King Edward Stakes

Dimension Crowned Victorious in King Edward

Dimension, displaying the new style which he has developed this year under the tutelage of trainer Conor Murphy, rallied from seventh place in the field of eight to capture Saturday’s Grade 2 King Edward Stakes at 17-1. Under his regular local rider Davy Moran, the Kentucky-based Dimension covered the mile of turf in 1:33.19 while […]

Tower of Texas Crowned Victorious in King Edward

Tower of Texas, patiently ridden by Eurico Rosa da Silva, powered up the rail to win Sunday’s $233,200 Grade 2 King Edward Stakes, at Woodbine. Trained by Roger Attfield for owners Thomas Van Meter II and Scott Dilworth, Tower of Texas made his grass debut a successful one while earning his first added-money score in […]

Grand Arch up in time in King Edward

Jim and Susan Hill’s Grand Arch closed with authority to capture Sunday’s $202,000 Grade 2 King Edward Stakes, at Woodbine. Grand Arch, a five-year-old bay son of Arch-Bacinella, arrived at the one-mile turf stake off a narrow half-length defeat when third in a Churchill Downs turf allowance on May 9. Trained by Brian Lynch and […]

Riding the River Defends King Edward Crown

Riding the River dug in valiantly in deep stretch to hold off a resurgent Valentino Beauty and win Sunday’s Grade 2 $200,000 King Edward Stakes, presented by TVG, at Woodbine. Riding the River, trained by Dave Cotey and expertly ridden by Todd Kabel, came into the King Edward off a narrow defeat in the Grade […]