2:35.30 | Kevin Stott | Roger Varian |
| 2022 | Changingoftheguard2:30.44 | Ryan Moore | Aidan O'Brien |
| 2021 | Alenquer2:41.31 | Tom Marquand | William Haggas |
| 2020 | Pyledriver2:32.21 | Martin Dwyer | William Muir |
| 2019 | Japan2:29.16 | Ryan Moore | Aidan O'Brien |
| 2018 | Old Persian2:29.95 | William Buick | Charlie Appleby |
| 2017 | Permian2:30.10 | William Buick | Mark Johnston |
| 2016 | Across the Stars2:35.18 | Frankie Dettori | Sir Michael Stoute |
| 2015 | Balios2:29.05 | Jamie Spencer | David Simcock |
| 2014 | Eagle Top2:27.98 | William Buick | John Gosden |
| 2013 | Hillstar2:30.09 | Ryan Moore | Sir Michael Stoute |
| 2012 | Thomas Chippendale2:35.41 | Johnny Murtagh | Sir Henry Cecil |
| 2011 | Nathaniel2:34.48 | William Buick | John Gosden |
| 2010 | Monterosso2:30.06 | Frankie Dettori | Mark Johnston |
| 2009 | Father Time2:27:37 | Eddie Ahern | Henry Cecil |
| 2008 | Campanologist2:31.24 | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor |
| 2007 | Boscobel2:37.13 | Joe Fanning | Mark Johnston |
| 2006 | Papal Bull2:28.02 | Kieren Fallon | Sir Michael Stoute |
| 2005 | Plea Bargain2:29.44 | Jimmy Fortune | John Gosden |
| 2004 | Five Dynasties2:32.26 | Jamie Spencer | Aidan O'Brien |
| 2003 | High Accolade2:28.45 | Martin Dwyer | Marcus Tregoning |
| 2002 | Balakheri2:30.45 | Johnny Murtagh | Sir Michael Stoute |
| 2001 | Storming Home2:30.31 | Michael Hills | Barry Hills |
| 2000 | Subtle Power2:35.92 | Richard Quinn | Henry Cecil |
| 1999 | Mutafaweq2:29.48 | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor |
| 1998 | Royal Anthem2:34.53 | Kieren Fallon | Henry Cecil |
| 1997 | Kingfisher Mill2:38.36 | Pat Eddery | Julie Cecil |
| 1996 | Amfortas2:29.85 | Brett Doyle | Clive Brittain |
| 1995 | Pentire2:28.75 | Michael Hills | Geoff Wragg |
| 1994 | Foyer2:31.06 | Michael Kinane | Michael Stoute |
| 1993 | Beneficial2:33.88 | Michael Hills | Geoff Wragg |
| 1992 | Beyton2:29.41 | Michael Kinane | Richard Hannon Sr. |
| 1991 | Saddlers' Hall2:31.63 | Lester Piggott | Michael Stoute |
| 1990 | Private Tender2:31.94 | Steve Cauthen | Henry Cecil |
| 1989 | Cacoethes2:29.67 | Pat Eddery | Guy Harwood |
| 1988 | Sheriff's Star2:29.27 | Tony Ives | Lady Herries |
| 1987 | Love the Groom2:32.05 | Pat Eddery | John Dunlop |
| 1986 | Bonhomie2:31.88 | Steve Cauthen | Henry Cecil |
| 1985 | Lanfranco2:28.77 | Steve Cauthen | Henry Cecil |
| 1984 | Head for Heights2:31.91 | Willie Carson | Dick Hern |
| 1983 | Shareef Dancer2:31.15 | Walter Swinburn | Michael Stoute |
| 1982 | Open Day2:30.65 | Willie Carson | Dick Hern |
| 1981 | Bustomi2:29.34 | Willie Carson | Dick Hern |
| 1980 | Light Cavalry2:33.86 | Joe Mercer | Henry Cecil |
| 1979 | Ela-Mana-Mou2:31.68 | Greville Starkey | Guy Harwood |
| 1978 | Ile de Bourbon2:34.74 | John Reid | Fulke Johnson Houghton |
| 1977 | Classic Example2:39.67 | Pat Eddery | Peter Walwyn |
| 1976 | Marquis de Sade2:31.25 | Brian Taylor | Ryan Price |
| 1975 | Sea Anchor2:32.11 | Joe Mercer | Dick Hern |
| 1974 | English Prince2:29.88 | Pat Eddery | Peter Walwyn |
| 1973 | Klairvimy2:42.21 | Buster Parnell | Dermot Weld |
| 1972 | Lord Nelson2:34.39 | Bill Williamson | George Todd |
| 1971 | Sea Friend2:40.44 | Joe Mercer | Paddy Prendergast |
| 1970 | Great Wall2:32.25 | Bill Williamson | Scobie Breasley |
| 1969 | Vervain2:33.92 | Eddie Hide | Peter Nelson |
| 1968 | Connaught2:35.53 | Sandy Barclay | Noel Murless |
