Round Table Stakes

The Round Table Stakes was an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Arlington Park racetrack in Arlington Heights, Illinois. A non-graded stakes race open to three-year-old horses, it was last contested on Polytrack synthetic dirt over a distance of one and one-eighth miles.

Inaugurated in 1961, it was named for the 1958 American Horse of the Year and U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee, Round Table. From inception through 1968, it was a handicap race for horses age three and older.

The Round Table Stakes was raced on turf in 1961-1972, 1974–1987, and 1989-1993. Notable past winners include John Henry in 1978 who set a race record when he won by twelve lengths.

In its last running in 2007, the colt Pavarotti set a track record in winning the 2007 edition of the Round Table Stakes. The race was slated to be run in 2008 but was placed on hiatus and dropped from the 2009 schedule.

Winners since 1976

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
2007	Pavarotti	Rene Douglas	Todd Pletcher	Magnier/Tabor/Smith	1:49.75
2006	Casino Evil	Francisco Torres	Michael Tomlinson	Haps Stable	1:50.12
2005	Devilment	Carlos Marquez, Jr.	Michael Stidham	Pin Oak Stable	1:47.73
2004	Cryptograph	Don Pettinger	Donnie Von Hemel	Pin Oak Stable	1:51.53
2003	Wiggins	Eusebio Razo, Jr.	Anthony Granitz	W. Pacella et al.	1:50.47
2002	Cowboy Stuff	Pat Valenzuela	D. K. Von Hemel	S. Bates/D. Von Hemel	1:48.98
2001	Discreet Hero	Shane Laviolette	Al Stall, Jr.	B. Wayne Hughes	1:49.72
2000	Fan The Flame	Eddie Martin, Jr.	Randy Morse	M. Langford	1:50.08
1997	Rojo Dinero	Mark Guidry	Kelly Von Hemel	S. Caldwell	1:51.90
1996	Slew O' Mink	Don Pettinger	Donnie Von Hemel	Bad Boy Racing Ltd.	1:51.51
1995	Kingdom City	Craig Perret	W. Elliott Walden	J. Sullivan & J. Wieczorek	1:50.38
1994	Danville	Larry Melancon	William G. Huffman	Top of the Key Stable	1:51.07
1993	Snake Eyes	Wigberto Ramos	Steve Morguelan	M. Isenstein	1:49.80
1992	World Class Splash	Garrett Gomez	P. Noel Hickey	R. Trebat	1:47.40
1991	Fraise	Robbie Davis	Richard J. Lundy	Madeleine A. Paulson	1:56.25
1990	Super Fan	Shane Sellers	Steven C. Penrod	Hermitage Farm	2:02.40
1989	Ebros	Jorge Velasquez	Richard J. Lundy	Allen E. Paulson	1:58.40
1988	Blue Finn	Dave Penna	James E. Day	Sam-Son Farm	1:56.40
1986	Marvin's Policy	Sandy Hawley	Darrell Vienna	David Milch	1:49.20
1985	Montagnet	Don Brumfield	Dennis Ebert	J. H. Plemmons	1:56.40
1984	Tall Grass Walker	Earlie Fires	H. M. "Pete" Wylie	K. C. Plattner	1:53.40
1983	Jack Slade	Don Brumfield	Dave Kassen	A. Adams	1:49.60
1983	Susie's Table	Gerland Gallitano	R. Frank	Oriental Stable	1:49.80
1982	Lucence	Pat Day	Steve Penrod	Claiborne Farm	1:52.80
1981	Waterway Drive	Jerry Bailey	R. Frank	Eric Frank	1:56.80
1980	The Messenger	Pat Day	Oscar Dishman, Jr.	A. Donaldson	1:58.00
1979	Rossi Gold	Ron Hirdes	Ray Lawrence, Jr.	Frank McMahon	1:53.60
1978	John Henry	Jose Amy	Robert Donato	Dotsam Stable	1:45.80
1977	True Colors	Ed Delahoussaye	Willard C. Freeman	R. C. Billips	1:44.80
1976	Effervescing	Rudy Turcotte	John W. Russell	Ogden Phipps	1:44.60

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