King's Bishop Stakes
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The King's Bishop Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race. The race is open to three-year-olds willing to sprint seven furlongs on the Saratoga dirt track. The race, in its 24th renewal in 2008, is a Grade I and carries a purse of $250,000. It's the biggest of the year for sprinting three-year-olds, save for the Breeders' Cup Sprint...for which it is a major prep.
The race is named for King's Bishop, a horse originally owned by Craig F. Cullinan, Jr., founding president of the Houston Astros Major League Baseball club. The Stakes record is held by Pomeroy at a time of 1:20 4/5, set in 2004.
The race was not run in 1986.
[edit] Past winners
Winners of the King's Bishop since the beginning of the new century are:
- 2007 - Hard Spun
- 2006 - Henny Hughes
- 2005 - Lost in the Fog
- 2004 - Pomeroy
- 2003 - Valid Video
- 2002 - Gygistar
- 2001 - Squirtle Squirt
- 2000 - More Than Ready