| 1967 | Mariner2:35.46 | Greville Starkey | John Oxley |
| 1966 | Pretendre2:39.47 | Paul Cook | Jack Jarvis |
| 1965 | Convamore2:36.74 | Joe Mercer | Ron Smyth |
| 1963 | Only For Life2:42.86 | Jimmy Lindley | Jeremy Tree |
| 1962 | Gaul2:33.26 | Geoff Lewis | Peter Hastings-Bass |
| 1961 | Aurelius2:36.78 | Lester Piggott | Noel Murless |
| 1960 | Atrax2:35.70 | Roger Poincelet | H Nicholas |
| 1959 | Pindari2:31.06 | Lester Piggott | Noel Murless |
| 1958 | Restoration2:32.92 | Harry Carr | Cecil Boyd-Rochfort |
| 1957 | Arctic Explorer2:32.42 | Lester Piggott | Noel Murless |
| 1956 | Court Command2:34.80 | Lester Piggott | Noel Murless |
| 1955 | Nucleus2:33.60 | Lester Piggott | C F Jerdain |
| 1954 | Rashleigh2:40.20 | Sir Gordon Richards | Noel Murless |
| 1953 | Skyraider2:39.40 | Roger Poincelet | In France |
| 1952 | Castleton2:33.00 | Doug Smith | Tommy Carey |
| 1951 | Supreme Court2:33.60 | Charlie Elliott | Evan Williams |
| 1950 | Babu's Pet2:42.00 | Tommy Burn | George Duller |
| 1949 | Swallow Tail2:34.00 | Doug Smith | Walter Earl |
| 1948 | Vic Day2:36.00 | Rae Johnstone | Herbert Blagrave |
| 1947 | Migoli2:37.60 | Gordon Richards | Frank Butters |
| 1946 | Field Day2:47.00 | Gordon Richards | Frank Butters |
| 1939 | Hypnotist2:36.00 | Rufus Beasley | Cecil Boyd-Rochfort |
| 1938 | Foroughi2:32.60 | Harry Wragg | Frank Butters |
| 1937 | Solfo2:37.80 | Tommy Lowrey | Basil Jarvis |
| 1936 | Precipitation2:32.80 | Rufus Beasley | Cecil Boyd-Rochfort |
| 1935 | Field Trial2:37.80 | Bobby Dick | Joseph Lawson |
| 1934 | Berestoi2:36.00 | Billy Nevett | Matthew Peacock |
| 1933 | Sans Peine2:37.80 | Eph Smith | Jack Jarvis |
| 1932 | Dastur2:39.20 | Michael Beary | Frank Butters |
| 1931 | Sandwich2:39.80 | Harry Wragg | Jack Jarvis |
| 1930 | Pinxit2:40.20 | Bernard Carslake | Norman Scobie |
| 1929 | Horus2:35.20 | Charlie Elliott | Jack Jarvis |
| 1928 | Cyclonic2:38.20 | Bobby Jones | Basil Jarvis |
| 1927 | Buckfast2:35.00 | Jack Evans | Reg Day |
| 1926 | Finglas2:42.40 | George Archibald Sr. | Peter Gilpin |
| 1925 | Solario2:33.80 | Michael Beary | Reg Day |
| 1924 | Polyphontes2:43.00 | William McLachlan Sr. | Etienne de Mestre |
| 1923 | Bold And Bad2:36.80 | Frank Bullock | Alec Taylor Jr. |
| 1922 | Blackwood2:32.60 | Jack Brennan | Harry Cottrill |
| 1921 | Nippon | Frank Bullock | Basil Jarvis |
| 1920 | Caligula | Joe Childs | Harvey Leader |
| 1919 | Old Bill | Henri Jelliss | George Blackwell |
| 1914 | Corcyra2:32.80 | Herbert Jones | Captain Robert Dewhurst |
| 1913 | Pilliwinkie2:32.20 | Danny Maher | Alec Taylor Jr. |
| 1912 | Jaeger | Walter Griggs | Peter Gilpin |
| 1911 | King William | Frank Wootton | George Lambton |
| 1910 | Decision | Frank Wootton | George Lambton |
| 1909 | William The Fourth | Bernard Dillon | Henry Davies |
| 1908 | Dibs2:40.00 | Henry Stokes | Sir Charles Nugent |
| 1907 | All Black | Danny Maher | Reg Day |
| 1906 | Poussin | Billy Higgs | Charles Beatty |
| 1905 | Pure Crystal | Herbert Randall | Charles Morton |
| 1904 | Darley Dale | Mornington Cannon | John Porter |
| 1903 | Kroonstad | ||
| 1902 | Flying Lemur2:43.40 | Mornington Cannon | John Porter |
| 1901 | Osboch | Mornington Cannon | Richard Marsh |
| 1900 | Ecton2:39.00 | Otto Madden | Richard Marsh |
115 of the 116 runnings name the rider, 115 name the trainer and 0 name the owner, who is the one of the three the prize money actually belongs to.
