King Cotton Stakes

King Cotton Stakes

Class	Listed stakes
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

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]

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 [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

1. "7-year old back to defend King Cotton Stakes victory" . Retrieved 9 January 2020.
2. "King Cotton S. (BT)" . Retrieved 9 January 2020.
3. "Media Guide" (PDF). oaklawn.com Resort. 11 June 2022. Archived from the original on 11 June 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
4. "SHARE THE UPSIDE PULLS MINOR UPSET IN KING COTTON" . Retrieved 9 January 2020.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
5. "Favored Heartwood Works Hard For King Cotton Win" . Retrieved 9 January 2020.
6. "Wilbo Scores Again In $125,000 King Cotton" . Retrieved 9 January 2020.
7. "Plan Comes Together for Storm Advisory" . Retrieved 9 January 2020.
8. "IVAN FALLUNOVALOT SUCCESSFULLY DEFENDS KING COTTON TITLE". Archived from the original on 3 February 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2020.