King George Stakes
The King George Stakes, founded to celebrate the coronation of King George V, was first staged in 1911 over 6 furlongs for 3-year-olds and above. Initially it was classed as a Group 3, but it is now firmly established as a Group 2 over 5 furlongs, having been promoted in 2010, and is traditionally held on the fourth day of the Glorious Goodwood Festival. |
| King George Stakes 1959 | Group 2 | 5 furlongs | ||
| Pos. | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner |
| 1 | RIGHT BOY | Lester Piggott | Rohan 5-9st 9lbs | Mr H Wills 8/13 fav |
| 2 | WELSH ABBOT | Stan Clayton | Nightingall | Sir Winston Churchill 9/4 |
| 3 | COMPERE | Joe Mercer | Jack Jarvis | Mrs T Blackwell 25/1 |
| 4 | FAN LIGHT | Manny Mercer | Oxley | Lord Irwin 9/1 |
| 5 | STEVE | W Ellis | Geoff Balding | Mr W Wantanis 100/1 |
| This race took place on Wednesday 29th July 1959 and was a subscription race for 3-y-o and above. It was valued at £1119 (equivalent to £27,000 in 2021). | Over round 106% | |||