Who wins the King Edward VII Stakes more than once
The fact the table above holds and cannot show
No horse has won the King Edward VII Stakes twice in the 116 runnings on this page.
Most wins by a trainer
Races worth about the same
Either side of the King Edward VII Stakes in the world money order
| # | Race | Country | Prize money | As published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 263 | The Damien OliverFlemington Racecourse | Australia | £264,550 | AU$500,000 |
| 264 | WA GuineasAscot Racecourse | Australia | £264,550 | AU$500,000 |
| 265 | New Zealand 1000 GuineasRiccarton Park | New Zealand | £264,540 | NZ$600,000 |
| 266 | New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders StakesTrentham, Ellerslie, Te Aroha or Te Rapa | New Zealand | £264,540 | NZ$600,000 |
| 267 | Perryville StakesKeeneland Race Course | United States | £263,158 | $350,000 |
| 268 | Queen's VaseAscot Racecourse | Great Britain | £262,500 | £262,500 |
| 269 | Prix de RoyallieuLongchamp Racecourse | France | £256,410 | €300,000 |
| 270 | Prix du CadranLongchamp Racecourse | France | £256,410 | €300,000 |
| 271 | Prix GanayLongchamp Racecourse | France | £256,410 | €300,000 |
| 272 | Prix RothschildDeauville Racecourse | France | £256,410 | €300,000 |
| 274 | Aintree BowlAintree Racecourse | Great Britain | £250,000 | £250,000 |
| 275 | Aintree HurdleAintree Racecourse | Great Britain | £250,000 | £250,000 |
| 276 | Coral Gold CupNewbury Racecourse | Great Britain | £250,000 | £250,000 |
| 277 | Great Voltigeur StakesYork Racecourse | Great Britain | £250,000 | £250,000 |
| 278 | King George VI ChaseKempton Park, | Great Britain | £250,000 | £250,000 |
| 279 | Liverpool HurdleAintree Racecourse | Great Britain | £250,000 | £250,000 |
| 280 | Melling ChaseAintree Racecourse | Great Britain | £250,000 | £250,000 |
| 281 | Oaks d'ItaliaSan Siro Racecourse | Italy | £243,590 | €285,000 |
| 282 | Livamol ClassicHastings Racecourse | New Zealand | £242,495 | NZ$550,000 |
| 283 | Manawatu Sires Produce StakesAwapuni Racecourse | New Zealand | £242,495 | NZ$550,000 |
The 20 races closest to the King Edward VII Stakes in what they pay, above and below it. Follow the ranking all the way up on the richest races in the world.
The rest of the money in Great Britain
122 races, 13th of them is this one
| Race | Racecourse | Grade | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| Queen Mother Champion Chase | Cheltenham Racecourse | Grade 1 | £400,000 |
| Ryanair Chase | Cheltenham Racecourse | Grade 1 | £375,000 |
| Stayers' Hurdle | Cheltenham Racecourse | Grade 1 | £325,000 |
| Queen's Vase | Ascot Racecourse | Group 2 | £262,500 |
| Aintree Bowl | Aintree Racecourse | Grade 1 | £250,000 |
| Aintree Hurdle | Aintree Racecourse | Grade 1 | £250,000 |
| Coral Gold Cup | Newbury Racecourse | Premier Handicap | £250,000 |
| Great Voltigeur Stakes | York Racecourse | Group 2 | £250,000 |
Every race in Great Britain we hold a purse for is on the Great Britain prize money list.
Frequently asked questions
How much does the King Edward VII Stakes winner get?
£142,059. That is 57% of the £250,500 the King Edward VII Stakes is worth, and the rest is shared down the field.
What is the total King Edward VII Stakes prize money?
£250,500, for the 2022 running.
Where does the King Edward VII Stakes rank among the richest races in the world?
273rd of 997. 272 races pay more, the nearest of them The Damien Oliver. In Great Britain it is 13th of 122.
Which jockey has won the King Edward VII Stakes most often?
Lester Piggott, with 6 wins between 1955 and 1991.
When was the King Edward VII Stakes first run?
1834. This page holds 116 runnings, from 1900 to 2026.
How far is the King Edward VII Stakes?
1m 3f 211y (2,406 metres), on turf, at Ascot Racecourse.
Where to next
The rest of the racing money